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| | | | | Apple Pulls the Plug on User-Found Method To Sideload iOS Apps on Mac | | Ars Technica | Apple has plugged a hole that allowed users to sideload iOS and iPad applications to M1 Macs that were never intended to run on desktop, 9to5Mac reports. The server-side change ensures that only applications that app developers have flagged as optimized for Mac will run. | | The 2020 State of SaaSOps Report | | BetterCloud | To understand the real impact and implications of the SaaS revolution, in our 2020 State of SaaSOps report, we surveyed more than 670 IT operations and security professionals—their feedback was enlightening. Explore the unique insights we uncovered and how they can help your business. | | DuckDuckGo Surpasses 100 Million Daily Search Queries for the First Time | | ZDNet | Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reached a major milestone in its 12-year-old history this week when it recorded on Monday its first-ever day with more than 100 million user search queries. The achievement comes after a period of sustained growth the company has been seeing for the past two years, and especially since August 2020, when the search engine began seeing more than 2 billion search queries a month on a regular basis. | | UK Government Urged To Go All-In on Cloud | | ITProPortal | If the UK government wants to close the gap on digital transformation leaders China and Russia, it needs to go all-in on cloud technologies. This is the conclusion of a new report delivered to the Cabinet Office last week. The proposal suggests government IT systems move entirely into the cloud by 2023 and make greater use of digital ID. |
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| | | 5 Zoom Apps to Make Video Calls Better and More Productive | | MakeUseOf | Zoom calls are a regular part of professional and personal life now, so it's time to learn how to make them better. There are free apps to eliminate background noises, record and transcribe videos, and anonymously chat with other participants in a meeting. All of them will only make Zoom better. | | How to See Which iPhone Apps Are Accessing Your Camera | | How-To Geek | Few iPhone privacy issues make people as nervous as whether an app is using your camera or not. Luckily, thanks to Apple’s Privacy settings, it’s easy to know which apps have access to your iPhone’s built-in camera. Here’s how to check—and how to revoke access if necessary. |
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