Latest articles by Mike Brassfield
Supreme Court rejects Facebook appeal in privacy lawsuit
News The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of illegally tracking users’ internet activity
Call for Code seeks open-source solutions to help tackle climate change
News IBM's Call For Code 2021 offers startups $200,000 and mentorship through the Linux Foundation
Tech employees think big tech is too powerful
News A new survey of tech workers finds eye-opening results
Federal judge blocks US trading ban on Xiaomi
News Stock price jumps after judge blocks restrictions on Chinese phone maker
Democrats launch a new broadband initiative
News A new congressional bill would invest billions into solving the digital divide
Facebook cancels undersea cable to Hong Kong
News US government raised concerns about Chinese spying
Biden appoints new federal CIO
News Her challenge is to modernize government IT systems and improve accessibility
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 might offer both AMD and Intel chips
News The next-generation Surface Laptop will reportedly offer more processor options
DuPont acquires electronics materials manufacturer Laird Performance Materials
News $2.3 billion deal aims to make the company a leader in high-performance computing materials
Senators question the privacy of cameras in Amazon delivery vans
News Amazon claims they’re for safety only, but the senators are skeptical
IT security awareness and training firm KnowBe4 acquires MediaPRO
News Both companies specialize in security and privacy awareness and training
Apple opens all US stores for the first time in a year
News The company's 270 retail locations had all closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Intel invests in Indian telcom giant Jio Platforms
News The US chipmaker buys a $253 million stake in Jio Platforms, joining Facebook and others
IBM unveils AI-powered inventory control system
News The Sterling Inventory Control Tower uses real-time intel to build resilient supply chains
T-Mobile sells Boost Mobile to Dish Network
News The sale of the prepaid wireless network was required for a T-Mobile's Sprint merger
Pharma tech company collaborates with Nvidia to fight COVID-19
News Schrödinger is using Nvidia GPUs to speed up its efforts in finding coronavirus treatments
Microsoft releases Windows File Recovery app
News The new command line tool can retrieve deleted files from your hard drive
Comcast and Mozilla strike major privacy deal
News The biggest ISP in the U.S. agrees to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox, ensuring users’ privacy
Brandcast Content Studio offers a web content system anyone can use
News Brandcast Content Studio enables users to create websites and other digital content, even if they aren’t technically trained
Nvidia driver update will boost game performance
News Update adds support for Microsoft’s DirectX 12 Ultimate programming interface
Company launches end-to-end encryption service for the federal government
News The IT company Zeva unveils a simplified identity verification system for federal agencies
Windows 10 21H1 update may include user interface changes
News Advanced volume controls and a smaller search bar are included in early previews
Apple starts accepting Mac trade-ins at retail stores
News Up until now, you could only trade in a used Mac online, which was unwieldy and time-consuming
