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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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Apple’s iPhone 12 can wirelessly charge twice as fast, but only with a MagSafe charger

The Verge

Every iPhone since the iPhone 8 in 2017 has been capable of wireless charging in accordance with the Qi open standard, but the iPhone has never been able to tap into charging speeds up to 15W — until Apple revived MagSafe, that is. for standard Qi wireless charging.

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Facebook verified a fan page posing as Elon Musk

The Verge

To be verified on Facebook, you have to fill out a form that requires, among other things, that the submitter share official identification in the form of a driver’s license, passport, national identification card, tax filing, recent utility bill, or articles of incorporation. Verification is a challenge for big social media platforms.

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Former Uber security chief charged with paying hush money to cover up 2016 hack

The Verge

Joseph Sullivan, who was Uber’s chief security officer from April 2015 to November 2017, allegedly concealed the hack that occurred in October 2016 , which exposed confidential data of 57 million drivers and customers, including drivers’ license information. Uber management discovered what was happening and disclosed the breach.

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Adiós and sayonara, CD-ROMs: Rosetta Stone offers old-school users a free mass upgrade

GeekWire

. “We have millions of people who have used the CD-ROMs, and no matter what I do, people think we still have CD-ROMs,” said Matt Hulett, the longtime Seattle entrepreneur who has been Rosetta Stone’s president since August 2017. More information on the “Ditch the Disc” upgrade program is available here.

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James Heckman resigns as Maven CEO after tumultuous run leading Sports Illustrated publisher

GeekWire

He launched Maven in 2017. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, which bought SI in May 2019 from Meredith, sold the magazine’s print and digital publishing rights to Maven. million loan from the federal government as part of the Paycheck Protection Program. Maven is currently being sued by Meredith Corp. , It landed a $5.7

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Bezos Academy, funded by Jeff Bezos’ $2B ‘Day One Fund,’ launches first free school in Seattle area

GeekWire

.” Here’s more about how the fund picks communities to open up its schools: In selecting communities for our preschools, we consider a wide range of data, including income levels, participation in free and reduced-cost meal programs, and gaps in access to licensed childcare providers.

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