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• Lawsuit accuses Amazon of price-fixing conspiracy in e-books, says WSJ

  15-01-2021 23:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawsuit, seeking class-action status, is the latest bit of scrutiny of the retail giant’s e-books business the Connecticut Attorney General opened an investigation into the company’s practices.
  
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• Apple testing foldable iPhone screen prototypes, says Bloomberg

  15-01-2021 22:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has “begun early work” but hasn’t yet decided on its foldable production plans, the newswire said.
  
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• Google cuts off other Chromium-based browsers from its Sync service

  15-01-2021 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Sync to stop working in other browsers except Chrome starting March 15 2021.
  
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• Accenture acquires Argentinean cloud services firm Wolox

  15-01-2021 21:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Founded in 2012, the Wolox team specializes in integrated services including digital business design, product creation and agile squads.
  
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• Brazil to appoint data protection officers in all federal government bodies

  15-01-2021 20:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Just over half of all public sector organizations have appointed DPOs so far
  
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• WhatsApp extends 'confusing' update deadline

  15-01-2021 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Facebook-owned platform still says its users must accept the update or stop using the service.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G review: Improving upon the S20 with a surprise from the Note

  15-01-2021 20:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G looks to improve in key areas that were questionable in the S20 while also bringing some basic S Pen functionality from the Note line. We'll be spending many more hours with this new phone over the next few weeks so stay tuned for more.
  
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• AI set to replace humans in cybersecurity by 2030, says Trend Micro

  15-01-2021 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  In 2021 Trend Micro predicts that cybercriminals will look to home networks as a critical launch pad to compromising corporate IT and IoT networks.
  
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• Poland proposes social media 'free speech' law

  15-01-2021 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The law would see social networks fined if they ban a Polish user who has not broken local laws.
  
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• Linux Mint fixes screensaver bypass discovered by two kids

  15-01-2021 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Two children playing on their dad's computer accidentally found a way to bypass the screensaver and access locked systems.
  
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• HP unveils new convertible ProBook laptop for education market

  15-01-2021 19:12 via zdnet.com
  
  HP said its ProBook x360 11 G7 EE aims to provide functionality for both at-home and in-person learning.
  
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• Microsoft's Azure marketing chief Julia White joins SAP

  15-01-2021 17:58 via zdnet.com
  
  In the second Microsoft-to-SAP-related hiring announcement of the week, Azure Marketing Corporate VP Julia White is moving to SAP to become Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S21 5G review: Entry-level flagship drops $200 with few compromises

  15-01-2021 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy S21 5G is a breath of fresh air and a great way to start 2021 with a Samsung price cut of $200 off its entry-level flagship line. The phone looks great, is easy to handle, and has internal specifications worthy of a higher price.
  
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• Galaxy S21 5G review: Samsung drops entry-level flagship $200 with few compromises

  15-01-2021 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy S21 5G is a breath of fresh air and a great way to start 2021 with a Samsung price cut of $200 off its entry-level flagship line. The phone looks great, is easy to handle, and has internal specifications worthy of a higher price.
  
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• The last days of Parler

  15-01-2021 17:49
  
  Coming up today: we’re 500 today so we’re all feeling terribly old. Come celebrate
  
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• BMW just cursed and insulted old people (and mocked old BMWs)

  15-01-2021 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  There are many ways of selling new technology during CES. This one may not be ideal.
  
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• Fortnite-maker Epic Games sues Apple and Google in UK

  15-01-2021 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Epic Games escalates a row over the fees Apple and Google charge app developers.
  
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• Amazon launches new service that lets auto, device makers build customized voice assistants

  15-01-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Alexa Custom Assistant gives companies access to Alexa's AI smarts to build their own voice assistants.
  
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• The ‘blatant arrogance’ of Zuckerberg and Dorsey: Revolution Populi aims to help a thousand social networks bloom

  15-01-2021 15:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Revolution Populi, calling its developer SDK a "Facebook Killer Kit," expects new social networks enabled by a new blockchain-based database will pop up later this year.
  
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• CES: Smart dog flaps and home robots

  15-01-2021 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the tech debuted at the technology expo.
  
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• Desktop Metal snaps up 3D printer, polymer specialist EnvisionTEC

  15-01-2021 14:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Desktop Metal hopes to secure a global presence in the 3D printing market through the deal.
  
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• SAP's Q4 shows improvement, adds Microsoft Azure alum as marketing chief

  15-01-2021 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP issued its 2021 outlook as it aims to move its customer base to the cloud. Julia White will be chief marketing and solutions officer at SAP. She previously led product marketing for Microsoft Azure.
  
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• Ransomware attacks now to blame for half of healthcare data breaches

  15-01-2021 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Almost half of data breaches at hospitals were because of ransomware attacks – and those attacks could've been prevented with timely patching.
  
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• Start 2021 off on the right foot with this $60 learn-to-code bundle

  15-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn to code with this massive 26-course collection.
  
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• Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce join COVID-19 vaccination records system project

  15-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech giants are among the companies participating in the initiative, which seeks to create a "health wallet app".
  
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• Biden Twitter account 'starts from zero' with no Trump followers

  15-01-2021 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden's presidential Twitter account launches with no followers transferred from President Trump.
  
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• Is Apple getting ready to backpedal on big MacBook Pro changes?

  15-01-2021 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Are two of the biggest changes made to the MacBook Pro on the way out?
  
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• Programming languages: What JavaScript developers really want

  15-01-2021 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's TypeScript rules the world of JavaScript application development.
  
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• Deplatforming works, but it’s not enough to fix Facebook and Twitter

  15-01-2021 13:11
  
  The research suggests that banning certain users on Twitter and Reddit does help cut down hateful content – but it raises other concerns
  
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• Doogee S96Pro: Does things your iPhone can't do

  15-01-2021 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  A ruggedized Android smartphone featuring the world's first built-in IR night vision capability.
  
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• Doogee S96 Pro: Does things your iPhone can't do

  15-01-2021 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  A ruggedized Android smartphone featuring the world's first built-in IR night vision capability.
  
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• MIT proposes hybrid-electric plane component able to eliminate 95% of NOx emissions

  15-01-2021 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The new design for airplane propulsion could reduce not only emissions but also early deaths associated with pollution.
  
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• Toyota slapped with $180 million fine for violating Clean Air Act

  15-01-2021 11:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Prosecutors say Toyota failed to comply with the law for a decade.
  
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• How I used open source to extend Apple’s Home automation to more devices

  15-01-2021 10:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's HomeKit may be more privacy focused than Amazon or Google's alternatives, but how can you get it to support more devices?
  
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• Amazon UK outage blamed on Sky Shield: here’s how to get around it

  15-01-2021 10:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Website and checkout issues have been reported across the United Kingdom.
  
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• Newsround presenter turns shed into studio

  15-01-2021 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With more of us studying and working from home. Ricky has turned his garden shed into a Newsround studio! Take a look!
  
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• Marvel’s WandaVision is a strange, slow-burning sitcom parody

  15-01-2021 07:00
  
  The new Disney+ show is very different to anything else in the MCU. But is it any good?
  
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• A pro-Trump mob plots more riots as Biden’s inauguration looms

  15-01-2021 07:00
  
  As tech companies scramble to tackle the extreme far-right, police and law enforcement are encasing Washington DC in a ring of steel
  
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• Pandemic ushers in the next big wave of IT outsourcing

  15-01-2021 06:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Desperate to both service proactive customers who are at stuck home and attract new ones, IT services companies have finally embraced the world of digital solutions.
  
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• More than 10mil users installed Android apps that showed out-of-context ads

  15-01-2021 05:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has removed all 164 offending Android apps from its official Play Store.
  
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• Using Android with profiles and dual-SIMs is possible but needs work

  15-01-2021 05:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Upping your smartphone game to have proper work/personal differentiation is possible, but it's far from perfect, especially with Signal.
  
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• IBM continues shopping spree with Taos acquisition to boost hybrid cloud business

  15-01-2021 02:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue has announced its second cloud consulting acquisition.
  
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• Xiaomi added to US list of alleged Communist Chinese military companies

  15-01-2021 02:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Device maker joins a list that includes Huawei, Hikvision, Inspur, Panda Electronics, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.
  
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• Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining

  15-01-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More lithium is needed to supply the electric car market, but can it be produced in a sustainable way?
  
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• Johan 'N0tail' Sundstein: Inside the world's richest e-sports player's mansion

  15-01-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Johan "N0tail" Sundstein has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date.
  
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• NSA warns against using DoH inside enterprise networks

  15-01-2021 00:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The NSA urges companies to host their own DoH resolvers and avoid sending DNS traffic to third-parties.
  
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• Xayn introduces user-friendly and privacy-protecting web search

  15-01-2021 00:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Currently, search engines deliver a profiled search experience or an unprofiled-but-private search. Now new privacy app Xayn combines privacy with preference-driven personalization to provide search results without compromising your right to privacy.
  
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