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• The very best tech deals happening this weekend

  07-02-2020 22:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Sales galore on top tech from the top brands.
  
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• Brazil defines timescales for sale of state-owned tech firms

  07-02-2020 21:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Dataprev and Serpro will be sold to the private sector by June 2021
  
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• Apple deprecating macOS kernel extensions (KEXTs) is a great win for security

  07-02-2020 21:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple kernel extension APIs to be deprecated in macOS 10.15.4.
  
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• Microsoft releases Edge browser version 80 to general public: What's next?

  07-02-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Three weeks after releasing the first version of its new open-source-based Edge browser, Microsoft is back with a new release. If you're running Windows 10 on an ARM-based PC like the Surface Pro X, this is a must-have update.
  
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• Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones

  07-02-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple agrees to pay a £21m fine in France for not making it clear that it slowed down old iPhones.
  
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• Apple fined $27.4 million in France for slowing down older iPhones without warning

  07-02-2020 18:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Updates to iOS slowed down some devices.
  
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• Online anger after coronavirus whistleblower dies

  07-02-2020 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Li Wenliang's death has sparked unprecedented levels of grief and anger on Chinese social media.
  
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• As coronavirus challenges mount, WHO's reputation is being hijacked for data theft scams

  07-02-2020 16:38 via zdnet.com
  
  A potential pandemic, an “infodemic,” and scams are all challenges being faced by the WHO.
  
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• Ransomware installs Gigabyte driver to kill antivirus products

  07-02-2020 16:22 via zdnet.com
  
  RobbinHood ransomware deploys novel technique to make sure it can encrypt files without being interrupted.
  
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• Weed-mapping robot moves from prototype to fleet manufacture

  07-02-2020 16:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Small Robot Company aims to take its crop-monitoring robot through to an initial production run, and beyond.
  
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• Antitrust probes, spinoffs, and missing financials: Is a pre-emptive breakup ahead for Google?

  07-02-2020 16:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Wall Street is rife with reports that Google (Google's parent company is Alphabet Inc.,) is considering selling part of its ad business to appease antitrust regulators and politicians in the US and Europe.
  
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• Open source takes on managing and securing the electrical grid

  07-02-2020 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  LF Energy and Alliander Announce a program -- GXF -- to securely manage the modern electrical grid's Industrial Internet of Things.
  
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• I just dumped one of Apple's worst, most beautiful products

  07-02-2020 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  It all must have seemed like a good idea at the time. But the departure of the business chief responsible for Apple News Plus suggests I was not alone in not finding a reason to keep paying.
  
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• Motorola launches Moto G Stylus for $300 and Moto G Power for $250

  07-02-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you didn't want to pay up for a Samsung Galaxy Note to see whether you wanted a stylus in your workflow, Motorola may have a deal for you.
  
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• Revived Windows 95 PowerToys lets you create Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

  07-02-2020 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft PowerToys developers say the new keyboard manager will help Linux- and Mac-to-Windows switchers.
  
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• Microsoft VS Code 1.42 is out: New debug tools for TypeScript, JavaScript, Chrome

  07-02-2020 13:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft delivers new improvements and fixes for its popular cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code.
  
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• Autonomous Milestone: NHTSA grants first-ever driverless car exemption

  07-02-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  First-ever federal exemption may pave way for robotaxis and other driverless service vehicles.
  
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• UK government rolls out red carpet for infamous spyware vendor

  07-02-2020 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  NSO Group will be touting its wares to visiting officials, including those potentially from oppressive regimes.
  
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• Rise of Skywalker: How we brought Carrie Fisher back

  07-02-2020 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Visual effects supervisor, Roger Guyett, on the challenges of digitally recreating the actress.
  
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• iPhone repairs: Apple hands independent repair shops a tough contract

  07-02-2020 12:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Independent repair shops that join Apple's program need to give up a lot of their independence.
  
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• Lumiere’s Train gets 4K treatment and other news

  07-02-2020 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Call of Duty London event will be like an 'exciting, rowdy football match'

  07-02-2020 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Esports host Lottie Van-Praag on why having a home team could change how fans experience live shows.
  
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• Device security firm Forescout snapped up by Advent in $1.9 billion deal

  07-02-2020 11:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The agreement represents a premium of roughly 30 percent on closing share prices.
  
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• Don't buy these Apple products: February 2020 edition

  07-02-2020 11:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Read before spending your money!
  
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• Coronavirus: iPhone manufacturer Foxconn to make masks

  07-02-2020 07:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's biggest electronics maker aims to produce two million surgical masks a month.
  
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• This machine 3D prints bones for better, healthier implants

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  Danish startup Particle3D has designed a method for printing lightweight customised bone implants that naturally fuse with the body over time
  
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• The NHS has a plan to tackle its huge environmental impact

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  The health service contributes five per cent of the UK's entire emissions, but it's already cut them by almost a fifth in the last decade
  
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• The four-year university model needs a lifelong learning overhaul

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  Universities are belatedly introducing new ways of learning
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S20 has no new ideas and it's all 5G's fault

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  Samsung is leaking like a sieve so we already know a great deal about the Galaxy S20 family before they are even revealed
  
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• How Parasite uses architecture to hammer home its brutal message

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece finally hit UK cinemas this week, and it's tipped for Oscars glory. A key aspect of the film is the way it uses architecture to drive the story
  
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• China's viral influencers are cashing in on coronavirus fear

  07-02-2020 07:00
  
  Social media network Xiaohongshu has shifted from a travel and fashion-focussed site into a place to share tips on getting by in cities under lockdown
  
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• OAIC wants visual on what telcos are handing over under data retention regime

  07-02-2020 06:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The commissioner also reiterated the importance of limiting the retention period, introducing a warrant-based system, better defining terminology used in the legislation, and restricting who exactly has access to data.
  
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• What's in your network? Shadow IT and shadow IoT challenge technology sensibilities

  07-02-2020 05:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Shadow IT has been a management concern for some time, and now shadow IoT lurks
  
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• Australia to focus on blockchain potential with new roadmap

  07-02-2020 05:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Blockchain offers the nation jobs and growth, the government has said.
  
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• Cops are getting full URLs under Australia's data retention scheme

  07-02-2020 04:33 via zdnet.com
  
  There is content on the envelope. A Senate committee has been told that law enforcement agencies sometimes get full URLs from telcos, despite government reassurances.
  
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• Human Rights Commission wants data retention period limited to six months

  07-02-2020 03:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The commission also wants a warrant system introduced to the country's data retention regime, saying it would 'help to focus the mind of the agency that is seeking the data'.
  
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• US Attorney General says US and allies should invest in Huawei competitors

  07-02-2020 03:39 via zdnet.com
  
  US Attorney General Barr says the US and its allies should invest in Nokia and Ericsson.
  
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• Malaysia warns of Chinese hacking campaign targeting government projects

  07-02-2020 02:25 via zdnet.com
  
  MyCERT security alert points the finger at APT40, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking crew.
  
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• FCC proposes multibillion-dollar spend to free up mid-band spectrum for 5G auction

  07-02-2020 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The proposal incentivises satellite companies to accelerate their timeframes for freeing up the spectrum.
  
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• LG withdraws from ISE due to coronavirus concerns

  07-02-2020 01:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite this, MWC organiser GSMA said its Barcelona event will still go ahead as planned.
  
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• Google fixes no-user-interaction bug in Android's Bluetooth component

  07-02-2020 00:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Fixes are available via the Android Security Bulletin for February 2020.
  
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• Self-driving delivery van ditches 'human controls'

  07-02-2020 00:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robotics firm Nuro has been given a first of its kind exemption to test the vehicle on US roads.
  
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• AWS plans multimillion-dollar investment in Brazil

  07-02-2020 00:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The company will expand its cloud infrastructure set-up in São Paulo over the next two years
  
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