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• Microsoft to resume in July delivery of optional Windows 10 cumulative updates

  17-06-2020 23:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The optional cumulative 'C' and 'D' week Windows 10 updates, which Microsoft paused in March, are coming back with new names and in new ways.
  
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• Coronavirus: Health minister says app should roll out by winter

  17-06-2020 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Bethell says the coronavirus-tracing app is "not a priority" and has no firm launch date.
  
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• The one skill that every virtual organization needs

  17-06-2020 21:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Instead of relegating the success or failure of your customer events, brainstorming sessions, and team meetings to chance, invest in the one superstar every organization operating virtually needs now: A skilled moderator.
  
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• Over half of employees frustrated by remote tech issues during COVID-19 lockdown

  17-06-2020 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  How has working from home impacted your efficiency ? From traffic to child care and even employment itself, there is now a lot to consider -- especially if you are new to this way of working.
  
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• My iPhone case saved my iPhone

  17-06-2020 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  It could have been oh-so-much worse.
  
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• Zoom backtracks and plans to offer end-to-end encryption to all users

  17-06-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  E2EE calls were initially planned for Zoom paying customers only, but the company has reconsidered following the public's outcry.
  
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• The Amazon Echo and Fire TV deals actually worth considering

  17-06-2020 19:31
  
  In a small sign of a return to some normalcy, Amazon has put its hardware on sale this week - here's what to pick up
  
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• Microsoft pushes new Windows 10 test branch to its Dev Channel testers

  17-06-2020 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is rolling out to its 'bleeding edge' testers the first new Windows 10 build, 20150, that may end up including features from the 'Iron' branch.
  
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• New Zealand's cheeky ad campaign urges parents to talk to kids about online porn

  17-06-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Can you get through to kids -- and their parents -- in order to get them to pay attention to online safety? How about getting naked porn stars to appear at their door?
  
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• Dating apps, video games and TikTok: The digital activists boosting Black Lives Matter

  17-06-2020 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How algorithmic activism and online video are shaping a movement.
  
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• Abuse and threats aimed at wheelchair user over faked photo

  17-06-2020 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman in a viral meme which mocks her wheelchair use appeals to people to think before posting.
  
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• AWS said it mitigated a 2.3 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever

  17-06-2020 18:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The previous record for the largest DDoS attack ever recorded was of 1.7 Tbps, recorded in March 2018.
  
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• Apple accused of 'hostile' app fee policies

  17-06-2020 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A clash with a new email app-maker has stirred up developer discontent against the tech giant.
  
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• OnePlus 8 Pro on long-term test: Still a top-class flagship smartphone

  17-06-2020 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  This top-of-the-range OnePlus handset remains a firm favourite after a lengthy period of evaluation.
  
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• Google to Microsoft: Help us bring Flutter apps to Windows 10, 10X and Surface Duo

  17-06-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google seeks "close collaboration" with Microsoft to improve Win32 and UWP support.
  
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• Best Chromebooks for work in 2020: Which high-end laptop is right for your business?

  17-06-2020 16:39 via zdnet.com
  
  With the coronavirus pandemic making working from home more popular than ever, business-class Chromebooks are coming to the forefront.
  
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• Parallels and Google to bring full-featured Windows applications to Chrome Enterprise

  17-06-2020 16:29 via zdnet.com
  
  You may be able to easily run your Windows programs on Chromebooks soon.
  
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• Microsoft Australia scores Department of Defence ERP modernisation deal

  17-06-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will now work with SAP and IBM on the ERP program.
  
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• How businesses can reorganise for an unpredictable world

  17-06-2020 15:54
  
  Covid-19 has accelerated change at an unprecedented rate, altering how businesses can not only survive but thrive in the foreseeable future. Here's how business leaders are planning to adapt to a Covid-centric economy
  
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• Microsoft lead engineer: Programming language TypeScript took off thanks to Google's Angular

  17-06-2020 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's support for Microsoft's TypeScript in Angular was a key turning point for the young extension to JavaScript
  
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• Germany's contact-tracing app gets downloaded 6.5 million times in a day

  17-06-2020 15:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The European country's "Corona-Warn" app has had a successful launch.
  
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• Workday expands fast-track implementations to large enterprises

  17-06-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Workday Launch aims to speed up deployments and custom packages will be available for hospitality and retail industries, which were hard hit by COVID-19.
  
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• Intuit's new tool helps small businesses determine coronavirus tax credit eligibility

  17-06-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new estimator tool uses customers' unique information to build personalized questions and estimate their eligibility for different federal COVID-19 relief programs.
  
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• Amazon faces backlash over Covid-19 safety measures

  17-06-2020 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Workers are unimpressed by new tech and the retail giant faces a lawsuit over Covid-19 policies.
  
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• Phishing warning: Reset your password to lockout crooks, football fans told

  17-06-2020 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Football is back - and cyber criminals are going to be trying to exploit this, warns cyber agency.
  
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• Online learning deal: Expand your professional development with lectures from Elon Musk and more

  17-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Think Edge’s lessons will teach you lessons in leadership, creativity, and innovation.
  
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• Expand Your Professional Development with Lectures from Elon Musk, Tim Ferriss, and More

  17-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Think Edge’s lessons will teach you lessons in leadership, creativity and innovation.
  
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• A million miles: Early detection system for catastrophic solar storms

  17-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Commercial spacecraft could bring a solar observatory to the gravitational midpoint between earth and sun.
  
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• Watching for Arm-based Macs at WWDC 2020: Will Apple re-engine or re-imagine?

  17-06-2020 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Meet the Brave New Mac, not even remotely the same as the old Mac.
  
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• Qualcomm launches RB5 robotic platform, aims to expand industrial, commercial deployments

  17-06-2020 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm's bet is that its robotics unit can expand its total addressable market by melding robotics, Internet of things and 5G.
  
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• Windows 10 out-of-band update: Printer bugs fixed, as Microsoft moves more of you to 2004

  17-06-2020 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft starts using machine learning to select PCs on older versions Windows 10 to bump up to version 2004.
  
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• Another scooter-share company? Yep, and here's why

  17-06-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Big money backs a scooter company full of MIT brainiacs who think they have a better way to do mobility.
  
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• Monos CleanPod UVC sterilizer in action

  17-06-2020 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  You still washing your hands and cleaning your devices? You should be! And the Monos CleanPod makes this job easier.
  
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• Election 2019 pledges of UK broadband speeds and costs

  17-06-2020 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has tested web access for workers and children connecting from home.
  
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• Robots will take 50 million jobs in the next decade. These are the skills you'll need to stay employed

  17-06-2020 11:38 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report finds that automation will take over a significant part of work activities in Europe by 2030.
  
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• North Korea's state hackers caught engaging in BEC scams

  17-06-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  ESET researchers said they spotted North Korean state-sponsored hackers attempting to steal money from targets they initially breached for cyber-espionage purposes.
  
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• How Elon Musk aims to revolutionise battery technology

  17-06-2020 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could the least exciting bit of Elon Musk's empire end up being the most transformative?
  
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• IBM and Shell partner for mining digital transformation marketplace Oren

  17-06-2020 09:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies are touting it as a 'one-stop-shop' for matching digital transformation solutions with mining firms.
  
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• Facebook to let users turn off political adverts

  17-06-2020 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision comes after the social network faced criticism over false information in political ads.
  
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• The race is on to grow crops in the sea and feed millions of people

  17-06-2020 07:00
  
  With the quality of arable land declining and seawater encroaching on fertile cropland, researchers are trying to find a way to make crops grow in seawater
  
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• The race is on to grow crops in seawater and feed millions

  17-06-2020 07:00
  
  With the quality of arable land declining and seawater encroaching on fertile cropland, researchers are trying to find a way to make crops grow in seawater
  
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• Inside the plot to topple Europe’s last dictator

  17-06-2020 07:00
  
  Valery Tsepkalo created a Belarusian Silicon Valley. Can he get the presidency?
  
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• Football was slow to embrace data. Now AI is eating the beautiful game

  17-06-2020 07:00
  
  Acronis is storing the data of the best and brightest of European football. Now, it wants to use that to help them win games
  
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• Coronavirus has devoured the great British office sandwich

  17-06-2020 07:00
  
  Britain’s penchant for bread and filling created a £7.85 billion sandwich empire. As the return to the office becomes less certain, it's gone stale
  
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• Qualcomm brings 5G to non-flagship mobiles with Snapdragon 690

  17-06-2020 04:07 via zdnet.com
  
  New chip also gains 4K HDR and 120Hz display support for first time in a 6-series Snapdragon.
  
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• DTA knew of weak iPhone COVIDSafe performance despite go-live

  17-06-2020 03:41 via zdnet.com
  
  A month after the app went live in Australia, tests conducted by the DTA saw Bluetooth interactions between locked iPhones perform at under 50%.
  
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• Google's Meet comes to Gmail on mobile

  17-06-2020 03:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Meet is now available through Gmail on Android and iOS.
  
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• SoftBank is looking to sell its T-Mobile stake

  17-06-2020 03:01 via zdnet.com
  
  After SoftBank experienced a ¥1.36 trillion loss during the last fiscal year.
  
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• La Trobe University uses AI to bring mental health care to cancer patients

  17-06-2020 02:28 via zdnet.com
  
  In a bid to provide personalised support to patients undergoing cancer treatment.
  
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• Coronavirus: What’s it like to start a new job when working remotely?

  17-06-2020 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With many people working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, what’s it like to start a new job on a remote team?
  
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