Author: Aneesa

In the past 90 days Zoom has enhanced its bug bounty program, conducted penetration tests and more (Image credit: Shutterstock / soul_studio) During the early stages of the pandemic, video conferencing software saw record downloads though no company experienced the massive growth and influx of new users that Zoom did. The sudden and increased demand on the company’s systems … Continue reading Zoom CEO sets out what’s next for privacy and security Continue Reading →

The company founded by Apache Kafka’s creators introduces infinite data retention on its Confluent Cloud platform. As a result, the company is pushing the event streaming data technology as a “database of record.” That’s a big change. Confluent, Inc. is today announcing infinite data retention as a new feature on its Confluent Cloud-managed Apache Kafka service.  The company, founded … Continue reading Confluent announces ‘Infinite Kafka’ release Continue Reading →

As of June 29, Microsoft is no longer putting a hold on certain Surface devices that were blocked from getting the May 2020 Windows 10 Update. The change should kick in starting this week.   Credit: Microsoft   Microsoft is releasing the block it placed on some Surface devices to prevent them from updating to … Continue reading Microsoft removes the Windows 10 2004 block on Surface devices Continue Reading →

Adobe’s ecosystem is one of the top software portfolios in the digital experience market, but will lie fallow, unused, or underused without the contributions from service providers. Here are some observations from Forrester’s evaluation of 12 of the most important service providers implementing Adobe software. Adobe strives to be an enterprise software company with the … Continue reading Adobe’s service partners are what will make it a proper enterprise software company Continue Reading →

If you’ve been playing Minecraft Dungeons since launch, you’ve been playing a little over a month. If you’ve been playing that long, you might be ready for a DLC already. But for the rest of the world – the people that’ve not yet gotten in on the action – is it too intimidating to start … Continue reading Minecraft Dungeons Jungle DLC released at same time as free update Continue Reading →

So you like the look of classic Marshall guitar amplifiers, and you wish you had one that you could use at the beach. Marshall just revealed a speaker called the Marshall Emberton. This device connects wirelessly with your smartphone or tablet to deliver “360-degree sound” in a speaker that’s IPX7 water resistant. The Marshall Emberton … Continue reading Marshall Emberton is a new waterproof speaker with a retro look Continue Reading →

So much for preventing malicious software from peeking at sensitive files Six months after software developer Jeff Johnson told Apple about a privacy bypass vulnerability opening up protected files in macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, and the upcoming macOS Big Sur, the bug remains unfixed – so he’s going public. Johnson, who runs app developer Lapcat … Continue reading After six months of stonewalling by Apple, app dev goes public with macOS privacy protection bypass Continue Reading →

NASA scientists have used measurements taken from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite known as TESS to improve their understanding of the environment of one of the hottest planets in the known universe called KELT-9 b. That planet is bizarre in that it is a giant planet and very close, nearly polar orbit around a rapidly … Continue reading NASA’s TESS enables astronomers to improve their understanding of KELT-9 b Continue Reading →

Spotify’s family plan has proven to be a popular choice for households that have multiple subscribers living under the same roof, but today, Spotify is announcing a new subscription plan aimed specifically at couples. Dubbed Spotify Premium Duo, this seems to function more or less like a family plan, but Spotify says that it provides … Continue reading Spotify rolls out Premium Duo subscription for couples Continue Reading →

With the arrival of the 2020 Cadillac CT4-V, membership in the automaker’s “V” club has never been more attainable. Promising to take the new entry-luxury sedan and give it not only an entertaining jolt of performance but a distinct personality from its German rivals, the CT4-V also gets the spoils of Cadillac’s latest architecture gadgetry … Continue reading 2020 Cadillac CT4-V First Drive – Balanced on the Edge Continue Reading →