Month: November 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is leaving after 16 years
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is leaving the social media platform he co-founded 16 years ago. Dorsey announced the news on Twitter (via a tweeted screenshot of an email, naturally) early on Cyber Monday. He named the company’s chief technology officer Parag Agrawal to succeed him as CEO, and it seems…
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The 5 best broadband deals of Black Friday are still available – but not for long
For yet another year running, Black Friday broadband deals didn’t disappoint. We’ve seen a TalkTalk offer that may just be the best we’ve ever witnessed and Virgin Media throw a free TV into the mix. But with Cyber Monday 2021 proceeding quickly to a close, you’ll have to be quick…
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Nokia builds private 5G network in a Lapland goldmine
Nokia and Telia are building a private 5G network at a gold mine in Northern Finland, helping Agnico Eagle Finland digitise its operations and take advantage of Industry 4.0 applications. A private 5G network is one that provides dedicated access to a specific customer, using either licensed, unlicensed, or shared…
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Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal replaces Jack Dorsey as CEO
Confirming rumors first reported this morning by CNBC, Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has announced his departure. The company confirmed that CTO Parag Agrawal will succeed him, and says Bret Taylor is taking over as the new chairman of the board. Dorsey returned to lead the company as CEO…
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Microsoft accused of using Windows to push OneDrive and Teams over rivals
A coalition of software and cloud companies has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC) against Microsoft’s anti-competitive behavior of bundling its OneDrive cloud storage, Teams, and other services with Windows 10 and Windows 11. The Coalition for a Level Playing Field includes several European Union (EU)-based companies led…
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This new USB flash drive self-destructs on command
Technodynamika, a subsidiary of Russian high-tech conglomerate Rostec, is reportedly prototyping a USB flash drive that looks like a standard USB thumb drive, but encases a built-in detonator that can destroy the NAND memory chips inside. Reporting on the development, Tom’s Hardware shares that the destruction process only fries the…
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