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• Xilinx ends fiscal year with record revenues

  22-04-2020 23:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The chipmaker saw 22 percent growth in its data center business in fiscal 2020, driven by increased adoption with hyperscale customers.
  
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• Amazon launches AWS AppFlow, a new service for managing SaaS data flows

  22-04-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon also announced that its EC2 Inf1 instances are available on AWS SageMaker.
  
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• Security researcher identifies new APT group mentioned in 2017 Shadow Brokers leak

  22-04-2020 21:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Shadow Brokers data dump yields another one of its secrets
  
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• Google adds tiled layout, more features to Meet for G Suite users

  22-04-2020 21:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Google ramps up its enterprise video conferencing tool with the most requested features.
  
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• NetApp to make stateful applications easier to do in Kubernetes

  22-04-2020 20:52 via zdnet.com
  
  NetApp is introducing an enterprise-class data service for stateful, cloud-native applications, which can work with any Kubernetes distribution.
  
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• NordVPN unveils first mainstream WireGuard virtual private network

  22-04-2020 19:58 via zdnet.com
  
  NordVPN, a leading VPN company, is adopting the new open-source WireGuard virtual private network technology across its product line.
  
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• How to build stronger stakeholder relationships remotely

  22-04-2020 19:47 via zdnet.com
  
  For business leaders, effectively managing remote teams starts with an understanding and a commitment toward building healthy relationships for all stakeholders. You are not a team because you work together. You are a team because you trust, respect, and care for each other.
  
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• COVID-19 campaigns highlight the need for phishing protection

  22-04-2020 19:02 via zdnet.com
  
  COVID-19 phishing attacks are cruel but unfortunately expected from cybercriminals.
  
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• Coronavirus: YouTube bans 'medically unsubstantiated' content

  22-04-2020 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Google-owned platform's chief executive says the company is determined to "stamp out" misinformation.
  
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• Government by Zoom: Freezes, lags and weird backgrounds on parliament's first day of remote working

  22-04-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  MPs quizzed the government via video conferencing for the first time today, and technical glitches were inevitable, even if the experiment went better than many expected.
  
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• Freezes, lags and strange backgrounds, but the first day at the Parliament of Zoom is a success

  22-04-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  MPs quizzed the government via video conferencing for the first time today, and technical glitches were inevitable, even if the experiment went better than many expected.
  
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• Coronavirus: NHS contact-tracing app is tested at RAF base

  22-04-2020 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Air force personnel have been testing a prototype app in a simulated shopping exercise.
  
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• Motorola enters flagship smartphone fray, launches Moto Edge, Edge Plus at $999

  22-04-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Moto Edge Plus costs $999 and has one simple configuration with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
  
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• Google Cloud's Anthos for AWS generally available, Microsoft Azure in preview

  22-04-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Cloud Anthos wants multi-cloud workloads and it is gunning to be the management plane for on-premise, cloud and edge deployments.
  
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• New phishing hotline sent 5,000 suspicious emails in just one day

  22-04-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  83 cyber criminal websites taken down just a day after National Cyber Security Centre launches Suspicious Email Reporting Service.
  
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• New phishing hotline is sent 5,000 suspicious emails in just one day

  22-04-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  83 cyber criminal websites taken down just a day after National Cyber Security Centre launches Suspicious Email Reporting Service.
  
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• COVID-19 crisis pushing organizations deeper into digital transformation

  22-04-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Technology budgets take hits, but tech leaders keep eye on remote work, collaborative needs.'Freezing critical IT spending might put you out of business'
  
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• Apple investigating report of a new iOS exploit being used in the wild

  22-04-2020 17:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber-security firm ZecOps said today it detected attacks against high-profile targets using a new iOS email exploit.
  
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• Zoom adds data center routing, security updates

  22-04-2020 17:30 via zdnet.com
  The data center routing feature is meant to allay fears that Zoom chats and encryption keys were being sent to Chinese servers.
  
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• Polar announces Grit X outdoor multisport watch, take on hills with focused data

  22-04-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Polar has a few wearables with a major focus on running, cycling, and swimming. The new Polar Grit X takes to the hills to aid trail runners, mountain bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts track ascent/descent specifics, fuel up on long sessions, and navigate with Komoot.
  
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• Optimizing hardware infrastructure with data and AI: Granulate scores $12 million Series A funding

  22-04-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  How does boosting hardware performance between 20% and 80% sound? This is what startup Granulate promises.
  
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• Windows 10's last optional update arrives before Microsoft's coronavirus suspension

  22-04-2020 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's last Windows 10 C update for a while comes packed full of bug fixes.
  
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• Goodbye smishing? SMS crackdown should stop you getting fake messages

  22-04-2020 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile industry, banks and NCSC collaborate on SMS SenderID Protection Registry - which has already stopped at least 70 Covid-19 SMS scams from being sent.
  
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• Google-backed Go programming language: Developers reveal its top missing features

  22-04-2020 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Along with setting out the main missing features of Go, developers want better Go support in Microsoft Azure.
  
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• Moto G Stylus review: Long battery life, basic stylus support, $300 price

  22-04-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  While Samsung Galaxy Note 10 devices have dropped into the $600 to $730 price range, you can pick up the new Moto G Stylus for half that price. It offers simple stylus support and is a solid budget option for those who want to get work done without breaking the bank.
  
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• This is what happens to cryptocurrency paid out in sextortion campaigns

  22-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have followed the trail of dirty coins generated through extorting sextortion spam victims.
  
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• Ransomware is now the biggest online menace you need to worry about - here's why

  22-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ransomware attacks have overtaken credit card theft as the top form of cybercrime according to new data.
  
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• Microsoft gives in to trolls. The question is why

  22-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Redmond runs a video featuring its HoloLens 2 and the artist Marina Abramovic. Then, conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones get to work.
  
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• Hackers have breached 60 ad servers to load their own malicious ads

  22-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Why buy legitimate ad slots to deliver malvertising when you can just hack the server instead.
  
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• AtScale, Databricks and others release advanced COVID-19 data resources

  22-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Tracking down various COVID-19 datasets and integrating them is hard. In response, AtScale is making a BI-ready COVID-19 dimensional model available; Databricks has added COVID-19 datasets to its platform, and is launching a related Hackathon; and Looker and others are making their own offers of COVID-19 data and compute resource availability.
  
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• Coronavirus: Health leaders' credentials dumped online

  22-04-2020 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to the group that discovered the list, they are being shared by right-wing extremists.
  
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• How are different industries leveraging video through the COVID-19 crisis?

  22-04-2020 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  As usage of video conferencing shoots through the roof, a new report from Vonage gives a glimpse into the different ways various sectors are deploying it.
  
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• Fortnite reluctantly comes to Google Play store

  22-04-2020 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Publisher Epic Games claims it felt forced to release its most popular franchise on Google Play.
  
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• Smart coral reefs: This underwater, fish-spotting AI helps protect the rainforest of the sea

  22-04-2020 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel and Accenture deployed artificial coral reefs equipped with AI to help researchers monitor the health of coral reefs.
  
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• AT&T Q1 mixed amid COVID-19, plans more 5G investment as network traffic surges

  22-04-2020 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  AT&T's quarter illustrated the challenges with dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company said it has the cash flow to invest in its growth areas such as 5G.
  
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• Microsoft issues out-of-band Office and Paint 3D security updates to stop 3D graphic attack

  22-04-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, and Paint 3D affected by multiple bugs in Autodesk 3D software.
  
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• Developer jobs: Here are six tech roles companies want to fill now, despite the coronavirus lockdown

  22-04-2020 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Companies are still looking to hire some key tech staff to help with the switch to remote working.
  
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• Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation, book review

  22-04-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Pictures capturing the visual ethic of the home computer revolution are this glossy art book's greatest strength. For technical detail and a sense of the software experiences these 'icons' delivered, look elsewhere.
  
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• Smart IoT home hubs vulnerable to remote code execution attacks

  22-04-2020 11:29 via zdnet.com
  
  IoT hubs used in homes and offices were found to be susceptible to exploit due to critical bugs in their firmware.
  
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• Samsung engineers allowed into China chip plant despite COVID-19 foreigner ban

  22-04-2020 09:56 via zdnet.com
  
  China has allowed the entry of around 200 Samsung engineers into the country for the expansion of its Xi'an semiconductor plant.
  
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• Camera tech catches motorists using their mobiles

  22-04-2020 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says the system is capable of working in the day or night and in all weather conditions.
  
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• COVID-19 stalls Australia's Data Availability and Transparency Act

  22-04-2020 08:25 via zdnet.com
  
  National Data Commissioner instead releases draft data sharing agreement template to help agencies share data in a way that is 'safe, timely, and transparent'.
  
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• NSW opens AU$100m Gig State 'better internet' project

  22-04-2020 07:31 via zdnet.com
  
  State government also signs new regulation allowing video conferencing tools to be used in the witnessing of important legal documents like wills, powers of attorney, and statutory declarations.
  
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• The pandemic was bitcoin’s chance to shine. It hasn’t... yet

  22-04-2020 07:00
  
  The coronavirus crisis could still hand the world’s most volatile currency the upper hand in a global recession
  
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• Range Rover's new Evoque hybrid has a 41-mile electric range

  22-04-2020 07:00
  
  Land Rover is finally bringing out full hybrid versions of two of its most popular cars, the Evoque and Discovery Sport, with the Evoque reaching more than 200mpg
  
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• Is this the end of Airbnb?

  22-04-2020 07:00
  
  Hosts are calling it the Airbnb apocalypse. But it’s more akin to an enema
  
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• How to stop websites accessing your webcam and microphone

  22-04-2020 07:00
  
  When was the last time you checked what permissions you've given the sites you visit?
  
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• Has coronavirus killed the UK’s startup dreams? Ask Deliveroo

  22-04-2020 07:00
  
  Coronavirus has already exposed the fragility of the UK's startup ambitions. And the worse is yet to come
  
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• Facebook ploughs $5.7 billion into Indian telco Jio

  22-04-2020 06:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Social network to become the largest minority shareholder in Indian telco.
  
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• People’s Bank of China kicks off digital currency trials

  22-04-2020 06:42 via zdnet.com
  
  After years of research, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has begun pilot trials of its digital currency in four cities across China.
  
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