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• Academics smuggle 234 policy-violating skills on the Alexa Skills Store

  24-07-2020 23:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Academics said they also identified 52 problematic skills already available on the Alexa store, all targeted at children.
  
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• Blackbaud Hack: Aberystwyth university's data attacked in global hack

  24-07-2020 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aberystwyth University has told students that "no bank account or credit card details were taken"
  
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• UCLA Children's Hospital implements new AI robot to improve mental health during treatment

  24-07-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Children may undergo challenging experiences when admitted for in-patient care at pediatric hospitals. Now, a new AI robot, Robin, helps to improve their experience.
  
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• Microsoft updates new Windows 10 20H2 test build with new UX changes and more

  24-07-2020 19:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft adds a number of new UX, Edge, management changes to Windows 10 build 19042.421, a new test build of Windows 10 20H2 which is going out to Beta channel testers.
  
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• Your iPhone is worth $108 less each year you own it

  24-07-2020 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  If you are like nine in 10 Americans, you probably have a junk drawer full of old tech that is losing value every day.
  
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• A vigilante is sabotaging the Emotet botnet by replacing malware payloads with GIFs

  24-07-2020 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Emotet botnet activity goes down as Emotet admins are wrestling with a vigilante for control over parts of their infrastructure.
  
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• Samsung confirms unreleased Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds in app update

  24-07-2020 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung always seems to leak an accessory or two right before an Unpacked event.
  
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• Browser extension Hugo shows shareable pop-out meeting notes on top of webpages

  24-07-2020 18:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Hugo is a cool free plugin for collaborative meetings which finds all related meeting notes I have made.
  
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• Garmin smartwatch users cannot get hands on data

  24-07-2020 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm has not yet confirmed whether it was a ransomware attack, as many are reporting.
  
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• Survey: Where is your organization spending its tech dollars?

  24-07-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about your organization's 2021 IT budget.
  
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• Education reinvented: How COVID-19 has changed how students learn

  24-07-2020 17:42 via zdnet.com
  Global school closings usher in e-learning on a massive scale.
  
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• QAnon: TikTok blocks QAnon conspiracy theory hashtags

  24-07-2020 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TikTok has blocked hashtags relating to QAnon conspiracy theory, but videos about it remain on the site.
  
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• Brazilian construction industry reacts to Covid-19 with digital

  24-07-2020 16:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Fast adoption of remote ways of trading is contributing to sector confidence to weather the crisis, says research.
  
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• No signal? This new tech could fix the biggest frustration with your train journey

  24-07-2020 16:38 via zdnet.com
  
  New prototype antennas could end internet not-spots blighting rail journeys.
  
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• Kickstarter hands-on: A mouse with a fan for sweaty palms

  24-07-2020 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Our new series evaluates Kickstarter products that you can actually hold and use. Today, we review one very cool mouse. Literally.
  
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• Microsoft's Remote Web Access feature is down for small-business users working from home

  24-07-2020 16:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Some small-business users attempting to connect remotely through Windows Server Essentials have been reporting connectivity issues since July 23.
  
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• Businesses start to rethink their tech priorities for a COVID-19 world

  24-07-2020 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  A new Forrester report shows that to survive the next ten years, businesses will need to switch their strategy from efficiency to agility.
  
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• Intel's next-generation 7nm chips delayed until 2022

  24-07-2020 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chip-maker is exploring contingency plans following delays developing its future chips.
  
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• Azure Synapse Analytics: A progress report

  24-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Azure Synapse Analytics is now nine months old. Time to review new GA and public preview features, and a new partnership too.
  
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• Blackbaud hack: More UK universities confirm breach

  24-07-2020 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 20 universities and charities confirm they lost data in the ransomware hack.
  
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• FBI warns US companies about backdoors in Chinese tax software

  24-07-2020 13:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Following the GoldenHelper and GoldenSpy malware reports, the FBI is now warning US companies operating in China.
  
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• Microsoft's Surface Duo dual-screen Android device takes another big step forwards

  24-07-2020 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft looks set to release the dual-screen Surface Duo sooner rather than later.
  
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• Robot usage is soaring during pandemic

  24-07-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Conditions are ideal for a massive adoption boost to robotic and software automation technologies.
  
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• Key RPA trends in China

  24-07-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The global RPA market has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. While the market is still nascent in China, more vendors are offering AI capabilities. Forrester breaks down the top RPA trends in China.
  
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• Microsoft is trying to make your browser notifications slightly less annoying

  24-07-2020 12:05 via zdnet.com
  
  And soon Microsoft will make persistent web notifications in Windows Action Center disappear after 25 seconds.
  
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• Windows 10 2004: Now we’re automatically upgrading more PCs on older versions, says Microsoft

  24-07-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  More Windows 10 users can expect to be automatically offered the Windows 10 May 2020 Update.
  
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• Windows 10 2004: Automatic upgrades coming to more PCs still on older versions, says Microsoft

  24-07-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  More Windows 10 users can expect to be automatically offered the Windows 10 May 2020 Update.
  
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• Sorry, there won’t be any good films until the US sorts itself out

  24-07-2020 11:30
  
  With blockbusters getting pushed further back, a strange mix of movies are jostling to cash in on the coronavirus schedule vacuum
  
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• Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple hearing faces delay

  24-07-2020 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The anti-trust hearing is set to be postponed after the death of civil rights leader John Lewis.
  
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• NBN extends CVC holiday until September 19, claiming AU$80 million in relief so far

  24-07-2020 08:29 via zdnet.com
  
  That's one way to avoid predictions of a data and speed crunch in mid-August.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Book 3: A beast with staying power and a price to match

  24-07-2020 07:17 via zdnet.com
  
  When you part with over AU$4,400 you want the best, with the Surface Book 3, you're going to get it.
  
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• Thinking of heading back to the gym this weekend? Read this first

  24-07-2020 07:00
  
  With reduced capacity, temperature checks, and rules against vigorous exhaling, reopened gyms may be safe from Covid-19, but they’re also less attractive to customers
  
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• Climate change is fuelling the spread of deadly tropical diseases

  24-07-2020 07:00
  
  As temperatures creep up, communities are being hit with diseases they've never encountered before. The consequences are deadly
  
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• The plan for Australia's first Indigenous-focused startup accelerator Barayamal

  24-07-2020 05:26 via zdnet.com
  
  With world domination in his sights, Barayamal's founder Dean Foley is on a mission to make a big impact on First Nations entrepreneurship.
  
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• Oracle shakes up blockchain cloud service pricing and backup

  24-07-2020 03:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Company says customers are 'increasingly' moving blockchain applications into production.
  
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• Flipkart acquires Walmart India to launch wholesale digital marketplace

  24-07-2020 03:08 via zdnet.com
  
  It will serve independent retailers and small businesses.
  
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• The tech within Canberra's economic and fiscal update

  24-07-2020 01:08 via zdnet.com
  Funding for the Consumer Data Right, no comment on robo-debt, and a bit of funding for cyber.
  
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• Shopify: The Canadian tech champion taking on Amazon

  24-07-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canada's Shopify provides websites for other firms looking to sell online and it is expanding rapidly.
  
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