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• Brazilian government shuns Huawei for private network

  12-03-2021 23:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The Chinese firm is not considered to be apt to supply equipment to the government's own set-up, to be built by the winners of the upcoming 5G auction.
  
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• Mars mission tech in Alexa: Convert your Philips Hue (and other) smart home devices to pure Zigbee

  12-03-2021 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Sick of third-party skill integration with Alexa and your smart home devices? Connect to them directly with the Zigbee protocol.
  
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• Microsoft to add new 'Extended Stable' Edge option, updating every eight weeks

  12-03-2021 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding a more slowly updated browser channel for users who aren't ready for Google's new every-four-week release cadence for Chromium.
  
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• Google: Microsoft's interest in publishing debate is "naked corporate opportunism"

  12-03-2021 19:41 via zdnet.com
  
  After Microsoft throws its support behind legislation to give publishers more bargaining power against online platforms, Google charges that its longtime rival is "willing to break the way the open web works" to distract from its own problems
  
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• Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer'

  12-03-2021 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2,000-year-old mechanism has baffled experts since it was discovered on a shipwreck in 1901.
  
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• Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured

  12-03-2021 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's National Cyber Security Centre warns that more than 3,000 servers have not been secured.
  
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• DocuSign CEO sees continued digitization past the pandemic

  12-03-2021 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The software company will make its eNotary services available as general retail offering later this year
  
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• Women's safety: Smartphone tips shared online

  12-03-2021 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tips include ways to call the emergency services quickly and activate temporary location sharing.
  
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• Flux GitOps program becomes a CNCF incubator program

  12-03-2021 16:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Flux, the Kubernetes-based Continuous Delivery (CD) program, continues to mature.
  
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• Vastking KingPad K10 Pro review: A well-performing tablet with a useful set of accessories

  12-03-2021 16:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The Vastking KingPad K10 Pro is a great package of a tablet, cover, keyboard and stylus for an affordable price.
  
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• Microsoft Teams and Zoom have a new challenger (This one's, oh, take a look)

  12-03-2021 15:38 via zdnet.com
  
  An "awful" Zoom birthday party has led to this, allegedly the most natural and human video conference platform you've ever seen.
  
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• YouTube deletes 30,000 vaccine misinfo videos

  12-03-2021 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The platform says it has taken down 30,000 videos since its ban on false vaccine claims in October.
  
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• Tableau's COVID-19 Data Hub revamped for recovery phase

  12-03-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Roughly a year after its inception, Tableau's COVID-19 Data Hub revamps its content, just as vaccines are rolling out and the COVID Tracking Project has wound down.
  
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• Okta invests in, partners with Immuta to secure cloud analytics

  12-03-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Okta, well known for identity management, has partnered with Immuta, focused on protecting sensitive data in cloud data lakes and data warehouses.
  
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• Will digital trading cards replace physical ones?

  12-03-2021 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blockchain based non-fungible tokens are seeing a boom in the sale and trade of digital-only items.
  
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• What are NFTs and why are some worth millions?

  12-03-2021 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artwork is being "tokenised" and sold online for millions of dollars - but will the bubble burst?
  
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• Grand Theft Auto: Rockstar Leeds founder Gordon Hall dies aged 51

  12-03-2021 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colleagues praise Gordon Hall, who led Rockstar Leeds in making handheld versions of the hit game.
  
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• Problem with Google Maps? Now it's easier for you to update it yourself

  12-03-2021 13:29 via zdnet.com
  
  It's now easier to add images, reviews or even new roads to Google Maps.
  
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• Sonos Roam misses a key skill but hints how its headphones will work

  12-03-2021 13:20
  
  Sonos's new mini portable speaker looks mighty impressive, but there's one vital function missing – for now at least. And tantalisingly it reveals just how the brand's much-rumoured headphones might work
  
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• The terror and trauma of surviving ICU with Covid-19

  12-03-2021 13:00
  
  Coming up today… the long-term psychological impacts of surviving ICU with Covid-19 and how Slack can actually fix workplace communications.
  
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• Uber, Lyft to share data on drivers banned for sexual, physical assault

  12-03-2021 12:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The measure may stop banned drivers from being able to jump between platforms.
  
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• Amazon Launchpad is supporting the startups of the future

  12-03-2021 12:26
  
  With the European startup sector hot on the heels of Silicon Valley, innovation is more important than ever
  
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• AI robot paints with aesthetic values and other tech news

  12-03-2021 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• The future of data privacy: confidential computing, quantum safe cryptography take center stage

  12-03-2021 11:13 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM is working on future-proof encryption methods able to keep our data safe both in storage and active use.
  
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• The evolution of change

  12-03-2021 11:00
  
  Nesta’s new ten-year-strategy is tackling age old problems with a modern twist
  
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• Microsoft Teams is getting this handy new whiteboard feature

  12-03-2021 10:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft extends its Whiteboard app from Windows 10 and iPhones to Android devices and Teams.
  
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• Microsoft Exchange attacks: Watch out for this new ransomware threat to unpatched servers

  12-03-2021 10:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Ransomware attackers are now targeting Exchange servers that haven’t received the patches that Microsoft released last week.
  
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• Netflix wants to stop you sharing your password

  12-03-2021 10:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Many of us do it. Netflix is testing ways to restrict you from sharing your account details.
  
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• Microsoft Exchange Server hacks ‘doubling’ every two hours

  12-03-2021 09:35 via zdnet.com
  
  A ransomware variant is now also leveraging the critical vulnerabilities.
  
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• ACCC watching the clock tick as Facebook lags Google in striking news media deals

  12-03-2021 07:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Chair of the competition watchdog said he's happy to let it play out, for now.
  
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• Slack didn’t break remote working, your colleagues did

  12-03-2021 07:00
  
  We swapped the office for workplace messaging platforms and boy was it hard. As we prepare for a hybrid working future, the race is on to fix it
  
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• WearOptimo enters AU$30 million partnership to mass produce microwearable sensors

  12-03-2021 06:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Backing the deal are the Queensland government, the Australian National University, and the Australian National Fabrication Facility.
  
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• Department of Industry solving regulatory issues with AU$6.9m blockchain funding

  12-03-2021 05:42 via zdnet.com
  
  It's also facilitating a working group of over 70 individuals from the blockchain community to find further opportunities for where the technology can be deployed, both in government and elsewhere.
  
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• Google, Oracle pledge open cloud to ease lock-in concerns

  12-03-2021 02:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Rush to digitalise has pushed businesses to move to the cloud amidst concerns about vendor lock-in, but the likes of Google and Oracle are touting service offerings that they say will ensure openness and flexibility.
  
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• ANZCO list used to determine Australia's tech talent visa eligibility criticised as outdated

  12-03-2021 01:59 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the common criticisms is that it fails to recognise skills and occupations that companies are demanding.
  
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• Netflix considers crackdown on password sharing

  12-03-2021 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The streaming platform is requiring some users to verify they're authorised to access the account.
  
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• Tim Berners-Lee wants to see all young people given access to a fair and safe web

  12-03-2021 01:01 via zdnet.com
  
  He believes investing in safe and reliable technologies and connections is a 'down payment' on the future.
  
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• Dynamic data is the key to gaining an AI accuracy boost

  12-03-2021 01:01
  
  Public sector organisations can pair ‘effervescent’ data with digital twin technology to make accurate predictions
  
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• 'I play digital music through my 1949 radio'

  12-03-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.
  
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• University 'hacks' as a justification to include the sector in Critical Infrastructure Bill

  12-03-2021 00:45 via zdnet.com
  
  ASIO boss says he knows who is behind the 2018 ANU breach and Home Affairs, meanwhile, confirmed RMIT did actually suffer a cyber incident last month.
  
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• The drone's-eye view of a bowling alley that went viral

  12-03-2021 00:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A one-shot drone tour of a Minneapolis establishment has been celebrated for its production genius.
  
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