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Former Amazon exec inherits Microsoft’s complex cybersecurity legacy in quest to solve ‘one of the greatest challenges of our time’

GeekWire

” In addition to the SolarWinds software supply chain attacks that first emerged in late 2020, the company says it saw increases of 150% in ransomware and more than 600% in phishing last year, plus password attacks at a rate of 579 per second. Beaumont also cited the enterprise licensing issue.

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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

The Verge

You might compare that to Elon Musk, who in 2019 promised a fleet of 1 million Tesla robotaxis on the streets by the end of 2020. I spoke to you in February of 2020 on The Vergecast , and then the whole world flipped over, but I’m glad to have you back on Decoder. Is it the Ford program manager for a car?

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Climate solution or corporate greenwashing? Tech taps farmers to help offset carbon footprint

GeekWire

But skeptics fear the program will only marginally impact climate change while giving corporations license to continue polluting. Elizabeth Willmott, head of Microsoft’s carbon program, said the company can leave no stone unturned in pursuit of these goals despite the limits of carbon removal. Microsoft Photo).

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