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VMware Acquires Carbon Black and Pivotal
VMware has acquired Carbon Black, a cloud security company, for about $2 billion. The software giant has confirmed the acquisition of Pivotal for $2.7 billion as well. Pivotal provides cloud hosting and business transformation services, offering consulting for software development teams who use Agile.
Climate Change Will Come for Our Internet
Did you know that the Internet isn't sustainable? Those cooled data centers need to handle ever-increasing website traffic levels, drawing more and more energy from the grid. And data centers contribute to global warming as well! Read this article to find out how we can run the web using cleaner power sources.
Using MFA Blocks 99.9% of Account Hacks
This is the conclusion of a recent study that was conducted by Microsoft. According to them, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) can help prevent hacker attacks, because complex passwords aren't secure enough these days. Microsoft's Azure is exposed to over 300 million fraudulent log-in attempts every day.
Data Breach Exposes 419M User Records
Almost half a billion of Facebook user records have been exposed, being scraped, and then uploaded to an unprotected server. The records include the users' phone number and Facebook IDs and can be used to get access to other accounts, which are linked to the same phone number, by resetting their passwords.
Security Risks in GPS Child Trackers
Researchers from Avast, a Czech cybersecurity company, have discovered several security vulnerabilities in twenty-nine GPS-based child tracking devices which can be purchased online. The affected devices upload the child's real-time GPS coordinates to the manufacturer's server, can fake the user's location, etc.
Huawei Is Researching 6G Mobile Technology
The Chinese communication giant has already started to work at the technology that will drive the sixth version of the mobile communication network. According to Yang Chaobin, 6G should be available in about 10 years and will bring in speeds of up to 8 Gbps, an increase of almost 600% in comparison with 5G.
99% of Email Attacks Use Malicious Links
Most email-based cyberattacks are only successful if the victims open infected attachments and/or click links that open malicious files/web pages, run macros, and so on. Unfortunately, hackers have upped up their game, so these days it's becoming increasingly difficult to determine if an email is legit or not.
14 Incredibly Useful Google Drive Features
Did you know that you can scan documents, convert them to pdf, and then send then straight to your Google Drive account by making use of the dedicated Android app? Google's popular file storage service can also help you edit pdf files, convert them to other formats, password-protect them, and much more.
Google Photos Just Got an Awesome Feature
Everyone loves Google Photos, the search engine giant's photo storage and sharing service, which allows people to store photos and videos. The service has recently gotten a powerful upgrade - Optical Character Recognition. With OCR, the text that's embedded in photos can be searched for, copied, etc.
You Won't See Quantum Internet Coming
Quantum Internet will revolutionize the web as we know it for sure. It won't give it those futuristic interfaces we're seeing in modern Sci-Fi movies, but it will help us fight cyberthreats efficiently, because it will keep the encrypted data secure. We will have to wait for a decade or two before seeing it in action, though.
Mayo Clinic Strikes Partnership with Google
Mayo Clinic has signed a 10-year partnership with Google. The clinic will use Google's cloud services to store patient data and will build medical software using artificial intelligence, with the goal of improving its medical services. This deal demonstrates that Google wants to get involved in the healthcare industry.
Computers Create Trippy, Surrealist Art
To computers, images are just big series of numerical values which indicate RGB colors, alpha transparency values, and so on. However, recent advances in the IT industry have turned computers into surreal artists, which use neural networks that analyze existing paintings, and then are able to create unique works of art.
What Happens If the Internet Shuts Down
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? Frankly, I can't imagine it either, because the consequences would be disastrous. Just think at all those autonomous vehicles that would stop moving and thus block the roads, automated cashiers that wouldn't work anymore, regions deprived of electricity, etc.
Huawei Is Building its Own Map Application
The company is developing Map Kit, a direct competitor for Google Maps. However, Huawei won't make it available to end users for now; its plan is to give developers access to a mapping tool alternative. Map Kit will include advanced navigation capabilities, augmented reality mapping, real-time traffic alerts, and more.
A Startup Built a Really, Really Big Chip
Cerabras has built the largest computer chip ever, which has a size of 9x9 inches. The company plans to sell it to businesses that are interested in developing large scale AI projects, such as self-driving cars. According to OpenAI, the amount of computing power that's needed for AI experiments doubles every 3.5 months.
HDDs Still Have an Important Role to Play
Solid state drives (SSDs) provide much better performance in comparison with HDDs. And yet, big hard disk drive manufacturers, such as Western Digital, don't feel the pressure, because they continue to sell lots of enterprise-level HDDs. WD is reportedly shipping 500 PB of HDD storage to data centers each year.
GitHub Adds Partners to its Student Pack
GitHub has been running a special program for several years now, giving students free access to GitHub Pro along with free and discounted offers from its partners. The company has recently announced that it has added more than 20 new partners, including Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services, to its list.
Introducing the Augmented World of 2030
Augmented reality superimposes digital layers onto the "real" world. Unlike virtual reality, which immerses users in imaginary digital worlds, AR enhances reality, instead of replacing it. Since the hardware is less expensive than ever, AR companies try to target more businesses with their enterprise solutions.
