Remote working has now become a fact of life for many enterprises as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Is it possible to operate profitably with a remote workforce? What systems need to be in place? And how to ensure security when remote workers are accessing sensitive information.
Microsoft issues out-of-band patch for VPN connectivity bug as large portions of workforce work remotely due to Covid-19 pandemic
Boston University proposal would involve tracking randomly generated IDs via short-range broadcasts as means to contain coronavirus infections
Videoconferencing app employs custom encryption scheme and uses servers based in Beijing, researchers find as Zoom popularity soars
As popularity of Zoom app spikes due to coronavirus pandemic, security experts urge users to pay attention to privacy and security implications
One of the world’s richest men has stepped down from the board of the company he helped to create, to spend more time on his philanthropic priorities
Latest version of Windows Subsystem for Linux uses Windows Update for automatic installation and updates of Microsoft’s custom-built Linux kernel
Apple’s WWDC is latest developer conference to be hit by coronavirus pandemic – even as company reopens all Chinese Apple Stores after a month of closure
Sonos will no longer require existing users to permanently disable their speakers to take advantage of a 30 percent discount scheme
With skilled workers becoming increasingly hard to find, could a digital employee be the answer to chronic skills shortages?
Staff in Seattle and Silicon Valley to work from home, as Microsoft joins other companies trying to limit spread of coronavirus
Cortana consumer capabilities pared back as Microsoft seeks to turn the virtual assistant into a chat interface for business-oriented commands
Pope Francis warns of commercial AI’s potential to exacerbate societal ‘asymmetry’, joins with tech giants to call for regulation of facial recognition
Redmond does not expect to meet its guidance for sales of Windows and Surface devices due to the coronavirus outbreak
Mozilla Foundation has turned on its privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for American users of the Firefox browser
MIT researchers use machine learning to pinpoint molecule capable of killing drug-resistant bacteria in approach said to usher in a ‘new age’
Update aimed to fix security issue with UEFI boot managers, but some users said they were left unable to reboot their systems or with reset user profiles
Is it hyperbole about the coming automation revolution? Are robots about to take our jobs? In this first feature, we bring some much-needed sanity to the debate. Which sectors are likely to be most affected? Should these people start looking for new jobs? And from the business side, what is the reality of automation? Will it massively cut costs and increase productivity?
Microsoft roundly criticised as it plans to force-install Bing search engine extension for Office 365 ProPlus installations using Google’s Chrome
Phones using Android 2.3.7 ‘Gingerbread’ and earlier or iOS 8 and older are no longer able to run WhatsApp as company blocks older devices
With auto-updates now at an end for Windows 7, critical systems are still often run on old OSs. Why is this? And how can CTOs create a roadmap that ensures they understand and have planned for the obsolescence of their tech?
Thunderbird is go. Thunderbird email client has this week moved to a new wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation
Microsoft is now worth $1.25 trillion after stock price rise thanks to continued growth of Redmond’s Azure cloud business
SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software, helping companies of all sizes and in all industries. 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system, helping more than 437,000 organizations to gain deep business insights and to operate profitably and adapt continuously without disruption.
US authorities reviewing claims that some Tesla electric vehicles are prone to suddenly accelerate and cause crashes, amidst company’s denials
Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last year
Chief executive of Google parent urges regulators to refrain from a heavy-handed approach to new AI rules as EU readies proposals
No more carbon footprint. Ever. Redmond pledges to remove all the carbon it has created since it was founded back in the 1970s
Cyber security agency urges users to avoid using Windows 7 systems to access sensitive data or send emails as Microsoft ends supply of security fixes
Goldman Sachs study finds Microsoft’s Azure used by more large companies than AWS, while Amazon continues to lead in revenues terms