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• RIAA blitz takes down 18 GitHub projects used for downloading YouTube videos

  23-10-2020 23:26 via zdnet.com
  Main target of the takedown was the youtube-dl project, a Python library that had amassed more than 72k stars on GitHub and was used in many YouTube video ripping tools and services.
  
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• Microsoft announces tech training partnership with Brazilian government

  23-10-2020 22:37 via zdnet.com
  The expectation is to train 5,5 million people in areas such as data science, cloud and artificial intelligence until 2023.
  
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• US Treasury sanctions Russian research institute behind Triton malware

  23-10-2020 21:42 via zdnet.com
  US imposes sanctions against Russia's Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM).
  
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• Hands on with Zenfox T3 dash cam: Perfect for Lyft, Uber, taxis, and ride-sharing

  23-10-2020 21:19 via zdnet.com
  The Zenfox T3-3CH triple channel dash cam has front, interior, and rear cameras for peace of mind.
  
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• DARPA awards Xerox's PARC another Oceans of Things contract

  23-10-2020 20:49 via zdnet.com
  PARC's contract calls for up to 10,000 more compact drifters to compile data about oceans and environmental and human impacts.
  
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• Apple notarizes six malicious apps posing as Flash installers

  23-10-2020 20:31 via zdnet.com
  Apple notarization process bypassed for the second time in six weeks.
  
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• The best iPad: Which iPad model should you buy?

  23-10-2020 20:03 via zdnet.com
  Apple recently updated some of its iPad models. Follow along as we break Apple's tablet lineup down.
  
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• Military takes over Brazil's National Data Protection Authority

  23-10-2020 19:59 via zdnet.com
  Members of the Armed Forces form the majority of the board of the body responsible for enforcing the data protection rules.
  
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• Rashford's free meal tweets made into Google map

  23-10-2020 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man has made a Google map showing businesses offering free food for children during half term.
  
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• AI security: This project aims to spot attacks against critical systems before they happen

  23-10-2020 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has unveiled a new open-source "matrix" that hopes to identify all the existing attacks that threaten the security of machine learning applications.
  
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• Phishing groups are collecting user data, email and banking passwords via fake voter registration forms

  23-10-2020 17:04 via zdnet.com
  With the election window closing, phishing groups are striking the iron while it's hot.
  
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• Did Sweden's Covid-19 experiment work?

  23-10-2020 15:08
  
  Coming up today: Sweden’s pandemic gamble; the deepfake bot being weaponised against women; and Natasha tries to put the ‘interesting’ in negative interest rates
  
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• Tibco to buy Information Builders' tech for analytics, integration. But will it blend?

  23-10-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Two veterans of the analytics and integration space are coming together. But can Tibco truly integrate IBI, and finally do so with its numerous other acquisitions from the last 10 years?
  
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• ZDNet poll: Is Google guilty of antitrust violations?

  23-10-2020 14:57 via zdnet.com
  The United States Department of Justice is taking Google to court, alleging that the search giant is violating antitrust law. Do you think they’re right?
  
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• Ubuntu clouds on the Raspberry Pi

  23-10-2020 14:42 via zdnet.com
  Ubuntu 20.10 on Raspberry Pi now comes with the full Linux desktop and, believe it or not, support for clouds.
  
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• Predictions 2021: Winning CIOs get future fit

  23-10-2020 14:20 via zdnet.com
  In 2021, future fit technology is the CIO's ticket to success. Seize the day and drive a future filled with promise, not peril, in the face of unprecedented change.
  
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• French Covid app relaunches to bumpy start

  23-10-2020 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The troubled French contact-tracing app has a new name, but suffers teething issues.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft details workaround for 'Reset This PC' failures in 2004 update

  23-10-2020 13:53 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft confirms Windows 10 'Reset This PC' feature problems on some hardware running Windows 10 version 2004.
  
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• Nvidia tackles code execution flaws, data leaks in GeForce Experience

  23-10-2020 13:52 via zdnet.com
  The worst of the bugs is an uncontrolled search path issue with severe, exploitable consequences.
  
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• Covid-19 app users can't get isolation payment

  23-10-2020 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An alert issued via the app will not mean the recipient can claim a payment for self-isolating.
  
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• Criminal cyberattack is 'morally repugnant' says angry mayor, as council battles to restore services

  23-10-2020 13:07 via zdnet.com
  East London council tries to restore services after 'serious and complex' attack creates disruption.
  
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• An autonomous construction site is in the works

  23-10-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Retrofitting existing equipment may be a viable path to short-term autonomy on the job site.
  
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• Electric goods 'should have repairability rating'

  23-10-2020 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is urged to label devices like phones, laptops and washing machines to cut waste.
  
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• Microsoft Teams Salesforce tie-up: Now you can share customer data in Teams chat

  23-10-2020 12:21 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Teams gains a Salesforce integration just like the Salesforce CRM app for Microsoft's enterprise chat rival Slack.
  
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• Windows 10: This is what your new 'Meet Now' taskbar button does, explains Microsoft

  23-10-2020 11:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft adds the Meet Now icon to the taskbar in the latest Windows 10 20H2 preview, as well as in 1903 and 1909.
  
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• Huawei Mate 40 series: Flagship phones with limited appeal outside China

  23-10-2020 11:25 via zdnet.com
  Huawei has launched an impressive-looking range of high-end Mate-series smartphones. But the US technology ban continues to cast a long shadow over the Chinese company's operations.
  
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• Covid: 'Zoom boom' sees rise in cosmetic treatment calls

  23-10-2020 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been a rise in enquiries since March for cosmetic work on the face and neck.
  
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• PayPal explores cryptocurrency company acquisitions, BitGo named as potential purchase

  23-10-2020 10:01 via zdnet.com
  Reports of potential dealings have surfaced after PayPal confirmed future support for cryptocurrency.
  
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• New video-based social media platform YurOn growing faster than YouTube

  23-10-2020 09:09 via zdnet.com
  Collaborative video threads are becoming the norm, and video platform YurOn is giving creators the opportunity to earn cash from their efforts.
  
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• LG Display returns to profitability in Q3

  23-10-2020 07:19 via zdnet.com
  It comes after seven straight quarters of losses, thanks to increased demand arising from the pandemic.
  
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• Netflix’s Over the Moon uses every trick in the Disney playbook

  23-10-2020 07:00
  
  The streaming giant is making a move into animation – its new film Over the Moon uses clever lighting tricks and a focus on facial micro-expressions that's reminiscent of some Disney classics
  
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• Magnets failed Motorola but the iPhone’s MagSafe gets them right

  23-10-2020 07:00
  
  Motorola was already touting the power of magnets long before the iPhone 12. But where Motorola failed, Apple’s MagSafe will most likely succeed
  
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• Did Sweden’s coronavirus experiment pay off? Not really

  23-10-2020 07:00
  
  While much of Europe locked-down, Sweden went with a different plan, but the data suggests that the country's relaxed approach didn't work
  
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• Australian law couldn't block Google's YouTube and DoubleClick purchases: ACCC chair

  23-10-2020 06:17 via zdnet.com
  Rod Sims says the economy is too concentrated but the sorts of purchases that Google and Facebook have made in the past 10 years were fine when looked at transaction by transaction.
  
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• Australian and Korean researchers warn of loopholes in AI security systems

  23-10-2020 03:38 via zdnet.com
  Following research that shows certain triggers could help people digitally disappear.
  
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• Cybersecurity starts with the network fundamentals

  23-10-2020 03:00 via zdnet.com
  You can't build a safe office tower on shaky foundations, and the same applies to your data networks. Ask your suppliers whether they've got it right.
  
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• Ransomware threats mean SMBs must focus on cyber basics

  23-10-2020 02:53 via zdnet.com
  Ransomware attacks are still a huge threat despite a decline in numbers. Focusing on the basics can deliver big gains for defenders.
  
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• US slaps sanctions on Iranian entities for allegedly interfering with 2020 US elections

  23-10-2020 02:10 via zdnet.com
  
  US government officials have also accused Iran of being the culprit behind a wave of fake Proud Boys emails that have been sent to registered Democrat voters.
  
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• DFAT issues apology over emails exposing identities of Australians stranded overseas

  23-10-2020 01:42 via zdnet.com
  The contact details of at least 15 Australian citizens were reportedly included in the 'Cc' field of an email.
  
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• Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and YouTube all found recently hosting racist music

  23-10-2020 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC found racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic content on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Deezer.
  
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• Quest Sprout: 'The most wholesome thing on the internet'

  23-10-2020 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among the horrors of 2020, one small green hero has emerged to bring brief moments of joy.
  
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• The apps promising to improve your sex life

  23-10-2020 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are a growing number of apps that promise to help with sexual wellbeing, but are they effective?
  
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• Fabric responds to temperature changes and other news

  23-10-2020 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• The AI that spots Alzheimer's from cookie drawing

  23-10-2020 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The machine learning system analysed speech patterns to predict who would develop the disease
  
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