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• Starbleed bug impacts FPGA chips used in data centers, IoT devices, industrial equipment

  20-04-2020 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Xilinx 7-series and some 6-series FPGAs deemed vulnerable to new Starbleed vulnerability.
  
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• Where's my check? COBOL's role in delay of stimulus and unemployment payments

  20-04-2020 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  With job losses and income plummeting thanks to the coronavirus pandemic we need money as fast as we can, but government systems written in the old COBOL computer language are blocking us from our cash.
  
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• IBM's first quarter results get a boost from Red Hat

  20-04-2020 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  While total revenues were down for the quarter, IBM's cloud business saw solid growth, thanks in part to Red Hat.
  
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• Microsoft makes a Yammer 'Communities' app available in Teams

  20-04-2020 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Yammer app for Teams, christened 'Communities," is now available for use in Teams worldwide.
  
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• Brazil sees surge in uptake of government services online

  20-04-2020 20:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Covid-19 outbreak prompts citizens to rush to the platform, which has been expanded to support service provision during the crisis.
  
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• Microsoft readies new Surface products for virtual spring launches

  20-04-2020 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is continuing to gear up for expected virtual spring launches of its Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, a new Surface Dock, and the delayed Surface Earbuds.
  
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• Payment distancing: Apple and Google, we need our cashless society even more in pandemic times

  20-04-2020 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  If the two mobile device giants can cooperate on COVID-19 contact tracing, they can absolutely cooperate on moving money around.
  
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• The new 2020 iPhone SE: It's a game-changer, but should you upgrade?

  20-04-2020 19:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Well, this changes everything. This is going to be the iPhone that makes everyone who doesn’t have an iPhone buy an iPhone.
  
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• Facebook launches COVID-19 symptom maps

  20-04-2020 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The heat maps show an estimated percentage of symptomatic people in every US county based on data from a CMU Delphi Research Center survey taken by a sampling of Facebook users​.
  
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• ILife A4s Pro robot vacuum hands-on: App-free, powerful suction with a remote control

  20-04-2020 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  If you like simplicity in your life, for under $190 the A4s Pro is the robot vacuum cleaner for you.
  
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• Get ready for the 'Novel Economy' and recovering from COVID-19 fallout

  20-04-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Brian Solis outlines the state of innovation and his working theory of what's ahead for the novel economy.
  
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• Google rolls out BeyondCorp Remote Access for browser-based apps

  20-04-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  Google is rolling out the product now as organizations figure out how to accommodate remote workforces through the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• The impact of COVID-19 on the subscription economy

  20-04-2020 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  What is the impact of COVID-19 on the subscription economy? The 2020 Subscription Impact Report by Zuora found that subscription companies prove their resilience during the pandemic. Overall, the report found that 53.3% of companies have not seen a significant impact to their subscriber acquisition rates.
  
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• Apple's floating screens: From 2002's iMac G4 to 2020's iPad Pro

  20-04-2020 16:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Nearly two decades after the iMac G4 featured a "floating" display, the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard enable a modern version of that computer's design philosophy.
  
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• Open-source firmware turns CPAP machines into coronavirus ventilators

  20-04-2020 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The Airbreak firmware is a big step toward transforming the Airsense 10 CPAP machine into a non-invasive ventilator.
  
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• Windows 10: New Bing Wallpaper app is out, PowerToys macOS Spotlight-like app due soon

  20-04-2020 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Bing team have released an official Bing Wallpaper app for Windows 10.
  
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• Online retail giant Wayfair appoints new technology chief

  20-04-2020 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Jim Miller has been named permanent CTO after serving on an interim basis since August.
  
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• COVID-19: Let us not forget the hopeful news, part three

  20-04-2020 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Once again, we bring you hopeful news that shows us the door to freedom from the ravages of COVID-19 and the good that humans do in times of crisis. The amount of hopeful news is accelerating. Good news unto itself.
  
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• Microsoft 365: If your writing's clunky, Word Rewrite now suggests whole new sentences

  20-04-2020 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft rolls out a new AI feature for Word on the web – and republishes Notepad on the Microsoft Store.
  
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• Trickbot malware is using these unique 'macro-laced' document attachments with a coronavirus theme

  20-04-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Security Intelligence warns that there's been a large uptick in Covid-19 themed lures in phishing attacks by this one malware operation in recent days.
  
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• Windows 10 turns five: Don't get too comfortable, the rules will change again

  20-04-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  On the fifth anniversary of Windows 10, we look back at what it was supposed to be and what it ultimately became. Almost nothing turned out as planned, and that’s OK.
  
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• Tech startups just got a 'vital' rescue package to help them cope with the coronavirus crisis

  20-04-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  A £1.25 billion ($1.56 billion) rescue package aims to help early-stage startups weather the effects of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
  
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• Cloudflare debuts Border Gateway Protocol safety check tool

  20-04-2020 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The tool can be used to see if your ISP is adhering to modern BGP security frameworks.
  
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• Samsung XCover Pro available, may give Microsoft Teams a frontline worker boost

  20-04-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung plans on updating XCover Pro with Microsoft Teams' Walkie Talkie feature later in 2020.
  
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• Microsoft: Our AI can spot security flaws from just the titles of developers' bug reports

  20-04-2020 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's machine-learning model can speed up the triage process when handling bug reports.
  
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• Apple's new iPhone SE has no credible Android alternative

  20-04-2020 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple hands Google a challenge - and a blueprint - for the Android ecosystem.
  
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• Is this the tipping point for delivery by robot?

  20-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The pandemic has created oddly perfect market conditions for robots to thrive.
  
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• Students, university clash over forced installation of remote exam monitoring software on home PCs

  20-04-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The use of remote spying software to prevent cheating has raised an outcry from students.
  
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• Nebraska Medical's digital transformation set stage for COVID-19 pandemic response

  20-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Nebraska Medical CIO Brian Lancaster outlines 6 lessons about digital transformation and how it set the stage to battle COVID-19.
  
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• Alibaba to invest $28B in cloud over three years

  20-04-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese tech giant plans to pump 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) over the next three years to boost its cloud play, focusing on infrastructure development including servers, chips, network, and operating system.
  
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• Proposed government coronavirus tracking app falls at the first hurdle due to data breach

  20-04-2020 10:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The source code of a proposed app for tracing COVID-19 exposed user data after being published online.
  
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• Amazon turns to thermal cameras to detect coronavirus spread in warehouses

  20-04-2020 09:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Thermal imaging could help detect unwell workers, as well as who they have come in contact with.
  
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• Singapore warns political parties of cybersecurity threats, election interference

  20-04-2020 09:07 via zdnet.com
  
  With the country's general elections expected to be held within a year, political parties have been issued advisories about the threat of foreign interference and cybersecurity threats and urged to seek out precautionary measures.
  
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• Frydenberg says Canberra will not bow to threats from Google and Facebook

  20-04-2020 07:28 via zdnet.com
  
  In trying to get tech giants to pay Australian media, Canberra will rely on competition code, not copyright.
  
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• These photos show the true scale of humanity’s impact on Earth

  20-04-2020 07:00
  
  From sky-piercing megastructures to depleting ice sheets, humankind has left lasting marks on the furthest reaches of the planet
  
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• How the UK’s coronavirus testing regime totally unravelled

  20-04-2020 07:00
  
  At the very start of the coronavirus pandemic, the UK was ahead of the curve with testing. Then things started to go wrong, quickly
  
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• All the things that Zoom needs to fix right now

  20-04-2020 07:00
  
  Zoom has taken over the world during the coronavirus lockdown. But for disabled and vulnerable people, there's a hefty price to pay
  
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• Researchers claim industrial underwater robots can help with ocean discoveries

  20-04-2020 04:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The remotely operated vehicles can be adapted to gather scientific data while being used to inspect and maintain offshore structures.
  
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• Robert says COVID-19 tracking app will bring Aussies closer to having the footy back

  20-04-2020 04:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, former leader of the National Party Barnaby Joyce is concerned the Chinese government might 'hack' into the app.
  
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• Senate committee passes buck as it waves Unsolicited Communications Bill away

  20-04-2020 03:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Proposed legislation would hit charities too hard, committee says, and concerns about electoral communications should be referred elsewhere.
  
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• NAB to take AU$1.14 billion hit to its first-half net profit

  20-04-2020 03:02 via zdnet.com
  
  An expected AU$1.06 billion reduction in capitalised software balance is partly to blame.
  
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• Tech giants to be forced to pay for Australian content

  20-04-2020 02:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said if digital platforms are using content to bring traffic to their websites, they should pay for it.
  
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• LG Velvet smartphone shown in full in new video teaser

  20-04-2020 02:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The new phone is shown to be powered by the Snapdragon 765 5G and carries a headphone jack.
  
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• Coronavirus: Government unveils £1.3bn scheme to help start-ups

  20-04-2020 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new package will fund smaller loss-making firms focusing on research and development.
  
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• Data science interest spikes with COVID-19: Here are the online courses to get you started

  20-04-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  We're all amateur epidemiologists and data scientists with time on our hands. Here's a look at some of the options to bolster your data science knowhow.
  
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