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• Nvidia's acquisition of Arm strengthens its ecosystem, brings economies of scale to the cloud, expansion to the edge

  14-09-2020 22:11 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia is after a double bottom line in the AI chip market: Better performance and better economics. Arm's acquisition helps with the economies of scale in the data center and expands Nvidia's footprint to the edge
  
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• Surface Duo is a productivity revelation, not a form factor revolution

  14-09-2020 21:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Android handset elevates the long-tried dual-screen handset to a new height with a slim design, differentiated usage modes, and wide screens. While it offers more work area than mainstream market leaders while costing less than folding flagships, it must confront a future of more affordable folding displays.
  
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• FBI says credential stuffing attacks are behind some recent bank hacks

  14-09-2020 20:48 via zdnet.com
  The FBI is raising a sign of alarm about the rising number of credential stuffing attacks targeting financial institutions.
  
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• Nvidia chief: ARM is a technology jewel

  14-09-2020 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Nvidia explains why he is buying UK chip designer ARM in a $40bn deal.
  
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• LG Wing smartphone has a swivel screen

  14-09-2020 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The main screen of the Wing phone rotates out to reveal a second, smaller one underneath.
  
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• TikTok: Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be app's partner

  14-09-2020 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The American database specialist says a tie-up plan has been submitted to the US government.
  
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• Google sets virtual Pixel, Chromecast event for Sept. 30

  14-09-2020 18:53 via zdnet.com
  The invite-only virtual event, dubbed Launch Night In, will focus on the company's new Chromecast, smart speaker and latest Pixel phones.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 review: Foldable perfection nearly achieved

  14-09-2020 18:03 via zdnet.com
  After a couple of weeks with the new Z Fold 2, it's clear Samsung is leading the industry in smartphone innovation. Everything but S Pen support is packed into this new device, and you can now toss out that small tablet, too.
  
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• Verizon acquires Tracfone in $6.25 billion deal

  14-09-2020 17:15 via zdnet.com
  Strategically, Verizon said the deal aligns with its growth oriented network-as-a-service strategy.
  
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• With TikTok, Oracle hopes its cloud infrastructure business goes viral

  14-09-2020 17:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Can reference customers like TikTok and Zoom make Oracle Cloud Infrastructure more palatable to enterprises? Oracle think so.
  
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• Coronavirus: 18,000 test results published by mistake

  14-09-2020 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Full names were not published, but people living in care homes are more at risk of being identified.
  
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• Oracle Cloud Guard, Maximum Security Zones now available

  14-09-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The two offerings are designed to simplify cloud security management and align with Oracle's focus of bringing more automation to the cloud.
  
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• CISA: Chinese state hackers are exploiting F5, Citrix, Pulse Secure, and Exchange bugs

  14-09-2020 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  CISA says attacks have started a year ago and some have been successful.
  
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• DeepMind's AI is helping to re-write the rules of the chess

  14-09-2020 16:42 via zdnet.com
  DeepMind's researchers are letting AlphaZero play with different rules to find out how to improve the game.
  
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• Zerologon attack lets hackers take over enterprise networks: Patch now

  14-09-2020 16:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft patches one of the most severe bugs ever reported to the company.
  
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• Ransomware: This essential step could help you make it through an attack

  14-09-2020 15:58 via zdnet.com
  New advice from the National Cyber Security Centre urges businesses to have an incident response plan in place - even if they think they're unlikely to fall victim to hackers.
  
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• Nvidia's $40 billion Arm bet all about data centers, edge computing, AI

  14-09-2020 15:24 via zdnet.com
  The Nvidia-Arm combination is compelling on multiple fronts and could be "a first class data center platform" but now the parties just need regulators to buy into the deal.
  
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• Online retail sales slow down in August after massive spike during pandemic

  14-09-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Adobe's latest digital economy data shows that online shopping activity declined in August as more physical stores opened up across the US.
  
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• TikTok: What is Oracle and why does it want the video-sharing app?

  14-09-2020 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The database technology firm has roots in US government intelligence.
  
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• COVID cybercrime: Ten disturbing statistics to keep you awake tonight

  14-09-2020 14:16 via zdnet.com
  Nine out of 10 coronavirus domains are scams. Half a million Zoom accounts are for sale on the Dark Web. Brute-force attacks are up 400 percent. And there's more. So much more.
  
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• COVID cybercrime: 10 disturbing statistics to keep you awake tonight

  14-09-2020 14:16 via zdnet.com
  Nine out of 10 coronavirus domains are scams. Half a million Zoom accounts are for sale on the Dark Web. Brute-force attacks are up 400%. And there's more. So much more.
  
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• Covid-19 prompts sharp decline in Q2 cell phone sales in Brazil

  14-09-2020 14:03 via zdnet.com
  Sales collapse due to supply chain challenges and a general lack of interest from consumers amid the public health emergency.
  
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• Vast majority of cyber-attacks on cloud servers aim to mine cryptocurrency

  14-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Cyber-attacks on cloud systems spiked 250% from 2019 to 2020.
  
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• OnePlus buds seized as 'fake Apple AirPods' by US customs

  14-09-2020 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials seize 2,000 "counterfeit Apple" products despite clear branding from competitor OnePlus.
  
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• Coronavirus fears are destroying Ring doorbells

  14-09-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  The smart doorbells were designed to be pressed with soft, squishy fingers, not hard, unyielding metal objects.
  
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• Manage Windows Servers? Don't skip August 2020 Patch Tuesday

  14-09-2020 13:34 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft patches one of the most severe bugs ever reported to the company.
  
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• Doogee S88 Pro: Rugged Android 10 smartphone with a massive battery

  14-09-2020 13:16 via zdnet.com
  This is the perfect handset for those who like big, chunky phones, need an enormous battery, or who are clumsy.
  
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• Where's the dipstick? Microsoft holograms heads to the garage

  14-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  A new partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA will make HoloLens 2 a crucial tool for mechanics.
  
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• Apple One free with every iPhone: The services strategy to destroy Android

  14-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The new iPhone has to become a perceived perk of Apple One and Apple Card membership, not the other way around.
  
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• TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour

  14-09-2020 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oracle is now the favourite to take over US operations of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
  
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• Google says its carbon footprint is now zero

  14-09-2020 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology giant has also pledged to be using only carbon-free energy by 2030.
  
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• ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to US firm Nvidia

  14-09-2020 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new owner of the Cambridge-based chip designer has promised to keep its headquarters in the UK.
  
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• US citizen charged with running diamond Ponzi scheme, cryptocurrency scam

  14-09-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  The operator claimed to have $25 million in diamond ‘stock’.
  
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• Zerologon attack lets hackers take over enterprise networks

  14-09-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  If you're managing enterprise Windows Servers, don't skip on the August 2020 Patch Tuesday.
  
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• Singapore distributes Covid contact-tracing tokens

  14-09-2020 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government hopes the Bluetooth tokens will make it easier to control the spread of the virus.
  
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• DeFi SushiSwap creator returns $14m in ETH to project after causing coin crash

  14-09-2020 11:01 via zdnet.com
  Chef Nomi says they are sorry for wreaking havoc by cashing out $14 million without warning.
  
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• New BlindSide attack uses speculative execution to bypass ASLR

  14-09-2020 10:04 via zdnet.com
  New BlindSide technique abuses the CPU's internal performance-boosting feature to bypass OS security protection.
  
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• Infosys acquires GuideVision in European services push

  14-09-2020 10:04 via zdnet.com
  GuideVision’s SnowMirror enterprise tech will also be added to the Infosys portfolio.
  
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• The science behind Adidas’s new world-record running shoe

  14-09-2020 07:00
  
  Almost every running shoe company is building carbon-fibre plates into its top-end trainers. Adidas has done something different – it's created energy rods
  
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• My weird, nostalgic quest to hunt down a lost online fruit game

  14-09-2020 07:00
  
  As a kid, I vividly remember playing a 2D chat game full of colourful characters with fruit for heads. So why has it seemingly vanished without a trace?
  
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• Covid-19 has shown how easy it is to automate white-collar work

  14-09-2020 07:00
  
  The main barriers to automation were never technological, they were cultural
  
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• Banks aren’t dealing with financial abuse. Monzo has an answer

  14-09-2020 07:00
  
  Reports of financial and economic abuse have risen during the pandemic – and banks need to be better at dealing with the problem
  
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• NSW government's QR code check-in system for COVID-19 contact tracing goes live

  14-09-2020 04:44 via zdnet.com
  The state government has also introduced a click-and-collect service for any NSW birth, death, and marriage certificates.
  
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• IBM pushes for US to limit facial recognition system exports

  14-09-2020 03:03 via zdnet.com
  Big Blue fears human rights violations and mass surveillance.
  
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• Microsoft out of race to purchase TikTok as US ban draws near

  14-09-2020 02:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle reported as being the controversial app's new 'trusted tech partner'.
  
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• It's official: Nvidia purchases Arm in $40 billion deal

  14-09-2020 02:18 via zdnet.com
  Deal to be made up of $12 billion in cash, and $21.5 billion in Nvidia stock.
  
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• Samsung is holding yet another Galaxy Unpacked event on Sept. 23 for 'Every Fan'

  14-09-2020 02:00 via zdnet.com
  It's unclear what the Galaxy Unpacked for Every Fan event will hold, but we have a guess.
  
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• Digital transformation: Put customers at the center of business partnerships says Salesforce CBO

  14-09-2020 00:00 via zdnet.com
  From Amazon and Apple to Google and Microsoft, Salesforce wants to create business partnerships that meet customers wherever they are.
  
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