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• Introducing the Forrester tech sustainability framework

  21-08-2020 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Technology is often ecologically abusive in its manufacture, operation, and afterlife. Organizations in every vertical must seriously consider their role in sustainability, as it has become an important criterion for customers.
  
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• FBI and CISA warn of major wave of vishing attacks targeting teleworkers

  21-08-2020 19:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers are calling employees working from home and tricking them into accessing phishing pages for corporate domains.
  
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• ZDNet's DIY-IT 3D Printing and Desktop Fabrication Discovery series

  21-08-2020 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Whether you're new to 3D printing or an old hand, ZDNet's 3D Printing and Desktop Fabrication Discovery Series will help you understand and get the most out of these amazing, accessible technologies.
  
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• Facebook is building home robots to help you find your ringing phone

  21-08-2020 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  A new breakthrough from Facebook's AI research team could seriously improve our daily lives.
  
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• We're giving away $600 to spend at Best Buy*

  21-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Be one of three lucky winners who will each receive a $200 gift card to Best Buy. Open to US and Puerto Rico only.* Giveaway ends July 31, 2020.
  
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• Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon's retail business, to retire next year

  21-08-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Wilke has been a top executive at Amazon for 22 years and has served as the CEO of Worldwide Consumer since April 2016.
  
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• Driving test website crashes as bookings resume in England and Wales

  21-08-2020 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The website for tests in England and Wales crashes on the morning of relaunching following the lockdown.
  
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• England’s exam algorithm shambles

  21-08-2020 16:30
  
  Coming up today: Matt Burgess picks over the fallout from the A-level algorithm debacle, Matt Reynolds explains how breast milk is being grown in the lab Natasha meets the digital nomads swapping office life for paradise
  
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• Internet use increases among poor Brazilians

  21-08-2020 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  A greater percentage of individuals on lower incomes is shopping online and paying for streaming services during the Covid-19 outbreak, according to new research.
  
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• Ofcom broadband compensation scheme in record payout

  21-08-2020 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Providers who joined a compensation scheme paid £20.7m in the last six months of 2019 says Ofcom.
  
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• Best Samsung phones in 2020: Galaxy Note 20 5G, S20 Ultra 5G, Z Flip, and more

  21-08-2020 15:35 via zdnet.com
  Samsung continues to lead the world in smartphone market share with Huawei recently passing up Apple for the second spot. Samsung offers a range of smartphones with the A-series, S-series, Note line, and new foldable Android smartphones.
  
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• Programming language Rust: Mozilla job cuts have hit us badly but here's how we'll survive

  21-08-2020 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  No existential threat to the Rust programming language, despite major layoffs at its main sponsor, Mozilla.
  
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• iPhone and iPad photos permanently wiped, as Adobe bungles iOS Lightroom app update

  21-08-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Lightroom iOS users learn a hard lesson in backing up photos, but Adobe doesn't even offer an offline back-up option.
  
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• Windows 10 20H2 opens for business testing: It'll be 'remarkably fast update', says Microsoft

  21-08-2020 12:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses running Windows 10 2004 can now try Microsoft's fast enablement package for Windows 10 2009 upgrade.
  
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• Back in business: How pubs, gyms and holiday parks have been preparing to welcome back guests

  21-08-2020 12:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Leisure and hospitality businesses have been working tirelessly to get customers back through their doors since lockdown restrictions eased in the UK - with technology the driving force.
  
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• OnePlus meant to screw Samsung. Instead, it screwed itself

  21-08-2020 12:30
  
  OnePlus went from flagship killer to flagship maker, and the change in strategy hasn’t paid off
  
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• AI may not predict the next pandemic, but big data and machine learning can fight this one

  21-08-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  In Spain, a new observatory processes epidemiological, mobility and environmental data to manage COVID.
  
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• Uber ex-security boss accused of covering up hack attack

  21-08-2020 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joseph Sullivan has been charged with obstruction of justice in the US over a 2016 data breach.
  
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• Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's: How their digital strategies paid off

  21-08-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Retailing's big guns, Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe's, reported stellar sales growth as a COVID-19 playbook for omnichannel digital strategy emerges.
  
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• Few Singaporeans able to identify all phishing email: survey

  21-08-2020 11:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Some 66% of consumers in Singapore are aware of phishing attacks, but just 4% can correctly identify all phishing email in an online survey conducted for Cyber Security of Singapore.
  
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• Emergency order keeps Uber, Lyft running in California

  21-08-2020 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The courts have offered some breathing space in the driver employee classification battle.
  
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• DARPA, Arm agree partnership for research access to processor designs, IP

  21-08-2020 10:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The three-year deal revolves around the creation of a new access framework.
  
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• Robo-chameleon tongue's high speed grab and other news

  21-08-2020 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Alibaba tells Trump we 'support American brands'

  21-08-2020 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comments from the online retail giant's boss come as the firm saw sales jump in the wake of the pandemic.
  
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• We asked TikTokers why they’re pretending to be Holocaust victims

  21-08-2020 07:00
  
  TikTok users are applying make-up to make themselves look emaciated and acting out scenes where they play Holocaust victims arriving in heaven. What?
  
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• MPs slam UK data regulator for failing to protect people’s rights

  21-08-2020 07:00
  
  The Information Commissioner’s Office has not taken action against the government on key data protection issues during the pandemic, a group of 20 MPs has said
  
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• Inside the illegal Airbnb nightclubs wreaking havoc on London

  21-08-2020 07:00
  
  Short-term rental listings across London are being turned into illegal pop-up nightclubs that risk aiding the spread of coronavirus
  
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• News publishers fight tech giants for better deals

  21-08-2020 06:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple and Google face pressure from news providers who want a greater share of revenue for their content.
  
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• Company formerly known as Vodafone Australia ends first half once again in the red

  21-08-2020 06:36 via zdnet.com
  
  On a standalone basis, profits from the former Vodafone Hutchinson Australia were once again wiped out by financing costs.
  
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• KT to expand South Korea's free public Wi-Fi availability

  21-08-2020 06:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The government plans to install 41,000 free public Wi-Fi access points by 2022.
  
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• Call of Duty: The twins who 'stole' grandad's internet now playing for millions

  21-08-2020 04:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradley and Matthew Marshall, (AKA Skrapz and Wuskin) on the Call of Duty World Championships.
  
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• 14 Aussie tech firms rally against government's lack of focus on startups

  21-08-2020 04:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies aren't giving up their fight to have their concerns with the R&D Bill heard.
  
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• COVID-19 pushed Suncorp to accelerate digital as ongoing business profit drops

  21-08-2020 04:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Insurance and banking business units down by over a third while New Zealand remained steady.
  
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• New Zealand Fibre Max plans seeing 10% drop in speeds

  21-08-2020 03:49 via zdnet.com
  South Island continues to get the raw end of the deal, with almost twice the drop in speeds to those seen in the North Island.
  
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• Modernisation and upping cyber compliance on the agenda for Geoscience Australia

  21-08-2020 02:52 via zdnet.com
  The government agency plans to make security upgrades that are in line with the Essential Eight and keep digital transformation a priority.
  
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• ASIC takes former ANZ-owned RI Advice to court over inadequate cybersecurity

  21-08-2020 02:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Previously owned by ANZ Bank, RI Advice Group has been hauled to court by the financial services watchdog over failure to have adequate cybersecurity systems in place.
  
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• University of Utah pays $457,000 to ransomware gang

  21-08-2020 02:19 via zdnet.com
  
  University officials restored from backups, but they had to pay the ransomware gang to prevent them from leaking student data.
  
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• Stress, burnout and redundancy: Tough times in IT

  21-08-2020 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More staff working from home means more work for IT staff, but many face uncertainty over their jobs.
  
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• Microsoft brings Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 to Windows 10 1903 and 1909

  21-08-2020 00:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is easing the requirement for WSL2. Instead of only working on Windows 10 2004 or higher, WSL also is now available for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 users.
  
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• Instacart discloses security incident caused by two contractors

  21-08-2020 00:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Instacart says two employees at a third-party support vendor accessed "more shopper profiles than was necessary."
  
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