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  • Microsoft XBox Series X and S, G Suite Gets MS Tools, Apple Silicon

    Microsoft announced the prices for both its new Xbox Series X and Series S. WordPress File Manager plugin is being actively-exploited to permit full website hijacking.  G Suite users will now be able to edit, comment, and collaborate on Microsoft Office files on Android devices using Google's office productivity software. Chip production for the first Apple Silicon Macs is reported to be on schedule for launch before the end of the year. The increased power efficiency of an Apple-designed chip is said to provide an expected battery life of 15-20 hours.

    4 min
  • Microsoft Patches 129 Security Issues, Android 11 is out now.

    The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it will move forward with Microsoft as the winner of its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract. Microsoft has published today its monthly batch of security updates, also known as Patch Tuesday. This month, the OS maker patched 129 vulnerabilities across 15 products, ranging from Windows to ASP.NET. According to a report from Windows Central, Microsoft is working on a new 12.5 inch Surface PC. Google today announced the immediate availability of Android 11. 

    Find the show notes at breakingtech.news

    4 min
  • The Quantum Internet, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2, Google Antitrust
    1. The US Department of Justice is filing antitrust charges against Google. The case centers on two commingled aspects of Google’s business: Its dominance of both online search and online advertising.
    2. Around the world, the consensus is building that a system to communicate using quantum mechanics represents one of the most important technological frontiers of the 21st century. Scientists now believe that the construction of a prototype will be within reach over the next decade.
    3. Secure end-to-end messaging app Threema has announced this week plans to open-source its apps' codebase in an effort to improve transparency and win over users' trust.
    4. Qualcomm has made the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform official, claiming a 50 percent performance boost over last year’s original version.
      5. 4 min
    5. New Intel 11th Gen Processors, Google Chrome Improvements
      1. Ten security vulnerabilities were patched or identified in MoFi routers this week.
      2. The Google Chrome Mobile browser will now encrypt DNS requests that are sent out over Wifi and Cell.
      3. Chrome 85 introduces a new compiler optimization technique known as PGO — for “Profile Guided Optimization.” Independent page loading benchmarks have measured a significant improvement in the browser's overall performance.
      4. This week, AWS introduced Bottlerocket, a rust-oriented Linux built for containers.
      5. On Wednesday, Intel announced its 11th-generation Core processors for laptops alongside a new corporate logo and rebranding.

        6. Show notes: bit.ly/breakingtech4

        4 min
      6. Apple and Google Launch COVID-19 Exposure Notifications, RDP is Bad

        Reports from Coveware, Emsisoft, and Recorded Future clearly put RDP as the most popular intrusion vector and the source of most ransomware incidents in 2020.

        Both Apple and Google are introducing new tools that make it much easier for public health authorities to implement digital exposure notification, without the need for developing and maintaining their own individual apps.

        Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2 can now be preordered and will be available for sale on September 18 at an astounding starting price of $1999.


        Show notes: http://bit.ly/breakingtech3

        4 min

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