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• Hackers selling access to FIFA matchmaking servers and other games after EA attack

  10-06-2021 23:57 via zdnet.com
  
  According to a message from attackers, 780 GB were stolen from EA during the hack.
  
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• Best Wi-Fi extender 2021: Boost your home office Wi-Fi

  10-06-2021 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Stretch your mediocre wireless signal with one of the best Wi-Fi extenders on the market.
  
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• Supreme Court ruling stifles FTC effort to penalize MoviePass for data mismanagement and user throttling

  10-06-2021 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The FTC and MoviePass settled a complaint that accused the company of blocking subscribers from using the service as advertised.
  
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• C3.ai spotlights 21 projects focused on healthcare, energy efficiency and climate security

  10-06-2021 20:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The 21 groups will be awarded between $100,000 and $250,000 for one year and access to Azure Cloud computing resources.
  
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• Programmable chip maker Xilinx acquires C/C++ programming tool provider Silexica

  10-06-2021 19:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The terms of the deal were not disclosed in the announcement.
  
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• How tech could help create 'music prescriptions'

  10-06-2021 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jen Copestake looks at a number of projects which are focused on technology, melodies and health.
  
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• EA: Gaming giant hacked and source code stolen

  10-06-2021 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Game data and source code were both stolen by hackers, but no player data, EA said in a statement
  
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• Best rugged tablet in 2021: Rough and tough tablets

  10-06-2021 18:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a tablet that doesn't feel like you can break it just by looking at it? These rugged tablets should get the job done.
  
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• Deliveroo couriers can train to spot crimes

  10-06-2021 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Riders will be offered optional training to look out for offences like domestic abuse and drug dealing.
  
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• The most versatile hardware-encrypted USB flash key awarded highest FIPS validation

  10-06-2021 17:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The Apricorn's Aegis Secure Key 3NXC encrypted USB-C flash drive gets FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation.
  
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• Facebook developing smartwatch with AR control

  10-06-2021 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says the device is in only its early stages - and may never be released to the public.
  
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• Amazon partners with National Safety Council to address workplace injuries

  10-06-2021 16:06 via zdnet.com
  
  A recent report found that the rate of workplace injuries at Amazon fulfillment centers was nearly double the industry standard.
  
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• Researchers create an un-hackable quantum network over hundreds of kilometers using optical fiber

  10-06-2021 15:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Toshiba's research team has broken a new record for optical fiber-based quantum communications, thanks to a new technology called dual band stabilization.
  
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• Best internet speed test 2021: Test your connection

  10-06-2021 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Broadband should be a utility that just works. But sometimes it doesn't and broadband speed tests can help you debug a network problem for big data jobs or figure out why Netflix is not working.
  
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• No, Apple didn't accidentally leak the M1X MacBook Pro

  10-06-2021 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you really think Apple is that stupid?
  
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• Microsoft makes its case for why it's all-in on gaming

  10-06-2021 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has plans to bring Xbox and Xbox Game Pass to more screens in a variety of ways, and is counting on its cloud, communities and commerce to advance its gaming business further.
  
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• This new hacking group has a nasty surprise for African, Middle East diplomats

  10-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The newly-discovered APT pulls no punches when it comes to cyberespionage.
  
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• Data shows: No new Macs until November

  10-06-2021 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you hoping for a 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro, this time possibly with actual ports? A new, updated processor for the Mac mini? A bigger M1 iMac? A new Mac Pro? Read on for our predictions of when to expect these new machines.
  
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• Verizon launches On Site 5G private networks for the enterprise, public sector

  10-06-2021 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The new offering brings 5G Ultra Wideband capabilities to indoor and outdoor locations, regardless of whether they're within a public 5G Ultra Wideband coverage area.
  
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• I just watched Microsoft (try to) make Excel exciting. Recovery won't be easy

  10-06-2021 14:27 via zdnet.com
  
  You think spreadsheets can't be pulsating? Well, let me tell you a story.
  
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• Outlook for iPhone: Now you can use your voice for these tasks

  10-06-2021 14:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Cortana makes a return in Outlook for iOS. It's coming to Android soon, too.
  
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• Stripe rolls out new tax compliance tool, Stripe Tax

  10-06-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The product helps businesses automate the calculation and collection of sales tax, value-added tax (VAT), and goods and services tax (GST) in more than 30 countries and every US state.
  
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• Could ‘super-agers’ help explain how we get old?

  10-06-2021 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Silicon Valley companies are researching why some people age more slowly than others.
  
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• Amazon data usage to feature in new UK antitrust probe: report

  10-06-2021 12:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Reports suggest a formal investigation into potential merchant favoritism is planned.
  
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• Quest enhances its Erwin data modeling and data intelligence platforms

  10-06-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  After acquiring Erwin, Inc. this past January, Quest rolls out new versions of its data modeling, data catalog and data stewardship components.
  
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• Ransomware: Meat firm JBS says it paid out $11m after attack

  10-06-2021 11:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Can the FBI recover some of the ransom?
  
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• Neabot NoMo Q11 robot vacuum review: multi-function, sweeping, mopping, and futuristic design

  10-06-2021 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Neabot NoMo Q11 robot vacuum is a futuristic-looking, multi-function sweeping and mopping robot vacuum with an auto-empty station that easily connects to its app, and it will sweep and mop your home efficiently.
  
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• Best hyperconverged infrastructure systems vendors in 2021

  10-06-2021 08:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Most cloud services now are running in hyperconverged data center appliances, mainly because they are more than fast enough to satisfy overwhelming 24/7 demand by billions of users.
  
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• ACSC scanning is allowing Commonwealth entities to avoid being hacked

  10-06-2021 07:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Scanning for vulnerable kit is allowing Australian government organisations to avoid being hacked, sometimes only hours before malicious actors take advantage.
  
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• This 3D-printed house is made entirely from mud

  10-06-2021 07:00
  
  For a while, it looked like architectural-scale 3D printing was falling flat. It just needed more robots – and some mud
  
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• Inside the hateful Pokémon card grading scene

  10-06-2021 07:00
  
  It’s a world filled with Pokémon card grading fun – and tons and tons of abuse
  
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• Best hyperconverged infrastructure systems vendors 2021

  10-06-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Most cloud services now are running in hyperconverged data center appliances, mainly because they are more than fast enough to satisfy overwhelming 24/7 demand by billions of users.
  
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• Best hyperconverged infrastructure systems vendor 2021

  10-06-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Most cloud services now are running in hyperconverged data center appliances, mainly because they are more than fast enough to satisfy overwhelming 24/7 demand by billions of users.
  
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• Australia to open digital ID system to private sector with consultation on new legislation

  10-06-2021 05:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The Digital Identity Legislation is hoping to ensure privacy safeguards are in place, such as limiting access to biometric information, but it will include the ability for users to consent to their biometric information being accessed for fraud or security investigations.
  
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• El Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender as president looks to volcanos to mine crypto

  10-06-2021 03:26 via zdnet.com
  
  President Nayib Bukele's law mandates bitcoin be treated the same as the US dollar.
  
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• Biden revokes Trump-era executive orders that sought to ban AliPay, TikTok, WeChat

  10-06-2021 03:13 via zdnet.com
  
  A new Biden directive has set aside mandates that had sought to ban AliPay, TikTok, and WeChat, as well as other Chinese apps.
  
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• Brazil sees ICT recruitment boom in 2021

  10-06-2021 01:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The sector sets record of 300% growth in new hires between January and March, according to a new report.
  
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• 'I can speak freely and use swear words as I see fit'

  10-06-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rise of email "newsletter" providers that allow writers to directly connect with readers.
  
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• Google has used AI to gamify the design of computer chips

  10-06-2021 01:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google researchers have found through the development of an AI model, the technology could design the layout of a computer chip faster and more efficiently than those designed by humans.
  
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