This new phase we’ve entered – low-code and no-code, 2020s style – shifts the relationship between IT and business professionals. In this Q&A, Sheryl Koenigsberg, head of global product marketing at Mendix, provided her insights on where the low-code and no-code movement has taken and will be taking us. Q: In this time with most knowledge workers and managers working remotely, are end-users getting the IT support they need? Are end-users essentially on their own when it comes to leveraging IT capabilities?...

The new feature allows a user to wirelessly connect a Mac to an iPhone. The Mac automatically will recognize and use the camera on iPhone when it is nearby, without the need to wake or select it. Continuity Camera effectively gives you a webcam upgrade without your having to buy any new hardware – except, perhaps, a clip to attach your phone to your Mac. It brings new videoconferencing features to any Mac, including Studio Light – an effect that illuminates a user’s face while dimming the background....

MadHive manages infrastructure-as-a-service enterprise software and works with broadcasters like Fox, Hearst, Scripps and TEGNA’s Premion to “rapidly accelerate local OTT reach extension.” MadHive also has a roster of newer clients featuring a number of DTC brands, agencies and cybersecurity companies like McAfee. Through SADA, MadHive will expand its use of Google Cloud and double down on the $50 million investment made last year in Google Cloud. “We’re excited to see the team of experts at SADA expand their work with MadHive,” said Carolee Gearhart, channel chief at Google Cloud....

If it had to do with building a PC, I was golden. My favorite power tool was a powered screwdriver. I was a wire snipping god. And I’d learned to use a soldering iron at a local Heathkit store before I learned to drive. Basically, tools for electronics: Good. Real power tools: Not so much. My friends (and even my wife) were so wary of my touching power tools that, if I even hinted at it, they’d find someone skilled to keep me out of trouble....

49 Chrome Extensions Culled Google removed 49 Chrome extensions from its Chrome Web Store because they contained malicious code. These malicious Chrome extensions mimicked real cryptocurrency wallet apps to steal the private keys to users’ crypto wallets. It is not the first time that Google culls malicious extensions from its Chrome Web Store. In February Google removed over 500 extensions from its online store. The malicious Chrome extensions were discovered by security researchers at MyCrypto, an IT service management company in the cryptocurrency space....

According to the press release, the company wants to help banks and merchants have an easier time adopting digital assets like cryptocurrency and NFTs. The new consulting areas will cover NFT and digital currency risk assessment, helping to create actionable strategies around the development of crypto credit cards and crypto loyalty programs. “Mastercard has curated partnerships with digitally native firms that offer best-of-breed solutions in cryptocurrencies and has helped fintechs expand into new markets, working through go-to-market planning and commercialization strategies,” the company said in the release....

Also: Stop using Twitter to log in to other sites I guess I need to be prepared when I go on vacation. Fortunately, they do not run out of alcoholic beverages on the Riviera Maya. The migration to other platforms has begun – and while my colleague Ed Bott is correct that there is no direct replacement for Twitter, the sheer volume of users that have been moving to Mastodon, the distributed open source social networking platform, created by a 29-year-old German software developer Eugen Rochko is awe-inspiring....

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected moods, behaviors and businesses in likely equal measure. Yet, on the surface, fast food companies have done very well over the last few years. At one time, it seemed like they were the only option. They were certainly the best, easiest and most familiar option. But even McDonald’s has its considerable problems, and solving them won’t exactly be simple. Its CEO, Chris Kempczinski, took the route also taken recently by new Southwest CEO Robert Jordan – he decided to be open about the issues....

The naked eye cannot tell the difference between a real, genuine email, and a fake one. And it’s really easy to fake sophisticated emails. Our company, Retruster, immediately tells you if emails are genuine or not. Furthermore, with Retruster in place, you limit your exposure to threats like malware and ransomware. What’s unique about Retruster? We’re an add-on to your current system, so there’s no need to install anything on your computer or change your email settings....

Most of the time when we want a rugged smartphone, we take a fragile sandwich of glass and delicate electronics and put them into a “rugged” case and hope for the best. But for those times when you want a smartphone that combines rugged durability with high performance, you need the Kyocera DuraForce Ultra 5G. What I like about this smartphone is that while a lot of manufacturers are now calling their smartphones water-resistant, Kyocera is calling the DuraForce Ultra 5G waterproof....

Under the agreement, Megaport will pay up to $15 million, comprising $7.5 million in cash consideration and up to $7.5 million worth of ordinary shares in Megaport. “Empowering our customers and partners with greater agility is a priority for Megaport. The acquisition of InnovoEdge aligns well with that priority and will help us drive greater functionality across our leading Network as a Service platform,” Megaport CEO Vincent English said. “By integrating the InnovoStudio service with our portal and software defined network, we will provide customers and partners with greater visibility and control of networking, cloud, and service resources....

As COO, Olivan will lead Meta’s integrated ads and business products, in addition to continuing to lead its infrastructure, integrity, analytics, marketing, corporate development, and growth teams. Olivan will have “a more traditional COO role” than Sandberg, Zuckerberg said, which will be focused internally and operationally. “I think Meta has reached the point where it makes sense for our product and business groups to be more closely integrated, rather than having all the business and operations functions organized separately from our products,” Zuckerberg wrote....

The Justice Department touted the “historic” settlement, which resolves the department’s first case challenging algorithmic bias under the Fair Housing Act. The settlement also marks the first time that Meta will be subject to court oversight for its ad targeting and delivery system. The case began in 2019, when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sued Facebook for allowing landlords and property owners to restrict who saw certain ads for housing based on race, religion and nationality....

Windows 11 is yet to be taken up en masse among enterprises, but Microsoft chief Satya Nadella yesterday said the company is seeing “higher monthly usage of Windows 11 applications”. Perhaps to push things along, Microsoft has also released two kits to get users and IT admins familiar with the post-Windows 10 world. The Windows 11 and Office 365 Deployment Lab Kit aims to help admins plan, test, and validate modern desktops running Windows 11 Enterprise and Microsoft 365 Enterprise apps....

Peer5 has been touting its “seamless integration” with Microsoft’s Teams, Stream and Yammer products on its site. It also has offered legacy support for IE and live and video-on-demand support for Office 365. Peer5, founded in 2012, has offices in Palo Alto, Calif. and Tel Aviv. According to its web site, the company’s staff has experience in big-data analytics, virtualization and networking. The company is active in the WebRTC space and a member of the W3C steering committee....

The Q&A says the company still will continue to be called TakeLessons, though “we might add a ‘Powered by Microsoft’ to our name.” Microsoft could use TakeLessons to bolster its academic cloud service. It also could opt to make TakeLessons part of its assets in the “gig economy” space. Microsoft is always looking for new ways to grow its Office user base by enlarging the overall market for Office. Company officials have made “first-line workers” a key target audience for Microsoft productivity applications....

While browsing Edge, you will be able to access Bing’s Image Creator simply by clicking on an icon on the sidebar. There you can type in your prompt and get your image generated within seconds, without even having to leave the page you were on. This feature could be especially useful if you are working on a PowerPoint or social media post that could benefit from an AI-generated image. Also: How to use Bing Image Creator (and why it’s better than DALL-E 2) In March, Microsoft added Bing Chat to the sidebar, meaning that when browsing on Edge you will be able to conveniently access both your AI text and image-generating needs in one place, saving you time and hassle....

In a detailed report, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) said Russia has targeted 128 entities in 42 countries, and almost half of the targets are government agencies. Attacks Aimed at Gathering Intelligence According to Microsoft, the main purpose of Russia’s network intrusions was cyber espionage and gathering intelligence about the target governments’ support for Ukraine. The Microsoft threat intelligence team found that 29 percent of the attacks were successful....

As a standalone website (available on Microsoft Edge and Chrome) - MicrosoftStart.comAs a mobile app on both Android and iOSFrom the News and Interests experience on the Windows 10 taskbarFrom the Widgets experience in Windows 11From the Microsoft Edge new tab page Microsoft Start is replacing MSN News and Microsoft News. However, for some reason, Microsoft officials said they would continue to make available and use the MSN branding, despite the introduction of Start....

Microsoft has created a new umbrella managed service category called Microsoft Security Experts consisting of “human-led” services and machine learning to help customers address security, compliance, identity, privacy and productivity goals. “Security Experts combines expert-trained technology with human-led services to help organizations achieve more secure, compliant, and productive outcomes,” it said in a post explaining the new offering. New to this group is Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting, a service to help customers hunt for threats by combing over data from Microsoft Defender, Office 365, cloud applications, and identity....