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• How Facebook Portal and Workplace are being used by SMBs to connect with customers and employees

  22-05-2020 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook Portal isn't just for family and friends, SMBs can use the video chat device in conjunction with Facebook Workplace to stay connected with customers, employees and suppliers.
  
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• Best coffee and tea makers in 2020: AeroPress, Grosche, Breville, and more

  22-05-2020 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  If you like the best coffee but want to make it at home, have a look at these coffee and tea makers.
  
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• More data is needed to define our new normal for work

  22-05-2020 19:50 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet's Larry Dignan and Steve Ranger and TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler discuss how digital transformation, office layouts, and employee loyalty will all be impacted after the pandemic.
  
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• The best Memorial Day Weekend 2020 sales and tech deals

  22-05-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated regularly with the latest sales and tech deals happening this Memorial Day.
  
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• Netflix stops charging customers who never watch

  22-05-2020 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It says hundreds of thousands of people have been paying for something they don't use.
  
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• 25 million user records leak online from popular math app Mathway

  22-05-2020 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The Mathway user data has been previously on sale on the dark web, hacker forums, and Telegram channels for the past two weeks.
  
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• X-Chair X2 hands-on: I upgraded to a fancy office chair and I'll never go back

  22-05-2020 18:26 via zdnet.com
  
  It turns out, there's something to be said about more comfortable office furniture.
  
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• Dynabook Portégé X30L-G review: A super-light and durable ultraportable with good connections

  22-05-2020 17:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The Dynabook Portégé X30L-G is incredibly light at 870g, and benefits from a good range of ports and slots, while the IGZO screen's low power consumption contributes to impressive all-day battery life.
  
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• How coronavirus attacks your body

  22-05-2020 17:49
  
  What we now know about how coronavirus attacks your body, how the school shutdown will affect kids for years and why we’re entering the golden era of nepotism
  
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• Microsoft to combine Windows 10 IoT Core and IoT Enterprise in 2021

  22-05-2020 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making a lot of feature and packaging changes to its Windows 10 IoT line-up over the next year. Here's what's planned between now and 2021.
  
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• Hydrow deal: Save on the smart indoor rower with this coupon code

  22-05-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you've lost your routine and are struggling to find your new quarantine normal, it's never too late to reset.
  
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• The UK's contact tracing plan has two fatal flaws

  22-05-2020 16:53
  
  With an app that relies on people to self-report their own symptoms and uncertainty over the speed of testing, contact tracing faces an uphill struggle
  
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• Windows malware opens RDP ports on PCs for future remote access

  22-05-2020 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Security experts believe the malware's operators are very likely to sell access to infected hosts to other hacker groups.
  
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• Alibaba delivers strong financial results, cloud revenue climbs 58%

  22-05-2020 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Alibaba reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results on Friday fueled by a surge in online retail sales in China and strong growth in the firm's cloud business.
  
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• Huawei Brazil appoints new chief executive

  22-05-2020 16:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Company veteran Sun Baocheng replaces Yao Wei, who steps down after four years in the top role.
  
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• Microsoft Teams Rooms: Switch to OAuth 2.0 by Oct 13 or your meetings won't work

  22-05-2020 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Teams Rooms update means admins will need to review authentication settings as soon as possible.
  
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• When Italy went into lockdown, scientists from all over the world came together as friends to fight COVID-19

  22-05-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Italy was isolated at the beginning of its COVID-19 outbreak. A physicist searching for dark matter found a way out of the alienation by bringing together dozens of colleagues on a ventilator project to fight the disease.
  
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• Fake online reviews under investigation by competition authority

  22-05-2020 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The competition authority has launched an investigation into faked and paid-for reviews online.
  
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• Twilio tapped to provide communications layer for NYC's contact tracing program

  22-05-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The city will deploy a cloud-based contact center on Twilio Flex and leverage Twilio SMS and Voice as part of its COVID-19 tracing program.
  
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• Nvidia researchers use AI to recreate PAC-MAN, without a game engine

  22-05-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Using generative adversarial networks, Nvidia opens up a line of research that could have implications not just for game creation but for real-world settings like factory floors.
  
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• GlassesUSA sale: Need new work specs? Buy one, get one free with this code

  22-05-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Get your next pair of glasses -- even prescription -- at a discount from GlassesUSA.com.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's why we love programming language Rust and kicked off Project Verona

  22-05-2020 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla-created programming language Rust could one day help Microsoft kill a large chunk of its worst security bugs.
  
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• How to binge watch some great classic sci-fi for free

  22-05-2020 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  We take you on a tour of some hidden (and free) gems at the Internet Archive. Who knew? It's a gold mine of old-timey science fiction happiness.
  
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• Chris Pratt accidentally deleted 51,000 emails

  22-05-2020 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Guardians Of The Galaxy actor watched in horror as his inbox shrunk to zero.
  
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• GNOME gets big open-source patent win

  22-05-2020 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  GNOME, the popular Linux desktop, didn't just avoid paying a patent troll, it won the right for any product under an Open Source Initiative license to use code covered by the company's patents.
  
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• Privilege escalation vulnerability patched in Docker Desktop for Windows

  22-05-2020 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The security flaw could be used to trick the service into connecting to malicious processes.
  
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• Return to work: Automation projects move up the agenda

  22-05-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report shows that three-quarters of business leaders expect automation to accelerate in the wake of the crisis.
  
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• Keeping open-source groups alive: FOSS Responders

  22-05-2020 13:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Open source is doing great, but some open-source groups are getting knocked around by the pandemic. That's where the newly formed FOSS Responders come in.
  
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• Australia 'records fastest internet speed ever'

  22-05-2020 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers hope the study offers a glimpse into how internet connections could look in the future.
  
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• Microsoft takes you back to 1983: It's just open-sourced its GW-BASIC interpreter

  22-05-2020 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft open-sources a key piece of software history, one that would help the company rule personal computers.
  
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• Microsoft: Beware this massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel macros to hack PCs

  22-05-2020 13:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Hundreds of different Excel files have been used to trick PC users into installing a remote access tool that attackers can use to control their machine.
  
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• Silent Night Zeus financial botnet sold in underground forums

  22-05-2020 13:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The botnet is being spread through the RIG exploit kit and COVID-19 spam campaigns.
  
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• Office furniture sale: Branch slashes prices on premium chairs, cabinets, and more

  22-05-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home? Outfit your office with all-new Branch furniture at a fraction of the cost.
  
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• Meet NordSec: The company behind NordVPN wants to be your one-stop privacy suite

  22-05-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with ZDNet, NordVPN co-founder Tomas Okman shares his five-year plan to make his business synonymous with digital privacy and cyber-security.
  
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• Cloud economics: Lease unused processing power from gaming cafes

  22-05-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Idle capacity is a terrible thing to waste. Now you can lease high spec machines left idle by COVID-19.
  
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• APAC consumers have concerns about online privacy, but let it go for freebies

  22-05-2020 12:16 via zdnet.com
  
  More than half of consumers in Asia-Pacific are concerned about protecting their online and physical lives, but 20% are willing to offer their personal data for free products or services, while 24% share their social media details for quizzes.
  
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• Coronavirus has ushered in a new age of Zoom-based nepotism

  22-05-2020 11:24
  
  The elitist, career-making deals that used to take place on golf courses and in private clubs have gone virtual during the pandemic
  
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• NASA wants to hire you to spend 8 months in simulated Moon, Mars space missions

  22-05-2020 11:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The space agency is recruiting for people to participate in mission research.
  
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• Drones help to plant seedpods and other tech news

  22-05-2020 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories.
  
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• IBM says it's giving employees the opportunity to 'compete for positions'

  22-05-2020 07:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Reports indicate Big Blue could be letting go thousands of staff, globally.
  
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• Vodafone Australia and TPG merger: Everything you need to know

  22-05-2020 07:09 via zdnet.com
  
  While labelled a merger of equals, in accounting terms, Vodafone is swallowing up TPG while simultaneously bringing a ton of baggage and discarding another ton on its current owners.
  
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• Should London’s transport network build blocks of flats to save itself?

  22-05-2020 07:00
  
  Covid-19 is draining money out of the Transport for London’s coffers. Building blocks of flats might be a way out
  
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• How can the UK avoid a second wave of coronavirus?

  22-05-2020 07:00
  
  Until we have a vaccine, the threat of a second coronavirus wave will loom large in our lives. But there are things we can do to keep the risk down
  
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• UniSA and UOW to jointly research AI capabilities for Defence

  22-05-2020 05:57 via zdnet.com
  
  They will also work with the ADF to apply any new artificial intelligence capabilities to the new Star Shots strategy where possible.
  
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• Google rolls out suite of accessibility updates and launches Action Blocks

  22-05-2020 03:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung also released three new accessibility features for its devices.
  
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• Australian government on the hunt for cloud providers

  22-05-2020 02:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Standing up a new cloud marketplace to replace the cloud services panel.
  
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• Ransomware deploys virtual machines to hide itself from antivirus software

  22-05-2020 02:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The operators of the RagnarLocker ransomware are running Oracle VirtualBox to hide their presence on infected computers inside a Windows XP virtual machine.
  
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• Get ready for the 'holy grail' of computer graphics

  22-05-2020 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Ray tracing produces stunning lighting effects but has been too complex for computers, until now.
  
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