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• FCC head wants to boost ‘broadband’ standard to 100Mbps nationwide

  20-07-2022 23:15
  
  The chair of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants redefine “broadband” Internet as being capable of at least 100 megabits per second (or Mbps) download and 20Mbps upload speeds.A change in the current, seven-year-old standard for broadband would almost certainly spur networking companies to upgrade equipment to meet the new benchmark. And it would increase data download and upload capacities across the internet — a key upgrade for remote and hybrid workers
  
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• 'Congress is not acting as it should': Biden teases more climate executive action - Washington Examiner

  20-07-2022 22:11 via washingtonexaminer.com
  
  'Congress is not acting as it should': Biden teases more climate executive action  Washington Examiner
  
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• Apple reads the room, looks to slow hiring in '23

  20-07-2022 17:45
  
  Apple seems to have confirmed what we already knew: times are tough, and while the company will continue to invest in product development, it will be freezing investment in some of its departments, according to Bloomberg.Showdown for the slow down
  We don’t know which parts of Apple’s business will be affected. Bloomberg simply says the company will no longer increase headcount in some departments next year. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and other tech firms are also slowing recruitment
  
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• 14 states with highest IT executive pay - Becker's Hospital Review

  20-07-2022 16:35 via beckershospitalreview.com
  14 states with highest IT executive pay  Becker's Hospital Review
  
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• Will new EU crypto rules change how ransomware is played?

  20-07-2022 14:55
  
  Cryptocurrency has always been the payment method of choice for bad guys. Get hit with an enterprise ransomware attack and plan to pay? You’ll need crypto. The key reason cyberthieves love cryptocurrency so much is that it is far harder to trace payments. That is why a move being attempted by the European Union has so much potential. The EU — in a move that will likely be mimicked by many other regional regulatory forces, including in the United States — is putting in pla
  
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• CIO, CDO and CTO: The 3 Faces of Executive Tech - InformationWeek

  20-07-2022 14:00 via informationweek.com
  
  CIO, CDO and CTO: The 3 Faces of Executive Tech  InformationWeek
  
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• How to stay smart about Android app permissions

  20-07-2022 12:00
  
  When it comes to Android and privacy, we're accustomed to seeing things move in a certain direction.It's simple, really: With each new Android version, it usually gets easier to manage your privacy and understand how your information is being used. And we typically get more front-facing tools and under-the-hood improvements that allow us to handle that stuff intelligently. Obviously, right?To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• 7 ways to keep remote and hybrid teams connected

  20-07-2022 12:00
  
  In the old world of work, we found friends, sports leagues, shopping buddies, and people to have after-work cocktails with at the office. The work of work was only part of the reason we showed up. We also went to be part of something.In a remote or hybrid work environment, work and social connection are more bifurcated, which impacts both our work and our personal lives. Sadly, we’ll all have to meet our next romantic partner or golf buddy elsewhere. But this distance also impacts the qua
  
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• Netflix to launch ad-supported tier with Microsoft in 2023

  20-07-2022 11:59
  
  Netflix lost nearly another million subscribers during the second quarter of 2022, but it hopes the launch of a new ad-supported streaming tier in partnership with Microsoft early next year can boost growth.The new budget service will launch early in 2023, starting in a select number of regions where advertising spend is strongest. This will join the existing ad-free basic tier, as well as paid standard and premium subscription plans.Netflix chief operating officer Greg Peters told analyst
  
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