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• Snap courting developers with new AR tools and suite of products for creators

  20-05-2021 22:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The company announced a bevy of new partnerships and features for their user base.
  
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• Applied Materials’s fiscal Q3 outlook crushes expectations amidst global chip shortage

  20-05-2021 22:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said just-in-time manufacturing may no longer be a great idea given what’s happened with supply-chain disruption.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks raises FY 21 outlook, beats Q3 estimates

  20-05-2021 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The cybersecurity company reported a number of customers in Q3 made large commitments to Palo Alto Networks across its three major platforms.
  
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• SUSE IPO disappoints

  20-05-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  EQT, the Swedish-based private equity firm, spun SUSE Europe's leading Linux distributor out on the Frankfurt Exchange, but its price didn't budge much from its initial offering price.
  
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• Ex-Apple employee solves infuriating iPhone notification bug… by buying a Samsung

  20-05-2021 20:13 via zdnet.com
  
  This persistent iOS bug is driving some iPhone owners to switch to Android.
  
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• SUSE bridges the gap between openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise

  20-05-2021 19:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server boasts binary compatibility between the community openSUSE Leap release and SLES.
  
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• Google to open physical store in NYC by summer

  20-05-2021 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  It will be Google’s first physical retail store ever.
  
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• Apple criticised for storing data inside China

  20-05-2021 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant said it was complying with local law but did not compromise data security.
  
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• Technology friend or foe? Pandemic tech use has affected our physical -- and mental health

  20-05-2021 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Although many of us have learned more about technology since the pandemic started, people are feeling teched out and their health is suffering, according to a new survey.
  
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• The best beard trimmers you can buy in 2021

  20-05-2021 18:52
  
  WIRED Recommends the best beard trimmers whether you belong to the Brian Blessed or Ryan Reynolds school of facial hair
  
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• Twitter finds racial bias in image-cropping AI

  20-05-2021 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Months after users raised concerns, Twitter drops its algorithm for cropping photos over bias worries.
  
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• These are the best smartphones for any budget in 2021

  20-05-2021 18:33
  
  WIRED Recommends the best smartphones whether you're into phone photography, flashy features or a power user who just needs the battery life
  
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• Healthcare organizations in Ireland, New Zealand and Canada facing intrusions and ransomware attacks

  20-05-2021 18:22 via zdnet.com
  
  IT systems for hospital systems in Ireland and New Zealand are the latest victims of ransomware while one of the world's largest insurance carriers deals with a data breach.
  
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• 15 of the best films on Now TV and Sky Cinema right now

  20-05-2021 17:45
  
  WIRED's pick of the best films on Now TV and Sky at the moment, including new films and a few classics.
  
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• Microsoft Executive VP Judson Althoff to head unified commercial, sales and marketing unit

  20-05-2021 17:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is combining its Worldwide Commercial business with Global Sales and Marketing into a single entity headed by Executive VP Judson Althoff.
  
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• Farewell (again) to Microsoft's Internet Explorer

  20-05-2021 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has set a deadline for retiring its legacy web browser from consumer versions of Windows 10.
  
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• NFTs: Are they the future of the music industry?

  20-05-2021 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Non-fungible tokens have set the music industry abuzz - but are these digital assets set to last?
  
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• AI and data science jobs are hot. Here's what employers want

  20-05-2021 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Up to 10,000 jobs in AI and data science open each month, and the trend is only growing - but candidates often lack the right skills.
  
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• Superconductive scores $21M Series A funding to sustain growth of its Great Expectations open source framework for data quality

  20-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ensuring data quality is essential for analytics, data science and machine learning. Superconductive's Great Expectations open source framework wants to do for data quality what test-driven development did for software quality
  
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• Fraudsters employ Amazon ‘vishing’ attacks in fake order scams

  20-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Case studies highlight how scam artists are using voice messages to dupe their victims into handing over credentials or cash.
  
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• Apple TV 4K (2021) review: A welcome upgrade, all around

  20-05-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Siri Remote may steal the show with Apple’s latest Apple TV 4K, but the entire setup deserves some praise.
  
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• Microsoft Teams: This update could make big meetings a bit more bearable

  20-05-2021 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Teams will soon let developers create their own scenes for Together Mode's shared virtual rooms.
  
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• Open source: Mars explorer developer teams with drone company on open architecture

  20-05-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The future of drones is open source, and the global race for supremacy has American companies sticking together.
  
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• Learn all about Linux, Ubuntu, and more for just $20

  20-05-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  If you've always dreamed of breaking into a high-tech career that will only become more valuable in the future, this affordable e-learning bundle can train you for one.
  
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• Apple isn't happy about the amount of Mac malware out there

  20-05-2021 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  And that's the reason Apple must keep iPhone, iPad and other mobile products behind the App Store's walled-garden, according to a top Apple exec.
  
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• Android apps exposed data of millions of users through cloud authentication failures

  20-05-2021 13:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Malicious apps are not the only security problem on our handsets: misconfiguration can also put us at risk.
  
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• Colonial Pipeline CEO: Paying DarkSide ransom was the ‘right thing to do for the country’

  20-05-2021 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The chief executive has confirmed the payment of a $4.4 million ransom.
  
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• The role for drones in Biden’s infrastructure plan

  20-05-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A fascinating take on an overlooked step in any infrastructure overhaul: Inspecting millions of miles of crumbling concrete.
  
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• Elon Musk UK visit drives Tesla factory rumours

  20-05-2021 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-day stop in the UK has ignited speculation that the tech mogul is looking for factory sites.
  
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• ByteDance CEO to step down, focus on 'long-term' strategy

  20-05-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Also the Chinese company's founder, Zhang Yiming says he will move to a new role by end-2021 to focus on corporate culture and initiatives that are long-term, adding in an internal note to employees that he lacks the skills to be an "ideal" manager.
  
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• These four Android flaws are now under attack warns Google

  20-05-2021 11:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Google released its May 2021 Android patch and has now revealed some of the vulnerabilities were under attack. But few phones beyond Google's Pixels have received the patch.
  
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• Google warns: These four Android flaws are now under attack

  20-05-2021 11:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Google released its May 2021 Android patch and has now revealed some of the vulnerabilities were under attack. But few phones beyond Google's Pixels have received the patch.
  
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• Global chip shortages, supply chain woes leading to tech infrastructure inflation

  20-05-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco Systems, often a bellwether for tech demand, is signaling that prices may be headed higher for technology infrastructure.
  
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• Singapore orders Facebook, Twitter to post correction notice on COVID variant falsehoods

  20-05-2021 10:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Social media platforms have been instructed to carry correction notices on posts claiming there is a Singapore strain of COVID-19, though, this order will apply only to their users in the country.
  
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• Victorian 2021 Budget places over AU$40m in tech upgrades for mental health and hospitals

  20-05-2021 08:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Of the billions invested into mental health, AU$2.5 million will be used to design a contemporary mental health and wellbeing information and communications technology system.
  
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• Domain Group says phishing attack targeted site users

  20-05-2021 08:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Company CEO said it identified a scam that used a phishing attack to gain access to Domain's administrative systems to engage with people who have made rental property enquiries. Meanwhile, New Zealand's Waikato District Health Board has ended day three of disruptions, following a full outage of its IT systems on Tuesday, which reportedly was the result of ransomware.
  
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• AFP using a squad of good dogs to detect devices such as USBs and SIM cards

  20-05-2021 07:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Federal Police will soon have a team of 12 technology detection dogs that can sniff out devices such as USBs and SIM cards.
  
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• AFP using a squad of good boys to detect devices such as USBs and SIM cards

  20-05-2021 07:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Federal Police will soon have a team of 12 technology detection dogs that can sniff out devices such as USBs and SIM cards.
  
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• New Zealand Budget dishes out millions to tech initiatives for COVID-19 bounce-back

  20-05-2021 07:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Winners in this year's Budget include small businesses, who will receive NZ$44 million via a digital skills program that will provide training for up to 60,000 small businesses.
  
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• It’ll take more than Wear OS and Tizen merging to beat Apple Watch

  20-05-2021 07:00
  
  This new pairing must be bold and do things Apple can’t, or won’t, if it’s going to have any hope of redeeming Android smartwatches
  
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• Queensland approves new small rocket launch site at Abbot Point

  20-05-2021 06:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Gilmour Space Technologies will build a small rocket launch pad to send low-Earth Orbit satellites into space.
  
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• NSW cyber strategy demands government lead by example

  20-05-2021 04:51 via zdnet.com
  
  A new cyber strategy wants strong cybersecurity foundations to start with government agencies as NSW aims to be a leader in digital.
  
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• Optus hits 1 million 5G devices and switches on six mmWave sites

  20-05-2021 04:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Telco says 80% of devices it sells are not 5G-capable, as it hits 1 million such devices on its network.
  
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• Twitter data confirms image cropping tool favoured white people

  20-05-2021 03:48 via zdnet.com
  
  For photo tweets, white individuals were 4% more likely than Black individuals to be prioritised when images were automatically cropped.
  
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• Australian watchdog content with Salesforce's $27.7b Slack acquisition

  20-05-2021 02:12 via zdnet.com
  
  The ACCC concluded it is unlikely that the acquisition would result in Salesforce preventing Slack's rivals from competing effectively. Similarly, the ACCC did not consider it likely that Salesforce's rivals would be competitively disadvantaged.
  
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• Ransomware: Should paying hacker ransoms be illegal?

  20-05-2021 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As cyber-attacks intensify around the world, two experts argue for or against a ban on payments
  
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