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• PCs, desks lead uncertain back-to-school buying season

  17-08-2020 23:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Parents are flying blind as school districts are changing COVID-19 pandemic plans up to the first day of school, according to NRF survey.
  
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• Prime Day 2020? Amazon kicks off huge sale with deals on 38 Amazon devices

  17-08-2020 22:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Uh, did Amazon quietly kick off Prime Day 2020 in the US? It sure looks like it.
  
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• American Express acquires fintech company Kabbage

  17-08-2020 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Kabbage is known for its range of financial services for small businesses, including tools for online bill payment and cash flow visualization.
  
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• Red Hat takes Kubernetes to the cloud's edge

  17-08-2020 21:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat agrees that edge computing is the future and it's getting ready for this next stage in cloud computing with its latest OpenShift release.
  
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• Surface Duo: Where's the keyboard case?

  17-08-2020 20:49 via zdnet.com
  
  A simple accessory would help define the device's identity.
  
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• AI-based traffic management gets green light

  17-08-2020 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Technology convergence allows for safer automated traffic lights with less waiting.
  
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• Donald Trump joins TikTok rival Triller

  17-08-2020 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president has published four videos but has only 11,000 followers.
  
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• Microsoft's Control Flow Guard comes to Rust and LLVM compilers

  17-08-2020 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Clang and rustc compilers can now compile CFG-enabled Windows binaries.
  
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• Who is responsible for responsible AI?

  17-08-2020 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Accountability in AI is a tricky topic. The key is for companies to build and deploy responsible AI systems from the get go, to minimize overall risk, preempt your AI system from performing in an illegal, unethical, or unintended way.
  
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• Intel: Data bandwidth, sparsity are the two biggest challenges for AI chips

  17-08-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The movement of data into and out of the processor is the biggest challenge for AI chips, but sparsity looms as an even greater challenge, according to Intel engineers.
  
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• Microsoft outlines its IE, legacy Edge phase-out timetable

  17-08-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will begin the gradual phase-out of IE11 by ending Teams support for it this fall. Microsoft will stop providing security updates for the desktop version of legacy Edge after next March.
  
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• There’s a growing blind spot for your security team during the pandemic: IoT devices

  17-08-2020 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses may not be able to dictate what devices employees keep on their home networks, there are still many options available to IT departments to protect company assets.
  
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• StarHub to turn on 5G experience for some customers

  17-08-2020 19:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Available as an early trial access, the Singapore telco's 5G connectivity will be automatically pushed to customers on its Mobile+ and Biz+ plans across 53% of the island's populated areas, where its 5G signals currently reach.
  
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• Crypto-mining worm steal AWS credentials

  17-08-2020 18:44 via zdnet.com
  
  TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials.
  
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• Think tech partners, not vendors

  17-08-2020 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The days of technology buyers treating their tech providers as "vendors" are gone. Learn the mutual benefits of treating your technology providers as partners.
  
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• Huawei ban expanded to include foreign-made chips using US tech

  17-08-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  US government says its move to restrict the Chinese tech giant from accessing chips made by foreign manufacturers using US technology aims to "impede" Huawei's attempts to circumvent earlier controls by going through third parties.
  
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• TCL 10 5G review: Excellent specs, build and performance for the price

  17-08-2020 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The TCL 10 5G's specification, build quality, performance and battery life are all impressive given the price. However, it's shown up in some areas by its (4G) 10 Pro​ stablemate, while the OnePlus Nord offers even better value for money as a mid-range 5G phone.
  
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• Kyvol Cybovac E31 robot vacuum hands-on: Excellent mopping, poor app mapping

  17-08-2020 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The Kyvol Cybovac E31 a nice, low-profile, two-in one sweeping and mopping robot with an easy-to-connect app.
  
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• How to uninstall Chrome, Safari, and other built-in apps? OMG, you can't!

  17-08-2020 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Forget Microsoft Edge. This conspiracy goes much deeper. I can't even uninstall the Chess game on my MacBook Pro. Why is nobody screaming about this?
  
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• Samsung DeX 101: Turn a Galaxy phone or tablet into your primary computer

  17-08-2020 16:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's Galaxy smartphones are extremely powerful, and with the DeX platform, these phones can power a desktop experience that includes productivity, creativity, and communication applications.
  
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• The best laptop docking stations: Your essential accessory for working from home

  17-08-2020 16:36 via zdnet.com
  
  There's never been a better time to upgrade your work-from-home setup with a docking station that transforms your laptop into a more comfortable working environment. Here's what you should look for.
  
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• IBM unveils its first seven-nanometre chip for next-generation hybrid cloud computing

  17-08-2020 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's new processor will significantly improve the efficiency of business workloads.
  
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• IBM unveils first seven-nanometre chip for next-generation hybrid cloud computing

  17-08-2020 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's new processor will significantly improve the efficiency of business workloads.
  
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• Mobile app usage booms during COVID-19, says App Annie

  17-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  At a high level, consumers spent 1.6 trillion hours on mobile in the first half of 2020 with a 220% increase in time spent in business apps.
  
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• Galaxy Note 20 has the most complete S Pen to date, Samsung says

  17-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The S Pen and Samsung Notes in the new Galaxy Note 20 devices are the most complete to date, thanks to Samsung's focus on fundamentals, company exec says.
  
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• Jabra Evolve2 85 business headset review: Extensive Microsoft Teams integration, 10 mics, and 37 hours battery

  17-08-2020 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  While Bose and Sony dominate the conversation for ANC cans providing outstanding music experiences, Jabra is focused on making the best headsets for business. The new Evolve2 85 headset provides extensive Teams support, has outstanding battery life, and 10 mics for high quality speech performance.
  
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• Why buy AirPods? Great earbuds don't have to cost $250

  17-08-2020 13:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's AirPods and AirPods Pro have become synonymous with quality earbuds, but you can grab the high-quality Soundcore Life Dot 2 earbuds for under $50.
  
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• AutoX corners Shanghai self-driving taxi market

  17-08-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Company is expanding faster than Google and Uber thanks to moxie and smart partnerships.
  
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• Ritz London suspects data breach, fraudsters pose as staff in credit card data scam

  17-08-2020 12:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Scammers phoned guests to “confirm” their credit card details for reservations.
  
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• Elephants vs trains: This is how AI helps ensure they don't collide

  17-08-2020 12:10 via zdnet.com
  
  An acoustic detector developed using machine learning helps stop elephants getting hit by trains in India.
  
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• Zendure SuperTank Pro: Sneak peek at the world's best power bank

  17-08-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The world's best power bank is getting an upgrade.
  
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• Controversial facial recognition tech firm Clearview AI inks deal with ICE

  17-08-2020 11:21 via zdnet.com
  
  $224,000 has been spent on Clearview licenses by the US immigration and customs department.
  
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• What makes China's social media apps so unique?

  17-08-2020 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Beckett looks at some of the popular social media apps you might not have heard of.
  
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• US regulators settle with CenturyLink over anti-competition violations

  17-08-2020 09:42 via zdnet.com
  
  CenturyLink allegedly flouted court orders designed to stop anti-competitive behavior linked to the merger with Level 3.
  
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• DBS Bank looks to train 3,000 employees in AI with AWS partnership

  17-08-2020 08:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore bank will run online tutorials for DBS employee to pick up fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning, so they can eventually programme their own autonomous race car for the AWS DeepRacer league.
  
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• Australian tech unicorns say R&D scheme misses the mark

  17-08-2020 08:12 via zdnet.com
  Atlassian and Canva want the federal government to help startups emerge from COVID-19 to help rebuild Australia's economy.
  
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• Inside Facebook’s new power grab

  17-08-2020 07:00
  
  From cables to internet cafes, Mark Zuckerberg is leaving his mark on the global South
  
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• Huawei’s Sound X is better than the HomePod. But there’s a problem

  17-08-2020 07:00
  
  Huawei’s first streaming speaker is an audiophile bargain and not just another HomePod clone
  
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• Cruise ships are back. Welcome aboard the voyage of the damned

  17-08-2020 07:00
  
  Broke and faced with a PR nightmare, cruise companies battered by coronavirus have found the perfect solution: voyages that go absolutely nowhere
  
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• COVIDSafe app being used in Victoria to double check manual tracers

  17-08-2020 05:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Far from digital sunscreen, the app is being used to validate the work of manual tracers.
  
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• Google labels Australia's news media bargaining code as 'unfair'

  17-08-2020 03:31 via zdnet.com
  It said the regulation is putting the way Aussies search every day on Google at risk and that it will do everything it possibly can to get the proposal changed.
  
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• Kogan continued to grow net profit during FY2020

  17-08-2020 03:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The company also saw its active customer base increase by around 580,000 during the financial year.
  
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• Real time GP data to be used for Australian COVID-19 management

  17-08-2020 03:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre, the project will compile data from 500 practices to map the impact of the pandemic on the country's health system.
  
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• UniSA decodes history of Hallett Cove using 3D models and virtual reality

  17-08-2020 02:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Giving access to 17 key geological sites that are home to some of Australia's oldest Aboriginal artefacts.
  
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• Commonwealth racks up AU$34 million robo-debt legal bill

  17-08-2020 02:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The federal opposition is still calling for a Royal Commission.
  
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• This surprise Linux malware warning shows that hackers are changing their targets

  17-08-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The old assumptions about the security are wrong and will need updating, fast.
  
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