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• EU lawmakers propose a "right to repair" for mobile phones and other devices

  11-03-2020 22:18 via zdnet.com
  
  About two in three Europeans would like to keep using their current digital devices for longer, the European Commission says
  
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• Best security and surveillance drones for business in 2020: Impossible Aerospace, Microdrones, DJI, and more

  11-03-2020 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The best aerial hardware and technology stacks for keeping an eye on operations, individuals, and valued assets from above.
  
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• Best security and surveillance drones for business for 2020: Impossible Aerospace, Microdrones, DJI, and more

  11-03-2020 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The best aerial hardware and technology stacks for keeping an eye on operations, individuals, and valued assets from above.
  
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• Avast disables JavaScript engine in its antivirus following major bug

  11-03-2020 21:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerability would have allowed attackers to take over computers running the Avast antivirus.
  
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• NAB and Gartner cancel events due to coronavirus pandemic: 2020 tech conference cancellations and travel bans list

  11-03-2020 21:01 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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• Why the private sector will play an increasingly bigger role in climate change and sustainability

  11-03-2020 20:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Why is the private sector stepping up where many federal governments are falling short? Well, there are two reasons.
  
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• Airport marketplace is deploying Amazon's cashierless retail platform

  11-03-2020 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The hospitality group OTG is deploying the "Just Walk Out" platform at the Newark Liberty Airport next week.
  
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• Chief growth officer: How to manage digital transformation, disruption, and growth

  11-03-2020 19:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Just as scientists learn from the natural world, we can take inspiration from studying how organisms thrive despite the continuously changing environment they operate in. Ismail Amla, Chief Growth Officer at Capita. explores the concept of 'flow' and the potential application to the business world as companies tackle the myriad of existential challenges facing them.
  
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• Ring announces two new Video Doorbells, Chimes, and Pre-Roll feature

  11-03-2020 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's new Video Doorbell 3 and 3 Plus will launch next month.
  
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• EMeet OfficeCore M2 conference speaker review: Conference call capability from any device

  11-03-2020 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  At under $200 this versatile eMeet OfficeCore M2 conference speaker is perfect for small and medium-sized businesses.
  
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• Dutch government loses hard drives with data of 6.9 million registered donors

  11-03-2020 18:25 via zdnet.com
  
  External hard drives stored all donor data from February 1998 to June 2010.
  
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• Microsoft Teams users to get federation with Skype consumer service starting in late March

  11-03-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will enable Teams users to chat with and call Skype users (and vice versa) over the next couple of months.
  
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• COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak and a security conference tries to play it down

  11-03-2020 17:58 via zdnet.com
  
  If two attendees of your security conference were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, how would you let everyone know? Perhaps not quite in the way the RSA conference did.
  
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• How to build a budget home office for under $300

  11-03-2020 17:40 via zdnet.com
  
  How can you switch from office cubicle to working from home at little or no cost? If you've already got a laptop and smartphone, it's possible to equip a basic home office for under $300. We've found all the essential items to get you started.
  
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• Coronavirus: World's biggest gaming show E3 cancelled

  11-03-2020 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's largest gaming expo will not go ahead - raising concerns for its future.
  
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• Budget 2020: VAT on e-books and newspapers scrapped

  11-03-2020 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chancellor's decision is welcomed by publishers but does not extend to audiobooks.
  
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• Coronavirus expected to cause significant decline in IT spending, says IDC

  11-03-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  IDC has slashed its 2020 IT spending forecast, as analysts now expect to see a substantial slowdown in spending on both hardware and software services due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• European electricity association warns of office network breach

  11-03-2020 15:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Recent evidence of a 'successful cyber intrusion', says ENTSO-E, as it puts contingency plan in place.
  
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• Elon Musk: SpaceX's internet from space should be good enough for online gaming

  11-03-2020 15:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Elon Musk estimates Starlink will only serve the 3% to 4% of the population that telcos can't currently cater for.
  
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• Ad-Juster data helps digital publishers access to higher ad revenues

  11-03-2020 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The FlowIQ service provides real market data on ad pricing and industry trends for the first time.
  
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• Ad-Juster data helps digital publishers access higher ad revenues

  11-03-2020 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The FlowIQ service provides real market data on ad pricing and industry trends for the first time.
  
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• CIOs juggling digital transformation pace, bad data, cloud lock-in and business alignment

  11-03-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Flexera's 2020 CIO Priorities report highlights a lot of moving parts for CIOs and technology executives.
  
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• Apple tries to prove iPhone 11 Pro's battery life in a very weird way

  11-03-2020 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you sitting comfortably? How about a five-hour Apple ad? Well, five hours, 19 minutes, and 28 seconds.
  
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• Linux Foundation open sources disaster-relief IoT firmware: Project OWL

  11-03-2020 14:28 via zdnet.com
  
  When disasters happen, communication can collapse, and things can get even worse. Project OWL's DuckLink IoT devices will make it fast and easy to restore communications between those in need as well as first responders.
  
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• An iOS glitch could be wearing out your iPhone's battery prematurely

  11-03-2020 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS has a feature that should be helping to prevent your iPhone's battery from wearing out prematurely, but it can be buggy.
  
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• Windows 10 2004: Expect under 20 minutes' downtime for business update, says Microsoft

  11-03-2020 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft promises faster Windows 10 updates and more control over reserved storage on enterprise PCs.
  
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• Why are governments so vulnerable to ransomware attacks?

  11-03-2020 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Government systems paralyzed by malware cause chaos. New research explores why are attacks so frequently successful.
  
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• How coronavirus COVID-19 is accelerating the future of work

  11-03-2020 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus is forcing enterprises to rethink the way they do business and dust off policies for security, business continuity, and remote workers. Chances are that some of these efforts will stick.
  
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• Google asks all North American employees to work from home due to coronavirus

  11-03-2020 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is also establishing a special fund to cover paid sick leave for temporary workers or vendors who are quarantined or have potential COVID-19 symptoms.
  
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• ServiceNow revs its updated Now Platform for AI, automation powered workflows

  11-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Data from the Now Platform is surfaced via contextual recommendations, predictions and insights, self-service, automation with virtual agents and analytics to discover trends and patterns in real time.
  
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• Alluxio releases unified data catalog and transformation services

  11-03-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to data orchestration, Alluxio will now offer Catalog and Transformation Services, for compute-optimized schema access and data storage.
  
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• Google: Linux systems can use this new tool against USB keystroke injection attacks

  11-03-2020 12:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's open-source tool makes USB keystroke injections harder but it's no silver bullet.
  
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• Whisper, an anonymous secret-sharing app, failed to keep messages or profiles private

  11-03-2020 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Millions of users’ private profiles and highly sensitive datasets were viewable online.
  
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• Disease control expert debunks coronavirus myths

  11-03-2020 12:37
  
  Dr Bharat Pankhania, Senior Clinical Lecturer at Exeter Medical School and an expert in communicable disease control, debunks some of the most common myths surrounding the virus outbreak, also known as Covid-19.
  
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• A disease control expert debunks coronavirus myths

  11-03-2020 12:37
  
  Dr Bharat Pankhania, Senior Clinical Lecturer at Exeter Medical School and an expert in communicable disease control, debunks some of the most common myths surrounding the virus outbreak, also known as Covid-19.
  
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• This Raspberry Pi-powered LEGO robot brute-force attacked an iPhone to find out what PIN codes are blacklisted

  11-03-2020 12:19 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS has a built-in blacklist of certain 4-digit and 6-digit PIN codes. But which combination of numbers are blacklisted, and does this improve security? These security researchers built a LEGO robot with a Raspberry Pi brain to help find out.
  
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• Sticky fingers: Novel robotic grippers expand role in fulfillment

  11-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  These cool gecko-inspired grippers show how the best innovations don't add complexity, but eliminate it.
  
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• After years of Google Chrome, Firefox was a pleasant surprise

  11-03-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  I've been running Google Chrome as my main browser for many years now. Yesterday I tried Firefox 74, and wow, what an amazing browser it is.
  
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• University of Hertfordshire avoids data breach action by UK watchdog

  11-03-2020 09:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The ICO is taking no further action despite student information being inappropriately shared.
  
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• The unlikely businesses winning big from the coronavirus chaos

  11-03-2020 07:00
  
  As coronavirus panic sets in and global stock markets collapse, some unexpected companies are raking in the cash
  
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• The UK's coronavirus delay phase plan, explained

  11-03-2020 07:00
  
  The more action we take, the more in control we feel. But that doesn’t mean you should start stockpiling toilet rolls and packs of pasta
  
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• Startups need to start investing cold, hard cash in diversity

  11-03-2020 07:00
  
  Paying lip-service isn't enough: Diversity VC's Francesca Warner shares her tips for startups and investors looking to make their teams more diverse
  
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• Montblanc's new Summit 2+ smartwatch can finally make calls

  11-03-2020 07:00
  
  As the entire smartwatch category continues to follow in the wake of the all-conquering Apple Watch, Montblanc's new version of its wearable finally goes cellular
  
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• South Korea launches mask inventory apps to address shortages from COVID-19

  11-03-2020 05:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The government is providing mask inventory data of pharmacies as an open API to help developers launch apps that notify civilians about the inventory statuses of pharmacy goods amid shortages from the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• IBM tests the use of artificial intelligence for breast cancer screenings

  11-03-2020 05:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The research has uncovered how AI can help radiologists improve the overall accuracy of mammogram screenings.
  
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• Google tells staff to work at home due to coronavirus

  11-03-2020 05:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parent company Alphabet is the latest tech firm to make such a move as the outbreak spreads in the US.
  
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• Senate committee waves through Australia's AML/CTF amendments

  11-03-2020 05:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The committee considers that the Bill includes important measures that will strengthen Australia's capabilities to address money laundering and terrorism financing risk, and has recommended its passage
  
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• IBM plans to inject Watson platform with its Project Debater NLP technology

  11-03-2020 05:01 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM said it is commercializing its Project Debater technology that enables artificial intelligence to debate humans and handle complex topics.
  
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• Canberra coughs up AU$4.2b health package to fight COVID-19

  11-03-2020 04:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The prime minister says medical experts have been preparing for an event like this for years and this is just the next step up in Australia's plan.
  
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• Modern RAM used for computers, smartphones still vulnerable to Rowhammer attacks

  11-03-2020 03:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Academics break TRR protections on RAM cards for new Rowhammer attacks.
  
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