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• Facebook's Zuckerberg takes aim at Apple's privacy pitch, motives with iOS 14

  27-01-2021 23:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook's Zuckerberg went a little pro wrestling (at least for tech CEOs not named Larry Ellison) with its Apple confrontation.
  
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• Eftpos to run Aussie Hedera Node as it joins the DLT platform's governing council

  27-01-2021 22:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian payments company is hoping to participate in the development of 'next-generation' micropayments technology.
  
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• Apple CEO Cook says iPhone installed base now over one billion

  27-01-2021 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The iPhone maker's revenue beat expectations by a cool $8 billion dollars. Sales in China rose by 57%.
  
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• ServiceNow delivers strong Q4 as it expands wallet share

  27-01-2021 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  CEO Bill McDermott said ServiceNow closed 89 transactions worth more than $1 million in net new annual contract value.
  
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• Oukitel C22 hands-on: Affordable Android with a good-sized battery

  27-01-2021 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The Oukitel C22 Android phone is a nice, affordable, slimline phone with pared-down features and decent battery size.
  
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• Facebook Q4 tops expectations, CFO warns of iOS 14 impact on future ad revenue

  27-01-2021 22:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook CFO David Wehner said the company expects to face "more significant ad targeting headwinds in 2021," including the impact of iOS 14 and regulatory developments in Europe.
  
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• Global kiwifruit company Zespri signs five-year private cloud deal with SAP

  27-01-2021 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The 'multi-million dollar' contract will see Zespri become one of the first globally to adopt SAP S/4 HANA private cloud.
  
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• US and Bulgarian authorities disrupt NetWalker ransomware operation

  27-01-2021 21:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Authorities seize dark web domains, charge a Canadian, and seize $454,000 in cryptocurrency.
  
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• The Open Infrastructure Foundation announces its first board

  27-01-2021 21:49 via zdnet.com
  
  When the OpenStack Foundation shifted its focus from just OpenStack to a variety of open-source cloud technologies, it also changed its organization, and now, the Open Infrastructure Foundation has named its first board of directors.
  
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• When you need more ports on your laptop or tablet, do this

  27-01-2021 21:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Tangled up in Thunderbolt, DisplayPort and so many USB flavors? How to connect all these accessories to your port-constrained computer? Docks and hubs to the rescue.
  
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• Tula Mic review: A portable and powerful tool for video conferencing or podcasting

  27-01-2021 21:22 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're looking for a way to increase the overall audio quality of your video calls or podcast, the Tula Mic does just that.
  
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• Gamestop: 'Failing' firm soars in value as amateurs buy stock

  27-01-2021 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in a games company have soared more than 300% - the result of a fight between private and professional investors.
  
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• Slack tips and tricks: How to use Slack to increase productivity

  27-01-2021 20:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you working from home and want to be more productive in 2021? These 10 tips and tricks will help you get the most out of Slack this year.
  
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• Authorities plan to mass-uninstall Emotet from infected hosts on March 25, 2021

  27-01-2021 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The world's largest malware botnet will become extinct by April after today's coordinated takedown and planned clean-up operations.
  
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• Navalny protests: Russia threatens TikTok with fines over protest posts

  27-01-2021 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia says TikTok and other social media giants are refusing to remove posts about recent protests.
  
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• Who should run VMware? Sizing up the likely candidates

  27-01-2021 19:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Notable great picks would be Jim Whitehurst of IBM, or Simon Segars of ARM, but a less obvious pick such as Okta’s Alvina Antar could set the company in new directions.
  
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• Emotet botnet taken down by international police swoop

  27-01-2021 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police from the UK, EU, and North America take down a notorious cyber-crime web.
  
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• Esri targets developers with new ArcGIS Platform as a service

  27-01-2021 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Esri is making the core data and services that provide the infrastructure for ArcGIS available to developers through APIs and web frameworks.
  
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• BMW explores quantum computing to boost supply chain efficiencies

  27-01-2021 16:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The car manufacturer announced a collaboration with Honeywell to find quantum answers to its real-world optimization problems.
  
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• SAP launches RISE with SAP, business transformation as a service

  27-01-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With RISE with SAP, the company is taking more control of the customer relationship as well as establishing a long-term engagement revolving around transformation.
  
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• Pinecone, a serverless vector database for machine learning, leaves stealth with $10M funding

  27-01-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Machine learning applications understand the world through vectors. Pinecone, a specialized cloud database for vectors, has secured significant investment from the people who brought Snowflake to the world. Could this be the next big thing?
  
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• Facebook apologises for Plymouth Hoe 'error'

  27-01-2021 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media platform removed posts after wrongly identifying the place name as offensive.
  
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• New Google cloud service aims to bring zero trust security to the web

  27-01-2021 15:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Google launches BeyondCorp Enterprise, a new enterprise security service.
  
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• Robot delivers the dough on college campuses

  27-01-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Students are the hungry test subjects as food delivery robots proofed on campuses.
  
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• National Crime Agency warns novice and veteran traders alike of rise in clone company scams

  27-01-2021 14:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The NCA says these schemes have already led to the theft of over £78 million.
  
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• Are open source databases dead?

  27-01-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Elasticsearch’s moving the core of its stack from Apache 2 to a more restricted license once again brought forth the question of whether open source databases have a future. But maybe we shouldn’t get so hung up on licenses.
  
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• Google's Tilt Brush VR painting app goes open source

  27-01-2021 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tilt Brush is being abandoned by the tech giant - but it is making the code open source for others.
  
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• Social media damages teenagers' mental health, report says

  27-01-2021 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy social media use had a negative impact on wellbeing, the study found.
  
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• AT&T Q4 2020: Consumers flock to HBO Max, but COVID recovery is far from reality

  27-01-2021 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Wonder Woman 1984 helped bring in subscribers, but that’s not enough to offset COVID-19.
  
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• Emotet: 'World's most dangerous malware' botnet disrupted by international police operation

  27-01-2021 13:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Europol and FBI among agencies which have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.
  
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• Emotet: The world's most dangerous malware botnet was just disrupted by a major police operation

  27-01-2021 13:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Europol and FBI among agencies that have taken control of the botnet infrastructure used by cyber criminals behind some of the most prolific malware and ransomware attacks.
  
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• Samsung touts 'intelligent display' on Galaxy S21

  27-01-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The displays on Samsung's new Galaxy S21 devices are the company's most intelligent so far as they incorporate hardware and software to optimise the experience for each consumer from refresh rates to blue light emission, a company executive says.
  
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• DoD's hacking for defense taps college brainpower

  27-01-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What happens when the war for the brightest minds becomes a college course?
  
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• Apple watch call saves cyclist swept into River Wye

  27-01-2021 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man clung on to a tree on the banks of the fast-flowing River Wye as he alerted fire crews.
  
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• Fake ICO consultant sentenced for embezzling cryptocurrency now worth $20 million

  27-01-2021 12:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The US resident pretended to be an expert on investing in cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Salesforce launches Vaccine Cloud, targets government, healthcare

  27-01-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Vaccine management has become a hot category in enterprise software. Salesforce's Vaccine Cloud replaces Work.com for Vaccines.
  
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• Chromebooks will now let you sign into websites with your fingerprint

  27-01-2021 11:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Google brings Web Authentication aka 'WebAuthn' to Chrome OS version 88.
  
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• Microsoft is testing out this new way of delivering Windows 10 features

  27-01-2021 11:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft tests its new way of delivering feature updates through the Microsoft Store.
  
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• The man who could have made $1 billion in Google shares - but turned it down

  27-01-2021 10:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Take a trip down technology memory lane, with the Web Masters podcast series exploring the history of the internet through stories of its innovators.
  
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• UK association defends ransomware payments in cyber insurance policies

  27-01-2021 10:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The group has been criticized for “funding” organized crime.
  
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• Augmented Reality, book review: Exploring the attractive and alarming potential of AR

  27-01-2021 10:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking at the politics rather than just the technology of ‘the next big thing’, this book tries to ask who has the right to annotate the world.
  
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• Intel invests $475M in Vietnam facility to 'enhance' 5G, Core manufacturing

  27-01-2021 08:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Largest of the US chipmaker's assembly and test sites, Intel Products Vietnam had shipped more than 2 billion units last year and saw enhancements made to its manufacturing capabilities of Intel's 5G, 10th Gen Core, and Core with hybrid technology.
  
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• Switched to Telegram? You need to know this about its encryption

  27-01-2021 07:00
  
  Telegram encrypts all your chats but doesn’t offer the same level of protection as Signal or WhatsApp by default
  
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• Neurodiverse talent is good for business. This company gets why

  27-01-2021 07:00
  
  Autistic people may struggle with social interaction, but excel at focus, memory and logical thinking. Cubelynx hopes to capitalise on that
  
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• Is this the end of WeWork?

  27-01-2021 07:00
  
  WeWork’s CEO says the company could IPO (again) and break even this year. The financials tell a very different story
  
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• Educating young women is the climate fix no one is talking about

  27-01-2021 07:00
  
  Educating young women across the world could stop tens of billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases from being released into the atmosphere
  
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• 10-years-old Sudo bug lets Linux users gain root-level access

  27-01-2021 05:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The vulnerability, named "Baron Samedit," impacts most Linux distributions today.
  
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• 10-year-old Sudo bug lets Linux users gain root-level access

  27-01-2021 05:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The vulnerability, named "Baron Samedit," impacts most Linux distributions today.
  
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• India's homegrown messenger Hike signals its demise and a missed opportunity

  27-01-2021 04:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Hike says its super app concept didn't work because of network effects of overseas players like WhatsApp. Yet, an opportunity that laid within arm's reach could have changed its fortunes.
  
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• Predictive policing is just racist 21st century cyberphrenology

  27-01-2021 04:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Opposition is building against the ethically dubious practice of predictive or algorithmic policing, but in Australia and elsewhere it's something that the cops just don't want to talk about.
  
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