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• Google says DOJ anti-trust suit is without merit, will defend 'vigorously'

  20-10-2020 23:38 via zdnet.com
  In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Google rejected the government's case it has abused its power in the market for search.
  
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• BoM heads into final tranche of ROBUST IT overhaul program

  20-10-2020 23:30 via zdnet.com
  Bureau CEO said commercial discussions on the project's final stage will conclude over a period of 'at least the next 18 months to two years'.
  
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• AWS touts government procurement deals allowed faster response to COVID-19

  20-10-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  The cloud giant was awarded the hosting contract for Australia's contact tracing app, following a whole-of-government deal signed from a year prior.
  
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• iRobot Q3 surges amid direct sales, e-commerce and home robot demand

  20-10-2020 22:50 via zdnet.com
  
  For the third quarter​, iRobot reported revenue of $413.1 million, up 43% from a year ago. Premium robot sales were up 86%.
  
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• Netflix says it resumed production on Stranger Things

  20-10-2020 22:42 via zdnet.com
  The streaming video giant says it is making progress restarting production on its biggest titles.
  
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• Snap Q3 results trounce expectations, users reach 249 million, stock soars 18%

  20-10-2020 22:29 via zdnet.com
  Social networking operator Snap reported Q3 revenue that handily beat expectations, and said its daily average users rose by 18% to nearly 250 million.
  
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• Google releases Chrome security update to patch actively exploited zero-day

  20-10-2020 22:28 via zdnet.com
  Google Chrome 86.0.4240.111 released with a fix.
  
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• Microsoft says it took down 94% of TrickBot's command and control servers

  20-10-2020 21:38 via zdnet.com
  TrickBot survived an initial takedown attempt, but Microsoft and its partners are countering TrickBot operators after every move, taking down any new infrastructure the group is attempting to bring up online.
  
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• The industrialization of intelligence will drive the autonomous enterprise

  20-10-2020 21:23 via zdnet.com
  This industrialization of intelligence will forever change the way governments and businesses approach today’s problems and radically change the way we live and work.
  
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• Small businesses, state, and local governments will be the prime vectors of tech market recession

  20-10-2020 21:15 via zdnet.com
  The US economy is shifting from the pandemic recession to a broader, more traditional recession that will be driven by steep declines in two sectors of the economy: small businesses and state and local governments.
  
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• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux

  20-10-2020 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is releasing its promised first preview of its new Edge browser for Linux. Here's how to kick the tires.
  
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• Amazon's Echo Loop discreetly wraps Alexa around your finger

  20-10-2020 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Compared to pricey but sleek smart rings that track activity, Amazon's Echo Loop is a chunky one-trick pony, but one that provides a great personal mobile Alexa interaction that could ring up wearable success.
  
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• Windows 10 Update: Microsoft kicks off its 20H2 feature rollout

  20-10-2020 20:41 via zdnet.com
  Starting October 20, Microsoft is making the newest Windows 10 feature update available to mainstream users (not just Insider testers) who manually download it from a variety of channels.
  
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• Backed to Business: Alexa where and only when you want it

  20-10-2020 20:33 via zdnet.com
  At its fall launch event, Amazon may taken its foot on the gas when it comes to injecting Alexa into everyday objects, but the crowdfunding community is intent on keeping Alexa at the ready unless you're ready for a break.
  
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• Singapore startup develops COVID-19 breath detection test

  20-10-2020 19:49 via zdnet.com
  Breathonix has developed a breath test that it says can detect COVID-19 infection within a minute and at an accuracy rate of more than 90%, based on clinical trials.
  
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• Microsoft posts known issue list for Windows 10 20H2

  20-10-2020 19:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is tracking unresolved problems for its Windows 10 feature updates, including the just-released Windows 10 20H2. Here's what's on the 20H2 gotcha list so far.
  
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• Best office chairs: Upgrade your home office ergonomics

  20-10-2020 19:04 via zdnet.com
  The very best office chairs for under $200, as well as the top office chairs for back pain, posture, gaming, and so on. Most of them are available to buy right now from Amazon.
  
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• What's next for Windows 10: 2021 and beyond

  20-10-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As Microsoft gets ready to roll out another feature update for Windows 10, it's clear that big changes are in store for its flagship operating system. Here are my predictions for what's coming soon.
  
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• Parallels brings Windows to Chromebooks

  20-10-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Bringing Windows to Chromebook removes one of the biggest obstacles to enterprise adoption. Get ready for Chromebook sales to explode.
  
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• Microsoft kicks off its Windows 10 20H2 feature rollout

  20-10-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Starting October 20, Microsoft is making the newest Windows 10 feature update available to mainstream users (not just Insider testers) who manually download it from a variety of channels.
  
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• NSA publishes list of top vulnerabilities currently targeted by Chinese hackers

  20-10-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  NSA urges US public and private sector to apply patches or mitigations to prevent attacks.
  
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• A QR code on your gravestone? It's dead serious

  20-10-2020 16:53 via zdnet.com
  Some people want graveyard visitors to know more about who they were. A lot more.
  
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• OnePlus 8T review: Fast screen, fast charging

  20-10-2020 16:46 via zdnet.com
  The OnePlus 8T is a solid mid-range 5G smartphone with two standout features: a sharp and vibrant 6.55-inch AMOLED screen with a fast 120Hz refresh rate; and 65W fast charging.
  
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• Ransomware variants continue to evolve as crooks chase bigger paydays

  20-10-2020 16:39 via zdnet.com
  Two new families of ransomware have risen up to join some of the most dangerous over the last few months as cyber criminals turn the screw to make attacks more effective.
  
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• Google sued by US Department of Justice in search monopoly, advertising lawsuit

  20-10-2020 16:27 via zdnet.com
  Regulators allege that Google is violating antitrust laws with its iron grip on search and related advertising.
  
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• A deepfake porn bot is being used to abuse thousands of women

  20-10-2020 16:00
  
  A Telegram AI-bot that creates abusive images has been used to target more than 100,000 people, some of whom appear to be under the age of 18
  
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• Black Friday 2020 deals: The best early Walmart sales start Nov. 4

  20-10-2020 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Walmart is staging two early November events to start Black Friday shopping even sooner. Here are the best of its early Black Friday 2020 deals on laptops.
  
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• Google removes two Chrome ad blockers caught collecting user data

  20-10-2020 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Nano Adblocker and Nano Defender have been removed from the official Chrome Web Store.
  
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• Two in five employees are not sure what a mobile phishing attack is

  20-10-2020 15:16 via zdnet.com
  The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge for businesses around the world as it seems their dispersed workforce have little regard for IT security and mobile phishing - a threat vector being increasingly used to target remote workers.
  
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• Microsoft launches Azure Space initiative; partners with SpaceX

  20-10-2020 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is using its 'Amazon is your competitor' playbook to try to win over more satellite partners and customers. It's also launching a new Azure in a shipping container offering called Azure Modular Datacenter.
  
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• Seven mobile browsers vulnerable to address bar spoofing attacks

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerabilities allow attackers to trick users into accessing malicious sites while showing the incorrect URL in the address bar.
  
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• MongoDB Multi-cloud Clusters: Is the message getting ahead of itself?

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  MongoDB Atlas multi-cloud capabilities will be quite useful for organizations that need cloud portability, but we’re concerned that the messaging puts too much emphasis on the running of a single database across clouds.
  
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• MongoDB announces multicloud clusters for Atlas database service

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  With multicloud clusters, Atlas developers can deploy a a single cluster simultaneously across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
  
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• MariaDB adds distributed database capabilities to its SkySQL cloud service

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  SkySQL, the cloud database based on the well-known MariaDB open source RDBMS, adds distributed database capabilities for write-intensive applications scalability and high availability.
  
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• Intel sends AI to space in launch of a satellite the size of a cereal box

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The tiny satellite separates useless data from quality content before beaming information down to Earth.
  
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• Honeywell rolls out tools for fire safety

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Connected Life Safety Services, or CLSS, is built on the Honeywell Forge platform​, and part of a strategy to launch cloud suites for Honeywell's focus industries.
  
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• Everything announced at Adobe Max 2020: Creative Cloud gets collaborative, Illustrator for iPad, and more

  20-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Creative Cloud is getting a host of collaboration, learning and AI-based features for 2020.
  
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• Barnes & Noble confirms cyberattack, ransomware group leaks allegedly stolen data

  20-10-2020 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Updated: The bookseller’s security incident also impacted Nook services.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: These new features are heading your way

  20-10-2020 14:28 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Teams is to gain better background noise suppression plus Windows 10 native notifications.
  
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• Successful digital transformation is about improving the stakeholder experience

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  As companies continue to adopt digital technologies that make working from anywhere feasible, it is important that the digital experience we are building is also one that becomes a more human experience.
  
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• Splunk debuts Observability Suite, which integrates SignalFx, Omnition technology into one platform

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Splunk said the new suite will offer a tightly integrated combination of monitoring, investigation, and troubleshooting services for IT and DevOps teams.
  
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• Salesforce bolsters Work.com with helpdesk, productivity, messaging tools

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  With the new features to Work.com, Salesforce is shifting more to the new normal for work with a focus on employee wellbeing, productivity and self-service amid remote work
  
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• NetApp takes inspiration from the cloud in its latest ONTAP software update

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The company said the updates will enable more innovation in data centers and deliver cloud-like experiences in hybrid infrastructure environments.
  
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• Global IT spending to reach $3.8 trillion in 2021, Gartner predicts

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  After a tumultuous 2020, the research agency is predicting that global spending on IT could be in a for a solid recovery in 2021.
  
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• Cisco debuts new Catalyst family of WAN edge platforms

  20-10-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Cisco said the platforms aim to meld SD-WAN with cloud security, providing better integration and more secure access to cloud applications.
  
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• Samsung, Dinona team up to develop COVID-19 antibody therapies

  20-10-2020 13:46 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Biologics says the deal will fast-track the development of potential antibody treatment.
  
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• Git's move away from SHA-1: Version 2.29 brings experimental SHA-256 support

  20-10-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Git project makes progress in moving the world's most popular versioning control system to a safer cryptographic hash.
  
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• Doogee N20 Pro: Great Android 10 experience for only $159

  20-10-2020 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Octa-core processor, 6.3-inch FHD+ waterdrop display, 16-megapixel camera array, and 6GB of RAM. What more do you need?
  
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• Fluree, the graph database with blockchain inside, goes open source

  20-10-2020 13:15 via zdnet.com
  A hitherto under the radar graph database that uses blockchain to support data lineage and verification wants to take over the world, starting with the US Department of Defense
  
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• Programming language Python is a big hit for machine learning. But now it needs to change

  20-10-2020 13:10 via zdnet.com
  Despite its popularity, Python could become limited to data science alone on its current trajectory, say two experts.
  
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