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• Slack, AWS forge multi-year partnership for cloud services, product integration

  04-06-2020 23:57 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS and Slack have a mutual foe in Microsoft with Azure and Teams, respectively.
  
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• DocuSign posts strong Q1, enters remote work, digital transformation winner's circle

  04-06-2020 23:13 via zdnet.com
  
  "We added more than 10,000 net new direct customers and almost 58,000 self-service customers, bringing our global total of paying customers to nearly 661,000," says DocuSign CEO Dan Springer.
  
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• NextCloud gets bigger and better with Nextcloud Hub 19

  04-06-2020 23:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The best open-source, Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud, Nextcloud, is getting even better with improved security and built-in Collabora Online office Software-as-a-Service.
  
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• Broadcom beats Q2 revenue expectations, expects "substantial reset" in wireless

  04-06-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, MongoDB and Domo beat quarterly expectations with sales driven by accelerated digital transformation efforts.
  
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• Slack's Q1 revenue climbs 50%

  04-06-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack said that it ended the quarter with over 122,000 paid customers.
  
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• Scientists led by AI scholar Yoshua Bengio urge privacy, opt-in approach for COVID-19 contact tracing

  04-06-2020 22:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Testing appears to be still urgently needed for containing and ultimately eradicating COVID-19. Canadian AI scholar Yoshua Bengio and colleagues from multiple institutions urge privacy measures for contact tracing. ZDNet posed questions to the scholars about their recent editorial.
  
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• The best home office cooling products and solutions to help combat the summer heat

  04-06-2020 20:55 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet lists the best accessories for your office to stay cool while working from home.
  
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• The best home office cooling products and solutions to combat the summer heat

  04-06-2020 20:55 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet lists the best accessories for your office to stay cool while working from home.
  
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• Mobvoi announces TicPods ANC: $90 earbuds with ANC, IPX5 water resistance, and single bud use capability

  04-06-2020 19:52 via zdnet.com
  
  One main feature of the $249 Apple AirPods Pro is active-noise cancellation (ANC) and a couple other recent headsets launched with this capability. Mobvoi just announced a very affordable version of its headset with ANC and much more.
  
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• Trump and Biden campaign staffers targeted by Iranian and Chinese hackers

  04-06-2020 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's TAG team says foreign nation-state hackers are going after the two US presidential candidates.
  
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• Google: Chinese and Iranian hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaign staffers

  04-06-2020 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's TAG team said phishing attacks against Biden and Trump campaign staffers were unsuccessful.
  
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• Brazilians are mostly unaware of social scoring systems

  04-06-2020 19:22 via zdnet.com
  
  But many are willing to share private information in exchange for discounts and other benefits, according to a new Kaspersky study.
  
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• When it comes to saving lives, cybersecurity pros emerge as influencers

  04-06-2020 19:02 via zdnet.com
  
  As individuals debated whether or not to download contact-tracing apps in the fight against COVID-19, more and more have been engaging with and listening carefully to security and privacy professionals. Cybersecurity pros are now very clearly influencers, helping society in its quest to save lives.
  
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• Medics call for action on social media Covid-19 'infodemic'

  04-06-2020 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hard-hitting testimony by medics highlights the damage being done to frontline healthcare.
  
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• Use these first principles to succeed with robotic process automation In 2020

  04-06-2020 18:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The market for robotic process automation (RPA) has been in hyper growth for a while now, but rational, pragmatic advice is needed for organizations to succeed with RPA. Here are some important considerations to keep in mind, whether you are starting out or looking to scale your RPA program.
  
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• This new ransomware is targeting Windows and Linux PCs with a 'unique' attack

  04-06-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers detail the unusual workings of Tycoon ransomware - which appears to be designed to stay under the radar as much as possible.
  
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• eBay raises Q2 outlook amid surge in marketplace sales

  04-06-2020 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  eBay said​ Thursday that it saw 6 million new and reactivated buyers added in April and May as stay-at-home orders shuttered physical stores and sparked a surge in online shopping.
  
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• How to remove yourself from Internet search results and hide your identity

  04-06-2020 16:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.
  
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• Sonos Arc soundbar review: superb, but not perfect

  04-06-2020 16:16
  
  An excellent addition to its multi-room family, but there are some niggles with the EQ and soundstage
  
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• The PC is suddenly in fashion again, but there are tough times ahead for the computer industry

  04-06-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Priorities for business and consumer PC buyers are changing.
  
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• Remote working showed how important the PC really is. But there are more tough times ahead for the industry

  04-06-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Priorities for business and consumer PC buyers are changing.
  
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• Best Android phones in 2020: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, LG V60 ThinQ 5G, OnePlus 8 Pro, and more

  04-06-2020 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Smartphones running the Android operating system dominate the global market with a variety of companies supporting Google's mobile platform.
  
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• Windows 10: This change stops you accidentally deleting files you want to keep, says Microsoft

  04-06-2020 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 10 will stop auto-deleting files from the Downloads folder if it's synced to the cloud.
  
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• Revolut staff claim they’ve been told to quit their jobs or be fired

  04-06-2020 15:05
  
  Staff members at Europe's biggest fintech startup say that they have been pressured into leaving their jobs and taking salary cuts as the company embarks on cost-saving measures
  
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• K-pop fans drown out #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag

  04-06-2020 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Use of the tag has increased as a response to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
  
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• ERA hatches Meething, an open source browser based video conferencing system

  04-06-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Meething aims to be more secure than existing video conferencing tools and run on a decentralized database engine and leverage peer-to-peer networking.
  
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• New SpaceX launch: Starlink closes in on 800 internet-beaming satellite target for US service

  04-06-2020 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites after asking the US for permission to launch 30,000 second-generation units.
  
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• Gaming 'hero' retires at 23 due to ill-health

  04-06-2020 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jian Zihao says physical and mental health problems have caused him to quit e-sports.
  
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• Contact tracing: Italy's open-source app finally lands, taking the Google-Apple model

  04-06-2020 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  With half a million downloads and a controversy over its sexist icons, Italy's Immuni is out.
  
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• Working from home tech: We review an ultraportable printer and scanner

  04-06-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  We look at a portable printer and portable scanner that would have been ideal for the coffee shop, but will also fit nicely in a small cubby while working from home, and then pack away easily.
  
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• Zebra rolls out MotionWorks Proximity so enterprises can track worker social distancing, COVID-19 contact tracing

  04-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Zebra Technologies has added worker tracking functionality via a software update so enterprises can maintain their previous investments.
  
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• HP launches polypropylene material to bolster industrial applications

  04-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new HP 3D High Reusability Polypropylene (PP) enabled by BASF will bolster production parts in automotive, consumer, industrial and medical industries.
  
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• Cloudera’s Q1 shows COVID-19 is not killing data projects

  04-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The headline is that COVID-19 hasn’t stopped Cloudera’s climb back. But the real story is that the pandemic is not prompting enterprises to pull the plug on long-term data projects. What are the implications for enterprise software vendors?
  
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• Why the next iPhone will be the 'unofficial start' to 5G

  04-06-2020 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  We are still waiting to find out how we will benefit from 5G. A new report says we'll probably soon be using it without even noticing.
  
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• Hands on: Testing out USB-C Audio for PC and smartphone

  04-06-2020 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  USB audio hardware is becoming cheaper and higher quality. I looked at two devices from Moshi.
  
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• Chinese internet company launches own satellite

  04-06-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The age of cheap, private satellites for industry and orgs is upon us.
  
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• Cisco's warning: Critical flaw in IOS routers allows 'complete system compromise'

  04-06-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco has delivered updates to address four critical flaws affecting its industrial routers.
  
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• Why the iPhone is well placed to weather the coronavirus storm

  04-06-2020 11:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Android less so. A lot less so.
  
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• How London’s iconic tower was reworked into high flying homes

  04-06-2020 11:00
  
  In 2014, businesses moved out and Almacantar stepped in with its carefully selected architects and designers to rework Centre Point into high-flying homes
  
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• Samsung boss faces arrest again

  04-06-2020 07:53 via zdnet.com
  
  This time it's for breaking local capital market laws, including accounting fraud and stock manipulation, in the merger of two key company affiliates.
  
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• NZ government pumps NZ$401 million to keep R&D going post-COVID

  04-06-2020 07:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The funding will come through the federal government's Budget 2020 and the COVID Response and Recovery Fund.
  
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• Westpac blames technology and human error for anti-money laundering failings

  04-06-2020 07:50 via zdnet.com
  
  CEO Peter King said the problems were faults of omission rather than intentional wrongdoing.
  
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• Australia has a new biometric border processing system

  04-06-2020 07:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Unisys and Idemia to provide the Department of Home Affairs with a solution to conduct biometric matching on people entering Australia.
  
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• How US police used military tactics to turn peaceful protests violent

  04-06-2020 07:00
  
  What would have happened had police taken a calmer approach at the beginning of the protests? Well, look at what happened in Baltimore
  
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• Coronavirus is going to tear your office in two

  04-06-2020 07:00
  
  As offices start to open after lockdown, one half of the workforce will be in social distancing dystopia, and the other isolated and stuck online
  
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• Incognito mode detection still works in Chrome despite promise to fix

  04-06-2020 06:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Google said last year that it would fix a bug that allowed sites to detect incognito mode, but no fix ever came.
  
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• Facebook and PayPal back Indonesian digital payment company Gojek

  04-06-2020 04:13 via zdnet.com
  
  They join existing investors including Google and Tencent.
  
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• Reuters alleges Huawei covered up ownership of Iranian affiliate

  04-06-2020 04:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The Chinese tech giant reportedly moved one of its employees into the affiliate 'to urgently avoid the risks of media hype'.
  
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• Home Affairs considers expanding the list of agencies who can access metadata

  04-06-2020 03:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The Department of Home Affairs has been working to broaden the definition of enforcement agencies under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act.
  
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• NBN moves coronavirus CVC boost cut off date to August 19

  04-06-2020 03:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Throughput on network begins to die down as people return to offices and school.
  
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