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• Why cyber gangs won't worry about US-Russia talks

  16-06-2021 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to tackle ransomware hackers starts on shaky ground with a disagreement over who is responsible.
  
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• Travel and retail industries facing wave of credential stuffing attacks

  16-06-2021 21:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Auth0 said that in the first 90 days of 2021, their platform detected breached passwords being used at an average of more than 26,600 per day.
  
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• iOS 15: Making 100 mobile moments better every day

  16-06-2021 21:36 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS 15 makes experiences more intelligent and more intuitive. Apple is adding features that help its customers 100 times a day in little moments, every day.
  
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• 92% of IT leaders comfortable with business users using low-code tools

  16-06-2021 21:03 via zdnet.com
  
  A survey of IT leaders reveals that innovation is at risk as IT demands rise. However, IT leaders view business-led low-code/no-code application development as prudent and inevitable with the right protocols.
  
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• Walmart to offer customers a digital COVID-19 vaccine record

  16-06-2021 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Walmart’s tool will allow people to print out and share proof of their COVID-19 vaccination.
  
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• To measure ultra-low power AI, MLPerf gets a TinyML benchmark

  16-06-2021 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The new suite of tests measures the latency and power consumption of an embedded system performing four representative machine learning tasks.
  
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• McAfee discovers vulnerability in Peloton Bike+

  16-06-2021 18:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The attack requires physical access, but there are thousands of publicly available Peloton bikes at hotels, gyms, and apartment complexes across the world.
  
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• 47 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  16-06-2021 18:19
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• Lina Khan: The 32-year-old taking on Big Tech

  16-06-2021 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new Federal Trade Commission chair has Big Tech in her sights.
  
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• Google adds encrypted messaging to its Android app

  16-06-2021 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  End-to-end encryption comes to Google's messages app, years after Apple's iMessage.
  
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• Here's what developers really think about blockchain projects

  16-06-2021 16:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Some developers think it is a game changer, but few have actually worked on blockchain tech.
  
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• Over a billion records belonging to CVS Health exposed online

  16-06-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The exposure is another example of misconfiguration that can impact security.
  
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• Billions of records belonging to CVS Health exposed online

  16-06-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The exposure is another example of misconfiguration that can impact security.
  
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• Microsoft adds to its Android and iOS security tools

  16-06-2021 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is also bringing jailbreak detection for managed and unmanaged iOS devices.
  
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• Slow broadband? Maybe your employer should pay for gigabit speeds

  16-06-2021 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Most consumers and businesses don't even know they could get gigabit speeds. Advisory group GigaTAG has some recommendations to boost the take-up of next-generation broadband.
  
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• Best anti-Prime Day deals: Walmart and Best Buy sales

  16-06-2021 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  We're aggregating the very best deals happening outside of Amazon.
  
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• Best early Prime Day 2021 deals: Windows 10 laptops

  16-06-2021 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  We're aggregating the very best Windows 10 laptop deals on Amazon for Prime Day 2021.
  
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• The best games (and trailers) from E3

  16-06-2021 15:25
  
  The annual gaming event was slightly subdued by the pandemic, but there were still big updates on Zelda, Halo, Far Cry and more
  
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• Facebook's smartwatch sounds super dumb

  16-06-2021 15:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The desperation to sidestep Apple and Google is real.
  
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• Apple says sad, hopeless PC users suffer from iPad envy

  16-06-2021 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  It's awful being a desktop PC user, apparently. You look at people who own iPad Pros and think: "Why can't I be them?" At least, that's Apple view.
  
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• Windows 11: Is Microsoft having its Spinal Tap moment?

  16-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has cranked the hype machine up to 11 for its next big Windows feature update. Prepare to be underwhelmed.
  
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• Harness updates platform to speed up software delivery, lower cloud costs

  16-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Harness software delivery platform uses intelligent features and a unified pipeline to help developers work more efficiently.
  
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• Amazon Prime Day creates halo effect for large rival retailers, email marketing

  16-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Day lands as the economy is reopening and outdoor activities, travel and brick-and-mortar regain wallet share.
  
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• Low-income homes 'should get ultra-fast gigabit broadband help'

  16-06-2021 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recommendation comes from a group set up by government to boost take-up of the service.
  
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• Brazil seeks $1 billion to bolster connectivity plan

  16-06-2021 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The Ministry of Communications requested additional resources from the International Development Bank, during a government mission to the US last week.
  
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• Nasty Linux systemd root level security bug revealed and patched

  16-06-2021 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  This obnoxious Linux systemd bug has been fixed, which means if you're running most recent Linux distributions, you'll need to patch it now.
  
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• Robot "rosetta stone" will unify the bots

  16-06-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With demand for robots surging, manufacturers bet interoperability will help whole sector.
  
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• Unsecured servers and cloud services: How remote work has increased the attack surface that hackers can target

  16-06-2021 12:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybersecurity researchers discover hundreds of thousands of insecure severs, ports and cloud services being used by remote workers that could be easily exploited by cyber attackers.
  
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• Apple releases emergency update for older iPhones and iPads

  16-06-2021 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're running iOS 12, this is an update for you.
  
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• Google and Apple: Mobile operating systems and apps 'duopoly' in the spotlight

  16-06-2021 11:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK competition regulator is studying Google's and Apple's mobile ecosystems to inform its new Digital Markets Unit.
  
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• Microsoft's CISO: Why we're trying to banish passwords forever

  16-06-2021 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Nobody likes passwords, says Microsoft's chief information security officer. Here's how the software giant is getting rid of them for good.
  
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• Raspberry Pi 400 review: The keyboard is the computer

  16-06-2021 11:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Now you don’t have to build your own Raspberry Pi desktop PC: all you need is this keyboard.
  
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• Facebook awards $30,000 bounty for exploit exposing private Instagram content

  16-06-2021 10:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The bug allowed users to view content without following an account.
  
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• Most firms face second ransomware attack after paying off first

  16-06-2021 10:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Some 80% of businesses that choose to pay to regain access to their encrypted systems experience a subsequent ransomware attack, amongst which 46% believe it to be caused by the same attackers.
  
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• Bristol company hosted notorious child-abuse site

  16-06-2021 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies are urged to work harder against those "profiting financially from the rape and abuse of children".
  
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• SEC settles with First American over massive leak of mortgage data, disclosure

  16-06-2021 09:43 via zdnet.com
  
  First American has agreed to a penalty of close to half a million dollars.
  
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• AI bias and discrimination aplenty: Australian Greens want Online Safety Bill repealed

  16-06-2021 09:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian Greens have put forward an amendment that seeks to withdraw the Bill and have it re-drafted to address its rushed nature.
  
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• Singapore universities to tap $17M for tropical data centre technology

  16-06-2021 08:09 via zdnet.com
  
  National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University set up SG$23 million ($17.39 million) research fund to develop cooling technologies for data centres operating in tropical locations, with a testbed facility slated to be ready this October.
  
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• Android opens up earthquake alerts and end-to-end encrypted messages

  16-06-2021 07:04 via zdnet.com
  
  End-to-end encrypted messages to begin rolling out for chats between individual Messages users.
  
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• NVIDIA and the battle for the future of AI chips

  16-06-2021 07:00
  
  NVIDIA’s GPUs dominate AI chips. But a raft of startups say new architecture is needed for the fast-evolving AI field
  
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• It looks like Apple is after Substack’s email empire

  16-06-2021 07:00
  
  Apple is starting to reshape the newsletter industry in its image. It’s next step could be a real power play
  
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• Is my cat happy? This app predicts feline moods

  16-06-2021 07:00
  
  Tably uses machine learning and the Feline Grimace Scale to decode infamously inscrutable kitties
  
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• Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach

  16-06-2021 06:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legal action filed over volume of data shared by digital advertising firms during ad space sales.
  
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• Singapore e-commerce aggregator eyes interoperability across APAC marketplaces

  16-06-2021 03:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Apart from acquiring Amazon third-party sellers, Singapore-based Rainforest will look to buy fast-growing brands that sell on Asian e-commerce platforms and build tools to help them centrally manage their transactions across these different marketplaces.
  
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• Amazon critic Lina Khan named chair of FTC

  16-06-2021 02:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The Columbia Law Professor has long criticized Amazon’s vast control of commerce online.
  
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• GAO urges IRS to adopt tougher data security as TurboTax grapples with compromised accounts

  16-06-2021 01:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The Government Accountability Office said it disagrees with the IRS stance that they do not have the authority to improve data security.
  
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• Brazil-Portugal undersea link goes live

  16-06-2021 00:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The optic submarine cable enables data traffic at a speed of 100 terabits per second and is expected to boost digital businesses as well as scientific research.
  
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• Dynabook unveils redesigned Tecra A Series business laptops

  16-06-2021 00:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The computer brand formerly known as Toshiba revives one of the original corporate notebook lineups with 14-inch and 15-inch systems featuring 11th-generation Intel Core processors and a blue chassis covered with antimicrobial paint.
  
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• Kalkine companies fined AU$350,000 for 7,200 spam calls and 2,774 texts

  16-06-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Research firm hit with fines by ACMA for getting spammy on various mediums.
  
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• CISA warns manufacturers of ThroughTek vulnerability

  16-06-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  CISA and Nozomi Networks Labs found that a ThroughTek P2P vulnerability gives attackers access to sensitive information like camera feeds.
  
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