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Microsoft to fully remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10 in July

The Verge

The Windows 10 “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player,” which permanently removes Flash as a component of the operating system, will become mandatory starting in July. The update that removes Adobe Flash will also be available for older operating systems like Windows 8.1,

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Fed Tech Roundup January 4

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Noblis CEO Amr ElSawy to Keynote 2016 CES Government Conference. India deserves better than Mark Zuckerberg's watered-down Internet - Washington Post. Rollout of Faraday Future car among most highly anticipated moments at 2016 CES - VEGAS INC. ED's Top Tech Director Steps Down To Head Home - T.H.E. Minnesota Gov.

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Naturally Better Security: Leveraging the power of nature to enhance Internet security

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The escalation of these attacks in 2016 is raising fears that cyberattacks against electoral systems will threaten democracy itself. The use cases for a Trusted Security Foundation touch every user of the Internet. Attacks have also been conducted against political campaigns as far back as 2008.

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Google to shut down Android Things, a smart home OS that never took off

The Verge

The smart home project got its start in 2015 under the name Brillo, which was meant to provide the “underlying operating system for the internet of things.” The OS never really got off the ground, so this isn’t all that much of a loss, but it is yet another entry in Google’s expansive graveyard of shut-down projects.

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MicroSoft: Still dominating in enterprise office automation

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The Company operates in five segments: Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing, D&C Hardware, D&C Other, Commercial Licensing, and Commercial Other. How to Make Internet Explorer More Secure (If You're Stuck Using It) (pcproactive.net). Microsoft Security Bulletins August 2016 (ghacks.net). Related articles.

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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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Facebook's Satellite Plans Might Be Dead, But Amazon's Are Just Beginning

Gizmodo

Back in 2016, Facebook began tinkering with plans to launch an internet satellite project that was meant to be a part of Mark Zuckerberg’s oft-repeated plans to “ connect the world.” Five years later, it looks like the company’s backed down—with Amazon taking its place. Read more.