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• Telstra to restructure into fixed, tower, and service entities

  11-11-2020 23:46 via zdnet.com
  
  By the end of 2021, Telstra intends to have InfraCo Fixed, InfraCo Towers, and ServeCo sitting underneath a Telstra Group label.
  
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• Google patches two more Chrome zero-days

  11-11-2020 23:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has now patched five Chrome zero-days in three weeks.
  
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• Amazon AWS promises to let analysts do drag-and-drop data cleansing with DataBrew

  11-11-2020 23:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The new program, an extension to the existing Glue software, lets non-coders such as data scientists and data analysts participate in the data preparation step using templates and drag-and-drop activities.
  
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• ACMA finds Telstra overcharged 10,000 customers AU$2.4 million over 12 years

  11-11-2020 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Regulator issues direction to telco after Telstra discovered its long-running error.
  
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• Alibaba's 11.11 lands big sales, attracts US companies selling to China

  11-11-2020 22:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The United States was the top country selling to China by GMV, with US brands accounting for $5.4 billion of the event's total GMV.
  
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• Great cheap earbuds, headphones, and speakers for under $100

  11-11-2020 22:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Here is our pick of the best Bluetooth earbuds, headphones, and even speakers for the holidays.
  
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• Verizon, Amazon demonstrate connected vehicles using 5G, edge computing with LG, Renovo, Savari

  11-11-2020 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Korean electronics giant LG, along with two California computing startups, Renovo and Savari, are demonstrating use cases for 5G-connected vehicles as Verizon and Amazon expand the wireless computing availability to multiple U.S. cities.
  
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• Staying connected when phones don't make the cut

  11-11-2020 21:21 via zdnet.com
  
  A host of handset alternatives and accessories
  
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• Recent ransomware wave targeting Israel linked to Iranian threat actors

  11-11-2020 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Israeli companies have seen an uptick in attacks and successful infections with the Pay2Key and WannaScream ransomware.
  
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• Microsoft names former McAfee CEO Christopher Young as new Business Development chief

  11-11-2020 18:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has replaced former Biz Dev Development chief Peggy Johnson with Christopher Young, the former McAfee CEO.
  
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• Amazon's Ring video doorbells catch fire because wrong screw used

  11-11-2020 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have been dozens of cases of property damage and injuries to owners.
  
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• Black Friday 2020 deals: The best Microsoft Store sales

  11-11-2020 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Top deals on Surface devices highlight Microsoft's Black Friday offerings.
  
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• CBL-Mariner: Microsoft's internal Linux distribution for Azure first-party services and edge appliances

  11-11-2020 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The Linux Systems Group at Microsoft has developed a Linux distribution for internal use and made it available on GitHub.
  
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• Covid in Scotland: Teachers in Aberdeen asked to switch off app in schools

  11-11-2020 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff in Aberdeen are asked to switch off the contact tracing software as further clarity is sought.
  
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• Roblox gamers must pay to die with an 'oof'

  11-11-2020 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows a copyright dispute with sound engineer who originally created the sound for another game.
  
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• HP unveils its new Engage One Pro all-in-one point of sale system

  11-11-2020 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  HP said the new system is meant to streamline technology for retail and hospitality businesses.
  
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• Working from home? Then you should pay more tax for the privilege, say economists

  11-11-2020 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report from the Deutsche Bank argues that WFH should mean paying a bit of extra tax.
  
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• DDoS attacks are cheaper and easier to carry out than ever before

  11-11-2020 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The sheer amount on insecure devices out there – particularly IoT products – means it's simple for cyber criminals to create botnets and lease them out.
  
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• Play Store identified as main distribution vector for most Android malware

  11-11-2020 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Mammoth research project using Symantec (now NortonLifeLock) telemetry confirms what everyone suspected.
  
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• Smartphones become a lifeline for poor Brazilians

  11-11-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Financially vulnerable individuals work and study remotely exclusively via mobile devices, according to new research.
  
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• Intel debuts GPU for the data centre with a focus on Android cloud gaming

  11-11-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It also announced that the gold release of Intel oneAPI toolkits will ship in December.
  
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• Inside the new Mac mini: Does Apple's M1 architecture really leave Intel behind?

  11-11-2020 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  While the same M1 chip is coming out in the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, the design of the mini gives us some forensic clues about how the M1 chip might be designed.
  
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• BMW has revealed its new flagship EV, the iX

  11-11-2020 14:22
  
  BMW's latest all-electric SUV has 500hp, can manage 0 to 62mph in under five seconds and go for more than 370 miles
  
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• Coronavirus: M&S expands its scan-and-pay app to all UK stores

  11-11-2020 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The retailer says it is bringing the service to 573 stores as part of its response to Covid-19.
  
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• Apple M1: Will storage and memory limits be a problem for pros?

  11-11-2020 14:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's new M1-based systems have been announced, and Apple avoided touting their memory and storage - for good reason.
  
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• Instagram: New tools to ban self-harm and suicide posts

  11-11-2020 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media app has rolled out technology in the UK and Europe to identify harmful posts.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks acquires attack surface manager Expanse in $800m deal

  11-11-2020 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Expanse’s platform will be added to the Cortex product suite.
  
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• IBM, AMD to collaborate on HPC, AI, hybrid cloud, confidential computing

  11-11-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The partnership between the two companies will likely give AMD more data center and cloud momentum.
  
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• The untold story of a cyberattack, a hospital and a dying woman

  11-11-2020 13:30
  
  German prosecutors tried to prove that a ransomware attack on a hospital was to blame for someone losing their life. Their story is a warning
  
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• Apple's M1 chip launch raised more questions than it answered

  11-11-2020 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's 50 minute 'Dear John' breakup video to Intel was buttery smooth, but light on details.
  
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• ByteDance challenges TikTok sale order on basis of Trump administration radio silence

  11-11-2020 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  There is only one day to go and a last-minute petition has now been launched.
  
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• This traffic camera sees all (and that's a good thing)

  11-11-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A thermal camera developed for autonomous cars can improve traffic lights in cities.
  
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• TikTok asks Donald Trump: 'Are we still banned?'

  11-11-2020 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese viral video service's owner ByteDance begins a legal challenge against the US ban.
  
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• Avast warns of Minecraft skin, mod apps fleecing ‘millions’ of Android users

  11-11-2020 12:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Ridiculously expensive subscriptions are costing users as much as $120 per month.
  
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• Biden's new transition team: These are the tech execs who've signed up

  11-11-2020 12:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Silicon Valley execs rush to president-elect Joe Biden's transition agency review teams.
  
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• 5G for business: Why this green and leafy campus could hold the key to success

  11-11-2020 12:16 via zdnet.com
  
  A partnership between public and private sector organisations is using 5G to create new data-led applications in autonomous mobility, medtech, gaming and more.
  
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• 5G and business: Why this green and leafy university campus could hold the key to success

  11-11-2020 12:16 via zdnet.com
  
  A partnership between public and private sector organisations is using 5G to create new data-led applications in autonomous mobility, medtech, gaming and more.
  
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• 5G's mmWave enterprise revolution derailed by COVID-19

  11-11-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  5G millimeter wave was going to be showcased by enterprises. The problem? Airports, convention centers, stadiums and city centers have the fastest 5G, but COVID-19 has kept people away from those experiences.
  
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• 350,000 Amazon Ring video doorbells recalled due to fire hazard concerns

  11-11-2020 10:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Some of the smart doorbells have reportedly caught fire.
  
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• Adobe releases new security fixes for Connect, Reader Mobile

  11-11-2020 09:23 via zdnet.com
  
  This month’s update is small in comparison to last month’s flurry of emergency fixes.
  
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• China to clamp down on internet giants

  11-11-2020 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The regulations suggest increasing unease in Beijing with the growing influence of digital platforms.
  
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• Mobile robo-surgeons could widen access to keyhole surgery

  11-11-2020 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A modular design allows keyhole surgery to be performed in smaller operating theatres.
  
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• The next economic shock will be hyper-aged societies

  11-11-2020 07:00
  
  As we deal with the immediate crisis brought on by Covid-19, we are already hurtling towards economic systems defined by old age
  
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• Seven big unknowns about the breakthrough coronavirus vaccine

  11-11-2020 07:00
  
  Early results from the Pfizer/BioNTech clinical trial are our most hopeful signs of a successful vaccine yet, but there are several things we still don't know
  
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• Our obsession with unconscious bias created a diversity disaster

  11-11-2020 07:00
  
  Experts have long looked on unconscious bias training as a futile exercise that cannot change people's behaviour. Solutions that actually can help have been overlooked
  
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• Facebook link preview feature used as a proxy in website-scraping scheme

  11-11-2020 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Mysterious groups have been scraping data from internet sites by abusing Facebook's link preview feature, using Facebook API servers as proxies to avoid getting blacklisted.
  
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• NSW government commits AU$700m to fund future digital investments

  11-11-2020 06:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Areas that will receive a share of funding include education, cybersecurity, courts, and e-planning.
  
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• Dell Technologies intros new PowerProtect series appliances

  11-11-2020 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has rolled out a series of updates to its storage and data protection portfolio, including expanded integrations between the PowerProtect and VMware Tanzu portfolios.
  
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• Alibaba smashes 2019 11.11 record by posting $56b in 2020 GMV with 23 hours to go

  11-11-2020 05:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The figure includes sales generated on November 1.
  
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• Digital venue registrations for contact tracing will be mandatory across NSW

  11-11-2020 03:35 via zdnet.com
  
  From November 23, venues including salons, amusement parks, zoos, and brothels will need to have a digital registration system in place for COVID-19 contact tracing.
  
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