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• Cloud software maker Zuora hires Cisco and Microsoft veteran Sri Srinivasan

  13-01-2021 23:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Srinivasan spent twelve years running the Dynamics ERP business at Microsoft, and previously was at ERP pioneer Peoplesoft
  
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• Fertility-tracking app Flo Health settles FTC allegations of inappropriate data sharing

  13-01-2021 23:47 via zdnet.com
  
  FTC alleges Flo Health shared the health information of users with outside data analytics providers after promising that such information would be kept private.
  
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• Cloud software firm Veeva joins Ben & Jerry’s, Lemonade in becoming Public Benefit Corporation

  13-01-2021 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The company will revise its charter to reflect a legal obligation to serve industry and employees in addition to shareholders.
  
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• Best laptops at CES 2021: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s, and ultraportables

  13-01-2021 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best laptop announcements from CES 2021.
  
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• Best CES 2021 laptops: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s, and ultraportables

  13-01-2021 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best laptop announcements from CES 2021.
  
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• Airbnb cancels reservations in Washington area ahead of inauguration

  13-01-2021 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company is worried accommodation in Washington could be used by extremists.
  
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• Welcome to 2021: A new normal? Or new era for CRM/CX/CE?

  13-01-2021 21:06 via zdnet.com
  
  2021 is the year that new ways of interacting with new business models -- and transformed cultures -- are all vying for a place at the table. What are the themes? What kinds of frameworks, methodologies, use cases, rules of engagement, technological advances will be necessary? Paul Greenberg consults his crystal ball.
  
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• CES 2021: 'The run rate of the company going forward will be faster forever,' says Walmart CEO McMillon

  13-01-2021 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  McMillon is "excited for us to become a regenerative company, to not only offset the negatives but do other things to protect the natural habitat, whether land or ocean, to reverse what is happening on our planet, and heal."
  
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• Iranian cyberspies behind major Christmas SMS spear-phishing campaign

  13-01-2021 19:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Iranian hackers managed to successfully hide URLs to phishing sites behind legitimate google.com links.
  
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• Microsoft debuts its second 'vertical cloud': Microsoft Cloud for Retail

  13-01-2021 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new retail cloud bundle is its second vertical cloud offering, following on the heels of the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
  
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• CES 2021: Microsoft's Brad Smith slams SolarWinds 'indiscriminate assault'

  13-01-2021 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology giant's president calls the hack a "danger that the world cannot afford".
  
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• CloudLinux readies CentOS Linux replacement: AlmaLinux

  13-01-2021 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  This new business Linux distribution, based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS, will be released in the first quarter of 2021.
  
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• Oracle Database 21c spotlights in-memory processing and ML, adds new low-code APEX cloud service

  13-01-2021 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Because COVID drove customers to postpone upgrades last year, the latest annual update of Oracle database packs two years’ worth of new features. And it’s adding icing to the cake with a new low-code/no-code developer cloud service with a free tier to draw rookie developers.
  
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• What must be done to bring Linux to the Apple M1 chip

  13-01-2021 16:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Linus Torvalds would love to run Linux on an M1-powered Mac, and a crowd-sourced project is trying to port Linux to Apple's newest, but top Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman warns that it won't be easy.
  
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• The Linux Foundation offers a suite of open-source management classes

  13-01-2021 16:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Managing open-source projects is an art just as difficult as developing open-source programs, and now, there is a set of classes to help you master it.
  
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• Dropbox will lay off 315 employees, COO to step down

  13-01-2021 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Dropbox CEO Drew Houston said the layoffs were necessary in order for the company to focus on key initiatives, which include improving the core Dropbox experience and investing in new products for distributed teams.
  
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• HP EliteBook x360 1030 G7 review: A top-quality 13-inch 2-in-1 ultraportable

  13-01-2021 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  This convertible laptop offers plenty of features, solid industrial designand all-day battery life, and is highly recommended.
  
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• Apple and Google data: Are we staying at home?

  13-01-2021 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is urging us to stay at home during the lockdown but are we?
  
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• Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger

  13-01-2021 15:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel has had its stumbles of late and Gelsinger would have to fix manufacturing issues and fend off competition from AMD, Nvidia and the Arm ecosystem.
  
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• Microsoft mocks Facebook and it doesn't go down well

  13-01-2021 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  As Facebook announces that WhatsApp will now share more of your data with Facebook and even third-parties, Microsoft suggests you'll get better privacy with, oh, Skype.
  
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• WhatsApp says: No, we can't see your private messages - and neither can Facebook

  13-01-2021 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  After uproar over an update to WhatsApp's privacy policy that sent users running to Signal, WhatsApp explains what it does and doesn't share.
  
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• Qualcomm acquires chip design firm Nuvia for $1.4 billion

  13-01-2021 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Qualcomm plans to integrate Nuvia's CPUs across its entire portfolio of products.
  
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• TikTok tightens up privacy controls for young users

  13-01-2021 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The default privacy setting for young users will now be set to private.
  
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• How to fix an annoying macOS/iPhone hotspot bug

  13-01-2021 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you having problems getting your Mac to connect to the internet using the hotspot on your iPhone? After a lot of headaches, I found a solution.
  
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• Toshiba's new commerce platform targets retailers with 30 microservices and 400 APIs

  13-01-2021 14:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Toshiba wants to help the survivors in the retail industry to quickly add new IT services in response to COVD-19 market changes and have the technologies to deal with agile online competitors such as Amazon.
  
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• Apple announces learning hub for HBCUs, VC funding in its $100 million drive to tackle systemic racism

  13-01-2021 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Among the efforts is the launch of a global innovation and learning hub for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
  
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• VMware introduces Tanzu Advanced for enterprise DevSecOps

  13-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  VMware said the service is a full stack of modular capabilities that puts the developer experience front and center and integrates security into the container lifecycle.
  
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• The best website builder for 2021: Your step by step guide

  13-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A DIY website created with one of these point-and-click tools can look every bit as slick as one built and maintained by a web professional, at a fraction of the cost. Learn how to ask the right questions so you can choose a site-building service that's most appropriate for your needs.
  
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• Need to rent a cloud-based M1 Mac mini?

  13-01-2021 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Need access to an M1 Mac, maybe for development, or maybe for the cool factor of hosting your website on one? Now you can.
  
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• YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel

  13-01-2021 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Google-owned service said the president had broken its rules over the incitement of violence.
  
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• Switching from WhatsApp to Signal (or something else)? Here's what you need to know

  13-01-2021 13:26 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're switching, you're best making a clean break.
  
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• Google's new tool helps you discover why your video call is so bad

  13-01-2021 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's new tools let Meet users see when local conditions are causing the Meet app not to perform as expected.
  
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• Bad video call quality? Google's new tool could help you work out what's going wrong

  13-01-2021 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's new tools let Meet users see when local conditions are causing the Meet app not to perform as expected.
  
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• Hackers have leaked the COVID-19 vaccine data they stole in a cyberattack

  13-01-2021 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  European Union medical agency reveals that information about coronavirus medicine was leaked in a data breach first disclosed last month.
  
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• Back to work? Say hi to the new office robot

  13-01-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Disinfecting robots are becoming a pro upgrade in all kinds of work environments.
  
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• Man has two guesses to unlock bitcoin worth $240m

  13-01-2021 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A programmer is trying to remember the password to unlock a digital wallet set up a decade ago.
  
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• RG Coins cryptocurrency exchange owner lands 10 years behind bars for money laundering

  13-01-2021 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Prosecutors uncovered fake auctions, scammed customers, and a web of cash-to-cryptocurrency schemes.
  
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• WhatsApp vs. Signal vs. Telegram vs. Facebook: What data do they have about you?

  13-01-2021 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Some apps collect and hold a lot of data about you, some the bare minimum.
  
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• The CIO's biggest failing is still holding them back: Here's what they need to change

  13-01-2021 12:09 via zdnet.com
  
  CIOs need to rethink how they present themselves or they will be defined by others.
  
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• Windows 10: First builds for 2021 just arrived, loaded with security updates

  13-01-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft flags extra security fixes for Windows 10 that admins should address beyond the Patch Tuesday updates.
  
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• First new Windows 10 builds for 2021 just arrived, loaded with security updates

  13-01-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft flags extra security fixes for Windows 10 that admins should address beyond the Patch Tuesday updates.
  
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• Adobe fixes critical code execution vulnerabilities in 2021's first major patch round

  13-01-2021 11:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Seven different products have received fixes during January’s security update.
  
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• What happens when AI has an overactive imagination?

  13-01-2021 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google DeepDream explores how artificial intelligence can produce dream-like art.
  
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• Jack Ma was China’s most vocal billionaire. Then he vanished

  13-01-2021 07:00
  
  The richest person in China was about to orchestrate the world’s biggest IPO. His retreat from public life raises a number of questions
  
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• How to break out of your Spotify feedback loop and find new music

  13-01-2021 07:00
  
  Does the algorithm know you too well? Here’s how to shake up your recommendations for a more diverse listening experience
  
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• Get ready for the internet to become less free than ever

  13-01-2021 07:00
  
  In 2021, we have to acknowledge that the internet is not the free space it was originally envisaged to be
  
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• M1 to tap Nokia in 5G standalone network deployment

  13-01-2021 06:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore telco has inked a deal to deploy Nokia's "cloud-native" Core platform, as it prepares to launch its 5G standalone network later this year.
  
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• CES 2021: Nvidia takes wraps off GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 30 series laptop GPUs

  13-01-2021 04:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Laptops with the RTX 3060 will perform better than ones with the previous GeForce RTX 2080 Super chipsets.
  
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• CES 2021: Razer shows off 'smart' prototype mask with so-called sterilisation charging case

  13-01-2021 02:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The mask can filter at least 95% of airborne particles, the company claims.
  
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• Department of Justice celebrates termination of Visa and Plaid's $5.3 billion merger

  13-01-2021 02:33 via zdnet.com
  
  With no movement a year after plans were announced, the companies have walked away from the merger and litigation has been dismissed.
  
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