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BAE Systems gets $3.2 billion deal so British forces can reload

December 1, 2020
LONDON – Munitions worth $3.2 billion (£2.4 billion) are to be supplied to the British military by BAE Systems over 15 years in a single-source deal announced by the Ministry of Defence Nov 30. The program, known as Next Generation Munitions Solution (NGMS), will see BAE produce 39 different munitions for the armed services from five different sites across the UK. Small-arms…
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Canon Confirms August Ransomware Attack: Troves of Employees’ Personal Information Were Stolen

November 30, 2020
Canon has published a notice that confirms a ransomware attack on its servers that took place between July 20 and August 6, 2020. The company notes that the attack targeted a server containing a significant amount of its employees’ personal information. Initial reports of the ransomware attack claimed that over 10 terabytes of data was stolen and and leaked internal emails at the time…
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Sony Overtakes Canon in October Camera Sales Numbers Out of Japan

November 30, 2020
October sales ranking from the six leading dealers in Japan has been released by Phileweb showing the Sony a7S III outsold both the Canon EOS R5 and R6 last month, but Canon still beat out Nikon in the DSLR category. The Sony a7S III sold better in Japan than either Canon mirrorless, though Phileweb notes this might not just be due to the popularity of the a7s III but just as likely that Canon…
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Apple fined $12M for unfair claims about iPhone water resistance

November 30, 2020
Italian regulators have fined Apple €10M ($12M) for making misleading and unfair claims about iPhone water resistance. The Italian antitrust authority found that Apple was guilty of two things, one of them more serious than the other … The fine was imposed by L’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), which translates literally as the guarantee authority for competition…
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