Jamf has removed yet another brick in the wall put up by Windows-centric IT staffers to fend off acceptance Macs in the enterprise, revealing a new partnership with Microsoft that simplifies management of both Windows and Apple devices using Microsoft Azure. The arrangement means Jamf device management solutions will be hosted on Microsoft Azure and made…
Sonos Sonos is laying off about 100 people, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The news comes as Sonos is expecting to spend $20 million to $30 million in the short term to repair the damage from its poorly received app update. In a statement to The Verge, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said: We made the…
For almost as long as it has existed, Google has been at the center of controversies around its data strategy, ranging from privacy concerns, data retention with its related cybersecurity implications, and compliance, to the debate about what kind of limits there should be for leveraging data. A series of Google internal documents, which were…
Steam has been the head honcho of the digital PC gaming world pretty much since it came out, around 20 years ago. Of course, in order to stay ahead of the curve, it needs to be vigilant about how it allows game developers to operate on its platform. As a result of some noted challenges…
Devolver Digital and All Possible Futures have officially announced that The Plucky Squire will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on September 17, 2024. While sneak peeks and gameplay trailers have been available for over two years, we now know exactly when we’ll dive into this cute storybook adventure. The…
The Iron Rig is the second piece of paid DLC for Dredge and might be its biggest expansion to date. It tasks you with signing up to work for a new company in the game, but it’s not quite as simple as you might think. If you want to get anywhere with them, you’ll need…
Microsoft’s facial matching verification system, Face Check, is now available. The feature, part of Entra Verified ID, offers a new way to confirm a user’s identity and protect against unauthorized login attempts, Microsoft said. Face Check works by comparing selfie footage taken on a user’s smartphone in real-time with a verified photo held on Microsoft’s servers —…
Sam & Max is something that I love and I wish it was more popular. However, I know that if it actually did become more popular, I’d probably become fatigued quite quickly and stop loving it as much. Sometimes we don’t know what’s good for us. However, it has been 14 years since the last…
Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA said it has signed an agreement with talent marketplace Narrativ to let advertisers buy the rights from actors to recreate their voices using AI. According to Reuters, the agreement allows the actors themselves to set the price for the digital voice copy, provided that it is at least equivalent to SAG-AFTRA’s minimum wage…
It’s long been possible to encrypt the contents of a Windows PC using the included BitLocker encryption tool. Beginning this fall, with the newest update of Windows 11 (version 24H2), the encryption will be activated by default during re- or new installations, according to The Verge. Microsoft also plans to lower the system requirements for BitLocker;…