Nutanix stock price rises after better earnings than estimated
Nutanix shares have spiked in after-hours trading after the company topped estimates of its first-quarter financial results and followed that up with a clear outline of what the next three months will be like.
The data center software and services company reported a loss before stock compensatio... Read more
Second antitrust lawsuit against Google in the U.S.
The antitrust lawsuit is setup by seven states and could come as early as December.
A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month. The swift action could potentially beat a more widely anticipated lawsuit from a different group of stat... Read more
Microsoft improves privacy policy based on EU advice
Microsoft has added two new guidelines to its privacy policy. They are mainly aimed at dealing with data requests from governments. In doing so, the company claims to go well beyond the recommendations set by the European Data Protection Board.
In a blog post, Microsoft promises that if it recei... Read more
Manchester United is the victim of cyber attack
The British football club Manchester United has been hit by a cyber attack. It appears to be a ransomware attack, but it is not clear whether the attackers managed to steal anything.
The football club posted a message on its website, simply saying that a cyber attack has taken place and it has t... Read more
Top Biden adviser may seek to curb Big Tech’s power
Likely future cabinet member is an opponent of statutory immunity for Internet tech companies.
It looks like President-elect Joe Biden is going to tap Bruce Reed to be one of his top advisors. Reed is a long-time Washington insider who has been in Biden's orbit for a decade or more. He is also a... Read more
EC to intervene in patent dispute between tech and carmakers
Carmakers claim it's a case of antitrust rather than just a contract dispute.
The European Commission (EC) has told Reuters that they plan to intervene in the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers that has been dragging on for over a year. They may also establish a system to determ... Read more
Chrome extensions will show the data they collect from users
Google said this week that it plans to add a new section on the Chrome Web Store. It is intended for extension developers, who will be required to show what user data they are collecting and what they plan to do with the data collected.
The section will go into effect on January 18, 2021. It wil... Read more
VMware releases blockchain service
VMware has released its blockchain product. With VMware Blockchain, companies can set up networks and decentralised applications.
With the new product, VMware focuses mainly on the financial market. The blockchain is intended to ensure that different parties can safely exchange information, with... Read more
Firefox 83 comes with an ‘HTTPS-Only-Mode’ loading only HTTPS sites
Firefox 83 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday and will come with a new security feature designed to load all websites using HTTPS. The feature is called "HTTPS-Only-Mode." If the loading does not go through, an error message on the sites that only support the older and less secure HTTP protoc... Read more
Zoom releases feature that alerts organizers of possible raids
Zoom has released a new feature that can alert conference organizers when they are at risk of being Zoombombed. Zoombombing attacks can be disruptive, and the only thing needed for one to enter a meeting is a link to the meeting.
The feature has been named the 'At-Risk-Notifier,'. It runs in Z... Read more