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• Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online

  26-11-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Among those affected by the leak are Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, seven ministers, and 17 provincial governors.
  
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• NSW Health Pathology reaches for the cloud to speed up COVID-19 testing

  26-11-2020 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Urgent, priority patients can be tested and be told their results within three hours.
  
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• Phone Black Friday deals: Google Pixel 5, OnePlus 8 Pro, Note 20 Ultra, more

  26-11-2020 20:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best Black Friday 2020 deals on smartphones.
  
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• The 18 best Black Friday laptop deals still live today

  26-11-2020 19:12
  
  This week's laptop discounts range from budget Lenovo's to money off MacBooks
  
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• The 16 best Black Friday laptop deals this week

  26-11-2020 19:12
  
  This week's laptop discounts range from budget Lenovo's to money off MacBooks
  
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• The 15 best Black Friday laptop deals this week

  26-11-2020 19:12
  
  This week's laptop discounts range from budget Lenovo's to money off MacBooks
  
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• The 14 best Black Friday laptop deals this week

  26-11-2020 19:12
  
  This week's laptop discounts range from budget Lenovo's to money off MacBooks
  
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• Rural broadband: Where has all the money gone?

  26-11-2020 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Network and service providers ask why the government's £5bn for rural broadband has been slashed.
  
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• Brands should use video to succeed on Instagram

  26-11-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Videos are proving more and more popular to capture your audience’s attention according to a new study
  
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• Russia wants to ban social media sites discriminating against Russian news outlets

  26-11-2020 18:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube at risk of getting blocked in Russia for "discriminating" against Russian news sites like Russia Today, RIA Novosti, and Crimea 24.
  
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• Working from home means we're still buying PCs. Lots of them

  26-11-2020 17:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Slim laptops and convertibles might be making the much of the running, but even desktop PC is seeing increasing demand right now.
  
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• Filling the 5G gap left by the Huawei ban is going to be expensive

  26-11-2020 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK government has pledged £250 million to diversify the country's 5G supply chain in the wake of a ban on Huawei's equipment.
  
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• Dell Latitude 9510 review: A compact and very competent 15-inch business laptop

  26-11-2020 17:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Remote workers and mobile professionals will appreciate this sturdy laptop, which comes in traditional and 2-in-1 formats. Battery life and audio are particularly strong, and mobile broadband (4G or 5G) is available if you need it.
  
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• ZAGG InvisibleShield screen protector for Galaxy Z Fold 2: Cover display protection

  26-11-2020 16:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 comes with screen protectors on both displays. The cover display protector scratches easily and looks terrible with regular usage. Thankfully, ZAGG has an affordable solution for this display.
  
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• Why are Scottish ministers selling a superyacht?

  26-11-2020 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 25m vintage yacht was found in storage at the nationalised Ferguson shipyard.
  
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• You might have to wait longer for those faster broadband speeds after all

  26-11-2020 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK government's new infrastructure strategy has significantly downgraded targets for country-wide faster connectivity.
  
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• Over half of Americans think physical stores should close this Black Friday

  26-11-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With concerns over the coronavirus pandemic looming, new research reveals just how concerned Americans are about shopping in stores.
  
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• Tesla's Elon Musk: Why our new model could be a Europe-designed hatchback

  26-11-2020 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla's Elon Musk wants a car from Germany that fits Europe's cramped parking and lets it say it makes affordable cars.
  
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• Raspberry Pi 400: These new kits bundle a touchscreen with the computer keyboard

  26-11-2020 14:37 via zdnet.com
  
  You can now get a mobile display with your Raspberry Pi 400 computer keyboard.
  
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• Who will your algorithm harm next? Why businesses need to start thinking about evil AI now

  26-11-2020 14:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Building AI systems that are ethical is no longer a box-ticking exercise, and could deliver a key competitive advantage to the businesses that embrace responsible technology.
  
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• 10 Black Friday deals on work from home essentials

  26-11-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Get early access on Black Friday deals when you apply this coupon code on home office gadgets and gear.
  
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• These are the countries with the most affordable internet

  26-11-2020 13:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Next time you moan about the cost of your internet package, spare a thought for some other countries who pay over half of their monthly income to get connected to the web.
  
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• Hands-On: Adventures with Ubuntu Linux on the Raspberry Pi 4

  26-11-2020 13:20 via zdnet.com
  
  With the larger memory of the Raspberry Pi 4 series, it is now more practical to run Ubuntu. I'm going to see how easy it is - or isn't, and how well it works - or doesn't.
  
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• EU takes a leap forward in supporting consumer device ‘right to repair’ rules

  26-11-2020 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The Right to Repair movement is geared toward improving consumer choice and increasing confidence.
  
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• AWS: Amazon web outage breaks vacuums and doorbells

  26-11-2020 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smart-home owners are left without service as an AWS outage breaks device functionality.
  
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• Working from home: Making those Zoom calls and Microsoft Teams meetings a bit more comfortable

  26-11-2020 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home needn't be uncomfortable. Here's the kit I've been using to made it feel better.
  
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• How to stop Christmas 2020 from being a Covid-19 disaster

  26-11-2020 12:20
  
  Covid-19 restrictions across the UK will be relaxed over Christmas, but with the virus still circulating, any festivities will pose some risk
  
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• These are the best Black Friday headphones deals still live today

  26-11-2020 12:14
  
  Headphones should go on your head. Your eyes should go on these deals
  
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• These are the best Black Friday headphones deals so far

  26-11-2020 12:14
  
  Headphones should go on your head. Your eyes should go on these deals
  
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• The best Black Friday headphones deals still live this weekend

  26-11-2020 12:14
  
  Headphones should go on your head. Your eyes should go on these deals
  
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• Salesforce could buy Microsoft Teams rival Slack next week

  26-11-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Buying Slack could give Salesforce its own chat platform for business users to share customer records.
  
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• Sophos notifies customers of data exposure after database misconfiguration

  26-11-2020 10:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Exclusive: Company says that only a small subset of customers were impacted.
  
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• Your old electronics are poisoning people at this toxic dump in Ghana

  26-11-2020 07:00
  
  A vast dump in central Accra is the final resting place for e-waste from all over the world, but it takes a serious toll on local residents
  
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• Is Netflix Direct the future of TV?

  26-11-2020 07:00
  
  We reviewed Netflix's first ever linear TV channel, which is rolling out across France this month. Don't expect it to arrive in the UK anytime soon
  
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• WA Auditor reveals 'concerning' security practices within state Registry System

  26-11-2020 05:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Auditor General publishes findings 18 months after the audit was complete as she feared the risk was too high to expose the system at the time.
  
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• Willyama's role in helping Indigenous Australians secure a career in cybersecurity

  26-11-2020 05:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The company also has its sight set on becoming the first 100% Aboriginal-owned IT company to list on the ASX.
  
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• Facebook fined in South Korea for sharing user data without consent

  26-11-2020 05:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The US tech giant shared personal information of 3.3 million users without their consent, the South Korean government said.
  
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• Cho Ju-bin: 40 years jail for South Korean chatroom sex abuse group leader

  26-11-2020 05:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Korean Cho Ju-bin ran a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos.
  
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• ZTE stays on FCC national security threat list

  26-11-2020 05:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Request to reconsider designation is dismissed by Federal Communications Commission.
  
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• Equinix to spend $55m on third Osaka data centre

  26-11-2020 04:36 via zdnet.com
  
  An initial investment of $55 million to build its 14th data centre in Japan.
  
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• Edith Whiskers: How an imaginary gran got millions of Spotify streams

  26-11-2020 03:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The strange story of a chart topping cartoon nan and her TikTok success.
  
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• Why don't Facebook and Apple like each other?

  26-11-2020 02:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relations between the two companies are at an all-time low.
  
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• Cyber Monday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

  26-11-2020 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cyber Monday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.
  
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• Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

  26-11-2020 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.
  
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• Telstra set to pay AU$50m for unconscionable sales to 108 Indigenous Australians

  26-11-2020 01:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Five stores signed up people to postpaid mobile contracts that led to an average debt of AU$7,400 per customer.
  
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• Xbox bug could have allowed hackers to link gamer tags with players' emails

  26-11-2020 00:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The bug could have been exploited by playing around in a browser's developer console and editing a cookie field.
  
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