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• Splunk shares drop on light Q1 outlook

  04-03-2020 23:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Splunk executives highlighted the company's total ARR of $1.68 billion, calling it the best metric to evaluate growth.
  
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• Zoom reports strong Q4 results

  04-03-2020 22:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom reported better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results amid surging demand for its video conferencing software due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Google Cloud announces new cloud regions, including first in Middle East

  04-03-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The new regions in India, Australia and Canada represent Google's second in those markets, while Google is adding its first in Qatar.
  
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• Coronavirus Update: Google I/O, Facebook F8 and more 2020 tech conference cancellations and travel bans

  04-03-2020 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads, tech conferences are being canceled, postponed, or turned into virtual events. Tech companies are also restricting employee travel.
  
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• Boots halts Advantage Card payments after cyber-attack

  04-03-2020 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attackers using stolen passwords have tried to access Boots accounts, the company says.
  
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• Digital services 2020: Time for a reality check

  04-03-2020 19:21 via zdnet.com
  
  It’s time for change management to be considered a fundamental aspect of evaluating transformation services providers.
  
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• HPE taps AMD GPUs and CPUs for the El Capitan supercomputer

  04-03-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The system, which will help protect the US nuclear stockpile, will deliver performance greater than two exaflops, HPE now says -- 10X faster than today's most powerful supercomputer.
  
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• 800 IT leaders share insights on the state of digital transformation

  04-03-2020 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  MuleSoft surveyed 800 IT leaders from across the globe on the state of digital transformation and integration. Ninety-two percent of organizations are currently undertaking digital transformation initiatives or plan to in the next year. But 85% of said initiatives are slowed by integration challenges. The average organization has 900 applications, and only 28% are currently integrated.
  
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• Microsoft's PowerShell 7 is generally available

  04-03-2020 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's latest version of its automation tool for Windows, macOS and Linux is now generally available. Here's what's in PowerShell 7 and what's next.
  
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• Data science vs social media disinformation: the case of climate change and the Australian bushfires

  04-03-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While a newly released World Weather Attribution study ties the Australian bushfires to anthropogenic climate change, disinformation on social media abounds
  
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• Why coronavirus will mean no Apple WWDC 2020

  04-03-2020 17:59 via zdnet.com
  
  With coronavirus/COVID-19 threatening to become a global pandemic, it makes sense for Apple to pull the plug on WWDC 2020.
  
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• Sony's PS2: World's best-selling console turns 20

  04-03-2020 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation 2, and it's had a huge impact on fans like Victoria.
  
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• Cathay Pacific hit with £500,000 fine for customer data breach

  04-03-2020 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Information Commissioner's Office said breach was 'particularly concerning' and went undetected between 2014 and 2018.
  
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• Coronavirus opportunity: Developers, stay home, and clean up your code

  04-03-2020 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Code streamlining and cleanup is something every single app developer and the platforms themselves should be focusing on this year.
  
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• iPhone tips and tricks: How to use gestures and controls

  04-03-2020 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  I'm amazed how many people still struggle with - or are simply unaware of - the gestures and controls that Apple has built into iOS 13 supposedly to make using the iPhone easier.
  
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• These are the first passwords hackers will try when attacking your device

  04-03-2020 15:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Haven't changed those default passwords yet? You really should.
  
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• Zendesk launches Sales Suite, bundling Zendesk Sell, Chat and other tools

  04-03-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The customer service and engagement company is also expanding its Support Suite and making Zendesk Sunshine generally available.
  
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• Galaxy S20 Ultra vs OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren: Is there a king of 5G in early 2020?

  04-03-2020 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is now arriving into the hands of buyers while the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren recently received an update to enhance its cellular performance. After testing both with T-Mobile, is there a reason to pick one over the other?
  
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• Netflix problem? iPhone, Windows 10, Android users get help from super-fast Apache Druid

  04-03-2020 14:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Netflix reveals how its quick Apache Druid database lets it respond to buggy updates across major platforms.
  
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• Facebook has a new tool to spot spammers, and it's already taken down billions of accounts

  04-03-2020 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Even equipped with a brand-new, high-performance algorithm, Facebook is unsure that it will ever win the war against fake accounts.
  
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• Warning over 'hidden apps' as mobile malware attacks increase - and get sneakier

  04-03-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber criminals are turning to additional channels to help spread mobile malware - and the number of mobile malware attacks shows no sign of slowing down.
  
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• Windows 10 retro PowerToys gets update: 100 bug fixes and even better FancyZones

  04-03-2020 13:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Bug causing PowerToys crashes also released for the open-source update of Microsoft's 1990s power-user tool.
  
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• Coronavirus, flu and other nasties: What if your job involves handling other people's dirty gadgets?

  04-03-2020 13:38 via zdnet.com
  
  People are disgusting. Not deliberately, it's just seems to be human nature. Most of the time it's not a problem if people spread boogers on their smartphone or keyboard. But if your job is to then handle that smartphone or keyboard, that does become a problem.
  
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• Coronavirus claims another major tech event: Kaspersky’s Security Analyst Summit postponed

  04-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Organizers say that it won’t be a “real” SAS without the hugs and clinking of beer glasses.
  
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• New Windows 10 Start menu: Microsoft shows this new design that sidelines Live Tiles

  04-03-2020 12:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft looks to usher out Windows 10's Live Tiles for a Start menu that showcases its new Fluent Design icons.
  
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• WIRED Health 2020 agenda and speakers

  04-03-2020 12:41
  
  The WIRED editorial team have once again curated a spectacular agenda for WIRED Health 2020, taking place on March 25 in London. The programme features innovators driving change in the health industry, the Startup Showcase and the Test Lab
  
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• The most exciting new electric cars from the Geneva Motor Show

  04-03-2020 11:26
  
  A new BMW all-electric to rival Tesla's Model 3, a £2.2 million hypercar in pinstripes, an EV that extends when needed and Europe’s most affordable electric car. Despite Geneva being a no-show, there's a lot of battery-powered motoring to unpack
  
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• All the electric cars to get excited about from the Geneva Motor Show

  04-03-2020 11:26
  
  A new BMW all-electric to rival Tesla's Model 3, a £2.2 million hypercar in pinstripes, an EV that extends when needed and Europe’s most affordable electric car. Despite Geneva being a no-show, there's a lot of battery-powered motoring to unpack
  
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• Citrix vulnerability used for potential Defence recruitment database access

  04-03-2020 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  ASD notified Defence and its recruitment database contractor that it had reason to believe it was vulnerable to a Netscaler bug a month after Citrix made the vulnerability public.
  
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• The Simpsons is coming to Disney+ in the UK

  04-03-2020 11:11
  
  In the US, streaming service Disney+ offers fans access to more than 600 episodes of The Simpsons
  
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• When an Airbnb scam empire collapses, chaos ensues

  04-03-2020 10:39
  
  Airbnb suspended scores of dodgy property listings in London. And then things got really messy
  
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• Threats, fear and chaos: the messy fall of an Airbnb scam empire

  04-03-2020 10:39
  
  Airbnb suspended scores of dodgy property listings in London. And then things got really messy
  
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• Cloud helping True Alliance reshape the way customers shop with its retail brands

  04-03-2020 07:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Moving its e-commerce and marketing teams to the cloud across all 14 retail brands has boosted company total revenue by 103% year on year.
  
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• Amazon confirms Seattle employee has contracted coronavirus

  04-03-2020 07:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The affected employee is in quarantine.
  
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• These numbers show how well the NHS can treat a coronavirus crisis

  04-03-2020 07:00
  
  Britain has been slashing NHS beds for three decades. Coronavirus might be close to its hardest test
  
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• Orange you glad we put together this list of juicy gear?

  04-03-2020 07:00
  
  For those willing to step outside the binary choice of white or black, gear selections need not always be monochrome. Here we've selected the juiciest products in bright orange
  
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• A good fintech founder aims to solve problems, not make money

  04-03-2020 07:00
  
  Propel partner Jay Reinemann shares his advice for fintech entrepreneurs
  
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• A good fintech founder aims to solve problems, not just make money

  04-03-2020 07:00
  
  Propel partner Jay Reinemann shares his advice for fintech entrepreneurs
  
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• Telstra aims up at 50% emissions reduction by 2030

  04-03-2020 05:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Another Australian corporation going much further than the federal government.
  
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• Moment announces universal M-Series Lens Mount: Extend your external lens experience to more devices

  04-03-2020 04:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Moment has several external lenses available to improve your ability to capture creative content. While the lenses can be used for years, you need a Moment case for each phone you upgrade to and there are not cases available for all phones. The new universal mount addresses this gap.
  
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• NSW Department of Education redefining its customer service experience

  04-03-2020 02:56 via zdnet.com
  
  School Services is fixing its technology to reduce 33 different ways of doing things down to one.
  
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• Let's Encrypt to revoke 3 million certificates on March 4 due to software bug

  04-03-2020 01:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Let's Encrypt issued 3,048,289 TLS certificates without checking the CAA field for the requesting domain.
  
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• NASA advances urban flying transport plans with 17 companies

  04-03-2020 01:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The agency is bringing the likes of Boeing and Uber together as part of its urban air mobility grand challenge.
  
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• Facebook 'rethinks' plans for Libra cryptocurrency

  04-03-2020 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm had hoped to revolutionise payments with a single digital currency.
  
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• Amazon's Ring logs every doorbell press and app action

  04-03-2020 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC data request reveals what data is being stored by the Amazon-owned business about its users.
  
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• NAB took two years to shift its broker system from 2,800 instances to just one

  04-03-2020 00:52 via zdnet.com
  
  In 2017, the red and black bank's broker system experienced 44 outages.
  
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