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| | Behold the New Icons for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet | Ars Technica | Google's business productivity suite is getting its fourth brand in 14 years. This business app suite was originally called "Google Apps for Your Domain" when it launched in 2006, then "Google Apps for Work," then "G Suite" in 2016, and now it's "Google Workspace." | Apptega Launches CyberXchange, the First B2B ecommerce Marketplace Dedicated to Cybersecurity | Yahoo Finance | CyberXchange’s underlying technology engine with AI, called Harmony, seamlessly maps the world’s leading cybersecurity products and services to over 10,000 categories and compliance standards giving organizations of all sizes a new ultra-efficient way to find and buy the products and services they need to counter the expanding and ever-evolving threat landscape. | Chrome Now Can Find Hacked Passwords on Android and iPhones | CNET | Chrome running on your smartphone now can check whether your passwords have been hacked. The feature previously worked on personal computers, but now works on Apple iPhones and devices powered by Google's Android, the company said Tuesday. | Apple's T2 Chip Has Unpatchable Security Flaw, Claims Researcher | MacRumors | Apple's custom-silicon T2 co-processor is present in newer Macs and handles encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities, as well as several other controller features. In a blog post, however, security researcher Niels Hofmans claims that because the chip is based on an A10 processor it's vulnerable to the same checkm8 exploit that is used to jailbreak iOS devices. |
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| What Is Microsoft Editor, and How Do I Use It? | How-To Geek | Microsoft Editor is an AI-powered intelligent writing assistant available for Word, Outlook, and as a browser extension. Microsoft Editor, available in over 20 languages, aims to make you a better writer. Here’s a brief look at how to use it. | How to Open and Extract RAR Files on Mac | MakeUseOf | So you just downloaded a file and it arrived as a RAR archive. Try as you might, you just can't seem to crack it open to access the goodies waiting for you inside. In this quick overview, you'll learn everything you need to know about what RAR files are, why they exist, and how to open and extract RAR file contents on a Mac. |
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| Upgrade macOS to Continue Receiving Microsoft 365 and Office for Mac Updates | Microsoft | As of the November 2020 (build 16.43) update for Microsoft 365 for Mac or Office 2019 for Mac, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will still work, but you'll no longer receive any updates including security updates. |
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