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• Atlassian aims to deploy its recession playbook from 2009 in 2020

  30-04-2020 23:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's third quarter shareholder letter provides a blueprint all enterprises may want to consider in a downturn.
  
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• Ransomware mentioned in 1,000+ SEC filings over the past year

  30-04-2020 23:43 via zdnet.com
  
  A growing number of public companies have started listing ransomware as a forward-looking risk factor in their SEC documents.
  
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• OpenText won't reopen half of its physical offices post COVID-19 pandemic

  30-04-2020 23:21 via zdnet.com
  
  "OpenText will not reopen approximately 50% of our offices and will institute a hybrid model with those employees continuing to work from home."
  
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• Apple's Q2: Record high services revenue, iPhone sales decline

  30-04-2020 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The tech giant topped Q2 expectations despite slower growth overall due to the global coronavirus pandemic and the closure of its retail stores.
  
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• Jeff Bezos tells Amazon shareowners: "Take a seat" as COVID-19 eats into profits

  30-04-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  After a mixed Q1, Amazon expects to spend about all $4 billion of its Q2 operating income on expenses related to the pandemic.
  
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• Most important currencies in a digital economy: Trust, speed, and relevance

  30-04-2020 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Trust, speed, and relevance may be the most important currencies during a crisis. Businesses must adapt quickly and leverage technology to gain a competitive advantage. Agility, adaptability, discipline with respect to change management, and implementation life-cycles are capabilities that companies must develop to successfully compete in a post-COVID-19, new norm digital economy.
  
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• Abby Kearns takes over as Puppet CTO

  30-04-2020 20:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud Foundry's former head has moved to the popular DevOps program Puppet -- where she'll be the CTO.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2020 goes back to developers, developers, developers

  30-04-2020 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Build 2020 event will be very different this year. And not just because it will be a virtual-only conference.
  
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• Microsoft rebrands Visual Studio Online as 'Codespaces'; plans to lower pricing

  30-04-2020 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Visual Studio Online is being rechristened as Visual Studio Codespaces. And pricing cuts are coming for all tiers as of mid-May.
  
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• TikTok's darkened skin trend accused of 'promoting colourism'

  30-04-2020 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A craze involving lighter-skinned people artificially darkening their skin tone causes a backlash.
  
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• Microsoft adds music, audio control capabilities to its Your Phone app

  30-04-2020 17:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is rolling out a new feature to Your Phone that will be available to Windows 10 users (not just testers) for controlling music and audio playing on their Android phones.
  
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• Assassin's Creed Valhalla: First look at Viking-themed game

  30-04-2020 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak speaks to creative director Ashraf Ismail about the Viking-themed game.
  
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• Brazilian data protection regulations postponed to 2021

  30-04-2020 16:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The country's GDPR equivalent will no longer go live in August as planned.
  
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• Spear-phishing campaign compromises executives at 150+ companies

  30-04-2020 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  PerSwaysion group appears to be formed of members based in Nigeria and South Africa.
  
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• Microsoft: Why we used programming language Rust over Go for WebAssembly on Kubernetes app

  30-04-2020 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Rust is not so easy to learn, but Microsoft engineers really like the programming language for systems-level coding.
  
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• COVID-19 (mis)information highway: Have a sick friend? What not to do

  30-04-2020 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  I spent two weeks this month caring for a seriously ill friend. My second biggest problem? People who scan the internet for all the bad -- or irrelevant -- advice they can offer. Don't be like them.
  
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• Here's the NSA's guide for choosing a safe text chat and video conferencing service

  30-04-2020 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  NSA publishes guidance on choosing a secure teleworking service. Assessed tools include Slack, Zoom, Signal, Skype, more.
  
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• Walmart quietly updates Onn tablets to Pro versions with Android 10

  30-04-2020 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The new house-brand tablets come in $99 8-inch and $129 10.1-inch versions with upgraded processors and double the storage of previous models.
  
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• Moto Edge Plus solid $999 device, fits well in hand, set to battle OnePlus Pro 8

  30-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Moto Edge Plus is a quality performer and considering it is a $999 flagship with 5G and top-of-the-line specs offers a lot of value. But the Android market is never easy and Moto Edge Plus will be pitted directly against OnePlus 8 Pro.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop spring refresh: What's new and next

  30-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is ready to roll out its 'spring refresh' of WVD, while working on a grander plan to make WVD more of a full-fledged cloud-managed desktop.
  
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• Intel launches 10th gen Intel Core desktop processor with perks for gaming, video editors

  30-04-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel's launch comes as the company is in a dogfight with AMD, which has been upping its innovation cadence and powering more systems.
  
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• 5G mast arson, coronavirus conspiracy theories force social media to walk a fine censorship line

  30-04-2020 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  SAS Data Analytics chief Iain Brown discusses how social networks can tackle harmful conspiracy theories, while also not stifling free speech.
  
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• Australian businesses lead in AI deployment but bias challenges still exist: Genpact

  30-04-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Australians still fear AI bias and that algorithms can make decisions that affect them without their knowledge, a new report has found.
  
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• Comcast adds 477,000 broadband customers in Q1, says Q2 will see significant COVID-19 hit

  30-04-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Comcast will see higher costs in the second quarter to support a network traffic surge.
  
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• Raspberry Pi reveals this new $50 high-quality Pi camera with interchangeable lenses

  30-04-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The High Quality Camera can turn your Raspberry Pi B into a driveway monitor that automatically reads license plates.
  
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• Twitter Q1 weathers COVID-19, aims to build out direct response ad technology

  30-04-2020 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter said its advertising business in the first quarter tanked 27% from March 11 until March 31, but had enough buffer to deliver solid results overall.
  
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• Security: Blocking the path that leads from gaming cheats to malware

  30-04-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Hyper-competitive online gaming has led to a ready market for cheats. But security experts warn that the skills involved with crafting cheats can easily by used for developing and selling malware.
  
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• Cybersecurity: The path that leads from gaming cheats to malware

  30-04-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Hyper-competitive online gaming has led to a ready market for cheats. But security experts warn that the skills involved with crafting cheats can easily by used for developing and selling malware.
  
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• Microsoft Office 365: US issues security alert over rushed remote deployments

  30-04-2020 12:39 via zdnet.com
  
  CISA is concerned hasty deployments of Office 365 and Teams may lead to missed key security configurations.
  
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• Critical vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins lead to e-learning platform hijacking

  30-04-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The most serious issues discovered can be used in remote code execution attacks.
  
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• Get the bigger picture: multi-tasking monitors for power users

  30-04-2020 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  A large monitor, up to 49 inches in size, can reduce desktop clutter and boost productivity for knowledge workers and creative users.
  
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• Parliament's first attempt at using Microsoft Teams to live stream hasn't gone all that well

  30-04-2020 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The House of Lords tried questioning the government over Teams. The effort was there, but the result was rather chaotic.
  
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• Investors sue LabCorp over security failures in light of data breach, ransomware attack

  30-04-2020 11:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawsuit claims that the company’s security posture led to investor losses.
  
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• Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?

  30-04-2020 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions in the UK will soon be asked to download an app that helps to limit coronavirus spreading.
  
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• Services Australia says not prudent for myGov to handle 3 million concurrent users

  30-04-2020 09:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Surge capacity does not enter Canberra's thinking.
  
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• Home Affairs says Australia likely next to sign CLOUD Act arrangement with the US

  30-04-2020 09:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The department says the pending International Production Orders Bill is an important legislative reform as Australia moves forward with a bilateral CLOUD Act agreement with the United States.
  
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• Hidden data suggests the UK’s coronavirus lockdown is faltering

  30-04-2020 07:00
  
  Traffic figures and internet usage point to an inconvenient truth
  
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• Coronavirus contact tracing apps were meant to save us. They won’t

  30-04-2020 07:00
  
  With little evidence to show how effective such apps are and growing privacy concerns, there’s a risk they could do more harm than good
  
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• 7 big questions we still need to answer about coronavirus

  30-04-2020 07:00
  
  We learn more about Covid-19 every day, but much remains a mystery
  
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• NBN extends free 40% capacity boost until end of July

  30-04-2020 06:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Peak download throughput has dropped off after an early April surge.
  
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• This new Android mobile malware targets banks, financial services across Europe

  30-04-2020 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers believe EventBot has the potential to become the “next big mobile threat.”
  
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• SoftBank sees ¥700 billion loss from WeWork investment

  30-04-2020 05:36 via zdnet.com
  
  It is part of a bigger ¥1 trillion pool of non-operating losses that SoftBank experienced from investments held outside of its Vision Fund.
  
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• LG sees Q1 profit rise 21% but COVID-19 concern lingers

  30-04-2020 03:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Profits and sales are expected to drop across the board in the second quarter from the global pandemic.
  
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• New strategy to uplift digital capabilities of the Australian Public Service

  30-04-2020 03:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Public Service Digital Professional Stream Strategy forms part of the plan to 'professionalise' the APS, with a focus on digital.
  
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• An Australian bank wants to spray disinfectant from drones in schools and aged care

  30-04-2020 03:14 via zdnet.com
  
  This is fine, no reason to have a dystopic outlook at all.
  
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• ANZ banks on agile workforce to emerge out of COVID-19 'even stronger'

  30-04-2020 02:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The blue bank's profit drops 51% to AU$1.5 billion.
  
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• Constrained online sales capacity sees WooliesX growth drop below recent levels

  30-04-2020 02:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Temporary changes made during the quarter to its online delivery service are to blame.
  
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• Will thermal cameras help to end the lockdown?

  30-04-2020 01:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thermal cameras can spot people with a temperature. Will they help to end the lockdown?
  
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• Salesforce's AI Economist aims to help leaders design tax policies

  30-04-2020 01:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Ultimately, Salesforce's AI Research team says, the objective is to help leaders create policies that can lead to specific social objectives like helping the middle class.
  
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• AI in Africa: Teaching a bot to read my mum's texts

  30-04-2020 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How African researchers are using the continent's languages to help spur innovation in Artificial Intelligence.
  
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