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• Red Hat and IBM announce a hybrid-cloud software marketplace

  09-09-2020 21:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Want ready-to-run programs using OpenShift Kubernetes? Red Hat and IBM have a selection of programs ready for you in the new Red Hat Marketplace.
  
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• Walmart kicks off drone delivery pilot in North Carolina

  09-09-2020 21:21 via zdnet.com
  The pilot will focus on delivering certain grocery and household items from Walmart stores using automated drones from Israeli startup Flytrex.
  
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• BLURtooth vulnerability lets attackers overwrite Bluetooth authentication keys

  09-09-2020 21:18 via zdnet.com
  All devices using the Bluetooth standard 4.0 through 5.0 are vulnerable. Patches not immediately available.
  
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• Bain & Company: Are you doing agile right?

  09-09-2020 21:11 via zdnet.com
  Sarah Elk is a partner at Bain & Company and the co-author of Doing Agile Right. Elk spoke to Ray Wang and Vala Afshar about the power of agile in transforming work, if it is implemented the right way.
  
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• Motorola advances Razr with 5G, better specs, more carriers for $1,399

  09-09-2020 21:00 via zdnet.com
  What Motorola's second version of Razr shows is that the foldable device category is maturing rapidly with broader availability.
  
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• Blockchain-based Twitter competitor Twetch releases encrypted chat feature

  09-09-2020 20:13 via zdnet.com
  Twetch Chat will let you use peer-to-peer payments, securely chat with connections, and revoke permission to published chats to maintain ownership of their data.
  
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• Adoraboos: Back-to-school blockchain virtual gaming app launches for iOS and Android

  09-09-2020 20:03 via zdnet.com
  As school closures impact all 50 states and nearly two billion students worldwide, a new gaming app offers virtual learning for standardized test preparation, blockchain, social and emotional education, for all ages returning to school.
  
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• Singapore to begin nationwide distribution of COVID-19 contact tracing wearables

  09-09-2020 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Bluetooth-enabled TraceTogether Tokens will be issued free to all residents and made mandatory to facilitate check-in procedures at some venues, as the country looks to resume more activities including events with up to 250 participants.
  
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• Cybersecurity 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government

  09-09-2020 19:48 via zdnet.com
  Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
  
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• Chinese embassy calls for Twitter inquiry after porn clip liked

  09-09-2020 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese UK ambassador's account liked an adult clip as well as posts critical of Beijing.
  
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• Learn to make data-driven business decisions with this 10-course certification bundle for $40

  09-09-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Get nearly 50 hours of training withJava, SAS, SQL, and much more.
  
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• Xbox blinks first by pricing Xbox Series X ahead of Sony's PS5

  09-09-2020 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Last time around, Sony undercut its rival after waiting to go second to see what Microsoft would do.
  
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• App tells if office workers are not socially distanced

  09-09-2020 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app has been piloted at Network Rail and is now ready for use in other workplaces.
  
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• Quizlet is betting AI, machine learning can tutor students, close homework gap

  09-09-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The suite of Learning Assistant product features is available to Quizlet Plus subscribers.
  
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• Get your iPhone ready for iOS 14

  09-09-2020 16:42 via zdnet.com
  Now is the time to prepare, before you get caught up in the excitement of the new release.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 in depth: Hinge, screens, cameras, and speakers

  09-09-2020 16:15 via zdnet.com
  Samsung significantly improved the hardware design of the Z Fold 2, making it one of the most technologically advanced phones available today. In this article we take a closer look at various hardware elements.
  
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• AT&T customers can now link mobile numbers to Alexa accounts for calls on Amazon devices

  09-09-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  One of the key perks of the service is that users can make calls via their mobile number, on Alexa devices, even if their phone is turned off, out of battery or just out of reach.
  
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• #DontRemoveYoutubeCCs: Community captions 'benefit everyone'

  09-09-2020 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube is getting rid of community caption subtitles, which could be a problem for some people.
  
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• Facebook 'profits from hate' claims engineer who quit

  09-09-2020 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But the social network defends its record and denies the claims.
  
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• Stephen Hawking was wrong about AI killing humans (says robot)

  09-09-2020 14:45 via zdnet.com
  A robot pens an article and declares that artificial intelligence is our friend. But of course.
  
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• Lack of cloud expertise, controls leave APAC firms vulnerable in remote work

  09-09-2020 14:44 via zdnet.com
  With 92% of companies worldwide adopting new technologies to support remote work, those in Asia-Pacific are coming up short on cloud expertise and endpoint controls, which can leave them vulnerable to cyberattacks.
  
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• Workday launches VIBE Central, VIBE Index to measure diversity and inclusion efforts

  09-09-2020 14:30 via zdnet.com
  VIBE Central, the dashboard, and VIBE Index, a metric gauging relative performance, will put diversity and inclusion snapshots in one centralized location.
  
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• Lack of cloud expertise, controls leave APAC firms vulnerable in remote work era

  09-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  With 92% of companies worldwide adopting new technologies to support remote work, those in Asia-Pacific are coming up short on cloud expertise and endpoint controls, which can leave them vulnerable to cyberattacks.
  
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• Blue Prism adds optical character recognition, e-commerce enhancements to platform

  09-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Larry Dignan TemplateThe company is rolling out its latest digital workforce release, which includes Decipher IDP and Blue Prism DX e-commerce enhancements.
  
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• Apache Cassandra finally gets an enterprise-grade index

  09-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  In spite of its geeky name, the new “storage-attached index’ is an important step toward making Apache Cassandra more business-user friendly.
  
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• Ransomware: Huge rise in attacks this year as cyber criminals hunt bigger pay days

  09-09-2020 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Researchers warn of a seven-fold rise in ransomware attacks compared with last year alone - and attackers are continually evolving their tactics.
  
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• Two hidden iOS features that people should use more

  09-09-2020 13:53 via zdnet.com
  
  You're using your iPhone all wrong.
  
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• This digital 'nose' could make your coffee smell better and improve your cooking

  09-09-2020 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Could the next wave of smart sensors be based on the human nose? Digital olfaction startup Aryballe believes so.
  
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• Your digital privacy is under attack. Can anything be done to protect it?

  09-09-2020 13:22 via zdnet.com
  A committee from the Council of Europe is concerned with the use of technology for mass surveillance programs.
  
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• YubiKey 5C NFC: The USB security key that everyone's been waiting for

  09-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Yubico releases the world’s first security key to feature dual USB-C and NFC connections and support for multiple authentication protocols.
  
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• The USB security key that everyone has been wanting

  09-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Yubico releases the world’s first security key to feature dual USB-C and NFC connections and support for multiple authentication protocols.
  
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• Robots stumble amid COVID-19 pressure

  09-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Sales of units fell sharply, but the robots will almost certainly rise again.
  
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• Deal alert: Learn AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with this $50 cloud training bundle

  09-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Work through more than 42 hours worth of education in five professionally taught courses.
  
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• Weave Scope is now being exploited in attacks against cloud environments

  09-09-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  The legitimate cloud infrastructure monitoring tool has been added to attacker arsenals.
  
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• Some people never let BlackBerry go. Their reward? A 2021 comeback

  09-09-2020 12:53
  
  BlackBerry is back with a new BB-branded phone coming in 2021. For some people, it never went away
  
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• What is an IT manager? Everything you need to know, from IT manager salaries to how the job is changing

  09-09-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  IT managers keep everything working, day-in day-out. But there's more to the job than just that.
  
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• The world's largest digital camera has taken the first 3,200 megapixel photo

  09-09-2020 12:14 via zdnet.com
  World's largest camera is expected to be complete by mid-2021 and will start collecting images of about 20 billion galaxies.
  
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• Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 AX4200, hands-on: Affordable WiFi 6 coverage for homes and businesses

  09-09-2020 12:13 via zdnet.com
  A Wifi 6 mesh system could prove a sensible investment if you want to future-proof your home or office network for the IoT era.
  
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• Joining the dots: Why you shouldn't expect to see a new iPhone launch next week

  09-09-2020 11:50 via zdnet.com
  COVID-19 has changed everything -- even iPhone launches.
  
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• David Beckham's Guild Esports to float on London stock market

  09-09-2020 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firm wants £20m to boost performance in global online games Fortnite, CS:GO, Rocket League and Fifa.
  
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• Adobe Experience Manager, InDesign, Framemaker receive fixes for critical bugs in new update

  09-09-2020 11:25 via zdnet.com
  The worst issues can lead to code and browser-based JavaScript execution.
  
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• Google: Working with Word, Excel and Powerpoint docs on Android just got a lot easier

  09-09-2020 11:18 via zdnet.com
  G Suite update makes it easier for Docs, Sheets and Slides users to work on Office documents from Android devices.
  
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• Editing Word, Excel and Powerpoint files on Android just got a lot easier

  09-09-2020 11:18 via zdnet.com
  G Suite update makes it easier for Docs, Sheets and Slides users to work on Office documents from Android devices.
  
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• Programming languages: C++ just jumped in popularity. Here's why

  09-09-2020 10:58 via zdnet.com
  C++ is currently the fastest growing programming language in Tiobe's popularity index and it's probably due to the arrival of C++20.
  
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• Programming languages: C++ jumps in popularity as Java falls away

  09-09-2020 10:58 via zdnet.com
  C++ is currently the fastest growing programming language in Tiobe's popularity index and it's probably due to the arrival of C++20.
  
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• Lockdown comedy: How coronavirus changed stand-up

  09-09-2020 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What happens when comedians turn to virtual gigs to get their jokes heard?
  
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• Singapore readies satellite road toll system for 2021 rollout

  09-09-2020 07:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Country will begin installing its next-generation satellite-based Electronic Road Pricing system from first-half 2021, which will eliminate the need for physical gantries, though smaller versions of these still will be installed to indicate toll charges.
  
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• You met them on Zoom, now they’re in the office freaking everyone out

  09-09-2020 07:00
  
  Body language, height, weight, eye contact, and even walking styles are all things we use to judge others, but they’re also things that are rendered fairly invisible on Zoom calls.
  
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• Lie detectors are creeping into UK policing and they still don’t work

  09-09-2020 07:00
  
  Data obtained using the Freedom of Information Act reveals the opaque and inconsistent use of the polygraph machine by police forces across England and Wales. However, their use is expanding
  
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• Email is broken and this company has a plan to fix it

  09-09-2020 07:00
  
  Startup Superhuman is trying to reinvent email to become a more collaborative tool, taking on the likes of Slack in the battle for productivity
  
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