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• Facebook to list all WhatsApp security issues on a new dedicated website

  03-09-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  New WhatsApp web page will let users and security researchers know when Facebook engineers patched a major security hole.
  
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• Facebook explains how it will notify third-parties about bugs in their products

  03-09-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Companies have 21 days to acknowledge reports and 90 days to patch vulnerabilities; otherwise, Facebook will go public with bug details.
  
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• Cloud, telecom sales drive solid Q3 for Broadcom

  03-09-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Demand from cloud and telecom customers more than offset the expected "reset in wireless," Broadcom said.
  
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• DocuSign reports strong Q2 as revenue climbs 45%

  03-09-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  The company, which offers e-signature and digital transaction management services, continues to benefit from the shift to remote work and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Amazon intros Alexa for Residential, eyes property management firms

  03-09-2020 21:25 via zdnet.com
  The company said the service is meant to help property managers set up and manage Alexa-powered smart home devices throughout rental properties and buildings.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 first look: Improved hinge, bigger displays, and software enhancements

  03-09-2020 21:20 via zdnet.com
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• Here’s what remote workers need for their home offices

  03-09-2020 21:04 via zdnet.com
  As many Americans continue to work from home, they want the best gear for their home office.
  
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• Apple mocks people's carelessness and it's a hollow laugh

  03-09-2020 20:52 via zdnet.com
  Apple again tries to tout its stance of privacy. It wants you to laugh. But listen to the sell very carefully.
  
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• Lenovo releases first Fedora Linux ThinkPad laptop

  03-09-2020 20:39 via zdnet.com
  Fedora, Red Hat's community Linux for developers, is finally available from a mainstream PC vendor, Lenovo.
  
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• Episerver to acquire Optimizely

  03-09-2020 19:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The combination of Episerver and Optimizely "will make experimentation a mainstream business best practice and an essential part of competing and winning customers in an online world," the Optimizely CEO said.
  
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• Tony Blair: It is common sense to move toward digital IDs

  03-09-2020 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ex-PM said coronavirus vaccination records kept by government would help "restore confidence".
  
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• Meet the award-winning designers solving global challenges

  03-09-2020 17:43
  
  The Japanese architect Shohei Shigematsu believes that design has the power to make us feel better. His core ethos: good design makes people happy
  
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• Rugged smartphones don't have to be huge

  03-09-2020 17:32 via zdnet.com
  There's a tendency for rugged smartphones to be built like tanks, which makes them a pain to keep in a pocket or bag. The Blackview BV6300 Pro combines toughness with portability.
  
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• Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election

  03-09-2020 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its chief Mark Zuckerberg says he is worried about "the risk of civil unrest across the country".
  
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• MSI launches its first business laptop featuring Intel's new Tiger Lake processors

  03-09-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While adding the Summit family to its lineup of gaming and content creation laptops, the company has also updated its Prestige and Modern series and added a Stealth gaming notebook with the latest 11th-generation Intel Core CPUs.
  
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• European ISPs report mysterious wave of DDoS attacks

  03-09-2020 16:51 via zdnet.com
  Over the past week, multiple ISPs in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands reported DDoS attacks that targeted their DNS infrastructure.
  
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• Facebook to ban political ads, limit content sharing on Messenger ahead of 2020 election

  03-09-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The social network is trying to ease fears that its platform has become a tool for spreading Russian propaganda, starting with the 2016 US presidential election.
  
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• New Python-scripted trojan malware targets fintech companies

  03-09-2020 15:56 via zdnet.com
  PyVil RAT is capable of keylogging, taking screenshots and more - and the those behind it have gone to great lengths to keep it as under the radar as possible.
  
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• MIT SCRAM: a new analysis platform for prioritizing enterprise security investments

  03-09-2020 15:02 via zdnet.com
  The platform shows that data analysis can provide actionable insight for enterprise security.
  
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• Lenovo debuts new hyperconverged systems with Nutanix, Microsoft and VMware

  03-09-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The expanded HCI lineup should help organizations that need virtual desktop infrastructure to support remote workers.
  
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• Cisco, ServiceNow announce integration for workplace contact tracing

  03-09-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The companies said they will integrate Cisco's indoor location services platform, DNA Spaces, with ServiceNow's contact tracing and workplace safety application.
  
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• Facebook-Oculus login rift grows as sales stop in Germany

  03-09-2020 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as a German regulator criticises the requirement for Oculus users to have a Facebook login.
  
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• Vulcan Cyber study finds serious problems with vulnerability management

  03-09-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Cyber criminals don't need to invent new ways to breach IT systems — the easiest ways are by known vulnerabilities because enterprises are far behind in remediation — and they don't even know it.
  
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• Western Digital rolls out high-security SSD for the entertainment industry

  03-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new G-Technology ArmorLock encrypted NVMe SSD was designed to offer professionals a high-performance drive that's highly secure but still easy to use.
  
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• What is the quantum internet? Everything you need to know about the weird future of quantum networks

  03-09-2020 13:55 via zdnet.com
  Scientists around the world are working on a quantum internet to communicate by teleportation. But what is the quantum internet, when will it be ready, and who will be using it?
  
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• An LG executive dumped Google's Chrome for a surprising reason

  03-09-2020 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Why do people change browsers? Not too many, I suspect, for this reason. And wait, isn't Chrome the default browser on most LG gadgets?
  
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• SpaceX applies for rural broadband funding, gets ready for next Starlink launch

  03-09-2020 13:38 via zdnet.com
  SpaceX applies for the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, but it still has some obstacles to clear as it gears up to launch another 60 Starlink satellites on Thursday.
  
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• NSA surveillance exposed by Snowden ruled unlawful

  03-09-2020 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whistleblower Edward Snowden tweets he feels vindicated by the ruling from the US Court of Appeals.
  
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• Inter: a ‘low bar’ kit for Magecart credit card skimmer attacks on e-commerce websites

  03-09-2020 13:03 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say that any attacker with a “little cash to burn” can join the attack trend.
  
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• Apple 27-inch iMac, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Google Pixel 4a, and more: ZDNet's reviews round-up

  03-09-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  From Apple's latest Intel-based iMac to Google's new compact handset and Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note, here's the gear we tested in August.
  
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• Patch now: Cisco warns Jabber IM client for Windows has a critical flaw

  03-09-2020 12:06 via zdnet.com
  Patch now before attackers learn how to strike your remote workers with rigged messages.
  
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• Developers: These are the unexpected programming language that pay the most

  03-09-2020 11:46 via zdnet.com
  Programming languages that are old and unpopular still earn freelance developers the best rates.
  
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• Developers: These are the programming languages that pay the most

  03-09-2020 11:46 via zdnet.com
  Programming languages that are old and unpopular still earn freelance developers the best rates.
  
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• WordPress File Manager plugin flaw causing website hijack exploited in the wild

  03-09-2020 11:29 via zdnet.com
  The critical vulnerability has been utilized in hundreds of thousands of attacks.
  
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• Is this the future of portable smartphone charging?

  03-09-2020 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Do you want a power bank that recharges quickly and has a long lifespan?
  
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• Chargeasap Flash: Is this the future of portable smartphone charging?

  03-09-2020 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Do you want a power bank that recharges quickly and has a long lifespan?
  
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• Former IT director gets jail time for selling government's Cisco gear on eBay

  03-09-2020 10:52 via zdnet.com
  Former Horry County IT security director sentenced to two years in federal prison.
  
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• Singapore gathers global energy firms to seek out new innovation for sector

  03-09-2020 09:54 via zdnet.com
  Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips have joined hands with Enterprise Singapore in their call for startups to pitch and testbed digital solutions to help resolve challenges in their sector, specifically, around robotics, sustainability, work flow, and asset management.
  
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• Qualcomm brings 5G to Always On, Always Connected PCs with debut of Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2

  03-09-2020 09:30 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm believes 5G is crucial to ongoing innovation in the connectivity space in light of COVID-19.
  
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• Your Apple Watch could soon tell you if you’ve got coronavirus

  03-09-2020 07:00
  
  Millions of people are already wearing smart devices that can measure heart rates, sleep patterns and oxygen saturations. They might also tell us when we’re getting ill
  
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• The ladder is no more. Here’s how to navigate a ‘squiggly’ career path

  03-09-2020 07:00
  
  The world of work has changed, and career progression is no longer linear
  
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• How companies should be redesigning offices for a post-pandemic world

  03-09-2020 07:00
  
  Workplaces are being redesigned with coronavirus in mind, and the walls are coming back up
  
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• Bees could teach humans a thing or two about social distancing

  03-09-2020 07:00
  
  Bees have all kinds of tricks to stop diseases getting into the hive. But if one gets infected, it's time to for its neighbours to drag it to its death
  
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• ACCC partners with five overseas counterparts to tackle global competition concerns

  03-09-2020 05:22 via zdnet.com
  
  It will work with watchdogs in the UK, US, Canada, and New Zealand on competition issues like those in the digital tech giants space.
  
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• ACCC partners with five overseas agencies to tackle global competition concerns

  03-09-2020 05:22 via zdnet.com
  
  It will work with watchdogs in the UK, US, Canada, and New Zealand on competition issues like those in the digital tech giants space.
  
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• Australian government releases voluntary IoT cybersecurity code of practice

  03-09-2020 04:11 via zdnet.com
  It's based on 13 principles, and applies to all IoT devices that connect to the internet to send and receive data in Australia.
  
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• Sweeping change: Fintech committee offers 'quick wins' fix to Australian ecosystem

  03-09-2020 04:07 via zdnet.com
  The Senate committee probing fintech and regtech has made 32 recommendations. Here's everything they say could fix the problems with financial services innovation in Australia.
  
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• India blocks 118 apps including Baidu, AliPay, PUBG, WeChat Work

  03-09-2020 03:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Apps, mostly linked to China, accused of sending data outside of India and undermining its sovereignty.
  
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• Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital to develop AI for COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosis

  03-09-2020 02:44 via zdnet.com
  In a bid to help automate the process of examining chest CT scans.
  
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• Record number of online child abuse logged by police

  03-09-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 offences were logged, an increase of 16% from the previous year.
  
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