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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank. Between 2019 and 2020, contactless payments soared by an impressive 172 percent ; Visa reported in a recent earnings call that a third of in-person card transactions in the US are now tap to pay.

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank. Between 2019 and 2020, contactless payments soared by an impressive 172 percent ; Visa reported in a recent earnings call that a third of in-person card transactions in the US are now tap to pay.

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Apple’s been playing it too MagSafe

The Verge

Hardware developers were only then able to apply to get their hands on samples and apply to get true MagSafe products approved (which will presumably take even more time), followed by actually manufacturing and shipping those accessories, which could take months by itself. An image of Apple’s MagSafe module for device makers.

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Lessons from 2020, and What to Expect in 2021: An Evolutionary Time in Cyber and Privacy

SecureWorld News

In March, there was a massive scramble to purchase hardware and software that would allow employees to easily work from home. Our critical infrastructure —such as electrical grids, hospitals, and banks—are prime targets, and increasingly vulnerable. International data transfers will be trickier in the coming year (and years).

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Sandbox AQ CEO: Enterprises must prep for quantum threats

CIO Business Intelligence

In his current role at Sandbox AQ, he has also found time to become a published author: His 2019 introductory guide, Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach , is now in its second edition. One does not have to buy new hardware. We license it to the companies where they can run it and see the results themselves.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It was on a project that Dan Kaminsky presented at Discourse 2019. It manages all the hardware and all the software on a system. So what do we mean by managing all the hardware? That program, then, handled all the issues of hardware and software. He died prematurely on April 23 in 2021. And software?