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• Best mouse in 2020: From SteelSeries to Logitech, the top mice compared

  25-09-2020 22:36 via zdnet.com
  Finding yourself spending more and more time working from your home office? Time to kit it out with quality mice so you can get more work done in less time, and also keep your hands and wrists healthy.
  
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• NumPy’s contribution to Python is remarkable, but where it goes next could be even more so

  25-09-2020 19:19 via zdnet.com
  NumPy, the Python package for scientific computing, is an adolescent with prospects for a prolific maturity.
  
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• Twitter warns of possible API keys leak

  25-09-2020 19:10 via zdnet.com
  Incorrect server settings on the Twitter Developer portal led to browsers caching API keys, account access token and secret.
  
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• Contact-tracing app: First version worked on more phones

  25-09-2020 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first version of the NHS England and Wales app was trialled on the Isle of Wight.
  
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• You can bypass TikTok's MFA by logging in via a browser

  25-09-2020 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Enabling MFA in the TikTok mobile app doesn't apply it for the web dashboard. TikTok promised to fix the issue.
  
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• Amazfit PowerBuds review: Heart rate sensor, innovative ear hooks, and long battery life

  25-09-2020 17:25 via zdnet.com
  Bluetooth wireless headsets have become a standard today and Amazfit just confirmed you don't have to spend more than $99 for an outstanding option. If you exercise with music then you will appreciate the design elements of the PowerBuds.
  
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• European Commission to challenge Apple tax bill verdict

  25-09-2020 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes to Ireland goes back to court.
  
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• Microsoft Ignite 2020: All the news from this week's Redmond's IT Pro conference

  25-09-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  From Project Cortex and Azure resiliency to Teams and Edge on Linux, here's everything you need to know about the news out of Microsoft's Ignite conference.
  
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• Thailand prosecutes Facebook, Google and Twitter over posts

  25-09-2020 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials say social networks failed to take down all posts that are illegal under Thai law.
  
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• Python programming language: Here's what's new in version 3.9 RC2

  25-09-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  Python 3.8 will retain a few Python 2.7 compatibility layers to support projects that rely on 2.7.
  
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• Of course I want an Amazon drone flying inside my house. Don't you?

  25-09-2020 14:26 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's riveting new product, the Ring Always Home Cam, is truly sent from the gods.
  
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• Tech jobs: Outlook for hiring is still uncertain

  25-09-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  New job listings for developers fell between the first and second quarter of 2020, except in two major tech cities.
  
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• Always Home Cam: Amazon's robot drone flying inside our homes seems like a bad idea

  25-09-2020 14:02 via zdnet.com
  Amazon doesn't just want to hear you at home. It wants to be a full-fledged housemate. But much as an indoor flying drone scares me, I think I have to have one.
  
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• Preparing for the future: The 2020s will demand more from your tech

  25-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  What worked in the 2010s will not work in the 2020s as we see business shift from global toward hyperlocal operations. Aligning your tech stack to address the highest risks to your organization and pursue the right innovations will be the differentiator for future-fit firms in the 2020s.
  
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• A closer look at Microsoft Azure Arc

  25-09-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The promise of Azure Arc is providing the simplicity of the cloud control plane inside the data center. A year after announcement with the core platform now going GA, we thought it would be a good time for a deeper dive to see how Azure Arc actually works.
  
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• Update now: Cisco warns over 25 high-impact flaws in its IOS and IOS XE software

  25-09-2020 13:52 via zdnet.com
  Cisco urges customers using IOS and IOS XE devices and software to apply updates for dozens of high-severity vulnerabilities.
  
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• Verizon, AT&T settle overcharging whistleblower case for $116 million

  25-09-2020 13:39 via zdnet.com
  Updated: The lawsuit alleged that both telecoms giants overcharged government agencies for over a decade.
  
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• Windows XP source code leaked online, on 4chan, out of all places

  25-09-2020 13:02 via zdnet.com
  Source code for several operating systems, including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, leaked in 42.9 torrent file.
  
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• Follow-the-leader: A shortcut to autonomous trucking

  25-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Auto trucks don't need drivers if they have a good guide.
  
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• Accenture's Kathryn Ross on cultivating VC funding for Black entrepreneurs

  25-09-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Accenture's Black Founders Development Program includes strategic investment in North America and expansion globally as well as community engagement and thought leadership.
  
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• How TAG Heuer designed its new Carrera Chronograph

  25-09-2020 12:59
  
  TAG Heuer's creative director reveals how he puts time in motion for the Carrera collection
  
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• Airbnb may be exposing private host inbox messages, bookings and earnings data

  25-09-2020 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Airbnb hosts report that they are able to access inboxes that do not belong to them.
  
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• Brazil investigates online voting

  25-09-2020 12:55 via zdnet.com
  A demo in the upcoming elections will inform the potential future adoption of the remote model
  
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• COVID at work: How the virus is even changing how we gain entry to the office

  25-09-2020 12:37 via zdnet.com
  As organizations around the world prepare for the post-pandemic workplace, access-control issues loom large.
  
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• Motorola Moto G 5G Plus review: A great budget smartphone, with added 5G support

  25-09-2020 12:09 via zdnet.com
  With great battery life, a large screen, some nice personalisation features and the future-proofing of 5G support, the Moto G 5G Plus is probably the best budget handset around right now.
  
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• Taio Cruz quits TikTok after 'suicidal thoughts'

  25-09-2020 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pop star says he deleted his account after "hateful videos" affected his mental health.
  
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• WashPass by Candy is the automated washing service your clothing needs

  25-09-2020 11:40
  
  A clever new subscription system - WashPass by Candy - is designed to provide better washing performance with less hassle
  
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• First hydrogen-powered aircraft takes flight in ‘major’ breakthrough for the industry

  25-09-2020 11:36 via zdnet.com
  ZeroAvia says this form of next-generation craft will eventually match fossil fuel counterparts.
  
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• Scouts Victoria phished for data treasure trove including TFNs and bank account history

  25-09-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Scouts Victoria was the subject of a phishing attack that has resulted in a significant amount of highly sensitive, personally-identifying information being accessed by criminals.
  
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• TikTok touts vigilance to prevent further distressing videos from appearing on its app

  25-09-2020 08:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The controversial video-sharing platform also said it would happily notify Australian authorities of any misinformation takedowns, if it knew who to go to.
  
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• Giant 25 tonne Gundam robot shows off its moves and other news

  25-09-2020 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Paul Carter highlights the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• ANAO finds Services Australia lacking in cyber and cost aspects of WPIT

  25-09-2020 08:09 via zdnet.com
  Audit Office finds at the end of WPIT, there is a chance that the whole reason for the program, to decommission ISIS, may not occur.
  
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• The fudged return to work campaign is a liability nightmare

  25-09-2020 07:00
  
  The government’s latest u-turn hits those on minimum wage hardest and puts huge burdens on small businesses
  
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• Microsoft and Telstra to partner on cloud, IoT, and digital twins

  25-09-2020 05:26 via zdnet.com
  The solutions will be built on Azure and leverage Telstra's Data Hub.
  
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• Network transformation helped Spark seamlessly shift Kiwis into remote work

  25-09-2020 05:22 via zdnet.com
  
  It's the envy of all Australians when New Zealanders are claiming home networks are better than corporate ones.
  
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• Harley-Davidson to exit world's biggest bike market

  25-09-2020 03:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The iconic motorcycle company is pulling out of India as it struggles to sell its two-wheelers.
  
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• Monash University researchers speed up epilepsy diagnosis with machine learning

  25-09-2020 02:21 via zdnet.com
  The technology has been designed to automatically detect abnormal activities in electrical recordings.
  
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• National Australia Bank will pay you to break its systems

  25-09-2020 02:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The red and black bank has launched a cyber bug bounty program in partnership with Bugcrowd.
  
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• How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks?

  25-09-2020 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts have been warning for years that it's not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill somebody.
  
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• 'One day everyone will use China's digital currency'

  25-09-2020 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China plans a digital version of its currency, which some say could become a big global payment system.
  
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• The government has known since June that most people aren’t self-isolating

  25-09-2020 01:14
  
  Data available to the government for three months has shown that almost 90 per cent of people told to self-isolate for 14 days do not do so
  
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• CISA says a hacker breached a federal agency

  25-09-2020 00:34 via zdnet.com
  CISA didn't name the attacker but it published an in-depth incident report detailing the hacker's every step.
  
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