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• Confluent confidentially files for IPO

  23-04-2021 22:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The other shoe finally dropped as the Apache Kafka provider finally files for its long-awaited IPO.
  
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• Latin America IT spending expected to recover in 2024

  23-04-2021 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The region will be among the last to resume to pre-pandemic levels, Gartner predicts.
  
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• One step closer to getting 10 gigabit at home

  23-04-2021 17:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Today, the fastest internet you can get at your home or small business is a gigabit per second (Gbps). Tomorrow, thanks to Comcast and Broadcom, you'll be able to get 10Gbps.
  
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• I sold my old iPad Pro to Backflip, and now I have cash for an M1 model

  23-04-2021 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Selling your old tech to get cash for new purchases can be frustrating and also a serious trust issue. With Backflip, it doesn't have to be.
  
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• Ransomware is growing at an alarming rate, warns GCHQ chief

  23-04-2021 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyber criminal gangs are looking to 'exploit the accelerations in connectivity and poor cyber security,' warns GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming.
  
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• Well, this is disturbing: My resin 3D prints are melting

  23-04-2021 15:39 via zdnet.com
  
  David Gewirtz suddenly discovered gray goo all over the shelf where his 3D prints were stored. What could be causing this?
  
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• Lobbying row: Why ministers have two mobile phones

  23-04-2021 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Critics say ministerial messaging desperately needs regulation - but not everyone agrees.
  
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• Best Mac 2021: Which iMac, MacBook, or Mac Mini is right for you?

  23-04-2021 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's Mac lineup can be confusing as the company continues to transition from Intel processors to its own Apple Silicon processors. But we're here to help.
  
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• China could 'control the global operating system' of tech, warns UK spy chief

  23-04-2021 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The head of the UK's intelligence service warns that the West must be prepared to face a world where technology is developed and controlled by states with 'illiberal values' - and to set up cyber defences accordingly.
  
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• Nokia, NewCore Wireless bring broadband to under-served US tribal areas

  23-04-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The deployment uses spectrum made available to tribes via the US Federal Communications Commission's Tribal Educational Broadband Service (EBS).
  
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• Ubuntu 21.04 makes a play for the enterprise desktop

  23-04-2021 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  For years, Ubuntu has been enormously popular with Linux fans and developers. The corporate desktop? Not so much. Now, with Microsoft Active Directory integration, Ubuntu wants to be an enterprise business desktop as well.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: This new look for your video meetings has now arrived

  23-04-2021 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has now released Dynamic View to improve video meetings when slides are being shared.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: This new look for your meetings has just arrived

  23-04-2021 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has now released Dynamic View to improve video meetings when slides are being shared.
  
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• Google Meet on iOS and Android gets a new option to save your mobile data

  23-04-2021 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Meet on iPhones and Android devices now have a mobile network data-saving feature.
  
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• Learn the principles of Python and Django for only $29.99

  23-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Now is your chance to train in the popular Python programming language and switch to a new career in the tech industry.
  
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• GoDaddy Websites + Marketing: A no muss, no fuss website-building service

  23-04-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  GoDaddy's Websites + Marketing is a win for anyone looking to set up a website. The service does what it's supposed to, is reasonably complete, and crazy fast.
  
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• Panasonic acquires supply chain, AI software provider Blue Yonder in $7.1 billion deal

  23-04-2021 13:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The massive purchase builds upon a 20% investment made last year.
  
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• Flubot: Warning over major Android 'package delivery' scam

  23-04-2021 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rapidly spreading text-message scam is infecting Android phones across the UK.
  
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• This new Windows 10 feature could improve your battery life and stop that annoying fan noise, too

  23-04-2021 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases a new tool that should help developers' apps use less CPU, reduce battery usage and help stop triggering fans.
  
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• This new Windows 10 feature could be great news for your laptop's battery life

  23-04-2021 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases a new tool that should help developers' apps use less CPU, reduce battery usage and help stop triggering fans.
  
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• DNA-based robots designed rapidly and other tech news

  23-04-2021 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

  23-04-2021 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US man has reportedly been arrested and charged after telling a match "I did storm the Capitol".
  
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• Ransomware's perfect target: Why one industry needs to improve cybersecurity, before it's too late

  23-04-2021 11:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Dependencies on just-in-time supply chains and sometimes out-of-date technology makes shipping and logistics an ever-more tempting target for cyber criminals.
  
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• ToxicEye: Trojan abuses Telegram platform to steal your data

  23-04-2021 10:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The RAT is using bots to propagate across Telegram channels.
  
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• How much CO2 are your Zoom meetings generating?

  23-04-2021 10:32 via zdnet.com
  
  It's better than driving to a meeting, but could that meeting have been an email?
  
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• Subscriptions, SaaS bookings surge in Software AG Q1 2021

  23-04-2021 08:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Software AG says interest in the firm's digital business will drive "sustainable, profitable growth."
  
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• King Island connectivity upgrade to include 110km radio link across Bass Strait

  23-04-2021 07:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra mobile network to get boost from AU$9.8 million project to provide six-fold upgrade to King Island connectivity.
  
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• Twitter accidentally spams users asking them to confirm accounts

  23-04-2021 06:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Surprised users learn it wasn't a scam, but a mistake on Twitter's behalf.
  
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• WA government launches online remote sensing tool for pastoral management

  23-04-2021 04:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Farmers and graziers in Western Australia now have an online resource that can help them determine how to best manage their land.
  
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• Tech giants and cops at least agree thwarting terrorist or extremist activity is a joint effort

  23-04-2021 03:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Social media platforms say they want to work with law enforcement and policymakers to stop their platforms from being used to promote extremist movements and radicalism in Australia.
  
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• Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driver

  23-04-2021 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver's seat, engineers found.
  
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• Services Australia to develop all-in-one enterprise architecture management system

  23-04-2021 02:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Services Australia has issued a request for tender to establish a single repository for the agency's services, associated technologies, applications, and roadmaps.
  
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• Major mobile operators outshone by smaller rivals

  23-04-2021 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GiffGaff, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile score highest on the Which? annual customer survey.
  
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• Telstra and TPG spend hundreds of millions on mmWave spectrum

  23-04-2021 01:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra will pay AU$277 million for 1000MHz of 26GHz spectrum, while TPG will fork out over AU$108 million.
  
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• Shopping in 10 minutes: The new supermarket battleground

  23-04-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A raft of app-based delivery systems now promise to bring you your groceries almost instantly.
  
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