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• Pornhub videos: Women sue, alleging lack of consent

  17-06-2021 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 30 women say private or non-consensual videos of them were uploaded to the site.
  
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• How to get access to Prime Day deals for free, even if you're not a Prime member

  17-06-2021 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  We look at a number of ways you can save on Amazon Prime, including ways you can shop Prime Day without paying for a Prime membership.
  
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• CEOs of Arm and NVIDIA discuss controversial merger: ‘Independence doesn’t equate to strength’

  17-06-2021 22:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Arm CEO Simon Segars said NVIDIA’s support would allow them to meet increased market demand.
  
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• Adobe beats Q2 expectations with growth across core clouds

  17-06-2021 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Adobe beat top and bottom-line expectations for the quarter, with cash flows from operations hitting a record $1.99 billion.
  
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• Low-code and no-code ready for sophisticated application development? It depends

  17-06-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Business-side developers 'often see more innovative, and sometimes simplistic, solutions than what might come from an IT perspective.' But IT still needs to stand by.
  
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• Microsoft rolls out Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1

  17-06-2021 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The first preview build of the coming 64-bit version of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE are now available for download.
  
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• The biggest investment in database history, the biggest social network ever, and other graph stories from Neo4j

  17-06-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A $325 million Series F funding round, bringing Neo4j's valuation to over $2 billion. A social network of 3 billion people, distributed across 1000 servers. The latter is a demo; the former is not. But both are real signs that the graph market and Neo4j are getting huge.
  
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• Microsoft appoints CEO Satya Nadella as chair of the board

  17-06-2021 17:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Satya Nadella is now both chair of Microsoft's board of directors and CEO of the company.
  
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• The best budget smartphone and cheap phones in 2021

  17-06-2021 17:38
  
  WIRED Recommends the best budget smartphones, including the best cheap phone with great battery life and the best for mobile gaming
  
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• Best Amazon Prime Day 2021 deals: Echo, Buds, Fire TV

  17-06-2021 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to get a head start on Prime Day deals? Amazon is already offering some compelling discounts. Check it out.
  
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• Developers? What developers? Most tech built by people outside of IT by 2024, analysts predict

  17-06-2021 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The future of IT in the enterprise will not be dominated by the IT department.
  
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• Developers? What developers? Most tech build by people outside of IT by 2024, analysts predict

  17-06-2021 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The future of IT in the enterprise will not be dominated by the IT department.
  
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• Demand for developers is soaring - and employers are struggling to hire

  17-06-2021 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest data shows that tech workers are in high-demand - but the challenge now is to find the right candidates.
  
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• Ransomware: Too many firms are still willing to pay up if attacked

  17-06-2021 15:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Survey indicates that six in ten organisations would pay the ransom to cyber criminals - despite warnings it only encourages further attacks
  
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• Google Cloud partners with AMD for 'Tau' virtual machines for scale-out workloads

  17-06-2021 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Google emphasizes being able to speed Web applications without having to port code to the ARM instruction set.
  
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• This strange malware stops you from visiting pirate websites

  17-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  An odd vigilante campaign is preventing victims from accessing pirate content online.
  
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• Microsoft to make hybrid meetings work better with new Teams features coming later this year

  17-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft and Google are vying in the race to make their office and collaboration apps ready for the new hybrid work future. Microsoft's focus is on Teams, Fluid Framework, a new digital whiteboard and more.
  
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• IonQ quantum computing systems available on Google Cloud

  17-06-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IonQ's quantum systems are now available on the big three hyperscale cloud providers.
  
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• The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View

  17-06-2021 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People are sharing ways in which the mapping tool has accidentally connected them with dead relatives.
  
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• The top crypto exchanges you need to know

  17-06-2021 14:44 via zdnet.com
  
  We can't recommend which exchanges are the best or safest (our lawyers won't let us) but we have explored some of the leading exchanges to help you learn about the pros and cons of each.
  
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• Antitrust push against Apple is not a bad thing… mostly

  17-06-2021 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  There's one area where Apple doesn't want users to have a choice.
  
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• You can do this crazy thing on Zoom now, but I'm not sure you should

  17-06-2021 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Many will think this a perfectly fine idea, but I foresee some little problems.
  
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• Chip shortage addressed by US-EU tech alliance

  17-06-2021 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The partnership will also see working groups looking at emerging technologies such as AI.
  
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• Timescale scales out and sets its sights on analytics

  17-06-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Yes, there’s another time series database on the radar screen, and unlike most of them, it runs on PostgreSQL. In addition, the latest release adds support for multi-node distributed deployment.
  
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• Sharing your charger could supercharge EV uptake

  17-06-2021 14:00
  
  There are 300,000 private EV chargers in UK homes, compared to around 42,000 public charging points. It’s time to share
  
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• Salesforce expands Work.com to move more formally into HR services

  17-06-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest iteration of the platform puts Salesforce more directly in competition with other SaaS vendors with HCM products, like Workday and Oracle, as they all aim to help organizations move to new models of hybrid work.
  
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• Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK

  17-06-2021 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Canadian company General Fusion is set to build a $400m fusion demonstrator near Oxford.
  
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• PyTorch 1.9 has arrived: Here's what you need to know

  17-06-2021 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook's PyTorch project brings a ton of improvements for scientific-computing specialists who use libraries like NumPy and SciPy.
  
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• OnePlus Nord CE 5G review: A capable and affordable Core Edition

  17-06-2021 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The OnePlus Nord CE 5G offers premium features such as 5G, a 90Hz AMOLED screen, excellent battery life and fast charging at an attractive price, but there are some missing pieces too.
  
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• Mission critical: How to map a forest

  17-06-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New technology can help arm the forestry industry in a world of growing threats.
  
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• Flight of the Sky Lion: 'Like VR but without the headset'

  17-06-2021 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new experience is a wonderful and complex mix of creativity and technology, BBC's LJ Rich says.
  
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• Open-source security: Google has a new plan to stop software supply chain attacks

  17-06-2021 11:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Can Google's 'salsa' make life harder for supply chain attackers?
  
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• Baidu inks partnership to build 1,000 autonomous robotaxis

  17-06-2021 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese tech vendor expands its partnership with state-owned manufacturer BAIC Group to build 1,000 autonomous electric vehicles, for 480,000 yuan ($74,987) each, over the next three years.
  
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• Chloe Khan and Jodie Marsh rapped by watchdog

  17-06-2021 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Mecklenburgh and Chloe Ferry were also named by the Advertising Standards Authority for failing to disclose ads.
  
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• Top 6 ways to build business credit quickly

  17-06-2021 07:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Need to build up your business's credit score to secure more loans and lines of credit? Follow these tips to build business credit and get more out of your score.
  
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• These are the best pizza ovens for tasty coal, gas and wood-fired pizza

  17-06-2021 07:00
  
  Al fresco pizza ovens are exploding in popularity, WIRED Recommends the best options
  
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• Quantum computers are already detangling nature’s mysteries

  17-06-2021 07:00
  
  Practical quantum computers may be decades away – but the race to built them is already tackling thorny global problems, and unlocking the secrets of the universe
  
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• DISH and Dell launching cloud-native, Open RAN-based 5G network

  17-06-2021 06:26 via zdnet.com
  
  DISH plans on supporting its 5G network by deploying Dell open hardware and software infrastructure.
  
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• World Bank rejects El Salvador request for Bitcoin help

  17-06-2021 05:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This month the country announced plans to become the first nation to make the cryptocurrency legal tender.
  
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• Biden and Putin spar over cybersecurity, ransomware at Geneva summit

  17-06-2021 03:50 via zdnet.com
  
  "I looked at him and said: 'How would you feel if ransomware took on the pipelines from your oil fields?'” Biden reportedly asked Putin.
  
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• Acer Swift 5: An antimicrobial laptop that needs a good clean

  17-06-2021 03:50 via zdnet.com
  
  As a pandemic age gimmick, having an antimicrobial coating is an interesting extra.
  
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• 14 COVIDSafe enquiries to OAIC, but still no complaints or breaches

  17-06-2021 03:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The agency's second six-month report shows there have been no reports of breaches, no complaints made, and no investigations underway regarding the COVIDSafe app that Labor has referred to as a 'turkey'.
  
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• Tim Cook claims sideloading apps would destroy security and privacy of iOS

  17-06-2021 03:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple CEO said his company will stand up for users and try to prevent Europe from mandating other app stores on iOS devices.
  
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• NSW government dedicates AU$28m to assist with bushfire technology research

  17-06-2021 02:29 via zdnet.com
  
  As part of the 2021-22 NSW Budget, the state government said funding will be put towards research and commercialisation of new technologies to tackle future bushfires.
  
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• Facebook to start putting ads in Oculus Quest games

  17-06-2021 02:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Some Oculus Quest games will start having ads as part of a new trial by Facebook.
  
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• Food-delivery apps up to 44% more expensive, survey finds

  17-06-2021 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Which? survey comparing costs of takeaways found delivery apps up to 44% pricier.
  
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• Macquarie Uni researchers find an oversharing of personal data in health apps

  17-06-2021 00:30 via zdnet.com
  
  88% of the free health-related apps on Google Play probed by researchers could access and potentially share personal data.
  
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• Ukrainian police partner with US, South Korea for raid on Clop ransomware members

  17-06-2021 00:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Police in Ukraine raided 21 buildings and homes near Kyiv that they said were connected to the Clop ransomware group.
  
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