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• Netflix shares plunge as subscriber numbers miss expectations by a mile after COVID-19 ‘pull forward’

  20-04-2021 23:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Although the forecast this quarter is weaker than expected, Netflix said it expects a stronger second half of this year as the return of filmed production increases available content.
  
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• A cure for marketing’s ‘Frankenstack’ syndrome

  20-04-2021 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  For marketing leaders to design the optimal technology stack, they must start to focus on customer profiles and not channels and applications.
  
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• No new smart motorways without additional safety measures

  20-04-2021 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Any motorway without a hard shoulder will need to have radar technology to detect stopped vehicles.
  
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• Intuit plans to look for more tech talent in New York, Los Angeles

  20-04-2021 21:47 via zdnet.com
  
  As part of its post-pandemic work strategy, Intuit will open new "talent hubs" in two major cities to add more diversity to its engineering workforce.
  
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• Why does the new M1 iPad Pro have 16GB of RAM?

  20-04-2021 21:12 via zdnet.com
  
  That’s a lot of RAM, and it points to something big that’s coming.
  
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• Apple event: AirTag, iPad and iMac lead line-up

  20-04-2021 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple unveiled its version of a tile tracker to locate lost items, designed with privacy in mind.
  
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• Apple strengthens hardware ecosystem, gives hints on iPhone 2021 tech

  20-04-2021 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  More evolution than revolution, but Apple could have unveiled last year’s products again and still be ahead of the game.
  
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• One Apple platform in 2021: iPad and Mac just began their convergence

  20-04-2021 20:37 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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• Apple pushes M1 competitive advantage with iPad Pro and iMac updates

  20-04-2021 20:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's M1 processor comes to the iMac and iPad Pro in a move that highlights a smooth transition to its own silicon.
  
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• OK, NOW you can buy a new iPad

  20-04-2021 20:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's new iPads have been announced and our cautions not to buy yet have transitioned into cautious recommendations to get what you want.
  
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• Microsoft talks with Discord end with no buy for now: Report

  20-04-2021 20:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Social-chat vendor Discord has decided to remain independent and is no longer talking about an acquisition by Microsoft or other potential suitors, according to a new report.
  
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• Apple's Spring Loaded event: The five biggest announcements

  20-04-2021 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's holding its first event of 2021 where it's announcing several new products. Follow along as we cover what's new.
  
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• Apple's Spring Loaded event: iPad Pro, iMac, AirTags, Apple TV, Apple Card improvements and everything announced so far

  20-04-2021 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's holding its first event of 2021 where it's announcing several new products. Follow along as we cover what's new.
  
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• Cerebras continues 'absolute domination’ of high-end compute, it says, with world’s hugest chip two-dot-oh

  20-04-2021 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The follow-on Wafer Scale Engine crams more than twice the transistors, more than twice the cores and bandwidth of the original in the same size and power spec.
  
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• Kubernetes dockershim to live on

  20-04-2021 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Kubernetes is depreciating dockershim, but Mirantis will continue to maintain the Kubernetes Docker shim code outside Kubernetes as a CRI interface for Docker Engine.
  
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• Apple TV 4K gets an upgrade with the A12 bionic processor

  20-04-2021 19:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The next-generation Apple TV 4K delivers high frame rate HDR and new color-balance technology, and it comes with an updated Siri remote.
  
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• Apple's credit card gets a family plan with new Apple Card Family program

  20-04-2021 19:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple described the family plan as set of features designed to make it easier for families to track spending and build a "healthier financial life".
  
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• Apple brings M1 to iMac in overhaul with wide range of colors, starting at $1,299

  20-04-2021 19:35 via zdnet.com
  
  With the move, Apple is taking the next step in overhauling its Mac lineup with its own Silicon.
  
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• Singapore unveils startup fund to fuel maritime digital transformation

  20-04-2021 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Grants will be offered to help startups pilot their projects and a new zone has been dedicated to testbed drone technologies for maritime applications, as the country aims to be "Silicon Valley of the maritime world".
  
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• Singapore offers startup fund to fuel maritime digital transformation

  20-04-2021 19:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Grants will be offered to help startups pilot their projects and a new zone has been dedicated to testbed drone technologies for maritime applications, as the country aims to be "Silicon Valley of the maritime world".
  
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• Apple launches purple iPhone 12 and 12 mini as well as AirTags

  20-04-2021 19:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The updates highlight how Apple is making small tweaks to keep units rolling ahead of its fall iPhone refresh cycle.
  
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• Apple's Spring Loaded event: AirTags, Apple TV, Apple Card improvements, iMac and everything announced so far

  20-04-2021 19:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's holding its first event of 2021 where it's announcing several new products. Follow along as we cover what's new.
  
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• To proliferate AI tasks, a starter kit from Xilinx, little programming required

  20-04-2021 17:59 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to pre-built applications, Xilinx unveiled a starter kit for object detection that comes with a fan and interfaces to up to eight cameras.
  
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• Microsoft marches toward launching its 'Cloud PC' service, possibly this summer

  20-04-2021 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft seems to be getting closer to launching its Cloud PC desktop virtualization service. It also is making moves toward revamping the Windows 10 app store, according to a new report.
  
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• Ultimaker builds out software strategy, launches two SaaS offerings

  20-04-2021 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Ultimaker is bundling all new 3D printers with Ultimaker Essentials and launching Ultimaker Professional and Ultimaker Excellence.
  
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• Microsoft: Video meetings are making us all more stressed. Here's how to fix it

  20-04-2021 17:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's researchers studied the impact of back-to-back meetings on our brains, and concluded we need breaks.
  
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• Microsoft: Back-to-back video meetings are making us all more stressed. Here's how to fix it

  20-04-2021 17:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's researchers studied the impact of back-to-back meetings on our brains, and concluded we need breaks.
  
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• Apple's Spring Loaded event: How to watch and what to expect

  20-04-2021 16:38 via zdnet.com
  
  We expect Apple to announce new iPad Pros, an Apple TV, and maybe AirTags at its first keynote of 2021. Here's the full rundown of what to look for, plus how to stream the show online when it starts.
  
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• Facebook downplays data breach in internal email

  20-04-2021 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Its strategy appears to be to "normalise" the incident and and hope media coverage will die down.
  
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• Microsoft: We're on pace to build 50 to 100 new datacenters each year

  20-04-2021 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is expecting to add cloud datacenters in at least 10 more countries this year. It's launching a new virtual datacenter tour to show off how a 'typical' Microsoft datacenter works.
  
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• Wix launches Spaces to give customers more mobile options

  20-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Spaces by Wix is the first native app dedicated to businesses built on the platform
  
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• Redis Labs unveils Redis Database 7.0

  20-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Redis Labs is taking the next steps in fleshing out the multimodel capabilities of its eponymous database and converging search and AI capabilities to speed performance.
  
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• Startup taps radio frequency data, AWS tools to search the seas for pirates

  20-04-2021 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  To enable new maritime security and vessel monitoring capabilities, HawkEye 360 is combining itsRF geolocation services with machine learning models developed using Amazon Web Services' SageMaker Autopilot.
  
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• Internal Facebook email reveals intent to frame data scraping as ‘normalized, broad industry issue’

  20-04-2021 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  More scraping incidents are "expected" in the future.
  
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• When the return to the office happens, remote workers risk getting left behind

  20-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  To remain competitive, businesses will have to meet the expectations and requirements of their new remote teams.
  
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• VMware rolls out "Anywhere Workspace" suite of tools

  20-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new offering combines VMware's Workspace One, its digital workspace platform, with endpoint security from VMware's Carbon Black and VMware's SASE product.
  
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• After the return to the office, remote work won't go away

  20-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  To remain competitive, businesses will have to meet the expectations and requirements of their new remote teams.
  
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• Britcoin or bitcoin? The UK considers creating its own digital currency

  20-04-2021 13:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK looks towards a future where the central bank doesn't just print money but issues British digital coins, too.
  
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• Oppo Find X3 Pro review: Flagship smartphone features at a premium price

  20-04-2021 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The Find X3 Pro has plenty to offer, including Qualcomm's top-end chipset, a superb AMOLED screen and great battery life, but the four-figure price tag may give many prospective buyers pause for thought.
  
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• The Super League is the grim end game of the attention economy

  20-04-2021 13:26
  
  The European Super League is built on the faulty assumption that what people watch is all they want – and the only way to stop it is to turn it off entirely
  
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• Facebook takes aim at podcasts, 'social audio' - and Clubhouse

  20-04-2021 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Get ready for a whole lot more audio on Facebook and Messenger.
  
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• Famed "snakebot" can now swim

  20-04-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the most awarded robots in history has a new trick in its slithery arsenal.
  
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• Lazarus hacking group now hides payloads in BMP image files

  20-04-2021 12:35 via zdnet.com
  
  South Korea continues to be a favored target.
  
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• Multi-factor authentication: Use it for all the people that access your network, all the time

  20-04-2021 12:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The vast majority of cyberattacks involve a password being hacked - providing your employees with multi-factor authentication could go a long way towards stopping cyber criminals breaking into your network.
  
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• Windows 10: We're bringing 'news and interests' in the taskbar to more people, says Microsoft

  20-04-2021 12:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's 'news and interests' taskbar feature gets a broader rollout.
  
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• PayPal brings crypto support to Venmo

  20-04-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is extending its crypto support to the Venmo platform, allowing users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency through the Venmo app.
  
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• Facebook cracks down on posts urging violence, mockery ahead of Chauvin verdict in George Floyd case

  20-04-2021 11:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The company also aims to wipe out content that “praises, celebrates or mocks George Floyd's death.”
  
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• Remote code execution vulnerabilities uncovered in smart air fryer

  20-04-2021 10:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The impacted vendor has not responded or fixed the security issues.
  
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• Critics label data-sharing Bill as 'eroding privacy in favour of bureaucratic convenience'

  20-04-2021 08:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Privacy Foundation and the NSW Council for Civil Liberties are among those labelling the country's pending data-sharing Bill as a threat to basic fairness and civil liberties.
  
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• Sony AI teams up with Korea University to map out new food flavour combos

  20-04-2021 08:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Sony AI and Korea University have designed an AI mapping tool to inspire chefs to come up with new ingredient pairings.
  
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