The Verge | HarmonyOS is a strategically important project for Huawei, as it could serve as a bulwark against sanctions prohibiting the Chinese giant from doing business with American companies. Huawei is currently forced to ship its Android-based phones without Google services, crippling its app ecosystem and functionality for users outside China.

BleepingComputer | Microsoft is porting a feature from Edge Classic that gives users more control over how they can download files in the browser. In Microsoft Edge Classic, when performing downloads, the browser would ask if you would like to download and run the program, save it to the default Downloads folder, or specify where you wish to save the file.

ZDNet | Ransomware incidents have accounted for 41% of cyber insurance claims filed in the first half of 2020, according to a report published today by Coalition, one of the largest providers of cyber insurance services in North America.

Engadget | The Gateway PC brand (and its cow-spotted boxes) pretty much faded into obscurity after Acer snapped it up for $710 million way back in 2007. Now, Gateway is back with a new line of laptops, 2-in-1 devices and tablets at multiple price points that can be exclusively purchased from Walmart.

MakeUseOf | Plugged your external hard disk drive into your computer and noticed it's slower than it used to be? Here are the potential causes and how to fix the issue.

How-To Geek | By default, every time you open a Mac application by clicking it on your Dock, the app icon will briefly “hop” in an animated sequence as the app loads. If you find this annoying, Apple makes it easy to turn off. Here’s how.

G Suite Updates | You can now filter audit logs and usage reports by specific groups. When you add a new or existing group to an allow list, you can then filter to see log events or usage reports by that specific group.