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• DocuSign fiscal Q3 revenue, profit easily top expectations, forecast higher as well

  03-12-2020 23:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Template has following fields pre-populated: Author and Buying Cycle.
  
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• Facebook sued for 'denying opportunities to US workers'

  03-12-2020 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration accuses the tech firm of favouring foreign workers in its hiring policy.
  
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• Kubernetes dropping Docker is not that big of a deal

  03-12-2020 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Chill, people. Your Docker skills haven't suddenly become useless. Here's what's really going on.
  
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• Zuora fiscal Q3 revenue, EPS beat expectations, forecast higher as well, shares jump

  03-12-2020 22:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The maker of subscription billing software said it beat its own schedule for reaching positive free cash flow.
  
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• Cloudera beats Q3 expectations, sees enterprise momentum for its data platform offerings

  03-12-2020 22:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloudera CEO Rob Bearden said the number of paying customers for the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) increased over 40% in the third quarter.
  
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• Justice Department sues Facebook for alleged discrimination against US workers

  03-12-2020 22:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawsuit suggests that Facebook, over a roughly two-year time span, knowingly favored H1-B and other temporary visa holders over US-based job applicants for more than 2,600 positions.
  
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• Alinta Energy uses Azure Synapse Analytics to power data-driven decisions

  03-12-2020 22:01 via zdnet.com
  
  It's using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics to bring together enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics.
  
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• WFH FOMO: Almost three in five professionals are missing the opportunity to network

  03-12-2020 21:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Working remotely has meant that professionals now have a Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) as they can not connect in person in their business environment.
  
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• Best gifts under $25: Stocking stuffers and more

  03-12-2020 21:13 via zdnet.com
  
  You're stocking stuffers don't need to be super expensive in order to be awesome.
  
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• Intel, partners make new strides in Loihi neuromorphic computing chip development

  03-12-2020 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo and Mercedes-Benz have also signed up as new members in the INRC neuromorphic community project.
  
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• Intel details Horse Ridge II as helping overcome quantum computing hurdle

  03-12-2020 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel is banking on its classical computing expertise to win in the quantum world.
  
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• Dell announces new protections for its PC and server supply chain

  03-12-2020 19:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell to start using tamper-evident seals during physical transport and provide a software reset feature to wipe hard-drives before customer deployment.
  
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• The new post-pandemic operating model is upon us

  03-12-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Organizations around the globe need new approaches to cope with fast and unpredictable social and economic trends. Technologists and operators must work together to enable innovation, creativity, and agility.
  
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• Future Zoom users will be able to smell the virtual coffee

  03-12-2020 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoom boss Eric Yuan predicts that artificial intelligence will bring physical sensations to video meetings.
  
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• Best gifts for co-workers under $50

  03-12-2020 18:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Sure, your office-mates might love to get a PS5, but that's not going to happen. Here's a few more wallet-friendly options.
  
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• Climate change: Why it could be time to cut back on new gadgets and HD streams

  03-12-2020 18:18 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report shows that digital technologies hold many solutions to fight the climate crisis.
  
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• Google is rolling out updates to several Android apps as part of its Winter 2020 update

  03-12-2020 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Gboard, Voice Access, Android Auto, and Google Maps are just a few of Google's own apps that will see updates in the coming weeks.
  
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• Singapore wants co-investors to pump $112M into deep tech startups

  03-12-2020 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Enterprise Singapore's Seeds Capital is calling for 10 to 15 "private-sector partners" to co-invest in deep tech startups and plow SG$150 million ($112 million) into these early-stage companies, focusing on three key sectors including health and biomedical sciences.
  
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• Covid-19: Facebook to take down false vaccine claims

  03-12-2020 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant says it will delete content that promotes "imminent physical harm".
  
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• Farne Island seal pup census carried out by drone

  03-12-2020 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drone pilot says his pictures suggest it is "going to be an amazing year for the seal pups".
  
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• Microsoft introduces Azure Purview data catalog; announces GA of Synapse Analytics

  03-12-2020 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The long-awaited follow-up to Azure Data Catalog is here, featuring integration with both Power BI and Azure Synapse Analytics. And with the GA of Synapse's data lake features also being announced, data governance on the Azure cloud comes just in time.
  
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• Samsung begins rollout of Android 11 and One UI 3 on Galaxy S20 series in US

  03-12-2020 16:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The update will be available for the S20, S20 Plus and S20 Ultra first.
  
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• Web Summit: Facebook urges Biden to restore global internet

  03-12-2020 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook's head of global affairs Nick Clegg says it is now splintered along geo-political lines.
  
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• Build your own advanced USB condom

  03-12-2020 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  When traveling I always use a USB condom when using random chargers, but here's how you can build your own devices that have advanced features.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's how your smartphone camera plus AI can keep an eye on your health

  03-12-2020 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Research creates artificial intelligence for a smartphone that makes a camera see the body in a way that doctors cannot over a Zoom meeting.
  
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• Too many browser tabs? This impressive extension is my favorite solution

  03-12-2020 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  If you regularly find yourself opening so many browser tabs that you can't keep track of them all, you're not alone. There are plenty of extensions that promise to conquer tab overload, but my favorite, Workona, offers a feature set that others can't match.
  
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• Too many browser tabs? This favorite extension is the perfect solution

  03-12-2020 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  If you regularly find yourself opening so many browser tabs that you can't keep track of them all, you're not alone. There are plenty of extensions that promise to conquer tab overload, but my favorite, Workona, offers a feature set that others can't match.
  
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• Remote office in a box (ROBO) is back, and it’s called SD-WAN

  03-12-2020 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The automated, orchestrated service-chaining approach requires a long-term investment and will take some fundamental changes to the skills, process, procedures, and metrics. This approach will require a business-wide investment into networking automation and orchestration, which most organizations have barely started.
  
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• 300 marketers were asked how real people use tech. Their replies were oh, boy

  03-12-2020 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Business success is all about the marketing, right? But what if marketers know far less about consumers' tech use than they think?
  
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• Google fired employees for union activity, says US agency

  03-12-2020 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US National Labor Relations Board files a formal complaint against Google over staff firings.
  
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• Data of 243 million Brazilians exposed online via website source code

  03-12-2020 15:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The password to access a highly sensitive Ministry of Health database was stored inside a government site's source code.
  
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• Lenovo launches new midrange storage systems with NVMe support

  03-12-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo's targeting mainstream analytics and AI deployments for smaller companies.
  
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• Should Red Hat be afraid of SUSE's Rancher acquisition?

  03-12-2020 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  SUSE wants Red Hat and the rest of the Kubernetes world to know, that it means to be a container orchestration power.
  
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• 7 must-have apps for your iPhone and Android smartphone

  03-12-2020 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Whether you're using an iPhone or an Android smartphone, these are apps you need to check out.
  
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• GAIA-X must be more than just another European infrastructure provider, or it will deliver no value

  03-12-2020 14:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The European GAIA-X project will be irrelevant if it does not deliver competitive business functionality quickly.
  
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• Open-source software: How many bugs are hidden there on purpose?

  03-12-2020 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Backdoors and 'bugdoors' might be hard to spot but they put open-source security at risk.
  
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• Open-source: Almost one in five bugs are planted for malicious purposes

  03-12-2020 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Backdoors and 'bugdoors' might be hard to spot but they put open-source security at risk.
  
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• Salesforce picks up (the) Slack to extend CRM’s reach into collaboration, but won’t dethrone Microsoft Teams

  03-12-2020 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Salesforce hopes that moving into this space will significantly extend the reach of its CRM.
  
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• Top tech 2020: The two Jasons pick their favorite gear of the year

  03-12-2020 13:20 via zdnet.com
  
  These are the tech products and innovations that most impressed Jason and Jason this year.
  
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• Hands-On: Manjaro Linux on the Raspberry Pi 4

  03-12-2020 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  My previous post looked at Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4. This time I'm going to try installing Manjaro Linux, with two different desktops on two different Pi models.
  
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• Leave the cash in the mattress after COVID

  03-12-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Pivoting off the pandemic, Visa maneuvers to make stadiums completely cashless.
  
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• A cashless Super Bowl: Why the NFL and Visa want stadiums to pivot to digital payments

  03-12-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The first-COVID era Super Bowl will be completely cash-free.
  
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• Culture Warlords, book review: Into the heart of online darkness

  03-12-2020 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Talia Lavin infiltrates far-right forums in a variety of personas to uncover the disturbing ideas that cycle between social and traditional media. Required reading for anyone interested in regulation of the internet.
  
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• Google researcher: I made this 'magic' iPhone Wi-Fi hack in my bedroom, imagine what others could do

  03-12-2020 12:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't assume there's not someone out there who's willing and able to find the perfect bug to hack your smartphone, warns Google Project Zero researcher.
  
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• Google Authenticator for iOS gets a much-needed feature

  03-12-2020 12:06 via zdnet.com
  
  No, not dark mode, but that's been added too.
  
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• This phishing group is targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chains

  03-12-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Clues indicate state-sponsored hackers may be to blame.
  
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• New TrickBot version can tamper with UEFI/BIOS firmware

  03-12-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New TrickBot feature scares security researchers.
  
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• Mysterious phishing campaign targets organizations in COVID-19 vaccine cold chain

  03-12-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Targets include EU directorates, companies making vaccine shipping containers, a website development firm linked to vaccine supply chains.
  
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• 8% of all Google Play apps vulnerable to old security bug

  03-12-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Devs have not updated a crucial library inside their apps, leaving users exposed to dangerous attacks. Some of the vulnerable apps include Microsoft's Edge browser, Grindr, OKCupid, and Cisco Teams.
  
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• Compounder Finance DeFi project allegedly pulls the rug from under investors, $11 million stolen

  03-12-2020 11:49 via zdnet.com
  
  One investor is offering a $100,000 bounty leading to the unmasking of the thief, or thieves, involved.
  
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