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The Oculus Go’s operating system is being unlocked, John Carmack announces

The Verge

Root access will be achieved by sideloading a future software update, opening the door for anyone to modify and improve Oculus’ original standalone all-in-one VR headset. This open-sourcing tradition continued up until the Doom 3 engine, whose source code was released in 2011. John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) September 24, 2021. “We

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union. OVH, along with fellow CISPE member Aruba.it

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software. href="[link] Control 2: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software. Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. Application Software Security. href="[link] Control 6: Application Software Security.

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Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’

The Verge

Apple knows that iMessage’s blue bubbles are a big barrier to people switching to Android, which is why the service has never appeared on Google’s mobile operating system. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. The #1 most difficult [reason] to leave the Apple universe app is iMessage.

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Big Sur is officially macOS 11.0 as Apple finally leaves OS X behind

The Verge

The original version of Mac OS X (which Apple rebranded to macOS to better match its iOS, watchOS, and tvOS software brands with the release of macOS Sierra back in 2016) was released as a public beta for $29.99 OS X defined the Mac for generations of hardware and software. End of an era. The shift to macOS 11.0

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Robot Chef Brings Internet of Things Into the Kitchen

CTOvision

Using hands produced by Shadow Robot Company , the robot chef is capable of producing meals from a collection of over 2,000 recipes, using natural motions learned from Tim Anderson , a human chef and winner of the BBC''s MasterChef competition in 2011.

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Lawyer who helped Netscape in Microsoft antitrust lawsuit is representing Epic in its battle with Apple

GeekWire

The Microsoft case ended with an initial judgment to break up the Redmond-based software giant, a decision which later was walked back under a 2002 settlement agreement. In 2011, the Wall Street Journal characterized Varney tenure at the DOJ as willing to push antitrust cases but with a focus on the middle ground. Christine Varney.

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