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If you don't mind spending a bit of money, a portable SSD could be one of the most useful investments you'll ever make.

Is streaming going to look more like TV in India? Fifteen online platforms — including the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar — have signed a new self-regulation code dubbed the “Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs (Online Curated Content Providers)” that involves setting up a grievance redressal mechanism.

Is streaming going to look more like TV in India? Fifteen online platforms — including the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar — have signed a new self-regulation code dubbed the “Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs (Online Curated Content Providers)” that involves setting up a grievance redressal mechanism.

Honor Hunter, the Huawei sub-brand’s first gaming laptop, is set to launch on September 16. The company officially confirmed the news on Weibo. The company also announced that it will launch two new smartwatches at an event on the 16th.

SMIC, China’s leading maker of semiconductors, has denied it has any links to the military following reports that Washington is considering stepping up its feud with Beijing over technology and security by imposing export controls that could disrupt manufacturing for a national industrial champion.

Tinder is bringing its interactive choose-your-own-adventure experience Swipe Night to India on September 12, which has you participate in an apocalyptic tale. You get to make choices that not only influence the story but also whom you match with on Tinder afterwards. Swipe Night will be available on three successive weekends, starting at 10am local time each Saturday...

This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. Dell announces second quarter earnings. Toshiba releases new Canvio lineup. Cloudian announces a strong first half 2020. Diamanti announces GA of Spektra 3.0. GigaSpaces announces InsightEdge version 15.5. Quest Acquires Binary Tree. OWC releases its Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-port hub. AWS announced new AMD EPYC C5a and C5d instances. (more…)

SoftBank Group is taking a direct role in managing its virus-hit hospitality startup Oyo's operations in Latin America through a joint venture which will control all hotels in the region, the head of Oyo Brazil told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

SoftBank Group is taking a direct role in managing its virus-hit hospitality startup Oyo's operations in Latin America through a joint venture which will control all hotels in the region, the head of Oyo Brazil told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

This week, Rick Vanover from Veeam visite4d the StorageReview lab in Cincinnati for a live stream to talk ransomware. We can't go more than a few days with hearing about another breach or attempted breach. And this isn't just a problem that targets large organizations like Tesla and Garmin. Small professional offices are just as likely to get hit. In fact, we just heard about a small medical practice that was able to recover from ransomware, but not without cost. They spent over $10k with their service provider to undo the damage. (more…)