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• Suncorp Group on the hunt for a new CIO

  12-03-2020 23:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Current CIO Sarah Harland has announced she will be leaving before the end of March.
  
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• Work from home darling Slack reports solid Q4, but billings outlook disappoints

  12-03-2020 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said it had 70 paid customers with annual recurring revenue of more than $1 million.
  
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• How to sign a digital document

  12-03-2020 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Signing a digital document can be cumbersome if you have to print it to sign it and then rescan it.
  
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• DocuSign delivers strong Q4, sees momentum for its Agreement Cloud

  12-03-2020 21:31 via zdnet.com
  
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• Adobe reports strong Q1 results, adjusts outlook on coronavirus uncertainty

  12-03-2020 21:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The company expects enterprise customers to defer bookings, delay consulting services and cut spending amid the worsening global pandemic.
  
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• Oracle touts growing subscription revenues in Q3

  12-03-2020 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Subscription revenues, up 4 percent year-over-year, now account for 71 percent of Oracle's sales.
  
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• Deal alert: AMD unveils time-limited third-gen AMD Ryzen CPU price cuts

  12-03-2020 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Up to $50 off third-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs.
  
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• Inside Dominic Cummings’s coronavirus meeting with big tech

  12-03-2020 20:30
  
  For the prime minister's startup-loving advisor, it’s big tech versus bad virus
  
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• Best routers on Amazon Business in 2020: Netgear, D-Link, Asus, Linksys, and more

  12-03-2020 20:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best routers to buy right now on Amazon Business.
  
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• Lockdown: Anti-tracking app for iPhone, iPad and Mac

  12-03-2020 20:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Two former Apple engineers joined forces to create a free app that blocks tracking, ads, badware and more.
  
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• Microsoft discontinues RDCMan app following security bug

  12-03-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft recommends using the Windows in-box remote desktop client (MSTSC) instead.
  
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• Best Chromebook laptops in 2020: Google, Dell, Asus, Lenovo, and more

  12-03-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Our pick of the best Chromebooks for work, school, and home.
  
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• The problem with using herd immunity to fight coronavirus

  12-03-2020 19:07
  
  The UK's Nudge Unit and Dominic Cummings are weighing up herd immunity as a possible endgame for coronavirus, but the consequences could be severe
  
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• Dyson’s 360 Heurist is one seriously clever robot vacuum

  12-03-2020 18:16
  
  Dyson’s second 360 robot vac arrives with upgraded navigation and sensors so it should leave your cables and fancy furniture well alone
  
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• Coronavirus: How can AI help fight the pandemic?

  12-03-2020 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How can big data and AI help in the fight against the pandemic?
  
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• Coronavirus tech conference cancellations list: E3, NAB, Gartner, Dell World and more

  12-03-2020 17:48 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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• Apps 'must check images for child abuse before publication'

  12-03-2020 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inquiry says apps should screen posts before displaying them to help tackle 'explosion' of child abuse imagery.
  
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• Employers are a trusted source of information about COVID-19 but face competition from disinformation

  12-03-2020 17:25 via zdnet.com
  
  New data shows employees have strong trust in their employers as a source of information about COVID-19, but infrequent employer communication can leave employees vulnerable to disinformation.
  
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• Microsoft patches SMBv3 wormable bug that leaked earlier this week

  12-03-2020 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Fix for CVE-2020-0796 is now rolling out to Windows 10 and Windows Serve 2019 systems worldwide.
  
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• GitHub Education rolls out new features for teachers

  12-03-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new GitHub Teacher Toolbox gives teachers access to more than three dozen popular, real-world developer tools for free.
  
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• Is this the digital future for Bank of England banknotes?

  12-03-2020 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England is considering the introduction of electronic banknotes for use by consumers and firms.
  
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• These popular iPhone and iPad apps are snooping on data copied to the clipboard

  12-03-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS and iPadOS apps have unrestricted access to the system-wide general pasteboard, also referred to as the clipboard. While this could be mundane data such as a shopping list, it could also include sensitive data such as passwords, telephone numbers, or financial details.
  
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• Zendure SuperHub hands-on: Compact charging hub with dual power delivery

  12-03-2020 15:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The Zendure SuperHub will solve the problems of carrying several power supplies round with you when you travel.
  
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• Google and adidas made a smart football insole. But there’s a flaw

  12-03-2020 15:11
  
  This Google Jacquard-powered insole will track your moves on the pitch, but you'll need to get on board with the FIFA Mobile tie-in to use it. Is this a huge misstep or does Adidas have a cunning plan?
  
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• Pandemic preparation: Epidemiologists answer reader questions about coronavirus COVID-19

  12-03-2020 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Will our food supply be safe? Should we fear deliveries? Will it be safe to go out and vote? We passed along reader questions to two leading epidemiologists. Their answers were both worrisome and encouraging.
  
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• Card data from the Volusion web skimmer incident surfaces on the dark web

  12-03-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In September-October 2019, hackers planted malware to steal card data from 6,589 online stores.
  
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• Web creator Berners-Lee: Here's why the web is failing women and girls

  12-03-2020 14:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Tim Berners-Lee urges governments, business, and citizens to do more for women online to stop threats and violence.
  
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• Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 arrives

  12-03-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Red Hat Ceph Storage can handle petabytes of data for all your enterprise cloud and datacenter storage needs.
  
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• Amazon: Linux-based Bottlerocket is our new OS for hosting containers in the cloud

  12-03-2020 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Open-source Bottlerocket from AWS aims to break the bottleneck of installing package updates on containerized apps.
  
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• Working from home: Getting your team ready for the switch

  12-03-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus means more of us will be working remotely – CIOs need to help their businesses and employees deal with this change now and in the longer term.
  
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• Coronavirus social distancing got you down? Tips and tricks to help you get through it

  12-03-2020 14:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has meant some sudden changes in the way we live our lives, and one of those is the advice that we practice social distancing. But that can be quite a tough thing emotionally to do. Here are some tips and tricks to help you get through it.
  
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• Twitter: All our employees must now work from home

  12-03-2020 13:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Social media giant says all its employees will work remotely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• VS Code gets a big update: Plays nice with macOS Gatekeeper plus lots of new features

  12-03-2020 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code, gains a host of productivity and usability improvements.
  
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• Managing telecommuters due to coronavirus COVID-19? Here are 8 management tips

  12-03-2020 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet has operated under a remote work model for nearly two decades. Here are a few best practices we've learned since you're highly likely to be getting a crash course in remote work management.
  
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• Cookiethief Android malware uses proxies to hijack your Facebook account

  12-03-2020 13:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Cookiethief Trojan infections are on the rise and Facebook cookies appear to be a prime target.
  
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• The Apple Watch won but TAG Heuer is keeping a certain kind of smartwatch alive

  12-03-2020 13:03
  
  The 2020 TAG Heuer Connected doubles down on watch craftsmanship, while adding a suite of golf, running and cycling tools
  
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• Digital identities: Why this Balkan country aims to match Estonia's successes

  12-03-2020 12:48 via zdnet.com
  
  North Macedonia teams up with Mastercard to boost its economy with digital IDs.
  
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• Coronavirus: Amazon offers unlimited sick days to halt spread

  12-03-2020 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only those workers who test positive for the Covid-19 virus will be entitled to any sick pay.
  
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• DHL expands robotic footprint with 1000 autonomous robots

  12-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Autonomous mobile robots are fast becoming the lynchpin of global commerce.
  
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• Australian Federal Police calls for audit into its telco data requests

  12-03-2020 07:05 via zdnet.com
  
  After finding 'compliance issues' from as far back as 2007, the AFP has commissioned PwC to independently audit requests it made to telecommunications carriers.
  
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• Why computers won’t be reading your mind any time soon

  12-03-2020 07:00
  
  Headlines about mind-reading computers are overblown, but by working out what we're trying to say they could give a voice to people who can't speak
  
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• What happens if coronavirus forces us to close parliament?

  12-03-2020 07:00
  
  Westminster did not shut down during either World War or the Spanish Flu. Covid-19 might change that
  
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• How to quickly scale a startup without everything going wrong

  12-03-2020 07:00
  
  Apprenticeships startup WhiteHat has grown fast over the past couple of years. Co-founder Sophie Adelman shares her tips for keeping standards high
  
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• Seeking diversity in Australia's spook and cyber workforce

  12-03-2020 05:08 via zdnet.com
  
  As analysts call for a review of Australia's intelligence agency staffing, aimed at increasing diversity, CyberCX sets up a cyber scholarship for women.
  
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• IBM, Telstra, Boeing among largest tech suppliers to Australian government

  12-03-2020 03:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Over the 10 years through 2018-19, contracts to the value of AU$490.8 billion were procured publicly by the federal government.
  
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• Australian universities tout development of quantum error correction codes

  12-03-2020 01:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, another development sees the accidental cracking of a puzzle half a century old.
  
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• ACMA wants to see consistent telco consumer safeguards introduced

  12-03-2020 01:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACMA believes it will help align with obligations under the Privacy Act.
  
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• Does being 'TikTok famous' actually make you money?

  12-03-2020 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media app TikTok has created a host of young stars in the UK, but can they make money from the medium?
  
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• StarHub to buy Strateq for SG$82 million

  12-03-2020 00:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The Singaporean telco wants to purchase 88% of the Malaysian-based data firm.
  
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