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• Best fitness tracker 2021: Improve your health

  26-07-2021 23:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Many people don't wear a watch and still want to collect 24/7 activity data to evaluate their lifestyle and improve their health and wellness. Fitness trackers offer a reasonably priced alternative to smartwatches.
  
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• F5 Networks beats expectations, delivers strong fiscal Q3 numbers

  26-07-2021 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The company reported​ non-GAAP net income of $169 million, or $2.76 per diluted share, on revenue of $586 million.
  
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• Bezos' $2bn offer to get back in race to the Moon

  26-07-2021 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The billionaire offers to pay $2bn in Nasa costs to be reconsidered for a key Moon lander contract.
  
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• Kaseya denies paying ransom for decryptor, refuses comment on NDA

  26-07-2021 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The company was initially vague about how the universal decryption tool was obtained.
  
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• Tesla Q2 report crushes expectations: $11.96 billion revenue, EPS $1.45; shares rise

  26-07-2021 22:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla said its production is still threatened by parts shortages from global supply chain constraints.
  
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• Linux Mint 20.2 arrives: Top desktop Linux keeps improving

  26-07-2021 22:07 via zdnet.com
  
  New desktop Linux distros arrive a couple of times a week, but Linux Mint retains its hold on my desktop because it works well, and with every release, it only gets better.
  
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• Apple makes its M1 Mac case to enterprises

  26-07-2021 21:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple plans to ride its consumer M1 Mac success into the enterprise.
  
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• Best hotspot 2021: Work securely anywhere

  26-07-2021 19:54 via zdnet.com
  
  While you can use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot, impacts to its battery life mean its operation as a primary hotspot is not always the most productive method. Dedicated hotspot devices can connect your computer, tablet, and smartphone wherever you may be working.
  
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• Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak

  26-07-2021 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's next-generation Android handset might come with a much better camera setup, if newly leaked images of the Duo 2 turn out to be legit.
  
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• iOS 14.7.1 is out

  26-07-2021 19:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Time to update your iPhone... again.
  
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• Google Cloud introduces designated Enterprise APIs

  26-07-2021 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The public cloud provider is trying to burnish its reputation with its enterprise customers, in part by minimizing any disruption to customers with API changes.
  
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• Best SQL course 2021: Top online classes

  26-07-2021 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  If you need to manage and organize tides of data types for business, chances are you need to understand SQL or Structured Query Language -- the lingua franca of database systems. Here are seven courses worth considering to gain or brush up skills from data analytics to full-stack engineer roles.
  
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• Over-60s with only virtual contact 'more lonely'

  26-07-2021 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK-US research finds old people who used only telephone and online communication were more lonely.
  
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• Best cheap VPN 2021: VPN services under $2 a month

  26-07-2021 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  You don't need to spend the big bucks for VPN protection. We look at four VPN services that cost under $2 a month. Are they just as good as the more expensive VPN providers? Well... not necessarily.
  
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• Vineyards set to go high tech with smart systems

  26-07-2021 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Changing climate conditions and water shortages see some Australian wine growers turn to technology.
  
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• Cloudflare launches Project Pangea to boost worldwide internet access

  26-07-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Underserved local communities are at the heart of the new initiative.
  
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• Amazon Bitcoin job ad boosts cryptocurrency surge

  26-07-2021 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  News Amazon is hiring a digital-currency expert has helped boost the value of Bitcoin.
  
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• Ransomware: Here's how much victims have saved in ransom payments by using these free decryption tools

  26-07-2021 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The No More Ransom project has prevented vast sums of money from being paid to cyber criminals over the last five years.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's how to shield your Windows servers against this credential stealing attack

  26-07-2021 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft outlines how to mitigate the NTLM Relay Attack known as PetitPotam.
  
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• Want lifetime VPN protection and a Hushed private phone line? Now you can for just $30

  26-07-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Now you don't have to keep worrying about your personal safety or data protection, no matter which device you're using.
  
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• Twitter handle swatter jailed after victim dies following home raid

  26-07-2021 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The 60-year-old victim's daughter believes he was "scared to death."
  
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• Reminder: Your Microsoft 365 apps soon won't work with Internet Explorer 11

  26-07-2021 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft warns customers to prepare for their apps to stop working properly in IE 11.
  
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• WhatsApp chief says government officials, US allies targeted by Pegasus spyware

  26-07-2021 12:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The officials were allegedly targeted in attacks dating back to 2019.
  
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• Top programming language for data science: Python still rules, followed by SQL

  26-07-2021 11:58 via zdnet.com
  
  But while data scientists might be creating clever data visualizations, many decision makers still don't understand stories told through data.
  
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• Shares in Chinese online tutoring firms slump after shake-up

  26-07-2021 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is one of the biggest ever overhauls of China's $120bn private tutoring industry.
  
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• Will your phone run Android 12?

  26-07-2021 09:24 via zdnet.com
  
  It's complicated. It's so very complicated.
  
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• Australia hears case for open access to Apple NFC tech as QR codes will not do

  26-07-2021 08:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Google says opening access to NFC technology will spur innovation while payments expert Lance Blockley argues QR code payments are not sufficient in an Australian context.
  
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• Tencent reaps reward of VooV Meeting uptake while told to end exclusive music contracts

  26-07-2021 08:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The Chinese internet giant has boasted that it saw usage of its video conference platform grow 26% worldwide during the first half of 2021.
  
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• Startups are scrambling to fix the social care system

  26-07-2021 07:00
  
  The UK is ageing, but its social care is not up to snuff. Can technology help?
  
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• How to fix your cursed commute

  26-07-2021 07:00
  
  Data shows we can avoid crowds and save money by switching up our route to work. Post-lockdown, this could become the norm
  
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• Tencent shares slide after Beijing crackdown on music rights

  26-07-2021 06:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  China's market watchdog said the technology giant broke the country's anti-competition rules.
  
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• Blockchain Australia wants safe harbour for crypto providers

  26-07-2021 06:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Until such time regulation is introduced, the sector body wants safe harbour protections for crypto asset providers.
  
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• Cost cutting in 2021 put NTT Australia back in the black with AU$1.25 million profit

  26-07-2021 04:30 via zdnet.com
  
  A reduction in expenses in travel and entertainment, administration, and employee benefits, plus steady revenue helped NTT Australia achieve a backflip on the after-tax loss reported in 2020.
  
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• PropertyGuru set to go public in $1.7B SPAC deal

  26-07-2021 02:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore-based online property marketplace inks a merger deal with Bridgetown 2 Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Richard Li and Peter Thiel, which will see PropertyGuru list on the New York Stock Exchange before early-2022.
  
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• Storage surprise: Why latency is more important than bandwidth

  26-07-2021 01:35 via zdnet.com
  
  How do you persuade prospects to buy? Paint an attractive picture. Motivation trumps accuracy. Selling add-on storage by getting customers to focus on an impressive bandwidth number scratches many customer's itches. The truth is different.
  
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• Why remote working leaves us vulnerable to cyber-attacks

  26-07-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts warn working from home has led to complacency over security protocols
  
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• Blaming China is handy when trying to keep telco infrastructure away from Beijing

  26-07-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Australia is funding the potential purchase of a Pacific telco for only one reason, to ensure China Mobile doesn't get to it first.
  
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