In a recent survey, 70 percent of global IT leaders reported that more than half of their companies’ employees are working remotely due to the pandemic. That’s roughly triple the share of staffers working remotely before the COVID-19 shutdown, according to a report from Infoblox and Zogby Analytics. Report: Transition to Remote Work Has Long-Term
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian food delivery giant Zomato has raised a total of $660M in the Series J it kicked off last year, at a $3.9B post-money valuation — Zomato has raised $660 million in a financing round — Series J — that it kicked off last year as the Indian food delivery startup
Read MoreA WordPress plugin with more than 5 million active installs has issued an urgent update in an effort to patch a critical file upload vulnerability. This popular WordPress plugin has a serious security vulnerability Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreYou can get a Microsoft Account for free, but that doesn’t begin to describe its value, especially if you use that account for crucial email and cloud storage. Follow these seven steps to establish a solid baseline of security and protect that account from intruders. How to lock down your Microsoft Account and keep it
Read MoreAn Instacart $100 gift card and Sony’s WF-1000XM3 wireless earbuds lead Friday’s best deals. Read more… Friday's Best Deals: Instacart Gift Card, Sony WF-1000XM3 Earbuds, Eufy Smart Scale, John Wick Hex, Soap & Glory, Crane & Canopy Sleep Set, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt can no longer be ignored: Christmas is almost here, and it’s time to submit—to give yourself over to our uniquely American celebration of the day, in which religious sentiment and buying things become one. This week’s Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide is all ‘bout that Christmas, with presents from TikTok, exploding… Read more… The Out-of-Touch Adults'
Read MoreScott Simmie / DroneDJ: China-based drone maker DJI is among the companies the US Commerce Department has added to its blacklist — An updated “Entity List” is bad news for the world’s largest drone manufacturer. DJI has been put in the company of Huawei and others, a move that will have negative consequences for the
Read MoreWhen wealthy tech executives make their money and depart, not all achieve greater things. Steve Ballmer, however, was just given a wonderful accolade. Unlike one of his fellow tech executives. Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer just achieved something truly sublime Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreOne consequence of Brexit is that Britain will desperately need a modernizing industrial strategy. In Boris Johnson’s mind, a key element of this is the recently announced “green industrial revolution” which included bringing forward to 2030 a ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars and a commitment to spend a further £1.3 billion on
Read MoreThe big story this week is Solarwinds. This IT management company supplies network monitoring and other security equipment, and it seems that malicious code was included in a product update as early as last spring. Their equipment is present in a multitude of high-profile networks, like Fireeye, many branches of the US government, and pretty
Read MoreThe most consistent element of my pandemic meal plan is a genre of food I call “stuff on rice.” Even a single fried egg or a bowl of beans becomes a full meal when served with rice, which means I can stretch out any leftovers so I don’t have to worry about tomorrow’s lunch. Read
Read MoreVasudevan Sridharan / South China Morning Post: Internal government report: violations like wage underpayment, irregular hours, and poor working conditions were common at Wistron’s iPhone plant in India — Exploitative practices such as wage underpayments, irregular hours and poor working conditions were common at the plant The report … Internal government report: violations like wage
Read MorePhoto by Nilay Patel / The Verge After some initial confusion around how the AirPods Max handle power management, Apple has tried to clarify the issue with an updated support page outlining how and when its new $550 headphones automatically conserve battery life. Originally, the company said that “when stored in their soft, slim smart
Read MoreNASA’s Orion capsule attached to its adapter and service module. | Photo by Ben Smegelsky / NASA NASA is opting to fly its future deep-space crew capsule Orion “as is” next year, after the agency discovered that one of the spacecraft’s power instruments had suffered a failure. Engineers had been mulling over whether to replace
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge US Customs and Border Protection has filed for a significant expansion in its authority to conduct facial recognition at airports. On November 19th, the agency submitted a filing to the Federal Register seeking to expand the ongoing biometric exit program, broadening the program’s scope to include all air
Read MoreThe Team Fordzilla P1 supercar is only meant for video games and esports, but that didn’t stop Ford from building a real one. Ford P1 supercar comes to life, but you can't drive it – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThey’re hefty, big and expensive, but Apple’s AirPods Max impress with their sound quality, noise canceling and the same extra features found in the AirPods Pro. AirPods Max review: The price hurts but these headphones are excellent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset with the Washington Monument, Thurs. Dec. 17, 2020, in Washington. A Great Conjunction Draws Near Source: NASA
Read MoreAll the new consoles, including the PS5, are in and out at Walmart right now. Try your luck, but keep in mind they won’t arrive until after Christmas. Xbox One S appears to be in stock at Walmart, arrives after Christmas – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Trump administration added China’s largest semiconductor maker and dozens of other companies to a trade blacklist, continuing its pressure campaign on Beijing in the final weeks of Trump’s presidency. U.S. bans technology exports to China’s largest semiconductor maker and more than 60 other companies Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreI spent a lot of time in Final Fantasy VII Remake looking up. In Midgar, the sky is obstructed by metal plates, physical barriers that separate downtrodden citizens from their wealthy counterparts. It’s a quiet reminder that in this place, no one is free. People’s paths are already written. Final Fantasy VII Remake is just
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a year when the spread of COVID-19 made bringing large crowds together impossible, companies around the world had to reevaluate their love affair with the live product launch. Packing hundreds of attendees into extravagant venues to hang on every word of company executives was never going to
Read MoreOne of the most notable features of the iPhone 12 is the 5G speeds. However, many users may find that the constant turbo-boosted 5G is detrimental to their battery life. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to disable 5G on your iPhone when you don’t need it. Read more… How to Turn Off 5G on an iPhone
Read MoreElon Musk’s rocket company will send a package to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office just in time for the holidays. Last SpaceX launch of the year will boost a spy satellite Saturday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe vice president received the shot during an event to boost public confidence in the vaccine. Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine: 'Vigilance and a vaccine' will get us through pandemic – CNET Source: CNet
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