Zoom Recovers From Hours-Long Outage, Says Issues Were Likely Due to Local Internet Glitch
Zoom said it had recovered from an outage where some users were unable to join meetings on the video-conferencing platform on Wednesday.
Facebook Removes Information-Influencing Accounts Run by Military in Thailand
Facebook has taken down 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military, the company said.
Facebook to Resume Political Advertisements, Joining Google
Facebook said it would resume accepting US political advertisements, ending a ban imposed after the November presidential election to stem misinformation.
Amazon, Facebook, Google Said to Vie for Unprecedented Access to India’s Growing Digital Payment Market
Amazon, Facebook, Google, and credit card providers Visa and Mastercard are among those vying for unprecedented access to India’s burgeoning digital retail payments market.
Parler Sues Amazon Again, Alleging Effort to ‘Destroy’ App Following US Capitol Violence
Parler filed a new lawsuit accusing Amazon of trying to destroy its business following the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
NetApp HCI Appliance To Be Phased Out
Yesterday Chris Mellor ran a story about NetApp phasing out its HCI appliance, the original article can be found here. This comes as no shock at all as most of the major vendors seem to be moving in the direction of getting more away from hardware and into software/cloud-based products and services. The NetApp HCI appliance was introduced in 2017 with several iterations announced since its initial release in pushing down to smaller markets. (more…)
Google Says Won’t Track Individual Web Activity for Personalised Advertisements After Phasing Out Cookies
Google on Wednesday said that it will stop tracking individual web browsing activity once it begins phasing out cookies from its Chrome browser next year. The move could reshape how online advertising works. Google first announced it would get rid of third-party cookies, which for decades has enabled online ads, early last year.
Epic Games Buys Fall Guys Developer Tonic Games Group
Fall Guys’ developer Tonic Games Group is being acquired by Epic Games, of Fortnite fame. This is Epic’s third recent acquisition after Houseparty and Rocket League. It will be also be coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox soon
Dell Technologies Multi-Cloud Storage, Data Protection Updated
Today Dell Technologies' multi-cloud storage and data protection portfolios received updates that aim to hit the popular buttons of protection, simplicity, and flexibility. The new storage and protection revolve around the Power- line, specifically PowerProtect for Multi-cloud and PowerScale for Multi-cloud. (more…)
HPE SimpliVity 4.1.0 Released with Edge Emphasis
Today Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released HPE SimpliVity 4.1.0 with an eye toward enterprise edge infrastructure. The latest enhancements to this hyper-converged stack include advanced data protection thanks to StoreOnce. Now SimpliVity customers can embrace native backup to the cloud with optional or additional centralized backup for compliance. The SimpliVity update also includes CSI plugin support, allowing customers to run cloud-native applications at the edge. (more…)