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• Nutanix CEO touts road to profitability as company moves to subscription model

  25-06-2021 23:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Ramaswami says the company expects to be profitable by 2022.
  
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• Technology budgets increase among Brazilian banks

  25-06-2021 20:54 via zdnet.com
  
  A new survey reveals the current priorities as institutions sought to adapt to requirements stemming from the pandemic.
  
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• Will your PC run Windows 11? Even Microsoft can't say for sure

  25-06-2021 19:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Does your PC have the right hardware to run Microsoft's next Windows version? The answer depends on where you look. And don't count on the compatibility checker for much help.
  
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• AWS acquires encrypted messaging app Wickr

  25-06-2021 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS sees an opportunity to use Wickr to bolster its own portfolio of communication, collaboration and productivity services.
  
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• Africrypt brothers deny involvement in Bitcoin 'heist'

  25-06-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Investors accuse South African firm of absconding with Bitcoin valued at billions of dollars.
  
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• Carpet senses human poses for 3D models and other news

  25-06-2021 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Romana Kreider looks at the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Mozilla partners with Princeton researchers for privacy-focused data sharing platform on Firefox

  25-06-2021 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla Rally allows users to donate their data to research studies “that are designed to build new resources, tools” and more.
  
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• Bill to use AI to vet consumer product safety moves to Senate

  25-06-2021 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The House bill on AI is bundled together with two bills on blockchain technology and crypto-currency.
  
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• iPhone 13? Many Apple users want an even scarier name

  25-06-2021 16:58 via zdnet.com
  
  As the prospect of a new iPhone looms, a survey claims that many Apple users really, really don't want it to be called iPhone 13.
  
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• Higher education industry is implementing new business models

  25-06-2021 16:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The 2021 Connected Student Report highlights the accelerated adoption of new business models and innovation in higher education.
  
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• Google tracking cookies ban delayed until 2023

  25-06-2021 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google says it intends to phase out third-party cookies, which track web users' activities online.
  
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• There’s an opening for ARM in servers right now

  25-06-2021 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Although Nvidia might appear indifferent to the fate of its competitors, it does have its interests at heart on several fronts.
  
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• Windows 11 previews: Here are the new hardware requirements for your PC

  25-06-2021 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will start testing Windows 11 with Windows Insiders next week and is enforcing these new hardware requirements for the new version of Windows.
  
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• Pet database still plagued with problems, say users

  25-06-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Petlog customers say a database upgrade is continuing to cause problems, three months on.
  
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• Three Texan men jailed after using Grindr to find targets for theft, kidnap, assault

  25-06-2021 14:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Prosecutors say the men abused the app to perform “bias-motivated violence.”
  
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• Is Windows 11 the beginning of the end for Skype?

  25-06-2021 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Windows 11 will not have Skype installed by default - favouring Microsoft Teams instead.
  
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• Google delays Chrome's cookie-blocking changes

  25-06-2021 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  It's also wrapping the first trial of its FLoC alternative in Chrome.
  
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• Crackonosh malware abuses Windows Safe mode to quietly mine for cryptocurrency

  25-06-2021 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware is thought to have generated millions of dollars in just a few short years.
  
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• LiquidPiston engine now runs on hydrogen gas

  25-06-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Is there a sustainable future for internal combustion as an add-on to electric vehicles?
  
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• ‘Pen tester’ FIN7 hacking group member lands seven-year prison term

  25-06-2021 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The “high-level” member must also pay $2.5 million in damages.
  
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• Quantum computers just took on another big challenge. And this one is as tough as steel

  25-06-2021 12:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Honeywell and CQC have been helping Nippon Steel find quantum algorithms that could boost efficiencies in the steel supply chain.
  
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• Sophisticated hackers are targeting these Zyxel firewalls and VPNs

  25-06-2021 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Set up two-factor authentication, Zyxel warns, as attackers target VPNs.
  
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• Meshforce M7 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System (3-pack) - save $70

  25-06-2021 12:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Build yourself a high-reliability, pro-grade Wi-Fi network for less.
  
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• The valuable car part gone in 60 seconds

  25-06-2021 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why international criminal networks are behind a jump in the theft of catalytic converters.
  
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• Amazon and Google probed over efforts to stop fake reviews

  25-06-2021 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK competition watchdog begins formal probe into whether the internet giants have broken consumer law.
  
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• Toshiba shareholders elect to boot chairman after government collusion revelations

  25-06-2021 08:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite Osamu Nagayama pledging to be 'an agent of positive change' earlier this week, Toshiba's shareholders were not compelled to keep him on the company's board.
  
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• Home Affairs blames legacy visa system for poor customer service experience

  25-06-2021 07:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Department of Home Affairs said it would much rather be able to provide a better level of service to people, but it cannot due to its legacy visa system.
  
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• Why Windows 11 should be Microsoft’s last ever OS

  25-06-2021 07:00
  
  Microsoft lied once before about ending the operating system merry-go-round. Don’t let it lie again
  
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• Digital Transformation Agency signs RecordPoint for records overhaul

  25-06-2021 06:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The Records365 software from Australian company RecordPoint forms part of the government's Digital Records Transformation Initiative.
  
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• Australia's cops need reminding that chasing criminals isn't society's only need

  25-06-2021 05:27 via zdnet.com
  
  'It's not illegal so I'll keep doing it' isn't good enough. During a pandemic, law enforcement agencies need to kick their data addiction and politicians need the spine to intervene.
  
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• Google and Jio preview 'affordable' JioPhone Next smartphone for India

  25-06-2021 04:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The upcoming Google-Jio smartphone will use a version of Android that was specifically designed for the device.
  
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• Minister prioritises Critical Infrastructure Bill as two others pass through Parliament

  25-06-2021 04:15 via zdnet.com
  
  With the Online Safety Bill and the International Production Orders Bill now both awaiting Royal Assent, Australia's Home Affairs minister said the passage of the Critical Infrastructure legislation was a 'matter of urgency'.
  
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• Vocus officially acquired by MIRA-Aware Super consortium for AU$3.5 billion

  25-06-2021 02:58 via zdnet.com
  
  After receiving interest from various potential suitors since 2017, Vocus has finally been sold to a MIRA-Aware Super consortium at AU$5.50 per share.
  
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• Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich

  25-06-2021 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crackonosh malware, which mines for cryptocurrency, is being hidden in free versions of popular games.
  
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• Eftpos sends connectID digital identity solution live

  25-06-2021 02:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Following trials last year, Eftpos has announced the official launch of its digital identity business.
  
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• UK's departing spy tech chief: We're at serious risk if we lose edge

  25-06-2021 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Science is transforming espionage and many countries are taking advantage, says Prof Finkelstein.
  
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• The online scammers renting out other people's homes

  25-06-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters copy adverts from legitimate websites before taking deposits and fees from their victims.
  
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