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• Google helps users reduce Google Cloud costs

  21-04-2020 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  As is the case with all major cloud platforms, navigating billing and cost optimization gets highly complex.
  
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• Corporate social responsibility and the moral supply chain

  21-04-2020 22:39 via zdnet.com
  
  I'd love to say that this is my work but it isn't. Its the work of Dr. Stephen LeMay, a professor at University of Western Florida who has a long history in both supply chain and CRM. The supply chain is not morally agnostic and, stretched as it is now, it still is accountable.
  
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• Netflix's Q1 shines, highlights company's technology prowess

  21-04-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not surprising that Netflix's first quarter was boosted by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but the company nailed its technology management as it added more than 15 million net subscribers.
  
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• Accelerate with enterprise service management

  21-04-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Enable your digital business with this new enterprise platform.
  
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• New sextortion threat making the rounds

  21-04-2020 22:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't be surprised or alarmed if a new sextortion scam lands in your inbox. It is a bogus as every other one -- and it may be using data from the Ashley Madison hack. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• MIT work raises a question: Can robots be teammates with humans rather than slaves?

  21-04-2020 21:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Scientists at the Computer Science and AI Laboratories at MIT used machine learning approaches to train a robot arm to take action based on question-and-response dialogues with a human teammate. Could it re-focus humanity away from its obsession with robots as slaves?
  
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• The importance of business culture in a time of crisis

  21-04-2020 21:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses in today's pandemic and quarantine environment have a choice. Adopt a culture of business agility to move your business forward in this new environment or fall further behind.
  
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• Here comes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

  21-04-2020 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat introduces its latest RHEL version that helps users to get the most from the hybrid cloud.
  
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• Dynabook unveils new Windows 10 Secured-Core 'Thin and Light' Portégé laptops

  21-04-2020 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The new premium laptops are powered by the new 10th-gen Intel Core processors.
  
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• New iOS exploit discovered being used to spy on China's Uyghur minority

  21-04-2020 20:43 via zdnet.com
  
  New "Insomnia" exploit works on iOS versions 12.3, 12.3.1, and 12.3.2; was patched in iOS 12.4 last year.
  
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• Google wants to make it easier to analyse health data in the cloud

  21-04-2020 18:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has opened up its Cloud Healthcare API to allow doctors to analyse data using cloud computing technologies.
  
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• Microsoft 365 Family and Personal subscriptions now available for purchase

  21-04-2020 17:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's newly rebranded Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions are available for purchase. But there's no updated word on when promised new features and apps will be available.
  
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• Here's a list of all the ransomware gangs who will steal and leak your data if you don't pay

  21-04-2020 17:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Ransomware gangs are getting more aggressive these days about pursuing payments and have begun stealing and threatening to leak sensitive documents if victims don't pay the requested ransom demand.
  
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• 10 best smartphones not made in China

  21-04-2020 17:10 via zdnet.com
  
  China manufactures the Apple iPhone and many other popular smartphones, but there are lots of other options made in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and India. If you don't want to buy a phone from China, check out some of these other options.
  
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• Confluent draws $250 million in Series E funding

  21-04-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Clearly the coronavirus scare has not deterred Confluent's venture backers into further priming the pump. Confluent plans to devote much of the new investment to Project Metamorphosis, an initiative to expand its Kafka platform into a hybrid cloud-native event streaming platform.
  
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• Can you make money on TikTok?

  21-04-2020 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people are logging on to TikTok, but are the biggest influencers making any money?
  
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• To accelerate transformation, think beyond the RFP when seeking services partners

  21-04-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  It's time to take inventory of your strategic partnerships. Start by breaking the mindset that service providers = supplemental headcount. Your digital transformation success depends on it.
  
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• University of Sydney using cloud to prevent the Tasmanian devil from extinction

  21-04-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  What was previously a laborious and resource intensive process is now sped up thanks to the processing capability of the AWS cloud.
  
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• Cisco expands Google Cloud partnership with new SD-WAN cloud hub

  21-04-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies will integrate Cisco's SD-WAN with Google Cloud's global network and Anthos, offering joint customers full WAN application integration with cloud workloads.
  
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• AMD unveils new Ryzen 3 desktop processors, with prices starting at $99

  21-04-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a new processor but don't want to spend too much on it? AMD's newly unveiled Ryzen 3 processors might fit the bill.
  
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• Microsoft: Our Plasma Bot will help recruit donors to create coronavirus treatment

  21-04-2020 15:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Plasma Bot will help people who've recovered from COVID-19 determine whether they can donate plasma.
  
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• Roundup: COVID-19 pandemic delivers extraordinary array of cybersecurity challenges

  21-04-2020 15:03 via zdnet.com
  
  As the COVID-19 outbreak threatens to overload the healthcare system and the global economy, it's also having a powerful impact on the security of businesses and individuals.
  
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• Dell Technologies offers $9 billion in financing, 0% interest rate to spur IT spending

  21-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell's move to offer financing to customers comes as HPE and Cisco made similar moves to keep data center spending moving amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Programming language Rust's adoption problem: Developers reveal why more aren't using it

  21-04-2020 14:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The Rust project wants more developers to use the programming language but admits it has a challenge with adoption.
  
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• Commvault sues startups Cohesity, Rubrik for infringing 7 patents

  21-04-2020 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  CommVault filed its first-ever intellectual property infringement suit against two Silicon Valley startups in data management, alleging they took advantage of CommVault patented inventions pertaining to things such as metadata and de-duplication of containerized cloud-based workloads.
  
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• This AI tool helps hospitals predict COVID-19 bed and ventilator demand

  21-04-2020 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  NHS Digital said the initiative marks the first time a project of such scale involving machine learning has been rolled out.
  
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• GIC, Equinix partner to build data centres in Japan

  21-04-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Through a joint venture worth more than $1 billion, both companies plan to roll out three facilities in Tokyo and Osaka delivering 138 megawatts of power capacity and targeting hyperscale customers.
  
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• 'You can't just stop.' How data centers are dealing with the coronavirus crisis

  21-04-2020 13:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Data centers have been preparing since January to make sure that the world would stay connected amid the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• My new Android smartphone can do something an iPhone can't

  21-04-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Some Android handsets can do things that an iPhone can't. The Blackview BV9800 Pro is one such handset.
  
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• Security researcher discloses four IBM zero-days after company refused to patch

  21-04-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Zero-days impact the IBM Data Risk Manager (IDRM), one of IBM's enterprise security tools.
  
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• Goodbye Python 2 programming language: This is the final Python 2.7 release

  21-04-2020 12:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Python maintainers say good riddance to supporting programming language Python 2.7.
  
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• Artificial intelligence: How machine-learning jobs are giving refugees a future in tech

  21-04-2020 12:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Bulgaria-based social enterprise Humans in the Loop provides digital skills training for migrants from conflict zones.
  
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• Doqo iPad Pro Keyboard, hands on: An iPad in MacBook clothing

  21-04-2020 12:22 via zdnet.com
  
  This USB-C keyboard case and hub aims to turn an iPad Pro into a MacBook: it has the look, but not the feel.
  
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• IT spending will be viewed through new lens as business resumes post COVID-19

  21-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IT budgets are going to be squeezed. Although IDC is projecting IT spending declines, predicting a bottom is a work in progress.
  
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• IBM CEO Krishna outlines grand plan: Technical prowess, growth, client focus

  21-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM CEO Arvind Krishna didn't shock anyone with the company's strategy, but brought more focus to Big Blue's strategic plan.
  
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• USB-C power for laptops is still complicated - and here's why

  21-04-2020 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Infinity interchangeable magnetic cable supports USB-C Power Delivery up to 100W, but that doesn't mean you can just plug in and charge everything.
  
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• Facebook takes stance against anti-shelter in place COVID-19 protests

  21-04-2020 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Event pages used to organize the protests across the US are being removed.
  
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• France asks Apple to relax iPhone security for coronavirus tracking app development

  21-04-2020 10:11 via zdnet.com
  
  A technical issue is stymying the development of a government app for tracing COVID-19.
  
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• Nintendo accounts are getting hacked and used to buy Fortnite currency

  21-04-2020 09:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Nintendo has recommended that users enable two-factor authentication on their accounts.
  
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• 2,000 coronavirus scammers taken offline in major phishing crackdown

  21-04-2020 09:15 via zdnet.com
  
  And now cybersecurity authorities want your help with spotting fake and fraud emails.
  
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• SAP Q1 2020: Cloud bookings remain strong despite coronavirus crisis

  21-04-2020 07:53 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP is proving to be resilient during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a marginal increase in operating profit.
  
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• No Commonwealth access to Australia’s COVID-19 contact tracking app

  21-04-2020 07:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The prime minister has said only state and territory health ‘detectives’ will see the data stored within.
  
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• Coronavirus shows the enormous scale of the climate crisis

  21-04-2020 07:00
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause the biggest-ever annual drop in carbon emissions, but how we recover will determine the future of the climate crisis
  
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• Coronavirus criminals are touting fake cures and fictitious masks

  21-04-2020 07:00
  
  Thousands of coronavirus scams have hit the web. All have one thing in common: they're praying on people's desperation
  
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• Australia gets round 5A of mobile blackspot program after round 5 undersubscribed

  21-04-2020 06:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Commonwealth had AU$80 million set aside for round 5, but only parted with AU$36.8 million.
  
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• Kogan reports gross sales lifted 30% in Q3 amid coronavirus disruptions

  21-04-2020 06:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The retailer is one of few that is bucking the trend during the pandemic.
  
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• Samsung's blood pressure app approved by South Korean regulator

  21-04-2020 05:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The app measures blood pressure when paired with a smartwatch.
  
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• Slack expands data residency program to Australia

  21-04-2020 03:47 via zdnet.com
  
  It comes after the program was introduced in Germany, France, and Japan.
  
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• WHO, ITU, UNICEF look to text coronavirus information to unconnected people

  21-04-2020 03:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Trio trying to reach 3.6 billion people that are without access to the internet.
  
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• HP targets digital creatives with new ZBook mobile workstations, Envy 15 laptop

  21-04-2020 02:38 via zdnet.com
  
  As Nvidia promised earlier this month, HP's new notebooks for creative professionals feature the latest Quadro and GeForce RTX graphics cards and 10th-generation Intel Core processors. The ZBooks are also the first mobile workstations to use recycled ocean bound plastic in its manufacturing.
  
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