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• Black Hat: Hackers are using skeleton keys to target chip vendors

  06-08-2020 23:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Operation Chimera focuses on the theft of valuable intellectual property and semiconductor designs.
  
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• Nine in ten Americans view data privacy as a human right, according to new report

  06-08-2020 23:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Americans are becoming increasingly concerned with, and distrustful of, how companies use, manage, and protect their personal data.
  
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• A 14-year Canadian Parliament member shares lessons on finding common ground

  06-08-2020 22:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Honorable Mike Lake MP was elected to the Canadian Parliament in 2006. In 2019, Lake was re-elected to a fifth term, receiving the highest vote total out of all candidates, from all parties, across of Canada. Lake shares personal lessons on how to establish trust and find common ground with all stakeholders.
  
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• Uber's Q2 highlights COVID-19 economy shifts, worries

  06-08-2020 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Uber's financials are better suited to be an economic barometer instead of any fundamental analysis.
  
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• Return of the sovereign cloud

  06-08-2020 22:33 via zdnet.com
  
  There is increasing interest in national cybersecurity as the line between military, economic, and diplomatic conflict blurs. The role that cloud computing plays as part of every nation’s critical infrastructure is once again under scrutiny.
  
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• With Sprint merger closed, T-Mobile surpasses AT&T as No. 2 wireless provider

  06-08-2020 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  After finalizing its merger with Sprint in the second quarter and posting solid customer growth, T-Mobile says it has officially surpassed AT&T in the wireless market.
  
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• Fortinet launches 4400F hyperscale data center, 5G firewall, reports strong Q2

  06-08-2020 22:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The FortiGate 4400F highlights how the company is leveraging its NP7 network processor to expand its portfolio.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: The first three things I noticed about Samsung's newest phone

  06-08-2020 22:12 via zdnet.com
  Some initial thoughts about the camera bump, S Pen, and larger display.
  
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• Intel investigating breach after 20GB of internal documents leak online

  06-08-2020 21:23 via zdnet.com
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Data was leaked online today by a Swiss security researcher after receiving it from an anonymous hacker.
  
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• Black Hat: Entropy - the solution to malvertising and malspam?

  06-08-2020 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  A researcher explores how entropy could be used to flag suspicious images and documents hiding malicious secrets.
  
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• Microsoft to make its Ignite IT pro show a two-part event

  06-08-2020 20:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has added a second Ignite IT pro event, slated for early 2021, to its conference calendar.
  
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• Digital capabilities offer a lifeline to small businesses during pandemic

  06-08-2020 19:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Salesforce​ surveyed over 3,600 consumers worldwide to gain a pulse check on how small businesses are navigating during the COVID-19 pandemic and what steps they can take to bring customers back.
  
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• Capital One fined $80 million for 2019 hack

  06-08-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency imposes mammoth fine for the bank's failure to secure its data in the cloud.
  
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• As Monzo flounders, arch rival Starling Bank is set to make a profit

  06-08-2020 19:21
  
  Starling Bank has dodged the coronavirus meltdown and is on the verge ofprofitability and international expansion
  
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• HPE, SAP to deliver SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud with HPE GreenLake

  06-08-2020 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  As SAP encourages customers to move to SAP S/4HANA, it's tapping HPE's as-a-service platform to give customers cloud capabilities while keeping their SAP software and data on premise.
  
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• Coronavirus: England's contact-tracing app readies for launch

  06-08-2020 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app will use QR barcode scans as well as Bluetooth handshakes to determine if users are at risk.
  
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• Fifa 21: 'Toxic behaviour' cut from goal celebrations

  06-08-2020 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players will no longer be able to use the "shushing" goal celebration to gloat and stall games.
  
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• Windows reorg brings more of the COSINE team under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay

  06-08-2020 18:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is consolidating more of Windows client, while keeping some of its Windows core work, particularly in the intelligent edge area, in its Azure organization.
  
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• Google discontinues Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL less than a year after launch

  06-08-2020 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  That leaves us with the Pixel 4A, and, eventually, the Pixel 4A (5G) and Pixel 5.
  
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• Adobe releases Acrobat web experience for Box platform

  06-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  First previewed in October, the integration will enable users to edit and collaborate on PDFs directly from Box.
  
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• Best home office furniture and tech in 2020: Herman Miller chair, LG UltraWide monitor, and more

  06-08-2020 17:38 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're setting up a home office or you've decided to upgrade your current home office for full-time work, we have great suggestions for you. We're not holding back on price in this list, but we're not going crazy either. All our suggestions are meant for a more functional, more productive work experience.
  
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• Explainable AI: A guide for making black box machine learning models explainable

  06-08-2020 17:34 via zdnet.com
  In the future, AI will explain itself, and interpretability could boost machine intelligence research. Getting started with the basics is a good way to get there, and Christoph Molnar's book is a good place to start.
  
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• Fortinet launches 4400F hyperscale data center, 5G firewall

  06-08-2020 17:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The FortiGate 4400F highlights how the company is leveraging its NP7 network processor to expand its portfolio.
  
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• TikTok twins charged over bank robbery 'prank'

  06-08-2020 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alan and Alex Stokes are accused of faking a bank robbery "to gain popularity on social media".
  
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• Sony WH-1000XM4 review: The best headphones just got better

  06-08-2020 17:00
  
  With improvements across the board, the Sony XM4s are our new favourite headphones bar none and, most importantly of all, they’re a joy to listen to
  
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• Galaxy Tab S7 Plus first look: The business device to buy for S Pen use

  06-08-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While there is not much more than the S Pen offered in the Note 20 Ultra, the Galaxy Tab S7 Plus is the device to purchase if you want to optimize your work with the S Pen. Samsung also addressed most of the problems with the Tab S6 keyboard and this tablet is built for productivity.
  
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• Samsung truly upset me and I barely have words

  06-08-2020 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Whenever new products are released, you hope the creators have thought of everything. After Samsung Unpacked, I found myself screaming. Metaphorically.
  
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• Uber to expand across UK with Autocab takeover

  06-08-2020 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move will see Uber made available in about 170 towns and cities.
  
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• Cisco alert: Four high-severity flaws in routers, switches and AnyConnect VPN for Windows

  06-08-2020 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco has disclosed four high-severity flaws, but there are no critical flaws in this month's updates.
  
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• ServiceNow's workplace safety suite integrates with Uber for Business

  06-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The integration aims to make commutes more safe and manageable as employees return to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• iOS and Android users: You're getting these new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides features

  06-08-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Google brings a bunch of new features, like Microsoft Office editing and Smart Compose, to its G Suite apps on mobile.
  
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• Which are the most socially connected US states?

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Even though we love to hate and hate to love social media, it is a huge part of our lives. And some US states are far more socially connected than others.
  
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• Tech spending amid remote work holding up well, according to Coupa

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Coupa Business Spend Index shows some stability as companies dump business travel spending and spend on contingent workforce help, tech and shipping and freight.
  
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• Oracle's Cloud VMware Solution becomes generally available

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The customer-managed service effectively lets customers run the full VMware Cloud Foundation software stack on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  
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• Oracle updates its marketing tools for more impactful customer interactions

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest round of updates comes as Oracle focuses on selling its marketing stack as a holistic suite.
  
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• Meet the wall charger that's also a power bank

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  This is a wall charger that can charge up your phone when the power goes out, and a power bank that's always ready to go.
  
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• Looker gets Google integration capabilities in post-acquisition release

  06-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Looker's first release since its acquisition by Google Cloud sports bidirectional integration with Google Marketing Platform and tie-ins with Google Ads. The release also adds Slack integration, revamped dev tools, and important performance improvements.
  
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• Firefox gets fix for evil cursor attack

  06-08-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech support scam group found a way to abuse Firefox's previous evil cursor patch to enable new attacks.
  
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• OWC unveils Rover Pro wheels for the Mac Pro

  06-08-2020 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's wheel kit will set you back $699. The Rover Pro wheels cost $249 but are currently available at the special pre-order price of $199.
  
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• Police built an AI to predict violent crime. It was seriously flawed

  06-08-2020 13:02
  
  A Home Office-funded project that used artificial intelligence to predict gun and knife crime was found to be wildly inaccurate
  
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• The terrifying physics behind Beirut’s deadly explosion

  06-08-2020 13:00
  
  Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate detonated in the port of Beirut – here’s how it happened
  
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• Google: Here's how much we give to open source through our GitHub activity

  06-08-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's figures show its activity on open-source projects has doubled over the past five years.
  
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• How hackers could spy on satellite internet traffic with just $300 of home TV equipment

  06-08-2020 12:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Black Hat 2020: A researcher at Oxford University has demonstrated how he could gain access to sensitive information on corporate networks by targeting traffic being transmitted by satellites.
  
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• Singapore, Australia formalise digital economy pact

  06-08-2020 11:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The second Digital Economy Agreement for Singapore, the Australian pact covers several areas of cooperation including cross-border data flow, digital payments, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and digital identities.
  
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• Why wireless charging is a terrible idea

  06-08-2020 11:40 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a dark, hidden side to wireless charging that companies don't tell you about.
  
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• Why wireless charging a terrible idea

  06-08-2020 11:40 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a dark, hidden side to wireless charging that companies don't tell you about.
  
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• Hands on with the Rock Space home mesh system: for anyone with poor Wi-Fi coverage indoors

  06-08-2020 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The Rock Space mesh Wi-Fi system will make you wish you had installed a mesh system years ago.
  
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• Instagram rolls out TikTok 'rip-off' Reels

  06-08-2020 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As TikTok faces uncertainty, Instagram adds new features that will be very familiar to TikTok fans.
  
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• Smart locks opened with nothing more than a MAC address

  06-08-2020 10:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers demonstrated how remote attackers could steal UltraLoq digital keys with minimal effort.
  
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• Smart locks can be opened with nothing more than a MAC address

  06-08-2020 10:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers demonstrated how remote attackers can steal UltraLoq digital keys with minimal effort.
  
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