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Microsoft update knocks out Linux computers
Last week, Microsoft released a security patch that is supposed to fix CVE-2022-2601, a two-year-old vulnerability in the GRUB bootloader. However, something went wrong with the update and as a result, Linux-based systems refuse to boot on computers with dual operating systems. When users try to boot the system, they get an error message saying…
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U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television
The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.
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U.S. Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported Earlier
The Labor Department issued revised figures for the 12 months through March that point to greater economic fragility.
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While the Public Awaited Jobs Data, Wall Street Firms Got a Look
A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.
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She Survived the Maui Wildfires. She Couldn’t Survive the Year After
Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous.
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Macy’s and Target Reports Show Consumers Are Still Bargain Shopping
Department store chains have struggled as Americans, squeezed by budget constraints, spend less time and money at their stores.
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Biden Is Leaving the Spotlight. His Son’s Legal Troubles Are Not.
A preliminary hearing on Wednesday will determine the contours of the tax trial Hunter Biden faces in September. It is often a forum for discussions that could lead to a plea deal.
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Democrats Use the Convention to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud
Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.
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Cycling the Western Balkans: A Wild, Yet Welcoming, Mountain Tour
High temperatures and higher mountains were no match for our author and her companion as they biked the Trans Dinarica, a new cycling route that winds through eight countries in the remote Dinaric Alps.
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Worldwide UC&C revenues to hit $69.1B mark this year, IDC projects
The worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market is forecast to reach US$69.1 billion in revenue in 2024, an increase of 7.5% compared to last year, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) released on Tuesday. IDC defines UC&C as a “bundled, integrated UC/UCaaS and UC collaboration solution stack that may include…