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• Intuit reports strong Q1, small business demand and eyes midmarket firms

  21-11-2019 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Intuit recently added a bevy of artificial intelligence features to its platform and is also moving upstream to midmarket companies.
  
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• Pure Storage Q3 misses, Splunk beats

  21-11-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Pure Storage missed revenue estimates for Q3 and issued a weak outlook, while Spunk delivered strong results and upped its guidance.
  
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• Twitter will finally let users disable SMS as default 2FA method

  21-11-2019 22:29 via zdnet.com
  
  And it only took Twitter's CEO getting hacked to happen.
  
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• Salesforce teases its emerging AI capabilities

  21-11-2019 21:58 via zdnet.com
  
  At Dreamforce,the CRM powerhouse gave live demos of a fully-autonomous AI agent, the world's largest open-source language model and other tools on the horizon.
  
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• Best gifts: Gadgets to get you fit and healthy

  21-11-2019 20:03 via zdnet.com
  
  With the new year approaching, why not gently shift your focus toward good habits, health, fitness, and being kind to yourself?
  
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• Predictions 2020: RegTech funding will explode as VC investments in other markets cool

  21-11-2019 19:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Tighter investor scrutiny will moderate venture capital and private equity investments. Meanwhile, regulatory technology funding will soar. Read our predictions.
  
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• Ransomware: A free tool can decrypt this malware variant that puts a ransom note on your desktop wallpaper

  21-11-2019 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The Hakbit ransomware is new but has some unusual features.
  
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• Ransomware: A free tool can decrypt this malware variant that puts a ransom note on you desktop wallpaper

  21-11-2019 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The Hakbit ransomware is new but has some unusual features.
  
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• Google will pay bug hunters up to $1.5m if they can hack its Titan M chip

  21-11-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google increases bug bounty payouts because hacking Android is harder than it sounds.
  
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• Xerox threatens to take its HP buyout offer to shareholders

  21-11-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Xerox is urging HP to reconsider its buyout offer or else it would take its case directly to HP's shareholders.
  
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• Stephen Wolfram on the future of programming and why we live in a computational universe

  21-11-2019 16:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The brains behind Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language talks about how programming languages need to develop.
  
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• New SectopRAT Trojan creates hidden second desktop to control browser sessions

  21-11-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Trojan makes sure the second desktop is hidden from sight.
  
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• Reader Mode: This handy Chrome extension offers text-to-speech, dyslexia fonts, and other cool customization tools

  21-11-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  This versatile Chrome extension is great for reading -- and listening to articles.
  
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• Apple's plans to make iOS upgrades less awful (and knew how terrible iOS 13 was)

  21-11-2019 15:02 via zdnet.com
  Unlucky iOS 13 had a very rocky, buggy start. Apple has a plan to prevent this happening again.
  
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• Apple plans to make iOS upgrades less awful (and knew how terrible iOS 13 was)

  21-11-2019 15:02 via zdnet.com
  Unlucky iOS 13 had a very rocky, buggy start. Apple has a plan to prevent this happening again.
  
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• Amazon's smart shelf will automatically keep office supplies stocked

  21-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Amazon Dash Smart Shelf is a smart scale that will monitor supply levels and automatically place an order.
  
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• Windows 10's new Cortana app: No more jokes, just email and calendar skills

  21-11-2019 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  But jokes, Bing answers, and conversations will make a return to Cortana, Microsoft promises.
  
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• DePriMon downloader uses novel ways to infect your PC with ColoredLambert malware

  21-11-2019 14:44 via zdnet.com
  
  It is believed the downloader is using techniques not seen before in the wild.
  
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• Intel: Sorry for PC chip delays, but we just can't meet demand for CPUs

  21-11-2019 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel has published a letter apologizing for the unenviable position of not being able to meet demand for its CPUs.
  
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• Google's new AI tool could help us unlock the mysteries of the algorithms that decide everything

  21-11-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The search giant launches "Explainable AI" to make algorithms more transparent and customers less confused.
  
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• Google's new AI tool could help decode the mysterious algorithms that decide everything

  21-11-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The search giant launches "Explainable AI" to make algorithms more transparent and customers less confused.
  
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• This fake software update tries to download malware onto your PC even when you click 'later'

  21-11-2019 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber crooks are using hacked websites to fool visitors into downloading trojan malware that can take over their PCs.
  
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• Work from home? Survey says "Yes"

  21-11-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Pretty much everyone wants to work at home. Here's why employers should take note.
  
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• iPhone, MacBook repairs a rip-off? We've lost money on them for years, insists Apple

  21-11-2019 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite Apple's notoriously hefty repair bills, the company says it has lost money each year on repairs since 2009.
  
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• Fitbit insiders sweat (and dream) as Google swallows it whole

  21-11-2019 12:32
  
  A number of current and former Fitbit employees reveal how the company has struggled for direction in recent years. Now, amongst insiders, there’s only one question: can Google save Fitbit?
  
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• Popular apps on Google Play linked to old remote code execution bugs

  21-11-2019 12:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerabilities dating back to 2014 were linked to the latest versions of high-profile mobile applications, potentially unpatched.
  
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• Thousands of Android apps have old security flaws lurking inside

  21-11-2019 12:00
  
  Apps with millions of downloads are using code libraries with vulnerabilities in them, including some created by Facebook, Alibaba and Yahoo
  
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• Salesforce warns the health industry: the tech world is eyeing your market

  21-11-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As part of its move into verticals, Salesforce is pitching personalized and predictive services for the health sector -- warning that the tech industry could soon come for its business.
  
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• Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) review: Bigger and better, but still expensive

  21-11-2019 10:02 via zdnet.com
  
  This surprise revamp injects new life into Apple's professional laptop range, offering a bigger screen, impressive performance and battery life, and improved audio.
  
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• Google Assistant expands features in beta for G Suite for businesses

  21-11-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google said it has launched a series of Google Assistant services for G Suite in beta. The company also enabled the Asus Hangouts Meet Hardware kit to use Google Assistant.
  
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• beGoogle Assistant expands features in beta for G Suite for businesses

  21-11-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google said it has launched a series of Google Assistant services for G Suite in beta. The company also enabled the Asus Hangouts Meet Hardware kit to use Google Assistant.
  
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• What Pokémon Sword and Shield tells us about modern Britain

  21-11-2019 07:00
  
  Galar is based on an idealised, stereotyped version of the United Kingdom. But these sunlit uplands will never be realised
  
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• Cyber name recognition keeps BlackBerry in the game

  21-11-2019 04:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The company wants to be as recognised as Microsoft and Cisco, but for endpoint security.
  
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• Pawsey to upgrade cloud as part of centre refresh

  21-11-2019 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Turned to Dell Technologies for the new high throughput cloud infrastructure.
  
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• Telstra to contact NBN customers on slow services

  21-11-2019 02:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Customers with high speeds plans on connections not capable of those speeds to be offered refunds.
  
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• Microsoft rebukes rumors that Microsoft Teams is being used in ransomware attacks

  21-11-2019 02:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft also knocks down rumor that hackers are using the BlueKeep exploit to install the DoppelPaymer ransomware.
  
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• ATO renews Leidos Australia service management contract worth AU$87m

  21-11-2019 01:20 via zdnet.com
  The service provider will continue to modernise the taxation office's current IT infrastructure and models.
  
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• Google restricts political ads to age, gender, postal code

  21-11-2019 01:13 via zdnet.com
  
  United Kingdom to have new restrictions imposed within a week due to upcoming general election.
  
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• Xiaomi to launch at least 10 5G smartphones in 2020

  21-11-2019 00:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Xiaomi’s 5G devices to be launched next year will cover all the price ranges as the company aims to fully accelerate 5G phones, according to company founder Lei Jun.
  
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