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• Snap shares rise as company reports first-ever cash profit

  22-04-2021 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Snap said its daily active users reached 280 million, a 22% year-over-year increase.
  
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• Seagate tops Q3 earnings targets as high capacity drive sales rebound

  22-04-2021 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The hard-disk drive storage provider reported Q3 revenue of $2.73 billion.
  
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• Intel beats Q1 expectations with strong PC sales

  22-04-2021 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  However, overall revenue was down year-over-year, with sales in its Data Center Group down 20 percent
  
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• Future-fit tech leaders must make sustainability a top priority

  22-04-2021 22:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech leaders must include sustainability within today's strategies and key decisions to be truly future fit. Sustainability is not just about what we must do to protect the environment but has socioeconomic considerations.
  
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• Quantum: It's still not clear what it’s good for, but Amazon and QCI will help developers find out

  22-04-2021 21:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Quantum machines are theoretically great at speeding up the traveling salesman problem, but the near-term opportunity is to bring early lessons back into the classical domain.
  
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• Call of Duty: Warzone goes back to the 1980s

  22-04-2021 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The much-anticipated third season is released, resetting the title to a 1980s-based storyline.
  
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• Adaptive firms outperform the competition

  22-04-2021 20:48 via zdnet.com
  
  To win, the most successful organizations will be those that are able to capitalize on this market dynamism. Forrester finds that firms with a future fit strategy succeed in this new reality by being able to reconfigure their core business concepts to create and deliver value to meet customer needs.
  
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• Best free PC antivirus software in 2021

  22-04-2021 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, you really can get third-party antivirus software for free, sometimes with a handful of extra features that can make a deal sound irresistible. Before you install one of these packages, check out our recommendations.
  
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• Microsoft makes previews available of its non-subscription Office products

  22-04-2021 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is releasing the first previews of its Office LTSC and Office 2021 for Mac, the next versions of its Office client that won't require a subscription.
  
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• Taiwan authorities look into Apple supplier hack

  22-04-2021 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unreleased Apple product blueprints claimed to be among hackers' haul.
  
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• Signal slams Cellebrite security company over alleged security holes

  22-04-2021 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Messaging-app Signal's boss alleges a wave of embarrassing errors in a rival company's software.
  
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• Remote workers now say email fatigue and notifications are worse than commuting

  22-04-2021 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, we are all bored with working from home -- but do we really want to get back to commuting? A new survey suggests that we do.
  
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• Microsoft to bring News and Interests feature to Windows 10 users running 1909 and above

  22-04-2021 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has a staggered rollout plan for its Windows 10 News and Interests feature, which brings weather, news, sports and more information to the taskbar.
  
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• Wi-Fi hotspots, pollution meters, gunshot locators: How lampposts are making cities smarter

  22-04-2021 17:48 via zdnet.com
  
  As smart cities develop, they should leverage the untapped potential of street lights, finds a new report.
  
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• Samsung just achieved something remarkable. Did anyone notice?

  22-04-2021 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  In a difficult market, with Apple often thought of as the one and only, Samsung managed to be exceptionally effective. At least that's what experts say.
  
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• Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk agree on bitcoin's green credentials

  22-04-2021 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But their opinions are not shared with those more cynical about the cryptocurrency's impact.
  
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• SolarWinds hack analysis reveals 56% boost in command server footprint

  22-04-2021 15:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers say newly identified targets are likely.
  
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• ServiceNow launches unified agent platform, aims to meld diagnostics with incident automation

  22-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is launching Agent Client Collector, or ACC, to deliver visibility and allow service and operations teams to automate incident resolution.
  
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• HP rolls out new Provisioning Connect service for issuing employee PCs remotely

  22-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Provisioning Connect lets IT teams pre-install PCs with employee applications, settings, and cloud registration and enrollment before the device leaves the factory.
  
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• Deloitte: Digitally mature businesses more resilient, profitable during COVID-19

  22-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Deloitte has released new research into how successful digital transformation strategies gave businesses an edge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Adobe adds new automation, AI capabilities to Experience Manager cloud service

  22-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Key updates include new Creative Cloud-powered content automation capabilities within AEM.
  
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• Why I won’t be buying the new iMac

  22-04-2021 14:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, it is a handsome desk accessory. And a powerful machine. But if bang for your buck is the goal it simply doesn’t make the grade. Here's why.
  
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• The new M1 iMac highlights everything that's wrong with Apple

  22-04-2021 14:28 via zdnet.com
  
  There's an e-waste timebomb in our future, and the Apple logo is all over it.
  
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• This billion-dollar supercomputer will create super-accurate weather forecasts

  22-04-2021 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Met Office is investing in a new supercomputer to improve the precision of weather and climate models.
  
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• This billion-dollar supercomputer will be used to create super-accurate weather forecasts

  22-04-2021 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Met Office is investing in a new supercomputer to improve the precision of weather and climate models.
  
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• Malware and ransomware gangs have found this new way to cover their tracks

  22-04-2021 14:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The tools that make our communications more secure are also benefiting the crooks.
  
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• Now this botnet is hunting for unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

  22-04-2021 13:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Prometei botnet's key goal is cryptojacking - but it's powerful capabilities could see it deployed for much more dangerous attacks.
  
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• AT&T adds 823,000 net wireless subs, 2.7 million HBO, HBO Max subs in Q1

  22-04-2021 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The results from AT&T were solid overall and topped expectations.
  
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• 'Catalan NASA' heads into orbit with Catalonia's tiny Enxaneta satellite

  22-04-2021 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  A nanosatellite is the first fruit of the 'Catalan NASA' project which aims to boost startups in Catalonia.
  
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• 'Catalan NASA' heads into orbit as Catalonia's tiny Enxaneta satellite raises its hand to space

  22-04-2021 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  A nanosatellite is the first fruit of the 'Catalan NASA' project which aims to boost startups in Catalonia.
  
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• Garmin Venu 2 GPS sports watch review: A lovely display, long battery life, and extensive health data

  22-04-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Garmin continues to improve its GPS watch lineup and improves its AMOLED display watch with several new health and wellness features. The Garmin Venu 2/2S are attractive GPS sports watches for runners, bikers, walkers, golfers, and those who enjoy other common indoor and outdoor activities.
  
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• 5 AI tools that can think and write like humans

  22-04-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Never face the blank page again: These content automation tools use cutting edge natural language processing to create clean, natural writing.
  
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• This is Microsoft's new $20 digital pen for students

  22-04-2021 12:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new Classroom Pen 2 is half the price of the first edition of the stylus for schools.
  
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• AI unlocks ancient Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

  22-04-2021 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Cutting edge technology" reveals how scribes foiled modern scholars with one of the Biblical texts.
  
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• Chromebook problems? Google's new diagnostics app could help you spot what's going wrong

  22-04-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Chrome OS 90 brings a more capable launcher and a new diagnostics app for troubleshooting hardware problems.
  
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• iOS 14.5: Here’s one important thing you need to do before installing it

  22-04-2021 10:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The update lands next week. Get ready for it now.
  
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• Razer ups green game with $50M startup fund

  22-04-2021 10:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Games hardware maker establishes $50 million "green fund" as part of its 10-year sustainability plan, with the aim to invest in startups focusing on the market such as The Nurturing Co, which produces bamboo toilet paper.
  
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• The One and Only Ivan: How we brought the animals to life

  22-04-2021 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPC's animation director and VFX supervisor explain how they made the film's effects.
  
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• New US Justice Department team aims to disrupt ransomware operations

  22-04-2021 09:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The task force will focus on dealing with the “root causes” of ransomware.
  
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• Services Australia penalised for breaching privacy of a vulnerable customer

  22-04-2021 08:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The agency's process for updating personal information in a domestic violence situation was not only alarming, but was found to be a breach of privacy by the Information Commissioner, too.
  
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• Usage of social media by older Australians doubled in 2020

  22-04-2021 08:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Latest research by Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed during COVID, older Australians doubled their use of social media in June 2020, compared to the previous year.
  
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• SAP Q1 2021: Cloud gains momentum while operating profit takes a hit

  22-04-2021 07:48 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP's RISE program continues to prove popular but restructuring has its drawbacks.
  
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• Facebook uncovers Palestinian government officials targeted with malware

  22-04-2021 04:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Two Palestinian groups of hackers have been using social engineering to trick government officials, from both Fatah and Hamas camps, into installing surveillanceware.
  
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• Signal rattles sabre and exposes crackable Cellebrite underbelly

  22-04-2021 02:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Encrypted messaging developer finds arbitrary code execution hole that could be used to cast doubt on reports from Cellebrite tools.
  
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• Vodafone offers free data weekend as penance for network outage

  22-04-2021 02:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The TPG Telecom company's customers will receive free data services over the weekend as part of an apology for the outage that plagued the telco's mobile network earlier this month.
  
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• Is it the end of the line for landline phones?

  22-04-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four million homes have dropped their fixed line phones since 2000 a trend which may see a post-pandemic boost.
  
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