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• Brazil's state-owned firm Dataprev fires hundreds of staff ahead of privatization

  10-01-2020 22:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The company responsible for the IT underpinning the social security system will close 20 offices across the country and hopes to cut operational spend by $22 million
  
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• Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to new Cable Haunt vulnerability

  10-01-2020 19:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Cable modems using Broadcom chips are vulnerable to a new vulnerability named Cable Haunt, researchers say.
  
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• Cat S52 review: A mid-range rugged smartphone in consumer disguise

  10-01-2020 19:18 via zdnet.com
  
  It doesn't look like a rugged phone, but the mid-range Cat S52 can still handle rough treatment while delivering decent performance for mainstream tasks.
  
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• RAVPower Portable SSD: The perfect drive for your PC, Mac, Android device, or iPad Pro

  10-01-2020 17:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Break free of cloud storage with a small, portable SSD that will work across a whole range of platforms and devices.
  
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• Wayfair expands Google Cloud deal for hybrid cloud strategy

  10-01-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ahead of NRF, Google Cloud announced a win with Wayfair to expand its hybrid cloud efforts.
  
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• Nielsen Global Connect buys loyalty analytics platform Precima

  10-01-2020 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal is meant to accelerate Nielsen Global Connect's AI capabilities and strengthen existing products within its analytic suite.
  
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• Male tech employees are having facelifts (because they're over 35)

  10-01-2020 16:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Silicon Valley is all about looking young and vital, apparently. So men are increasingly finding it vital to look younger than they are.
  
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• Doogee S95 Pro hands-on: A rugged phone with modular speaker and battery add-ons

  10-01-2020 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The Doogee S95 Pro is a very useful rugged phone with superb add-on modules that will take rough handling in its stride.
  
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• Microsoft is planning to phase out the Windows 10 Store for Business

  10-01-2020 15:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is going to deprecate the Windows Store for Business and Store for Education, my contacts say, as the company works to undo past Windows 10 app-distribution mistakes.
  
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• TrickBot hackers create new stealthy backdoor for high-value targets

  10-01-2020 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  PowerTrick is reserved for the most lucrative targets on the gang’s hit list.
  
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• To stop drivers trashing Windows 10, Microsoft changes how it updates them

  10-01-2020 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Hardware partners can now ask for Windows 10 feature upgrade blocks if they find driver compatibility issues.
  
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• New year, new Facebook: Here's what Mark Zuckerberg has promised for the 2020s

  10-01-2020 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook's CEO laid out a ten-year plan for the future of the social network.
  
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• Work better, do more in 2020: Get inspired for a more innovative year and beyond

  10-01-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Welcome to the first full work week of the year. Over the past five days, we've explored 20 techniques that'll light your productivity on fire. Today, we end our week-long series by getting inspired so you're fully prepared to take on the roaring 2020s.
  
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• A path forward for global 5G Wireless

  10-01-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Whenever technologists and engineers come together to form an alliance, heads of state and diplomats have been known to crash the party. But if they spend all next year arguing with each other, these engineers could wrap up plans for 5G while no one else is looking.
  
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• The way you use WhatsApp is wrong

  10-01-2020 13:16
  
  Britain’s nuclear energy crunch, an unusual cancer study and Matt Burgess’s bizarre WhatsApp habit
  
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• The 2020 TV battle has begun. Watch out LG, Sony and Samsung

  10-01-2020 13:15
  
  It may not be a vintage year for TVs at CES, but there is still much to get square-eyed about. Welcome to the proper launch of 8K, Micro LED, Mini-LED and the rise of the budget brands
  
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• A detailed look at the best TVs at CES 2020

  10-01-2020 13:15
  
  It may not be a vintage year for TVs at CES, but there is still much to get square-eyed about. Welcome to the proper launch of 8K, Micro LED, Mini-LED and the rise of the budget brands
  
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• Google to Windows 7 users: Chrome support will run until at least July 2021

  10-01-2020 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Google offers extended Chrome support for Windows 7 to cater to businesses that haven't finished migrating.
  
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• CES 2020: Is this robot concierge the future of service robots?

  10-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Misty II is a cute robot with big hospitality industry aspirations.
  
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• 2020s are the decade of commercial quantum computing, says IBM

  10-01-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM spent a great deal of time showing off its quantum-computing achievements at CES, but the technology is still in its very early stages.
  
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• Man jailed for using data breach info leaks to claim over $12 million in IRS tax refunds

  10-01-2020 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Information leaked due to data breaches was used to file fraudulent tax returns.
  
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• Linus Torvalds: Avoid Oracle's ZFS kernel code on Linux until 'litigious' Larry signs off

  10-01-2020 12:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Torvalds doesn't want to be hounded by Oracle's legal team for merging ZFS filesystem code into the Linux kernel.
  
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• Cybersecurity acquisitions run rampant this week: Who has bought what?

  10-01-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As a new year unfolds, so do portfolio changes and acquisition deals in the cybersecurity sector.
  
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• Google details its three-year fight against the Bread (Joker) malware operation

  10-01-2020 11:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Google says it removed more than 1,700 Android apps infected with Bread (Joker) malware since 2017.
  
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• Want to analyse your tweets? How to import Twitter JSON data exports into Excel

  10-01-2020 11:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter used to provide CSV exports of your data, now it's all in machine-readable JSON. How can you use it in Excel?
  
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• Why you really shouldn't be eating lunch at your desk

  10-01-2020 07:00
  
  Many of us struggle to leave the office for lunch, but it could mean we're overeating, being less productive and putting our health at risk
  
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• Want to save more or beat a disease? Try entering a lottery

  10-01-2020 07:00
  
  Lotteries work by stimulating the reward-anticipation pathways of the brain, encouraging people to adopt useful behaviours that can benefit everyone
  
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• The worlds of technology and food have fully collided – in a good way

  10-01-2020 07:00
  
  A new wave of biological engineering is revolutionising the way food is produced, making our meals more sustainable and ethical than ever before
  
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• Here's proof the UK is using drones to patrol the English Channel

  10-01-2020 07:00
  
  Portuguese IT, defense and aerospace group Tekever has been seen flying a drone over the English Channel near Dover. It is likely to be searching for migrants on boats
  
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• Facebook says no to blocking political ads

  10-01-2020 05:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Instead, users can now limit the number of political ads they see on their Facebook and Instagram feeds.
  
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• Telstra hit 100,000 5G devices using its network

  10-01-2020 00:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian telco now has 800 sites capable of serving up 5G.
  
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