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• HCL and Airbus sign five-year digital workplace service deal

  04-02-2021 23:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Under the deal, the Indian tech giant will help Airbus simplify existing IT processes to improve employee user experience and services.
  
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• AI drives the evolution of technology and data governance

  04-02-2021 23:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Key points focusing on how AI drives the evolution of technology and data governance and how an increase in customer demand and regulatory activity will necessitate companies to take a closer look at their approach.
  
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• Teradata soars as Q4 recurring revenue exceeds company’s outlook driven by cloud

  04-02-2021 23:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Teradata said its cloud focus was helping to boost its rate of recurring revenue.
  
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• Google patches an actively exploited Chrome zero-day

  04-02-2021 23:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Chrome 88.0.4324.150 released with a fix. Users advised to update.
  
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• NortonLifeLock adds 334,000 customers in one quarter

  04-02-2021 23:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The company reported a direct customer count of 21 million in Q3, with nearly 60 percent of customers using Norton 360.
  
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• Fortinet delivers strong Q4, bolsters FortiOS with Zero Trust Network Access

  04-02-2021 22:49 via zdnet.com
  
  FortiOS 7.0 lands as Fortinet is aiming to create a platform that will cover data centers, clouds, edge computing end points and networks.
  
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• Pinterest shares surge as Q4 results and outlook top expectations, users soar 37%

  04-02-2021 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  An extended holiday season contributed to the quarter’s growth, said Pinterest
  
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• New Relic gives weak Q4 guidance, shares fall

  04-02-2021 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The observability platform provider delivered third quarter results in line with expectations.
  
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• Snap shares drop 7% despite Q4 results, outlook topping expectations

  04-02-2021 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Snap’s daily user count rose by 22%, year over year, to 265 million.
  
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• T-Mobile beats Q4 expectations, ends 2020 with 102 million customers

  04-02-2021 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The carrier added 1.7 million net additions in the fourth quarter, along with 1.6 million postpaid.
  
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• Synaptics shares surges as fiscal Q2 results top expectations, outlook much higher on PC, IoT strength

  04-02-2021 22:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Synaptics said demand for chips for the Internet of Things is going to be higher than normal seasonal patterns this quarter.
  
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• Twitter signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud

  04-02-2021 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The social media company is turning to Google for data processing and machine learning tools.
  
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• We need privacy and security for communications, and there’s an app for that

  04-02-2021 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The common question: Is WhatsApp "safe" to use for business communications? Consider a follow-up question: What do we do, and what can we do, about it?
  
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• The best cheap web hosting in 2021

  04-02-2021 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  You can buy a month's worth of quality web hosting from a well-established service provider for less than the price of a Grande cappuccino. What's the catch? You'll have to dig a bit to make accurate long-term comparisons of the various offerings. That's where our Buyer's Guide can help.
  
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• 'Never has data been more valuable nor more vulnerable,’ says CommVault CEO Mirchandani

  04-02-2021 20:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The power of cloud computing has fractured the provenance of data, and someone’s got to put it all back together again, an opportunity uniquely suited to CommVault tools such as Metallic, the company believes.
  
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• Apple, Hyundai, Amazon, and Tesla are primed to release us from our automotive prisons

  04-02-2021 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  As driverless technologies improve, there'll be no more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners. Here's how the tech giants will take us all for a ride.
  
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• Best laptop in 2021

  04-02-2021 19:39 via zdnet.com
  
  New year, new laptop? These are the devices that should be at or near the top of your shortlist.
  
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• Google paid $6.7 million to bug bounty hunters in 2020

  04-02-2021 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Sum is up from the $6.5 million the company paid security researchers a year before, in 2019.
  
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• Amazon faces spying claims over AI cameras in vans

  04-02-2021 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm says the camera system improves safety but not all drivers are convinced.
  
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• SoloKeys Solo V2: Open source two-factor authentication security keys

  04-02-2021 16:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The Solo V2 brings improved NFC, water resistant, updatable firmware, and a reversible USB connector.
  
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• 23andMe to go public via SPAC sponsored by Richard Branson's Virgin Group

  04-02-2021 16:15 via zdnet.com
  
  23andMe and VG Acquisition Corp. are expected to have a combined enterprise value of approximately $3.5 billion.
  
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• Superfast broadband could add a surprising amount to the value of your home

  04-02-2021 15:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Superfast broadband is almost everywhere in the UK, but 40% of households haven't upgraded yet.
  
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• Amazon wants you to have an erotic relationship with Alexa

  04-02-2021 15:19 via zdnet.com
  
  It seems that Jeff Bezos's company hopes you'll watch the Super Bowl and consider getting very intimate with your smart speaker.
  
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• Israeli hackers breach KKK-affiliated website

  04-02-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hackers have published details about the white-supremacist group's members online.
  
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• Reebooting retail

  04-02-2021 15:04
  
  Shopify's head of EMEA, Shimona Mehta joins WIRED editor-in-chief Greg Williams to explore the future of retail and share how brands are using e-commerce to create lasting customer relationships
  
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• Microsoft outlines plans for Viva, an employee-experience platform anchored in Teams

  04-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is assembling a collection of various Office 365 technologies, new and existing, and morphing them into a suite of apps focused on employee engagement.
  
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• Fortinet bolsters FortiOS with Zero Trust Network Access

  04-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  FortiOS 7.0 lands as Fortinet is aiming to create a platform that will cover data centers, clouds, edge computing end points and networks.
  
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• Blockchain transactions confirm murky and interconnected ransomware scene

  04-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Criminal gangs often use multiple ransomware strains and jump ship from one RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) to another, seeking better deals.
  
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• Discord servers targeted in cryptocurrency exchange scam wave

  04-02-2021 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Free Bitcoin? Don’t believe it.
  
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• Security firm Stormshield discloses data breach, theft of source code

  04-02-2021 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Stormshield is a major provider of network security products to the French government, some approved to be used on sensitive networks.
  
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• VMware updates vRealize portfolio with improved security, automation tools

  04-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new features aim toimprove infrastructure automation, bolster security and improve overall performance of hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  
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• Cisco’s AppDynamics debuts app performance, vulnerability management software

  04-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco says that clients will no longer have to “sacrifice security for velocity.”
  
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• Cisco, AppDynamics intro cross-architecture security service Secure Application

  04-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new product is an Application Performance Monitoring service that the companies said combines AppDynamics' application expertise with the Cisco Secure security technology.
  
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• This old form of ransomware has returned with new tricks and new targets

  04-02-2021 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Cerber was once the most common form of ransomware - and now it's back, years after it's heyday.
  
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• Cloud computing: AWS is still the biggest player, but Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are growing fast

  04-02-2021 13:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Azure slightly closes the gap on Amazon Web Service's lead. Pandemic helps drive cloud infrastructure spending through remote work and online games.
  
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• Dangerous products remain for sale on Wish

  04-02-2021 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite being highlighted in a BBC Watchdog investigation, a range of products remain online.
  
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• I wish I'd bought this $10 magnifier years ago

  04-02-2021 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  My eyesight isn't what it used to be, but this $10 gives me what feels like bionic vision.
  
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• Lurking, book review: A people's history of online culture

  04-02-2021 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Joanne McNeil goes back to the earliest days of online interaction to reframe internet history as our story, as we experienced the profound power shift that has taken place.
  
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• What Secretary Pete's confirmation means for drone regulation

  04-02-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Pete Buttigieg is taking over Transportation, and that has big implications for the UAV sector.
  
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• Open source: Google wants new rules for developers working on 'critical' projects

  04-02-2021 12:44 via zdnet.com
  
  If your open-source software project is considered "critical", you could be facing a lot more work and responsibility in the future. But for now, it's just some ideas from a few of Google's top engineers.
  
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• LockBit ransomware operator: ‘For a cybercriminal, the best country is Russia’

  04-02-2021 12:19 via zdnet.com
  
  A lone ransomware operator explains why they went down a criminal path.
  
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• The Internet of Things is helping create a more sustainable future

  04-02-2021 11:02
  
  From construction to manufacturing and utilities to public transportation, Covid-19 has exposed many of the shortfalls of the pre-pandemic world, but investment in the right technologies can bring it back on track
  
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• Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310, and more: ZDNet's reviews roundup

  04-02-2021 10:36 via zdnet.com
  
  From a couple of strong Samsung mobile devices to a slew of new laptops and a retro-looking microphone, here's the kit we got our hands on in January.
  
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• Digital Defense acquired to bolster HelpSystems’ security assessment portfolio

  04-02-2021 10:27 via zdnet.com
  
  HelpSystems says the purchase will help clients improve infrastructure security.
  
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• TikTok’s next big thing? A strange plan to take over your TV

  04-02-2021 10:00
  
  The app’s arrival on smart TVs is part of a plan to diversify its audience – and bring its stars further into the mainstream
  
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• NBN reconnects Mallacoota following Black Summer fire damage

  04-02-2021 07:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Transit link measuring 60kms took a year to get back up.
  
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• The latest bizarre anti-Apple Watch looks broken on purpose

  04-02-2021 07:00
  
  H Moser & Cie is back with another high-end joke version of Apple’s smartwatch
  
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• How Bellingcat uncovered Russia’s secret network of assassins

  04-02-2021 07:00
  
  From Sergei Skirpal to Alexei Navalny, Russia’s attempts to silence its enemies have been forensically exposed. At the centre of these revelations has been investigative unit Bellingcat
  
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• Android devices ensnared in DDoS botnet

  04-02-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New Matryosh botnet is targeting Android systems that have left their ADB debug interface exposed on the internet.
  
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• Prime Minister's meeting with Google 'constructive' but he isn't backing down

  04-02-2021 06:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Scott Morrison said the government and Google are in a 'much more positive space' about the latter continuing to provide services down under.
  
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