Datatilsynet, Norway's data and privacy authority, advises organizations in Norway to consider alternatives to Google Analytics. The watchdog announces that two ongoing investigations may lead to convictions for using Google Analytics. Datatilsynet published a response to a recent case in Austri... Read more
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Atlassian recently acquired chatbot specialist Percept.AI. Atlassian plans to integrate the AI chatbot specialist's technology into its Jira solutions. Atlassian has been increasingly expanding its Jira portfolio. In the past two years, Halp (Slack specialist), Mindville (enterprise assets) and ... Read more
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China's competition watchdog has conditionally approved AMD's acquisition of data center processor manufacturer Xilinx. Among other things, future data center processors must be interoperable with Chinese products. At the end of 2020, AMD announced its intent to acquire Xilinx for over 31 billio... Read more
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Facebook’s WhatsApp has been given until the end of next month to explain changes to its privacy policy and whether it complies with Eu consumer protection laws. According to the European Commission, the move comes after complaints by consumer groups. The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) ... Read more
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Google Cloud will further expand its startup support program with advice and access to the cloud. All startup initiatives will be integrated into the existing Google for Startups program. The tech giant aims to make it easier for startups to get support in developing their businesses. For this p... Read more
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Portnox, a network security startup, officially known as Access Layers, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $22-million funding round. The Series A investment was led by Elsewhere partners and is going to fuel growth plans by the startup. Large companies can have corporate networks spanni... Read more
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Apple has released a beta version of macOS 12.3. The update disables a Dropbox and OneDrive feature that allows files to be available without requiring hard drive space when not in use. In the release notes, Apple indicates that Dropbox and OneDrive are coming up with alternatives. Dropbox state... Read more
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The European Commission has approved Meta's acquisition of Kustomer. The decision was based on a lengthy investigation into the impact of the buyout. In late 2020, Meta (Facebook at the time) announced the acquisition of Kustomer. Meta hoped to acquire Kustomer for 1 billion dollars (828 million... Read more
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Microsoft has released its latest plans for improving the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. This year's Release Wave 1 Plan includes preview and production-ready updates for customers and partners. Microsoft releases an update for its platform every year. On January 25, the firm published the 202... Read more
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Cyber attacks based on Microsoft Excel add-in files (.XLL) increased by nearly 600 percent in 2021. In a new report, security researchers at HP Wolf Security disclose how the file type is being exploited. Excel add-in files (.XLL) allow DLL files to be opened within Excel sheets. Cybercriminals ... Read more
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