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• Firefox bug lets you hijack nearby mobile browsers via WiFi

  18-09-2020 23:17 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla says users should update as soon as possible to Firefox v79 for Android.
  
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• Linux Foundation launches new entry-level IT certification

  18-09-2020 22:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Like it or not, certifications are important for getting ahead in technology. The Linux Foundation wants to help by launching a new, entry-level certification: The Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA).
  
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• How do we know AI is ready to be in the wild? Maybe a critic is needed

  18-09-2020 22:04 via zdnet.com
  Can the paradigm of adversarial AI make algorithms safer to send out into the world?
  
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• Microsoft enters the final stretch with Windows 10 20H2

  18-09-2020 19:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is putting the Windows 10 20H2 feature update through its near-final paces, rolling out what's likely the 'October 2020' update to Release Preview Ring testers.
  
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• Spammers use hexadecimal IP addresses to evade detection

  18-09-2020 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Links in spam emails looked like http://0xD83AC74Einstead of "domain.com."
  
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• PS5 vs Xbox Series X: How do they compare?

  18-09-2020 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who will win the console war this Christmas? We take a look at the new Xbox and Playstation.
  
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• Tech Tent: ARM, TikTok and the battle for tech supremacy

  18-09-2020 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two tech giants caught up in the trade war between the US and China.
  
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• Have we found evidence of alien life?

  18-09-2020 16:51
  
  Coming up today: Have we found evidence of alien life? Plus how banks are tackling financial abuse, and holidays in the time of Covid
  
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• This Raspberry Pi-powered AI helps robots to sort through your recycling

  18-09-2020 16:14 via zdnet.com
  A team of engineers built an AI system based on a Raspberry Pi to automate recycling.
  
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• When is Prime Day 2020? Everything we know so far about Amazon's big sale

  18-09-2020 16:04 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's annual sale is coming! Here's what you need to know, plus tips and tricks on how to master Prime Day.
  
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• Google and Facebook under pressure to ban children's ads

  18-09-2020 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An open letter from academics and politicians also targets Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
  
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• Smirnoff, yay. LinkedIn, boo. How Covid-19 changed people's feelings

  18-09-2020 15:17 via zdnet.com
  The coronavirus and working from home have completely altered the way people live. It's also changed the way people feel toward certain brands, according to a comprehensive new study.
  
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• Microsoft: Now PowerShell's secrets tool preview supports Linux and macOS

  18-09-2020 15:07 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft overhauls the design of SecretManagement module for the PowerShell command-line interface.
  
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• US Commerce Department to ban TikTok and WeChat downloads starting Sept. 20

  18-09-2020 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The Commerce Department is enforcing the two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in early August.
  
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• Campaigners demand Google, Facebook, YouTube stop targeting ads at under 18s

  18-09-2020 14:11 via zdnet.com
  An open letter published today comes on the heels of a lawsuit accusing Google of mining child data without consent.
  
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• Microsoft Teams and OneNote bring these new features for remote learning

  18-09-2020 14:08 via zdnet.com
  More features arrive for Teams users to improve emotional connections in remote learning and education.
  
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• Iranian hacker group developed Android malware to steal 2FA SMS codes

  18-09-2020 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware could steal 2FA SMS codes for Google accounts. Also contained vague functionality to do the same for Telegram and various social networks.
  
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• Twitter beefs up security for US election candidates

  18-09-2020 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social network has activated password reset protections and is demanding stronger passwords.
  
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• 98% of mayors surveyed believe this disheartening projection

  18-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Mayors' experiences are strikingly aligned in spite of deep divisions in the country.
  
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• Police launch homicide inquiry after German hospital hack

  18-09-2020 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Woman dies being transferred from German hospital which is hit by hackers.
  
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• Microsoft's GitHub: CLI 1.0 is out, so you can now do GitHub tasks from the terminal

  18-09-2020 12:44 via zdnet.com
  GitHub CLI is out of beta and now available for use with GitHub Enterprise Server.
  
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• CEO of cyber fraud startup NS8 arrested for defrauding investors in $123m scheme

  18-09-2020 12:11 via zdnet.com
  Irony aside, the former executive allegedly secured millions from investors based on fake financial statements.
  
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• Mozilla wants to understand your weird YouTube recommendations

  18-09-2020 11:41 via zdnet.com
  The organization has announced a new tool to gather the data that YouTube is refusing to share.
  
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• 'We built two data centers in the middle of the pandemic'

  18-09-2020 10:55 via zdnet.com
  The IT team on the Isle of Guernsey had to build two data centers by the month of July. They didn't let a global pandemic get in the way.
  
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• You’ve not used up your holiday allowance and now it’s too late

  18-09-2020 10:14
  
  Everyone waited for the pandemic to be over to spend their holiday allowances. That was a mistake
  
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• Google’s zero carbon footprint and other tech news

  18-09-2020 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Paul Carter reports on some of the best technology news stories this week.
  
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• This CIA spy game reveals the secrets of successful teams

  18-09-2020 07:00
  
  Researcher Anita Woolley has studied what makes people work well together, so that teams become more than the sum of their parts
  
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• It’s not just testing that is failing, contact tracing is broken too

  18-09-2020 07:00
  
  The parts of England with the highest rate of infections also see some of the lowest rates of contact tracing success
  
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• Aussie Broadband chief sees a path for 1Gbps to be available to half the NBN

  18-09-2020 05:35 via zdnet.com
  If NBN extends gigabit speed options to fibre to the curb, Aussie Broadband managing director Phil Britt has said that'll make it available to half of NBN's fixed footprint.
  
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• Cloudflare and Internet Archive team up to make sure websites never fully go offline

  18-09-2020 03:40 via zdnet.com
  Websites that use Cloudflare Always Online can have their URLs automatically archived with Wayback Machine.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 design team focused on harmonious look

  18-09-2020 03:02 via zdnet.com
  Samsung wanted the cover display, main display, hinge, and body of the foldable phone to look aesthetically harmonious, without forgoing usability, its design team says.
  
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• Olympic Broadcasting Service aims to set sport streaming benchmark with Alibaba

  18-09-2020 02:35 via zdnet.com
  Hosted on the Alibaba cloud, the broadcasting service is hoping to deliver a 'groundbreaking' sports viewing experience.
  
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• US sanctions Iranian government front company hiding major hacking operations

  18-09-2020 01:41 via zdnet.com
  US says the Iranian government used the "Rana Intelligence Computing Company" as a front for the APT39 hacking group.
  
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• 'They used my picture and I should've got paid for it'

  18-09-2020 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some call them copyright trolls, but these companies say they defend photographers' rights.
  
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• Web.com's revised bid lucks out to 5G Networks for Arq Group leftovers

  18-09-2020 01:09 via zdnet.com
  Webcentral will be wholly acquired by 5G Networks for around AU$20 million.
  
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• Hearing Australia strikes digital transformation deal with DXC

  18-09-2020 01:00 via zdnet.com
  There are plans to replace the organisation's Oracle-dominated legacy IT system.
  
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• Rebooting iOS 14 resets browser and mail apps back to Apple apps

  18-09-2020 00:35 via zdnet.com
  Have you set Google Chrome or Microsoft Outlook as defaults in your iPhone or iPad instead of Safari and Mail? Better not reboot!
  
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• Twitter imposes new security rules for US political accounts ahead of the 2020 election

  18-09-2020 00:19 via zdnet.com
  The social media company also shared more information on the policies that led to its crackdown on QAnon-related tweets.
  
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