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• Twitter withdraws Q1 revenue outlook due to COVID-19 impact

  23-03-2020 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the social media platform is seeing "a meaningful increase" in users during the pandemic, but the crisis has hit Twitter's global advertising revenue.
  
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• Tablets vs. Laptops: How new displays redraw the battle lines

  23-03-2020 21:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Laptop-like devices that can fold out to become desktop-sized all-in-ones would play well to Windows' strengths.
  
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• Cyber hygiene tips for remote workers

  23-03-2020 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  It can be disorienting to suddenly find yourself working from home, and bad guys out there might choose to use that to their advantage. Here are some simple tips to help you stay smart and several steps ahead of the bad guys!
  
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• FCC opens up more spectrum to keep mobile phones working during coronavirus pandemic

  23-03-2020 19:35 via zdnet.com
  
  With unprecedented demand for service thanks to the coronavirus, the mobile phone companies are getting access to more radio spectrum to keep our calls and data going through reliably.
  
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• Microsoft warns of Windows zero-day exploited in the wild

  23-03-2020 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers are exploiting a zero-day in the Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll) that ships with the Windows OS.
  
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• Best POS systems in 2020: Get the right one for your business

  23-03-2020 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's a look at 10 point-of-sale systems to consider for your business.
  
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• FireEye warns about the proliferation of ready-made ICS hacking tools

  23-03-2020 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The growing number of hacking tools targeting industrial equipment is slowly becoming a problem.
  
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• Monitor, keyboard and mouse sales jump as coronavirus forces remote working

  23-03-2020 18:02 via zdnet.com
  
  As a long period of home working looms, companies and workers look to upgrade their kit.
  
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• Microsoft names Windows veteran Amanda Langowski as new Insider chief

  23-03-2020 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's five-year-old Windows 10 testing program has a new chief who is a veteran of Windows and release management.
  
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• AWS Savings Plans: What they are and why you should care

  23-03-2020 17:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services launched AWS Savings Plans for EC2, Fargate, and Lambda.
  
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• Brazil: Funding innovation The Movile Way

  23-03-2020 17:23 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a focused, hands-on style of VC investing emerging from Brazil that might turn out to be more efficient than the Silicon Valley approach.
  
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• Slow Wi-Fi? 8 ways to boost your home network

  23-03-2020 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  If the coronavirus has you stuck at home for work or health reasons, your internet connection is your lifeline to the world. Here's how to get the most from your home network.
  
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• Google unveils Game Servers in beta, for hosting global, multi-player games

  23-03-2020 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The new managed service is a souped up version of Agones, the open-source game hosting platform built on top of Kubernetes.
  
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• Coronavirus: Facebook cuts video quality to ease net strain

  23-03-2020 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ have also lowered their bitrates.
  
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• Firefly's school apps struggle with 'unprecedented demand'

  23-03-2020 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefly's apps suffer performance issues after coronavirus causes schools to close.
  
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• Microsoft: This is how coronavirus home-working is changing our developers' habits

  23-03-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  With all its engineers at home because of COVID-19, Microsoft is looking at their productivity and working patterns.
  
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• Our post-coronavirus future: 7 ways the tech and services industry could be transformed

  23-03-2020 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Will the pandemic blow away every tech business assumption we've ever held, from 5G and bandwidth to legacy tech and the cloud? Here's one thing I expect: The rise of the phablet.
  
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• Robo-chef cooks noodles in Tokyo and other tech news

  23-03-2020 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Carter looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Tesla fatal Model 3 crash: Autopilot's 'operational design' condemned

  23-03-2020 14:49 via zdnet.com
  
  NTSB lays most of the blame on the truck driver but Tesla and its Autopilot software also contributed to the accident.
  
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• 7 COVID-19 crisis management tips for small businesses

  23-03-2020 14:39 via zdnet.com
  
  A digital commerce data scientist and technology pioneer, who is also a small business owner, shares his advice on what companies can do to survive during the COVID-19 crisis.
  
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• We need a Big Data effort to find a Covid-19 cure, says pioneering geneticist

  23-03-2020 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Famed French researcher Daniel Cohen, head of drug developer Pharnext, has a short list of 97 drugs that have been through some clinical testing that could play a role in a vaccine for Covid-19. To move things forward, the entire world needs to get together and share medical data on Covid-19 patients so the clues can be systematically studied.
  
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• This iOS bug could seriously affect your work from home plans

  23-03-2020 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  If you are using the Personal Hotspot feature in iOS 13, this bug could be causing you no end of hassle and aggravation.
  
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• SoftBank launches $41 billion share buyback, debt reduction scheme

  23-03-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Share prices spiked on the news assets would be sold off.
  
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• VPN use surges as coronavirus outbreak prompts huge rise in remote working

  23-03-2020 13:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The rise in working from home in the last few weeks has seen VPN usage rise rapidly in many countries.
  
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• Seven reasons I traded in my Apple iPhone 11 Pro for a Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

  23-03-2020 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  T-Mobile's Jump On Demand program lets you switch out phones as frequently as every 30 days and while I tend to use it for annual iPhone upgrades I jumped the gun and gave up my iPhone for a new Samsung phone. The iPhone 11 Pro is an awesome phone, but the S20 Plus is better.
  
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• UK coronavirus app 'must respect privacy rights'

  23-03-2020 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs are asked to be more open about plans for an app to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• How to prevent your Zoom meetings being Zoom-bombed (gate-crashed) by trolls

  23-03-2020 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus outbreak has seen an unprecedented number of people working and learning from home, and one of the tools that is making that possible is Zoom. But if you don't take care, you could find your meetings being gate-crashed or Zoom-bombed, potentially causing havoc and mayhem.
  
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• Android Auto and Apple CarPlay impair your driving more than pot or alcohol

  23-03-2020 13:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Android Auto and Apple CarPlay touch controls distract drivers most, but even voice controls cut driver reaction times.
  
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• Across the UK, this past weekend was a coronavirus horror show

  23-03-2020 12:50
  
  Boris Johnson continues to play the frazzled thesaurus, throwing out a confusing array of words, some comprehensible, most barely, in an attempt to communicate the seriousness of the situation
  
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• Europol eradicates criminal gangs flogging fake coronavirus medicine, surgical masks

  23-03-2020 12:36 via zdnet.com
  
  €13 million in potentially dangerous drugs, touted as coronavirus cures or immune system boosters, have been seized so far.
  
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• Give your Windows PC or Mac a spring clean and performance boost with Parallels Toolbox

  23-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Need to give your Windows PC or Mac a bit of a spring clean? Make some space on your hard drive? Find duplicate files that are hogging space? Free up RAM? See what you have stored in the multitude of ZIP files you have on your system? Parallels Toolbox is the toolkit for you.
  
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• Autonomous tech set to accelerate takeover of supply chains

  23-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Out of stock items? A robot will call that in.
  
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• One of Apple’s lamest ideas ever

  23-03-2020 08:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Imagination has now officially been replaced by AR.
  
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• Singapore, Australia to collaborate on digital economy initiatives

  23-03-2020 07:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Both countries ink multiple agreements to collaborate on, amongst others, artificial intelligence, digital identities, e-payments, and cross-border data flow, as part of a bilateral digital economy agreement, of which negotiations have just wrapped up.
  
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• AusPost touts 'business-led cybersecurity risk culture' ahead of committee probe

  23-03-2020 07:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite claims otherwise from the National Audit Office, the postal service said it already has clear oversight of its critical asset infrastructures and has prioritised actions under an existing program of work.
  
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• Working from home is ruining your posture. Here’s how to fix it

  23-03-2020 07:00
  
  Sitting on folding chairs, sofas, beds or at coffee tables for months on end can cause crippling pain
  
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• This gigantic crane vessel is finally going green

  23-03-2020 07:00
  
  Saipem 7000 can lift 14,000 tonnes and build everything from wind turbine to gas pipeline
  
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• As profits dry up, farmers are pivoting from seeds to solar

  23-03-2020 07:00
  
  Solar panels can provide a consistent flow of money and security
  
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• A coronavirus blood test could be the key to beating the pandemic

  23-03-2020 07:00
  
  Antibody tests could detect anyone who has previously been infected with Covid-19, letting us measure immunity and peel back social distancing regulations
  
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• The people of Australia are a DDoS machine that the government cannot handle

  23-03-2020 06:21 via zdnet.com
  
  How many times do government systems need to fall over before Canberra realises it needs more resources
  
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• Samsung and LG suspend factories in India over COVID-19 outbreak

  23-03-2020 05:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The global COVID-19 pandemic is now affecting the tech powerhouses' supply chain outside of South Korea.
  
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• Government wheels out Census excuse and blames myGov crash on DDoS

  23-03-2020 04:19 via zdnet.com
  
  MyGov load is only 55,000 concurrent users, anything more is considered a distributed denial of service attack by Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert.
  
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• World Health Organization launches COVID-19 information service on WhatsApp

  23-03-2020 04:07 via zdnet.com
  
  WHO turns to Facebook-owned messaging platform to reach 2 billion people.
  
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• IBM and White House to provide supercomputing power for COVID-19 efforts

  23-03-2020 03:27 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM's Summit will be provided to researchers as part of the consortium.
  
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• Hacker selling data of 538 million Weibo users

  23-03-2020 02:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Data for 538 million Weibo users, including 172 million phone numbers, has been put up for sale on the dark web.
  
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• MyGov website down as Aussies flock to sign up for COVID-19 income support

  23-03-2020 02:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The government's myGov website has crashed, forcing many to ignore social distancing rules as they brave Centrelink shopfronts to determine if they qualify for income support.
  
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• Windows 10 upgrade failed? Use these 5 tools to find the problem and fix it fast

  23-03-2020 01:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Most Windows 10 upgrades and feature updates succeed without incident. But if you're encountering problems, especially with an older PC, use these tools and techniques to figure out what's going wrong.
  
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• US Justice Department files its first action against fraudulent coronavirus websites

  23-03-2020 01:14 via zdnet.com
  The website falsely claimed it had access to COVID-19 vaccine kits.
  
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• Apple and Facebook donates masks to coronavirus healthcare workers

  23-03-2020 01:11 via zdnet.com
  To help frontline healthcare workers stay protected.
  
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• Coronavirus: Frozen birthday party saved by Zoom video chat app

  23-03-2020 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirty children took part in a virtual video chat celebration for a self-isolated four-year-old.
  
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