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• The spying game: China's global network

  07-07-2020 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest controversy around Huawei has shone a spotlight on the murky world of Chinese espionage.
  
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• DocuSign buys Liveoak Technologies, aims to bring virtual notary services to Agreement Cloud

  07-07-2020 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Liveoak uses videoconferencing and other collaboration tools to allow users to complete a notarial act when the signers and the notary public are in different places.
  
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• Free decryptor available for ThiefQuest ransomware victims

  07-07-2020 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  ThiefQuest (EvilQuest) ransomware victims can now recover their encrypted files for free, without needing to pay the ransom demand.
  
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• Apple loses out to Amazon as world's most valuable brand

  07-07-2020 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report suggests that Apple is, yet again, merely the second most valuable brand in the world. Microsoft, however, slides past Google to reach third place.
  
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• Microsoft hires Android mobile engineering and design experts from Movial

  07-07-2020 19:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is hiring Android engineering and design experts who have been working at Finnish mobile development specialist Movial to its ranks.
  
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• CoreLogic launches AI driven platform for real estate agents

  07-07-2020 19:44 via zdnet.com
  
  CoreLogic said that OneHome streamlines communication between agents and home buyers during the purchase process, while also providing access to financing, insurance and home improvement providers.
  
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• New video format 'halves data use of 4K and 8K TVs'

  07-07-2020 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The H.266 standard was developed by Apple, Microsoft and Huawei, but faces competition.
  
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• German authorities seize 'BlueLeaks' server that hosted data on US cops

  07-07-2020 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  BlueLeaks portal is now down. The website hosted 296 GB of files stolen from more than 200 US police departments and fusion training centers.
  
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• 4G internet balloons take off over Kenya

  07-07-2020 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The service has been delayed for two years but is now being rushed out to help in the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Microsoft seizes six domains used in COVID-19 phishing operations

  07-07-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers used malicious Office 365 apps to gain access to customer accounts, which they later used to orchestrate BEC attacks.
  
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• Google's Loon launches service in Kenya

  07-07-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Loon says it's now providing service over a 50,000 square kilometer region to subscribers of Telkom Kenya.
  
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• The OnePlus Nord will make its official debut on July 21

  07-07-2020 16:34 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus will announce its next, more affordable, smartphone later this month through an augmented reality experience.
  
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• The future of work is hybrid: Work from home and the workplace

  07-07-2020 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Salesforce​ surveyed over 3,500 consumers worldwide to gain a pulse check on how workers view the prospect of returning to the next normal. As businesses, governments, and cities are all in different phases of reopening, they are all in a constant state of evaluating what is safe, what is not, and what the next weeks, months, and years will look like.
  
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• 'Keeper' hacking group behind hacks at 570 online stores

  07-07-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers also accidentally leaked more than 184,000 stolen cards through an improperly secured backend server.
  
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• Microsoft Business Development Chief Peggy Johnson becomes Magic Leap CEO

  07-07-2020 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is looking inside and outside the company for a replacement for Peggy Johnson, one of its key dealmakers and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, who is going to Magic Leap as CEO.
  
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• Coronavirus: Drone display says 'thanks' to key workers

  07-07-2020 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The light show in South Korea also reminded people to wash their hands.
  
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• Windows 10 2004 update block confusion: 'Your PC settings aren't supported'

  07-07-2020 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Hardware drivers still appear to be causing havoc for users trying to upgrade to Windows 10 version 2004.
  
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• Researchers learn how to pinpoint malicious drone operators

  07-07-2020 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  With high accuracy, it is now possible to trace drone operators that could be ill-wishers near protected airspace.
  
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• Zoom Rooms go as a service with hardware partners DTEN​, Neat​, Poly​ and Yealink

  07-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom's Hardware as a Service offerings include a range of hardware systems and follow a similar effort by Lifesize. Rest assured the collaboration and conference room as a service plans will proliferate.
  
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• AtScale expands COVID-19 data semantic model

  07-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Alongside core pandemic data from Johns Hopkins CSSE and the New York Times, AtScale's model now includes employment data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, mobility data from Google, aggregated restaurant reservations data from OpenTable, and more.
  
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• Is it OK to use your browser’s built-in password manager?

  07-07-2020 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Every major browser on every platform includes built-in password management features. Is it safe to use these tools? More importantly, is it smart?
  
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• Microsoft's Project Freta: This new free service spots rootkits lurking in cloud VMs

  07-07-2020 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Microsoft Research project hopes to automate virtual-machine forensics in the cloud.
  
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• Royal Mail trials refitted black cab electric vans

  07-07-2020 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project will start in Birmingham and gradually extend to other areas of the country.
  
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• Phishing attacks: This sophisticated new group has been operating undiscovered for at least a year

  07-07-2020 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have identified a new phishing campaign working out of Russia - by a group more associated with trojan malware.
  
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• Is this Android's most obscure but useful feature?

  07-07-2020 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Would you like to spend less time unlocking your Android smartphone? Android has you covered.
  
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• Is this Android's most obscure but most useful feature?

  07-07-2020 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Would you like to spend less time unlocking your Android smartphone? Android has you covered.
  
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• This 10-course ethical hacking bundle is on sale for $40

  07-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Join the lucrative fight against cybercrime with this white hat hacking training bundle.
  
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• Contact tracing: Ireland launches its app following Apple and Google's model

  07-07-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK's neighbor has successfully launched its COVID Tracker app, choosing the tech giants' decentralized approach.
  
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• TikTok: Chinese app may be banned in US, says Pompeo

  07-07-2020 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US Secretary of State hints that Chinese apps - like TikTok - could be targeted.
  
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• Microsoft and Zoom join Hong Kong data 'pause'

  07-07-2020 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firms join others in saying they are not currently complying with government requests for user data.
  
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• From open source to AI, tech is changing everything about the future of medicine

  07-07-2020 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has caused significant shifts in how healthcare is delivered. How many of these advances will last beyond the virus?
  
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• From AI to open source, how tech is changing everything about the future of healthcare

  07-07-2020 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has caused significant shifts in how healthcare is delivered. How many of these advances will last beyond the virus?
  
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• Energy company EDP confirms cyberattack, Ragnar Locker ransomware blamed

  07-07-2020 13:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The energy firm denies the loss of customer data. Attackers claim to have stolen 10TB in business records.
  
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• Linux kernel developers: This new BLM coding style avoids words like blacklist

  07-07-2020 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Linux kernel developers discuss how to implement inclusive language.
  
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• The weird psychological effect of a no-deal Brexit deadline

  07-07-2020 13:07
  
  Do hard deadlines focus minds? Or are we just going for a no-deal?
  
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• Company's call to arms: Free robots from cages

  07-07-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Siemens teams with robotics firm to bring hulking behemoths to human-led assembly lines.
  
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• Anker PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 dock: The ultimate must-have Thunderbolt 3 accessory for Mac and Windows users

  07-07-2020 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  This 13-in-1 dock transforms a single Thunderbolt 3 port into every port you'll ever need.
  
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• Cerberus banking Trojan infiltrates Google Play

  07-07-2020 12:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware was found buried within a seemingly-innocent currency converter.
  
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• No, the CIO won't become the CEO. But they might take this different route to the top

  07-07-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Board members might be impressed by how CIOs have handled the switch to remote working but their expertise in business technology will create a different route to the top.
  
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• Contact tracing: The app is 'urgent and important', but there's still no launch date in sight

  07-07-2020 11:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK's contact-tracing app is already running behind schedule, and it looks like it could still be a long time before it launches.
  
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• LG profit down 24% in Q2

  07-07-2020 09:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The South Korean company's home appliance and TV businesses have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Robo-debt: Minister claims the government is not built for refunds

  07-07-2020 09:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The federal government will begin issuing refunds next week, but in chunks due to tech restraints and only as individuals update their payment information.
  
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• Consuming government services like Netflix: Minister Robert's pipedream for Australia

  07-07-2020 08:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Following the disaster that was robo-debt, Stuart Robert is touting transparency in 'everything we do'.
  
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• TikTok to cease operation in Hong Kong

  07-07-2020 08:23 via zdnet.com
  It comes as China imposes its new national security laws in Hong Kong.
  
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• JGA North cable declared ready for service

  07-07-2020 08:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The 2,700km subsea cable between Japan and Guam is now complete.
  
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• TikTok to exit Hong Kong 'within days'

  07-07-2020 07:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move by the short-form video app comes after China imposed its new security law on the city.
  
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• How to have a big night out by staying in

  07-07-2020 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kate Russell has tips on where to watch Broadway musicals, opera and top comedy performances online.
  
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• Put privacy protections in IPO agreements if Australia hands data to other nations: OAIC

  07-07-2020 07:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Should an agreement between Australia and a nation without similar privacy protections be struck under the IPO Bill, the OAIC wants clauses added to bring the lagging nation forward.
  
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• Germany is scrambling to kick its lifelong addiction to coal

  07-07-2020 07:00
  
  Germany is the biggest coal user in the entire EU, but the country has set itself a deadline of getting off the black stuff by 2038. One small town is struggling with the repercussions
  
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• Antibody tests were meant to be a game-changer. What went wrong?

  07-07-2020 07:00
  
  For weeks, the UK government suggested antibody tests may lead the country out of lockdown. Instead, the testing regime has been beset by problems and unclear priorities
  
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