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• This Excel and Power BI bundle is 95% off: Learn to make data-driven business decisions for just $25

  14-07-2020 22:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Become a big data pro with this three-course analytics bundle.
  
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• Chrome 84 released with support for blocking notification popups on spammy sites

  14-07-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Other new features that shipped with Chrome 84 include a new animations engine and a one-tap system for importing SMS passcodes into Chrome web forms.
  
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• AI startup Abacus goes live with commercial deep learning service, takes $13M Series A financing

  14-07-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  With $18.25 million in venture capital money from Eric Schmidt, Jerry Yang, and other luminaries, Abacus Tuesday opened its deep learning service for general customer availability, with the intent of making it easy for companies to customize and scale AI in the cloud.
  
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• Grandpa, tell me about the days before the Great Distancing

  14-07-2020 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  When the dust settles and we start to accept the new normal, what will the world be like? We postulate one possible future through a not-quite-as-dystopian-as-you'd-think discussion between a young girl named Jayla and her wise old grandfather.
  
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  14-07-2020 21:50 via zdnet.com
  
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• Google's Confidential VMs may change the public cloud market

  14-07-2020 21:33 via zdnet.com
  
  This new Google Cloud feature enables you to lock down virtual machines from would-be snoopers and attackers. Confidential VMs may be the game-changer Google needs to catch up with its AWS and Azure rivals.
  
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• Successful digital business transformation is a shift in mindset and heartset

  14-07-2020 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  John Hagel is a management consultant and author who specializes in helping executives to anticipate and address emerging business opportunities and challenges. Hagel has spent over 40 years in Silicon Valley. Hagel speaks about scalable learning, trust, and business model innovation in the new norm.
  
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• Microsoft July 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 123 vulnerabilities

  14-07-2020 19:51 via zdnet.com
  This month's patches fix a major wormable bug in the Windows Server DNS component.
  
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• SigRed: A 17-year-old 'wormable' vulnerability for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server

  14-07-2020 19:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The vulnerability, fixed in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, has been awarded a severity rating of 10.0.
  
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• AMD takes on Intel's Xeon chips with Threadripper PRO 3000WX

  14-07-2020 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  AMD fires another salvo at Intel with the Ryzen Threadripper PRO, a chip designed for workstations that were previously powered by Intel Xeon silicon.
  
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• Huawei UK 5G ban 'should happen sooner'

  14-07-2020 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith calls the Chinese telecoms firm a "risk" to national security.
  
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• Microsoft and Citrix commit to moving on-premises Citrix users to Azure

  14-07-2020 18:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft and Citrix commit (again) to integrating their virtualization services and products.
  
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• Google Cloud wants to lift and shift your existing workloads

  14-07-2020 18:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Cloud is the latest cloud provider to embrace the “if you can’t beat them, join them” strategy for drawing on-premise workloads to the cloud. It’s a logical extension of CEO Thomas Kurian’s strategy to make GCP more enterprise-friendly.
  
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• Lenovo’s new workstation features AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO

  14-07-2020 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The ThinkStation P620 is the first workstation powered by the new AMD processor, making it the only 64 core workstation platform.
  
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• Huawei: What does the ban mean for you?

  14-07-2020 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restrictions on use of Huawei's kit are set to slow down the rollout of 5G and perhaps broadband too.
  
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• Microsoft continues work to bring different versions of Outlook to parity

  14-07-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding more productivity-focused features to the various versions of Outlook in pursuit of the Holy Grail of feature parity across the various Outlook flavors.
  
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• Ransomware warning: Now attacks are stealing data as well as encrypting it

  14-07-2020 17:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber criminals are increasingly bullying victims by threatening to leak data if they don't pay - and the problem is likely going to get worse, say researchers.
  
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• Huawei, 5G networks and security: How did we end up here?

  14-07-2020 16:15 via zdnet.com
  The row over Huawei's role in 5G networks is longstanding and complicated. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Apple just told the truth about working from home

  14-07-2020 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home is the future? If that's the case, it's one big mess. At least according to a new Apple ad.
  
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• Microsoft: .NET 5 brings you these big performance improvements

  14-07-2020 15:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft sets out some of what it says are .NET 5's wealth of performance improvements, especially for Arm64.
  
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• Verizon's BlueJeans adds new features, integrations for virtual events and support for 50,000 attendees

  14-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  BlueJeans Events is getting a big upgrade to help enterprises navigate virtual events and monetize them.
  
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• Pegasystems launches tool to enable self-healing RPA bots

  14-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  X-ray Vision will detect broken bots and then fix them. Machine learning will update the AI model to improve detection over time.
  
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• Huawei 5G ban: UK networks must strip out equipment by 2027

  14-07-2020 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  But the move will delay 5G rollout by two to three years and cost billions.
  
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• Microsoft: New VS Code update is out – stable builds for Windows on Arm and Surface Pro X

  14-07-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases stable builds of its Visual Studio Code editor for Windows on Arm devices.
  
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• Google Cloud matures, aims to leverage Confidential Computing, multi-cloud analytics via BigQuery Omni

  14-07-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Cloud has matured and become critical to large enterprises, but it's not like Microsoft Azure and AWS are standing still.
  
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• This smart reusable notebook instantly transports your notes to the cloud

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Organize your life with this notebook set for under $70.
  
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• Oracle updates Fusion Cloud tools as COVID-19 crisis drives interest in cloud

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Oracle is updating its ERP, EPM and SCM cloud applications while highlighting how customers are accelerating their digital transformation efforts.
  
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• Logitech for Zoom Rooms adds Alexa for Business integration

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Amid the COVID-19 pandemic​, there's a need to reduce the need to touch conference room surfaces as employees head back to the office​.
  
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• Google Cloud steps up privacy, security with Confidential VMs and Assured Workloads

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Confidential VMs are the the first product in Google's Confidential Computing portfolio, which will deliver breakthrough technology to encrypt data in use
  
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• Google BigQuery Omni connects customers to data in AWS and Azure

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new multi-cloud analytics option from Google Cloud, announced at the company's Cloud Next virtual conference, allows BigQuery to run in other clouds, query data there, and shuttle the results back to the mother ship.
  
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• Esri, Facebook release new OpenStreetMap datasets

  14-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The OpenStreetMap​ datasets land at an interesting time given that amateur data scientists have been filling in key gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Wearing face masks in shops is about public health, not politics

  14-07-2020 13:15
  
  The backlash against the government's announcement that wearing face coverings in shops is to be made mandatory has already begun
  
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• Need a cheap camera cover for your Mac that won't break your display or the bank?

  14-07-2020 13:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Every office has one, if not hundreds, ready for the taking.
  
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• 5 reasons AI isn't being adopted at your organization (and how to fix it)

  14-07-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In both the public and private sectors, these are the barriers to meaningful adoption of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Programming languages: Now Rust project looks for a way into the Linux kernel

  14-07-2020 12:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The Rust programming language gets a nod of approval from Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
  
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• The data that proves the first wave of coronavirus is far from over

  14-07-2020 12:42
  
  It’s time to stop talking about waves of coronavirus. This is a long, lingering epidemic that is only just getting started
  
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• Huawei, 5G and security: How did we end up here?

  14-07-2020 12:37 via zdnet.com
  The row over Huawei's role in 5G networks is longstanding and complicated. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• EFF’s new database reveals what tech local police are using to spy on you

  14-07-2020 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  An interactive map shows you everything from Ring partnerships to predictive policing.
  
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• Best desktops for design, graphics, video and photography in 2020: iMac Pro, Surface Studio 2, and more

  14-07-2020 11:31 via zdnet.com
  
  As Apple's desktop Macs enter a period of uncertainty, PC manufacturers offer attractive alternatives for creative users.
  
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• SoftBank mulls over potential sale, initial public offering for chip giant Arm

  14-07-2020 10:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The sale of the company could provide crucial funds as part of SoftBank’s $41 billion debt reduction program.
  
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• Remote workers in Singapore aware of security rules, but still break them anyway

  14-07-2020 09:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Some S59% of Singapore workers say they have their company's cybersecurity policies in mind whilst working remotely amidst the global pandemic, but 52% admit to using non-work applications on a corporate device and 38% connect to public Wi-Fi networks without using the corporate VPN.
  
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• Australian logistics startup eyes SEA e-commerce market with Singapore launch

  14-07-2020 08:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Shippit opens an office and launches cash-on-delivery service in Singapore, from where it is looking to grow its presence in the Southeast Asian e-commerce industry, estimated to be worth $38 billion last year.
  
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• Samsung expects 6G to launch as early as 2028

  14-07-2020 08:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung expects the ITU-R will begin their work to define the vision and technical standards for 6G communication in 2021.
  
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• Singtel inks partnership to enable automatic eSIM profile change in China

  14-07-2020 08:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Telco's collaboration with China Unicom and Bridge Alliance allows enterprise customers of both mobile operators to make embedded SIM changes over-the-air, bypassing the need to manually configure their device SIM cards to change networks in Singapore or China.
  
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• KT to launch 5G network slicing for the enterprise

  14-07-2020 08:04 via zdnet.com
  
  It will allow business customers to better cater their 5G networks for their needs, KT says.
  
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• Facebook creates robot to wrap fibre over live power lines

  14-07-2020 07:30 via zdnet.com
  
  New process said to lower cost by a factor of between three and five times.
  
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• The unconscious bias training you’ve been told to do won’t work

  14-07-2020 07:00
  
  The unconscious bias training is industry is booming. But online tests do little to even address overt, conscious bias
  
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• Eden deploys drone technology to help plant one tree at a time

  14-07-2020 06:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The non-profit organisation is using DroneDeploy to map and monitor the progress of its reforestation projects.
  
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• 53% of enterprises spending more than $20 million a year on AI technology, talent

  14-07-2020 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Among seasoned adopters, 68% have spent more than $20 million over the past year on AI, according to Deloitte.
  
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• 'Booyaaa': Australian Federal Police use of Clearview AI detailed

  14-07-2020 05:45 via zdnet.com
  
  One staff member used the application on her personal phone, while another touted the success of the Clearview AI tool for matching a mug shot.
  
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