The Verge | Intel has announced that CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from the company effective immediately. CFO Robert Swan is now Intel’s interim chief executive officer. “Intel was recently informed that Mr. Krzanich had a past consensual relationship with an Intel employee,” the company said in a press release. “An ongoing investigation by internal and external counsel has confirmed a violation of Intel’s non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers.”

PCWorld | Google this week released a feature that Android users have wanted since the days of the Nexus phones: Messages on the web. Finally, Android users can log into a browser to see and send messages, just like their Apple pals. But is it as good as the system Apple has in place for iPhone users? Here are four ways it's actually better than Apple's Messages on the Mac and four ways it's not.

CNET | If you have a TV entertainment system with a bunch of devices, a universal remote like the venerable Harmony is the still best way to make it easy to use. But the new girl in town, Alexa, is now a close second, thanks to the Fire TV Cube ($119 at Amazon.com). With the Cube installed, saying "Alexa, turn on the TV" from across the room will power up your television, and AV receiver or sound bar if you have one. Whatever you were watching last — say, TV from your cable box — appears on the screen, and audio comes through the speakers.

freeCodeCamp | Security researcher Kushagra Pathak describes how he used a simple Google dork query, sometimes referred to as a dork, back in April to find a treasure trove of sensitive information on public Trello boards. A dork is a search string that uses advanced search operators to find information that is not readily available on a website.  He found info like "unfixed bugs and security vulnerabilities, the credentials of their social media accounts, email accounts, server and admin dashboards  —  you name it, is available on their public Trello Boards which are being indexed by all the search engines and anyone can easily find them."

CNET | It's no iMessage replacement, but pretty darn close.

TechRepublic | Yesterday was World Wi-Fi Day. What better way to celebrate than making sure your connectivity is safe and reliable? Here are 5 tips the Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB) suggests to protect your Wi-Fi connection.

The Enterprisers Project | Can you end meeting dread by having stand-up meetings? IT leaders say it's not as hard as you'd think — and delivers big benefits.

Popular Science | Your obsession with your smartphone isn’t an accident. The devices — and apps inside them — are entrancing by design, earning them comparisons to gambling, sugar, and tobacco.

G Suite Updates | Earlier this month, Google announced interoperability with SIP/H.323 standards based video conferencing systems and Skype for Business in Hangouts Meet through the Pexip Infinity Platform. You can now enable this feature in the Admin console at Apps > G Suite > Google Hangouts and checking the box for “Turn on interoperability with other systems" under “Meet Settings.” After the feature is enabled and a token is generated, you will need a license from Pexip for the solution to work.