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• Apple claims 'half a trillion dollars' App Store economy

  15-06-2020 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firm says it only took a cut from a fraction of the trade, but still faces anti-competition scrutiny.
  
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• WhatsApp picks Brazil to launch digital payments

  15-06-2020 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The service is being launched with local banks Sicredi, Banco do Brasil and Nubank as initial partners.
  
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• IBM acquires Spanugo to bolster cloud for regulated industries push

  15-06-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Spanugo's platform allows regulated industries to monitor compliance in real time. The technology will be folded into IBM's financial-services ready cloud.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out Money in Excel personal finance-management feature

  15-06-2020 19:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers in the U.S. now can get the 'Money in Excel' add-in, which enables spending-tracking and management.
  
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• Microsoft gives its Windows Insider testing program a makeover

  15-06-2020 19:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is changing the way its Windows Insider testing rings will work. It's also giving the rings new names, in keeping with the recently changed Office Insider ones.
  
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• Watch out for these robocall scams during lockdown

  15-06-2020 19:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Robocalls and scammers have seized on COVID-19 fears in an attempt to scam Americans.
  
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• CFOs eye revenue rebuilding, hybrid work arrangements, and agility for COVID-19 waves

  15-06-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  CFOs are more confident about their companies' ability to be more agile as COVID-19 cases begin to pick up.
  
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• CFOs eye revenue rebuilding, hybrid work arrangements, agility for COVID-19 waves

  15-06-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  CFOs are more confident about their companies' ability to be more agile as COVID-19 cases begin to pick up.
  
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• Is it time for an Edgebook?

  15-06-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  
  All the pieces are coming together for Microsoft to launch a direct competitor to Chromebooks. But the company would face tough questions around how the functionality and positioning would differ from Windows notebooks.
  
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• Moto G8 Power and G8 Power Lite, hands on: Two long-lasting and affordable handsets, but the G8 Power wins out

  15-06-2020 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  With its high-capacity battery, quad rear camera system and decent screen resolution, the 6.4-inch Moto G8 Power is a good choice if your smartphone budget is limited.
  
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• Contact-tracing: Now Norway suspends use of its app, citing privacy fears

  15-06-2020 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The European country’s data protection agency has banned the collection of personal data through the app.
  
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• Microsoft Azure becomes SAS’s preferred cloud platform

  15-06-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  SAS goes all in on Azure as both conclude a strategic partnership covering go to market and product development. SAS analytics capabilities could be integrated across the Azure portfolio to provide an additional option for model lifecycle management.
  
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• South African bank to replace 12m cards after employees stole master key

  15-06-2020 16:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Postbank says employees printed its master key at one of its data centers and then used it to steal $3.2 million.
  
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• SpaceX Starlink internet prepares for beta users

  15-06-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Thanks to its latest launch, SpaceX now has over 500 Starlink internet satellites in orbit. With this advance, the company is now inviting people to apply to become Starlink beta testers.
  
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• Microsoft clarifies 'Project Reunion' plan to fix Windows 8-era Win32/UWP mess

  15-06-2020 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft details what Project Reunion is and is not.
  
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• Microsoft 365: 1.2 million workers to get tools including Teams in this 'landmark' software deal

  15-06-2020 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft 365 will be rolled out to approximately 1.2 million NHS staff in England in an effort to join-up the health systems and improve security and collaboration.
  
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• Walmart to integrate Shopify to boost its Walmart Marketplace assortment

  15-06-2020 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The move could give small and medium-sized businesses a big distribution boost.
  
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• JavaScript creator Eich: My take on 20 years of the world's top programming language

  15-06-2020 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  JavaScript creator Brendan Eich charts the programming language's life from Mosaic to Internet Explorer and Chrome.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy A71 5G launches June 19

  15-06-2020 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's experiment with a smartphone at almost every price point now extends into 5G.
  
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• Microsoft Teams or Zoom? Choose your politics

  15-06-2020 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  In these heightened socio-political times, how much does it matter that certain tech companies have questionable socio-political attitudes?
  
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• Intel brings novel CET technology to Tiger Lake mobile CPUs

  15-06-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel says CET can protect against ROP/JOP/COP malware.
  
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• If Apple announces a move to Arm, should you still buy a new Intel-based iMac?

  15-06-2020 14:23 via zdnet.com
  
  If Apple is announcing a new processor architecture that will obsolete current Macs, should you still buy a current-model Mac, which is shipping with that soon-to-be-obsolete architecture? We help you decide.
  
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• Microsoft Teams free version: Now these live captions bulk up your video-chat features

  15-06-2020 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft also says video calls in Teams grew 1,000% in March.
  
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• GPS collars for lions and cheetahs: How IoT and open source are protecting rare animals

  15-06-2020 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The next generation of IoT technology allows near real-time tracking of keystone species in protected areas, with flexible configuration options and long battery life.
  
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• Why the iPhone 12 will sell itself

  15-06-2020 12:26 via zdnet.com
  
  5G and LIDAR don't change things much... yet.
  
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• Web skimmers found on the websites of Intersport, Claire's, and Icing

  15-06-2020 10:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The malicious code has now been removed from all stores, but users are advised to review card statements for suspicious transactions.
  
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• Locked iPhones rendered almost useless in Australia's COVIDSafe tracking efforts

  15-06-2020 08:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Software engineer Richard Nelson says a locked iPhone with an expired ID cannot retrieve a new one, and without an ID, the device cannot be recorded by others.
  
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• We're about to enter the era of the coronavirus super-spreader

  15-06-2020 07:00
  
  Preliminary evidence suggests that 20 per cent of people are responsible for 80 per cent of Covid-19 transmission, putting to focus on events where transmission is high
  
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• Shops are open again. Here’s what to expect if you’re heading out

  15-06-2020 07:00
  
  As shops reopen, retailers are slashing stock and disinfecting everything. But no one knows whether they will make any money
  
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• Coronavirus has shown us a solution to the food climate crisis

  15-06-2020 07:00
  
  Coronavirus clobbered our food supplies and exposed the flaws of global supply chains. It also helped present an alternative new answer
  
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• Breaking up big tech monopolies won't solve anything

  15-06-2020 07:00
  
  Monopolies are not only about antitrust: they are about architecture
  
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• NSW government trials touchless pedestrian crossing sensors to minimise COVID-19 spread

  15-06-2020 06:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Avoids the need to push the button to activate the pedestrian crossing signal.
  
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• Philippine digital bank snags $21M in Series A

  15-06-2020 06:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Tonik Financial has secured $21 million in its Series A round, which it will tap to kickstart its digital bank services next quarter in the Philippines where it estimates has a $140 billion retail savings market.
  
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• Facebook says many don't visit its platform with the intention of viewing news

  15-06-2020 06:05 via zdnet.com
  
  It also says it is 'not healthy nor sustainable' to expect two private companies to be solely responsible for solving the challenges faced by the Australian media industry.
  
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• Optus, Cisco, and La Trobe and Curtin unis form National Industry Innovation Network

  15-06-2020 05:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The alliance will be used to respond to industry problems and challenges of national interest.
  
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• CSIRO and Goanna Ag bring smart sensors to help farmers improve crop water usage

  15-06-2020 03:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The analytics will help farmers measure the water stress of their crops in real time.
  
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• Archer touts performing early-stage validation of quantum computing chip

  15-06-2020 03:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian company says it has successfully performed its first measurement on a single qubit component.
  
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• Former CBA exec joins Suncorp as new CIO

  15-06-2020 01:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Adam Bennett will be responsible for driving the group's technology and digitisation strategy.
  
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• Does the world need a multilateral cyber hotline?

  15-06-2020 01:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The pace of a cyber attack could match nuclear war, but attribution is hard. Direct communications links like the Cold War's US-Soviet hotline could help de-escalate international cyber tensions.
  
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• Cherry Wilson: Should I remove or reply to my racist Facebook friend?

  15-06-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When someone you know starts posting racist stuff, what's the best way of dealing with it?
  
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• How Impact Africa Network aims to change society via entrepreneurship, STEM, and innovation

  15-06-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  We caught up with Mark Karake, CEO of the Impact Africa Network, to talk about fundraising models, the promise of STEM in Kenya and Africa, and how with some work the region can be a tech hub.
  
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