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• Iranian hackers restart attacks on universities as the new school year begins

  14-10-2020 22:35 via zdnet.com
  This time they hosted phishing servers in Iran, immune to any takedown attempts.
  
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• Buying an iPhone 12? Upgrading to a 5G phone is probably a waste of money

  14-10-2020 22:30 via zdnet.com
  5G is an exciting new technology that just won't do all that much for your pricey new smartphone. Here's why.
  
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• Fastly plunges 37% as customer ByteDance, TikTok owner, hit by geopolitics

  14-10-2020 22:26 via zdnet.com
  Shares of the edge infrastructure provider plunged as it said its top customer, TikTok's parent, didn't spend as expected last quarter.
  
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• Canonical introduces high-availability Micro-Kubernetes

  14-10-2020 22:10 via zdnet.com
  Want an even better way to run small Kubernetes clusters on your developer workstations, IoT devices, or the edge? Canonical has the program for you.
  
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• Brazil launches artificial intelligence center

  14-10-2020 21:55 via zdnet.com
  The largest research facility in the country with focus on the technologies is run jointly by IBM and public sector bodies.
  
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• Accurics raises funding for self-healing cloud infrastructure

  14-10-2020 21:49 via zdnet.com
  The rush to the cloud is outpacing the cyber-security needed for safe deployment -- this is the gap that Accurics is targeting.
  
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• Reimagining the new social contract for the digital age

  14-10-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  Don Tapscott is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He shares his future vision of a new social contract for a digital age based on the devastating impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the next decade.
  
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• The OnePlus 8T is official with 65W fast charging, 120Hz display

  14-10-2020 18:03 via zdnet.com
  You can order the OnePlus 8T right now, with a full launch on Oct. 23.
  
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• Zoom to roll out end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) calls

  14-10-2020 17:54 via zdnet.com
  Zoome E2EE calls to be available starting next week.
  
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• Zoom to begin testing end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) calls

  14-10-2020 17:54 via zdnet.com
  E2EE calls available starting next week with Zoom technical preview releases.
  
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• Best Prime Day 2020 deals: Robots, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and electronic kits

  14-10-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The very best deals on all things Raspberry Pi and random robotics on Amazon.
  
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• Atlassian brings new machine learning capabilities to Jira, Confluence platforms

  14-10-2020 17:45 via zdnet.com
  Using ML, Atlassian said it has built predictive, intelligent services into its products that will make teams more productive.
  
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• Azure Data Explorer gets new engine, numerous enhancements and Synapse integration

  14-10-2020 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is taking Azure Data Explorer (ADX), a hidden gem in its cloud platform, and trotting it out to join the Azure analytics mainstream. Performance gains and numerous integrations should make ADX's heretofore latent value much more apparent and beneficial, to Microsoft and its customers.
  
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• The £549 OnePlus 8T is stuck in the middle and that’s no bad thing

  14-10-2020 17:26
  
  A £550 OnePlus with most of the specs of the top flagship? Sign us up
  
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• WFH has left workers feeling abandoned. So they're making their own plans for the future instead

  14-10-2020 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report from HP predicts the rise of a workforce with different expectations that companies will have to live up to.
  
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• Zoom launches Zapps, OnZoom as it builds out its ecosystem for developers, content creators

  14-10-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Zoom is bringing third party applications into its video conferencing experience and offering events via a new marketplace as it becomes a system of engagement.
  
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• Google Pixel 5 first impressions: Where was this phone last year?

  14-10-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Google's latest smartphone makes up for the mistakes of the Pixel 4, and puts the company on the right track for future releases.
  
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• Microsoft is working to fix LinkedIn Premium subscription cancellation problems

  14-10-2020 16:47 via zdnet.com
  Some LinkedIn Premium subscribers have been unable to cancel their plans for a week or more. Microsoft says it is fixing the issue and working to improve the overall billing process.
  
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• Prime Day 2020 Apple deals: Best AirPods, iPad, and Apple Watch sales

  14-10-2020 16:32 via zdnet.com
  The very best Apple device deals on Prime Day 2020.
  
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• 3rd-Gen Intel Xeon 'Ice Lake' Scalable Platform built to handle confidential computing

  14-10-2020 16:30 via zdnet.com
  As the battle between Intel and AMD intensifies in the server space, Intel is positioning 'Ice Lake' Xeon chips as the right choice where the confidentiality and integrity of data is the priority.
  
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• Nokia signs multiyear deal to migrate its data center infrastructure to Google Cloud

  14-10-2020 16:25 via zdnet.com
  Nokia said the deal reflects the company's operational shift to a cloud-first IT strategy.
  
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• Linux 5.9: Not a game-changer, but a good, solid Linux kernel

  14-10-2020 16:09 via zdnet.com
  The latest Linux kernel also comes with some performance improvements that will make particular groups of users much happier.
  
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• German authorities raid FinFisher offices

  14-10-2020 16:04 via zdnet.com
  Raids took place last week at 15 locations in Germany and at a connected company in Romania.
  
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• Google reveals Mineral crop-inspecting robots

  14-10-2020 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project will analyse every leaf on every crop, helping farmers tend the fields.
  
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• Google unveils revamped Google Analytics with new ML models, more granular data controls

  14-10-2020 15:03 via zdnet.com
  With the redesign, Google said it's aiming to provide a more modern approach to data analytics and measurement.
  
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• SAP unveils its Customer Data Platform, promising personalized engagements from enterprise data

  14-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's CDP aims to help organizations meld customer data across touchpoints -- from commerce and marketing to sales and service -- to improve experiences.
  
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• GitHub for mobile update eases coding on the small screen

  14-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The latest release of GitHub for mobile adds a bevy of tools to improve, review and merge code on your smartphone.
  
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• Cohesity, AWS launched managed data management platform

  14-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Under the partnership, Cohesity will use AWS as its preferred cloud provider for data management as a service (DMaaS).
  
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• 'Network access' sold on hacker forums estimated at $500,000 in September 2020

  14-10-2020 14:45 via zdnet.com
  The number of ads peddling access to "hacked networks" tripled in September 2020 compared to the month before.
  
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• The HomePod Mini fail: How Apple got almost everything wrong

  14-10-2020 14:44 via zdnet.com
  If Apple wants me to replace all of my speakers, it needs to offer a complete entertainment system package, not just a connected speaker for listening to music. Apple TV, where are you?
  
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• The iPhone 12 is NOT for you if…

  14-10-2020 14:30 via zdnet.com
  There's this weird idea that floats around in tech media that people upgrade their iPhones every year, and that if you don't, you're somehow a weirdo. That's not true.
  
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• This major criminal hacking group just switched to ransomware attacks

  14-10-2020 14:15 via zdnet.com
  A newly detailed financial cyber crime group has been conducting attacks around the world since 2016 - but now they've switched to ransomware because it's the biggest and easiest pay day.
  
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• Contactless checkout: Why it's coming to the bodega before the chain store

  14-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  COVID-19 has hastened the rollout of a new generation of autonomous retail checkout, and you just might find it at the corner store.
  
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• Windows 10 will start blocking drivers if it can't verify software publisher

  14-10-2020 13:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft tightens Windows verification of driver software and it could lead to new errors for Windows 10 users.
  
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• MicroLED displays: Will OLEDs soon be eclipsed?

  14-10-2020 13:49 via zdnet.com
  OLED technology has shown just how good wide-gamut, high dynamic range, high-resolution displays can be. But it may just have paved the way for MicroLED.
  
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• Google warns of severe 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth flaw in Linux kernel

  14-10-2020 13:07 via zdnet.com
  Intel recommends updating to Linux kernel 5.9 to mitigate a serious flaw Google found in the Linux Bluetooth stack.
  
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• As iPhone 12 arrives, Apple cuts the price of these two older models

  14-10-2020 12:07 via zdnet.com
  Apple stops selling the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, but cuts the cost of other handsets.
  
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• IBM updates Cloud Pak for Security with new data security hub

  14-10-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM said Cloud Pak's new integrated data security hub will bring data security insights directly into threat management and security response platforms
  
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• Roborock S4 Max review: an efficient robot vacuum with a great app and really good suction

  14-10-2020 10:37 via zdnet.com
  The Roborock S4 Max is a superb really powerful single-function robot that is perfect for vacuuming large swathes of carpet, or mixed flooring areas with zone control and no-go area configuration through its easy-to-use app.
  
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• What people want from banking and payments in the post-Covid world

  14-10-2020 10:01
  
  The pandemic has changed where we work and how we socialise – and how we manage our money
  
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• The (actually) good Prime Day deals in the UK: Day Two

  14-10-2020 08:30
  
  Day Two Update: The best Prime Day deals in headphones, laptops, phones, TV, gaming and smartwatches - all still live on Amazon
  
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• Google labels ACCC's allegations as 'narrow' but will hand over 40 categories of evidence

  14-10-2020 07:59 via zdnet.com
  The official hearing is currently scheduled to commence at the end of the year.
  
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• Protections for 'revenge porn' victims enter NSW Parliament

  14-10-2020 07:48 via zdnet.com
  Under the proposed amendments, victims of intimate image abuse will have the same court protections as other sexual assault complainants.
  
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• New program launches in Western Australia to support Indigenous entrepreneurs

  14-10-2020 07:37 via zdnet.com
  It's a new partnership between the Western Australian government, Perth Angels, and Minderoo Foundation's Generation One.
  
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• Best Prime Day deals 2020: Smartphones and everything mobile

  14-10-2020 07:31 via zdnet.com
  The very best smartphone and accessory deals on Amazon.
  
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• Motorola Prime Day 2020 sale: Save $205 on Edge and more Moto phone deals

  14-10-2020 07:28 via zdnet.com
  Motorola is discounting a handful of its phones, including the Motorola Edge and several of its Moto G models.
  
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• Politicians have made an algorithm to fix the housing crisis. It’s bad

  14-10-2020 07:00
  
  Politicians believe an algorithm can solve England’s housing woes. The problem? It’s making things worse, not better
  
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• Bluetooth bugs are making contact tracing apps spit out tons of errors

  14-10-2020 07:00
  
  Seven months into the Covid-19 pandemic, we still don’t know how effective contact tracing apps are. What we do know is Bluetooth can be wildly inaccurate
  
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• Black employees are being asked to fix institutional racism

  14-10-2020 07:00
  
  Rather than spend money, companies are tasking their Black employees with solving corporate diversity issues
  
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• 5G Networks to proceed with Webcentral Group takeover

  14-10-2020 06:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The leftovers of Arq Group on track for ownership by fellow ASX-listed firm 5G Networks.
  
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