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Google on Tuesday raised the curtain on its Stadia streaming gaming platform, and the early reviews are mixed at best For US$129, gamers can get the hardware they need to take the service for a spin -- a Stadia controller, and a Chromecast Ultra for playing games on a TV....

GitHub wants to make sure its entire warehouse of open source code survives an apocalypse by burying it deep within an Arctic vault as one of several preservation strategies GitHub, which Microsoft purchased last year for US$7.5 billion, last week announced that it is creating the GitHub Arctic Code Vault as a data repository for the existing Arcti...

Microsoft will end support for the Windows 7 operating system on Jan. 14, 2020. This may seem like only a minor inconvenience to some. After all, Windows 7 will continue to run on Jan. 14 as it did on Jan. 13. So why is it so important to upgrade to Windows 10? The answer: cybercrime....

Apple is getting into the medical research field with its recent announcement of three studies to be conducted through its Research app Apple Watch and iPhone users in the United States can use the app to enroll in the Apple Women's Health Study, the Apple Heart & Movement Study, and the Apple Hearing Study....

Direct-to-consumer commerce, or D2C, is on the rise. Increasingly, consumers are expecting to interact directly with the companies that market and manufacture products "Direct-to-consumer commerce has been enhanced by the explosion of the Internet. E-commerce provides a more convenient and frictionless buying experience," said Peter Edlund, chief s...

Sales and legal need to maintain a united front to win and close deals successfully and quickly. This means being on the same page when it comes to contracting, as a significant portion of their work together involves creating, negotiating, and sending contracts However, whereas legal wants to double- and triple-check that the terms are suitable, s...

ALT Linux offers a buffet of Linux distributions that meet a variety of specialized needs. Its inviting selections could be a good source of alternative Linux OS solutions if you take the time to sort out the menus If you sample the wares, however, you might find navigating the poorly designed website a tedious chore. Still, persevering could get y...

Only a few years ago, putting the words "mobile telecoms security" in the title of an article would be a license to write whatever you wanted below because no one was likely to read any of the words after the title. Sprinkling the magic ingredient 5G has changed this, and "5G security" is a hot topic now For example, last month, we saw U.S. Federal...

With Dreamforce only days away, it's no surprise that Salesforce is making a flurry of announcements. What is surprising is that there are two big ones this week involving partnering with other vendors, mostly on infrastructure -- announcements that I believe make the idea of an information utility more real with each passing day On Wednesday, ther...

The much-anticipated Disney+ streaming service officially launched on Tuesday in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. In the first 24 hours, the app was downloaded 3.2 million times. Demand for the new over-the-top streaming service prompted the company to announce that it had exceeded its highest expectations -- but with problematic results...

Google plans to launch checking accounts next year through a project code-named "Cache," The Wall Street Journal first reported on Wednesday "We're exploring how we can partner with banks and credit unions in the United States to offer smart checking accounts through Google Pay, helping their customers benefit from useful insights and budgeting too...

I've been imposing on the world sharing my theory on the formation of an information utility for some time now. Various big vendors have announced alliances with that kind of aim For instance, Oracle and Microsoft earlier this year announced an effort to make their cloud databases interoperate, and Microsoft and others have announced common data mo...

Dreamforce is next week. Once again, the sold-out show will be headquartered at San Francisco's Moscone Center and overflowing to the ballrooms of neighboring hotels. Over the years Dreamforce has become the Las Vegas of trade shows in one important respect. Both are famous for being bastions of excess. Vegas has excesses of the sensual kind, while Dreamforce offers a business and technology equivalent.

Google on Monday announced plans to use performance badges to warn users of slow-loading websites ahead. It will consider historical load latencies first, and later may expand to signal the likelihood that a page will load slowly based on the user's device and network conditions....

A venture between Google and Ascension, one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, will give the tech giant access to the sensitive medical information of as many as 50 million patients in 21 states Its venture with Google, called "The Nightingale Project," would enable it to improve the experience of patients, consumers, provide...

Google has published changes to YouTube's Terms of Service Agreement that have stoked fears among some users. The new terms take effect Dec. 10 One controversial provision addresses YouTube's hosting responsibilities....

New York's Department of Financial Services has initiated an investigation into a tech entrepreneur's complaint that credit limits for the new Apple Card are based on gender-biased algorithms  ...

The amount of data we create each day is astronomical. According to the World Economic Forum, the digital universe will likely reach 44 zettabytes in 2020. That is 40 times more bytes than there are stars in the observable universe According to the International Data Corporation, that number will grow to 175 zettabytes by 2025, an indication of how...

Today is Veterans Day. I got a note last week from Joe Sestak, one of the shrinking field of United States presidential candidates, reminding me that we should observe a moment of silence in recognition of our veterans today. We've asked these people to put their lives on the line for us, and we get a day to offer our thanks. Giving our thanks i...

We're just a few short months away from the California Consumer Privacy Act going into effect. The regulation brings privacy rights to residents in California and gives them control of their personal information and how companies can use it. Any business that sells to a California resident needs to be CCPA-compliant. For example, if a store in Mas...