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• Twitter labels Trump tweet 'manipulated media' for first time

  19-06-2020 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A misleading video with a fake CNN caption posted by the US president is tagged by Twitter.
  
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• Was Microsoft in the 1990s really better than Apple in the 2020s?

  19-06-2020 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Commentary: Microsoft had an aggressive monopoly on both the PC operating system and web browsers in the '90s. Apple, while no bit player, owns only 13.7% of the global smartphone market. Still, Cupertino's tactics sure ring a bell.
  
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• Accelerate digital transformation with the right strategic partner

  19-06-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across industries. Selecting the right partners will not only help firms execute their transformation agenda -- they'll also help shape the right agenda and prioritize initiatives based on their most immediate business impact.
  
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• Maxthon releases version 6 beta of its Bitcoin SV-based browser

  19-06-2020 22:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The Maxthon 6 browser provides blockchain-based tools to change the way you use the internet.
  
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• Latin American companies to resume IT spend in Q1 2021

  19-06-2020 20:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Budgets will be mostly focused on technologies such as cloud while organizations are not fully adjusted to the "new normal", according to new research.
  
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• Developer security champions are needed now more than ever

  19-06-2020 20:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Developer security champions are members of the development team that can translate application security into a language that the rest of the developers can understand. Here are some tips on how you can build a case for a developer security champion program.
  
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• Apple's annual developer showcase overshadowed by app row

  19-06-2020 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The run-up to its developer conference has been marked by a revolt from its developers.
  
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• Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter

  19-06-2020 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter says that, unlike a previous ban, Ms Hopkins has been removed from the platform for good.
  
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• Academics studied DDoS takedowns and said they're ineffective, recommend patching vulnerable servers

  19-06-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The volume of DDoS traffic to victims remained the same. The number of DDoS-for-hire domains went up.
  
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• The era of the coronavirus super-spreader

  19-06-2020 19:15
  
  Coming up today: coronavirus super-spreaders, how Beijing crushed a spike in cases and the death of the great British office sandwich
  
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• Apple 'not told' about UK's latest app plans

  19-06-2020 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple says the UK government has not spoken to it about plans to develop a new "hybrid" tracing app.
  
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• One developer's favorite Mac coding tools for PHP and web development

  19-06-2020 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  I code WordPress plugins, not Mac apps, but I use the Mac to do it. These are my tools.
  
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• Contact-tracing app: How did the UK go so badly wrong?

  19-06-2020 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK government has just U-turned on its own plans for a contact-tracing app after months of development. This is what went wrong.
  
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• Elon Musk Bitcoin vanity addresses used to scam users out of $2 million

  19-06-2020 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  While Bitcoin giveaway scams have been around for more than two years, new trick helps scammers net massive profits.
  
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• Let's look inside the super-secure DataLocker DL3 encrypted external hard drive

  19-06-2020 15:26 via zdnet.com
  
  What's inside a super-secure encrypted hard drive? Let's get the screwdrivers out and take a look.
  
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• Inside an encrypted external hard drive

  19-06-2020 15:26 via zdnet.com
  
  What's inside a super-secure encrypted hard drive? Let's get the screwdrivers out and take a look.
  
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• Blood pressure and the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2: Regular monitoring is key to diagnosis

  19-06-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Fitness trackers generally measure your heart rate, daily activity, and other basic metrics. The Apple Watch can serve as an ECG indicator, but now we see the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 supports service as a blood pressure monitor.
  
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• EA says Fifa 21 will be the 'most authentic' yet

  19-06-2020 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hugely popular franchise is expected to take full advantage of the power of next-gen systems.
  
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• Microsoft Defender ATP now scans Windows 10 PC firmware for hardware rootkit attacks

  19-06-2020 14:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft brings malware scanning to firmware on Windows 10 PCs.
  
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• The Last Of Us Part II: PlayStation's grim but great game

  19-06-2020 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The follow-up to one the last decade's biggest games arrives - and pushes the envelope again.
  
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• The Last Of Us Part II: Grim but great

  19-06-2020 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The follow-up to one the last decade's biggest games arrives - and pushes the envelope again.
  
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• Microsoft's GitHub: Now open-source developers get 'one linter to rule them all'

  19-06-2020 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  GitHub says it's open-sourcing its in-house linting tool, the GitHub Super Linter, to clean up code.
  
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• Apple's online-only WWDC 2020: What to expect and how to watch

  19-06-2020 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Apple's first online-only developer conference kicks off June 22. Here's the schedule and everything you need to know.
  
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• Should Apple raise its $99 Developer Program fee, or scrap it entirely?

  19-06-2020 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  This $99 is the only money Apple sees from most of the developers using the App store.
  
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• Security surprise: Four zero-days spotted in attacks on researchers' fake networks

  19-06-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Previously unknown attacks used against fake systems show big problems remain with industrial systems security.
  
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• Security: Four zero-days spotted in attacks on honeypot systems

  19-06-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Previously unknown attacks used against fake systems show big problems remain with industrial systems security.
  
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• Security: Four zero-day attacks spotted in attacks against honeypot systems

  19-06-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Previously unknown attacks used against fake systems show big problems remain with industrial systems security.
  
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• Microsoft president Brad Smith: It's time for Apple's App Store model to be probed

  19-06-2020 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile app store tolls justify antitrust law, says Microsoft's Brad Smith.
  
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• Microsoft president Brad Smith: It's time Apple's App Store model was probed

  19-06-2020 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile app store tolls justify antitrust law, says Microsoft's Brad Smith.
  
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• North Korean state hackers reportedly planning COVID-19 phishing campaign targeting 5M across six nations

  19-06-2020 10:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore, Japan, and the US are amongst six nations targeted in a COVID-19 themed phishing campaign that is reportedly scheduled for June 21, during which 8,000 businesses in Singapore may receive email messages from a spoofed Ministry of Manpower account.
  
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• DTA fixed COVIDSafe Bluetooth vulnerability 21 days after it was notified

  19-06-2020 08:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers detail Android vulnerability in COVIDSafe that allowed the Bluetooth connection of any untrusted device that happened to be in range.
  
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• LG Velvet Review: A competent phone with a different look

  19-06-2020 07:38 via zdnet.com
  
  LG Velvet has few shortcomings in terms of core features and sports a different, polished look, but it also leaves lots of open questions for the future of LG's smartphone business.
  
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• Australia cyber attacks: PM Morrison warns of 'sophisticated' state hack

  19-06-2020 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government and institutions are under threat from a "sophisticated" actor, PM Scott Morrison says.
  
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• Why the NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app failed

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  Test, track and trace – just not with the NHS app
  
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• WeWork triggers second wave of mass layoffs in the UK

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  The embattled real estate giant has cut teams across the UK as it plots to launch a new strategy in July
  
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• The way Beijing tracked its second wave is a lesson for us all

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  A Covid-19 outbreak at Xinfadi market in Beijing has put China’s new containment strategies to the test
  
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• The Last of Us Part II tries to be profound. It fails

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  Of the millions who will play this game, most know that killing is wrong. Drawing attention to this fact in the killing game you made isn’t profound or interesting
  
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• How Estonia used its digital state to beat back coronavirus

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  The Baltic state relied on pragmatism over shiny toys to quash the pandemic
  
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• Estonia unleashed (very boring) tech to beat back coronavirus

  19-06-2020 07:00
  
  The Baltic state relied on pragmatism over shiny toys to quash the pandemic
  
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• Samsung to supply 5G equipment to Canada's Telus

  19-06-2020 06:47 via zdnet.com
  
  It is the South Korean tech giant's second such deal in Canada.
  
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• Lion faces further 'setbacks' as it recovers from ransomware attack

  19-06-2020 06:20 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet understands data purporting to be from Lion is available on the 'dark web'.
  
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• Scott Morrison cries 'Cyber wolf!' to deniably blame China

  19-06-2020 06:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Australia's prime minister didn't name China as the source of recent 'sophisticated' cyber attacks in Friday's press conference. He didn't have to.
  
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• Google launches its own version of Pintrest called Keen

  19-06-2020 04:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Keen is the latest experiment from Google's Area 120.
  
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• Google launches its own version of Pinterest called Keen

  19-06-2020 04:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Keen is the latest experiment from Google's Area 120.
  
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• Despite brutal border clash between India and China, tech bonds will be very hard to break

  19-06-2020 02:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Almost every startup worth its salt has received investment by Chinese firms, making these bonds very tough to break despite chronic border hostilities.
  
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• Prime Minister says Australia is under cyber attack from state-based actor

  19-06-2020 02:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Light on detail and refusing to attribute, Scott Morrison says state-based attacks are targeting all levels of government, as well as the private sector.
  
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• Have we become too reliant on Big Tech firms?

  19-06-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple have done well during lockdowns, but are they getting too big?
  
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• Honeywell claims to have world’s highest performing quantum computer according to IBM’s benchmark

  19-06-2020 00:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Honeywell said JP Morgan Chase and other customers are using its quantum computer in production, which it claims is the most powerful currently in use based on a benchmark established last year by IBM.
  
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