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• Rimini Street, vendor of Oracle and SAP support apps, soars as it raises year outlook

  05-11-2020 23:33 via zdnet.com
  Shares of the provider of third-party support for Oracle and SAP apps surged by over 20% in late trading following an upbeat outlook for the year.
  
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• Microsoft Teams multiple work-account sign-in: Not this year

  05-11-2020 23:15 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft isn't yet ready to provide the Teams multi-user sign-in capabilities that many users have requested.
  
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• Canonical picks up major OpenStack cloud telecom win

  05-11-2020 23:12 via zdnet.com
  Russia's largest mobile network, MTS, will soon be running on a private cloud built on Canonical's OpenStack cloud software.
  
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• Samsung announces a 256GB version of the Galaxy S20 FE

  05-11-2020 23:07 via zdnet.com
  If you were waiting for more storage before buying the Galaxy S20 FE, you're in luck.
  
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• Square delivers strong Q3 on surging Cash App profits

  05-11-2020 23:05 via zdnet.com
  Square said Cash App also generated $1.63 billion of bitcoin revenue and $32 million of bitcoin gross profit.
  
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• Peloton Q1 results, year outlook beat Wall Street estimates, members top 3.6 million

  05-11-2020 22:49 via zdnet.com
  Peloton said it expects to have 1.63 million Connected Fitness subscriptions by the end of this quarter, and 2.17 million or more for the full year, topping expectations.
  
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• Dropbox beats Q3 expectations

  05-11-2020 22:32 via zdnet.com
  The company said paying users now sit at 15.25 million.
  
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• Lightspeed to acquire point of sale rival ShopKeep for $440 million

  05-11-2020 21:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Lightspeed said the acquisition will accelerate its growth as an emerging category leader following its recent initial public offering.
  
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• Apple fixes three iOS zero-days exploited in the wild

  05-11-2020 20:42 via zdnet.com
  Apple has patched the three zero-days with today's release of iOS 14.2.
  
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• A year of closing my rings: How my Apple Watch kept me moving all year

  05-11-2020 20:13 via zdnet.com
  David Gewirtz is our own lord of the rings. In this article, he shares how his Apple Watch has provided the motivation to get him exercising every day, and how it might do the same for you.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 14.2 with new emoji, wallpapers, HomePod Intercom support

  05-11-2020 19:25 via zdnet.com
  It's time to update your iPhone or iPad.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 14.2 with new emoji, wallpapers, and HomePod Intercom support

  05-11-2020 19:25 via zdnet.com
  It's time to update your iPhone or iPad.
  
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• Drug company execs complain they're so misunderstood

  05-11-2020 18:55 via zdnet.com
  A cloud revenue management company survey asked pharma execs about drug pricing and how it's communicated to the public. Oh, the whining. Can technology help?
  
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• Fortnite set to return to iPhones via Nvidia cloud gaming service

  05-11-2020 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple threw the game off its App Store in August, but Nvidia's service offers it a way back to iOS.
  
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• Italian beverage vendor Campari knocked offline after ransomware attack

  05-11-2020 18:20 via zdnet.com
  Campari has refused to engage with the ransomware gang and is restoring systems.
  
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• Dell enables Linux hardware privacy controls

  05-11-2020 17:07 via zdnet.com
  Do you want to make sure your webcam and microphone are off? Dell's adding code into Linux to support its hardware privacy controls.
  
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• Photonics startup Ayar Labs receives $35 million funding to interconnect massively parallel computers

  05-11-2020 16:55 via zdnet.com
  The company’s high-speed photonic links are the new interconnect for an age of massively parallel computers such as artificial intelligence accelerators.
  
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• DJI's tiniest drone, the Mavic Mini 2, can now fly up to six miles

  05-11-2020 15:47 via zdnet.com
  The premiere drone maker has added its proprietary wireless network, OcuSync, to its low-cost, ultra-portable drone, so it can fly up to 6 miles.
  
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• GitHub denies getting hacked

  05-11-2020 15:06 via zdnet.com
  Someone attached a copy of the GitHub Enterprise Server source code to GitHub's DMCA section, but the GitHub CEO said they mistakenly leaked that code months ago.
  
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• Windows 10: Using Cisco's Webex Meetings for remote work? Patch now, warns Cisco

  05-11-2020 14:58 via zdnet.com
  Cisco has fixes for high-severity security flaws in Cisco Webex Meetings for Windows and its recording playback apps.
  
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• How to avoid the businesses you hate: There's an app for that

  05-11-2020 14:54 via zdnet.com
  We use enabling tech to help us find good restaurants and highly-rated stores and services businesses. But can it help us create a better separate but equal society?
  
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• Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2: When will you get the next big feature update?

  05-11-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  In the "Windows as a service" era, updates can arrive when you least expect them. So can major changes in Microsoft's update policies for business customers. Here's a no-nonsense explainer to help you sort out your Windows 10 update options.
  
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• What's quantum computing? CERN's new free online course offers you the answer

  05-11-2020 14:23 via zdnet.com
  CERN will walk developers through implementing quantum algorithms on IBM and D-Wave quantum computers.
  
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• Hackers are exploiting unpatched VoIP flaws to compromise business accounts

  05-11-2020 14:05 via zdnet.com
  Over 1,200 organisations have fallen victim to a campaign that uses known exploits to remotely gain access to VoIP accounts - and the attackers are selling access to the highest bidder.
  
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• IBM Cloud for Telecommunications targets 5G and edge innovation

  05-11-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Telco customers can deploy IBM Cloud services on the cloud, on-premise, or at the edge.
  
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• Alibaba Q2 2020: A strong financial quarter from e-commerce growth

  05-11-2020 13:23 via zdnet.com
  Alibaba says that consumer spending frequency is on the road to recovery following COVID-19 disruption.
  
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• Alibaba Q2 2020: A strong financial quarter, but with a revenue miss

  05-11-2020 13:23 via zdnet.com
  Alibaba says that consumer spending frequency is on the road to recovery following COVID-19 disruption, but revenues did not meet expectations.
  
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• Realme 7 Pro: AMOLED screen, good performance and fast charging on a budget

  05-11-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  This well-made 6.4-inch Snapdragon 720G-based phone offers excellent value for money, if you don't need 5G.
  
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• Microsoft's Cloud PC: Leak reveals new details on upcoming Azure-powered remote desktop

  05-11-2020 12:23 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's forthcoming Cloud PC remote Windows experience for Windows 10, macOS, iOS and Android takes shape.
  
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• Apple might fix - for free - your broken iPhone, AirPods Pro, Mac, or other device, even if it's out of warranty

  05-11-2020 12:05 via zdnet.com
  Apple has a number of repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, currently ongoing, which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an eligible device that's defective.
  
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• Qualcomm diversifies into IoT, auto and soon data center and edge computing

  05-11-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm breaks out its businesses by verticals in the fourth quarter and highlights how it's about more than smartphones.
  
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• How the pandemic has sped up digital transactions

  05-11-2020 12:00
  
  The lockdown has accelerated the uptake of digitised payments – now it’s time to expand what they can do
  
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• New APT hacking group leverages ‘KilllSomeOne’ DLL side-loading

  05-11-2020 11:46 via zdnet.com
  A new entry into the APT scene has peppered its malware with political messages.
  
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• US, Brazilian law enforcement seize $24 million in cryptocurrency generated through online fraud

  05-11-2020 10:21 via zdnet.com
  Suspects involved in the scheme are being accused of defrauding investors of over $200 million.
  
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• Capcom quietly discloses cyberattack impacting email, file servers

  05-11-2020 09:33 via zdnet.com
  The attack forced Capcom to temporarily pull services to stop the attack from spreading.
  
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• Company that runs US illegal immigration detention centers discloses ransomware attack

  05-11-2020 08:35 via zdnet.com
  Data for inmates and employees at three centers in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania was exposed in a ransomware attack on August 19.
  
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• These photos show life on the ISS in extraordinary detail

  05-11-2020 07:00
  
  Humans have lived aboard the International Space Station for 20 years. This is what life is really like amongst the stars
  
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• How Test and Trace failed

  05-11-2020 07:00
  
  England’s national contact tracing system is barely functioning. To stop the spread of Covid-19, local authorities are taking matters into their own hands
  
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• A vicious culture war is tearing through Wikipedia

  05-11-2020 07:00
  
  Edit-warring was already common as India descended into political polarisation. Then along came Covid-19
  
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• SK Telecom and LG Uplus both see double-digit profit jumps in Q3

  05-11-2020 05:16 via zdnet.com
  The South Korean telcos continue to benefit from the rise of remote services caused by the pandemic.
  
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• QUT pushes ahead with five-year cloud-focused digital strategy

  05-11-2020 04:39 via zdnet.com
  As part of the plan, the organisation is focused on getting the foundations right first.
  
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• New rules opening up Consumer Data Right accreditation tiers due by the end of 2020

  05-11-2020 03:22 via zdnet.com
  ACCC also confirms the responsibility for the Consumer Data Right will be shifted to Treasury once legislation passes.
  
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• Committee waves Australian spectrum reform changes through

  05-11-2020 02:50 via zdnet.com
  In doing so, Labor criticises the long passage of time that was required for the Bills to get this far, with auctions already completed under old 30-year old rules that are in need of updates.
  
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• US seizes another crop of Iranian propaganda domains masked as news outlets

  05-11-2020 01:53 via zdnet.com
  Another 23 domains were seized by the US government.
  
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• Santa to visit virtually as Christmas grottos cancelled

  05-11-2020 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Events organisers have coordinated Covid-safe video calls with Mr Claus over lockdown.
  
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• Vendée Globe: Tech to spot sailor’s mood in tough race

  05-11-2020 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Vendée Globe solo race will see competitors face extreme conditions with little sleep.
  
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• CSIRO's Data61 and Ceres Tag to develop smart satellite-linked pet tracking collar

  05-11-2020 01:01 via zdnet.com
  The collar will use Bluetooth technology and satellite communications to track and locate your animal companions in real time.
  
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• Profit drops nearly 50% for NAB and tech transformation program winds up

  05-11-2020 00:54 via zdnet.com
  The bank has now shifted 38% of applications to the cloud.
  
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