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• Should employers mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?

  01-04-2021 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Before companies return to work, they must develop a strategy involving rules related to vaccination.
  
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• Oukitel WP10 rugged phone review: Huge screen, durable with a long battery life

  01-04-2021 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Oukitel WP10 is a superb rugged phone with durability, an extra long battery life and some useful tools.
  
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• Best blood pressure monitor 2021

  01-04-2021 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking to monitor your hypertension at home? These top-notch blood pressure monitors include smartphone apps, integration with Alexa, and connectivity with Kardia's physician monitoring service.
  
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• One Apple platform in 2021: The year iPad and Mac begin to converge

  01-04-2021 19:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Will the Mac become more iPad-like, losing some of its legacy code in the process, or will iPadOS take on Mac's attributes to accommodate professional end-users demands?
  
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• Streamer xQc knocked offline over unpaid electricity bill

  01-04-2021 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Power went down, stream did too," he explained.
  
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• John Deere pilots Intel's AI tech for more efficient welding

  01-04-2021 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The heavy equipment maker is using computer vision to speed up a slow and costly but critical process: spotting and correcting defects in its automated welding process.
  
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• Microsoft Technical Fellow Don Box has left the building

  01-04-2021 16:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Don Box has had a long and winding career during his past 19 years at the company. He's moving on to a new (and for now, unspecified) new gig.
  
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• AT&T upgrading FirstNet to 5G, adding encryption across network

  01-04-2021 16:49 via zdnet.com
  
  FirstNet network will get 5G service for devices as well as Internet of things and video intelligence use cases.
  
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• US workers more desperate to be digitized than Germans

  01-04-2021 15:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Could it be that manufacturing workers in America express a greater need for software-driven help than in the supposed home of engineering?
  
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• Robot dog gets trained to follow the leader

  01-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Humans are pretty smart. What if robots paid closer attention?
  
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• Pranksters plead guilty over fake bank robbery

  01-04-2021 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twins Alan and Alex Stokes are sentenced for a "prank" robbery video which they filmed for YouTube.
  
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• Research: Majority of enterprises rely on digital collaboration tools

  01-04-2021 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Ninety-five percent of respondents said their companies use video conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom, according to a recent TechRepublic Premium poll.
  
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• Free PDF: The future of work: Tools and strategies for the digital workplace

  01-04-2021 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  How are businesses finding the right tools to stay productive and connected to remote workforces? Find out by downloading the free PDF ebook version of a special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic.
  
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• We are spending more on smartphone apps than ever before. Apple is still the big winner

  01-04-2021 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Consumer spending on mobile apps reached a record high of $32 billion in Q1 2021.
  
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• Prep for the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam training for just $49.99

  01-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  You've passed all the Admin courses, now you can learn everything you need to reach the final level, Salesforce Administrator certification.
  
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• The Home Office is preparing another attack on encryption

  01-04-2021 13:53
  
  Priti Patel is linking arms with child protection charities to stop Facebook’s end-to-end encryption roll-out
  
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• Gender gap narrows in tech but COVID-19 is a major setback for parity

  01-04-2021 13:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report says COVID-19 lockdowns were a disaster for women globally -- but some tech sectors saw significant increases
  
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• Microsoft's Cortana silenced as Siri gets new voice

  01-04-2021 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft retires its voice assistant from mobile while Apple aims to make Siri more inclusive.
  
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• NASA satellites to watch the world's farms

  01-04-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Earth-observing satellites are scrutinizing soil health and crop performance in new high tech partnership.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: Here are all the new features added in the past two months

  01-04-2021 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft continues to race out new features and integrations in Teams to improve remote meetings.
  
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• Linux: Hands on with the Fedora 34 Beta

  01-04-2021 12:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Fedora 34 Beta was released last week. I have installed it on several of my laptops, here are the results and observations so far.
  
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• This is where the iPhone hands down beats Android

  01-04-2021 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  There are a lot of things that you can whine and complain about when it comes to Apple's iPhone, but sometimes its tight control of the ecosystem really pays off.
  
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• Exchange Server attacks: Run this Microsoft malware scanner now, CISA tells government agencies

  01-04-2021 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  US federal agencies need to immediately begin more clean-up work on potentially compromised Exchange servers.
  
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• PictoScanner, hands on: Simple and affordable smartphone-based film scanning

  01-04-2021 11:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Need to digitise some 35mm slides or negatives quickly and easily? PictoScanner offers an affordable solution.
  
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• Hacked companies had backup plans. But they didn't print them out before the attack.

  01-04-2021 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  New NCSC chief says businesses need to take cybersecurity more seriously.
  
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• Hacked companies had backup plans, but didn't print them out. Why cybersecurity still isn't being taken seriously

  01-04-2021 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Why you should think about a 'worst possible' incident and plan your defence strategy around it.
  
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• Travel locks: The ugly truth

  01-04-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  They're only any good at protecting your stuff against an honest person.
  
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• DeepDotWeb dark web admin pleads guilty to gun, drug purchase kickbacks

  01-04-2021 10:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Over $8 million was earned through affiliate marketing for illegal marketplaces.
  
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• Google: North Korean hackers are targeting researchers through fake offensive security firm

  01-04-2021 09:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Google TAG warns of the group using zero-day exploits after reaching out to targets on social media.
  
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• Facebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform

  01-04-2021 08:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An interview with the ex-president was posted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Facebook.
  
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• Google rejigs remote working as it reopens offices

  01-04-2021 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant will only let staff work from home for more than 14 days a year if they apply for it.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1

  01-04-2021 07:00
  
  The world’s greatest driver opens up about the secrets behind his performance, and how he’s learning to translate those skills into his future away from the track
  
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• Lewis Hamilton on the science of success, activism and life after F1

  01-04-2021 07:00
  
  The world’s greatest driver opens up about the secrets behind his performance, and how he’s learning to translate those skills into his future away from the track
  
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• Godzilla and Kong keep growing. But they’re no match for physics

  01-04-2021 07:00
  
  Both monsters have grown in size over the years, and they reach new heights in Godzilla vs. Kong. But could they ever exist in real life?
  
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• Aussie researchers using machine learning to analyse rock art

  01-04-2021 06:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Working with Mimal and Marrku traditional owners of the Wilton River area, the researchers from South Australia have been using machine learning to analyse images of rock art and map their evolution.
  
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• Biden vows to close multinational tax avoidance loophole

  01-04-2021 05:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The US president has called out Amazon for paying no federal taxes, while the everyday US person is paying 22%.
  
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• Microsoft to sell augmented reality goggles to army

  01-04-2021 05:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant will provide around 120,000 headsets to the US army in a 10-year deal worth $21.9bn.
  
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• KT and Incheon International airport to develop COVID-19 vaccine passport

  01-04-2021 04:46 via zdnet.com
  
  In South Korea, various entities, including the government, are working to provide ways to verify COVID-19 vaccination status.
  
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• Amazon v the union: The vote the online giant fears

  01-04-2021 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The result of a vote in an Alabama warehouse could have ramifications for Amazon workers around the US.
  
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• SCO Linux FUD returns from the dead

  01-04-2021 02:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Believe it or not, SCO's ancient and long disproved copyright claims that Linux was copied from Unix are returning in a new lawsuit by Xinuos vs IBM and Red Hat.
  
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• Huawei continued to earn profit in 2020 but did not see growth outside of China

  01-04-2021 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese networking giant Huawei saw annual revenue dip by almost 25% in certain markets outside of China.
  
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• Hitachi buys digital engineering services firm GlobalLogic for $9.6b

  01-04-2021 02:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hitachi's acquisition of GlobalLogic is part of broader plans to shift its focus towards digital services.
  
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