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• NetApp buys cloud optimization startup Spot

  03-06-2020 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Spot's platform provides workload optimization services for public clouds.
  
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• Cloudera beats Q1 estimates, credits CDP Public Cloud for increasing value prop

  03-06-2020 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The strong quarter follows a year of recovery for the company, which delivered disastrous results following its merger with Hortonworks.
  
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• Lenovo believes in the Linux desktop

  03-06-2020 22:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo is returning to its role as a leading Linux desktop supporter. It will certify and preload its entire Thinkpad/station lineup for Linux.
  
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• 7 ways companies can deliver better virtual events

  03-06-2020 20:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Audiences still want what audiences want: content, community and connections. There are seven ways businesses can deliver what their audiences want through live events delivered virtually.
  
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• Google apps and websites get support for more security keys on iOS devices

  03-06-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  You can now use hardware security keys to access Google apps and services running on iOS devices.
  
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• The Linux Foundation introduces Cloud Engineer Bootcamp for cloud job seekers

  03-06-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to work in the cloud, but need help getting started? The Linux Foundation can come to your aid with its new Cloud Engineer Bootcamp.
  
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• Large-scale attack tries to steal configuration files from WordPress sites

  03-06-2020 18:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Attackers tried to download configuration files from WordPress sites so they could steal database credentials.
  
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• Windows 10 Enterprise May 2020 update includes promised support for MSIX App Attach

  03-06-2020 17:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is enabling more Windows Virtual Desktop users to try out MSIX App Attach in public preview.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft begins automatically pushing Chromium Edge to users

  03-06-2020 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  New Edge is rolling out to Windows 10 users via Windows Update.
  
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• Best iPhones in 2020: iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE, iPhone XR, and more

  03-06-2020 15:36 via zdnet.com
  
  New Apple iPhones are traditionally launched once a year, but sometimes another model sneaks in as we saw with the 2020 iPhone SE. There are four recent models and a few other last-generation models that are worth considering in 2020.
  
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• Exclusive: Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock on the great experiment we’re living through, and why the internet probably won’t break

  03-06-2020 15:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Fifty years ago, Leonard Kleinrock helped create the internet. In an interview via Zoom, he reflected on the experiment of a world living more and more inside the internet during lockdown, why the internet probably won’t break under the strain, and how young scholars can develop the next generation of connectedness.
  
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• Microsoft Teams vs Zoom: We're working on 49 on-screen video-callers too, says Microsoft

  03-06-2020 15:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft reckons it's got 49 Teams video-call participants on its roadmap, but there's no timeframe for delivering it.
  
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• Hands on with the new Amazon Fire HD 8

  03-06-2020 15:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The $90 tablet that doesn't feel like a $90 tablet.
  
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• More than half of IT pros don't think civilization is fragile

  03-06-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  You'd think Covid-19 had changed IT pros' attitudes in fundamental ways. New research suggests that may not be entirely the case.
  
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• An airstrike, a family destroyed and the months-long quest for answers

  03-06-2020 14:34
  
  In Afghanistan, thousands of civilian casualties are caused by military airstrikes. Families are left with few answers about the deaths of their loved ones. Open source investigators are changing that
  
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• From Earth to orbit with Linux and SpaceX

  03-06-2020 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  SpaceX's workhouse Falcon 9 rocket, which flew NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, is powered by liquid oxygen, rocket-grade kerosene, and Linux.
  
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• Coronavirus: France's virus-tracing app 'off to a good start'

  03-06-2020 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France's digital minister says 600,000 people installed the app in its first hours of release.
  
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• Linus Torvalds rejects 'beyond stupid' AWS-made Linux patch for Intel CPU Snoop attack

  03-06-2020 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Linux kernel developers debate a controversial patch to address potential leaks of secrets from a CPU's cores.
  
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• Zoom just gave free users frightening news

  03-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  You want your Zoom calls to be really private? You'll have to pay. And you might find Zoom's reasoning strange, or even laughable. It involves the FBI.
  
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• COVID-19 has permanently changed shopping behavior

  03-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A survey of 3,500+ consumers shows how COVID-19 will transform shopping for the long haul.
  
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• BlackBerry partners with Dedrone on counter-drone technology

  03-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Dedrone will be integrating BlackBerry's AtHoc crisis communications software into its products to enable real-time alerts when a malicious or unauthorized drone is detected in a customer's airspace.
  
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• DataLocker DL3: Encrypted external hard drive

  03-06-2020 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Data security that is simply secure.
  
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• AI or human lyrics: Could you tell which is which?

  03-06-2020 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Could you correctly identify AI-generated song lyrics? It seems that many of us can not tell the difference between a human or robot songwriter.
  
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• Facebook software engineer resigns with scathing criticism of the network’s refusal to act on ‘weaponized hatred’

  03-06-2020 13:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The former Facebook employee accuses the social network of allowing “politicians to radicalize individuals and glorify violence.”
  
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• Zoom security: Here's how Germany got its wires crossed over video-chat privacy

  03-06-2020 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Germany is notoriously picky about digital privacy, but official warnings over video meetings have just sown confusion.
  
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• The robots handling your online orders

  03-06-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Automation is getting a big boost thanks to consumer behavior changes during the pandemic.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: The complete starter guide for business decision makers

  03-06-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For organizations that are settled into Microsoft's family of apps and services, the obvious collaboration platform is Microsoft Teams. And the killer feature is that Teams supports a robust API for add-ins.
  
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• Cloud computing: Google signs 'milestone' discount deal with UK government

  03-06-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  UK public sector bodies including the NHS will be offered discounted rates for Google Cloud services under a new government agreement.
  
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• Using 5G and AR to create the future of remote support

  03-06-2020 12:49 via zdnet.com
  
  One company is using AR headsets with 5G to let senior engineers advise new recruits at all times, in all settings.
  
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• Microsoft: This new update makes VS Code friendlier for Java programming language jobs

  03-06-2020 12:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft updates Java extensions for Visual Studio Code to make life easier for Java developers.
  
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• iOS 14: Will it run on your iPhone and iPad?

  03-06-2020 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  It's likely to be good news mixed with some bad news.
  
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• Cybersecurity: Four ways you can keep the hackers away

  03-06-2020 12:09 via zdnet.com
  
  From senior buy-in to layered security and onto cross-business education, here's how CIOs can create an information security strategy that helps to keep hackers out and data safe.
  
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• Tor’s latest release makes it easier to find secure onion services

  03-06-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Tor Browser 9.5 is also working towards making Dark Web addresses easier to remember.
  
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• Google opens up Advanced Protection Program to Nest devices

  03-06-2020 11:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The move follows integration with services including Android and Chrome.
  
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• Cybersecurity warning: Hackers are targeting your smartphone as way into the company network

  03-06-2020 11:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Campaigns targeting smartphones have risen by a third in just a few months warns security company.
  
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• Google takes down app that removes Chinese software

  03-06-2020 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remove China Apps was developed by an Indian company, amid rising tension between the two nations.
  
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• Righting Software, book review: Building blocks for software architects

  03-06-2020 09:56 via zdnet.com
  
  If your organisation doesn't have a successful system for software design and development, these 'tried and true' methods may dig you out of a hole.
  
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• Canadian major telcos effectively lock Huawei out of 5G build

  03-06-2020 09:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The decision of Bell and Telus to shift to Ericsson and Nokia has left Huawei with no major carrier customers in the Great White North.
  
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• LG and KT to use AI for pandemic prevention

  03-06-2020 09:18 via zdnet.com
  
  LG will collaborate with KT to use AI for future pandemic prevention, as well as for the development of new products and services.
  
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• Commonwealth to move public prosecution evidence management into the cloud

  03-06-2020 09:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The SaaS platform will be used for complex criminal prosecutions.
  
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• Amaysim snaps up OVO Mobile 77,000 customer base

  03-06-2020 09:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Deal set to see Amaysim part with up to AU$15.8 million.
  
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• OK Beeb: BBC voice assistant will learn regional accents

  03-06-2020 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A male northern voice is the BBC's initial choice for its voice assistant, in the testing phase.
  
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• Is your boss spying on you as you work from home?

  03-06-2020 07:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demand for software to monitor employees has surged in the US in recent weeks.
  
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• The ultimate tools for home mechanics and DIY devotees

  03-06-2020 07:00
  
  Whether you’re planning your own grand designs, a simple spot of car care or just mending a squeaky door, you’re going to need specific tools for specific jobs
  
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• Here’s the data that shows the UK’s lockdown is falling apart

  03-06-2020 07:00
  
  As restrictions eased, and Dominic Cummings revealed details of his Barnard Castle eye test, the lockdown has collapsed
  
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• Coronavirus is the day of reckoning for the anti-vaccine movement

  03-06-2020 07:00
  
  Stoked by poor communication and disinformation, fears of a coronavirus vaccine are brewing online. But if we get things right, Covid-19 could restore lost faith in vaccines
  
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• As the death toll rises, obituary writers are struggling to keep up

  03-06-2020 07:00
  
  “I feel a real responsibility now to put a human face on the numbers. It is important to humanise the disease by telling human stories”
  
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• Google in $5bn lawsuit for tracking in 'private' mode

  03-06-2020 04:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The search engine giant says it is upfront about what data is collected when users browse incognito.
  
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• Google faces class action for allegedly tracking private browsing activity

  03-06-2020 03:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawsuit claims that Google still tracks and collects users' personal information even when they are browsing the internet in private browsing mode.
  
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• Ransomware gang says it breached one of NASA's IT contractors

  03-06-2020 02:29 via zdnet.com
  
  DopplePaymer ransomware gang claims to have breached DMI, a major US IT and cybersecurity provider, and one of NASA IT contractors.
  
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