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• Brazilian Superior Electoral Court hit by major cyberattack

  06-11-2020 23:13 via zdnet.com
  The organization is working to recover its systems environment; president Jair Bolsonaro said the authors have been identified.
  
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• Apple's One More Thing event: How to watch and what to expect

  06-11-2020 22:18 via zdnet.com
  Here's what we expect Apple to announce and how to watch the company's third special event in as many months.
  
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• Nomad rugged leather cases for Apple iPhone 12: Classic Horween leather cases provide stylish protection

  06-11-2020 21:40 via zdnet.com
  Most Apple iPhone users I know wrap their new smartphone in a case and Nomad's leather options are well built and look great.
  
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• Codemasters: UK games firm to sell to Take-Two

  06-11-2020 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The veteran UK company has received an offer from industry giant Take-Two.
  
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• Linux version of RansomEXX ransomware discovered

  06-11-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  This marks the first time a major Windows ransomware strain has been ported to Linux to aid hackers in their targeted intrusions.
  
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• US election 2020: How a misleading post went from the fringes to Trump’s Twitter

  06-11-2020 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An erroneous election map posted on far-right forums made it to the president's Twitter feed.
  
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• Billions are being invested in digital healthcare. Why are we not seeing the results?

  06-11-2020 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Health services embarked on a digital transformation decades ago, and since have benefitted from billions in taxpayer money. But a new report casts doubt on the results so far.
  
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• Covid app backed by Zara and Mike Tindall prompts safety concern

  06-11-2020 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ad for the app, which can display test results, has been referred to the advertising regulator.
  
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• iPhone 12 Pro component shortages has Apple filling shelves with older iPhones

  06-11-2020 17:14 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone 12 Pro has been hit with component shortages, so Apple is planning on filling the gaps on shelves with older iPhones.
  
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• Popular app T&Cs 'longer than Harry Potter'

  06-11-2020 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The combined terms of 13 top apps including TikTok, WhatsApp and Zoom would take 17 hours to read.
  
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• Black Friday 2020 deals: The best HP sales

  06-11-2020 16:22 via zdnet.com
  The PC maker's Black Friday ad drops with top deals on its laptops and desktops.
  
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• Google sent everyone home. Next door, they're all still in the office

  06-11-2020 15:39 via zdnet.com
  Every company has decided working away from the office is the only way to function during the pandemic, right? Actually, this isn't the case.
  
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• Roku CFO says new enterprise engineering team invests in IT across the board to scale the business

  06-11-2020 15:31 via zdnet.com
  CFO Steve Louden tells ZDNet the streaming video platform company is investing in systems at many levels to support increasing scale.
  
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• Capcom hacked in latest cyber-attack on game-makers

  06-11-2020 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Capcom, maker of Resident Evil and Street Fighter, suffers a cyber-attack.
  
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• Amazon's $2.8bn plan: India gets its second AWS cloud computing region

  06-11-2020 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is to open its second India AWS region in Hyderabad, already home Amazon's only campus outside the US.
  
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• This hacking group is using previously unknown tools to target defence contractors

  06-11-2020 14:51 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have analysed 'Operation North Star' and found that as well as using new techniques, it picks and chooses infected targets to focus on the most valuable.
  
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• US election: Bannon Twitter account banned amid clampdown

  06-11-2020 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The big social networks are clamping down on threats of violence amid a tense wait for results.
  
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• PlayStation 5 review: stunning, and it could get even better

  06-11-2020 14:21
  
  Despite being such a chunky unit, PlayStation 5 brings brains and beauty to next-gen gaming as Sony's effort just edges a lead over the Xbox Series X
  
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• Robots for kids: STEM kits and more tech gifts for hackers of all ages

  06-11-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  If you want to spark the imagination of your kids while at the same time giving them a leg up with some of the tech skills they'll need as adults, you can't go wrong by looking at these products as gifts this holiday season.
  
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• Prep for four globally recognized business analysis certifications with this $30 bundle

  06-11-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  LinkedIn research crowned business analysis as one of their top ten hard skills companies need most in 2020.
  
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• Israeli companies targeted with new Pay2Key ransomware

  06-11-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Security firm Check Point reports what appears to be a targeted attack against Israeli companies.
  
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• Vulcan frees up its huge database of IT vulnerability fixes

  06-11-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  Vulcan hopes to speed up the slow process of remediation of IT vulnerabilities -- one of the largest enterprise security risks.
  
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• A body-measuring suit which helps fit clothes remotely

  06-11-2020 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click’s Chris Fox looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Windows 10 20H2 and 2004 upgrades blocked over Intel Thunderbolt 'DMA violation'

  06-11-2020 13:02 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft says Intel's Thunderbolt interface has a compatibility problem with the two latest versions of Windows 10.
  
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• Work from anywhere: Is 2021 the future of work?

  06-11-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Work from home is changing everything from real estate to communications. Predictions from the front lines of our new reality.
  
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• What we can learn from Africa’s pandemic response

  06-11-2020 13:00
  
  Coming up today: Matt Reynolds explains why Africa has been spared the worst of the pandemic, Natasha reveals the middle-class private jet boom and Matt Burgess looks at the worrying rise of police fingerprint scanners
  
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• Inside Ed Bott's home office: 'Two of everything'

  06-11-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Space to work: Ed Bott's dedicated home office in the southwestern US features a huge modular desk, two very large displays, and plenty of proven technologies that don't cost a fortune.
  
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• T-Mobile eyes TVision, video as way to become home broadband provider, drive 5G

  06-11-2020 12:38 via zdnet.com
  T-Mobile reported earnings of $1.3 billion, or $1 a share, on revenue of $19.3 billion.
  
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• US: We've just seized $1bn in bitcoin stolen from Silk Road by 'Individual X' hacker

  06-11-2020 12:31 via zdnet.com
  US Justice Department makes its largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency, which once belonged to Silk Road.
  
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• Ariana Grande clashes with Tik Tok stars over pandemic partying

  06-11-2020 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pop star accused social media influencers of violating health regulations during the pandemic.
  
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• Tesla’s April Fool joke turns into $250 tequila reality, sells out in hours

  06-11-2020 11:45 via zdnet.com
  Nothing makes sense anymore in 2020, so why not a $250 bottle of tequila from a car manufacturer?
  
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• I made £8,000 by sculpting boobs during lockdown

  06-11-2020 10:31
  
  I used lockdown to create body-positive sculptures and pull myself out of debt
  
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• US moves to block Visa’s acquisition of online payments platform Plaid

  06-11-2020 10:26 via zdnet.com
  The DoJ has filed an antitrust lawsuit based on concerns the purchase would hamper competition.
  
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• We asked eight public health experts what Christmas will be like

  06-11-2020 07:00
  
  With the prospect of restrictions lasting well into 2021, here’s how the experts are planning to spend the festive season
  
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• Ransomware gangs that steal your data don't always delete it

  06-11-2020 07:00 via zdnet.com
  Coveware: Half of the Q3 2020 ransomware investigations involved data exfiltration, with cases doubling from the previous quarter.
  
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• Archer commences development of A1 Biochip for simplifying disease detection

  06-11-2020 05:41 via zdnet.com
  The company has kicked off its A1 Biochip development with the aim of building a lab-on-chip biosensing device capable of simplifying disease detection.
  
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• Bentley reveals plan to go fully electric by 2030

  06-11-2020 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The luxury carmaker will scrap petrol engines within a decade and become carbon neutral.
  
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• KT sees Q3 profit drop 6.4%

  06-11-2020 04:57 via zdnet.com
  Remote services grew, but subsidiaries in traditional industries contract in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Opticomm shareholders approve acquisition by Uniti

  06-11-2020 04:15 via zdnet.com
  Votes overwhelmingly in favour of purchase that ends saga over sale of company.
  
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• We're not flying to Mars: ASX on using distributed ledger for new CHESS system

  06-11-2020 02:01 via zdnet.com
  Deputy CEO Peter Hiom labelled the blockchain-based technology behind the CHESS replacement platform as simply a 'database architecture technology'.
  
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• The foul-smelling fuel that could power big ships

  06-11-2020 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers think ammonia, if made sustainably, could be a greener fuel for shipping, but challenges remain.
  
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