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• Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery system earns key FAA certification

  31-08-2020 23:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The certification gives Amazon the green light to begin testing customer drone deliveries in the US, bringing it up to speed with Alphabet's Wing and UPS.
  
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• Nextcloud incorporates Kaspersky antivirus security

  31-08-2020 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Nextcloud, the popular open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, now enables you to automatically scan your files for malware before they can be stored in your private cloud.
  
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• Zoom posts another stellar quarter, with revenue up 355 percent

  31-08-2020 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The video communications company once again blew past market expectations, thanks to organizations that are planning for long-term remote work needs.
  
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• Google-Facebook ditch plans to dock giant data cable in Hong Kong

  31-08-2020 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US government had expressed concerns that China might steal data carried by the cable.
  
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• Digital technology a lifeline for small business

  31-08-2020 21:03 via zdnet.com
  
  While COVID-19 will leave a lasting impression on Australian business, one of the more positive outcomes has been the rapid adoption of digital technologies within many organisations.
  
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• Mozilla research: Browsing histories are unique enough to reliably identify users

  31-08-2020 20:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Online advertisers don't need huge lists of the sites we access. Just 50-150 of our favorite sites are enough.
  
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• It's been a year since I defriended Facebook

  31-08-2020 19:52 via zdnet.com
  
  I have no plans to again gorge on the junk food of acquaintanceships.
  
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• SISR makes every cam a super-resolution device

  31-08-2020 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Of all the startling things AI systems have learned to do in the last decade, the one that seems most like magic is single image super-resolution (SISR). Essentially SISR uses AI to take a single lo-res photo and turns it into a hi-res image. Pixels from nothing!
  
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• McKinsey: 75% of Americans have changed brands during the pandemic

  31-08-2020 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Over 75% of U.S. consumers have changed shopping behavior and changed to new brands during the COVID-19 pandemic. The top three reasons for shopping for a new brand were value, availability and convenience.
  
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• Brazilian capital named worst city for Internet infrastructure improvements

  31-08-2020 18:08 via zdnet.com
  
  A new ranking examines how easy it is to implement equipment such as fiber networks in 100 cities across the Latin American country.
  
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• What's inside Cipriani's home office? A dedicated space and 8 years of continuous tweaks

  31-08-2020 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  It's changed frequently over the years, but here's mobile contributor Jason Cipriani's current home office setup.
  
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• Setting up a locked room at home for confidential work projects

  31-08-2020 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a clause in many business agreements and non-disclosures called "the locked room" clause. It mandates providing a secure space for confidential materials. With many now working from home, we take a look at how to comply with the locked room requirement at home.
  
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• Best rugged phones in 2020: Get work done in the field without a case

  31-08-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  If you work in the field and don't want to wrap your fragile glass phone in a bulky case, you should consider picking up a rugged phone that is built to withstand the elements.
  
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• Cisco warns of actively exploited IOS XR zero-day

  31-08-2020 15:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco said it discovered the attacks last week during a support case the company's support team was called in to investigate.
  
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• ERP software company Epicor sells to private equity firm CD&R

  31-08-2020 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is now the third private equity firm to take ownership of Epicor over the last decade.
  
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• Motorola One 5G eyes sub-$500 market with 4 rear cameras, two in front

  31-08-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola One 5G is likely to face off with Google's Pixel 4a 5G in what's becoming a competitive budget 5G smartphone market.
  
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• Seven Windows 10 annoyances (and how to fix them)

  31-08-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Modern technology seems calculated to make us crazy. If you use Windows 10, here are a few shortcuts to help you keep from letting the frustration send you over the edge.
  
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• TikTok owner to 'strictly' obey China's tech takeover law

  31-08-2020 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New rules mean Beijing could block the sale of the app's video recommendation engine.
  
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• HP launches new Z workstations, ZCentral virtual desktop system

  31-08-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  More power is needed at the edge of remote work for tasks like editing video, architectural design, reading medical images and crunching algorithms in the background as you read email.
  
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• Tablet sales see biggest ever drop in Brazil

  31-08-2020 13:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The number of devices sold saw a decrease of over 32% in the second quarter of 2020, according to data from IDC
  
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• Nike Metcon 6 review: almost the perfect gym shoe

  31-08-2020 13:17
  
  Nike has evolved its training shoe formula to keep you cooler when you up the intensity at the gym
  
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• Pizza topping narc tattles on gloveless employees

  31-08-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Systems designed to bring efficiencies to sectors like grocery and restaurants now doing double duty as hygiene watchdogs.
  
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• TikTok's potential sale could be impacted by China's updated export rules: Report

  31-08-2020 08:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The new export rules could potentially allow China to block the sale of TikTok to a US company.
  
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• Alleged fraud related to Commonwealth IT contracts under investigation

  31-08-2020 08:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Revealed by the Australian National Audit Office in a review that also finds the Digital Transformation Agency fell short on complying with the commonwealth procurement rules where its digital marketplace panel is concerned.
  
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• Forget Darpa. The British military is far too slow in embracing tech

  31-08-2020 07:00
  
  The most capable computer on board a UK fighting platform, the F-35 jet, can perform 400 billion operations per second. You could find better in a truck
  
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• Every Christopher Nolan film, ranked for you to disagree with

  31-08-2020 07:00
  
  Tenet is finally out. But it's not Nolan's best (at least, in our opinion)
  
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• All the gear you need for your new electric bike commute

  31-08-2020 07:00
  
  If your new normal means an e-bike commute to work, we have the kit for you
  
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• ASIC vows four-year focus on technology

  31-08-2020 05:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The financial services regulator has laid out its technology-related priorities through 2024, which will include putting its data to better use.
  
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• Amaysim sells energy business for AU$115m and returns to being solely a mobile brand

  31-08-2020 03:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Subscribers up, but revenue and profitability down as business sells off its energy arm to AGL.
  
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• Chinese researcher charged with destroying evidence relating to illegal transfer of US tech

  31-08-2020 03:12 via zdnet.com
  
  If convicted, the researcher could face up to 20 years of prison time.
  
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• BoM seeks ROBUST cloud and WAN partner for IT overhaul project

  31-08-2020 03:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Under the ROBUST program, the Bureau of Meteorology is looking for a cloud management platform and wide area network (WAN) partner.
  
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• Tech apparently the solution to stop harassment on NSW public transport

  31-08-2020 02:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The state government has also launched a new death notification service and upped support at schools for students with disability.
  
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• CenturyLink outage led to a 3.5% drop in global web traffic

  31-08-2020 01:25 via zdnet.com
  
  CenturyLink incident takes down Cloudflare, Reddit, Hulu, AWS, Blizzard, Steam, Xbox Live, Discord, and dozens more.
  
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• Samsung's second Pyeongtaek chip line goes live

  31-08-2020 01:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's second factory at Pyeongtaek will mass-produce EUV-based 10nm LPDDR5 DRAM.
  
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• The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

  31-08-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Duo (Phones Show Chat #587)

  31-08-2020 00:01 via zdnet.com
  
  With the retirement of the MoTR podcast, there are opportunities for participating on other shows. This week I joined Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon for an episode of Phones Show Chat.
  
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• Pixel 4a raises questions about why Google bothers with flagship phones

  31-08-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Unless you hate money, you want the 4a if you want a Pixel phone today.
  
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