Month: June 2020
Vodafone offers free broadband and Microsoft 365 to SMBs
Vodafone is offering SMBs free broadband and Microsoft 365 services for six months in a bid to support their post-pandemic recovery. Many small businesses have suffered from a collapse in demand during lockdown, while those that have been able to continue remotely have become dependent on fixed line and mobile…
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Third-party access: the forgotten security risk
Nearly every organisation today relies on a variety of remote third-party vendors to access, maintain, and support critical internal systems and resources. These vendors have come to play a critical role in maintaining modern organisations’ complex and distributed IT infrastructures. However, third-party access does not come without accompanying risk. Whilst…
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The Morning After: Alexa’s new ‘Drop In’ intercom system
For what is probably the lightest news you’ll read today, Amazon’s new feature for Alexa turns any connected devices into walkie-talkies. While they could already easily send messages from one device to another, now you can ask Alexa to “Drop In Ever… Source
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Grindr will finally remove the app’s ethnicity filter
Dating app Grindr will finally remove its ethnicity filter, following years of criticism culminating in accusations of hypocrisy regarding the company’s stance on #BlackLivesMatter. The app currently lets users filter potential matches based on age,… Source
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Microsoft finally gives AppGet developer the credit he deserves
Microsoft is crediting a developer after he accused the company of copying the core mechanics of its new Windows Package Manager. AppGet developer Keivan Beigi provided a detailed account of Microsoft reaching out with interest about his package manager, inviting him for interviews, and then ghosting him for months before…
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SafeCharge lets small businesses process payments using QR codes
Limiting customer contact at the point of sale is a big issue in the wake of Covid-19, so a new initiative from payment services company SafeCharge aims to tackle it with QR codes. SafeCharge has announced a new solution that offers small businesses alternative ways to accept digital payments in…
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