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• Growth-mode digital strategy: Modernize and transform

  28-08-2020 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Growth-mode digital strategy must combine digital modernization with digital transformation to accelerate growth.
  
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• It’s never the data breach -- it’s always the cover-up

  28-08-2020 21:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The felony charges levied against former Uber CSO paints him as actively masterminding and executing a plan to cover up a major data breach. This serves as a reminder that CSOs and CISOs must consider how decisions made in the moment can be interpreted, construed, or proven to be criminal after the fact.
  
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• Cubot King Kong CS: A rugged mobile phone at a rock bottom price

  28-08-2020 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The Cubot King Kong CS is an entry level phone with the added advantage of it being durable and rugged.
  
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• The best learning management systems for education, enterprise, and small business

  28-08-2020 19:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you charged with transforming your entire learning or training program in a matter of weeks? Has COVID-19 created a new urgency for online training in your organization? Ours covers a dozen well-respected solutions that can put you on the right path.
  
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• Oura ring: Improved accuracy of wearables promises better healthcare for all

  28-08-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Oura ring's high accuracy in monitoring a person's biomedical signals might enable a prediction of a COVID-19 infection two to three days before symptoms appear.
  
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• Santander hit by online banking outage ahead of holiday weekend

  28-08-2020 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hitch comes ahead of the August bank holiday and the day millions receive their monthly salary.
  
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• Surprise! Even Google's engineers don't understand its privacy controls

  28-08-2020 18:03 via zdnet.com
  
  From their very inception, tech companies haven't been keen on privacy. They've also not been keen on making privacy controls easy. As court documents just revealed.
  
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• Best home security systems in 2020: Ring, Nest, SimpliSafe, Abode, and more

  28-08-2020 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet has brought together the best options on the market from DIY kits to full smart home setups.
  
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• Office lifts are a coronavirus logistics nightmare

  28-08-2020 16:10
  
  Natasha looks at two of the big problems with people returning to offices, Matt Reynolds examines how artificial snow is being used to save a glacier and Matt Burgess explores the troubling rise of deepfake pornography videos
  
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• Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2 review: Several refinements improve upon the original

  28-08-2020 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The orginal Mi Electric Scooter established the standard for getting around easily on a scooter. The newest Pro 2 model improves in several areas, making an efficient ride even better.
  
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• Stack Overflow reports strong growth from COVID-19 workplace changes

  28-08-2020 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home requires new collaboration tools such as Stack Overflow's Teams product, which has attracted top VC investments.
  
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• IBM hopes to power US Open's digital experiences with Watson's natural language processing

  28-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The US Open can't have fans this year so IBM is hoping it can use AI to fuel debates, experiences and even the noise in the stadium.
  
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• A new Fitbit claims to track your stress levels. Can it really do it?

  28-08-2020 12:52
  
  Fitbit's new smartwatch has stress tracking sensors on board. But what does that actually mean? And, with the world falling to bits, is there any point?
  
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• Former engineer pleads guilty to Cisco network damage, causing Webex Teams account chaos

  28-08-2020 12:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The engineer was responsible for damage that cost Cisco $2.4 million to rectify.
  
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• Apple stops Facebook app update calling out 30% sales 'tax'

  28-08-2020 11:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook claims an update flagging the in-app sales cut was rejected by Apple.
  
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• Mini robo-surgeon performs mock surgery and other news

  28-08-2020 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Commander takes its turn as Australia's most complained about telco

  28-08-2020 07:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The Vocus brand has finally cracked the 20 complaints per 10,000 services barrier.
  
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• Pandemic becomes perfect opportunity for Amazon and Reliance to battle each other

  28-08-2020 07:33 via zdnet.com
  
  A dizzy spate of business launches and acquisitions have dominated the news, but what on earth is Amazon doing by trying to invest in Reliance?
  
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• Why heading back to school isn't as big a risk as it sounds

  28-08-2020 07:00
  
  Sending children back to school will mean taking some risks, but staying at home could end up causing even more damage
  
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• We are horribly sexist to female politicians. Google data proves it

  28-08-2020 07:00
  
  Ahead of the 2019 election, a fifth of Google searches about Jo Swinson were to do with her body. Google says it has now removed related image suggestions for some sexist terms
  
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• To survive the pandemic’s doom, startups need to work together

  28-08-2020 07:00
  
  During the coronavirus pandemic, entrepreneurs have never been more alone. But it's not impossible to start building a support network if you have the right tools
  
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• The pandemic changed how everyone uses Slack

  28-08-2020 07:00
  
  Co-founder Cal Henderson shares what Slack has learned about communication as the world switches to remote working – and how our behaviour has changed
  
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• NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

  28-08-2020 06:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comments from New Zealand's finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row.
  
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• NextDC sees double digit jumps in revenue and EBTIDA over FY20

  28-08-2020 06:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Net loss widens to AU$45.2 million after company unrecognised AU$33.5 million in prior tax losses and had AU$57.7 million in finance costs.
  
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• ASX-listed DigitalX reports another blockchain-based loss for FY20

  28-08-2020 05:51 via zdnet.com
  
  During the year, the company ran some brainstorming sessions with customers, responded to tenders, and put some work into its xbullion project.
  
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• Academics bypass PINs for Visa contactless payments

  28-08-2020 05:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers: "In other words, the PIN is useless in Visa contactless transactions."
  
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• QUT develops algorithm aiming to block misogyny from Twitter

  28-08-2020 03:39 via zdnet.com
  
  With people just not being awful failing to work, researchers are using machine learning to detect and block online abuse towards women on social media.
  
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• Sony Australia suffers loss and warns of COVID-19 uncertainty for coming year

  28-08-2020 03:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Having experienced gross revenue declines in months for the coming year already.
  
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• Elon Musk confirms Russian hacking plot targeted Tesla factory

  28-08-2020 02:47 via zdnet.com
  
  A Russian hacker tried to recruit a Tesla employee working for the company's factory in Sparks, Nevada.
  
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• Mobile users still 'ripped off' by operators says Which?

  28-08-2020 02:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some customers are still paying full price for contracts even after they paid off expensive phones.
  
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• New Zealand Stock Exchange suffers day four disruption following DDoS attacks

  28-08-2020 02:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The NZX was hoping to open on Friday but says it's experiencing connectivity issues resembling attacks from earlier in the week.
  
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• Seaweed: The food and fuel of the future?

  28-08-2020 00:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.
  
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