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| | | Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Resigns Over Relationship with Employee | | The Verge | Intel has announced that CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from the company effective immediately. CFO Robert Swan is now Intel’s interim chief executive officer. “Intel was recently informed that Mr. Krzanich had a past consensual relationship with an Intel employee,” the company said in a press release. “An ongoing investigation by internal and external counsel has confirmed a violation of Intel’s non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers.” | | 4 Ways Android Messages for Web Is Better Than Apple Messages on the Mac (and 4 Ways It's Not) | | PCWorld | Google this week released a feature that Android users have wanted since the days of the Nexus phones: Messages on the web. Finally, Android users can log into a browser to see and send messages, just like their Apple pals. But is it as good as the system Apple has in place for iPhone users? Here are four ways it's actually better than Apple's Messages on the Mac and four ways it's not. | | Amazon Fire TV Cube Review: Alexa Turns on Your TV, and It Feels Like Magic | | CNET | If you have a TV entertainment system with a bunch of devices, a universal remote like the venerable Harmony is the still best way to make it easy to use. But the new girl in town, Alexa, is now a close second, thanks to the Fire TV Cube ($119 at Amazon.com). With the Cube installed, saying "Alexa, turn on the TV" from across the room will power up your television, and AV receiver or sound bar if you have one. Whatever you were watching last — say, TV from your cable box — appears on the screen, and audio comes through the speakers. | | How I Used a Simple Google Query to Mine Passwords from Dozens of Public Trello Boards | | freeCodeCamp | Security researcher Kushagra Pathak describes how he used a simple Google dork query, sometimes referred to as a dork, back in April to find a treasure trove of sensitive information on public Trello boards. A dork is a search string that uses advanced search operators to find information that is not readily available on a website. He found info like "unfixed bugs and security vulnerabilities, the credentials of their social media accounts, email accounts, server and admin dashboards — you name it, is available on their public Trello Boards which are being indexed by all the search engines and anyone can easily find them." |
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| | | Enable Interoperability with Third-Party Systems for Hangouts Meet | | G Suite Updates | Earlier this month, Google announced interoperability with SIP/H.323 standards based video conferencing systems and Skype for Business in Hangouts Meet through the Pexip Infinity Platform. You can now enable this feature in the Admin console at Apps > G Suite > Google Hangouts and checking the box for “Turn on interoperability with other systems" under “Meet Settings.” After the feature is enabled and a token is generated, you will need a license from Pexip for the solution to work. |
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