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• The fixes to the Linux BootHole fixes are in

  04-08-2020 22:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The first release of patches to the Linux BootHole came with a show-stopping problem. The fixed machines wouldn't boot. For the most part, that problem has been solved.
  
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• New Relic beats Q1 estimates, names new sales executive

  04-08-2020 22:31 via zdnet.com
  
  A week after a major update to its observability platform, New Relic has named a new executive vice president of sales for the Americas region.
  
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• Arista Networks tops Q2 earnings, revenue targets

  04-08-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The networking player reported revenue of $540.6 million, up 3.4% from a year ago.
  
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• Twilio turns in strong second quarter financial results

  04-08-2020 22:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Twilio's non-GAAP earnings rang up to 9 cents a share on revenue of $400.8 million, up 46% year over year.
  
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• Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller replaced by Greg Joswiak

  04-08-2020 20:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Schiller, a longtime Apple veteran, will remain on as an Apple Fellow, continuing to lead theApp Store and Apple Events.
  
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• Firefox adds protections against redirect tracking

  04-08-2020 20:02 via zdnet.com
  
  New protection already active in Firefox 79; will roll out to all Firefox users in the next few weeks.
  
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• Amazon site advertises shoes using racial slur

  04-08-2020 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The online retail giant removes an item for sale after complaints by an MP about offensive language.
  
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• Iranian hacker group becomes first known APT to weaponize DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)

  04-08-2020 18:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Kaspersky says Oilrig (APT34) group has been using DoH to silently exfiltrate data from hacked networks.
  
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• Sony's Spider-Man exclusive sparks backlash

  04-08-2020 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The superhero will appear exclusively in the PlayStation version of Marvel's Avengers.
  
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• British Dental Association members targeted by hackers

  04-08-2020 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Dental Association warns members that their bank details and case notes may be compromised.
  
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• Microsoft goes big in security bug bounties: Its $13.7m is double Google's 2019 payouts

  04-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has tripled its bug bounty payouts to security researchers over the past year.
  
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• Android launches Nearby Share for easy content sharing

  04-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Akin to Apple's AirDrop, the new feature automatically chooses the best protocol for quick sharing, enabling online or offline sharing.
  
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• Apple revamps its 27-inch iMac, iMac Pro, 21.5-inch iMac

  04-08-2020 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The overhaul of the iMac lineup incorporates 10th gen Intel processors (Xeon for iMac Pro) as well as a host of other upgrades.
  
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• YouTube Music: Google to axe Play Music in October

  04-08-2020 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The service heads to the digital graveyard as the company switches focus to YouTube Music.
  
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• Red Hat changes certification rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic

  04-08-2020 16:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat is extending your soon to expire certifications and has launched a new online certification testing program for its top four certifications.
  
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• AMD adds two new entry-level laptop processors

  04-08-2020 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  They might be cheap, but they are based on the Zen architecture and feature integrated AMD Radeon graphics.
  
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• Best Buy taps Google Cloud in latest digital transformation play

  04-08-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The consumer electronics retailer said Tuesday that it will work with Google Cloud to unify its data sources across various legacy platforms.
  
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• The ultimate in working from home: Amazon's engineers are building robots in their garages

  04-08-2020 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's employees have found ways to keep building high-tech robots, even confined at home.
  
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• Ransomware: The tricks used by WastedLocker to make it one of the most dangerous cyber threats

  04-08-2020 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Ssecurity researchers at Sophos detail how WastedLocker avoids detection - and it involves intricate knowledge of how the inner-workings of Windows function.
  
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• Google-Fitbit takeover: EU launches full-scale probe

  04-08-2020 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
  
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• Lauco 8-in-1 world's smallest 100W USB-C wireless charging hub

  04-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Lauco charging hub is small, but mighty!
  
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• Tesla owner banned from driving after crash – and it's not over Autopilot

  04-08-2020 14:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Driver gets a one-month ban for crashing while navigating the windshield-wiper settings on the touchscreen.
  
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• Software developers: How plans to automate coding could mean big changes ahead

  04-08-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  A team of researchers from MIT and Intel have created an algorithm that can create algorithms. In the long term, that could radically change the role of software developers.
  
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• Home Office drops 'racist' algorithm from visa decisions

  04-08-2020 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a legal challenge to the automatic algorithm, the UK will "redesign" its visa process.
  
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• Apache Cassandra’s road to the cloud

  04-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Taking open source databases to the cloud usually involves proprietary extensions. Could the Apache Cassandra community rewrite the script?
  
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• Pandemic to IT: 'Do more with less!'

  04-08-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As demand for new services is rising, budgets are falling. Business pressures of the COVID-19 crisis are falling at the feet of CIOs and IT.
  
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• Soon, your brain will be connected to a computer. Can we stop hackers breaking in?

  04-08-2020 12:41 via zdnet.com
  
  As the development of brain-computer interface technology speeds up, are security and privacy getting left behind?
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX: We now want to bring Starlink internet from space to 5 million in US

  04-08-2020 12:18 via zdnet.com
  
  SpaceX asks to operate 5 million end-user terminals after the US approves Amazon's rival satellite broadband plan.
  
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• This app has made me fall in love with Android

  04-08-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Android automation made simple.
  
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• Peli Ruck Case: These rugged cases could save you thousands of dollars

  04-08-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best protection for your fragile electronic devices.
  
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• Chegg's growth, investments accelerate along with online learning

  04-08-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Chegg is starting to see the benefits of being a platform as students in the US and abroad flock to its digital education content.
  
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• DOOGEE N20 Pro Android 10 smartphone, for as little as $109

  04-08-2020 11:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a cheap Android 10 smartphone? Check out the N20 Pro kitted out with 16MP AI quad rear camera, a 6.3-inch Waterdrop display, and a powerful Helio P60 octa-core processor.
  
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• Singapore sets up research institute to boost fintech capabilities

  04-08-2020 09:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Slated to begin operations by year-end, the Asian Institute of Digital Finance will aim to link up research, education, and entrepreneurship and pool expertise across several areas including payments, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Logitech's new device lets you use conference rooms with any video platform

  04-08-2020 09:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The Logitech Swytch makes Logitech's conference room hardware kits compatible with any videoconferencing service
  
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• Cyber insurance: The moral quandary of paying criminals who stole your data

  04-08-2020 08:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Australia's Emergence Insurance might still be in the startup phase, but it's already helped clients pay hefty ransomware invoices to get everything back.
  
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• Alibaba Cloud turns on new hyperscale data centres in China

  04-08-2020 08:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The three new facilities are part of the Chinese tech giant's three-year $28 billion investment to modernise its cloud infrastructure and support customers' digital transformation needs.
  
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• Woolworths trials QR code contact tracing to reduce spread of COVID-19

  04-08-2020 07:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Shoppers can also now book a time to shop using Q-Tracker.
  
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• What Microsoft buying TikTok would really mean

  04-08-2020 07:00
  
  The deal would be unprecedented – and there's a lot that would need to be ironed out
  
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• How 100-million-year-old microbes were brought back to life

  04-08-2020 07:00
  
  “This is sediment that was already tens of millions of years old when the dinosaurs died out. So this is damn-old stuff”
  
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• TikTok: What TikTokers make of Trump's ban threat

  04-08-2020 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The confusion around the video app's future has left creators at a loose end - or issuing goodbyes.
  
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• City of Vincent turns to automation to handle misinformation and hateful trolls

  04-08-2020 05:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Through machine learning, compliance issues such as hate speech are automatically flagged for review and account owners are alerted to compromised credentials.
  
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• Ransomware gang publishes tens of GBs of internal data from LG and Xerox

  04-08-2020 04:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Maze gang publishes internal data from LG and Xerox after failed extortion attempt.
  
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• Victoria ditched COVIDSafe app but is using it again

  04-08-2020 04:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Secretary of the Department of Health Dr Brendan Murphy says the state previously saw no value in it and was under intense pressure due to the surge in cases.
  
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• What's going on with TikTok?

  04-08-2020 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft confirmed it wants to acquire TikTok after President Trump threatened to ban the app.
  
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• Ahead of US election, Google bans ads linking to hacked political content

  04-08-2020 01:08 via zdnet.com
  
  New Google Ads policy to enter into effect on September 1, 2020.
  
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• Virtual house hunting gets a pandemic boost

  04-08-2020 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Estate agents say demand has soared for tours of houses using virtual reality headsets.
  
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