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• Zoom's fall: Google bans Zoom from staffers' gear

  08-04-2020 23:08 via zdnet.com
  Google follows many others in banning use of the popular but troubled Zoom video-conferencing program.
  
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• Samsung announces six Galaxy A-series phones are coming to the US, starting at $110

  08-04-2020 22:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's budget-friendly line of phones will begin to launch on April 9, with some models including 5G connectivity.
  
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• Work from home policies are not enough

  08-04-2020 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Business leaders must acknowledge the irreplaceable value of employees.
  
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• Over half of the calls people receive now are spam

  08-04-2020 20:49 via zdnet.com
  
  These uncertain times are prime opportunities for scammers to prey on the masses.
  
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• Mapzen open-source mapping project revived under the Urban Computing Foundation

  08-04-2020 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The orphaned Mapzen project, which is used in many mapping programs, has now found a new home with the Urban Computing Foundation.
  
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• Microsoft: Under 2% of all daily malspam uses COVID-19 lures

  08-04-2020 20:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Malicious email campaigns have not increased due to COVID-19. Attackers merely changed lures.
  
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• Liberating lockdown? COVID-19 rushes Greek government into the digital age

  08-04-2020 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Greeks wowed as online service replaces 'come back Monday' bureaucracy.
  
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• Microsoft adds File Explorer integration to Windows Subsystem for Linux in new Windows 10 Fast Ring build

  08-04-2020 19:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's newest Windows 10 Fast Ring test build, 19603, adds File Explorer-Linux integration, as well as new user clean-up recommendations.
  
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• Google launches virtual agent tool to answer questions about COVID-19

  08-04-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Rapid Response Virtual Agent program is designed for government agencies, healthcare organizations and other entities severely impacted by the global pandemic.
  
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• Is your MacBook's battery worn?

  08-04-2020 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Is your MacBook's battery not lasting as long as it once did? Here's how to tell if the battery is worn and needs replacing.
  
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• The PS5 DualSense controller reveals a lot about the PS5 itself

  08-04-2020 17:35
  
  From new tech to missing tech, size issues and design cues, here are five things we’ve learned about PS5 from the DualSense controller reveal
  
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• Hackers are scanning for vulnerable VPNs in order to launch attacks against remote workers

  08-04-2020 17:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home is causing cyber-attackers to change their strategy warn security agencies.
  
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• Box adds automated malware detection to Box Shield

  08-04-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The cloud content management platform is expanding its security product to detect malware along with suspicious user behavior.
  
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• Apple might fix your broken iPhone, Mac, or other device for free, even if it's out of warranty (2020 edition)

  08-04-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has a number of repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, currently ongoing, which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an eligible device that's defective. (Updated April 2020)
  
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• Apple might fix your broken iPhone, Mac, or other device for free, even if it's out of warranty

  08-04-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has a number of repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, currently ongoing, which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an eligible device that's defective.
  
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• Apple might fix for your broken iPhone, Mac, or other device for free, even if it's out of warranty (2020 edition)

  08-04-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has a number of repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, currently ongoing, which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an eligible device that's defective. (Updated April 2020)
  
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• COVID-19: Let's not let the hopeful news get lost, part two

  08-04-2020 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech industry people, funny people, sports stars, regular ole people, and medical professionals are all doing what they have to do to defeat this deadly virus, and keep our hope alive.
  
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• Working from home: How employees' iPhones and Samsungs were put to a new use

  08-04-2020 16:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Your employees are all stuck at home. You need an ad for an important client. So what do you do? Make the employees shoot it at home. And star in it.
  
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• Most US consumers still don't understand 5G wireless, study finds

  08-04-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The report, conducted by Waveform, also suggests that the newly merged T-Mobile and Sprint is unlikely to lure customers away from wireless market leader Verizon.
  
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• Google: Here's how Google Meet beats 'zoombombing' trolls

  08-04-2020 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Google outlines its security and compliance advantages over Zoom for video conferencing.
  
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• Cloud Foundry sees top leadership change

  08-04-2020 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Abby Kearns, the Cloud Foundry's executive director, is stepping down leaving the most popular Platform-as-a-Service clouds in the capable hands of its CTO Chip Childers.
  
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• Tesla cuts staff pay as coronavirus halts production

  08-04-2020 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Non-essential workers will be placed on furlough without pay and executives will take a 30% pay cut.
  
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• Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to join Zoom as outside security consultant

  08-04-2020 15:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom also announces the creation of a CISO Council and Advisory Board to help its CEO through the current security and user privacy-related issues.
  
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• Coronavirus: Covid-19 detecting apps face teething problems

  08-04-2020 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers at two leading universities take different approaches to creating cough-analysing tools.
  
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• Can fingerprint authentication on smartphones be fooled with 3D printing? Researchers find out

  08-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Extensive tests of optical, capacitance, and ultrasonic sensors have revealed interesting bypass rates.
  
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• Coronavirus home work: Zoom sued over security lapses as stock slides

  08-04-2020 14:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom faces class action, as security criticisms hit its share price, which has skyrocketed in the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• VMware updates Virtual Cloud Network as virtual networking gains traction

  08-04-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The ultimate of the Virtual Cloud Network, according to VMware, is creating private cloud infrastructure with the same agility, flexibility and efficiency as the public cloud.
  
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• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2020 review: Faster, with more AI and added collaboration

  08-04-2020 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning-powered tools, improved performance and several 'user inspired' fixes make the new CorelDRAW Graphics Suite a useful update. But the new collaboration features, while promising, need a better workflow.
  
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• HPE uses financing heft to offer payment deferrals, deals as customers manage COVID-19 fallout

  08-04-2020 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE is using its financial services unit and asset management services to help customers balance tech investments and cash flow management.
  
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• This is why the vicious xHelper malware resists factory wipes and reboots

  08-04-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware is a prime example of why you should not download apps from third-party sources.
  
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• Mozilla: Firefox 75 gets this new address bar, but we're pausing features over coronavirus

  08-04-2020 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla has delayed new security features in case they break home users' access to services during the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus broke the jobs market. The data hints at a far bigger crisis

  08-04-2020 12:52
  
  Over a billion people around the world are going to suffer financially as the coronavirus sends the job market into a tailspin
  
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• Facebook launches couples messaging app to help them cope with social distancing

  08-04-2020 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The digital scrapbook is intended to keep us connected and communicating.
  
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• Tesla slices wage packets, furloughs staff in coronavirus outbreak ‘shared sacrifice’

  08-04-2020 11:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The automaker still intends to re-open production facilities in May.
  
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• This giant remote working from home experiment is creating new problems for everyone

  08-04-2020 11:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The global health crisis is forcing workers to stay at home, and it is the CIO's responsibility to enable a smooth transition.
  
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• Dark_nexus botnet outstrips other malware with new, potent features

  08-04-2020 10:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have found a botnet that borrows from Qbot and Mirai but goes much further in terms of power.
  
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• Tails, the security-focused OS, adds support for Secure Boot

  08-04-2020 09:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Tails, an OS recommended by Edward Snowden, is now capable of booting on systems where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled.
  
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• Malaysia to get quicker access to COVID-19 test results

  08-04-2020 09:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Comprising Gribbles Pathology, Quantum Diagnostics, and Clinipath Malaysia, the private laboratory consortium is set to roll out a COVID-19 collection and testing programme that aims to conduct more than 5,000 tests a day, with a 24-hour turnaround.
  
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• Nearly 23 million Aussies have a My Health Record, but only 13 million are using it

  08-04-2020 09:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The online medical file has around 1.8 billion documents in it.
  
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• Singapore unveils initiatives to help population stay connected as stricter COVID-19 measures kick in

  08-04-2020 09:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The ICT regulator has kicked off several "connectivity, content, and accessibility" initiatives, including galvanising pay TV operators to offer free preview channels and boosting ICT subsidy schemes, to ensure the local population can remain online.
  
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• Telstra uses AI as first hurdle for prospective hires to clear

  08-04-2020 09:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Algorithm making the decision on whether applicants are suitable for roles at Australia's largest telco.
  
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• Electronic prescriptions in Australia to be available at end of May

  08-04-2020 08:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The fast-tracked rollout is one of the measures announced by the federal government amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Could COVID-19 change the look of the office as we know it?

  08-04-2020 08:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home could be a lot more permanent than most realise.
  
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• The UK needs more ventilators and fast. But the maths doesn’t add up

  08-04-2020 07:00
  
  As the peak of the coronavirus pandemic approaches, the government is scrambling to acquire thousands of ventilators. But time – and maths – aren’t on its side
  
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• Singapore had coronavirus under control. Then the second wave hit

  08-04-2020 07:00
  
  Singapore, along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, thought it had flattened the curve. Then travellers from the US and Europe began reimporting the virus
  
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• Microsoft to add DANE and DNSSEC support to Exchange Online servers

  08-04-2020 06:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Support for both protocols to roll out in two phases, with the last completing by the end of 2021.
  
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• 12 years on, audit finds WA government entities still don't get infosec

  08-04-2020 03:38 via zdnet.com
  
  They're slowly getting better though, with 15 passing the auditor-general's probe this year.
  
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• Facebook releases couples-only messaging app

  08-04-2020 03:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new service claims to be a "private space" for couples but has the same data privacy policy as Facebook.
  
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• WeWork sues Softbank over decision to terminate tender offer

  08-04-2020 02:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Claiming Softbank's decision to withdraw is a breach of contractual obligations and fiduciary duty.
  
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• Coronavirus: Twitter boss pledges $1bn for relief effort

  08-04-2020 00:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Dorsey said he would give 28% of his wealth towards efforts to "disarm" the pandemic.
  
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