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• Explore the Cairngorms - in Minecraft

  25-02-2021 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The landscape has been recreated to help young people understand how to run a national park.
  
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• Dell's Q4 surges on PC boom amid remote work, education

  25-02-2021 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell said it shipped 50.3 million PCs during 2020.
  
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• AT&T and private equity firm TPG form new streaming video business called DIRECTV

  25-02-2021 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies promised the new business will bring new, competitive streaming services.
  
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• Salesforce beats Q4 estimates, Slack adds record number of paid customers

  25-02-2021 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  In spite of the solid performance for the quarter, Salesforce shares were down slightly in after-hours trading.
  
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• VMware Q4 results top expectations, no update on CEO search

  25-02-2021 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  VMware said its subscription and SaaS revenue rose to become 22% of total revenue for the year.
  
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• Workday Q4 results top expectations

  25-02-2021 22:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The software-as-a-service provider reported revenue of $1.13 billion, up 15.9% from a year ago.
  
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• Red Hat opens the door for both VMs and containers in its latest OpenShift release

  25-02-2021 21:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat's OpenShift 4.7 can help you manage your entire cloud application stack.
  
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• HP Inc. stock rising: fiscal Q1 results, forecast beat expectations on huge consumer PC increase

  25-02-2021 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  HP said its PC group saw revenue jump 7%, with a 34% rise in commercial sales. Consumer sales also dominated printing, and supplies revenue jumped 3%.
  
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• Apple vs. Samsung: Who makes the better phone?

  25-02-2021 21:04 via zdnet.com
  
  It's clear who's selling the most phones, but who's making the best phones? From performance and design to ecosystem and security, we dare to compare the two companies and their products. The numbers don't lie.
  
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• The Mac price crash of 2021

  25-02-2021 21:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Macs hold their value. Where I live it’s not uncommon to see 10-, 12-, even 20-year-old Macs for sale. But the new M1 Macs have cratered MacBook resale values. The carnage is just beginning.
  
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• As ETH Bitcoin continues to rise in value, Telos launches bridge to Ethereum allowing assets to move across blockchains.

  25-02-2021 20:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The Telos bridge to Ethereum will give investors and developers an improved gateway into the Telos ecosystem.
  
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• Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on

  25-02-2021 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The Chinese hacking group used the malicious add-on to collect Gmail and Firefox data from their victims.
  
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• What does the future look like for mobile technologies in a stay-at-home world?

  25-02-2021 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The entire world is vastly less mobile than it was pre-COVID-19 and this will continue to be true into the future. So why do we need super-expensive mobile technologies? We don't need them as much as we did.
  
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• AI conquers challenge of 1980s platform games

  25-02-2021 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A computer program that can solve 1980s exploration games could help improve robot intelligence.
  
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• Bill Gates: Bitcoin not for me, says ex-Microsoft chief

  25-02-2021 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire said he preferred to invest in "companies that make products" such as vaccines.
  
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• Spy agency: Artificial intelligence is already a vital part of our missions

  25-02-2021 17:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK's GCHQ has unveiled plans to ramp up its use of algorithms. What could go wrong?
  
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• Drought hits Taiwan chip supply as Biden asks for more

  25-02-2021 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taiwan is one of the world's largest manufacturers of chips and the US wants it to speed up production.
  
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• How to build a website: What you need to get started

  25-02-2021 16:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Welcome to our guide to what it takes to get started with an online presence.
  
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• Microsoft: Now you can turn a Word doc into a visual PowerPoint presentation

  25-02-2021 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's AI can turn your text-based Word document into an online PowerPoint presentation with images.
  
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• Working from home? Then maybe you should be paid more to get a bigger place, say economists

  25-02-2021 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Economists estimate that working from home could cost billions every year in housing space. Should companies pay for it?
  
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• Fake emails sent to MPs totally unacceptable - Lindsay Hoyle

  25-02-2021 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Commons Speaker hits out after an academic study tries to test MPs' responses to constituents.
  
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• SolarWinds cybersecurity spending tops $3 million in Q4, sees $20 million to $25 million in 2021

  25-02-2021 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  SolarWinds investigation into its cybersecurity problems continues and the company will spend heavily on remediation.
  
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• This chart shows the connections between cybercrime groups

  25-02-2021 15:04 via zdnet.com
  
  CrowdStrike puts together a list of connections and how cybercrime groups cooperate with each other.
  
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• Cloudera aims to fast track enterprise machine learning use cases with Applied ML Prototypes

  25-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloudera's AMPs don't replace what data scientists do but give them a starting-off point so they can focus on the code, nuances, and iterating for the business use case.
  
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• CleanMyMac X gets M1 support, a new look, and a new feature

  25-02-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  One of my all-time favorite macOS utilities gets an upgrade.
  
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• Wayfair's Q4 strong as repeat orders surge

  25-02-2021 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Wayfair said repeat customers placed 72.5% of total orders in the fourth quarter, up from 68.6% a year ago.
  
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• DataStax Astra goes serverless

  25-02-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  DataStax is introducing serverless to its Astra cloud service. While already offered by AWS, this marks time that serverless has come to a cloud service based on Apache Cassandra that works on each of the major public clouds.
  
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• Best Buy sees strong tech demand into Q1 2021, but uncertainty after that

  25-02-2021 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Like other companies that benefited from COVID-19 technology demand for remote work and education, Best Buy sees uncertainty ahead as the new normal emerges.
  
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• Npower app attack exposed customers' bank details

  25-02-2021 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The energy provider, owned by Eon, reports a breach to the UK's data watchdog.
  
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• Google to developers: Our Kotlin-based Jetpack Compose will let you build Android apps faster

  25-02-2021 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has released the beta of Jetpack Compose, a toolkit for writing user interfaces for Android apps.
  
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• Facebook and Google news law passed in Australia

  25-02-2021 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world-first law is passed after robust negotiations between the government, Facebook and Google.
  
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• These four new hacking groups are targeting critical infrastructure, warns security company

  25-02-2021 13:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers identify four more cyberattack operations targeting industrial networks, utilities and other critical infrastructure, as malicious hacking operations receive a boost in resources - but simple attacks still work.
  
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• This bizarre electric racing scooter goes as fast as a car

  25-02-2021 12:32
  
  The eSkootr S1X is a carbon-fibre version of a Segway that can reach speeds of 100kph
  
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• Now you can run Unix on the tiny $4 Raspberry Pi Pico

  25-02-2021 12:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Fuzix, an operating system for very small machines, is now available for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
  
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• How Snap aims to turn augmented reality into a monetization machine

  25-02-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Snap sees augmented reality at the intersection of customer experience, ads, data and commerce. The big question is whether we need smart glasses en masse to make it happen.
  
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• Logitech Ergo M575, hands on: An affordable ergonomic wireless trackball

  25-02-2021 11:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The costlier MX Ergo may have two more buttons and additional features, but Logitech's M575 is a great choice for an entry-level trackball.
  
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• Pokemon Go players banned for cheating

  25-02-2021 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 5 million players have been punished for cheating, with 20% being permanent bans.
  
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• US military invests in energy beam weapons to take down drones

  25-02-2021 10:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The prototype THOR system is designed to demolish drone swarms.
  
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• Microsoft, Accenture tag team to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint

  25-02-2021 09:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies aim to drive change in the utility and energy sector.
  
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• Cloud, data amongst APAC digital skills most needed

  25-02-2021 08:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Up to 819 million workers in Asia-Pacific will use digital skillsets by 2025, compared to 149 million today, with businesses likely to face severe shortage in data, cloud, and cybersecurity if little is done to build up these capabilities.
  
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• We don’t need to go back to the office to be creative, we need AI

  25-02-2021 07:00
  
  Remote working is making us more efficient, but is seriously damaging innovation. AI could change that
  
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• The Supreme Court owned Uber. What comes next is much worse

  25-02-2021 07:00
  
  After a crushing Supreme Court defeat, Uber now faces a deluge of lawsuits and legislators keen to get a grip on the gig economy
  
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• How little nudges can help win the fight against climate change

  25-02-2021 07:00
  
  Cape Town’s water crisis holds crucial lessons on how we can solve environmental problems by encouraging virtuous habits. Sometimes people need to be nudged towards better behaviour
  
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• Researchers uncover off-the-shelf smart home devices can improve wellbeing of seniors

  25-02-2021 06:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The finding follows a study by Monash University, Deakin University, and McLean Care.
  
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• Netflix to spend $500 million on South Korean content in 2021

  25-02-2021 06:37 via zdnet.com
  
  By comparison, the company had invested $700 million across five years to produce this type of content.
  
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• Facebook bans Myanmar military-controlled accounts from its platforms

  25-02-2021 06:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook and Instagram will remove these accounts to slow down the Myanmar military's efforts to coordinate harm and incite violence across the country.
  
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• Microsoft to launch first data centre region in Indonesia

  25-02-2021 06:04 via zdnet.com
  
  As part of the company's Berdayakan Ekonomi Digital Indonesia initiative, which also aims to skill 24 million locals by the end of the year.
  
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• Revenue and EBITDA up but profit down for NextDC in first half

  25-02-2021 04:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Revenue for the data centre company sat at a little over AU$124 million for the 2021 half-year.
  
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• Facebook clears the air as Media Bargaining Code passes both Houses

  25-02-2021 02:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The Senate passed the Bill with amendments put forward by the Treasurer, paving the way for Facebook to return news to its platform.
  
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• TPG took AU$90 million hit from COVID-19 in 2020

  25-02-2021 02:08 via zdnet.com
  
  For the year, the post-merger TPG Telecom posted EBITDA of AU$1.39 billion.
  
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