| | Tech News Flash August 11, 2020 | | Apple, Microsoft, Facebook Rumble Over Game Streaming Apps | | Apple's "Walled Garden" was built to protect consumers from malicious applications, but it can also protect the company from competition, as Microsoft and Facebook discovered recently. | | Anatomy of Failure: Why It's Problematic That Zuckerberg Is the Least Trusted Big Tech CEO | | Last week we ran a survey asking people which of the CEOs that were questioned by Congress last month is the most trustworthy. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg took the dubious prize for last place. | | Amazon Clears FCC Hurdle to Satellite Network | | Amazon has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in its quest to deliver Internet service to unserved and underserved areas of the earth. The FCC has approved, with some conditions, Amazon's Kuiper Project, a $10 billion low-orbit constellation made up of more than 3,000 satellites. | | Is the Gartner Magic Quadrant Obsolete? | | Once upon a time, it seemed no organization had its finger on the pulse of technology more than research consulting firm Gartner. Global corporations, tech companies, and the investment community have trusted Gartner for insights and analysis across a range of market sectors. But today, that leading position has eroded. | | Google Bringing Cash, Nest to ADT | | Google's Nest line of smart home products will be combined with ADT's security services in a partnership announced last week. As part of the agreement, Google will invest $450 million into ADT to acquire a 6.6 percent interest in the security and smart home solutions provider. The deal gives Google access to an important channel for its smart home products. | | New Open Source Initiative Consolidates Security Goals | | The Linux Foundation has announced the formation of the Open Source Security Foundation as the latest initiative to improve software security. This cross-industry collaboration brings together industry leaders to improve the security of open-source software by building a broader community with targeted initiatives and best practices. | | TRENDING ON TECHNEWSWORLD | | World War II's Indelible Influence on Technology When WWII broke out on Sept. 1, 1939 with Germany's invasion of Poland, few could have expected the technological leaps that would occur over the next six years. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | The Secrets of How IBM Maintains AI Leadership IBM is chasing two of the three technology areas that I think will change the world as we know it over the next two decades. The three technology changes that I'm watching are robotics, AI computing, and quantum computing. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Verifying Global Identities at Scale: August 25 Webinar With so much identity data flying around online these days, fraudsters can easily impersonate your customers or create fake identities to exploit your business. Learn how Ekata helps organizations with their fraud risk assessments. Read more content.ekata.com | | | | | | Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys | | | | Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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