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• Russian crypto-exchange Livecoin hacked after it lost control of its servers

  24-12-2020 23:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers gained access to the Livecoin portal and modified exchange rates to 10-15 times their normal values.
  
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• SolarWinds: Hacked firm issues urgent security fix

  24-12-2020 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flaws in its Orion software left companies such as Deloitte and Intel exposed to cyber-attacks.
  
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• Citrix devices are being abused as DDoS attack vectors

  24-12-2020 18:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Citrix says it's working on a fix, expected next year.
  
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• Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

  24-12-2020 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hospital Group has confirmed that patient photos are being held to ransom by hackers.
  
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• Nuro set to be California's first driverless delivery service

  24-12-2020 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nuro's autonomous vehicles will take to the streets as early as 2021.
  
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• Remote work: 10 ways to upgrade your working from home setup

  24-12-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Working from home for months has probably exposed a few gaps in your tech portfolio. Here are some pointers on how to fix them.
  
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• Rocky Linux: First release is coming in Q2 2021 say developers

  24-12-2020 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Rocky Linux should be available for businesses to test early next year.
  
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• Zoom eyes email and calendar app to take on Google and Microsoft, says report

  24-12-2020 11:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom could soon launch a web-based email service to compete with Outlook and Gmail.
  
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• Hands-On: Kali Linux on the Raspberry Pi 4

  24-12-2020 11:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest Kali Linux images for the Raspberry Pi 4 include both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. I'm going to give them a try.
  
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• We asked an AI to write the Queen’s Christmas speech

  24-12-2020 10:16
  
  “Why would you want to bring people together? In fact, people should all die”
  
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• It’s time for self-driving cars to really take off... but not for people

  24-12-2020 07:00
  
  Home deliveries have skyrocketed, creating a demand for autonomous driving technology
  
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• AI can now help us detect disease at its earliest stages

  24-12-2020 07:00
  
  Combining genomics, MRI scans and artificial intelligence will usher in a new era in healthcare
  
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• Alibaba being investigated by China over monopoly tactics

  24-12-2020 04:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chinese tech giant is face a probe by regulators into locking merchants into its platform.
  
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• The Australian government actually set up a Department of Christmas Affairs

  24-12-2020 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The faux government department still had to undergo a digital transformation, however, as Santa was receiving paper-based letters and the Naughty or Nice list was getting hard to maintain.
  
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• Pete Evans: Facebook removes celebrity chef's page over conspiracies

  24-12-2020 02:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans has been criticised for spreading misinformation to his followers.
  
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• SK Telecom launches 5G edge cloud service with AWS Wavelength

  24-12-2020 02:56 via zdnet.com
  
  SK Telecom has applied AWS Wavelength to its 5G mobile edge computing infrastructure.
  
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• Games of 2020: The Press X To Continue awards

  24-12-2020 02:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sounds podcast Press X To Continue chooses its best and worst of gaming in 2020.
  
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