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Microsoft will overtake Apple as the world’s largest company in '24

Computerworld Vertical IT

Since 2011, Apple has been the world’s biggest company by market capitalization on almost a daily basis, dropping on occasion to second place. By this past June, it had become the first company in history with a market cap of $3 trillion. When it first took the title, Apple was worth a bit under $340 billion.

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US Navy pays German company $154,400 after losing piracy lawsuit

TechSpot

German company Bitmanagement Software brought a federal lawsuit against the Navy back in 2016. The complaint claimed the Navy agreed to license the 3D virtual reality software BS Contact Geo on a limited and experimental basis in 2011 and 2012. The trial involved installing the program on 38 computers for.

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Key Differences Every IT Professional Must Know: ITIL 2011 vs. ITILv3

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Key Differences Every IT Professional Must Know: ITIL 2011 vs. ITILv3 - Information Technology Blog. Nowadays, “ITIL 2007 edition” is updated with “ITIL 2011” and usually known by name ITIL v3. Modifications in the Service Strategy in “ITIL 2011”. Modifications in Service design in ITIL 2011.

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Go read this feature on the 2011 RSA hack that redefined cybersecurity

The Verge

Wired has published an in-depth feature on the 2011 hack of security company RSA, in which hackers stole the so-called “crown jewels of cybersecurity,” the secret keys forming a “crucial ingredient” of its SecurID two-factor authentication devices. Paranoia was beginning to take hold in the company.

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FTC says Facebook has been a monopoly ‘since at least 2011’ in amended antitrust complaint

The Verge

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended antitrust complaint against Facebook , alleging that the company violated federal antitrust laws with its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. In a post on Twitter, Facebook’s corporate account said the company was reviewing the complaint and “will have more to say soon.”.

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Sales software company Highspot cuts 10% of its workforce

GeekWire

(Highspot Photo / David Kennedy) Highspot is laying off about 100 employees, or 10% of its workforce, becoming the latest well-funded Seattle company to cut employees in response to economic uncertainity. The company now has 950 employees. RELATED: A list of the latest layoffs in the Pacific Northwest The company ranks No.

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Apple exec suggested cutting App Store commission to 20 percent as early as 2011

The Verge

Phil Schiller, the Apple executive in charge of the App Store, raised the possibility of the company cutting its 30 percent commission rate to 25 or even 20 percent back in 2011 in response to competition. The email has been made public as part of the company’s legal battle with Epic Games. “I Just food for thought.”

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