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• Toll Group shuts down IT systems in response to 'cybersecurity incident'

  03-02-2020 23:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Customers are reporting that they've been told deliveries are suspended 'indefinitely'.
  
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• Google Cloud hits a $10B annual revenue run rate

  03-02-2020 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  With its mixed fourth quarter financial results, Google's parent company Alphabet began disclosing revenue on a more granular basis, including for Google Cloud.
  
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• Twitter says an attacker used its API to match usernames to phone numbers

  03-02-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The attack took place on Christmas Eve and came from IP addresses from Iran, Israel, and Malaysia.
  
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• UBank releases open source accessibility kit on Github

  03-02-2020 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The kit allows iOS developers and contributors to audit the accessibility of their app.
  
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• Oracle adds new cloud regions in five continents

  03-02-2020 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The new regions include the first ever from a public cloud vendor in Saudi Arabia.
  
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• The many meanings of the pinched fingers emoji

  03-02-2020 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest wave of emoji have arrived, and one particular 'Italian' icon is raising questions.
  
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• Guess what? GDPR enforcement is on fire!

  03-02-2020 18:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities and here are some trends coming to surface.
  
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• Only three of the Top 100 international airports pass basic security checks

  03-02-2020 18:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Tests involved scanning public websites, mobile apps, and exposures of sensitive airport data on public code repositories and the dark web.
  
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• 10 tech gadgets we love for Valentine's Day

  03-02-2020 18:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Here are ZDNet's top picks for stylish and useful gadgets, accessories, and tech for Valentine's Day 2020.
  
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• Accenture acquires UK consultancy firm Mudano

  03-02-2020 17:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Mudano uses analytics and applied data science to help large banks, insurers and wealth management firms in the UK analyze data around key areas.
  
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• TCL will stop selling BlackBerry smartphones in August

  03-02-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  This could be the end of BlackBerry phones.
  
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• The 10 best not-so-new phones: Why last year's and older models make great deals

  03-02-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  "Latest and greatest" doesn't always make a device your best buy. Today's phones are capable of lasting a couple of years without little compromise, and Matt Miller found a few select older models that you should consider.
  
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• Tablet sales are still in decline, but Apple's latest iPad is showing the way forward

  03-02-2020 16:38 via zdnet.com
  
  While tablet shipments are falling for almost all of its competitors, the Cupertino giant is still recording growth.
  
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• Applications are eating the world. What's next?

  03-02-2020 15:53
  
  Applications have gone from being an addition to a company’s operations to being the centre of a company’s business
  
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• VPNs will change forever with the arrival of WireGuard into Linux

  03-02-2020 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  This new, long-awaited technology will change how virtual private networks work first in Linux and then the rest of the VPN world.
  
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• Survey: 5G won't impact many IoT projects anytime soon

  03-02-2020 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  TechRepublic Premium survey finds 5G availability is accelerating IoT projects for only 44% of respondents.
  
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• 5G: What it means for IoT (free PDF)

  03-02-2020 15:12 via zdnet.com
  
  This special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic details how 5G will drive the digital transformation of business processes.
  
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• Data Windows 10 1909 sends to Microsoft can be totally shut off, but doing so is risky

  03-02-2020 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Tests suggest Microsoft is letting enterprise customers completely shut off Windows 10 telemetry data collection.
  
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• How to backup Gmail: The ultimate guide for 2020

  03-02-2020 14:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to make sure you have a local or backup copy of all that mission-critical business and personal history in your Gmail archives? David Gewirtz takes you through an array of options.
  
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• How to back up Gmail: The ultimate guide for 2020

  03-02-2020 14:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to make sure you have a local or backup copy of all that mission-critical business and personal history in your Gmail archives? David Gewirtz takes you through an array of options.
  
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• Rogue IoT devices are putting your network at risk from hackers

  03-02-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  'Shadow IoT' devices are creating security holes within organisations which cyber criminals are looking to exploit.
  
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• How to fall in love with the Apple ecosystem all over again - spend more money and buy new stuff

  03-02-2020 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Bored and jaded with the Apple hardware ecosystem? There's an easy fix for that, but it will cost you.
  
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• Charges dropped against Coalfire security team who broke into courthouse during pen test

  03-02-2020 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Miscommunication led to arrests during a midnight physical security test.
  
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• Raspberry Pi 4 graphics win: Open-source Vulkan driver support is coming

  03-02-2020 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Raspberry Pi could soon have better graphics thanks to an open-source Vulkan project.
  
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• Holographic collaboration: The next big idea in remote work?

  03-02-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Spatial is trying to turn avatars into serious work tools, and investors are backing the effort.
  
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• There are loads of new Marvel TV shows to get excited about

  03-02-2020 12:45
  
  A 30-second Super Bowl advert teased Marvel fans with footage from WandaVision, Loki and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  
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• Windows 10 PCs get these new Intel chip security updates for Zombieload attacks

  03-02-2020 12:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft helps Intel deliver its latest microcode security updates to mitigate the Zombieload threat.
  
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• ZeroHedge banned from Twitter over coronavirus bioweapon claims

  03-02-2020 12:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The financial news website came under fire for doxxing a Chinese scientist accused of being behind the virus.
  
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• Apple's AirPods Pro are the best earbuds you can buy, but for all the wrong reasons

  03-02-2020 12:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Five minutes on from unboxing the AirPods Pro, I realized that these were the best earbuds money can buy, totally blowing the competition out of the water. But how they achieve this bothers me deeply.
  
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• Why UK's Huawei decision leaves the fate of global 5G wireless in US hands

  03-02-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The die is cast: In the first test of the post-Brexit alliance, the UK and the EU appear ready to see eye-to-eye on Huawei: not banning it outright, but limiting its access to their 5G core.Now all eyes are on the US, to see whether its warning against Chinese surveillance can still carry weight.
  
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• Magecart group jumps from Olympic ticket website to new wave of e-commerce shops

  03-02-2020 10:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Skimmer references were spotted on domains serving customers worldwide.
  
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• NBN testing short-term satellite connections for disaster recovery

  03-02-2020 08:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Government-owned wholesaler to work with emergency services organisations for test locations.
  
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• India to spend ₹8000 crore on quantum computing

  03-02-2020 07:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The Budget also focuses on other technologies and innovations that 'disrupt established business models'.
  
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• You really need to lock down your Trello boards... right now

  03-02-2020 07:00
  
  Millions of Trello boards are public facing – and some of them contain highly sensitive information
  
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• When the walls can talk – space is the next frontier in personalisation

  03-02-2020 07:00
  
  Our environments will watch us and react in the next frontier of personalisation
  
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• London's e-scooter gold rush will only worsen the transport chaos

  03-02-2020 07:00
  
  E-scooter companies may finally launch in London after years of waiting. If they don't learn from their mistakes elsewhere, it won't go well
  
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• Don't like wearable tech? Get your bedroom to track you instead

  03-02-2020 07:00
  
  Our environments will watch us and react in the next frontier of personalisation
  
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• Brexit might be done but Brexit Twitter will rage on for eternity

  03-02-2020 07:00
  
  If you’re hoping that Britain’s online debate will magically go back to football and the Great British Bake Off – think again
  
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• Victoria to use AI to detect heart attacks on emergency calls

  03-02-2020 05:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Call operators to have AI help in detecting cardiac arrest.
  
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• CBA gets hands-on: Helping businesses scale with the launch of X15 Ventures

  03-02-2020 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The yellow bank said it doesn't want to be a 'passive equity investor'.
  
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• Soros says Facebook is secretly helping Trump re-election and calls for leadership change

  03-02-2020 03:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to fact-check political advertising will help Trump re-election and help spread fake news and misinformation, writes George Soros in an opinion column.
  
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• LG deploys service robot in Seoul restaurant

  03-02-2020 02:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The robot can bring food out to customers.
  
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• OECD agrees on 'unified approach' to taxing multinationals

  03-02-2020 01:28 via zdnet.com
  
  However that approach is not yet defined.
  
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• Foldable phones: Why you should wait for a folding 5G Apple iPhone

  03-02-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Foldable phones from Samsung, Motorola and Huawei offer promise, but most buyers should wait for a folding, 5G iPhone before buying.
  
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