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Clegg has worked at Meta for over three years. Prior to joining Facebook as its global affairs vice president in 2018, Clegg had served as Britain’s deputy prime minister. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a post on his personal Facebook page, said Clegg’s new role will see him lead Meta on all of its policy matters. It will also put him “at the level” of Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer....

TechCrunch says its sources claim Microsoft paid between $80 million and $90 million for Oribi, which helps companies build and run customized analytics to measure the impact of their marketing strategies. One of Oribi’s key competitors is Google Analytics. Last year, Microsoft officials said that LinkedIn, which Microsoft bought in 2016 for $26.2 billion, is now a $10 billion business in its own right.

(A screenshot from the Microsoft Xbox website) I don’t think about what you’re wearing, and you don’t think about what I’m wearing either. It’s better that way. Microsoft, however, has a different idea. It wants you to be proud of what you’re wearing when you’re at your computer or console. Perhaps more importantly, the company wants you to be proud of Microsoft. What else can one conclude from perusing Microsoft’s new Hardwear Collection?...

Defender for Endpoint on Linux server gained endpoint detection and response (EDR) abilities a few months ago and now has extra capabilities for Azure Defender customers. It makes sense for Microsoft to develop security products for Linux, given that Linux distributions dominate virtual machine OSes on its Azure cloud. One key change is that Linux EDR detection and live response is now in public preview. The live response allows for in-depth investigations and quick threat containment by giving security teams forensic data, the ability to run scripts, share suspicious entities, and hunt for possible threats....

As it did when introducing the new Edge on macOS, Microsoft has been positioning Edge on Linux as more of an offering for IT pros and developers who want to test web sites than as a browser for “normal” users on those platforms. However, any user on any supported platform can use the new Edge. ZDNet’s resident Linux expert Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (somewhat surprisingly) gave the first test build for Edge for Linux a thumbs up....

According to the original leak, Microsoft officials were not intending to replace the legacy Win32 Outlook client with the new Outlook until some much later date. Microsoft currently has different versions of Outlook for Windows, Mac, the Web, iOS, and Android devices. The mobile versions are based on the Acompli technology it acquired. Microsoft refers to all of these variants as plain-old “Outlook.” The new One Outlook – which also is expected to be branded as “Outlook” once it’s available – will work on the Windows Desktop (Win32/UWP; Intel and Arm), on the Web, and the macOS Desktop....

This is something the newly-human Microsoft clearly understands. The company has been Twitter-emitting teases of potential pleasure in the days before Windows 11 is finally revealed on June 24. Also: Microsoft’s Windows 11 launch event: What to expect and how to watch And here, perhaps – one certainly hopes – is the last of the great Windows 11 teases, one that promises so much. The Windows Twitter account has released a little ad that gives Windows enthusiasts the belief that 11 will be a different sort of heaven....

In two blog posts published on Monday, Microsoft vice president Tom Burt, the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center said they have been tracking Nickel since 2016 and that a federal court in Virginia granted the company’s request to seize websites the group was using to attack organizations in the US and other countries. Burt explained that on December 2, the company filed lawsuits in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that would allow them to “cut off Nickel’s access to its victims and prevent the websites from being used to execute attacks....

So the Surface Studio 2 was due an update, and this duly arrived in October 2022 in the shape of the Surface Studio 2+. The new model retains the same industrial design as its predecessor, but now runs on an 11th-generation Core i7 processor for “up to 50 percent faster CPU performance”, adding a 30-series Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU for “double the graphics performance”, according to Microsoft. However, that ‘2+’ naming drops a heavy hint that nothing revolutionary has occurred here, although the $1,000 price hike from $3,499....

Those on Optus and Vodafone that shifted carriers experienced 1.7 to 1.9 times the average time without signal before moving, while Telstra users that left had no “statistically significant difference” between switchers and those that stayed. Prior to leaving, users on Optus and Vodafone also had less time on the 4G network, while Telstra did not show a significant difference. “Most likely, mobile experience has a lower impact on Telstra leavers’ choice because of the extent of Telstra’s 4G network,” Opensignal said....

One aspect of smartwatches is their relatively short technological end of life. Luxury watches last for years, decades, or longer and are often passed down in families as heirlooms. Smartwatches that last five years are pretty rare, so there is a balance here between the hardware and the technology. While Montblanc’s Summit 3 is expensive for a smartwatch, it’s actually inexpensive for a luxury watch. High-end watches typically cost multiple thousands of dollars, so the $1,290 price is not that unreasonable....

The UK government wants to extract the medical history of every patient in England if they do not opt-out before July 1, 2021. That is a huge amount of data that potentially can be shared. So, it is not surprising that people are not keen to have their online data shared – often for profit. People are becoming increasingly concerned with and distrustful of how companies use, manage, and protect their personal data, and a new survey has revealed how much people know about data gathering and what happens to their data....

What remains unclear is what exactly free speech in the US really is – and what Musk thinks it is. Moreover, what implications could it have for India, a country arguably going through its most wrenching time since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947? “By ‘free speech,’ I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect....

I sure do. The Bosch Go smart screwdriver. Bosch Go Smart Screwdriver tech specs Battery voltage: 3.6 VWeight: 0.31 kgBattery type: Lithium-ionCharging: Micro-USBNo-load speed (1st/2nd gear): 360 rpmChuck capacity: 6.35mmTorque (soft/max): 2.5/5nm The feel of the Bosch Go is that of a chunky screwdriver, although despite looking rather bulky, it’s actually very ergonomic and fits into the hand well. The rubberized elastomer coating does a good job of making it comfortable to hold for extended periods....

MYOB said the acquisition of Australian software solution Tall Emu would mean the company’s “mission to help SMEs to achieve their full business potential is one step closer”. Tall Menu offers end-to-end business operations management, including the ability to see and track multiple sales flows such as marketing and lead management, quoting and selling, online payment, back-order handling, fulfilment, and delivery and post sales services. “As a product that is specifically designed for SMEs, we are excited by the potential for Tall Emu’s software to help our customers save time, improve efficiency, and grow revenue – delivering the technology which may previously have seemed out of reach, or cost prohibitive,” MYOB SME general manager Emma Fawcett said....

Konrad Wrona, principal scientist at the NCSC, told ZDNet that it is becoming increasingly important to create protection schemes against current and future threats. “Securing NATO’s communications for the quantum era is paramount to our ability to operate effectively without fear of interception,” Wrona said. “The trial started in March 2021. The trial was completed in early 2022. Quantum computing is becoming more and more affordable, scalable and practical. The threat of ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ is one all organizations, including NATO, are preparing to respond to....

One of the fastest USB-C to Ethernet adapters I’ve come across is the OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter. Disclosure: ZDNet may earn an affiliate commission from some of the products featured on this page. ZDNet and the author were not compensated for this independent review. While the hub can output at speeds of 10GBASE-T this does require everything else in the network to also be up to the task and does require hardware that can support this....

The USB PD 3.1 specification include a couple of key changes: A choice of three new fixed voltages: 28V (above 100W), 36V (above 140W) and 48V (above 180W), offered alongside the existing 5V, 9V, 15V and 20V fixed voltages.A new adjustable voltage mode starting at 15V and going to one of three maximum voltages (28V, 36V, or 48V) depending on the available power allowing the device being powered to request specific voltages to a 100 mV resolution....

Nokia’s latest smartphone, however, adds a new twist: It’s designed to take a beating and keep working. The XR20 has earned MIL-STD-810H and IP68 ratings. The military standard means the phone will withstand extreme weather temperatures and conditions, extreme drop tests, among other environmental conditions. While the IP68 rating, for dust and water resistance, indicates the XR20 will survive after being in 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes....