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• Nutanix shares jump 5% on fiscal Q2 results, higher subscription outlook

  24-02-2021 23:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Nutanix said it was making continued progress on transitioning to being a subscription company.
  
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• Nutanix CEO: Public cloud is a new opportunity to extend what the company does

  24-02-2021 23:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Nutanix said it was making continued progress on transitioning to being a subscription company.
  
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• Pure Storage, NetApp results top expectations helped by cloud-based storage services

  24-02-2021 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Pure and NetApp both emphasized how well their services of running storage in the cloud performed in the quarter.
  
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• Nvidia reports record sales in gaming and data center segments

  24-02-2021 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The GPU maker beat Q4 market expectations with record sales in its two key areas of business.
  
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• More than 6,700 VMware servers exposed online and vulnerable to major new bug

  24-02-2021 22:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published online earlier today, and active scans for vulnerable VMware systems have been detected already.
  
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• Australia's radiation safety agency debunks 5G concerns in new safety standard

  24-02-2021 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  5G is safe to use, ARPANSA continues to reinforce.
  
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• Federal Reserve Bank suffers outage

  24-02-2021 21:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The disruption impacted all services, hampering financial institutions from exchanging money electronically.
  
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• Automation will reshape Australia’s job market for decades to come

  24-02-2021 20:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Alarmists continue to say that half of all jobs will disappear; technologists can't wait for the robots to arrive; policy makers are nervous; and business leaders see opportunity everywhere. The reality? Automation will create real change in how we get things done. Business and government leaders at all levels must plan for the transformation of human work.
  
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• Palantir: NHS faces legal action over data firm contract

  24-02-2021 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Controversial data-crunching firm Palantir's deal with the UK health service is under the spotlight.
  
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• Google introduces GKE Autopilot for hands-off Kubernetes

  24-02-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new GKE Autopilot, generally available now, steps up the level of automation involved in Kubernetes management, down to eliminating all node management.
  
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• Google funds Linux kernel developers to work exclusively on security

  24-02-2021 17:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Linux is more secure than most operating systems, but that doesn't mean it can take security for granted. So, Google and the Linux Foundation are funding a pair of top Linux kernel developers to focus on security.
  
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• £3.5 billion Bitcoin stolen; recoverable. Hope for thousands of others

  24-02-2021 17:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Legal proceedings have begun against a number of Bitcoin developers. The action will, for the first time, examine the nature and extent of legal duties conferred upon and owed by developers resulting from the control they exercise over their respective blockchains.
  
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• HP buys gaming peripherals supplier HyperX for $425 million

  24-02-2021 17:27 via zdnet.com
  
  HP sees the deal as a way to gain momentum in the PC gaming market as well as drive growth in its Personal Systems business.
  
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• The best hair straighteners you can buy to flatten the curve

  24-02-2021 17:13
  
  WIRED Recommends the best hair straighteners for all hair types, budgets and styling situations
  
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• AWS' Mac EC2 instances now support macOS Big Sur

  24-02-2021 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Mac instances on AWS EC2 were launched during re:Invent 2020 in December​.
  
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• Ukraine reports cyber-attack on government document management system

  24-02-2021 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Ukrainian officials blame "one of the hacker spy groups from the Russian Federation."
  
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• Off-chain reporting: Toward a new general purpose secure compute framework by Chainlink

  24-02-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The upgrade in Chainlink's oracle service could mean more data availability at lower cost, leading to more applications
  
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• Lenovo adds to ThinkPad range with updated X13 and X13 Yoga

  24-02-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo announces a slew of new high-end and low-end ThinkPad laptops hoping to seize on the work from home tread.
  
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• Foxconn aims to build electric vehicles with Fisker partnership as IT, EVs meld

  24-02-2021 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Foxconn is best known for making your iPhone but is now gunning to make electric vehicles via a partnership with Fisker.
  
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• Want to pass on your old PCs to good causes? Here's how to do it while staying secure

  24-02-2021 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Finding a new use for old kit is an excellent idea, but it's worth considering the security issues involved before you do anything else.
  
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• Survey: What are your must-have tools for work?

  24-02-2021 15:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this quick, multiple-choice survey and tell us about the strategies and collaboration platform-tools you depend on to be successful.
  
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• Autodesk spends $1 billion to acquire Innovyze

  24-02-2021 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The acquisition is the largest in Autodesk's history and is meant to position Autodesk as a provider of end-to-end software for the operations of water infrastructure.
  
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• Microsoft unveils three more 'industry clouds' for financial, manufacturing and nonprofit

  24-02-2021 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is continuing the vertical cloud push it started with healthcare and retail and is rolling out new cloud packages for three more industries.
  
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• Seagate unveils Lyve Cloud mass storage platform

  24-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said Lyve is an S3-compatible storage-only cloud designed to help enterprises extract more value out of data.
  
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• Apple just revealed the future of health and it's a little sick

  24-02-2021 14:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Have you ever wondered what being healthy will look like in the future? Well, Apple's newest ads paint a quaintly disturbing picture.
  
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• Quantum cost: The pitfalls of simplifying politics

  24-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  There may be only one way a quantum computer could more accurately predict an election’s outcome than a professional poll: by knowing perhaps too much about you. Luckily, that’s a feasibility.
  
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• Spot: Boston Dynamics condemns robot paintball rampage plan

  24-02-2021 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The art project, which is using a quadruped Spot robot, has been criticised by maker Boston Dynamics
  
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• This botnet is abusing Bitcoin blockchains to stay in the shadows

  24-02-2021 13:24 via zdnet.com
  
  BTC transactions are being used to obfuscate malicious activity.
  
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• AI can write a passing college paper in 20 minutes

  24-02-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Natural language processing is on the cusp of changing our relationship with machines forever.
  
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• Cutting edge Katana Graph scores $28.5 Million Series A Led by Intel Capital

  24-02-2021 12:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's why, and how, a startup founded by a duo of researchers some months back is attracting big enterprise clients and serious funding
  
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• More private browsing? Firefox gets tougher on cookie tracking with new 'total' protection

  24-02-2021 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  But do web users care about privacy enough to use Firefox over Chrome?
  
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• Top Linux distro tells users: Stop using out of date versions, update your software now

  24-02-2021 12:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Really, you need to update your software and this is how you do it, Mint maintainers say.
  
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• Start Options, B2G founder indicted for alleged digital currency, investor fraud

  24-02-2021 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The individual has been accused of being part of a scheme to defraud "hundreds" of investors.
  
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• Hands-on with KaOS Linux - An Independent KDE Plasma Desktop Distribution

  24-02-2021 11:46 via zdnet.com
  
  This independent Linux distribution focuses exclusively on the KDE Plasma desktop and Qt cross-platform development software.
  
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• Cobots are gaining new skills to take on tougher jobs

  24-02-2021 11:42
  
  The next generation of collaborative robot is here, and they’re going to improve the way we work
  
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• Happy birthday, Thunderbolt

  24-02-2021 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Ten years old today.
  
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• Espresso Display, hands on: A slim and stylish external touch-screen

  24-02-2021 10:55 via zdnet.com
  
  This thin and light touch-screen has a sleek design, but the resolution is moderate and extras put the price up.
  
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• Clubhouse: What is it and how do you get invited?

  24-02-2021 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new social-media app has already attracted huge names - and been banned in several countries.
  
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• BBC Micro at 40: How it inspired a generation of coders

  24-02-2021 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Launched in the 1980s the Computer Literacy Project helped people understand the world of computing.
  
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• Vertical farms nailed tiny salads. Now they need to feed the world

  24-02-2021 07:00
  
  Vertical farming is finally growing up. But can it move from salad garnishes for the wealthy to sustainable produce for the masses?
  
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• The bitcoin elite are spending millions on collectable memes

  24-02-2021 07:00
  
  We used to download images from the internet. Now people are paying millions in crypto to feel like they own them
  
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• COVID pandemic causes spike in cyberattacks against hospitals, medical companies

  24-02-2021 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM says attack rates have doubled against medical entities since the pandemic began.
  
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• Samsung begins mass production of OCP compliant enterprise SSDs

  24-02-2021 05:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's latest E1.S form factor SSD has a power efficiency of 238MBps per watt for sequential writes.
  
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• Telstra InfraCo opens up dark fibre network

  24-02-2021 05:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, Optus has launched Optus U micro-credentials program for staff.
  
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• Red Hat closes StackRox Kubernetes security acquisition

  24-02-2021 04:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat is taking a major step forward in securing not only its own Kubernetes distribution, OpenShift, but other Kubernetes distros as well.
  
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• Google and Intel partner up to speed up 5G application rollout

  24-02-2021 03:58 via zdnet.com
  
  To deploy 5G software successfully requires fast open-source technology on the cloud, and Intel and Google are teaming up to make that happen.
  
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• Vocus reports steady revenue as NZ IPO remains on track

  24-02-2021 03:56 via zdnet.com
  
  EBITDA hovered around the AU$192 million mark and after-tax profit took a dip.
  
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• Australia to leave digital giant break up work in the hands of the United States

  24-02-2021 03:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACCC will instead focus on the more local digital giant problems, such as the News Media Bargaining Code and the new adtech inquiry.
  
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• CSIRO paints why Australia needs its own national space capability

  24-02-2021 02:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The national research agency also touted that the country is at an advantage because it lacks 'baggage'.
  
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• Woolworths reports strong start to FY21 as online sales and net profit experiences uplift

  24-02-2021 01:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The digital arm of its Australian food business saw online sales jump 92% during the period.
  
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