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• Microsoft is working on mitigating an entire Windows bug class

  01-04-2020 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Researcher set out to find 15 new Windows bugs last year. He found 25, and Microsoft already patched 11.
  
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• Remote operations yield mixed results in Brazil

  01-04-2020 22:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Operating from home is manageable for existing staff, but recruitment processes are being delayed as companies don't know how to handle remote onboarding
  
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• FCC to vote on plan to open up significantly more spectrum for wi-fi

  01-04-2020 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Under a new proosal, the FCC would open up the 6 GHz spectrum band to unlicensed use, making nearly 5X as much spectrum available for wi-fi
  
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• Chinese researchers cite clues that cats and dogs may transmit COVID-19

  01-04-2020 20:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The origin of the COVID-19 disease is not certain, but many have pointed to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. Chinese researchers, however, present genetic data they say suggest many mammals around the world could have a role in spreading the disease, including dogs and cats.
  
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• Some US communities will ‘open up’ from COVID-19 lockdown before others, says Rep. Bera

  01-04-2020 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Places such as California that got a jump on testing via swift measures to lock down communities may emerge from quarantine sooner than other parts of the country, US Rep. Ami Bera of Sacramento County told a gathering of AI researchers working on COVID-19 projects. Testing of blood antibodies is key to opening up communities, he said.
  
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• Don't make all the same Zoom meeting mistakes the UK government did

  01-04-2020 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Everyone is using Zoom these days, including the UK government. But an image of a meeting posted on Twitter highlighted a number of mistakes. Learn from them so your online meetings are better!
  
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• Amazon's Detective will help you investigate your cloud computing security mysteries

  01-04-2020 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS is making the tool more widely available, to help security analysts find the root cause of cloud incidents a lot faster.
  
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• How to get the best battery life from your Windows or Mac laptop

  01-04-2020 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Whether you're using a Windows laptop or a Mac, here are five top tips for getting the best out of your laptop's battery.
  
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• Coronavirus: Microsoft directly warns hospitals, 'Fix your vulnerable VPN appliances'

  01-04-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft issues its first-ever targeted ransomware alert to hospitals over their vulnerable VPN appliances.
  
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• Facebook's mind-reading plans just took another step forward

  01-04-2020 17:28 via zdnet.com
  
  A team of researchers sponsored by the social media giant has reached a new milestone in brain-computer interface technology.
  
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• Coronavirus: How your PC's spare computing power could help discover potential COVID-19 treatments

  01-04-2020 16:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Application from Scripps Research and IBM will conduct experiments to identify chemical compounds which could be used to treat COVID-19 - and all you need to run it is an internet connection.
  
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• Razer to set up Singapore production line for surgical masks

  01-04-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  With the aim to produce "a couple of million" masks a month, plans for the production line in Singapore comes after the games hardware manufacturer already had converted production lines in China to generate surgical masks.
  
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• T-Mobile completes Sprint merger, Legere hands off to Sievert

  01-04-2020 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  T-Mobile finally closes the Sprint merger and now the integration begins.
  
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• Slack delivers a beta of its Microsoft Teams Calls app

  01-04-2020 16:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack also is integrating with other calling services including Zoom, Cisco Jabber, RingCentral and Dialpad.
  
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• How to rock your presentation from your home office

  01-04-2020 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Public speaking can be challenging from your home office. Karen Mangia, a member of Salesforce's Work From Home Task Force, offers seven simple tips that can help you remotely deliver high-impact presentations.
  
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• Technology writer and editor Jack Schofield dies at 72

  01-04-2020 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the UK's first tech journalists, Jack covered the personal computer industry from the beginning.
  
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• Coronavirus: Moscow rolls out patient-tracking app

  01-04-2020 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An effort is also under way to help European countries deploy virus-alert apps by mid-April.
  
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• US tech giants face activist shareholders over gender pay disclosures

  01-04-2020 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite progressive goals, leading tech firms have been dragging their feet over detailed reporting on gender and race pay gaps. Shareholder resolutions could force them to comply.
  
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• AI for business: What's going wrong, and how to get it right

  01-04-2020 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Artificial intelligence projects are a top priority for many companies, but there are plenty of potential pitfalls for the unwary.
  
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• Research: AI/ML projects see growth in business operations

  01-04-2020 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  A recent TechRepublic Premium poll shows AI/ML projects have moved out of the pilot project phase and into implementation.
  
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• LimeRAT malware is being spread through VelvetSweatshop Excel encryption technique

  01-04-2020 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The old tactic is proving fruitful in a new campaign.
  
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• Free PDF download: Managing AI and ML in the enterprise 2020

  01-04-2020 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  What do business leaders need to know about managing artificial intelligence and machine learning? Find out by downloading the free PDF ebook version of a special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic.
  
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• Windows 10 Microsoft PowerToys reboot brings you these four new apps

  01-04-2020 15:06 via zdnet.com
  
  PowerToys gains a new utility for bulk-renaming files and more improvements to the FancyZones layout tool.
  
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• Okta debuts Okta Platform Services to help build custom ID management tools

  01-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Okta's new platform approach to identity management effectively makes the Okta Identity Cloud more flexible and customizable, so organizations can use it for a broad range of use cases.
  
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• A crypto-mining botnet has been hijacking MSSQL servers for almost two years

  01-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Vollgar botnet launches brute-force attacks against MSSQL databases to take over servers and install Monero and Vollar cryptocurrency miners.
  
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• Need a super-fast USB-C to Ethernet dongle for a reliable working from home internet connection?

  01-04-2020 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Lots of people who have found themselves suddenly working from home are finding out that their home Wi-Fi network just isn't up to the job.
  
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• European organization launches to oversee coronavirus, contact-tracking mobile apps

  01-04-2020 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Projects will focus on tackling the current outbreak and future spread through mobile technology.
  
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• Israel and Palestine: How software developer shortage could create common ground

  01-04-2020 13:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The neighboring countries have very different experiences with tech, but their futures are intertwined.
  
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• Cybersecurity warning: These scammers are looking for a way into your email accounts

  01-04-2020 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Increasingly mature cyber-criminal operations are becoming more successful at using email to help steal large amounts of money from targets, warns report.
  
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• In New York, Amazon workers are going on strike over pandemic working conditions

  01-04-2020 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Employees say that there is not enough on-site protection.
  
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• Yard work: Automation strolls out the warehouse door

  01-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Humans currently run the yards in logistics centers. That's about to change.
  
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• Tyson Foods taps into data at the edge to modernize protein production

  01-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  From analyzing logistics networks to tracking chickens with computer vision, the 85 year-old food processing giant is finding new ways to stay competitive in a fast-changing industry.
  
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• Solar power, even at night: These giant space mirrors could send sunlight back to Earth after dark

  01-04-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers are trying to create reflectors that can divert the sun's light to power plants on the surface of the planet at all hours of the day and night.
  
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• Windows 10 alert: Zoom client can leak your network login credentials

  01-04-2020 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Users of the Zoom Windows client's chat feature need to be cautious about clicking on links.
  
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• Google Chrome slow on your PC or Mac? Here's the ultimate fix, and it's easy

  01-04-2020 12:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Lots of people who made the leap to Google Chrome because it was fast and lightweight have found that over time the browser has become slow, bloated, and kludgy. But there's an easy fix.
  
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• What will Covid-19 mean for how we work, educate and travel?

  01-04-2020 12:42
  
  We are seeing unprecedented shifts in the way that we work, educate and travel. But what changes will become permanent and are we now experiencing the new normal?
  
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• The UK’s coronavirus furlough scheme, explained by experts

  01-04-2020 11:34
  
  Thousands of employees are being told that their jobs are reliant on the Government’s furlough scheme as the coronavirus crisis collapses businesses. But what does that even mean?
  
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• The UK’s coronavirus furlough scheme, explained

  01-04-2020 11:34
  
  Thousands of employees are being told that their jobs are reliant on the Government’s furlough scheme as the coronavirus crisis collapses businesses. But what does that even mean?
  
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• Quarantine and Chill: Here's the information the Netflix stores about you

  01-04-2020 11:12 via zdnet.com
  
  With a growing number of people around the world self-isolating at home, people are looking for ways to keep themselves entertained. What better way than binge-watching the TV series you have been meaning to but did not have the time?
  
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• Old and outdated Apple products not worth spending money on (April 2020 edition)

  01-04-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Read before spending your money in the Apple Store!
  
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• How robots have joined the battle against coronavirus

  01-04-2020 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From taking temperatures remotely to helping with hand washing, robots are helping with healthcare.
  
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• Why is coronavirus killing more men than women?

  01-04-2020 08:00
  
  Coronavirus not only seems to discriminate by age but sex. The likelihood of death may come down to biology, lifestyle and behaviour
  
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• This is how life under coronavirus will play out over the next year

  01-04-2020 08:00
  
  It's likely that coronavirus will loom over us until we have an effective vaccine. We need to prepare ourselves for life to be really strange for a long, long time
  
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• Police are totally confused by the UK’s coronavirus lockdown laws

  01-04-2020 08:00
  
  The official guidance doesn’t match the text of the emergency laws. Does it matter?
  
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• South Korea marks over 5 million 5G subscribers

  01-04-2020 07:57 via zdnet.com
  
  South Korea had 5.36 million subscribers that use a 5G smartphone as of February.
  
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• Samsung sees more employees get COVID-19 returning from abroad

  01-04-2020 07:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Some of its employees who are returning to South Korea from abroad have contracted COVID-19.
  
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• Chinese COVID-19 disinformation campaigns commenced as early as January: Stanford

  01-04-2020 06:37 via zdnet.com
  
  This culminated in a Chinese government official accusing the US military of starting the outbreak on social media.
  
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• NBN satellite complaints spike over back end of 2019

  01-04-2020 05:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Overall complaints are down by almost one quarter for the three months to the end of 2019.
  
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• Zoho on collecting customer data and avoiding the cookies trap

  01-04-2020 04:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Indian productivity giant has avoided the moral conundrum of revenue vs customer privacy, its chief strategy officer has explained.
  
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• Microsoft to take most of its external and internal events for the next year digital-only

  01-04-2020 02:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is moving to make most of its external (and some internal) events digital-only for its FY'21 in light of impacts of the coronavirus. Yes, that means Ignite 2020 for sure and likely Build 2021, too.
  
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