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• Senator unveils bill to stop the US from sharing intel with countries using Huawei 5G

  09-01-2020 21:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The legislation comes just as the UK is set to decide whether to upgrade its telecom network with Huawei.
  
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• 50+ orgs ask Google to take a stance against Android bloatware

  09-01-2020 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Privacy organizations ask Google to introduce new OEM rules for Android bloatware.
  
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• You want to keep running Windows 7? Good luck with that, small businesses

  09-01-2020 20:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The end of Windows 7 support is days away. Microsoft says small businesses can pay for extended security updates just like their enterprise cousins. My experience says it's challenging to find help, but it's out there if you know where to look.
  
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• Resolving or revolving? Make 2020 the year for Zero Trust

  09-01-2020 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  It's a new decade. Time for a change. Are you ready to stop "revolving" and start "resolving"?
  
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• Dixons Carphone hit with £500,000 fine after data breach affecting 14 million people

  09-01-2020 18:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Investigation found malware installed on over 5,000 PoS terminals.
  
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• 4 habits of effective DevOps engineers

  09-01-2020 18:17 via zdnet.com
  
  'Knowing and realizing the strengths and weaknesses of technologies is a massive superpower and can really help empower your DevOps career when you make decisions'
  
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• Android search engines: Google unveils first set of auction winners

  09-01-2020 17:59 via zdnet.com
  
  DuckDuckGo will be on the Android choice screen across Europe; Bing features only in the UK.
  
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• Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartphone sold in the US

  09-01-2020 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Malwarebytes said it found malware pre-installed on Unimax U673c handsets, sold by Assurance Wireless (Virgin Mobile) in the US.
  
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• CES 2020 Innovation Awards: Winners and trends

  09-01-2020 17:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Innovation took many forms at CES 2020. Check out the products and categories that won the awards.
  
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• How HP’s Elite Dragonfly will help you conquer the future of work

  09-01-2020 16:58
  
  Built sustainably and feature-packed, the powerful Elite Dragonfly 2-in-1 business convertible can help modern professionals into the future
  
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• These hacking groups are eyeing power grids, says security company

  09-01-2020 16:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybersecurity company warns that hackers are investigating industrial control systems associated with power infrastructure.
  
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• Harry and Meghan are just influencers now. Next step: #sponcon

  09-01-2020 16:23
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are turning their back on the Royal Family in favour of the cut-throat world of social media. Next step: sponsored content
  
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• Hackers probe Citrix servers for weakness to remote code execution vulnerability

  09-01-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  At least 80,000 organizations could be at risk.
  
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• Microsoft to add new firstline-worker features, like 'Walkie Talkie' voice calls, to Teams

  09-01-2020 15:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is continuing its pursuit of deskless, 'firstline workers' with several new features coming to its Teams group-chat application in the coming months.
  
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• Microsoft's new Dynamics 365 Commerce app to be available February 3

  09-01-2020 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is ready to replace its Dynamics 365 Retail offering with the Dynamics 365 Commerce app, starting February 3, and will be showing off that app at NRF next week.
  
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• HP intros new cloud services as part of Engage portfolio

  09-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new services aim to reduce manual IT work for retailers and hospitality operators.
  
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• Microsoft's new Office 365 terms: 'We won't use your data for advertising or profiling'

  09-01-2020 14:22 via zdnet.com
  
  US businesses can thank privacy-conscious Europeans for improvements in Microsoft's Online Services Terms.
  
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• CES 2020: Best of show? Some of this will last, most of it won't

  09-01-2020 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Every year, a new crop of stuff at the Consumer Electronics Show is crowned the "best of." Some of it lasts, a lot of it is forgotten and discontinued within years. A review of recent years' highlights is a cautionary tale not to take what happens in Vegas too seriously.
  
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• Why is your iPhone's battery draining so fast?

  09-01-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Is your iPhone's battery draining faster than expected? Here's how you can find out whether this is a hardware problem, or an app that is misbehaving, and become an iPhone battery wizard!
  
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• Veeam Software acquired by Insight Partners for $5 billion in hybrid cloud market push

  09-01-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The equity firm says the deal will ensure Veeam’s billion-dollar business reaches the global stage.
  
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• Work better, do more in 2020: Get healthy so you can fire on all cylinders

  09-01-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the next five days, we'll explore 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, Day 4, we look at how to stay healthy so you can be your productive best.
  
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• This cryptocurrency-stealing malware just got a significant upgrade and new tactics

  09-01-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware, linked to North Korean hackers, is after your bitcoin wallet.
  
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• Web developers: These are the countries where you'll get paid the most

  09-01-2020 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're willing to make the move, those programming languages might make you more money in a different country.
  
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• Developer salaries: Where can you make the most money?

  09-01-2020 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're willing to make the move, programming languages might make you more money in a different country.
  
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• Developer jobs: Where can you make the most money?

  09-01-2020 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're willing to make the move, programming languages might make you more money in a different country.
  
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• Lawmakers to Facebook: Your war on deepfakes just doesn't cut it

  09-01-2020 13:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook faces scrutiny as Democratic lawmakers fear new misinformation campaigns in the 2020 election.
  
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• Software maker Talend names Concur veteran CEO

  09-01-2020 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  After almost seven years at the helm of data integration specialists Talend S.A., Mike Tuchen is passing the baton to a fifteen-year veteran of financial software maker Concur, Cristal Bemont. It's part of the company's pivot to go from roughly a quarter billion in annual revenue to an eventual goal of one billion annually, said Tuchen in an interview with ZDNet.
  
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• Travelex customers left in cashless limbo, ICO not formally alerted to data theft claims

  09-01-2020 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The ransomware attack has infuriated stranded customers and the ICO has still not seen an official data breach report.
  
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• Amazon: We fired four Ring employees for improperly accessing users' video data

  09-01-2020 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon-owned Ring responds to questions by lawmakers over security and data-handling practices.
  
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• The best (and strangest) new gadgets from CES 2020

  09-01-2020 10:43
  
  We’ve picked out the star products and strangest new gadgets from the CES showfloor. If you’re in need of an affordable OLED, sit-down Segway or self-navigating suitcase, you’ve come to the right show report
  
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• City of Las Vegas said it successfully avoided devastating cyber-attack

  09-01-2020 09:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Security breach took place on January 8, but the city said it detected the intrusion in time to prevent any damage.
  
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• Singapore online falsehoods law to face first court appeal

  09-01-2020 07:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Paving the first time the country's online falsehoods law will be argued in court, the Singapore Democratic Party says it has filed an appeal after Manpower Minister Josephine Teo rejected the opposition party's application to retract correction directions issued against three of its online posts.
  
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• Why it's time to stop worrying about your productivity

  09-01-2020 07:00
  
  For millennia, our quest as humans has been to be more productive. But in 2020 this quest will become pointless.
  
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• The UK's nuclear slowdown could derail our shift to clean energy

  09-01-2020 07:00
  
  With six of the UK's seven nuclear power plants set to close by 2030, the UK is facing a drop in low-carbon power. Can renewables really fill the gap?
  
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• Our own cells could be the secret weapon in the fight against cancer

  09-01-2020 07:00
  
  Turning our bodies into bespoke pharmacological factories will transform disease therapies
  
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• Cubic and Moovit partner to jointly develop a public transport app

  09-01-2020 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The single platform is expected to feature trip planning, ticketing and fare collection capabilities.
  
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• New Iranian data wiper malware hits Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company

  09-01-2020 05:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Saudi Arabia's cyber-security agency spots new Dustman data-wiping malware.
  
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• US government proposes a 'light-touch' to developing AI regulation

  09-01-2020 05:01 via zdnet.com
  
  It has released 10 AI principles, ranging from building public trust in AI to ensuring that federal agencies do not 'hamper' AI innovation.
  
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• CES 2020: LG CEO says mobile business will turnaround in 2021

  09-01-2020 04:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Its OLED TV that can roll upwards will also be launched no later than the third quarter of 2020, LG Electronics CEO says.
  
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• HP dismisses Xerox's $24 million financing commitment

  09-01-2020 02:07 via zdnet.com
  
  HP says Xerox completely misunderstood why it's concerned about the proposed buyout.
  
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• Rockwell Automation acquires Avnet to grow cybersecurity portfolio

  09-01-2020 01:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The company believes the move will help it achieve its double digit growth goals.
  
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• CES 2020: Citing "mystery drones," US Transportation Secretary advocates new rules

  09-01-2020 01:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The mysterious drones flying over Colorado and Nebraska offer a "timely illustration" of why drones should be equipped with remote IDs, the administration official said.
  
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• Aussie finance regulators work alongside startup scene in the name of innovation

  09-01-2020 00:35 via zdnet.com
  
  ASIC and RBA among those to have invited fintech and regtech startups through its doors for assistance in understanding regulatory requirements and identifying the viability of their products in the market.
  
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• Queensland government picks Thales to deliver digital driver licence

  09-01-2020 00:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Trials will kick-off early this year at the Fraser Coast.
  
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• RBA not convinced Facebook's Libra will succeed in Australia

  09-01-2020 00:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The Reserve Bank says it is unclear whether there will be strong demand for global stablecoins, particularly for domestic payments.
  
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