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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.

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Michael Smyers, 1983-2023: Gifted engineer and startup founder sparked Coinme and Zipwhip

GeekWire

Michael Smyers was a talented software engineer and serial startup founder. Michael Smyers , a software engineer and startup entrepreneur who played a formative role in Seattle tech companies Zipwhip and Coinme, died April 30 , seven months after learning he had colon cancer. He was 39 years old.

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BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time

The Verge

As of January 4th, any phones or tablets running BlackBerry’s own software — that’s BlackBerry 7.1 or earlier, BlackBerry 10, or its tablet operating system BlackBerry PlayBook — will “no longer reliably function,” says the company. Its parent company, BlackBerry Limited, has pivoted to selling cybersecurity software.).

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BlackBerry Discloses Vulnerability After Months of Hiding

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a security advisory addressing a vulnerability discovered in BlackBerry's QNX operating system known as BadAlloc. BlackBerry QNX is an "all-purpose technology built for the world's most critical embedded systems."

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Shielding Your Intellectual Property: The Role of DRM in Protecting K12 Content

Kitaboo

The three main categories are: Copyright Copyright protects original works of authorship, such as literary works, music, films, software, and artistic creations. In 2021, the total loss of sales due to the illegal downloading of eBooks was USD 315,000,000. Some are software-based solutions while others require hardware implementation.

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Shielding Your Intellectual Property: The Role of DRM in Content Protection

Kitaboo

The three main categories are: Copyright Copyright protects original works of authorship, such as literary works, music, films, software, and artistic creations. In 2021, the total loss of sales due to illegal downloading of ebooks was USD 315,000,000. Ensuring broad compatibility without sacrificing security can be a complex task.

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The Advantages of DRM in the Publishing Industry

Kitaboo

Basically, with DRM, publishers can control their data, software and hardware. The software thus prevents unauthorized access, copying and sharing of content. However, platforms like KITABOO can give readers access to content on multiple devices across operating systems.