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• iPad Pro 2020 hands-on: Faster, more powerful, and the trackpad changes everything

  06-04-2020 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's iPad line has slowly evolved into a full-fledged laptop replacement for many. In a series of updates, here's what it's like to play, work, and live with it.
  
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• Best accounting software for businesses in 2020: QuickBooks, Sage, Zoho, and more

  06-04-2020 22:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Our pick of the very best SMB accounting software.
  
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• Coronavirus-related cyberattacks surge in Brazil

  06-04-2020 21:30 via zdnet.com
  There has been a 124% increase in phishing attacks in March as a result of WhatsApp messages with content relating to the pandemic.
  
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• Best antivirus software and apps in 2020: Keep your PCs, smartphones, and tablets safe

  06-04-2020 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  A roundup of the best software and apps for Windows and Mac computers, as well as iOS and Android devices, to keep yourself safe from malware and viruses.
  
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• Why not the best? Red Hat vet Paul Cormier takes over as CEO

  06-04-2020 21:09 via zdnet.com
  
  As former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst moves over to reforming IBM, one of his right-hand people, Paul Cormer, takes over as Red Hat's CEO and President.
  
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• Cloud players and research groups join the fight against COVID-19 with high-performance computing

  06-04-2020 20:47 via zdnet.com
  
  A unique public/private consortium organized by IBM and the Department of Energy is bringing high-performance computing to the COVID-19 fight.
  
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• IBM names former Bank of America CTO as new head of Cloud business

  06-04-2020 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Boville helped Bank of America collaborate with IBM on a public cloud for the financial services sector.
  
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• Samsung demos MCPTX video call on AWS

  06-04-2020 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Mission Critical Push-to Talk, Data and Video, or MCPTX, is a communications platform specifically for first responders.
  
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• How the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory tore through the internet

  06-04-2020 17:59
  
  From an interview with an obscure Belgian doctor to apparent arson attacks in the UK, the conspiracy theory that 5G is somehow linked to the coronavirus pandemic has spread unlike any other
  
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• Gainly reinvents corporate social responsibility to fight global issues

  06-04-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Gainly is helping companies put their CSR to good use through its crowdfunding platform
  
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• Microservices: Do you believe the hype?

  06-04-2020 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this short, multiple choice survey and tell us what you think about microservices.
  
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• Cyber criminals are trying a new trick to cash in on Zoom's popularity

  06-04-2020 17:38 via zdnet.com
  As remote working becomes the norm because of coronavirus, cyber attackers are taking advantage by tricking people into downloading malware.
  
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• Antivirus for GPS spoofing and other vulnerabilities

  06-04-2020 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The issue is that civilian GPS is, in many ways, a legacy system.
  
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• Anti-virus for GPS spoofing and other vulnerabilities

  06-04-2020 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The issue is that civilian GPS is, in many ways, a legacy system.
  
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• James Madison University President: People are the most important strategic resource

  06-04-2020 17:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Johnathan Alger​ is the president of James Madison University (JMU)​. President Alger shares JMU's story of successfully navigating uncharted waters, while transforming a large organization, consisting of 22,000 students, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Wayfair Q1 on target amid COVID-19 fueled home office, household furnishing demand

  06-04-2020 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Stay at home orders have accelerated Wayfair's sales of home furniture and goods.
  
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• Facebook plans to install Portals in thousands of UK care homes

  06-04-2020 16:45
  
  The NHS is preparing to hand out thousands of Facebook Portals to care homes in a bid to combat lockdown loneliness
  
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• Video conferencing from home: Ten golden rules for newbies and pros

  06-04-2020 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Attention, telecommuters and remote workers: Want to up your video conferencing game? These 10 guidelines cost nothing to implement. (Even the experts often forget number 9.)
  
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• Born in a pandemic: How do you re-imagine maternal health during COVID-19 outbreak?

  06-04-2020 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Saul Kaplan and his team at the Business Innovation Factory are tackling their most important project ever: Transforming the maternal health experience for the most under-served population.
  
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• Tech startups are switching strategies as they try to weather the coronavirus storm

  06-04-2020 16:06 via zdnet.com
  The global pandemic has hit all aspects of the economy, and early-stage companies might struggle to secure funds.
  
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• Trello integrates automation tool Butler with Slack, Jira

  06-04-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ultimately, Trello plans to let third-party developers build their own integrations with Butler, with the goal of making Trello the "command center of work"
  
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• Tailscale launches Wireguard-secured mesh network

  06-04-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The newly launched Wireguard VPN is transforming how virtual private networks work. Now, Tailscale is building off to recreate the old peer-to-peer/mesh network model for a new security-conscious world.
  
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• Wearables and services to help you stay fit and focused while on lockdown

  06-04-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The world continues to shelter in place and will do so for at least the month of April. In order to help you pass the time and also maintain your mental and physical state, several health-related companies have sent along useful guidance to aid in this time of isolation.
  
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• TCL 10 Series launch details: Affordable Android smartphones focused on visual technology

  06-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The display of your smartphone is one of the most important aspects since you spend so much time viewing and interacting with it throughout the day. TCL is bringing its NXTVISION visual technology to three new Android phones all priced less than $500.
  
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• No-code software: Microsoft's Power Apps gets better Teams links and mixed reality

  06-04-2020 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Public preview of mixed-reality capabilities in Power Apps is coming this May.
  
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• Airbnb hosts defy lockdown laws with 'Covid-19 retreats'

  06-04-2020 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government criticises "dangerous and irresponsible" listings of coronavirus isolation properties.
  
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• Coronavirus: Apple and Tesla reveal the new products they're making in COVID-19 fight

  06-04-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple puts its expertise into face shields, while Tesla engineers create a ventilator prototype using Tesla Model 3 parts.
  
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• Bose fends off claims 'noise cancellation-breaking' firmware update was intended for sly sales boost

  06-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Some customers accused Bose of intentionally breaking ANC features to encourage consumers to upgrade.
  
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• Open source giant Red Hat has a new CEO

  06-04-2020 12:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Paul Cormier takes the top job as IBM hopes its big bet on open source can pay off.
  
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• Zoom vs Skype: Microsoft pushes its Meet Now feature for 'hassle-free' video calls

  06-04-2020 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  To compete with Zoom, Skype is busy promoting its Meet Now feature, which makes it easier to set up video calling.
  
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• CFOs looking to make remote work, telecommuting more permanent following COVID-19, says Gartner survey

  06-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The move to remote work may be a bit more permanent than many managers and employees realize.
  
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• UK government slams ‘crackpot’ 5G-coronavirus theories following mast arson attacks

  06-04-2020 11:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Suspected arson attacks have been connected to theories spreading online of 5G as a cause of coronavirus.
  
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• DarkHotel hackers use VPN zero-day to breach Chinese government agencies

  06-04-2020 10:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Targets included government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai and Chinese diplomatic missions abroad.
  
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• Medical clinics on lower end NBN plans to get free boost to 50Mbps

  06-04-2020 09:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Six-month upgrade for GPs who previously thought they could get away with 25Mbps and 12Mbps speeds.
  
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• Coronavirus: Defence firm Babcock to make 10,000 ventilators

  06-04-2020 09:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move comes as tech giant Apple says it will start making face shields for medical workers.
  
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• Australian government advice on how to avoid coronavirus-related scams and cyber threats

  06-04-2020 08:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have both issued advice on how to avoid falling victim as Aussies deal with a new way of living and working.
  
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• Why does coronavirus seem to affect children less severely?

  06-04-2020 07:00
  
  Most children either get very mild coronavirus symptoms or none at all. It could be down to how their immune systems work
  
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• Sweden’s cashless society dream isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

  06-04-2020 07:00
  
  Just one per cent of Sweden’s GDP circulates as cash. As debates over the need for cash rage along lines of age, wealth and location, the country is looking to create a digital currency
  
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• Don’t blame coronavirus for WeWork’s collapse, blame WeWork

  06-04-2020 07:00
  
  The most hyped startup in the world is hanging by a thread. But WeWork’s blitzscaling strategy was always going to end in tears
  
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• Southern Cross University scientist turns to drones to assess humpback whales

  06-04-2020 05:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Grace Russell hopes to examine if there is a relationship between whales' body condition and migration.
  
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• Got an idea for dealing with COVID-19? A Taiwanese supercomputer could help

  06-04-2020 05:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The National Center for High-Performance Computing will make its supercomputer available to researchers for six months.
  
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• Daytime NBN speeds are as good or bad as usual: ACCC

  06-04-2020 05:47 via zdnet.com
  ACCC expects increased usage of online services to be a coronavirus legacy.
  
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• Zoom concedes custom encryption is substandard as Citizen Lab pokes holes in it

  06-04-2020 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Company also claims it mistakenly ran calls from outside China through the Middle Kingdom.
  
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• Nvidia announces 10 RTX Studio laptops from Acer, Gigabyte, MSI, Razer

  06-04-2020 03:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The new notebooks for content creators feature the latest GeForce RTX Super GPUs and Intel's just-released Comet Lake Core H-series mobile processors.
  
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• Australian Digital Health Agency reveals two 'probable' instances of Medicare fraud

  06-04-2020 03:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The My Health Record system operator said it was 'probable' that on two occasions the federal government's myGov portal was used to conduct Medicare fraud.
  
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• Coronavirus: Video games add 'stay at home' Covid-19 adverts

  06-04-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Candy Crush Saga, Dirt Rally 2.0 and Sniper Elite 4 are among titles that show a government campaign.
  
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• The remote working rush is creating a playground for spies and cybercrooks

  06-04-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Gaps in security and new ways of working will lead to data breaches and security problems over the coming weeks and months.
  
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