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• Most Brazilians access the web only via smartphones

  23-08-2021 23:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The majority of the country's connected population does not own a PC and has limited access to activities such as remote learning, according to research.
  
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• Get paid to improve Linux and open-source security

  23-08-2021 23:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The Linux Foundation and allies will pay developers to help secure Linux and open-source software programs.
  
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• Palo Alto beats Q4 estimates with strength in large customer transactions

  23-08-2021 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  As many as 18 customers signed 8-figure transactions in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the company said.
  
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• Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes 38 million data records

  23-08-2021 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The data leaks impacted American Airlines, Microsoft, J.B. Hunt and governments of Indiana, Maryland and New York City, says Upguard.
  
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• Gartner releases its 2021 emerging tech hype cycle: Here's what's in and headed out

  23-08-2021 20:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The hype cycle is handy for tech buyers who need to know what buzzword bingo they're about to receive from vendors.
  
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• Best espresso machine 2021: Save money, brew at home

  23-08-2021 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Got an expensive caffeine habit at your local coffee shop that you need to get under control? These machines will help to make barista-quality drinks in the privacy of your own home.
  
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• Covid: Most popular Facebook link in US spread vaccine doubt

  23-08-2021 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The social media giant has revealed its most clicked-on links in the first quarter of 2021 in the US.
  
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• AI will help design chips in ways humans wouldn't dare, says Synopsys CEO de Geus

  23-08-2021 18:34 via zdnet.com
  
  A machine will take risks on the margin where it can calculate the odds better than a person can.
  
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• TP-Link Deco X60 Wi-Fi 6 review: Budget mesh Wi-Fi

  23-08-2021 17:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Wi-Fi 6 is a dramatic upgrade to Wi-Fi 5, with faster speeds, beam-forming, and WPA3 security. I've been using it with the TP-Link Deco X60 for the last 6 months. Is it for you?
  
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• Apple, stop charging my batteries to 100%!

  23-08-2021 17:16 via zdnet.com
  
  A full battery isn't all it's cracked up to be.
  
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• Bitcoin comes to UK PayPal - but not for payments

  23-08-2021 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PayPal will allow cryptocurrency investment - but the assets cannot be used to make payments.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Room for improvement

  23-08-2021 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 3 shows that Samsung listens to customers, as it directly addressed a few areas Fold fans wanted to see. It's available for $200 less than last year's model, but there is still room for improvement.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Much improved, but still not perfect

  23-08-2021 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 3 shows that Samsung listens to customers as it directly addressed a few areas Fold fans wanted to see. It several improvements and is available for $200 less than last year's model, but there is still room for improvement.
  
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• You should get a week off to help with burnout

  23-08-2021 16:00
  
  From Bumble to Hootsuite and LinkedIn to Mozilla, company shutdowns are easing the strain of burnout
  
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• Best moving tech 2021: Cross-country adventure tech

  23-08-2021 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  How much of a difference does technology make when you're on the road for hundreds of miles? These are the gadgets, apps, and services that kept us connected, productive, and on track.
  
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• Elon Musk is building a human-like robot: Does anyone else think this is a really bad idea?

  23-08-2021 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Yep, he's at it again. Apparently, launching a sports car into space wasn't enough. Now, he's hoping to unleash an army of labor-saving bipedal robots into our homes and businesses.
  
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• OnePlus Buds Pro review: An affordable ANC headset

  23-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus is known for challenging others when it comes to flagship smartphones. It's latest entry is the OnePlus Buds Pro wireless earbuds with active-noise cancellation, personalized audio, water-resistance, and much more.
  
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• OnePlus Buds Pro review: A stellar, affordable ANC-capable headset

  23-08-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus is known for challenging others when it comes to flagship smartphones. It's latest entry is the OnePlus Buds Pro wireless earbuds with active-noise cancellation, personalized audio, water-resistance, and much more.
  
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• Windows 11: Dev Channel moves to the 'bleeding edge' once again

  23-08-2021 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  New Windows 11 builds in Microsoft's Dev Channel will contain previews of features that won't be aligned with the upcoming release of Windows 11.
  
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• Microsoft Teams just got new breakout room controls and better search

  23-08-2021 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Teams organizers can now delegate responsibility for breakout rooms to individual presenters.
  
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• Microsoft Teams gains new breakout room controls and better search

  23-08-2021 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Teams organizers can now delegate responsibility for breakout rooms to individual presenters.
  
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• Singapore, US pledge deeper collaboration in cybersecurity

  23-08-2021 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Both countries sign Memorandums of Understanding to deepen their collaboration in cybersecurity across several areas, including defence, financial, and research and development.
  
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• Google Maps: This new feature may change how you plan your journey

  23-08-2021 11:49 via zdnet.com
  
  More granular information about toll charges may be on the way for Google Maps users.
  
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• Chip giant's IPO hit by Beijing crackdown on business

  23-08-2021 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The share listing of BYD Semiconductor has been suspended due to a regulatory investigation.
  
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• Curtin University gears up to launch Western Australia's first satellite into orbit

  23-08-2021 07:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The Binar-1 CubeSat will be one of seven Binar CubSat-planned launches this year and next.
  
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• China’s digital yuan is a warning to the world

  23-08-2021 07:00
  
  The digital yuan was born as China’s answer to Facebook's Libra. But it’s much more than that
  
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• IBM introduces Telum chips aimed at AI inferencing workloads like fraud detection

  23-08-2021 06:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Systems using the chips are expected to be ready for the first half of 2022.
  
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• Chorus profit dips 10% from COVID-19 headwinds and increased competition

  23-08-2021 06:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Chorus CEO JB Rousselot said ComCom's draft valuation of his company's fibre network contains expenditure cuts that are not reflective of the market.
  
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• Babbel lifetime subscription deal: Learn 14 languages at 60% off

  23-08-2021 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Refresh your language skills or learn as many new ones as you like, wherever and whenever you please, for a lifetime.
  
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• 446 Australian breach notifications with 30% of system faults found after a year

  23-08-2021 05:45 via zdnet.com
  
  976 data breach notifications were made to the OAIC in the 2020-21 financial year, with health keeping its crown as the most breached sector. In the second half of the year, 30% of entities reported an incident due to a system fault they found 12 months later.
  
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• UK competition authority raises alarm over Nvidia and Arm merger

  23-08-2021 03:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority believes further investigation into the planned merger is warranted.
  
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• Remote controlled firefighting tank leads AU$20 million in 5G grants

  23-08-2021 03:01 via zdnet.com
  
  19 projects funded in an effort to build out a 5G ecosystem in Australia.
  
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• NextDC joins Fujitsu and Equinix as latest certified to store Canberra's sensitive data

  23-08-2021 02:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The Digital Transformation Agency has now certified Australian Data Centres, Canberra Data Centres, Equinix Australia, Fujitsu Australia, Macquarie Telecom, and NextDC to store sensitive data locally.
  
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• IBM finds ASX outage the result of trade platform not being ready for go-live

  23-08-2021 02:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue has served the ASX with 17 recommendations and found a number of shortcomings in the ASX Trade Refresh project, which resulted in a pause of trading on the day of go-live.
  
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• Why phone scams are so difficult to tackle

  23-08-2021 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phone fraud, both via calls and text messages, has soared during the pandemic.
  
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• Apple is bringing client-side scanning mainstream and the genie is out of the bottle

  23-08-2021 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Perhaps Apple's CSAM system will work exactly as intended, but it will be the systems that follow in its wake that will be most egregious.
  
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