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• F5 Networks tops third quarter earnings targets

  27-07-2020 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The company reported​ non-GAAP net income of $134 million, or $2.18 per diluted share, on revenue of $586 million.
  
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• Facebook takes the EU to court over privacy spat

  27-07-2020 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant says EU investigators have unnecessarily demanded sensitive information.
  
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• Samsung gears up for Galaxy Note 20 Unpacked event with a teaser video

  27-07-2020 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  If you blink, you'll probably miss the biggest clue as to what's coming at the Aug. 5 Unpacked event.
  
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• Best traveling tech and camping gear in 2020: Make your outdoor vacation more comfortable

  27-07-2020 20:58 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're taking a break from work to relax in the outback this summer, be sure to pick up top-notch camping gear first.
  
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• Raiinmaker influencer marketing platform launches with $50,000 'Open Source Money' rewards

  27-07-2020 19:56 via zdnet.com
  The Raiinmaker influencer marketing platform has been launched. It uses the blockchain to reward fans for their endorsements.
  
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• Microsoft is testing the use of hydrogen fuel cells in lieu of diesel for its Azure datacenter servers

  27-07-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is aiming to eliminate its dependency on diesel fuel, primarily used in its Azure datacenters, by 2030.
  
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• Garmin begins recovery from ransomware attack

  27-07-2020 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fitness-tracking gadget-maker has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber-attack.
  
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• COVID-19 recession: 2020 German, French, and UK tech markets all likely to fall

  27-07-2020 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Forrester recently published its tech market forecast for the three largest European economies: France, Germany, and the UK. Due to the coronavirus and resulting recessions, tech spending in these markets will decline by 5% to 7% in 2020 from 2019 levels in the best-case scenario, with the UK being the most vulnerable.
  
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• Your next company is a starship

  27-07-2020 18:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The company of the future will be a new type of symbiotic organization of autonomous technology and autonomous humans, working effectively together, accelerating the flow of value, as and when needed, to our customers and all other stakeholders in the ecosystem.
  
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• CISA says 62,000 QNAP NAS devices have been infected with the QSnatch malware

  27-07-2020 18:13 via zdnet.com
  QSnatch malware, first spotted in late 2019, has grown from 7,000 bots to more than 62,000, according to a join US CISA and UK NCSC security alert.
  
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• Wiley: Anti-Semitism row prompts 48-hour Twitter boycott

  27-07-2020 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK prime minister's spokesman says the social network "needs to do better than this".
  
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• OnePlus Nord review: A great-value mid-range 5G smartphone

  27-07-2020 17:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Returning to its affordable mid-range roots, OnePlus has got the mix right with the Nord, with highlights including a great AMOLED screen, good front and rear cameras, 5G and dual SIMs.
  
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• Garmin begins to restore Garmin Connect features, services, says customer data not impacted

  27-07-2020 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Garmin Connect is being restored with limited functionality, but most of the basics appear to be working.
  
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• StarHub on the hunt for new CEO

  27-07-2020 17:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore telco is on the hunt for a new chief as Peter Kaliaropoulos, who took over the CEO role just two years ago in July 2018, is set to retire in October and return to Sydney.
  
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• Rise of ARMs: How changing Mac’s processor could change the world

  27-07-2020 16:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Some say once all a ship’s parts have been replaced, after years of service, it’s no longer the same ship. Mac may not be Macintosh any more, but Apple’s revival of an old idea suggests history may not have changed as much as we think.
  
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• Hackers stole GitHub and GitLab OAuth tokens from Git analytics firm Waydev

  27-07-2020 16:10 via zdnet.com
  
  OAuth tokens have been abused for intrusions at least two other companies, Dave.com and Flood.io.
  
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• LG Tone Free HBS-FN6

  27-07-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  In January LG released the TONE Free HBS-FL7 and while it was a very good headset the form factor was not built to wear while exercising. The new TONE Free HBS-FN6 improves in this area and also sells at a more competitive $150.
  
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• Civica secures five-year cloud management deal with two Victorian metro libraries

  27-07-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Both libraries will implement Civica's Spydus library management system to improve business efficiency.
  
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• Google extends remote work policy for employees until at least July 2021

  27-07-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google advised all of its nearly 100,000 North American employees to work from home beginning in early March​.
  
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• How to get an Echo Dot for a buck (some weasel words apply)

  27-07-2020 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  We spotlight a deal -- for Echo Dot and Echo Dot with Clock -- that offers the best price we've ever seen.
  
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• Cerberus banking Trojan team breaks up, source code goes to auction

  27-07-2020 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Android malware’s operator is hoping the code and client list will net them up to $100,000.
  
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• Microsoft: Windows 10 PowerToys 0.20 gets this new color picker for front-end developers

  27-07-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Front-end developers will soon have a new PowerToys tool to help quickly identify the color of images on screen.
  
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• Windows 10: New bug hits popular built-in security features

  27-07-2020 14:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Application Guard fail to open on Windows 10 version 1903 and newer.
  
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• Vast Data: A smart new architecture for cloud scale storage

  27-07-2020 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  As enterprise capacity requirements continue their inexorable rise into the exabyte range, the problem of persisting data economically grows more pressing. Vast Data is pioneering a smart new architecture that goes beyond advanced erasure codes to ensure storage reliability, low-cost, and high performance.
  
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• Ransomware: These free decryption tools have now saved victims over $600m

  27-07-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Four years on from launch, the No More Ransom initiative has helped over 4 million victims of ransomware attacks retrieve their files for free.
  
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• Data governance and context for evidence-based medicine: Transparency and bias in COVID-19 times

  27-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In the early 90s, evidence-based medicine emerged to make medicine more data-driven. Three decades later, we have more data, but not enough context, or transparency.
  
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• Who’s the greatest golfer of all time? This data-led project might have the answer

  27-07-2020 13:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic put paid to the physical staging of The Open, but a project that made innovative use of video and data means golf fans got to enjoy something they might have previously thought was impossible.
  
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• Top programming languages: Python still rules but old Cobol gets a pandemic bump

  27-07-2020 13:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Python programming language is once again the most popular choice, according to IEEE Spectrum.
  
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• Data scientists are used to making up the rules. Now they're getting some of their own to follow.

  27-07-2020 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Data science, as a profession, lacks the formal standards that will win the public's trust. A new initiative hopes to change that.
  
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• Data scientists are creating the hidden rules of the world. But how do we know they are up to the job?

  27-07-2020 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Data science, as a profession, lacks the formal standards that will win the public's trust. A new initiative hopes to change that.
  
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• Garmin begins to restore Garmin Connect features, services

  27-07-2020 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Garmin Connect is being restored with limited functionality, but most of the basics appear to be working.
  
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• Transitioning Asia-Pacific to a new normal of work

  27-07-2020 09:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a dramatic rethink in how people and organizations work. With social distancing becoming a leading strategy in combating COVID-19, travel to the office or to client sites is being discouraged, if not outright banned.
  
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• Fortnite's British teenage millionaire: One year later

  27-07-2020 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman from Essex is the youngest esports player ever to win a million dollars.
  
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• SAP Q2 2020: Operating cash flow bounces back, cloud bookings remain stable

  27-07-2020 07:54 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP is weathering the COVID-19 storm through strong cloud service results despite disruption in the firm’s business travel arm.
  
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• How London’s Silicon Roundabout dream turned into a nightmare

  27-07-2020 07:00
  
  Politicians thought they could create a new Silicon Valley in London’s East End. But they ended up making things bigger, not better
  
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• How do you control an AI as powerful as OpenAI's GPT-3?

  27-07-2020 07:00
  
  The text generator is arguably the world’s most impressive AI. Humans are being given limited use – for now – to make sure things don’t go wrong
  
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• Coronavirus has made the season ticket obsolete

  27-07-2020 07:00
  
  Train companies have always failed at flexible travel. After coronavirus, it could be the only thing to save them
  
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• Atlassian says encryption-busting law has damaged Australia's tech reputation

  27-07-2020 06:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Startup darling has taken further aim at the TOLA Act, echoing calls for the warrant process to have independent oversight.
  
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• FBI warns of new DDoS attack vectors: CoAP, WS-DD, ARMS, and Jenkins

  27-07-2020 06:45 via zdnet.com
  
  FBI believes device vendors won't disable these protocols and warns companies to take preventive and protective measures.
  
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• iSelect pushes ahead with cloud data migration during COVID-19

  27-07-2020 06:44 via zdnet.com
  
  In a bid to improve availability, eliminate downtime, and the need to modify IP addresses.
  
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• More filtering by ISPs and cloud providers would benefit SMBs

  27-07-2020 06:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Recently released data shows that ingress filtering and route blocking could well benefit over-confident Australian SMBs who are driven by compliance to protect data.
  
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• Huawei holds summit as global pressure grows

  27-07-2020 06:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The event comes after China's state media said HSBC played a role in the arrest of Huawei's finance chief.
  
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• Hong Kong launches share index of technology giants

  27-07-2020 05:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investors will now have greater access to Chinese tech firms including Alibaba, China's answer to Amazon.
  
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• Proposals see ACMA get boosted powers as Telstra low income requirements wound down

  27-07-2020 04:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Consultation begins on the third part of the Consumer Safeguards Review, focused on consumer choice and fairness.
  
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• Commonwealth entities left to self-assess security in cloud procurement

  27-07-2020 03:56 via zdnet.com
  
  With the government's Cloud Services Certification Program now shuttered, Commonwealth entities will be required to perform their own due diligence when procuring cloud services.
  
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• Google sued by ACCC for allegedly linking data for ads without consent

  27-07-2020 03:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACCC has accused Google of increasing the value of its advertising products by expanding its use of personal data without the consumer's knowledge.
  
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• SAP to make Qualtrics public but keep majority ownership

  27-07-2020 03:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Planning an IPO for the company it paid $8 billion for in late 2018.
  
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• Victoria and Queensland to kick-off mobile phone detection camera trials

  27-07-2020 02:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The cameras in Queensland can also catch people who fail to wear a seatbelt.
  
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• Heathrow Airport brings in robots to fight coronavirus

  27-07-2020 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The airport has installed a number of tech-based measures to help keep travellers safe.
  
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• After spinning wheels with 10nm, Intel did not need its new 7nm delay

  27-07-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Financially, Intel is still looking good, but its roadmap is a mess of red ink.
  
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