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• Hewlett Packard Enterprise touts Wells Fargo as biggest win to date for GreenLake cloud platform

  15-10-2020 23:21 via zdnet.com
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise's head of its GreenLake as-a-service platform, Keith White, announced Wells Fargo is the latest signature win for the company for the software.
  
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• HPE Forecasts 2021 profit above analysts' expectations, affirms revenue expectation

  15-10-2020 23:10 via zdnet.com
  During its annual analyst meeting, Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecast profit in 2021 above what Wall Street has been projecting.
  
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• GOT: HPE Forecasts 2021 profit above analysts' expectations, affirms revenue expectation

  15-10-2020 23:10 via zdnet.com
  During its annual analyst meeting, Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecast profit in 2021 above what Wall Street has been projecting.
  
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• Card details for 3 million Dickey's customers posted on carding forum

  15-10-2020 23:10 via zdnet.com
  Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest barbecue restaurant chain in the US, suffered a POS breach between July 2019 and August 2020.
  
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• Auzai HD LED monitor review: Low-cost, lightweight monitor with a crisp display

  15-10-2020 22:54 via zdnet.com
  The Auzai HD LED monitor is a low cost, light bright 21.5-inch monitor with excellent color display.
  
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• Best Android phones: Samsung, OnePlus, Google, and others challenge the iPhone

  15-10-2020 22:06 via zdnet.com
  Smartphones running the Android operating system dominate the global market with a variety of companies supporting Google's mobile platform. There are fantastic options available now and most offer 5G.
  
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• Photographer 'devastated' by government-backed 'Fatima' dancer advert

  15-10-2020 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ad was criticised for encouraging "Fatima" to give up on dancing and "reskill" in cyber security.
  
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• CEO Trailblazer: Don't let anyone crush your dreams

  15-10-2020 19:33 via zdnet.com
  Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint and author of a new book Undaunted. Godin spoke to Ray Wang and Vala Afshar about how successful entrepreneurs can innovate and disrupt industries.
  
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• Ubisoft, Crytek data posted on ransomware gang's site

  15-10-2020 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Details about hackers obtained the files remain unclear. Ransomware gang also threatened to leak the source code of Watch Dogs: Legion, an upcoming Ubisoft game.
  
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• Square announces general availability of its Terminal API

  15-10-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Square points out that the API is not only designed for iOS and Android developers, but also web and desktop developers.
  
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• Prime Day 2020 deals still available: Business Bargain Hunter's top picks

  15-10-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The very best deals on tech at Amazon.
  
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• US charges QQAAZZ group for laundering money for malware gangs

  15-10-2020 17:53 via zdnet.com
  Among the QQAAZZ group's clients were famous malware groups like Dridex, Trickbot, and GozNym.
  
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• Prime Day 2020 deals still available: Last-minute storage, SSD, and flash drive sales

  15-10-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The very best storage deals still available on Amazon.
  
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• Best Prime Day deals 2020: Last-minute storage, SSD, and flash drive sales

  15-10-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The very best storage deals on Amazon.
  
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• Apple Prime Day 2020 deals still available: Best AirPods, iPad, and Apple Watch sales

  15-10-2020 17:36 via zdnet.com
  The very best Apple device deals still available on Amazon.
  
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• Prime Day is over, but you can still find deals from Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and more

  15-10-2020 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best deals happening right now outside of Amazon.
  
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• Iranian state hacker group linked to ransomware deployments

  15-10-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Amidst rising tensions between Israel and Iran, security researchers fear new escalation.
  
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• Xbox Series X: First hands-on with the next-gen console and games

  15-10-2020 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak is among the first to play games on the next-generation Xbox.
  
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• Alphabet X has a crop-watching robot that rolls around fields

  15-10-2020 15:57 via zdnet.com
  The company is working on a smart buggy that can help farmers understand what is going on in the field.
  
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• Microsoft: CHERI architecture could slash the number of security patches we release a year

  15-10-2020 15:41 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft reckons experimental architecture CHERI would have had a big impact on the number of bugs fixed in 2019.
  
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• New Emotet attacks use fake Windows Update lures

  15-10-2020 15:27 via zdnet.com
  Emotet diversifies arsenal with new lures to trick users into infecting themselves.
  
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• Xbox Series X hands-on preview: slick, speedy and silent

  15-10-2020 15:04
  
  Impressive backwards compatibility features also bode well for the Xbox Series X in its tussle with Sony’s PS5
  
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• Workday Talent Marketplace aims to quickly match projects, skills

  15-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The company's talent marketplace is designed to address changing needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• ServiceNow, IBM to integrate Watson AIOps, IT service management

  15-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Under this partnership, the two companies will initially launch software that will use ServiceNow's IT Service Management historical incident data to train Watson AIOps algorithms
  
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• ServiceNow adds health and safety app to Safe Workplace Suite, mobile improvements

  15-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The addition comes as ServiceNow is steadily building out its Safe Workplace Suite on a twice a monthly release cycle.
  
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• Dell reveals Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals weeks ahead of schedule

  15-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  With online shopping more important than ever for holiday shopping, the PC maker is thwarting ad leakers by announcing its plans well before Halloween, even making select offers available starting today.
  
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• 5G is no reason to buy the iPhone 12 - or any phone

  15-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Sorry, but 5G will not be giving your new iPhone, or any other 5G capable smartphone, super Gigabit speed almost anywhere.
  
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• Elon Musk: Yes, SpaceX's Starlink internet will even work on high-speed transportation

  15-10-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  SpaceX is also cleared to bid for the FCC's up to $16bn fund to bring broadband to underserved parts of the US.
  
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• Apple and Verizon have a tawdry new way to sell you iPhone 12

  15-10-2020 14:13 via zdnet.com
  How do you tell people they can have something they actually can't? By trying to make a very big deal of it. Oh, and hiring Chris Rock.
  
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• Will MagSafe replace Lightning on the iPhone 2021?

  15-10-2020 14:04 via zdnet.com
  Apple is continually waging war on unnecessary ports. MagSafe is the clearest indication that the iPhone's Lightning is on the way out.
  
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• Oracle updates Exadata Cloud Service with persistent memory and 25-PByte Data Warehouse

  15-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The Exadata cloud service is now being upgraded to a new generation platform that was first introduced for on-premises customers last fall, and with new options for supporting multi-petabyte data warehouses.
  
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• Cyberattack on London council still having 'significant impact'

  15-10-2020 13:51 via zdnet.com
  Hackney Council said it was learning more about the attack.
  
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• Twitter and Facebook's action over Joe Biden article reignites bias claims

  15-10-2020 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter's chief says the way it communicated its decision to restrict an article was "unacceptable".
  
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• What is a DDoS attack? Everything you need to know about Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks and how to protect against them

  15-10-2020 13:20 via zdnet.com
  DDoS attacks are one of the crudest forms of cyberattacks, but they're also one of the most powerful and can be difficult to stop. Learn how to identify and protect against DDoS attacks with this guide.
  
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• Virgin Galactic announces preparations for its first spaceflight, investors unconvinced

  15-10-2020 13:14 via zdnet.com
  A lack of specific dates for lift-off knocked share prices.
  
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• New Windows 10 preview: Pick your display refresh rate in Settings, says Microsoft

  15-10-2020 12:45 via zdnet.com
  Users on Windows 10 get an easier way to change their display fresh rate.
  
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• High charges for rural broadband investigated by Ofcom

  15-10-2020 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homes are entitled to broadband connections of 10Mbps under government rules but at what cost?
  
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• MPs to investigate whether artists are paid fairly for streaming music

  15-10-2020 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new inquiry will examine whether artists and songwriters are paid fairly by services like Spotify.
  
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• Self-driving cars can be forced to brake by hijacked billboards

  15-10-2020 11:26 via zdnet.com
  Researchers demonstrate how “phantom objects” can fool autonomous vehicles and prompt particular actions.
  
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• Barnes & Noble confirms cyberattack, suspected customer data breach

  15-10-2020 11:08 via zdnet.com
  The bookseller’s security incident also impacted Nook services.
  
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• Have issues with Facebook collecting your data? Privacy-first alternative MeWe surges to 9M users

  15-10-2020 10:33 via zdnet.com
  If you are fed up with Facebook because of its privacy violations and election influencing posts, you might want to try a new social media platform that’s doing rather well.
  
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• South Korea makes 6GHz band available for Wi-Fi

  15-10-2020 07:14 via zdnet.com
  The unlicensed 6GHz band will offer download speed of up to 2.1Gbps, the Ministry of Science and ICT said.
  
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• Universities are using surveillance software to spy on students

  15-10-2020 07:00
  
  With remote learning now the norm, universities are using surveillance software to keep tabs on students who are not engaging with their studies
  
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• Amaysim and Lycamobile slapped with fines over alleged misleading ads

  15-10-2020 03:22 via zdnet.com
  The Australian consumer watchdog alleges the pair were offering 'unlimited' data to consumers despite the advertised plans having data caps.
  
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• Social credit, but for forums: Monash Malaysia's answer to managing misinformation

  15-10-2020 02:54 via zdnet.com
  Meanwhile, Google doubles down on media industry 'help' with Journalist Studio.
  
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• Adobe rallies tech sector to launch Australian Skill Finder marketplace

  15-10-2020 01:51 via zdnet.com
  Backed by Adobe, Atlassian, AWS, Canva, Google, IBM, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Salesforce, Skill Finder is available to any Australian looking to upskill or reskill.
  
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• Microsoft rolls out new Edge extensions API but promises to leave ad blockers alone

  15-10-2020 01:12 via zdnet.com
  Feared "Manifest V3" changes now available in Edge beta and stable releases.
  
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• Amazon workers say they've been hassled to meet Prime Day quotas, says Bloomberg

  15-10-2020 00:13 via zdnet.com
  Employees of a Staten Island, New York fulfillment center for Amazon say the company hounded them for greater productivity on Prime Day in violation of a pledge to a New York judge to ease off on workers.
  
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• Microsoft is automatically installing Office PWAs for some Windows 10 users: Report

  15-10-2020 00:11 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft looks to be testing the concept of automatically installing Progressive Web App versions of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint via its new Edge browser on Windows 10.
  
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