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• Cancel NASA: Coronavirus is America's final frontier now

  26-05-2020 20:23 via zdnet.com
  
  In the midst of all of this economic chaos and sickness and death, NASA is business as usual. That's too bad. If we can cancel our lives, and sports, and everything else, we can end our manned space program
  
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• Google Pixel 4A: Possible July announcement, features, and everything else we know so far

  26-05-2020 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's budget-friendly smartphone is ready to launch, but it might be a while before we see it. Here's what we know.
  
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• On the back of Teams, Microsoft Lists will become a boon to collaborative project tracking

  26-05-2020 17:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new task tracker may not have as profound a market impact as its Slack competitor, but its winning functionality will have broad appeal.
  
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• Supercomputer simulates the impact of the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs

  26-05-2020 17:45 via zdnet.com
  
  A team of researchers has managed to run 3D models from the moment that the comet hit the surface of the Earth, until the 110-mile wide crater was fully formed.
  
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• Cyberattacks against hospitals must stop, says Red Cross

  26-05-2020 17:22 via zdnet.com
  
  International rules needed to clamp down on hackers targeting healthcare – and risking lives during the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Qihoo & Baidu disrupt malware botnet with hundreds of thousands of victims

  26-05-2020 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  There's malware in China, too. Meet DoubleGuns, one of China's largest malware botnets.
  
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• Alexa wishlist: Six features we'd like to see added to Alexa's core capabilities

  26-05-2020 17:14 via zdnet.com
  
  We asked our readers and social networking followers what features they wanted to see. Their answers might surprise you.
  
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• Singapore puts $288M focus on digital transformation to help firms cope with pandemic fallout

  26-05-2020 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Country's government is setting aside more than SG$500 million ($288.26 million) to facilitate local businesses in their digital transformation efforts, specifically, the adoption of e-payments, e-invoicing, as well as advanced digital tools.
  
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• Wipro: 10 business and leadership lessons from a company with a big heart

  26-05-2020 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Wipro kept its main campuses open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Wipro kitchens, it served over two million meals. The president of Wipro talks about how companies can navigate safely in a post-pandemic world.
  
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• PagerDuty sees a tailwind as businesses race to go digital

  26-05-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The digital operations management company is rolling out new AIOps products aimed at the many organizations now trying to lower IT costs while speeding up their digital transformations.
  
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• Customer first: The best CRM software in 2020 for SMBs

  26-05-2020 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  If you want to make the most of your sales pipeline, customer relationship management software allows your business to monitor customer interactions, track deal progress, and analyze financial performance.
  
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• Ex-Windows chief: Here's why Microsoft waged war on open source

  26-05-2020 15:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't blame Microsoft's war on open source all on Steve Ballmer, says former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky.
  
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• Arm's new mobile IP brings performance, efficiency gains for enabling 5G, AI

  26-05-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Arm roles out new CPU, GPU and NPU products, as well as a new program to customize products for greater performance.
  
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• Scientific fact-checking using AI language models: COVID-19 research and beyond

  26-05-2020 14:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Fact or fiction? That's not always an easy question to answer. Incomplete knowledge, context and bias typically come into play. In the nascent domain of scientific fact checking, things are complicated.
  
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• Europol, Capgemini team up in cybercrime prevention, awareness campaigns

  26-05-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Capgemini is now also supporting the No More Ransom Project.
  
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• Learn public speaking: This $19 course bundle will help you perfect the soft skill

  26-05-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In this four-course bundle, you'll learn tips and tricks from some of the most persuasive people on the web.
  
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• Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Strava use rockets, but Fitbit drops, as we change how we use smartphone apps

  26-05-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  New data shows how mobile app usage has evolved over the months of lockdown.
  
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• Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Strava use rockets as we change how we use smartphone apps

  26-05-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  New data shows how mobile app usage has evolved over the months of lockdown.
  
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• Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Strava use jumps as lockdown changes how we use smartphone apps

  26-05-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  New data shows how mobile app usage has evolved over the months of lockdown.
  
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• Life and work in the next normal: WFH redefined

  26-05-2020 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Work from home - aka WFH - should give employees their autonomy​, not extend the company's authority into their private space. It should also give the company the opportunity to discontinue the use of the word "remote".Let's re-brand WFHto "Working From Here".
  
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• Forescout files lawsuit against Advent for withdrawal of merger plans due to COVID-19

  26-05-2020 13:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Advent says the pandemic has resulted in “material” changes at Forescout. The company disagrees.
  
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• It's time to spin AWS out of Amazon: They regulate utilities, don't they?

  26-05-2020 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The world is learning that the big web companies have too much power and too little accountability. They are now utilities, essential to people's daily lives, and should be regulated as such. An easy place to start: Amazon Web Services. Here's why.
  
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• New Raspberry Pi 4 update beta lets you boot from a USB mass storage device

  26-05-2020 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Raspberry Pi Foundation is almost ready to deliver a fix for Raspberry Pi 4's lack of support for USB mass storage boot.
  
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• Lab that found universe's first molecule celebrates milestone

  26-05-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For ten years this mobile observatory has flown high above earth on a modified Boeing.
  
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• EasyJet faces £18 billion class-action lawsuit over data breach

  26-05-2020 12:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawsuit aims to secure up to £2,000 per impacted customer.
  
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• Zoom's torrid 90 day sprint: Security, increased competition and becoming a verb

  26-05-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With Zoom's first quarter earnings on deck it's worth considering how much the company's standing, market cap and prospects have changed in just 90 days amid the move to remote work.
  
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• Coronavirus continues to impact tech industry, worldwide device shipments to plummet 14%

  26-05-2020 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  A shift to remote working, however, has prevented the PC market from collapsing.
  
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• Turla hacker group steals antivirus logs to see if its malware was detected

  26-05-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Turla, one of Russia's most advanced hacker groups, has created malware that gets its orders from email attachments sent to an arbitrary Gmail inbox.
  
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• HTC's former CEO just launched this VR headset that comes with its own virtual world

  26-05-2020 10:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Peter Chou, who three years ago started his own "social VR company", is launching a VR headset and platform. Will they finally win consumers over?
  
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• Airthings Wave Plus: Indoor air quality monitor that also warns you if you're breathing in deadly radon gas

  26-05-2020 10:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you know what the air quality is like in your home, office, or home office?
  
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• New Zealand introduces Bill to block violent extremist content

  26-05-2020 08:45 via zdnet.com
  
  It would make the livestreaming of objectionable content a criminal offence, censorship calls would be made immediately, and take-down notices would be backed by law.
  
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• Queensland fire service adopts virtual reality technology to train new recruits

  26-05-2020 08:02 via zdnet.com
  
  A move that is touted to reduce risks and costs without jeopardising the ability to learn.
  
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• The way South Korea crushed its second wave is a warning to us all

  26-05-2020 07:00
  
  Unlike in South Korea, many Western nations have a large number of community infections. If lockdowns are lifted too early, a deadly second wave is likely
  
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• Nasa’s SpaceX launch means the return of astronaut wake-up calls

  26-05-2020 07:00
  
  Every morning, Nasa wakes its astronauts up with a song – but the choice of tune has morphed over time
  
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• Monzo wanted to conquer America, then along came coronavirus

  26-05-2020 07:00
  
  In five years, Monzo has become the darling of the UK fintech scene, but now it faces its biggest challenge yet: evolving from scrappy startup to major player
  
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• Can Apple fix the media’s cash crisis? Click this link to find out

  26-05-2020 07:00
  
  Exclusives? Apps? Audio? Apple is the latest to try to crack media's existential money problem
  
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• ACCC report and COVID-19 highlight how CVC is an artificial handbrake on the NBN

  26-05-2020 06:01 via zdnet.com
  Free bandwidth boost offered by NBN quickly gobbled up by retailers.
  
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• Samsung develops new security chip for smartphones

  26-05-2020 05:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The new secure element chip is CC EAL 6+ certified and will launch sometime in the third quarter.
  
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• SK Telecom develops autonomous disinfectant robot

  26-05-2020 04:37 via zdnet.com
  
  It will also check people's temperatures and ask them to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the telco says.
  
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• Aussie Broadband throws 1Gbps speeds at full fibre and HFC users

  26-05-2020 04:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Potential customers warned they will need a proper router to handle the speeds.
  
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• NBN research shows 8 in 10 agree fast broadband helped with job productivity

  26-05-2020 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Network demand volumes increased by up to 70% during business hours after social distancing measures were enforced on March 1.
  
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• Find out which masks offer the most protection and why

  26-05-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  You may have heard the term N95 but what does it mean and why are some masks rated higher than others?
  
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• Huawei: What would happen if the UK ditched the Chinese firm?

  26-05-2020 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials are taking another look into Huawei, but the Chinese firm warns against a 5G ban.
  
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• Telstra's AFL Player Tracker was a lesson in more than just getting stats to fans

  26-05-2020 00:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The telco had to consider more than just sensors, which ended up being a lesson in how to communicate security to all stakeholders.
  
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