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• Best smart speakers in 2020: Bose, Google, Apple, Amazon, Sonos, and more

  18-03-2020 20:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Want a speaker for your office that pumps out premium sound and offers Bluetooth streaming or voice control? Here are your best options from all the big players, including Sonos, Bose, Google, Apple, and Amazon.
  
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• Facebook to place new coronavirus info center on the top of News Feed

  18-03-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The goal is to put information from authoritative sources in front of Facebook users, the company said.
  
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• A spike in home workers raises MFA resilience questions

  18-03-2020 18:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Millions of employees who have been logging in from workstations on corporate networks are now logging in from home or elsewhere on public networks.
  
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• Google pauses Chrome and Chrome OS releases due to coronavirus outbreak

  18-03-2020 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Google: "Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases."
  
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• Trickbot malware adds new feature to target telecoms, universities and finance companies

  18-03-2020 18:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers uncover a Trickbot campaign with new abilities which looks like it's being used in an effort to steal intellectual property, financial data - and potentially for espionage.
  
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• Google releases second developer preview of Android 11

  18-03-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The early build includes new APIs related to 5G connectivity and building UIs for foldable phones.
  
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• The 7 principles of flow: A guide for digital business transformation

  18-03-2020 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The seven principles of Flow by Design will guide digital business transformation initiatives for a more sustainable paradigm of success. These principles will better design stakeholder experiences, products and services, organizational structures, and new business models. Ultimately, the application of these principles will create the autonomous enterprise, where businesses and their stakeholders can co-create value at the speed of need.
  
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• The new iPad Pro finally turns Apple's tablet into a laptop rival

  18-03-2020 17:53
  
  The new Pro gets a bunch of impressive upgrades including an awesome new backlit keyboard with trackpad and mouse compatibility thanks to new iOS cursor support. Oh, and there's a new MacBook Air
  
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• Apple finally gives iPads trackpad support

  18-03-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  
  As it unveiled the new iPad Pros, Apple announced that all iPads that support iPadOS 13.4 will get trackpad support.
  
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• Apple's new iPad has built-in laser depth-scanner

  18-03-2020 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new tablet features a Lidar scanner, which Apple says will aid augmented reality apps.
  
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• iPad Pro: Apple's new Magic Keyboard aims to make you more productive

  18-03-2020 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The Cupertino giant unveiled a keyboard that brings the iPad Pro one step closer to being a laptop.
  
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• Thousands of COVID-19 scam and malware sites are being created on a daily basis

  18-03-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Malware authors and fraudsters aren't letting a tragedy go to waste.
  
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• What are the real challenges tech workers face with working remotely?

  18-03-2020 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Fear of the coronavirus is prompting more companies to have their employees work remotely. But what are the real challenges workers face when working from home and trying to communicate with colleagues?
  
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• Facebook: We're making Oculus Quest VR headset easier to use

  18-03-2020 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook announced that it is refreshing the user interface in Quest to put an end to users' woes.
  
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• Ansible DevOps comes to the mainframe

  18-03-2020 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  DevOps? On a mainframe!? Yes, it's true. Red Hat is bringing Ansible to the IBM Z.
  
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• COVID-19: With everyone working from home, VPN security has now become paramount

  18-03-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  DHS, SANS, NJCCIC, and Radware warn companies about securing enterprise VPN servers in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and when a vast majority of employees are working from home.
  
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• Apple updates its MacBook Air with more storage, Magic Keyboard

  18-03-2020 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The MacBook Air update rides shotgun with the new iPad Pro. Apple's product refresh cycle lands just as more workers are going remote.
  
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• How to avoid the time-suck of social networks while working at home

  18-03-2020 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Stuck at home thanks to the coronavirus and can't keep away from Facebook, Twitter, Slack, and the like? Here's how to run them so they don't ruin your life.
  
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• Windows 10 or Mac user? Patch Adobe Reader and Acrobat now to fix 9 critical security flaws

  18-03-2020 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Adobe releases security updates after missing its usual release aligned with Microsoft Patch Tuesday.
  
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• Apple's new iPad Pro arrives with updated chip and LiDAR scanner for AR apps

  18-03-2020 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Latest iPad Pro adds capabilities around augmented reality apps and digital content creation.
  
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• Apple's new iPad Pro arrives with updated chip and camera, AR scanner

  18-03-2020 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Latest iPad Pro adds capabilities around augmented reality apps and digital content creation.
  
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• Skimming code battle on NutriBullet website may have risked customer credit card data

  18-03-2020 14:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The cat-and-mouse game between skimmer installation and removal carried on for weeks.
  
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• Coronavirus: Elon Musk's US Tesla factory suspends production

  18-03-2020 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The factory begins a three-week lockdown in line with other non-essential businesses in the Bay Area.
  
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• Slack unveils revamped user interface, with more customization and easier access to apps

  18-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack said the update marks the biggest change to its user interface since the platform launched seven years ago.
  
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• Slack unveils revamped user interface, adds more customization and easier access to apps

  18-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack said the update marks the biggest change to its user interface since the platform launched seven years ago.
  
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• Google APP users won't be allowed to install apps from outside the Play Store

  18-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Some exceptions exist, but Google users enrolled in the Advanced Protection Program won't be able to install Android apps from third-party apps stores anymore.
  
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• Facebook updates Map With AI service, adds Microsoft Buildings support

  18-03-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Mappers from 137 countries have used the tool and contributed more than 100,000 changesets to the map.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Terminal now has mouse support for Windows Subsystem for Linux

  18-03-2020 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft schedules Windows Terminal version 1 release for May.
  
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• The chancellor’s plan to save us from coronavirus won’t be enough

  18-03-2020 13:21
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he will do 'whatever it takes' to stop coronavirus from wrecking the UK economy. We must take him at his word – more will be needed
  
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• This is our plan for covering the coronavirus crisis

  18-03-2020 13:19
  
  Our mission remains the same: to explain change and what it means for you. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced is to rethink how we operate as a publication
  
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• Facebook's new project: To fix time itself

  18-03-2020 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The social media giant has released a new time-keeping tool which it claims to be the most precise clock out there.
  
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• Work in tech? This is how big a deal the industry has now become

  18-03-2020 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  New data shows how big an impact the tech industry has had on the UK economy.
  
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• VMware patches privilege escalation vulnerability in Fusion, Horizon

  18-03-2020 12:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Exploits to root systems with Fusion, VMRC or Horizon Client installations were possible.
  
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• How destructive ransomware attacks could represent the future of cyberwarfare

  18-03-2020 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Nation-state hacking campaigns could masquerade as common criminals conducting ransomware attacks - but their goal would be pure destruction rather than extorting bitcoin, warns a new report.
  
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• Windows 10: This kernel malware is why you need Secured-core PCs, says Microsoft

  18-03-2020 12:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's pitch to Windows admins: buy a Secured-core PC so you don't need to configure extra security settings.
  
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• Coronavirus: Cleaning your phone and keyboard? Here are seven more things you should be disinfecting

  18-03-2020 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Have you adopted a regular cleaning regime for your smartphone and keyboard? Yesterday, completely by accident, I discovered more other things that I should be wiping on a regular basis.
  
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• Coronavirus: Amazon blocks non-essential items from warehouses

  18-03-2020 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retail giant wants to prioritise stocking of important household and medical supplies.
  
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• Trump touts telemedicine: What is it and what do you need to know?

  18-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new face of healthcare for an entire subset of the population will soon be pixelated. We just crash-landed into a massive experiment in treatment from afar.
  
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• Was your Facebook post on the coronavirus deleted? This is why

  18-03-2020 11:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Anti-spam issues prompted accusations of censorship.
  
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• Speech Police, book review: How to regain a democratic paradise lost

  18-03-2020 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  In Speech Police, David Kaye, lawyer and UN special rapporteur on free opinion and expression, looks for a balance between the human right of free speech and the legitimate need to curb disinformation and abuse.
  
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• Coronavirus: With demand up from so many working from home, will your internet connection survive?

  18-03-2020 10:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home, school closures, social distancing, and self-isolation have all unprecedented demand on data networks that provide connectivity, video streaming and collaboration. Will your internet connection survive?
  
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• NBN to give RSPs three month 40% capacity boost to handle coronavirus load

  18-03-2020 08:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian telcos to get 40% more CVC from next Monday at no charge.
  
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• ASPI wants statutory authority to prevent foreign interference through social media

  18-03-2020 07:31 via zdnet.com
  
  It said the authority would be granted explicit insight into how content is filtered, blocked, amplified, or suppressed, both from a moderation and algorithmic amplification point of view.
  
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• NTT Docomo to launch 5G on March 25

  18-03-2020 07:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Initial footprint to be 150 locations across Japan, followed by 500 cities in a year's time.
  
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• This startup is using AI to investigate crime on the high seas

  18-03-2020 07:00
  
  Israeli startup Windward has perfected the art of tracking suspicious vessels
  
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• These AirPod clones cost just £40. Are they any good?

  18-03-2020 07:00
  
  What you see below is not Apple product. These are BlankPods, £40 earphones from a UK-based company so remarkably similar to AirPods that we had to compare them to the original headphones and wonder how such a product can exist?
  
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• Is the Xbox Series X repeating Sony’s biggest mistake?

  18-03-2020 07:00
  
  The Xbox Series X’s use of proprietary storage smells strongly of Sony's brilliant-but-doomed handhelds
  
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• Coronavirus has sent the wedding industry into total turmoil

  18-03-2020 07:00
  
  Couples have racked up bills for thousands of pounds for weddings that will be ruined by coronavirus. Their only hope is that their suppliers won’t hold them to it and still survive
  
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• How European and British airlines are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak

  18-03-2020 06:58 via zdnet.com
  
  What do the travel bans mean for local airlines and passengers who were scheduled to fly?
  
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• Samsung expects 5G growth despite smartphone market dip from COVID-19

  18-03-2020 06:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said its semiconductor business is also expected to grow, with the memory market beginning to stabilise.
  
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