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• Atlassian buys asset tracking company Mindville

  30-07-2020 23:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Atlassian also reported its fiscal fourth quarter financial results after market close on Thursday.
  
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• How to make customer service more digital

  30-07-2020 23:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Customers increasingly self-serve and use digital engagement channels for customer service both before and after purchase. It’s important that customer service organizations go digital and deliver context-driven interactions that precisely target visitors and customers at the right points in their journeys to educate and help them in their moments of need.
  
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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux runs into Boothole patch trouble

  30-07-2020 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat's fix for the Boothole security hole has stopped some users' systems from booting.
  
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• Apple eclipses Q3 estimates with double-digit growth in products and services

  30-07-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Additionally, the board of directors approved a four-for-one stock split to make the stock more accessible to a broader base of investors.
  
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• Google's Q2 cloud revenue climbs over 43%

  30-07-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  Strong growth in Google's cloud business helped buoy an otherwise challenging quarter for Alphabet, as ad revenues across Search and YouTube struggle to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Amazon's Q2: $4 billion spent on COVID-19 and still nets $5.2 billion

  30-07-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS' annual revenue run rate topped $43.2 billion. Amazon's sales and earnings crushed estimates.
  
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• Facebook blows past Q2 estimates, expects revenue growth to hold steady in Q3

  30-07-2020 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The social media giant delivered a Q2 ad revenue growth rate of 10 percent and expects a similar growth rate in Q3, in spite of the current ad boycott.
  
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• The future of work in Asia Pacific

  30-07-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Digital transformation is happening faster and irrevocably across Asia due to COVID-19. The new normal, as it emerges, will be unstable and will force policymakers and business leaders to act in ways that were earlier considered impossible. The future of work is upon us and most organizations are not prepared.
  
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• Container adoption is on the rise: How can security keep up?

  30-07-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Containers are becoming increasingly popular, and it’s not surprising considering benefits like scalability, agility, and cost reduction. However, it is important that security pros are brought into the adoption process to ensure that they have a strategy in place to secure the use of these containers.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Z Fold 2: Release date, features, specs, and everything else we know

  30-07-2020 21:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's gearing up to announce some new phones, and we've rounded up everything we could find out about the Note 20 and Z Fold 2.
  
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• Google teases Pixel 4A launch on Aug. 3 with hidden message

  30-07-2020 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Rumors had been pointing to an early August launch, and Google seems to have confirmed that... as long as you know the secret code.
  
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• EU sanctions China, Russia, and North Korea for past hacks

  30-07-2020 20:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The EU has imposed today its first-ever economical sanctions following cyber-attacks from foreign adversaries.
  
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• Covid-19: Tracing app is released for NI

  30-07-2020 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to launch an app to track the spread of the virus.
  
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• The best Chromebooks you can buy, from budget to rugged to Pixelbook Go

  30-07-2020 18:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Not everyone needs a MacBook or a Windows 10 laptop. These Chromebook laptops feature low prices and long battery lives.
  
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• Five key moments from the big tech grilling

  30-07-2020 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google faced accusations of bias and unfair competition.
  
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• The best cheap laptops under $320 you can buy now

  30-07-2020 18:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking for a new Windows 10 laptop that won't break the bank? With prices starting at only $230, these laptops -- from ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, and other vendors -- are new, not refurbished, and available for purchase today.
  
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• Technologists and business leaders don't see eye to eye on artificial intelligence

  30-07-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Executives don't see AI deployments scaling to the extent that technologists on the ground see it, survey finds.
  
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• Diginex launches Singapore cryptocurrency exchange

  30-07-2020 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Specialising in derivatives, its EQUOS.io exchange operates under a temporary exemption in Singapore's Payment Services Act and is launched ahead of Diginex's Nasdaq listing.
  
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• Two Tor zero-days disclosed, more to come

  30-07-2020 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  A security researcher has published details about two Tor zero-days and promises to release three more.
  
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• Multiple Tor security issues disclosed, more to come

  30-07-2020 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  A security researcher has published details about two Tor security issues and promises to release three more.
  
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• Developer, data science jobs: US tech is taking a worse hit than other sectors

  30-07-2020 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  And data-science jobs are being hit harder than other technology areas like tech support.
  
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• Big Tech: What comes next for the US giants?

  30-07-2020 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook's CEOs gave testimony, but voters will determine the outcome.
  
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• Lenovo ThinkBook Plus review: Second E-Ink screen adds an extra dimension

  30-07-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The ThinkBook Plus is a decent 13.3-inch business laptop with a key addition: an extra 10.8-inch E-Ink touchscreen built into the outside of the lid.
  
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• Yaber Y61 projector hands-on: An ultra-portable, 5,500-lumens home theatre projector

  30-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Yaber Y61 a compact portable projector for your home theatre entertainment
  
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• New Relic simplifies portfolio under New Relic One as well as pricing in expansion play

  30-07-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The revamped New Relic approach aims to be one source of truth for telemetry data across a technology stack without sampling.
  
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• Patch now: Cisco warns of nasty bug in its data center software

  30-07-2020 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) exposed to critical flaw that can be exploited by anyone on the internet.
  
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• US prosecutors seek years in prison for Uber self-driving exec who stole Google trade secrets

  30-07-2020 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Anthony Levandowski pleaded guilty and has recently filed for bankruptcy.
  
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• Comcast's broadband service gains in Q2 amid COVID-19; media, video not so much

  30-07-2020 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Comcast's resilience comes from its cable broadband franchise, which has become an essential service.
  
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• Wanted: A robot with a gentle touch

  30-07-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Think backflipping robot dogs are weird? The next phase of the robot revolution is going to be a little uncomfortable.
  
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• Huawei takes top spot in global phone shipments for first time

  30-07-2020 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese firm has overtaken Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone vendor.
  
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• Arm’s fired China JV CEO refuses to leave, company reps banned from Arm China premises

  30-07-2020 12:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The ousted executive will not leave his post, escalating tensions between the UK chip designer and its Chinese counterpart.
  
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• Huawei just overtook Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker

  30-07-2020 12:34 via zdnet.com
  
  But Huawei's milestone wouldn't have happened now were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic, says analyst Canalys.
  
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• TikTok launches £54m fund for European creators to make videos

  30-07-2020 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The video sharing app launched a $200m fund for American users earlier this month.
  
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• Ransomware: How clicking on one email left a whole business in big trouble

  30-07-2020 12:19 via zdnet.com
  
  A food and drink manufacturer fell victim to a ransomware attack and crucially didn't give into the extortion demand - but it could've been much worse.
  
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• How to be a manager: Five ways to get your team to trust you

  30-07-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  From being direct to showing vulnerability, here's five ways that managers can build trust in their leadership approach.
  
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• This Spanish resort perfected covid-friendly holidays. Then Britain pulled the plug

  30-07-2020 11:32
  
  One of Spain's most successful resorts is doing everything right to protect guests from coronavirus. But Britain's travel block could still ruin holidays and finances
  
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• National Trust joins victims of Blackbaud hack

  30-07-2020 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The charity says a database containing details of its volunteers and fundraisers has been affected.
  
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• LG Q2 profits feel the brunt of COVID-19

  30-07-2020 10:42 via zdnet.com
  LG Electronics' operating profits for the second quarter dropped slightly over 24% from a year prior due to the global pandemic.
  
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• Nasa Mars rover: Perseverance robot ready to fly

  30-07-2020 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Perseverance vehicle will search for Martian life and prepare rock samples for return to Earth.
  
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• Victorian government trials touchless pedestrian crossing technology in Melbourne

  30-07-2020 08:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Pedestrians just simply need to wave their hands to activate the pedestrian crossing signal.
  
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• Australian Medical Association calls for telehealth permanency

  30-07-2020 07:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The measures put in place amid COVID-19 are 'strongly' supported by the AMA to become a lasting feature of Australia's health system.
  
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• After the surge, the psychological impact of Covid-19 is hitting home

  30-07-2020 07:00
  
  Having dealt with the months-long terror of crammed ICUs, unavailable PPE and the fear of getting infected, the coronavirus crisis is taking its toll on healthcare workers' mental health
  
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• Coronavirus: Samsung profits soar on work from home demand

  30-07-2020 06:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's biggest producer of memory chips sees demand jump as data centres expanded during lockdowns.
  
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• US defense and aerospace sectors targeted in new wave of North Korean attacks

  30-07-2020 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber-security firm McAfee publishes details about "Operation North Star."
  
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• IBM and University of Tokyo team up for Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium

  30-07-2020 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  QIIC to be housed at the University of Tokyo with access to quantum systems from IBM.
  
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• ACCC appeal about TPG prepayments dismissed at Federal Court

  30-07-2020 05:14 via zdnet.com
  
  TPG ekes out another win against the Australian consumer watchdog.
  
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• Australia's report on the future of agtech coming soon

  30-07-2020 03:27 via zdnet.com
  
  It will examine the impacts, opportunities, and challenges around agtech over the next 10 years.
  
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• Samsung Q2 profits strong thanks to memory

  30-07-2020 03:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung posted 8.15 trillion won in second quarter operating profit, with its semiconductor business contributing 5.43 trillion won of that.
  
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• Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

  30-07-2020 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress.
  
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