It’s not just you: Azure is experiencing a widespread outage across multiple regions. The company’s support page indicates that there’s an issue across the storage layer in many regions. The issue appears to affect customers with virtual machines in all regions other than the new Australian data center and the company simply says: “An alert for Websites and Storage in multiple regions is being investigated. It has not been determined if this is customer impacting. More information will be provided as it is known.” Users on Twitter are expressing their outrage, particularly at the fact that the status page wasn’t updated…
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I’ve had a troubled history with the iPad; friends that own the device have always sung praises of the iPad for how it changed their life, but I never got it. That’s finally changed with the iPad Air 2. When Apple announced the iPad Air 2, it sounded intriguing. Lighter and thinner was enough to catch my eye, but with an improved display and the addition of Touch ID? It sounded too good to be true. Design The iPad Air continues to be stunning; enough to make you want to pick it up all the time. But picking it up is the surprising part — especially…
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After all the recent controversy over statements made by a Uber exec, the company has taken to its blog to clarify its stance on your data’s privacy. During a dinner event, Uber executive Emil Michael considered the possibility of hiring “opposition researchers” to help fight negative media. Though Michael has since apologized and said the remarks were more thought experiment than serious consideration, many wondered about the possibility of Uber leveraging its data on user rides for nefarious purposes. In today’s post, the company says it “has a strict policy prohibiting all employees at every level from accessing a rider or driver’s…
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Tech City UK launches government-funded online learning platform for digital and business skills
Nov19
Tech City UK, the quasi-governmental organization in London tasked with fuelling the ongoing growth of digital industries and startups across the UK, has launched a free online platform for people to improve their digital and business skills. Run with help from University College London’s UCLeXtend platform, the Digital Business Academy is partner-led, meaning users can take online courses from institutions such as Cambridge University Judge Business School, UCL and FounderCentric, which works with organizations like Seedcamp, among others. “Whether you are a mother returning to the workplace or a new graduate full of ideas, securing top-notch digital and technical skills is essential,” Baroness…
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