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• The cello playing robot and other tech news

  27-03-2020 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the best tech stories of the week.
  
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• Network of fake QR code generators will steal your Bitcoin

  27-03-2020 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Nine malicious QR code generator sites have stolen $46,000 from users so far.
  
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• States of shock: Recovering our tech economy after COVID-19

  27-03-2020 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The first pandemic-triggered supply shock event was big, but not devastating. Yet it proved to be one of several factors triggering a tremendous worldwide demand shock, the result of which may be a second — probably worse — supply shock.
  
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• We've seen the future, and it's slime

  27-03-2020 19:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Flow is an emerging design paradigm for business success in today's ever-changing world. Research has shown that all flow-based designs​ share seven principles: Connection, distribution, integration, autonomy, mobility, continuity and holistic success. A lesson from 2020 is that all businesses must be digital. And digital businesses that apply flow-based principles will be well-positioned for sustainable growth.
  
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• Quantum entanglement breakthrough could boost encryption, secure communications

  27-03-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Using quantum entanglement, a team of researchers has developed a new way to communicate via particles of light.
  
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• Best password managers for business in 2020: 1Password, Keeper, LastPass, and more

  27-03-2020 18:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Everyone needs a password manager. It's the only way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you and your team access daily.
  
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• Microsoft Teams-Slack calling integration is coming, says Slack CEO

  27-03-2020 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack may be adding yet another Microsoft integration to its platform. But this time, it might be an integration with archrival Microsoft Teams.
  
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• Brazil introduces surveillance tech to slow the spread of coronavirus

  27-03-2020 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of smartphones are being tracked to support lockdown measures.
  
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• How a blood test could help us crack coronavirus

  27-03-2020 17:57
  
  The UK locks down, wedding planners pivot to crisis comms and our take on Disney+
  
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• Food wholesalers offer online orders to sell stock

  27-03-2020 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After trade from business stops, food and drink wholesalers are launching online home deliveries.
  
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• Apple launches COVID-19 screening website and app

  27-03-2020 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has launched a website and app that will provide a screening tool for COVID-19 coronavirus symptoms.
  
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• Skype, WhatsApp and FaceTime for consultations is fine, NHS tells doctors as it ramps up video conferencing

  27-03-2020 17:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Cutting back on face-to-face consultations means a rapid increase in video-conferencing in healthcare.
  
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• Apple's going to put a notch on your MacBook? Is nothing sacred?

  27-03-2020 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  A new patent suggests Face ID is coming to Macs. And with it, an iPhone-style notch.
  
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• Microsoft: First preview of PowerShell 7.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS is out

  27-03-2020 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is targeting improvements to the PowerShell 7.1 user experience ahead of its release this winter.
  
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• It wasn't just you: Why Google suffered widespread outages

  27-03-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  We're already stressed so when Google services went down, people were understandably upset. Here's what happened.
  
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• Visual Studio 2019: Now IntelliSense linter for C++ programming language cleans up code

  27-03-2020 14:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Visual Studio gives C++ developers a productivity boost, plus better debugging for Blazor WebAssembly offline apps.
  
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• Coronavirus: Zoom is in everyone's living room - how safe is it?

  27-03-2020 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It may have got everyone chatting but some are talking about whether it is actually safe.
  
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• UK police criticized for using drones to publicly shame walkers in coronavirus lockdown

  27-03-2020 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK is now following in the footsteps of Spain and Italy in drone usage.
  
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• Coronavirus: Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir to aid NHS data analysis, says report

  27-03-2020 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Data collected via NHS's helpine will be combined with information and analysed in order to determine how best to use resources, according to reports.
  
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• Coronavirus and home working: Cyber criminals shift focus to target remote workers

  27-03-2020 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers will look to exploit the increase in remote working - and healthcare facilities could be targeted with cyberattacks, warns police agency.
  
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• Motorola One Hyper, hands on: A competitive mid-range phone with good screen, cameras and battery life

  27-03-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola may be doing itself a disservice by having quite so many One-series handsets, but the One Hyper is a decent effort with a large screen, a high-resolution main camera, good battery life and a competitive price.
  
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• Calling in the cavalry: Amazon may deliver COVID-19 test kits

  27-03-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Jeff Bezos hints this could be the firm’s contribution to battling the virus.
  
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• Coronavirus: This tiny country is posting the names and locations of quarantined citizens

  27-03-2020 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Balkan authorities resort to publishing personal data online to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'We got 10,000 staff remote working from home - in one weekend'

  27-03-2020 12:56 via zdnet.com
  
  A proven infrastructure, new laptops and re-imaged older kit helped one organisation to get its office staff remote working in super-fast time.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'How we got 10,000 staff remote working from home - in just one weekend'

  27-03-2020 12:56 via zdnet.com
  
  A proven infrastructure, new laptops and re-imaged older kit helped one organisation to get its office staff remote working in super-fast time.
  
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• New Windows 10 bug hits home working: Outlook, Office 365, Teams can't access internet

  27-03-2020 12:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is rushing to release an out-of-band fix in early April for a Windows 10 connectivity bug.
  
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• New Windows 10 bug hits home working: Outlook, O365, Teams can't access internet

  27-03-2020 12:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is rushing to release an out-of-band fix in early April for a Windows 10 connectivity bug.
  
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• Need a fast USB-C to Ethernet adapter? This dongle has you covered

  27-03-2020 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Convert your USB-C port to a 5GBASE-T ports offering up to 5Gbps over existing Cat5e cabling.
  
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• Overhead scanners screen bystanders for signs of COVID-19

  27-03-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  To triage a diagnostic shortfall, some hospitals are turning to novel diagnostic technology.
  
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• BackBlaze unlocks 1 exabyte of stored data

  27-03-2020 11:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Think you have a lot of data? Backblaze stores and manages the equivalent of more than 10 million copies of Avengers Endgame in 4K UltraHD.
  
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• All the free online resources parents need in home 'schooling' during coronavirus outbreak

  27-03-2020 10:34 via zdnet.com
  
  These videos, revision materials, and activities might make your life a bit easier.
  
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• Blocking China can lead to fragmented 5G market

  27-03-2020 09:07 via zdnet.com
  
  With China-US trade relations still tense, efforts to cut out Chinese vendors such as Huawei from 5G implementations may create separate ecosystems and consumers can lose out on benefits from the wide adoption of global standards, as demonstrated with 4G.
  
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• Where is the world at with a coronavirus vaccine?

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  There are 44 vaccines currently being evaluated for eventual use against coronavirus, with two of them at the clinical trial stage already. But the path ahead is still very long
  
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• We need to talk about the weird final episode of Star Trek: Picard

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  A show that started off with so much promise ended up in a pretty strange place. So what does it all mean and where should season two take us? There’s a lot to discuss
  
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• The brutal reality of dying under Italy’s coronavirus lockdown

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  Strict quarantines at hospitals, restrictions on funerals and the sheer number of cases are changing how people die – and how their families can mourn
  
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• The best video conference and chat apps for self-isolation, compared

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  Zoom, Houseparty, FaceTime, Hangouts... there are so many video chat and conferencing apps. Here we've compared them all - even creaky, old, unloved Skype
  
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• London’s rental market is being flooded by bargain Airbnb listings

  27-03-2020 07:00
  
  The capital is awash with rentals that bear all the hallmarks of hastily rejigged Airbnbs
  
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• Telstra tells iOS users to stay home

  27-03-2020 05:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Network identification changed to #StayHome for users of iOS devices.
  
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• Booz Allen analyzed 200+ Russian hacking operations to better understand their tactics

  27-03-2020 04:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Booz Allen: Russia uses its GRU military hackers following predictable patterns based on a public military doctrine.
  
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• ACSC issues warning around coronavirus-themed malicious cyber activity

  27-03-2020 02:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Acting head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre has said cyber criminals are being very opportunistic, with an increase in malicious activity in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Swoop Aero remotely piloting drones with critical medical supplies for African villages

  27-03-2020 01:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Speeding up the delivery of vaccines by hours, if not days.
  
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• Coronavirus: Here's how you can stop bad information from going viral

  27-03-2020 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts are calling on the public to practise ‘information hygiene’ to help stop the spread of falsehoods online.
  
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• Finance seeks provision of SAP Commonwealth HANA Enterprise Cloud

  27-03-2020 01:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The department wants it to be fully operational come March 2021.
  
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• The uncertain future for China's electric car makers

  27-03-2020 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China is the biggest market for electric vehicles, but the coronavirus is the latest blow to shake the industry.
  
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• Dell, VMware withdraw 2021 financial guidance due to COVID-19 pandemic

  27-03-2020 00:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell told the SEC it could not predict the extent to which the crisis would impact its business, even while it is seeing "heightened interest in work from home solutions and continuing execution in its global supply chain."
  
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• Australian government to return AU$550m from false robo-debts: Report

  27-03-2020 00:16 via zdnet.com
  
  It reportedly comes from over 400,000 welfare debts that were found to be incorrectly issued due to the automated income-matching process.
  
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• Fujitsu creates business integration company to focus on Japan

  27-03-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Elsewhere in Japan, Sony is creating a new holding company for its electronics segment.
  
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