Business unusual: How the Dell-EMC merger sends shockwaves across the... - IT
The next BriefingsDirect IT market analysis discussion explores customer impacts to the global storage market now that the $67 billion Dell-EMC merger deal appears imminent. The proposed merger, which also includes EMC’s majority control of VMware, has been controversial from the start. A massive and complex financing apparatus, largely built on private equity debt, undergirds the deal, with privately held Dell taking over the publicly traded EMC and VMware federation. This largest IT vendor de..>> view originalApple CEO Tim Cook says he forgot to say something important on the conference call (AAPL)
APApple CEO Tim Cook said he made a mistake by not talking about China's growing middle class when he recently discussed Apple's financial results. Cook made the admission to CNBC's Jim Cramer, during an appearance on the Mad Money program. Apple's stock took a beating after disappointing quarterly results last week, and Cramer asked Cook if he painted the company's China prospects in a more negative light than intended. Timothy Jordan (center), senior developer advocate at Google for Pr..>> view originalTesla tested Model X's bioweapon defense mode
One of the most surprising features of Tesla's crazy-expensive, crazy-fast electric SUV, the Model X, was its bioweapon defense mode — an air filter so powerful it can save you from a biological attack. On Monday, Tesla published a blog post detailing a test the company had performed to show how well the bioweapon defense mode works in extreme conditions. The test was simple: a Model X was placed in a sealed plastic bubble, which was contaminated with what Tesla calls extreme levels of pollutio..>> view originalThree newly discovered Earth-sized planets may be prime spot to hunt alien life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronomers searching for life beyond our solar system may need to look no farther than a little, feeble nearby star. A Belgian-led team reported Monday that it's discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star less than 40 light-years away. It's the first time planets have been found around this type of star — and it opens up new, rich territory in the search for extraterrestrial life. Because this star is so close and so faint, astronomers can st..>> view originalBrazil orders cell phone carriers to block WhatsApp for 72 hours
WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service that recently rolled out end-to-end encryption to its users, will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours, starting this afternoon. A judge from the small Brazilian state of Sergipe ordered telecom providers in the country to block WhatsApp today in a dispute over access to encrypted data. Judge Marcel Montalvao has ordered WhatsApp to turn over chat records related to a drug investigation, but WhatsApp has argued that it cannot access the chats in an unencrypt..>> view originalWhen Can AppleCare Replace a MacBook's Battery?
MacRumors forum member MBP* posted this question about his 2014 MacBook Pro's battery under Mac Basics and Help:"I have a 2014 13" Retina MacBook Pro which I used extensively on a daily basis. I purchased AppleCare for the sole reason of protection against battery depletion over the coming years. It's hard for me to tell whether my battery has lost capacity, but I'm sure it has against the original figures when I first got the machine. My question is, when will AppleCare be willing to repla..>> view originalBribery for services rampant in Mideast, North Africa, research finds
NEW YORK, May 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Roughly one in three people in the Middle East and North Africa has recently paid bribes to public officials and for services such as medical care and electricity, and most people say corruption is growing, a watchdog group said on Tuesday.Only a fifth of people who paid a bribe reported the incident, and twice as many said they suffered retaliation when they did report corruption, according to Transparency International.Bribery is common in obtai..>> view originalSolar plane arrives in Arizona on latest leg of global trip
Members of the ground crew are lifted off the ground as the wind begins to move the Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 plane, Monday, May 2, 2016, in Goodyear, Ariz. The plane left early Monday from California for a 16-hour trip to Phoenix to resume its journey around the world using only energy from the sun. (Matt York/Associated Press) By Matt York and Bob Seavey | AP May 3 at 4:41 AM GOODYEAR, Ariz. — An airplane powered only by sunlight has arrived in a Phoenix suburb after completing the la..>> view originalLA judge decrees suspect must unlock iPhone with fingerprint
A Los Angeles judge has granted the FBI a warrant which compelled a suspect to unlock her iPhone using her fingerprint. We've hardly finished the high-profile battle between Apple and the FBI concerning the encryption and unlocking of a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, but according to the Los Angeles Times, federal agents have been waging a different battle at the same time. CNET The girlfriend of an al..>> view original
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