The pandemic was top of mind in the tech of CES 2021
Of course COVID-19 was bound to be an unavoidable topic during the first-ever all-virtual CES. After all, the topic is at front of mind regardless of the topic these days. …
Xbox shows off the most Canadian-themed Xbox controller ever
First off, I don’t really understand why denim is the “Canadian tuxedo,” but whatever. With that out of the way, a recent tweet from Xbox Canada shows off a one-of-a-king …
Microsoft’s new settings let users contribute recordings to improve its speech recognition systems
Microsoft today announced it will give customers finer-grain control over whether their voice data is used to improve its speech recognition products. The new policy will allow customers to decide …
Want a job in tech? Flockjay pitches its sales training service as an on-ramp to tech careers
“Most people don’t even know that a job in tech sales is even a possibility,” says Shaan Hathiramani, the founder and chief executive of Flockjay, a company offering a tech …
Microsoft: Open source is now the accepted model for cross-company collaboration
Microsoft said that it has learned a lot from its increased engagement with the open source world, adding that open source is also now the “accepted model” for collaboration between …
GitLab partners with IBM Cloud to improve collaboration for DevOps
GitLab announced a new partnership with IBM Cloud designed to help DevOps teams work more efficiently by collaborating and deploying through a shared platform. Dubbed GitLab for IBM Cloud Pak, …
How to delete a Flipgrid video as an educator or student in a few simple steps
You can delete a Flipgrid video as either an instructor or student in a few steps. Flipgrid is an educational tool by Microsoft used to create video message boards and …
Tech and health companies including Microsoft and Salesforce team up on digital COVID-19 vaccination records
A new cross-industry initiative is seeking to establish a standard for digital vaccination records that can be used universally to identify COVID-19 vaccination status for individuals, in a way that …
Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic
Getty Images reader comments 9 with 9 posters participating Share this story Email management provider Mimecast said that hackers have compromised a digital certificate it issued and used it to …
Microsoft, Google and Facebook halt political contributions following Capitol attack
Microsoft, Google and Facebook have all said that they will pause some political contributions following the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol. A spokesperson for Microsoft has said that the …