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• Microsoft March 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 115 vulnerabilities

  10-03-2020 23:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The March 2020 Patch Tuesday is the largest Patch Tuesday release in Microsoft's history.
  
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• Details about new SMB wormable bug leak in Microsoft Patch Tuesday snafu

  10-03-2020 21:58 via zdnet.com
  
  SMB vulnerability is currently not patched, but now everyone knows it's there.
  
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• Cloudera beats Q4 estimates, touts growing CDP business

  10-03-2020 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The enterprise data cloud company reported 1,004 customers with Annualized Recurring Revenue greater than $100,000, up 27 from the prior quarter.
  
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• Roborock S5 Max hands-on: Superb dust collection from a multi-function robot vacuum

  10-03-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The Roborock S5 Max is a really powerful vacuum cleaner with an easy-to-use app and an integrated automated mopping function.
  
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• Microsoft updates Windows 10X emulator for dual-screen devices

  10-03-2020 18:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has updated its Emulator and Emulator Image preview for Windows 10X, its Windows 10 variant for dual-screen devices, with a few new features.
  
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• Save up to $130 on the super-fast Samsung T5 external portable SSDs

  10-03-2020 18:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Need additional external storage? Has to be fast and fit in your pocket? Save $130 on a 2TB Samsung T5 external SSD
  
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• Still waiting for 4G to arrive in your neighbourhood? This £1 billion deal might help.

  10-03-2020 18:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Funding from both the government and four industry players will go towards building a common network in rural areas of the country.
  
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• Microsoft orchestrates coordinated takedown of Necurs botnet

  10-03-2020 18:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft and partners in 35 countries move to bring down Necurs, today's largest malware botnet.
  
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• Coronavirus might make new iPhones hard to find

  10-03-2020 18:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Snooze now, and you could be in for a long wait.
  
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• Intel CPUs vulnerable to new LVI attacks

  10-03-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers say Intel processors will need another round of silicon chip re-designs to protect against new attack.
  
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• Hilton uses VR to boost corporate employees' empathy for housekeeping staff

  10-03-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The 100-year-old hospitality company is demonstrating the ways VR is being deployed in the workplace as a training tool for corporate employees.
  
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• Mainframe developers get boost from BMC acquisition of Compuware

  10-03-2020 17:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The move signals that DevOps has shifted from the broad adoption phase to the massive adoption phase.
  
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• Alipay eyes 40M service providers with efforts to open up platform

  10-03-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Alibaba is looking to rope in 40 million service providers in China as part of a three-year plan to expand the reach of its mobile payment platform and meet consumer demand for various lifestyle services.
  
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• Firefox 74 is out: Here are the key changes and features

  10-03-2020 16:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Firefox users, it's time to update your browser to get a raft of new features, such as DNS-Over-HTTPS, blocking Facebook from tracking you around the web, and blocking apps from installing add-ons.
  
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• Google’s TensorFlow is ready for quantum, but is AI ready for quantum?

  10-03-2020 16:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Google this week unveiled a new version of its TensorFlow toolkit for AI that will make circuits to run on quantum computing hardware. But there are some caveats for deep learning scientists before they jump into the quantum realm.
  
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• Identity management 101: How digital identity works in 2020

  10-03-2020 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The integrity of the global distributed computing network depends extensively on how well users’ digital identities can be protected. As difficult a problem as it seems, it’s actually much harder.
  
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• Avast AntiTrack certificate bug allowed others to snoop on your online activities

  10-03-2020 14:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The vulnerability opened up PCs to browser hijacking and more.
  
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• Elon Musk: We've made 1 million Tesla electric cars

  10-03-2020 14:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Just as oil price wars start, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reveals that his company has made its millionth electric vehicle.
  
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• Dyson’s Corrale hair straighteners flex to speed up your styling

  10-03-2020 14:32
  
  Dyson’s shot at the ultimate pair of straighteners is cordless and moulds around your tresses to reduce damage
  
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• This ransomware campaign has just returned with a new trick

  10-03-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Paradise ransomware is back again - and the criminals behind it appear to be testing out new tactics ahead of what could be a more prolific campaign.
  
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• Building a $40 overhead filming rig for YouTube

  10-03-2020 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  We repurpose an under-$40 Amazon monitor stand into an overhead filming rig. Our short video shows how we do it.
  
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• Best cheap Windows 10 laptops for $350 or less (March 2020 edition)

  10-03-2020 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking for a new laptop that won't break the bank? Here are a selection from a variety of manufacturers, with prices starting at only $230. All laptops are new, not refurbished, and available to purchase today.
  
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• Best cheap Windows 10 laptops for $350 or less in 2020: Acer, Dell, Lenovo, and more

  10-03-2020 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking for a new laptop that won't break the bank? Here are a selection from a variety of manufacturers, with prices starting at only $230. All laptops are new, not refurbished, and available to purchase today.
  
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• Microsoft shares nightmare tale: 6 sets of hackers on a customer's network

  10-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft reveals its first report on incident response work carried out by its Detection and Response Team (DART).
  
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• Machine learning vs payment fraud: transparency and humans in the loop to minimize customer insults

  10-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What are customer insults, and what does machine learning have to do with it?
  
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• Lifesize merges with Serenova, eyes contact center-as-a-service market

  10-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The addition of Serenova to Lifesize will give the combined company more than 10,000 customers globally and a broad portfolio.
  
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• Lifesize buys Serenova, eyes contact center-as-a-service market

  10-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The addition of Serenova will give the combined company more than 10,000 customers globally and a broad portfolio.
  
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• Kingston releases 'Canvas' high-speed SD and microSD cards

  10-03-2020 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Perfect for DSLRs, 4K/8K video production, Android devices, action cams, and drones.
  
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• Sage sells Brazilian business

  10-03-2020 13:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Current president Jorge Carneiro acquires the operation in a deal that could reach up to £10 million
  
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• Microsoft: VS Code for PowerShell 7 arrives with ISE mode

  10-03-2020 13:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Big architectural changes allow Microsoft to deliver PowerShell users' favorite tools in Visual Studio Code.
  
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• VMware rolls out Tanzu portfolio for app modernization

  10-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Additionally, VMware is updating Cloud Foundation and vSphere, as it seeks to become "the ubiquitous, central infrastructure" for enabling digital transformation.
  
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• New Aruba technologies let enterprises use wi-fi to extend 5G service indoors

  10-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Aruba Air Pass service and Air Slice lets enterprises leverage existing wi-fi access points to bring 5G cell service indoors, in lieu of spending on new infrastructure.
  
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• Data strategy: Enterprises boosting profits with better data asset management, eye dark data utilization

  10-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies that had mature data strategies​ boosted profitability by an average of 12.5% of gross profit, according to a Splunk and ESG survey.
  
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• New Apple iPhone could be delayed by 'months' due to coronavirus

  10-03-2020 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Consumers may be facing weeks of delays for both existing and upcoming models as Apple’s supply chain is weakened by the outbreak.
  
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• Not so random thoughts: COVID-19, the tech world, and all of us

  10-03-2020 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  COVID-19 has impacted the entire world - and we are tending to panic about it. Don't. Here's some ideas to consider, resources to check and thoughts that may help.
  
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• Your IT department is stuck in a time-warp. Agile and DevOps might be able to save it

  10-03-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Collaborative CIOs must create blended IT and business teams that work in an agile way to deliver digital products and services quickly to ever-demanding customers.
  
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• How poor IoT security is allowing this 12-year-old malware to make a comeback

  10-03-2020 12:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Conficker peaked in 2009, but unsupported connected devices are allowing it to spread in 2020 - and the healthcare sector is where it's infected the most targets.
  
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• PARC is turning 50: From ethernet and laser printing to this wild new tech

  10-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The legendary Palo Alto Research Center has been the beating heart of tech development during a legendary half-decade of R&D.
  
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• Snake oil salesmen warning: DoJ, FTC are cracking down on fake coronavirus products

  10-03-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Don’t even think about marketing ‘coronavirus-curing’ goods, the agencies have warned.
  
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• Apple: This is how you should disinfect your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

  10-03-2020 10:21 via zdnet.com
  
  But don't mess it up, because liquid damage isn't covered under Apple warranty or AppleCare.
  
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• The Internet of Kings: How IoT technology is helping to monitor cliffs surrounding Tutankhamun's tomb

  10-03-2020 10:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Geologists studying the link between climate change and the stability of rock formations in the Valley of the Kings have deployed technology from a Spanish IoT company. ZDNet talked to Libelium's co-founder and CEO, Alicia Asín.
  
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• Federal Court rules Telstra does not need council permission to build payphones

  10-03-2020 07:23 via zdnet.com
  
  In doing so, the telco receives the court's seal of approval to install 1,800 more payphone cabinets across Australia.
  
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• IBM Summit supercomputer joins fight against COVID-19

  10-03-2020 07:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory says early research on existing drug compounds via supercomputing could combat coronavirus.
  
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• The UK’s most violent crimes are going viral on YouTube

  10-03-2020 07:00
  
  In the vacuum left by local newspapers, Birmingham-based Scarcity Studios is picking up tens of thousands of subscribers with its detailed coverage – but there are concerns that it's glamourising violence
  
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• The budget will probably spare going after big tech... for now

  10-03-2020 07:00
  
  American tech giants are bracing for a new tax on UK revenues. They might be lucky this time
  
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• FBI arrests Russian behind Deer.io, a Shopify-like platform for cybercrime

  10-03-2020 06:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Feds say Deer.io has been hosting hundreds of online shops where hackers are selling hacked accounts.
  
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• ASD teamed up with GCHQ for stolen credit card crackdown

  10-03-2020 06:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber spooks are cruising dark web shopping forums looking for credit cards to cancel.
  
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• IKEA assembles first third-party virtual store on Tmall

  10-03-2020 06:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Swedish furniture retail chain has set up shop on Alibaba's e-commerce platform Tmall, marking the first time IKEA is offering its products on a third-party online platform.
  
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• Years-long campaign targets hackers through trojanized hacking tools

  10-03-2020 05:03 via zdnet.com
  
  A group believed to reside in Vietnam has been hacking other hackers for years.
  
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• ACCC's ad tech inquiry to focus on data and supply chain opacity

  10-03-2020 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Major publishers including Google and Facebook are expected to go under the microscope.
  
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