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• RMIT launches cyber-ready innovation centre, eyes supercomputing in the cloud

  04-12-2019 23:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The Melbourne-based university has joined AWS' global Cloud Innovation Centre program and will focus on real-world cybersecurity challenges.
  
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• Slack reports strong Q3, raises full year outlook

  04-12-2019 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said it added 101 paid customers with over $100,000 in annual recurring revenue.
  
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• AWS CEO Andy Jassy: Trump's 'disdain' for Amazon influenced DOD's JEDI decision

  04-12-2019 22:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Jassy suggested the DOD's decision to grant its $10B cloud contract to Microsoft was tainted by politics, potentially putting national security at risk.
  
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• Canonical now offers AWS optimized Ubuntu Linux

  04-12-2019 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Canonical has brought premium Ubuntu Pro Linux images to Amazon Web Services, which come with extended maintenance, broader security coverage, and critical compliance features.
  
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• FCC announces $9 billion 5G fund for rural America

  04-12-2019 21:16 via zdnet.com
  
  FCC chairman Ajit Pai said the fund will be available to carriers deploying advanced 5G mobile wireless services in hard-to-serve areas.
  
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• Retailers, prepare wisely: DDoS remains a holiday threat

  04-12-2019 20:18 via zdnet.com
  
  A distributed denial of service attack can turn a retailer's holiday season from merry to miserable. Learn how to protect yourself.
  
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• Avoid ransomware by moving to the cloud, says AWS Public Sector boss

  04-12-2019 20:01 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS has also used re:Invent to launch an open source catalogue for its government customers to share and consume best practices when operating in the cloud.
  
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• Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 5G, AI, camera specs bolster 2020 smartphone upgrade cycle

  04-12-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 platform aims to spur 5G smartphone upgrades with a dose of camera enhancements and AI tools that may redefine premium device experiences.
  
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• China resurrects Great Cannon for DDoS attacks on Hong Kong forum

  04-12-2019 19:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Two years after the last attacks, the Great Cannon is up and running again.
  
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• Expedia Group's CEO, CFO resign following disagreements with board

  04-12-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Board chairman and prominent businessman Barry Diller will take over day-to-day operations of the company.
  
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• Microsoft's M365 subscription for consumers now looking like a spring 2020 thing

  04-12-2019 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's plan to turn Office 365 consumer subscriptions into 'Microsoft 365 Life' ones is continuing to take shape. The new reveal date is looking like spring 2020.
  
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• Iranian hackers deploy new ZeroCleare data-wiping malware

  04-12-2019 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM identifies new ZeroCleare destructive malware targeting energy companies active in the Middle East region.
  
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• How to build a website for any business: Your step-by-step guide

  04-12-2019 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  A DIY website created with one of these point-and-click tools can look every bit as slick as one built and maintained by a web professional, at a fraction of the cost. Learn how to ask the right questions so you can choose a site-building service that's most appropriate for your needs.
  
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• Why clouds will always, eventually, fail

  04-12-2019 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  And every other computer will fail too. Is this anyway to run a digital first civilization?
  
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• Microsoft's Visual Studio 2019: New 16.4 version brings GitHub integration

  04-12-2019 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 and warns developers to stop using older versions.
  
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• The best quotes from Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' testimony

  04-12-2019 14:56
  
  As Elon Musk takes the stand for the first time in the explosive legal row with the Thai cave rescuer, we dissect his performance
  
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• Yay! Tech has got its sexism back

  04-12-2019 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  New ads for the Escobar Fold 1 phone and the Peloton bike show that the tech world just can't quit sexism.
  
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• Netflix: Our Metaflow Python library for faster data science is now open source

  04-12-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Netflix's Metaflow Python tool helps data scientists deploy machine-learning models to production faster.
  
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• New Zealand’s gun buyback scheme impacted by data breach, SAP to blame

  04-12-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP has been left red-faced for allowing the security lapse to occur.
  
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• Following your bliss in VR: How a lighting designer created a mindfulness app

  04-12-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Mindfulness is big business in apps these days, but a lighting designer is looking to virtual reality.
  
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• Physics explains why you can never open a plane door mid-flight

  04-12-2019 12:49
  
  A British Airways passenger caused chaos after trying to open the aircraft door during a flight, but air pressure and clever design makes it impossible
  
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• The UK could be on the verge of a major Universal Basic Income trial

  04-12-2019 12:44
  
  Over the last several months both Liverpool and Sheffield have been preparing themselves for a grand UBI experiment. But the whole project will require Labour forming the next government
  
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• Drugs stashed in kids toys lead to $1 million cryptocurrency seizure by police

  04-12-2019 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  A pair in their twenties have been arrested.
  
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• AR and VR are about to change the way you work, so get ready

  04-12-2019 12:17 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report shows that the technologies will see wider adoption in the next few years, and this deployment could change processes and operations in many different fields.
  
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• Firefox 71 rolls out: Windows 10 picture-in-picture video plus wider VPN beta for $4.99

  04-12-2019 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla's Firefox VPN extension will cost $4.99 per month for now, but that could change in future.
  
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• Consumer demands are changing. Here's what you need to know

  04-12-2019 11:19
  
  In the next two years, new technologies will push customer expectations even higher. But what are the key trends companies and governments need to understand to give consumers what they want and remain relevant?
  
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• Canberra claims work to boost Australia's digital economy is underway

  04-12-2019 07:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The government's response comes more than a year after the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment put forward its recommendations.
  
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• Top Raspberry Pi alternatives for 2020

  04-12-2019 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What are the best Raspberry Pi alternatives to kick off projects in 2020? Here's my list.
  
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• In India, Westerners are fuelling a gender affirmation surgery boom

  04-12-2019 07:00
  
  While transgender people in the UK face two-year-long waits at gender identity clinics, an emerging group of Indian clinics offer all-inclusive packages with accommodation, surgery and sightseeing trips
  
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• AWS debuts Amazon Kendra, an ML-powered enterprise search service

  04-12-2019 03:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The new service uses natural language understanding to learn the intent and context of information within a document, as well as the relationships between content and documents.
  
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• TPG questions why NBN is overbuilding business infrastructure

  04-12-2019 02:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Executive chair David Teoh left wondering why taxpayer money is being used in already serviced areas.
  
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• Two malicious Python libraries removed from PyPI

  04-12-2019 01:52 via zdnet.com
  
  One library was available for only two days, but the second was live for nearly a year.
  
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• Two malicious Python libraries caught stealing SSH and GPG keys

  04-12-2019 01:52 via zdnet.com
  
  One library was available for only two days, but the second was live for nearly a year.
  
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• Australian Taxation Office seeks to replace its managed network services

  04-12-2019 01:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Work divided into six separate modules.
  
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• Google Photos adds in-built conversation feature

  04-12-2019 01:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Users can now send single images within the Google Photos app.
  
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