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All the New Privacy and Security Features Coming to iOS and macOS
As it does every year, Apple has used its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to show off some of the changes coming to its software this year—and, unsurprisingly given Apple’s track record, privacy and security are top of the agenda once more. The iOS 15 update for your iPhone and... Read more
A question no one is asking about the Colonial Pipeline ransom attack
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Reading multiple reviews and analysis on recent ransomware attacks, especially the most famous one on Colonial Pipeline which paid a ransom of 75 bitcoins (about $4 million), I am seeing a lot of discussion about what the victims did... Read more
Every game Microsoft just said was coming to Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft used its Xbox E3 livestreamed event Sunday to talk about most of the games we wanted to hear about: Starfield, Halo Infinite, Stalker 2 and even Diablo II Remastered. But what was especially interesting was how many of the games mentioned by the Xbox team at E3 2021 are... Read more
What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
Quantum computers, you might have heard, are magical uber-machines that will soon cure cancer and global warming by trying all possible answers in different parallel universes. For 15 years, on my blog and elsewhere, I’ve railed against this cartoonish vision, trying to explain what I see as the subtler... Read more
Pindrop: Only 34% of call centers are prepared to fight fraudsters
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. During the pandemic, as in-person customer service interactions became impractical, consumers found they needed access beyond traditional service options, including online, mobile, and other self-service outlets. For call centers, this meant increasing call volumes — even as they, too,... Read more
E3 2021 trailers you need to see: Halo Infinite, Guardians of the Galaxy, Forza and more
It’s coming. From Software If there’s one thing E3is good for, it’s video game trailers. Forza Horizon 5? Trailer. New Final Fantasy game? Trailer! Halo Infinite? Multiple trailers! In this article you’ll find all the worthwhile trailers from E3, from events including Microsoft & Bethesda’s showcase, Square Enix Presents, Summer... Read more
Life is Strange: True Colors uses empathy as a superpower
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. At the all-digital E3 today, Square Enix showed a deeper dive into Life is Strange: True Colors, the latest game in the Life is Strange universe about teen angst and supernatural powers. The game debuts on multiple platforms September... Read more
Xbox at E3 2021: Everything about Starfield, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Stalker 2 and Xbox mini-fridge
Historically, years like these, right after the launch of a new video game console, are when the pace of new games picks up steam. True to form, Microsoft has some huge titles on tap for this year, particularly Halo Infinite. The company’s even turning a meme about how its Xbox... Read more
Biktrix Kutty X Review: A Refined Folding Fat-Tire Ebike
Photograph: Biktrix Folding it is simple but unwieldy, due to the bike’s 60-pound weight. Undo a clamp in the middle of the frame, then lift the front half and pull it over to the back. If you don’t have good footing, it’s a dance of seeing whether the bike... Read more
How to mitigate bias in AI
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. As the common proverb goes, to err is human. One day, machines may offer workforce solutions that are free from human decision-making mistakes; however, those machines learn through algorithms and systems built by programmers, developers, product managers, and software... Read more