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• Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens

  26-06-2020 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm has been under pressure to improve its moderation of the content on its platform.
  
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• Northern Ireland to launch separate contact-tracing app

  26-06-2020 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app, based on the Apple/Google model, will be released within weeks.
  
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• Google Pixel 4A: FCC approval, possible July reveal, and everything else we know so far

  26-06-2020 19:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's budget-friendly smartphone is certainly close to launching, but it might be a while before we see it. Here's what we know.
  
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• Fortnite Movie Nite: Christopher Nolan's hit films screen in-game

  26-06-2020 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Nolan's movies play inside Fortnite while his latest film is delayed again.
  
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• Does CX matter to the enterprise cloud? Absolutely!

  26-06-2020 19:03 via zdnet.com
  Customer experience (CX) matters to everything, in software and infrastructure, too -- no matter who the "customer" is. New research from Forrester examines the CX of enterprise technology.
  
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• Docker servers infected with DDoS malware in extremely rare attacks

  26-06-2020 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Most Docker servers are usually infected with cryptocurrency-mining malware.
  
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• Russian hacker group Evil Corp targets US workers at home

  26-06-2020 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers are using a new computer virus to hold company files to ransom for millions of dollars.
  
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• Losing Boot Camp for Arm Macs is no great loss

  26-06-2020 16:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple says that Boot Camp, the Windows dual-boot feature of MacOS, is going the way of the dodo when the first Apple Silicon-based Macs are released. While it's a feature that may be missed by some, it's really no great loss. We explain why.
  
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• Principled Technologies releases first true cloud performance benchmarks

  26-06-2020 16:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Benchmarking experts take on the difficult problem of measuring Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud performance.
  
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• Microsoft is closing its physical retail stores

  26-06-2020 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  After 11 years, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on its physical retail stores and is refocusing its retail sales efforts around its online/digital store.
  
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• Robo-dolphin creates a splash and other tech news

  26-06-2020 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at the best of the week's technology stories.
  
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• Independent panel votes against Samsung boss indictment

  26-06-2020 15:43 via zdnet.com
  
  It is a symbolic win for Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong - who is facing accounting fraud charges - and will put pressure on prosecutors.
  
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• Grindr fails to remove ethnicity filter after pledge to do so

  26-06-2020 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users of the dating app can still search results by ethnicity and some encouraged to upgrade to it.
  
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• SpaceX Starlink threat? Democrats propose $100bn US-wide fiber broadband project

  26-06-2020 15:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Democrats propose a huge investment in building fiber broadband across the US.
  
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• 'Covid-19 means I can join Pride and not get arrested'

  26-06-2020 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pandemic has seen Pride events cancelled worldwide but an unprecedented online event is planned.
  
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• New high-end Linux laptop: System76's Oryx Pro packs latest Intel Core i7 H-series CPU

  26-06-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  System76's Oryx Pro Linux laptop is for developers who need power and appreciate open-source firmware.
  
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• For business customers, Microsoft's Windows 10 documentation is an unruly mess

  26-06-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has world-class documentation for developers and people who deploy Windows in large organizations. Unfortunately, one group of customers is not being well served.
  
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• IBM mocks a startup and the question is what are you doing, IBM?

  26-06-2020 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Why would the great Big Blue make a barbed social media "joke" about a much smaller data warehouse company?
  
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• Credit card skimmers are now being buried in image file metadata on e-commerce websites

  26-06-2020 12:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Magecart attackers are suspected of using an interesting technique to steal your financial data.
  
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• Ex-Intel engineer: Apple turned away from Intel over Skylake CPU bugs

  26-06-2020 12:48 via zdnet.com
  
  "The quality assurance in SkyLake was abnormally bad," says former Intel engineer François Piednoël.
  
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• Middle East: Web-chat services unblocked but big tech projects take a hit in COVID crisis

  26-06-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech figures strongly in the region's struggle with the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• More than 75% of all vulnerabilities reside in indirect dependencies

  26-06-2020 12:08 via zdnet.com
  
  JavaScript, Ruby, and Java are the ecosystems with most bugs in indirect dependencies.
  
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• Shared experiences in future virtual worlds

  26-06-2020 12:07
  
  Join us for a live virtual briefing on the future of shared experiences with simulation innovator Herman Narula, CEO and co-founder of Improbable
  
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• WIRED Health Tech

  26-06-2020 11:49
  
  WIRED Health: Tech is a virtual event, focusing on the startups and scaleups who drive innovation within healthcare, and celebrate the disruptors changing the future of heath.
  
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• Nvidia squashes display driver code execution, information leak bugs

  26-06-2020 11:36 via zdnet.com
  The vulnerabilities impact both Windows and Linux machines.
  
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• 'The most stressful four hours of my career:' How it feels to be the victim of a hacking attack

  26-06-2020 11:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Being a victim of cybercrime can be about much more than just the financial losses.
  
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• Amazon to pay over $1 billion to secure self-driving startup Zoox: report

  26-06-2020 10:15 via zdnet.com
  
  If the deal goes ahead, Amazon would have access to a team dedicated to smart city transport.
  
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• Amazon acquires self-driving startup Zoox

  26-06-2020 10:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: Amazon now has access to a team of fresh talent dedicated to smart city transport.
  
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• Amazon acquires secure self-driving startup Zoox

  26-06-2020 10:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: Amazon now has access to a team of fresh talent dedicated to smart city transport.
  
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• Why mask shaming is a big deal

  26-06-2020 10:03
  
  Coming up today: the rise of mask shaming, the hunt for coronavirus heads to the sewers and how climbing became the next big competitive sport
  
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• Reserve Bank of Australia helping agencies access new payment features

  26-06-2020 08:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Using the RBA's API gateway, government agencies can improve their own payment functions.
  
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• COVID has shown Australian broadband can handle working from home: Dept of Comms

  26-06-2020 07:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Factors beyond telecommunications will determine if remote working remains after the pandemic, departmental officials have said.
  
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• Lion gets breweries up and running following ransomware attack

  26-06-2020 07:53 via zdnet.com
  
  But the beverage giant cannot confirm that data won't eventually make its way out into the wild, despite not finding any evidence of it being removed.
  
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• Sigma's customer experience-led digital overhaul proved beneficial during COVID-19

  26-06-2020 07:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Not 12 months ago, customers were still ordering supplies via fax.
  
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• To slow the coronavirus death toll we may need to slow down ageing

  26-06-2020 07:00
  
  The pandemic has overwhelmingly hit older people, leaving some longevity researchers wondering whether slowing ageing could be the key to beating the virus
  
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• Mixer’s failure has left desperate streamers trapped in the void

  26-06-2020 07:00
  
  Big money signings of streaming’s biggest names made no difference for Microsoft's Mixer – and those who followed Ninja and Shroud have been left homeless
  
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• Madame Gandhi is running her music career just like a startup

  26-06-2020 07:00
  
  Kiran Gandhi is using business school tactics to manager her career as she pivots between being an independent artist, musician and activist
  
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• Lockdown is a feeding frenzy for door-to-door salespeople

  26-06-2020 07:00
  
  Armed with face masks and visors, door-to-door salespeople aren’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of a deal
  
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• Cyber accounts for 26% of all crimes in Singapore

  26-06-2020 06:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Accounting for 26.8% of all crimes in the country, cybercrime remains on an upwards trajectory with 9,430 cases reported last year and e-commerce scams leading the way.
  
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• George Floyd: US phone giant Verizon joins Facebook ad boycott

  26-06-2020 05:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move makes the US telecoms company the biggest advertiser to join the Stop Hate for Profit campaign.
  
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• HealthDirect Australia keeping tabs on directory data quality using federated platform

  26-06-2020 03:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The organisation can now proactively track and trace the quality of the data that's updated in its directory.
  
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• ACMA calls on Facebook, Google, Twitter to develop Australian misinformation code

  26-06-2020 03:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The regulator wants all digital platforms to work together on the development of a code of conduct to counter misinformation and have it in place by Christmas.
  
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• DDoS botnet coder gets 13 months in prison

  26-06-2020 02:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Kenneth Schuchman, known as Nexus Zeta, created multiple DDoS botnets, including Satori, Okiru, Masuta, and Fbot/Tsunami.
  
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• Why Huawei's days in the UK could be numbered

  26-06-2020 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US sanctions threaten access to chip design software, which could determine its fate in the UK.
  
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• When working from home is much more than emailing

  26-06-2020 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some jobs like animating films need more than just regular internet access and robust Wi-Fi.
  
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• Machine learning will mean more drug ads, and hopefully better outcomes, says ad-tech firm DeepIntent

  26-06-2020 00:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning firm DeepIntent is intent on helping Big Pharma reach more prospective customers. The company believes the improved marketing can also improve healthcare outcomes.
  
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