However, it is clear Apple is slowly moving away from the single suite of iTunes. On Windows, it seems the company is already making a foray into the future without iTunes. A job listing found by Neowin on LinkedIn suggest Apple is looking to build new Windows media apps. In the listing, Cupertino is seeking a senior software engineer to “Join us and build the next generation of media apps for Windows....

ARM is reacting to the ongoing strict export restrictions the U.S. government is placing on China. Essentially, the United States is trying to stop China from receiving advanced CPU technology. The goal is to stop the Chinese government from having the resources to manufacture their own high-end semiconductors. Because ARM’s Neoverse V series architecture has a performance that is too high to be approved for sale by the U.S. and U....

Ever heard of a business that is into selling software and is offering varied software to other business owners as per their requirements? B2B SaaS is all about such businesses. Marketing of B2B SaaS is a challenge by itself since it’s more complex than other traditional methods. SaaS marketing is one of the most pivotal factors of SaaS companies, and since there are scarce resources for the same, we were compelled to write this article....

Through each update, Microsoft is attempting to make Bing Search a potent threat to Google. That means making sure the search is powerful and functionality it high. The latest feature update for the service introduces Microsoft’s intelligent tips feature. With this ability, users can see more information on searched items. This is specifically for hotel searches and is a feature we first reported back in May. Among the information surfaced is higher rated hotels in the area around the one you’re looking at....

We’ve seen this coming for a while, recent updates adding recurring reminders and enchanced calendar functionality. However, though the presentation was brief, it did reveal several upcoming features. Firstly, Microsoft will be upgrading the app with the security requirements of enterprise. One example is the ability to create a secure folder for sensitive business apps. It will also let admins push notifications to employees in their feed. Windows Timeline on Android Other than that, information is sparse, and that includes the release date....

DFPI argues the companies were using customer funds and were in breach of Californian security laws. Furthermore, the regulator claims it is possible the crypto firms were never offering the services they claimed. In a press release to accompany the filing, DFPI says the following: “Each of the 11 entities allegedly offered and sold unqualified securities and 10 of them also made material misrepresentations and omissions to investors,” the regulator claims....

Serious floods have hit the Chinese province of Sichuan, which has a sizeable cryptocurrency mining infrastructure. As many machines have been lost, the operations will need to buy new graphics cards. That’s good news for vendors who will see increased demands, but potentially unwelcome news for customers. Thanks to the rise of cryptocurrency, the GPU market has become increasingly complicated. We have written before how GPU prices decreased as the Ethereum bubble burst....

VentureBeat reports numerous chip companies who supply CPUs to Huawei are pushing the U.S. government to relax their band on sales of the company’s products. Qualcomm and Intel, the largest chipmakers on mobile and PC respectively are including in the group. Sources says company representatives from Intel and others held a meeting in May with the Commerce Department to discuss Huawei’s ban. Other sources say Qualcomm has been conducting its own lobbying campaign alongside the others....

Despite the fix of critical flaws that enabled these attacks, it’s clear they won’t stop any time soon. The finger is pointed increasingly at Russia, but while NATO considers an offensive approach, the world’s biggest tech companies promise otherwise. In an agreement named the Cybersecurity tech accord, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, Cisco, and others espouse the need for a defensive approach. They agree to do this not just individually, but collectively, in collaboration with each other....

An EU member state can order removal if the content is found to be illegal, extending it to a worldwide takedown if there’s a relevant treaty or international law in place. The CJEU ruling follows a case surrounding Austrian Green Party politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek, who complained to Facebook Ireland over a post that defamed her. The fact Facebook will have to actively seek out and remove similar content is a major change here....

Floyd was murdered by police last week, sparking nationwide protests across the United States. Many of the protests have turned violent, with riots reported in several locations. Trump deployed the National Guard in Minneapolis, the center of the troubles. In a tweet and Facebook post, he said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. This was a direct copy of Miami police chief Walter Headley in the 1960s during his campaign of harsh policing of African American areas....

Called “human review”, Facebook has already told advertisers that new requirements are needed. The company warns agencies that their ads may now be delayed as they are reviewed before being posted. Facebook’s current automated advertising method has been criticised. The company has been accused of allowing the spread of fake news. Divisive and hateful content is often passed by the automation. For example, ads promoting a specific divisive message would now be blocked through human review....

A spokesperson for the ICO spoke to Reuters about the referral, mentioning several concerns about Facebook’s business model, the privacy of its users, and the ability for its adverts to influence politics. “We have referred our ongoing concerns about Facebook’s targeting functions and techniques that are used to monitor individuals’ browsing habits, interactions and behavior across the internet and different devices … to the Irish Data Protection Commission,” said the spokesperson....

The problem began earlier in the week when the browser suddenly disabled all extensions and prevented users from installing new ones. Mozilla has since revealed that its engineers forgot to renew an intermediate signing certificate. As Firefox doesn’t allow unsigned extensions, they were disabled for everyone. Firefox’s developers responded extremely quickly, pushing fixes through Nightly rings and releasing the hotfix to all via an optional ‘Studies’ channel. The general fix does not use the studies system and should have fewer issues....

Firefox’s Bugzilla reports the integration will be a part of Firefox 64 as a replacement for the pop-up banner. The benefits of allowing Windows 10 Action Center support in Chrome and Firefox are several. As mentioned, users are moving away from desktop apps and increasingly towards web apps. Being able to receive notifications from those apps is important. Furthermore, there’s no getting away from the fact that Microsoft’s own (Windows 10 native) Edge browser is way behind its rivals in terms of market share....

The code-hosting platform has announced it has hired Shanku Niyogi to head up its product development team. Niyogi is a big get for GitHub as he comes from Google Cloud Platform’s (GCP), where he was director of product management. Despite his more recent ties to Google, Shanku Niyogi is best know for his near two-decade relationship with Microsoft. Indeed, he has only been with Google Cloud since December 2017. At Microsoft, Niyogi was an engineering general manager for the Visual Studio team....

Launched as a program for Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Android Enterprise Recommended helps users find leading EMM providers for deploying Android. “Since we’ve collaborated closely with EMM partners over the years, we understand what it takes to demonstrate excellence in this area. With this program, we’re recognizing partners who provide the most comprehensive technical solutions and have knowledgeable teams focused on modern Android security and management.” Google named Microsoft as one of its key partners....

As you might expect, Google is constantly looking for ways to boost the abilities of Maps and frequently expands the feature set. At its Google I/O developer conference (which is currently happening), the company explains how it uses AI to boost the capabilities of Maps. Immersive Mode is the latest AI-powered development, an attempt to give users even more navigation options in Street View and traditional maps. Google says the new feature provides a more in-depth view of the world, an immersive view that puts users at the heart of a landmark, street, or other areas of interest....

So far this year, Project Zero’s web fuzzer has found 31 bugs in browsers, and 17 of them were in Safari. Edge, on the other hand, came in at 6, Internet Explorer 4, and Chrome just 2. The tool used by Google’s Ivan Fratric is called Domato, and searches for bugs in the Document Object Model of browser’s rendering engine. Attackers occasionally target exploits in DOM engines, a notable example being Tor....

Interestingly, it seems to be certain phrases that are causing the bug. For example, some of the terms include the words “what” and “message” are resulting in the app crashing. If you’re unfamiliar with Google’s Search app on mobile, it is simply known and “Google”: “The Google app keeps you in the know about things that matter to you. Find quick answers, explore your interests, and stay up to date with Discover....