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• Airbnb plans public share sale despite pandemic

  16-11-2020 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The filing by the home rental web site offers a closer look at the loss-making firm's finances.
  
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• Tesla jumps 10% on news its stock to be added to S&P 500 index on December 21st

  16-11-2020 23:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The index membership will propel further ownership of the electric car maker by index-oriented funds.
  
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• Buy two: Tech gifts and gadgets so cool you'll want one for yourself too

  16-11-2020 21:28 via zdnet.com
  
  In the upcoming gift-giving season, these gadgets will tempt you to pick up the same present for yourself, too.
  
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• Black Friday 2020 deals: The best storage, SSD and flash drive sales

  16-11-2020 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on storage.
  
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• NHS Covid-19 app suffers 'blue screen' glitch

  16-11-2020 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many users report the iPhone version of the contact-tracing app gets "stuck" on launch.
  
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• New Zoom feature can alert room owners of possible Zoombombing disruptions

  16-11-2020 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The new "At-Risk Meeting Notifier" Zoom feature scans the internet and alerts conference organizers when a link to their Zoom meeting has been posted online.
  
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• What does your video call background say about you?

  16-11-2020 19:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Why you might want to rethink that blank wall.
  
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• Black Friday 2020 deals: The best Office Depot and OfficeMax sales

  16-11-2020 18:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Here are the top deals from the slimmed-down Office Depot and OfficeMax Black Friday ad.
  
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• Kamala Harris: Facebook removes racist posts about US vice-president-elect

  16-11-2020 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Democrats have criticised the social network for not doing enough to remove hate speech.
  
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• Ataccama announces new AI-driven release of data governance/management platform

  16-11-2020 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Ataccama ONE Gen2, featuring new "Core AI" module, seeks to automate large swaths of organizations' increasingly complex data governance and data management burdens. Other main pillars of Gen2's self-driving capability include metadata-centricity and policy management with automated enforcement.
  
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• Employee surveillance software demand increased as workers transitioned to home working

  16-11-2020 18:11 via zdnet.com
  
  As people hunkered down to work from home during COVID-19, companies turned to employee surveillance software to track their staff.
  
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• Radio France Internationale publishes obituaries of people still alive

  16-11-2020 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Public radio station RFI says a "technical problem" meant the obituaries were published prematurely.
  
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• GitHub reinstates youtube-dl library after EFF intervention

  16-11-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  
  GitHub also establishes a $1 million "developer defense fund" to help open source developers fight against abusive DMCA Section 1201 takedown claims.
  
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• Microsoft makes Power Platform tools, Dataverse data platform available for Teams

  16-11-2020 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's 'Project Oakdale' data-management tool has a new official name: Dataverse. And Microsoft is adding more Teams meeting apps to its store.
  
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• Purpose must be an integral part of your corporate strategy

  16-11-2020 17:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Corporate purpose is at the heart of business resiliency and growth in the next normal. Purpose has the power to unify all stakeholders during and after the pandemic.
  
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• Cyber-attack disruption could last for months, says council

  16-11-2020 17:11 via zdnet.com
  
  A month on, London's Hackney council is still trying to deal with the problems caused by an 'advanced, criminal cyberattack'.
  
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• Dissecting C3.ai’s secret sauce: less about AI, more about fixing Hadoop

  16-11-2020 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  While C3.ai claims to be an AI company, its patented technology is really a platform-as-a-service for the Internet of Things with some fairly standard AI mixed in.
  
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• GoTrace tracks shipment of Southern Rock Lobsters using blockchain

  16-11-2020 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Public blockchain track and trace application GoTrace uses tamper-evident smart tags to track lobsters to their plated destination.
  
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• IBM acquires SAP consulting firm TruQua

  16-11-2020 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue said the deal will support its hybrid growth strategy and expand its breadth of consulting services.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy XCover Pro, Galaxy Tab Active Pro certified for FirstNet

  16-11-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's rugged smartphone and tablet are available on AT&T and certified for FirstNet.
  
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• Nvidia unveils new DGX Station AI workstation, joining market for AI appliances

  16-11-2020 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The GPU maker uses the annual SC20 supercomputing event to unveil a desktop model of AI computer with a new GPU.
  
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• PinePhone KDE Linux phone is getting ready for pre-orders

  16-11-2020 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The dream of a purely Linux-powered smartphone lives on in the new PinePhone - KDE Community edition.
  
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• Making banking better for billions with next-gen technology

  16-11-2020 15:34
  
  Digital transformation lets the boldest banks reimagine themselves – and Temenos is powering the changemakers
  
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• Meet the hackers who earn millions for saving the web: How bug bounties are changing cybersecurity

  16-11-2020 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  These hackers are finding security bugs – and getting paid for it. That's changing the dynamics of cybersecurity.
  
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• AMD launches MI100 GPU accelerator for high performance computing

  16-11-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  AMD is looking to capitalize on its momentum with its EPYC server processor by pairing it with the Instinct MI100 GPU accelerator to gain in high performance computing.
  
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• Sony Xperia 5 II review: A compact version of Sony's wide-screen 5G flagship

  16-11-2020 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The 6.1-inch Xperia 5 II packs an updated specification into a more easily handled chassis than the 6.5-inch Xperia 1 II. The 21:9 OLED screen may not be 4K, but you do get a 120Hz refresh rate and a lower price tag.
  
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• Microsoft hits the brakes on Windows 10 updates in December 2020

  16-11-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't expect any Windows 10 preview updates in December due to holidays, says Microsoft.
  
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• The ransomware landscape is more crowded than you think

  16-11-2020 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  More than 25 Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) portals are currently renting ransomware to other criminal groups.
  
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• David's guide to surviving Thanksgiving 2020: Stay safe, stay home

  16-11-2020 14:08 via zdnet.com
  
  This year will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Here's how to keep your family safe.
  
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• Capcom hack: Up to 350,000 people's information stolen

  16-11-2020 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 350,000 customers and staff could have had their information stolen in a ransomware attack.
  
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• Coronavirus: How to host a Christmas party on Zoom

  16-11-2020 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Businesses have planned online events including wreath-making and murder mystery parties.
  
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• How the evolution of flash storage keeps changing how we use tech

  16-11-2020 12:19
  
  Samsung flash storage has had a hand in every consumer tech revolution of the last two decades
  
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• How AI is helping lung cancer patients in Covid-19 era

  16-11-2020 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ground breaking study using artificial intelligence is taking place at a London hospital.
  
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• Making gender-neutral emojis is more complicated than you think

  16-11-2020 07:00
  
  Emojis are an essential aspect of modern communication – now designers are making them more inclusive, so everyone gets heard
  
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• Europe’s Tesla rival is fixing the huge battery recycling mess

  16-11-2020 07:00
  
  The electric car market has a crucial flaw: tonnes of unsustainable, explosive batteries. The solution is being built in the Nordics
  
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• Video games 'good for well-being', says University of Oxford study

  16-11-2020 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gamers who played titles for longer reported feeling happier than those who did not.
  
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• Inventors design high-tech helmets for Covid protection

  16-11-2020 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For two months, Yezin Al-Qaysi has been riding the Toronto subway wearing a huge black "mad helmet".
  
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