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• ACMA mandates stronger identity checks when porting Australian mobile numbers

  27-02-2020 23:52 via zdnet.com
  From April, customers will need to authorise transfers with their telco.
  
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• R U OK? using data to better target the support network of those in need

  27-02-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  How do you track success in a marketing campaign when preventing suicide is your end goal?
  
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• Dell Technologies Q4 mixed amid strong commercial PC sales, but soft server market

  27-02-2020 22:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell's infrastructure unit struggled in the fourth quarter with revenue of $8.8 billion, down 11%. Storage revenue fell 3% while servers and networking revenue fell 19%.
  
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• DocuSign acquires Seal Software to bolster AI in Agreement Cloud

  27-02-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Seal Software is focused on AI technology for contracts.
  
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• VMware exceeds $10B in sales in FY 2020

  27-02-2020 22:34 via zdnet.com
  
  However, shares fell in after-hours trading as Q4 earnings fell below expectations.
  
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• Pure Storage's Q4 strong, Q1 outlook light on sales

  27-02-2020 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Pure Storage projected first quarter revenue of $365 million with a non-GAAP operating loss of about $40 million. Wall Street was expecting sales of $381 million.
  
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• Workday Q4 tops expectations

  27-02-2020 22:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Workday's subscription revenue in Q4 came to $839.7 million, an increase of 24% from the same period last year.
  
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• Let's Encrypt issues one-billionth web security certificate

  27-02-2020 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  In less than five years, Let's Encrypt has secured almost 200 million websites with free TLS certificates.
  
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• Top three takeaways from the Kronos-Ultimate merger announcement

  27-02-2020 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Kronos In. and Ultimate Software are being merged by their private equity owner into a new entity.
  
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• Best streaming devices of 2020: Apple TV, Roku Ultra, Fire TV Stick, and more

  27-02-2020 20:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Streaming your favorite shows has never been easier.
  
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• Blockstack anchors to Bitcoin network with new mining algorithm

  27-02-2020 19:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Blockstack’s proof-of-transfer (PoX) uses the proof-of-work cryptocurrency of an established blockchain to secure a new blockchain,allowing network participants to earn a reward in a base cryptocurrency by actively participating in the consensus algorithm.
  
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• Facebook cancels F8 developer conference due to coronavirus

  27-02-2020 19:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook said it still intends to hold some smaller F8-related events locally, though it sounds like these will be limited.
  
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• Enter the Tangle, a blockchain designed specially for the Internet of Things

  27-02-2020 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Recently launched working group seeks to proliferate distributed ledger approach across small devices, machines and other IoT endpoints.
  
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• Facebook sues SDK maker for secretly harvesting user data

  27-02-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Data analytics firm OneAudience allegedly paid app developers to include its SDK in their code so it could harvest data from Facebook users.
  
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• Google Earth lands on web browsers other than Google's Chrome

  27-02-2020 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's application took its time, but it is finally available on Firefox, Edge and Opera.
  
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• Which laptop is best for you? 10 essential specs and options to consider before you go shopping

  27-02-2020 18:20 via zdnet.com
  
  If you've gone shopping for a portable PC lately, you know that the sheer number of choices can be overwhelming. How do you narrow your options? Use my checklist to assemble the specs that match your preferences.
  
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• 3 out 5 Americans use mobile first for surfing the web

  27-02-2020 17:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The internet plays an increasing role in our lives today, with social media spanning half the world’s population -- but there are still significant challenges for us all
  
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• Cloud computing: More costly, complicated and frustrating than expected - but still essential

  27-02-2020 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report by Capita shows that UK businesses are growing disillusioned by their move to the cloud. It might be because they are focusing too much on the wrong goals.
  
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• Google asked to justify Toronto 'digital-city' plan

  27-02-2020 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sister company Sidewalk Labs must explain why it has chosen digital solutions over non-digital ones.
  
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• Intel fixed 236 bugs in 2019 and only 5% (11 bugs) were CPU vulnerabilities

  27-02-2020 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel says that 60% of all security bugs fixed in 2019 were discovered internally, by employees.
  
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• Yes, the EU should force Apple and other smartphone makers to adopt user-replaceable batteries

  27-02-2020 16:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Remember when, if your phone battery was getting low, how you'd pop it out and replace it with a fresh, fully battery? The EU would like a return to those days. And it would be a good thing.
  
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• Ecovacs Deebot OZMO 920 hands-on: A multi-use robot vacuum with smart app features

  27-02-2020 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The Deebot OZMO 920 from Ecovacs is a superb multi-function robot vacuum that is easy to connect to the app and configure
  
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• Ecovacs Deebot OSMO 920 hands-on: A multi-use robot vacuum with smart app features

  27-02-2020 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Rhe Deebot OSMO 920 from Ecovacs is a superb multi-function robot vacuum that is easy to connect to the app and configure
  
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• YouTube 'not a public forum' with guaranteed free speech

  27-02-2020 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Amendment rights do not force YouTube to host or promote videos, a court rules.
  
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• AI comes to the Edge with SolidRun and Gyrfalcon's AI inference server

  27-02-2020 15:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Need AI smarts on the edge? SolidRun and Gyrfalcon have a Linux-powered ARM-based AI server for you: The Janux GS31.
  
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• Best Buy Q4 strong, closely monitoring coronavirus impact

  27-02-2020 14:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Best Buy's strategy to offer integrated digital and physical consumer experiences seems to be working well.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G review: 2020's most capable smartphone is good for business

  27-02-2020 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G launches in March and with it, Samsung has set the bar for 2020 smartphones with specifications and price. It's a very large phone, but packs a lot of innovation and tech into the package to help you get work done.
  
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• How to lock down your Google Account using hardware security keys, or your iPhone or Android smartphone

  27-02-2020 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Use your Google account for important work that you wouldn't want to fall into the wrong hands? You need to lock down your Google Account using the Advanced Protection Program.
  
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• iOS and Android developers: Microsoft's Blazor for building mobile apps gains traction

  27-02-2020 14:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is heading for a single UI framework for everything from web apps to native desktop and mobile apps.
  
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• Cisco patches incoming to address Kr00k vulnerability impacting routers, firewall products

  27-02-2020 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  There are no workarounds for the Wi-Fi communications bug.
  
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• Asana bolsters operations, sales, and account team management

  27-02-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What Asana is hoping to do is create role-specific workflows that handle tasks from start to finish.
  
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• Robots are now helping fight the coronavirus

  27-02-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Technologies like robotics are being deployed to triage a global emergency. We spoke to the experts about how and where they're being used.
  
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• We’re on the brink of a truck driver crisis – Volvo has a plan to solve it

  27-02-2020 12:41
  
  Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks, climbed on top of a colossal truck tower to change perceptions of truck driving
  
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• Ransomware victims thought their backups were safe. They were wrong

  27-02-2020 12:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Ransomware victims are finding out too late that their vital backups are online and also getting encrypted by crooks, warns cyber security agency.
  
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• Raspberry Pi 4's big price cut: 2GB model gets massive birthday reduction

  27-02-2020 12:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Falling RAM prices enable a hefty $10 price cut for the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4.
  
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• Clearview AI: Face-collecting company database hacked

  27-02-2020 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many law-enforcement agencies in the US use Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology.
  
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• US government authorities fail to train employees on ransomware detection, prevention

  27-02-2020 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  New research suggests that the majority of state and local governments are not rising to the challenge of mitigating ransomware threats.
  
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• Microsoft's Android Surface Duo: This is how you'll peek at messages and calls

  27-02-2020 11:53 via zdnet.com
  
  With no outward-facing screen on a folded Surface Duo, Microsoft uses software to show notifications and calls.
  
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• Cyberattack on servers was ransomware, says council

  27-02-2020 11:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Almost three weeks on from the initial attack, many Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council online services remain disrupted.
  
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• What's on your iOS 14 wishlist?

  27-02-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS 13 has grown into quite a solid and robust operating system, but there's still plenty of work that Apple needs to do.
  
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• What smart investors look for in deep tech startups

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  Atomico partner Siraj Khaliq shares his tips for founders in the deep tech sector
  
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• This was meant to be the year the NHS went digital. What happened?

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  The NHS' plan to go paperless has been pushed back again and again. But its digital ambitions go way beyond getting rid of pagers
  
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• The UK’s points-based immigration system will scare off tech founders

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  EU citizens were a boon for the UK's startup ecosystem. Now what?
  
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• Samsung nailed folding screens. Don’t expect Apple to follow

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  The tech has been 20 years in the making, and, with the Z Flip, it's finally here. But where is it going next?
  
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• Iran’s coronavirus outbreak makes no sense. What’s really going on?

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  Iran says it has fewer than 100 coronavirus cases, but the number of deaths points to a much higher number of infections – and that’s bad news for us all
  
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• Android malware can steal Google Authenticator 2FA codes

  27-02-2020 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new version of the "Cerberus" Android banking trojan will be able to steal one-time codes generated by the Google Authenticator app and bypass 2FA-protected accounts.
  
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• Telstra and Ericsson get 200km range on LTE signal with software upgrade

  27-02-2020 06:22 via zdnet.com
  
  But the telco hosed down any thoughts of the upgrade being a 'magic pill' that can instantly double its coverage.
  
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• Robo-debt still using ATO data-matching for 'significant discrepancies'

  27-02-2020 05:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Services Australia has offered further information on its OCI program, including that it will continue to use income information from the ATO to identify 'significant discrepancies' in reported income.
  
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• Apple makes a big comeback in India, but will it last?

  27-02-2020 03:22 via zdnet.com
  
  For the first time in its brief history in India, the premium brand has gone all out to woo customers with big price cuts, and thanks to local manufacturing efforts, it has worked wonders. However, India's Hindu supremacist government may torpedo all of that good work.
  
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• Google to introduce new info badges to image search

  27-02-2020 02:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Users will be able to understand if images lead to pages with products for sale, recipes, or video content.
  
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