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• Amazon Echo Buds go on sale: Save $40 on the wireless earbuds

  27-01-2020 23:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a new pair of wireless earbuds for your daily commute or morning workouts? Then grab this limited-time deal on the Echo Buds.
  
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• AEC proving the future benefit of cloud with last year's federal election

  27-01-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Azure was used to serve up APIs to voters during the 2019 federal election.
  
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• ServiceNow under McDermott plans to go vertical starting with banks and telcos

  27-01-2020 22:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Bill McDermott is taking a few pages from the SAP playbook as it expands ServiceNow's partnerships with integrators and aims to launch industry specific tools .
  
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• Following NGINX acquisition, F5 unveils NGINX Controller 3.0

  27-01-2020 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  F5 Networks also reported its latest quarterly financial results, as did Juniper Networks.
  
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• Hackers hijack Twitter accounts for Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers

  27-01-2020 20:58 via zdnet.com
  
  OurMine hacking crew returns after two years of inactivity.
  
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• Hackers hijack social media accounts for the NFL and 15 teams

  27-01-2020 20:58 via zdnet.com
  
  UPDATED: OurMine crew hijacks social media accounts for the NFL, the 49ers, Cardinals, Bears, Bills, Broncos, Browns, Bucs, Cowboys, Colts, Chiefs, Eagles, Giants, Packers, Texans, and Vikings.
  
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• How to track the coronavirus: Dashboard delivers real-time view of the deadly virus

  27-01-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The live dashboard​ pulls data from the World Health Organization shows all confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus, along with recovered patients and deaths.
  
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• Microsoft outlines its next wave of Dynamics 365, Power Platform features

  27-01-2020 19:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is disclosing the first set of new Dynamics 365 and Power Platform features that it is planning to roll out between April and September 2020.
  
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• Apple's $200M acquisition of Xnor.ai: A snapshot into our AI-on-the-edge future via your iPhone

  27-01-2020 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple buys edge-based AI startup Xnor.ai for a reported $200 million.
  
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• The best cheap phones you can buy in 2020: Flagship features for any budget

  27-01-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you balking at the prices of the latest Apple and Samsung flagships? Consider one of these affordable alternatives. From $400 right down to free, our picks even include a phone with a stylus and one with triple rear cameras. Sorry, no 5G.
  
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• Survey: What's your cybersecurity strategy?

  27-01-2020 17:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about your company's cybersecurity strategies for the upcoming year.
  
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• Cyber defense game brings together security experts, special forces and more as military prepares for warfare 2.0

  27-01-2020 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The Crossed Swords exercise got security professionals across the world to leverage cyber attacks to protect national interests.
  
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• iPad Pro vs Surface Pro: Can a tablet-laptop hybrid really replace your PC?

  27-01-2020 17:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple and Microsoft have followed different paths, but their latest laptop replacements are strikingly similar. Can either one succeed as your next mobile productivity device?
  
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• F(x)Tec Pro1 changes the landscape of smartphone keyboards

  27-01-2020 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  F(x)Tec's reinvention of the landscape slider offers the most familiar hardware keyboard layout on a smartphone, but ultimately requires compromises between on-the-go typing and modern smartphone expectations.
  
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• Scam, spam and phishing texts: How to spot SMS fraud and stay safe

  27-01-2020 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Scammy, spammy texts have come to your phone. Here's how to avoid getting ripped off by scam artists who've added social engineering to their toolbox.
  
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• Why "Can iPads replace PCs?" is the wrong question.

  27-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  !On the 10th anniversary of the iPad, and after years of doubting how it would play out, I now wholeheartedly recommend iPads for most users instead of PCs. It's the tool you'll use, not curse. Here's why.
  
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• IoT security: Your smart devices must have these three features to be secure

  27-01-2020 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Proposed laws from the UK for Internet of Things security and suggests vendors will need to follow new rules to be considered secure.
  
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• Voice and video 4G provision improves in Brazil

  27-01-2020 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  There have been significant advances in the experience local consumers get in mobile networks, a new Opensignal report has found.
  
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• Fortinet removes SSH and database backdoors from its SIEM product

  27-01-2020 14:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Patches have been released for CVE-2019-17659 and CVE-2019-16153.
  
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• Cybersecurity: A guide for parents to keep kids safe online

  27-01-2020 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybersecurity, cyberbullying, and mobile devices can be a minefield -- so here is a guide to take the stress out of cyberspace for parents.
  
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• Can VR concussion education save youth football?

  27-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  USA Football and Pop Warner are hoping VR can help make an inherently dangerous sport safer.
  
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• Mosquitoes spread disease, but this is how AI is biting back

  27-01-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning and satellite comms are helping identify mosquitoes and their infection potential.
  
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• Apple must pay $85 million in damages to WiLan over iPhone patent dispute

  27-01-2020 11:43 via zdnet.com
  
  It is a hefty bill but far reduced from $145 million originally awarded.
  
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• The US Army uses facial recognition to train AI. Now, it needs to protect it

  27-01-2020 10:55 via zdnet.com
  
  As facial recognition use ramps up despite its controversy, the technology is being applied in the military realm.
  
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• Magecart gang arrested in Indonesia

  27-01-2020 10:51 via zdnet.com
  
  First-ever arrest of a Magecart hacker gang.
  
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• You can blame the Boeing 737 Max for your fading flying car dreams

  27-01-2020 07:00
  
  Making flying cars a reality is hard. Certifying and regulating them all is even harder
  
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• These are the climate tipping points we simply can't cross

  27-01-2020 07:00
  
  Without action, it isn't just the climate crisis that will bring about the destruction of the only place we can call home
  
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• In the grip of a climate crisis, demand for video calls is soaring

  27-01-2020 07:00
  
  Video conferencing at work are often cringeworthy recipe for disaster – but their popularity is soaring. What gives?
  
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• Europe has a plan to break Google and Amazon's cloud dominance

  27-01-2020 07:00
  
  Amazon and Google underpin most of the web. Now Europe has a new plan to reclaim data sovereignty
  
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• iPadOS productivity secrets (these also work on the iPhone)

  27-01-2020 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you do a lot of typing or editing on your iPad, then these tips and tricks will boost your efficiency and help you get more done in less time. They also work on the iPhone -- but they can be harder to use because the screen is smaller. (Updated for iPadOS 13.3.)
  
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• Meet the iPad, your work computer: These 10 apps make real productivity possible

  27-01-2020 02:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The amount of work I can get done on Apple's tablet keeps increasing. These apps are my secret sauce.
  
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• Deepfake technology: Can you spot what's real?

  27-01-2020 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do you think you can tell what is real and fake? BBC presenter Radzi Chinyanganya tries out the latest techniques.
  
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• Four lessons from PwC's digital transformation, workforce upskilling efforts

  27-01-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  PwC is automating manual tasks, utilizing AI and looking to free up time so humans can carry out high value auditing and consulting tasks.
  
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