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Today

• 5G, Weather, and government protections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/11/22/global-g-deal-poses-significant-threat-weather-forecast-accuracy-experts-warn/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/us-sets-out-procedure-for-barring-threats-to-telecom-networks-idUSKBN1Y01MP

• Google fires four employees and why to be focused on it

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/tech/google-fires-employees-protests/

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/25/20982649/google-fired-rebecca-rivers-employee-questioned-work-customs-and-border-protection

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-google-military-contract-dilemma/

AND

• Multiple Privacy stories

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614768/feroza-aziz-tiktok-makeup-video-went-viral-for-discussing-the-uighur-crisis

https://www.wsj.com/articles/grandsharenting-when-grandparents-get-carried-away-on-facebook-11574764204

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7x5nnz/nso-employees-take-legal-action-against-facebook-for-banning-their-accounts

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/smarter-living/privacy-online-how-to-stop-advertiser-tracking-opt-out.html

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Today

•   The FCC moves on Chinese 5G suppliers,

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/22/fcc-bars-us-telecoms-using-federal-subsidies-buy-chinese-tech/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/25/5g-security-concerns-are-not-the-only-worry-for-european-governments.html

• Uber’s license revoked in London

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614754/uber-has-just-lost-its-license-to-operate-in-london/

AND

• Merger Monday goes down!

https://www.channele2e.com/news/updates-26-nov-2019/

https://www.axios.com/merger-monday-thanksgiving-charles-schwab-td-ameritrade-14db0afa-c3a1-45b2-92e8-94b2bfc43005.html

https://www.msspalert.com/investments/palo-alto-networks-buys-aporeto/

Today

• The FCC moves on Chinese 5G suppliers,

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/22/fcc-bars-us-telecoms-using-federal-subsidies-buy-chinese-tech/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/25/5g-security-concerns-are-not-the-only-worry-for-european-governments.html

• Uber’s license revoked in London

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614754/uber-has-just-lost-its-license-to-operate-in-london/

AND

• Merger Monday goes down!

https://www.channele2e.com/news/updates-26-nov-2019/

https://www.axios.com/merger-monday-thanksgiving-charles-schwab-td-ameritrade-14db0afa-c3a1-45b2-92e8-94b2bfc43005.html

https://www.msspalert.com/investments/palo-alto-networks-buys-aporeto/

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Today

•  A shift in hacker strategy

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/a-notorious-iranian-hacking-crew-is-targeting-industrial-control-systems/?comments=1

• Insight into Amazon’s JEDI challenge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/22/amazon-files-protest-pentagons-billion-jedi-award-under-seal/

AND

• What is “The Contract for the Web”?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/24/tim-berners-lee-unveils-global-plan-to-save-the-internet

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20981502/contract-for-the-web-tim-berners-lee-google-facebook-principles-techlash

Today

• A shift in hacker strategy

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/a-notorious-iranian-hacking-crew-is-targeting-industrial-control-systems/?comments=1

• Insight into Amazon’s JEDI challenge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/22/amazon-files-protest-pentagons-billion-jedi-award-under-seal/

AND

• What is “The Contract for the Web”?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/24/tim-berners-lee-unveils-global-plan-to-save-the-internet

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20981502/contract-for-the-web-tim-berners-lee-google-facebook-principles-techlash

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Today

•  Banking and tech : will the fed get involved?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honeysciencecorp-m-a-paypal-hldg/paypal-to-buy-rewards-platform-honey-science-for-4-billion-idUSKBN1XU2OX

https://www.zdnet.com/article/westpac-and-microsoft-launch-data-hub-to-personalise-the-customer-experience/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-steps-up-scrutiny-of-tech-firms-that-serve-banks-11574370281

• Connectivity by balloon

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/21/20975920/iran-internet-protests-reset-podcast

AND

• Updates on political advertising

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/snapchat-fact-checks-political-ads-unlike-facebook-ceo-evan-spiegel.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/11/20/google-limits-microtargeting-for-paid-political-ads/

Today

• Banking and tech : will the fed get involved?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honeysciencecorp-m-a-paypal-hldg/paypal-to-buy-rewards-platform-honey-science-for-4-billion-idUSKBN1XU2OX

https://www.zdnet.com/article/westpac-and-microsoft-launch-data-hub-to-personalise-the-customer-experience/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-steps-up-scrutiny-of-tech-firms-that-serve-banks-11574370281

• Connectivity by balloon

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/11/21/20975920/iran-internet-protests-reset-podcast

AND

• Updates on political advertising

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/snapchat-fact-checks-political-ads-unlike-facebook-ceo-evan-spiegel.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/11/20/google-limits-microtargeting-for-paid-political-ads/

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Today

•   Marketplace data and what we learn about customer needs

 https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-research/survey-security-top-concern-for-multicloud-adoption

https://campaigns.thycotic.com/ciso-metrics-report-asterisk/

https://www.channelpro.co.uk/news/11581/msps-struggle-to-convince-clients-to-choose-recommended-solutions

• Going neutral in the voice assistant wars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonos-finds-its-voice-11574335800

AND

• Technology really is cool.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224004-exclusive-humans-placed-in-suspended-animation-for-the-first-time/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tackle-box-for-the-modern-fisherman-rod-reel-drone-11574180033

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/21/20975628/ballistic-drone-launch-caltech-nasa-jpl-squid-pneumatic

Today

• Marketplace data and what we learn about customer needs

https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-research/survey-security-top-concern-for-multicloud-adoption

https://campaigns.thycotic.com/ciso-metrics-report-asterisk/

https://www.channelpro.co.uk/news/11581/msps-struggle-to-convince-clients-to-choose-recommended-solutions

• Going neutral in the voice assistant wars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sonos-finds-its-voice-11574335800

AND

• Technology really is cool.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224004-exclusive-humans-placed-in-suspended-animation-for-the-first-time/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tackle-box-for-the-modern-fisherman-rod-reel-drone-11574180033

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/21/20975628/ballistic-drone-launch-caltech-nasa-jpl-squid-pneumatic

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Today

•   Ransomware roundup with a key data point

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/louisiana-attack-update/

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-companies/mssps/attacks-involve-fake-windows-updates

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/11/ransomware-bites-400-veterinary-hospitals/

• Microsoft and google Cloud moves

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/tech/slack-stock-microsoft-teams-threat/index.html

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/channel-partner-insight/news/3084099/is-microsoft-teams-pushing-slack-into-retreat-in-the-enterprise-space

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/18/google-buys-cloudsimple-which-helps-run-vmware-workloads.html

AND

• Is conventional wisdom wrong about AI? 

https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-jobs-are-affected-by-ai-better-paid-better-educated-workers-face-the-most-exposure/