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• Brazilian tech startup ecosystem fails to advance gender equality

  08-03-2021 23:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The proportion of female founders has been stagnant for ten years and women are largely overlooked by funds, study finds.
  
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• Ezviz C3X outdoor security camera review: Simple setup, superb features

  08-03-2021 23:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The Ezviz C3X is a well-build outdoor security camera with some great features like motion setection zones, voice alerts and strobe lights to warn off intruders.
  
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• How does your company use data analytics? We want to know.

  08-03-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Take this quick, multiple-choice survey and tell us about the business intelligence or data analytics tools used at your workplace.
  
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• REPSOL is a global multi-energy provider and digital transformation trailblazer

  08-03-2021 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Repsol is a global multi-energy provider that is aggressively driving its evolution toward a low-emissions energy model and establishing itself as a digital business transformation trailblazer.
  
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• Best cloud storage service in 2021

  08-03-2021 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Free and cheap personal and small business cloud storage services are everywhere. But which one is best for you? Let's look at the top cloud storage options.
  
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• Best multitool for IT technicians in 2021

  08-03-2021 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  We don't always have access to a fully equipped toolbox, but with the right multitool, you always have access to the basics. Here is a selection of the best multitools that I have owned and tested over the years.
  
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• Best Mac apps in 2021: Antivirus, security, and productivity

  08-03-2021 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  A selection of the best performance, security, and productivity apps to help you get the most from your Mac.
  
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• Do I need a VPN if I have https? A reader question, answered

  08-03-2021 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  A reader posits that all you need is https in your web browser to be "perfectly safe." As if anything can be "perfectly safe."
  
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• Best satellite phone and communication gadgets in 2021

  08-03-2021 17:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a phone that will work where your smartphone won't? You need a satellite phone! And there are a few options available.
  
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• Quantum computing, networks, satellites, and lots more qubits: China reveals ambitious goals in five-year plan

  08-03-2021 17:27 via zdnet.com
  
  China's leading quantum scientist unveiled what the country's objectives are for the next five years.
  
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• AKG Podcaster Essentials, hands-on: A high-quality mic, headphones and software kit

  08-03-2021 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The Podcaster Essentials kit might be overkill for simple video calls with colleagues, but it will be a useful upgrade if you need to record and edit online presentations and marketing materials, or create podcasts and vlogs.
  
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• Is quantum computing worth the leaps of faith? [Status Report]

  08-03-2021 16:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Even an early-stage venture may be worth investing in, should it pay at least some dividends before it hits the jackpot. For quantum computing, the dreams of such a jackpot may be collapsing faster than a tall stack of qubits.
  
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• Instagram photos help Facebook AI 'teach itself'

  08-03-2021 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The photos were used to help a Facebook algorithm learn to recognise images without supervision.
  
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• Apple's first augmented reality headset is coming next year, says analyst

  08-03-2021 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's long-rumored augmented reality glasses could arrive next year, according to an Apple watcher.
  
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• PayPal steps up crypto efforts with acquisition of blockchain security startup Curv

  08-03-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  On its website, Curv explains that its "secret sauce" is the use of multi-party computation (MPC) protocols that eliminate the use of private keys for crypto storage.
  
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• A tale of tech and intrigue in the not-so-far future

  08-03-2021 15:38
  
  Push the boundaries of 3D printed technology in this futuristic choose-your-own-adventure story
  
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• McAfee sells its enterprise business to private equity group as it focuses on consumer security

  08-03-2021 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The company announced Monday that it will sell its enterprise security business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group in a deal worth $4 billion.
  
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• Supernova malware clues link Chinese threat group Spiral to SolarWinds server hacks

  08-03-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  SolarWinds servers are being exploited to deploy the malicious .NET web shell.
  
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• City of Pittsburgh signs 4-year deal with Google Cloud

  08-03-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The city is spending $4 million over four years to migrate its legacy IT infrastructure to Google Cloud
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Microsoft Exchange Server hack

  08-03-2021 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerabilities are being exploited by Hafnium. Other cyberattackers are following suit.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Microsoft Exchange Server hack

  08-03-2021 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerabilities are being exploited by Hafnium. Other cyberattackers are following suit.
  
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• IonQ to go public via SPAC deal, becomes quantum computing pure play

  08-03-2021 13:39 via zdnet.com
  
  When the deal closes, IonQ will trade under the ticker IONQ with a market cap of about $2 billion.
  
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• Modular battery swapping supercharges electric vehicles

  08-03-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  One bright way to solve a giant hurdle to an all-electric fleet.
  
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• Microsoft Exchange zero-day attacks: 30,000 servers hit already, says report

  08-03-2021 12:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Authorities warn of "widespread domestic and international exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities", so get updating that software now.
  
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• Airlines warn passengers of data breach after aviation tech supplier is hit by cyberattack

  08-03-2021 12:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Sita, which provides IT of services to 90% of the world's airlines, warns of "data security incident" after falling victim to a "highly sophisticated attack"
  
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• Making a Hollywood movie, from home: Using cloud computing to film a thriller in a pandemic

  08-03-2021 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Using a brand-new camera-to-cloud technology, Songbird's crew was able to film a full-length feature film in the middle of a global health crisis.
  
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• Wildlife Watch and the Black Mambas: Using smartphones and video streams to protect animals

  08-03-2021 11:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung and Africam have launched Wildlife Watch, a two-month live-streaming project that allows anyone to become a 'virtual ranger', while also supporting the team that puts real-life boots on the ground.
  
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• Wildlife Watch and the Black Mambas: A snapshot of conservation in South Africa

  08-03-2021 11:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung and Africam have launched Wildlife Watch, a two-month live-streaming project that allows anyone to become a 'virtual ranger', while also supporting the team that puts real-life boots on the ground.
  
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• Linus Torvalds warns: Watch out for this unusually nasty bug in Linux 5.12 rc1

  08-03-2021 11:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Linux kernel creator warns the latest kernel is "double ungood".
  
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• Nvidia, Harvard researchers use AI to find active areas in cell DNA

  08-03-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Using a new deep learning toolkit called AtacWorks, researchers are studying how diseases and genomic variation influence specific types of cells in the human body.
  
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• Flagstar Bank customer data breached through Accellion hack

  08-03-2021 09:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Like many other users, Flagstar Bank has now permanently stopped using the platform.
  
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• This is the year that CRISPR moves from lab to clinic

  08-03-2021 07:00
  
  In 2021, we will discover even more uses for the innovative gene-editing technology
  
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• OnePlus gets serious about mobile photography with Hasselblad partnership: OnePlus 9 launch event on for March 23

  08-03-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Prior to the global launch event for the new OnePlus 9 series of smartphones we see OnePlus making a major investment to improve its camera systems. The three-year partnership comes with a significant investment from OnePlus and we look forward to seeing the results.
  
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• Feeding cows seaweed could solve the big bovine burp problem

  08-03-2021 07:00
  
  Methane-spewing cow emissions are killing the planet, but a meal sprinkled with Asparagopsis taxiformis could make livestock less gassy
  
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• DTA says it's rectified the Digital Marketplace failings of its predecessor

  08-03-2021 05:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Clarifying findings from the Australian National Audit Office that its Digital Marketplace fell short of complying with Commonwealth procurement rules.
  
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• SK Hynix supplies 18GB mobile DRAM for Asus gaming smartphone

  08-03-2021 04:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The chips will power Asus' upcoming ROG 5 gaming smartphone.
  
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• eSafety defends detail of Online Safety Bill as the 'sausage that's being made'

  08-03-2021 03:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Details of how the eSafety Commissioner will oversee the Online Safety Bill are still being ironed out.
  
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• 'Deepfake is the future of content creation'

  08-03-2021 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deepfake, or AI-generated videos, are increasingly being used commercially.
  
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• AI ethics: How Salesforce is helping developers build products with ethical use and privacy in mind

  08-03-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Salesforce's Ethics by Design program is designed to put ethics and privacy at the center how technology, specifically AI, is developed and used.
  
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