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Websites of nearly one-third of U.S. House candidates are vulnerable to attack
Three of every 10 candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives have significant security problems…
No, Microsoft’s new ‘Surface Go’ is no ‘iPad-killer’
I hoped the ‘iPad-killer’ meme had finally kicked the bucket…
Can Microsoft’s new $399 ‘Surface Go’ beat Apple’s iPad?
Of all the low-cost tablets out there, the one Microsoft is most keen for its new Surface Go…
The race to the trillion-dollar market cap
It’s still Apple’s race to lose…
Silicon Valley execs will convene in San Francisco to discuss privacy
Privacy and government affairs officers from a number of the largest tech companies plan to convene..
macOS Mojave’s dark mode shows just how much Windows 10’s dark mode sucks
Windows 10 has had a dark mode since the Anniversary Update was released in 2016…
Apple’s newly-redesigned Mac App Store in macOS Mojave feels comfortably familiar
Since it first launched in 2011, the Mac App Store has offered the single most extensive catalog of Mac apps in the world…
Apple pummels privacy-trampling Facebook
In the early days of Apple, of course, the company’s Evil Empires were IBM and Microsoft…
Facebook CEO blasts Apple’s latest privacy protections as ‘cute virtue signaling’
Apple is taking active steps to block Facebook’s data collection practices…
Apple previews all-new Mac App Store
Alongside macOS Mojave, Apple is previewing an all-new Mac App Store featuring a new look and rich editorial content…
Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock
Microsoft Corp. said it reached an agreement to buy GitHub Inc., the code repository company popular…
Facebook gave personal data to 60 companies including Apple, Amazon and Samsung
Facebook struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information…
64th annual Fortune 500 list: Apple drops one spot to No. 4
The 64th annual Fortune 500 list is out this morning…
Microsoft again plans cheap ‘Surface’ tablet line in attempt to take on Apple’s iPad juggernaut
Microsoft Corp. is planning to release a line of lower-cost Surface tablets as soon as the second half of 2018…
Tim Bajarin: Focus on services is critical to Apple’s long-term survival
It’s becoming clear that those selling products and services, such as Apple, have perhaps the most sustainable models…
Apple leaves overseas cash out of its latest quarterly report
A key figure disappeared from Apple Inc.’s latest quarterly report….
Microsoft wants to work with Apple to bring iMessage to Windows
Microsoft first acknowledged at Build last year that its new mobile strategy is to make iOS and Android devices…
Sony PlayStation 4 cumulative sales 2.5 times greater than Microsoft’s Xbox One
It’s no secret that the PlayStation 4 has been outselling the Xbox One, but the extent…
Bill Gates: Apple is an ‘amazing’ company with best profit potential in tech
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates backed Warren Buffett’s decision to up his stake in Apple…
Social Engineering: Beware of ‘tech support’ scams
It begins with a simple phone call. A scratchy voice, often sounding distant and foreign…
Jamf: 72% of enterprise employees choose Apple Macs over Windows PCs, 75% pick Apple iOS devices over Android
Enterprise organizations are increasingly offering employees technology device choice, and for good reason…
Apple hires Samsung executive to lead South Korea business
Apple Inc. hired a new leader for its business in South Korea, home to its biggest rival…
Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy
Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…
Video: 21 minutes with the Apple’s new Head of Machine Learning and A.I. Strategy
Computers are incredibly powerful, but they’re also pretty dumb….
Apple’s Siri, HomePod and the voice assistant showdown
The battle of the smart assistants continues, and while people seem to want to get more from using Siri…
Apple’s A.I. efforts get shot of adrenaline with Giannandrea coup
Apple has been criticized for not doing enough in A.I…
The end of Windows
The story of Windows’ decline is relatively straightforward and a classic case of disruption…
Apple needs a new personal assistant
While Apple has solid speaker hardware that has been praised for its sound quality, the HomePod is hampered by Siri…
Microsoft to ban ‘offensive language’ and monitor private data to ‘investigate’ users
Microsoft is cracking down on what people say while using their services online…
Facebook’s surveillance machine
Facebook’s business model involves having people go to the site for social interaction, only to be quietly subjected to an enormous level of surveillance…
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg AWOL from Facebook’s damage control session
Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg declined to face his employees on Tuesday to explain…
With IBM Watson Services for Core ML, Apple and IBM add machine learning muscle to enterprise iOS pact
Apple and IBM are rolling out new set of integrations that expand on their existing pact…
U.S. FTC reportedly probing Facebook’s abuse of personal data as UK summons Zuckerberg for questioning
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether the use of personal data from 50 million Facebook users…
Yet another Facebook debacle means it’s time for an Apple social network
The emerging Cambridge Analytica/Facebook affair…
The problem isn’t Cambridge Analytica: It’s Facebook
Cambridge Analytica garnered headlines across the world on Friday as Facebook formally suspended the company…
Delete your Facebook: The only way to win the social game is not to play
Facebook has been caught allowing the personal data of fifty million users — 50,000,000 — get siphoned off by political data company Cambrige Analytica…
Apple’s iOS increases lead in Australian smartphone market, taking 56.2 percent market share
Apple’s iOS stretched its lead in the Australian smartphone market for the fourth quarter of 2017…
How you access the super creepy data that Facebook has on you
Don’t be fooled by the ‘bring the world closer together’ motto: if Facebook’s here, it’s only to make money by selling ads…
Hey Apple, it’s time to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
You don’t have to say “Hey Alexa,” so why do we still have to say “Hey Siri?”
Facebook asks users: Should we allow men to ask children for sexual images?
Facebook whether pedophiles requesting sexual pictures from children should be allowed on its website…
Tim Bajarin: Why Apple needs a ‘HomePod mini’
Apple has some real headwinds when it comes to the HomePod’s ability to gain market share…
