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• CxO, disrupt yourself: How to prepare for a better future in the next normal

  18-08-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Whitney Johnson, one of the world's top innovation and disruption theorists, helps us to better understand how individuals and organizations can navigate through these uncertain times, by applying disruption theory to the way we work and grow.
  
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• Thunderbird e-mail client survives Mozilla layoffs

  18-08-2020 22:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite rumors to the contrary, Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client will live.
  
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• The DNC convention: A webcasting veteran weeps

  18-08-2020 20:37 via zdnet.com
  
  When a political convention becomes socially distanced, does the party know how use technology to its fullest? I asked a webcasting expert.
  
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• Speed up your home office: How to optimize your network for remote work and learning

  18-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're stuck at home with family and everyone's trying to work or study, you've probably noticed some network issues. Our comprehensive guide will help you get the most out of your network. Budget tips included, too.
  
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• Look at this hard drive data: Sales are way down but reliability is way up

  18-08-2020 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest stats from Backblaze, running over 140,000 drives in its data centers, point out some stars -- and some dogs -- among 4TB to 16TB drives.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G review: good phone, bad processor

  18-08-2020 16:20
  
  When you're spending this much money, you need a flagship phone to be perfect
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review: 5G, display, cameras, and S Pen make it the best phone for business

  18-08-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's latest Note series release offers a flagship smartphone with more improvements than last year's Note 10 series. If the S Pen is important to your daily work, the Note 20 Ultra 5G is the best phone you can buy today.
  
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• Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra: How to pre-order Samsung's latest phones

  18-08-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung has announced two new Notes. They're available to pre-order right now. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Walmart's online sales surged 97% in second quarter

  18-08-2020 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The retail giant has leveraged its scale and supply chain to ramp up e-commerce operations and its food business continues to drive results.
  
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• The 10 best smartphones of 2020: Samsung's Note 20 tops the list

  18-08-2020 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  5G is still in its infancy in the US, but low-, mid-, and high-band networks are available from all major carriers. It's not the only reason to consider our top picks, but 5G support is one reason to buy a phone and be confident keeping it for two or three years.
  
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• Macs can now be repaired by some independent shops, says Apple

  18-08-2020 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Cupertino giant has extended its repair program to cover Mac products, instead of focusing only on iPhones.
  
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• Ukraine arrests gang who ran 20 crypto-exchanges and laundered money for ransomware gangs

  18-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Gang is believed to have laundered more than $42 million in criminal proceeds.
  
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• Ransomware gang who made $42 million arrested in Ukraine

  18-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Three-months-long collaboration between cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Ukraine Cyber Police leads to rare arrest.
  
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• Nvidia bringing GeForce Now to Chromebooks to attract students

  18-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud gaming from GeForce Now is coming to Chromebooks and school district administrators may already be cringing.
  
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• Informatica buys AI startup for entity and schema matching

  18-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Informatica is acquiring GreenBay Technologies, a Wisconsin based startup that it funded to fill in a gap with its machine learning capabilities when it comes to matching data entities and the schema that represent them.
  
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• Fortnite: Epic files new injunction against Apple

  18-08-2020 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fortnite-maker Epic Games now says it faces a total ban from Apple.
  
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• VMware updates vRealize portfolio with more automation

  18-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The vRealize portfolio is also getting enhanced Kubernetes support, deeper integration with key tools and overall usability improvements.
  
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• Apple 27-inch iMac (mid-2020) review: Apple reassures Mac users with a strong update for the Intel iMac

  18-08-2020 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The challenge for Apple with this new Intel-based iMac is to reassure Mac users that it is business-as-usual -- and, on that score, the new 27-inch iMac ticks all the boxes.
  
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• Belarus has torn up the protest rulebook. Everyone should listen

  18-08-2020 13:37
  
  One messaging app helped protesters fight Alexander Lukashenko's digital blackout. Can it bring him down?
  
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• Listen up! Researchers give robots ears

  18-08-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Robot sensor packages are becoming more dynamic, and that means some robots are becoming more human.
  
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• Crisis management: Four key lessons that digital leaders need to learn

  18-08-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  For senior executives who manage complex issues on a regular basis, COVID-19 has required a rapid response like no crisis before it – here’s what business leaders can learn.
  
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• Save over $100 on the Zhiyun Crane M2 3-axis gimbal stabilizer

  18-08-2020 11:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Take your video shooting to the next level with the Zhiyun Crane M2, now with 40 percent off.
  
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• Oracle throws hat in the ring for TikTok US operations purchase: report

  18-08-2020 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The tech giant could end up competing against Microsoft.
  
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• Google Pixel 4a review: Excellence at an affordable price

  18-08-2020 11:35 via zdnet.com
  
  If you want a compact and affordable handset that's guaranteed early Android updates, don't mind a relatively small screen and appreciate the simplicity of point-and-shoot photography, Google might just have nailed it with the Pixel 4a.
  
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• The Middle East used to hate shopping online: Here's why that's changing

  18-08-2020 11:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is just one factor accelerating the emergence of e-commerce in the Middle East.
  
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• Blackview BV9900 Pro gets Android 10 update

  18-08-2020 09:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Blackview's premium BV9900 Pro equipped with a FLIR Lepton thermal camera is to get an upgrade to Android 10.
  
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• How developers are using mobile games to help save the planet

  18-08-2020 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Developers behind huge mobile games are encouraging players to think about the environment.
  
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• The military is turning to Twitch to fix its recruitment crisis

  18-08-2020 07:00
  
  The armed forces have a complicated relationship with video games – but as recruitment numbers fall the military can’t resist one more turn
  
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• The military is turning to Twitch again to fix its recruitment crisis

  18-08-2020 07:00
  
  The armed forces have a complicated relationship with video games – but as recruitment numbers fall the military can’t resist one more turn
  
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• Meet the digital nomads swapping office life for lockdown paradise

  18-08-2020 07:00
  
  As the pandemic rages on, hordes of remote workers are flocking to the ancient city of Tulum in Mexico seeking Insta-perfect beaches and speedy Wi-Fi
  
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• Meet the choreographers behind some of TikTok’s most viral dances

  18-08-2020 07:00
  
  TikTok has become the home for one artistic medium in particular: dance
  
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• US Army report says many North Korean hackers operate from abroad

  18-08-2020 06:35 via zdnet.com
  
  US Army says many North Korean hackers are actually located outside the hermit kingdom, in countries like Belarus, China, India, Malaysia, and Russia.
  
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• Newsbeat has been investigating how social media is being used to sell drugs

  18-08-2020 05:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say social media bosses would do more if it was their children dying from drugs bought this way.
  
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• ACCC and Google come to blows over new media bargaining laws

  18-08-2020 04:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Watchdog calls out Google as touting misinformation while the search giant says the new Media Bargaining Code as drafted is unworkable.
  
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• Chrome for Android to label 'Fast page' sites as Google clamps down on mixed forms

  18-08-2020 04:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Google to hand out new label based on its own metrics.
  
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• MSI Creator 15 laptop now available for digital content creatives from $1,600

  18-08-2020 04:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The smaller sibling of the Creator 17 notebook will be available in a number of configurations, featuring options like Core i9 processors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, and 4K and touchscreen displays.
  
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• Technology adoption saves Coles more than AU$250m during FY20

  18-08-2020 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  But could not prevent a 9% drop in statutory net profit after tax to AU$978 million.
  
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• Chorus chosen to build two regional NZ fibre links in West Coast and Southland

  18-08-2020 03:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The links will run from Fox Glacier to Lake Hawea, and from Te Anau to Milford Sound.
  
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• Centrelink's new data-matching approach to avoid robo-debt 2.0

  18-08-2020 03:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Still taxation office data, but this time it won't allow an algorithm to guess an annual income.
  
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• An Indigenous-owned organisation is putting First Nations people on the radar

  18-08-2020 02:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The Centre for Appropriate Technology was forced to get creative after government funding was cut.
  
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• Microsoft Flight Simulator: The entire world in a game

  18-08-2020 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest Flight Simulator title promises a near-perfect replica of the entire world.
  
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• Tracking down three billion litres of lost water

  18-08-2020 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pinpointing a leaky pipe is difficult, so water firms are deploying thousands of sophisticated sensors.
  
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• AWS makes Amazon EKS generally available on Graviton2

  18-08-2020 00:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon also announced that AWS Fargate for Amazon EKS now supports Amazon EFS.
  
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• World's largest cruise line operator discloses ransomware attack

  18-08-2020 00:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Carnival Corp says it suffered a ransomware attack on Saturday, August 15, and that hackers stole some of its data.
  
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