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Nearly 10 years ago, AMD attempted to break Intel's stranglehold on the server market with the Opteron 6272, a 16-core processor with 16 threads. Its price at launch was $523, but you can now get hold of one for £31.99 (around $40/AU$60) on eBay - and yes, you can fit up to four of them in a server or workstation.

The vendor is based in the UK, but will ship to many countries worldwide for an additional fee. Should remaining stocks run dry, there are still a fair few 6272s available from other sellers.

Based on the Bulldozer architecture, the Opteron 6272 was produced using a 32nm manufacturing process, has a TDP of 115W and 32MB cache with a base frequency of 2.1GHz.

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Unsurprisingly, these parts have been pulled from a working environment. Opteron processors are server CPUs, used primarily in data centres that support service providers (i.e. web hosting , cloud storage and SaaS companies).

Fast forward to 2020 and AMD has its best chance in a decade to make a splash, with the new EPYC range that has up to 64 cores per CPU and is built using 7nm process.

Compared to its predecessor, AMD's new server processor enjoys a much higher IPC (instruction per clock), larger cache, multithreading and the ability to ramp up the core count with ease.

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The transition to remote working brought about by the ongoing pandemic has blurred the boundaries between private and professional lives in more ways than one.

According to a report from security firm Kaspersky, over half (51%) of remote workers that concede to watching more “inappropriate content” since lockdown measures were introduced admit to doing so on the same device they use to work from home.

Meanwhile, nearly a fifth (18%) confirmed they have accessed such content on devices provided to them by their employer.

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Although the report does not offer an explicit definition of the types of content it classifies as “inappropriate”, the implication is clear.

Remote working threats

While “inappropriate content” in itself does not necessarily pose a threat to cybersecurity, Kaspersky believes the overlap between personal and professional activities could amplify risks associated with shadow IT, including the disclosure of sensitive information.

For example, 42% of respondents admitted using personal email accounts for work-related matters, jeopardising the security of business data. Almost four in ten (38%) also use personal messaging services that have not been vetted by IT teams - with 60% of them doing so more often under the new regime.

According to Kaspersky, workers are also consuming a far greater quantity of news than before the pandemic. While this might appear an innocuous activity, 60% is performed on devices used for work, which could lead to malware infections if employees are not careful about the resources they access.

“Organizations cannot just fulfill all user requests, such as allowing staff to use any services as they want to. It is necessary to find a balance between user convenience, business necessity and security,” said Andrey Evdokimov, Chief Information Security Officer at Kaspersky.

“To achieve this, a company should provide access to services based on the principle of only supplying minimal, necessary privileges and use secure and approved corporate systems. These types of software may have certain restrictions that slightly reduce usability, but offer greater assurances in providing security measures,” he added.

Meanwhile, users looking to preserve their privacy while accessing personal (or inappropriate) content are advised to use devices that are unconnected with their profession and opt for a leading VPN service.

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Zoom said it was preparing a draft design of its encryption policy to be released May 22, when it plans to host discussions with cryptographic experts and customers, and integrate feedback into a final design before rolling the feature out to users.

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Close on the heels of social media giant Facebook and private equity firm Silver Lake betting big on Indian telecom behemoth Jio Platforms, another private equity firm Vista Equity Partners will invest $ 1.5 billion (Rs. 11,367 crore) in it.

Jio Platforms has now raised $ 8 billion Rs 60,596.37 crore --- amounting to a total of 13.4% stake --- from leading technology investors in less than three weeks.

This investment by Vista values Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs. 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs. 5.16 lakh crore. Vista’s investment will translate into a 2.32% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis, making Vista the largest investor in Jio Platforms behind Reliance Industries and Facebook. 

Reliance Jio Platforms, with its agressive approach in the market since 2016, has managed to win for itself a base of over 388 million subscribers. But the recent spate of investments suggests that the company is priming itself for making further inroads on multiple fronts. 

Commenting on the transaction with Vista, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd, said, “Vista also shares with us the same vision of continuing to grow and transform the Indian digital ecosystem for the benefit of all Indians. We are excited to leverage the professional expertise and multi-level support that Vista has been offering to its investments globally for the benefit of Jio.”

Jio is setting a scorching pace

Vista is a leading global investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology enabled companies. Vista has more than $57 billion in cumulative capital commitments and its global network of companies collectively represent the 5th largest enterprise software company in the world. Currently, Vista portfolio companies have a significant presence in India with over 13,000 employees.

Robert F Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista, said, “We believe in the potential of the Digital Society that Jio is building for India. Jio’s world-class leadership team have built a platform to scale and advance the data revolution it started." 

"We are thrilled to join Jio Platforms to deliver exponential growth in connectivity across India, providing modern consumer, small business and enterprise software to fuel the future of one of the world’s fastest growing digital economies," he added.

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If the name Justin Roiland rings a bell, that's probably because he's one-half of the creative duo behind Rick and Morty - the madcap adult cartoon that's taken the world by storm since it first aired back in 2013. But as well as continuing to work on R&M, Roiland also has a new project to treat us to - an equally hilarious, equally bizarre new animation launching at what could be the perfect time. Here's how to watch Solar Opposites online and stream every for free from anywhere today.

Perfect time, you say? Well, that's because the release of Solar Opposites coincides with people finally getting to watch Rick and Morty season 4 - and more specifically, the 'part 2' episodes viewers had been promised since last year.

Yet while it complements Rick and Morty in some ways, Solar Opposites is very much its own beast. The new show follows a family of alien refugees, recently displaced from their Utopian planet and relocated to middle America. Yep, you get an ample side of topical social commentary with your all-you-can-eat lulz buffet here, folks. 

And if things look overly familiar to Rick and Morty fans, it's not just because of the occasional use of gratuitous cartoon violence - it's also because creator Roiland voices some of his creations in both shows. In the case of Solar Opposite, he's the actor behind one of the main characters, Korvo.

So without further ado, here's how to watch Solar Opposites online and stream every episode wherever you are today.

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How to watch Solar Opposites for FREE in the US

How to watch Solar Opposites from outside your country

As we've said, anyone in the US will likely have found it relatively easy to watch Solar Opposites as soon as it's released - provided they take advantage of Hulu's FREE 30-day trial, of course.

For the rest of the world, it's a case of wait and see. There isn't a release date for Solar Opposites in places like the UK, Australia or Canada just yet - and geo-blocking restrictions stop you from accessing Hulu like you would if you resided in the US.

The only silver living here is for US residents who happen to be abroad, as they can use a piece of software called a VPN to access the content and services they normally would at home - just from abroad.

In many cases, these services require you to verify local credit card or cable subscription details before gaining access, so it's always best to read the fine print first and make sure you have everything you need to hand if you're abroad - lest you be left disappointed.

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Thin clients have been around for decades, but the ubiquity of always-on internet paired with businesses' willingness to sample niche operating systems could explain their recent resurgence.

HP has unveiled a new member of its PC converter family, available this summer: the ThinPro Go. It's a rebadged 32GB Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB flash drive that has a USB 3.0 Type-A connector and a maximum read/write speed of 100MBps.

Plug it into an existing device to transform it into what HP calls a secure Linux-based HP thin client. This allows workers to boot into the firm's ThinPro OS and access cloud apps and virtual machines.

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Solutions such as this make deployment and mixed device management far easier for IT teams, who have visibility over the exact system being deployed and do not need to worry about hardware.

According to HP, the ThinPro Go is scalable to thousands of endpoints and can be managed easily with the HP Device Manager console.

At the heart of the device is the HP ThinPro 7.1 SP6 OS, which uses Ubuntu v16.04. The minimum hardware requirements should be met by almost all personal computers released over the past 10 years, making the ThinProGo ideal for remote workers.

Curiously, HP decided to eschew its traditional storage partner Biwin, which produces HP products like the P700.

Note, you should be able to download the PC converter software as a 60-day trial license and install it on any compatible USB drive.

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