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• Services Australia 'supercharges' myGov ahead of COVID jab

  18-02-2021 23:44 via zdnet.com
  
  As the Australian Immunisation Register is upgraded to handle its new role.
  
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• The race to put cars in the cloud is … confusing

  18-02-2021 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not a surprise that a company should want to spread its bets and adopt a multicloud strategy. But it gets more complicated in the automotive sector for two big reasons.
  
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• AI will take construction robotics from hype to reality

  18-02-2021 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Buildots attaches 360 cameras onto project managers’ hardhats to collect footage inside the construction site, flagging problems to be solved and tracking construction progress.
  
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• Rackspace beats Q4 estimates with multi-cloud growth

  18-02-2021 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Revenue grew in Q4 thanks to growing customer spending in the Multicloud Services and Apps & Cross Platform segments.
  
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• Dropbox tops Q4 expectations as ARR surpasses $2 billion

  18-02-2021 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said paying users now sit at 15.48 million, as compared to 14.31 million for the same period last year.
  
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• Roku warns of difficult comparisons to latter half of the year

  18-02-2021 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Roku's CEO warned this year contains a lot of uncertainty, and difficult comparisons in the latter half of the year.
  
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• Arista shares soar as Q4 revenue, EPS top expectations, forecast higher as well

  18-02-2021 22:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Arista said it is "well positioned" to "continue our momentum."
  
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• Applied Materials fiscal Q1 results top expectations, forecast well above

  18-02-2021 22:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Applied said it is seeing an accleration of demand for chip-making equipment.
  
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• Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five

  18-02-2021 21:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making it tougher for users who've looked to Long Term Servicing Updates as a way to avoid feature updates for Windows 10.
  
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• Linux Foundation offers free Node.js class

  18-02-2021 21:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Node.js is wildly popular, but it's not that easy to learn. Now, the Linux Foundation wants to help you pick it up with a new free online class.
  
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• Microsoft's next non-cloud Office releases: What's coming when

  18-02-2021 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is readying Office LTSC and Office 2021 clients for release in the latter half of 2021 for customers who can't or don't want to purchase Office via a cloud subscription service with regular feature updates.
  
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• Android 12: First developer beta, release schedule, features, and more

  18-02-2021 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's latest mobile operating system is here, for developers at least.
  
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• Google to work more closely with the Mayo Clinic at new Minnesota office

  18-02-2021 19:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The new location will help teams from Google Cloud and Google Health to collaborate with the Mayo Clinic's IT staff, medical researchers and clinicians.
  
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• Google announces Android 12, releases first developer beta

  18-02-2021 19:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The update focuses on performance, with few user-facing features for now.
  
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• Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers downloaded some Azure, Exchange, and Intune source code

  18-02-2021 18:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft says it has completed its investigation into its SolarWinds-related breach.
  
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• Ethernet: Why your home office could use more of it

  18-02-2021 18:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Nearly 50 years old, this networking technology remains one of the best ways to connect home and office equipment to the internet. We review the many options.
  
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• RIPE NCC discloses failed brute-force attack on its SSO service

  18-02-2021 17:59 via zdnet.com
  
  RIPE NCC, which manages the IP address space for the EMEA region, is now asking its 20,000 member orgs to enable 2FA for their accounts.
  
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• Nvidia limits crypto-mining on new graphics card

  18-02-2021 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nvidia's latest graphics card will deliberately slow down if used to mine a popular crypto-currency.
  
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• Nvidia launches CMP, cryptocurrency mining processor, may alleviate gaming chip shortages

  18-02-2021 17:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Nvidia has seen gaming GPU shortages because the processors were being used to mine cryptocurrency. Now Nvidia is giving miners what they want with Nvidia CMP.
  
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• As Power BI aces Gartner's new Magic Quadrant, what's the story behind Microsoft's success?

  18-02-2021 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft stays "up and to the right" in Gartner's new Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence
  Platforms, while key competitors have actually moved down and left. We spoke with Microsoft's Amir Netz, the "father" of Power BI, to get his insight into the product's success.
  
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• Best free web hosting in 2021: Cheap gets expensive fast

  18-02-2021 17:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Our complete business guide to super-cheap hosting services shows you what to look for and what to avoid. Only one free service deserves your serious consideration.
  
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• 'Kill switch' failed as drone hit controlled space near Gatwick

  18-02-2021 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drone had gone out of control during a demonstration flight at Goodwood Aerodrome.
  
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• CrowdStrike acquires Humio for $400 million

  18-02-2021 16:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Deal expected to close at the end of Q1 2021.
  
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• Weathering the storm: What public utilities can learn from cloud computing

  18-02-2021 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  David Gewirtz examines the startling similarities between public utilities and cloud computing providers in the context of natural disasters like ice storms, hurricanes, and wildfires. Public utilities have become complacent and are subject to disruption from Internet-age companies.
  
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• AI: IBM showcases new energy-efficient chip to power deep learning

  18-02-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM researchers have designed an AI accelerator chip that boosts performance, but not energy bills.
  
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• The UK is infecting people with Covid-19 for science. Is it worth it?

  18-02-2021 15:55
  
  The UK has approved the first human challenge study for Covid-19. But now we have the vaccines, is it still worth the risk?
  
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• Can deliberately infecting people with Covid-19 end the pandemic?

  18-02-2021 15:55
  
  The UK has approved the first human challenge study for Covid-19. But now we have the vaccines, is it still worth the risk?
  
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• Amazon wants to know how annoyed it can make you

  18-02-2021 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The great retailer in the sky wonders whether you'd like to pre-order some truly new Alexa-enabled products -- one of which you really might love. For a few days.
  
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• Walmart Q4: Digital sales remain strong, operating costs climb, wage increases on deck

  18-02-2021 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Walmart said it had $1.1 billion in pandemic-related costs in the fourth quarter. The retailer is also raising the hourly wage for US employees to above $15 per hour.
  
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• Delta to build on IBM's Red Hat OpenShift architecture

  18-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The two companies have expanded a long-term services and technology partnership.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 now available for pre-order starting at $550

  18-02-2021 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Introduced at this year's CES, this successor slices the price nearly in half from the first Galaxy Chromebook, but retains the Fiesta Redcolor option and 4K resolution.
  
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• We will spend 420 million years on social media in 2021

  18-02-2021 14:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Over half the planet uses at least one social media platform and use is growing each year.
  
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• Private firms can't protect us from digital attacks. Government must step in.

  18-02-2021 14:12 via zdnet.com
  
  For the last 30 years various forms of criminality and nation state aggression against Americans and America has been a staple of daily life. Despite the efforts of a number of multibillion dollar companies to protect us, they've failed to do so. The government must act.
  
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• Now you can pay for parking right from Google Maps

  18-02-2021 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Drivers and commuters will soon be able to use the app to pay for parking meters and transit fares from Google Maps.
  
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• Verizon Business expands Cisco managed services portfolio

  18-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The telecom giant said that it will offer three new SD WAN managed services offerings.
  
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• Become a data scientist with this Python, Power BI, MATLAB training bundle

  18-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn all things data science straight from experts.
  
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• SolarWinds attack hit 100 companies and took months of planning, says White House

  18-02-2021 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The White House warns SolarWinds attack was more than espionage because the private sector targets could lead to follow-up attacks.
  
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• Robot store concepts proliferate during pandemic

  18-02-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  No contact, autonomous checkout is rolling out worldwide as consumers cede need for in-person service.
  
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• Windows and Linux servers targeted by new WatchDog botnet for almost two years

  18-02-2021 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  WatchDog botnet uses exploits to take over servers and mine cryptocurrency.
  
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• Powertraveller Sport 25: Ruggedized, water-resistant IP67-rated power bank

  18-02-2021 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  I've lost a few power banks to water. Here's one that is perfectly suited to the great outdoors
  
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• Masslogger Trojan reinvented in quest to steal Outlook, Chrome credentials

  18-02-2021 12:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The operators have also been linked to the use of AgentTesla, Formbook, and AsyncRAT.
  
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• Google: 40 new Chromebooks are coming in 2021, plus all these new features

  18-02-2021 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Google announces a slew of new features coming to students and educators as well as 40 new Chromebooks.
  
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• A city that knows your every move: Saudi Arabia's new smart city might be a glimpse of the future

  18-02-2021 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Saudi Arabia is building a smart city in the desert that will know its residents better than they know themselves. Snapshot of the future, or an example to avoid?
  
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• Google, J.B. Hunt ink deal to tackle US transport, supply chain challenges

  18-02-2021 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The “alliance” will focus on improving existing infrastructure with cloud and AI technologies.
  
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• Deal: Buy (or upgrade) Parallels Desktop 16 and get 10 Mac apps for free worth over $700

  18-02-2021 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Get over $700 of great Mac apps and utilities when you buy or upgrade a license. But you've got to be fast because this deal ends soon.
  
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• Buy (or upgrade) Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac and get 10 Mac apps for free worth over $700!

  18-02-2021 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Get over $700 of great Mac apps and utilities when you buy or upgrade a license. But you got to be fast because this deal ends soon.
  
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• Ask Your Developer, book review: How to prosper in a ‘build or die’ business landscape

  18-02-2021 10:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Digital transformation is as much about the business as it is about the technology. Better communication with ‘software people’ could bring the two together, argues Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson.
  
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• YouTube: Voice of Wales channel accused of racism

  18-02-2021 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several politicians criticise Voice of Wales' activities following a BBC Wales investigation.
  
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• What to do if you lost your job to the pandemic

  18-02-2021 07:00
  
  Redundancies have been the hallmark of the pandemic. But an ending can be a bright beginning if you approach it the right way
  
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• Elon Musk is on his way to Mars, one explosion at a time

  18-02-2021 07:00
  
  Elon Musk’s spacecraft went up in flames. This won’t stop him from getting to Mars
  
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