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• Security updates released for Adobe Reader after vulnerability ‘exploited in the wild’

  11-05-2021 23:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Adobe said attackers have targeted Adobe Reader users on Windows.
  
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• Microsoft brings Threat and Vulnerability Management capability to Linux

  11-05-2021 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is bringing its TVM capabilities beyond Windows with support for macOS and Linux.Later this summer, support is coming to Android and iOS.
  
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• Intuit lowers Q3 guidance, raises FY 2021 outlook

  11-05-2021 22:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Revenue and operating income in Q3 were lower than expected due to the extension of the IRS tax filing deadline, Intuit said.
  
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• Best work from home tech 2021: Office and workshop gadgets

  11-05-2021 22:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Upgrade your office or workshop with these gadgets that will boost your productivity and allow you to get more done in less time.
  
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• Apple service provider Jamf buys zero-trust software vendor Wandera for $400 million

  11-05-2021 22:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Jamf said Wandera’s software will bridge the divide between what consumers want out of their Mac and what enterprises needs to secure its operations.
  
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• Porting Linux's eBPF to Windows 10 and Windows Server

  11-05-2021 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  In Linux circles, eBPF has evolved into a powerful tool for running sandboxed userspace programs inside the kernel. Now, Microsoft is working on porting eBPF to Windows as well.
  
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• DataRobot acquires data science platform Zepl

  11-05-2021 21:11 via zdnet.com
  
  DataRobot plans to incorporate Zepl as a cloud-native, self-service notebook in its enterprise AI platform.
  
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• Project CHIP's official name is Matter, aims to simplify the smart home

  11-05-2021 21:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The Zigbee Alliance and Project CHIP both announced new names and branding as we move closer to the promise of a streamlined smart home.
  
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• New Android malware targeting banks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands

  11-05-2021 21:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Security researchers with Cleafy on Monday disclosed a new Android trojan that hijacks users’ credentials and SMS messages to facilitate fraudulent activities against banks across Europe.
  
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• Microsoft's May 2021 Patch Tuesday: 55 flaws fixed, four critical

  11-05-2021 19:54 via zdnet.com
  
  There were also three zero-day bugs but none have been exploited.
  
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• Amazon opens new AWS Local Zones in Boston, Houston, Miami

  11-05-2021 19:19 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS now has five Local Zones generally available across four cities, bringing cloud infrastructure closer to particular geographic areas, industries and IT centers.
  
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• Google Pay users in US now able to send money to Singapore, India

  11-05-2021 18:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Facilitated through partnerships with Western Union and Wise, the service is available only for Google Pay users in the US and will be extended to more than 200 markets by end-2021, but there is no word yet on when it will be enabled for users outside Google's home nation.
  
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• Cisco’s to acquire Sedonasys Systems for innovative NetFusion platform

  11-05-2021 17:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco said the Sedona NetFusion platform is the first to deliver complete network abstraction and control.
  
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• Cisco to acquire Sedonasys Systems for innovative NetFusion platform

  11-05-2021 17:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco said the Sedona NetFusion platform is the first to deliver complete network abstraction and control.
  
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• CircleCI announces $100M Series F funding, $1.7B valuation

  11-05-2021 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The CI/CD platform also announced plans to acquire Vamp, a release orchestration platform
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out its Webinars feature in Teams

  11-05-2021 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making Webinars in Teams generally available and is bringing new presentation options to Teams via Presenter Mode.
  
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• Ransomware: Don't pay up, it just shows cyber criminals that attacks work, warns Home Secretary

  11-05-2021 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Paying the ransom just tells cyber criminals that ransomware attacks are a good way to make money - and there's no guarantee they'll keep their word anyway, warns Home Secretary Priti Patel.
  
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• AI transcription moves to corner the market

  11-05-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It was bound to happen: A venerable old job gives up more of the human touch for AI efficiency.
  
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• This one change could protect your systems from attack. So why don't more companies do it?

  11-05-2021 15:36 via zdnet.com
  
  One 'boring but really important' change could improve your security posture significantly. But not everyone does it.
  
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• ServiceNow expands into manufacturing, healthcare verticals with new Now Platform tools

  11-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ServiceNow also announced bevy of updates and new features across its portfolio, all tied to the company's virtual Knowledge 2021 event.
  
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• All the tech within the 2021 Australian Budget

  11-05-2021 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's a summary of the Australian government's digital economy strategy, as well as the rest of the tech-related investments made as part of the 2021-22 federal Budget.
  
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• Budget 2021: Canberra to continue fixing its back-end with GovERP boost

  11-05-2021 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The 2021-22 Budget provides more funding for the GovERP program and the federal government has once again declared it wants to involve more smaller players in its procurement activities. It is also giving more funding to the Cashless Debit Card.
  
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• Budget 2021: NBN has repaid AU$5.5 billion of its AU$19.5 billion government loan

  11-05-2021 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  NBN Co, in the Budget papers, is revealed to have made a AU$3 billion and AU$2.6 billion payment in past six months.
  
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• Agile development, Agile management: How to keep teams productive, wherever they are

  11-05-2021 13:53 via zdnet.com
  
  A distributed model of Agile working can help staff connect and collaborate regardless of whether they are in the office or not.
  
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• IBM just solved this quantum computing problem 120 times faster than previously possible

  11-05-2021 13:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue has now released Qiskit Runtime, which enables a significant acceleration of quantum calculations carried out over the cloud.
  
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• Budget 2021: A 'patent box' to sprout innovation and talent attraction measures

  11-05-2021 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Changes to Employee Share Schemes and a 'patent box' to encourage companies to base their R&D laboratories in Australia have been announced as part of the 2021-22 federal Budget.
  
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• Budget 2021: Digital mental health services to see AU$110m injection

  11-05-2021 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Australia's mental health system will receive a AU$2.3 billion investment package as part of this year's federal Budget, with a portion to go into expanding digital mental health services while another will go into extending financial support for telehealth services until the end of the year.
  
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• Palantir Q1 sales stronger than expected amid commercial, government demand

  11-05-2021 13:21 via zdnet.com
  The analytics company said US commercial revenue was up 72% in the first quarter​ from a year ago with government sales up 83%.
  
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• Nvidia aims up at mainstream ray-tracing with RTX 3050 laptop GPUs

  11-05-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Laptops using Nvidia's RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti GPUs to be available for upwards of $800.
  
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• Intel boasts i9 Tiger Lake-H is the fastest single-threaded laptop processor

  11-05-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new 11th gen Intel Core i9-11980HK is able to best a Ryzen 9 5900HX, but a certain chip designed in Cupertino is unmentioned.
  
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• HP debuts new ZBook G8 mobile workstations

  11-05-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The ZBook Studio G8, the ZBook Fury G8 and the ZBook Power G8, designed for professional creators, feature Nvidia RTX laptop GPUs.
  
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• Contest inspires next generation of female code breakers

  11-05-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 6,500 pupils from across the UK took part in the CyberFirst Girls competition.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack

  11-05-2021 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  DarkSide has claimed responsibility for the catastrophic ransomware outbreak.
  
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• Colonial Pipeline attack: Everything you need to know

  11-05-2021 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: DarkSide has claimed responsibility for the catastrophic ransomware outbreak.
  
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• Budget 2021: ASIO the big winner from AU$1.9 billion national security pool

  11-05-2021 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  ASIO will take the majority, with over a billion dollars to be used on enhancing Australia's national security capabilities. There's also a bunch of funding for three yet-to-be-passed security Bills.
  
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• iPhone app tracking feature greyed out? Try this fix

  11-05-2021 12:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you still having problems enabling the new app tracking transparency feature even after upgrading to iOS 14.5.1? You're not alone.
  
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• Sex toys are switching from hedonism to health

  11-05-2021 12:14
  
  No longer merely concerned with pleasures of the flesh, sex tech is now all about wellness
  
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• An epic row is brewing over Uber’s Soho ‘taxi rank’

  11-05-2021 12:00
  
  The latest fight between Uber and taxi drivers once again pits the gig economy against centuries-old laws
  
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• Appian launches AI tools in its low-code automation platform

  11-05-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Appian's latest release of its low-code automation platform speeds up document processing, collaboration, bot management and app development.
  
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• GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations

  11-05-2021 10:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Support has been added to bolster defense against account compromise.
  
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• South Korean telcos see Q1 growth from media businesses

  11-05-2021 09:40 via zdnet.com
  
  SK Telecom and KT both recorded high growth from their remote services, especially media.
  
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• CEOs in Gartner survey split over whether economic boom coming in 2021 and 2022

  11-05-2021 09:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Of the nearly 500 CEOs surveyed, 60% said they expect an economic boom in the coming months.
  
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• Nearly AU$250,000 spent per month on staff costs to develop NDIS app

  11-05-2021 08:36 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to spending around AU$250,000 per month on staff building out the app, as of February, a handful of tech vendors have already walked away with over AU$1 million to help the agency deliver the solution that senators are not convinced NDIS participants even want.
  
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• Meituan: China tech giant's shares slide over ancient poem

  11-05-2021 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares in Meituan slumped after its boss reportedly shared, then deleted, a Tang dynasty poem.
  
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• Best blog hosting in 2021: The top services compared

  11-05-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Any serious blogger or online business needs a reliable blog hosting service to manage many aspects of their website. These hosting services are the best options.
  
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• 6 American Express small business perks worth knowing

  11-05-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  American Express provides many perks on its credit cards, but only some of them are worthwhile for small business owners. Check out these six small-business perks.
  
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• Best AirTag accessories 2021: Key chains, straps, and mounts

  11-05-2021 06:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple recently released the AirTag, a small tracking device you can take anywhere and is easy to accessorize. Here are some of the best AirTag accessories available
  
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• IBM launches AutoSQL, Watson Orchestrate, CodeNet enterprise AI tools at Think

  11-05-2021 06:01 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM's plan is to infuse AI and intelligence into various enterprise processes ranging from cloud to security to workflows.
  
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• Samsung develops first CXL interface based DRAM

  11-05-2021 05:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The new CXL-based DDR5 memory module can scale memory capacity to terabyte levels while significantly reducing memory caching, Samsung said.
  
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• Dreame Bot L10 Pro robot vacuum review: Two-in-one sweeping and mopping with turbo power

  11-05-2021 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you need a two-in-one mopping and sweeping robot with voice control, scheduling and object avoidance then take a look at the Dreame Bot L10 Pro.
  
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