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macOS 12.3 will break cloud-storage features used by Dropbox and OneDrive

Enlarge (credit: Apple) If you’re using either Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive to sync files on a Mac, you’ll want to pay attention to the release notes for today’s macOS 12.3 beta: the update is deprecating a kernel extension used by both apps to download files on demand. The extension means that files are available when […]

Tech

Dropbox starts testing native Apple M1 support

Enlarge / The 2021 MacBook Pro needs an emulator to run Dropbox’s app. (credit: Samuel Axon) A recently released beta version of Dropbox’s app for macOS has added support for Apple Silicon in the current MacBook Air , MacBook Pro , 24-inch iMac , and Mac Mini . The release is the first step toward […]

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OneDrive joins Dropbox in committing to native M1 Mac support

Enlarge / The 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro stacked on top of the 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Microsoft has announced a public preview of OneDrive sync for ARM devices, signaling that a public release of a native version of OneDrive on M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max Macs will arrive eventually. 9to5Mac first […]

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City pays $350,000 after suing “hackers” for opening Dropbox link it sent them

Enlarge (credit: Geographer / Wikimedia Commons) The city of Fullerton, California, has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against two bloggers it accused of hacking the city’s Dropbox account. Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee frequently made public record requests in the course of covering city government for a local blog, Friends […]

Business

Trillion dollar question: Will workers share in the savings from remote work?

This is the web version of Data Sheet, a daily newsletter on the business of tech. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.  Remember Tim Ferriss’s best-selling advice book The 4-Hour Workweek from about 10 years ago? Ferriss tried to make the case that people would be much happier if they opted out […]