France’s antitrust authorities will be looking into Apple s (
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The effort follows complaints from French advertisers that the way the feature is designed will prevent them from being able to generate revenue from user data, media reports say.
The iOS 14 update is set to include an opt-in permission, which will allow users to turn off tracking features.
Advertisers randomly collect data from users to generate personalized ads and track how well their ads are performing.
With this feature turned off, advertisers will not be able to access the random advertising identifiers they require to optimally generate ads. This, they fear, will lead to massive losses in revenue, media reports say.
First Tests: Adobe Photoshop for M1 Macs Is Quick, But Not Always 1.5x Faster
Still, the improvement is early evidence that M1-powered Macs can offer an advantage over competing machines for creative pros who use Adobe’s products frequently. By Tom Brant
12 Mar 2021, 7:02 a.m.
Adobe claims that the latest version of Photoshop, released on Wednesday, could run 50% faster on the Apple M1-equipped MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The first benchmark tests including our own are now available, and they don’t
quite match this claim, but they do suggest that Photoshop users will see significant improvements over older versions of Photoshop that don’t run natively on the M1 processor.
Dropbox (
DBX) - Get Report shares rose after the file-management major said it would purchase secure-document-sharing provider Docsend for $165 million cash.
At last check Dropbox shares were trading almost 4% higher at $24.70.
Both San Francisco-based companies, Dropbox and Docsend also have complementary functions. Dropbox has a cloud-storage focus and Docsend serves as a method of securely sharing documents between users.
Docsend will join the family of Dropbox productivity brands, which also includes HelloSign, a service that enables users to draft and confirm documents with electronic signatures.
“We’ll be able to offer a full suite of secure, self-serve products to help [users] manage critical document workflows from start to finish,” Dropbox Co-Founder and Chief Executive Drew Houston said in a statement.
Microsoft Hack, Likely From China, Reportedly Hits 60,000 Users
Microsoft says a hacking group tied to China s government had exploited a vulnerability in its Exchange servers. A report says 60,000 users have been affected.
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The mail-server hack that Microsoft (
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Many of the affected users seem to be small or medium-sized businesses, according to Bloomberg News.
Over the weekend, the White House warned of an active hacking threat involving the Redmond, Wash., software giant s email servers. Microsoft said hackers used its mail servers to attack targets, with tens of thousands of U.S. organizations potentially affected.