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• What is coding and what is it used for? A beginner's guide

  17-09-2021 23:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Becoming a programmer takes time and persistence, but it pays off with lucrative job opportunities in tech and other fields.
  
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• GitLab files to go public

  17-09-2021 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The devOps platform said its revenue in the last six-month period grew 69% year-over-year.
  
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• Best VPN for iPhone and iPad 2021

  17-09-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you looking for a VPN service provider that integrates well into iOS? We spotlight four providers who offer top-notch iPhone and iPad clients.
  
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• $133 million lost in online romance scams in 2021: FBI

  17-09-2021 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  The FBI said there were more than 1,800 complaints about online romance scams from January to August.
  
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• Breaking down Codecademy: Cost, popular courses, career paths, and alternatives

  17-09-2021 21:58 via zdnet.com
  
  This Codecademy review explains how much Codecademy costs and explores their most popular courses and career paths.
  
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• Breaking down Codecademy

  17-09-2021 21:58 via zdnet.com
  
  This Codecademy review explains how much Codecademy costs and explores their most popular courses and career paths.
  
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• Are coding bootcamps worth it? How to calculate the return on investment

  17-09-2021 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Are bootcamps worth it? If you are considering enrolling in a coding bootcamp, learn how to calculate the return on investment of attending one.
  
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• Are coding bootcamps worth it?

  17-09-2021 21:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Are bootcamps worth it? If you are considering enrolling in a coding bootcamp, learn how to calculate the return on investment of attending one.
  
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• Udemy review

  17-09-2021 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Udemy offers eLearning courses from photography to IT and software development. But is it worth your time? Read our Udemy review to get some insight.
  
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• eLearning platform Udemy's most popular courses - and great alternatives

  17-09-2021 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Udemy offers eLearning courses from photography to IT and software development. But is it worth your time? Read our Udemy review to get some insight.
  
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• SAP partners with nonprofits for VR effort to address student learning gaps

  17-09-2021 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The program rolled out in July, serving about 50 students in New York City, Minnesota and Louisiana.
  
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• Motorola not yet "ready for" Lenovo's Project Unity future

  17-09-2021 20:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo's cross-screen initiative can transcend Wi-Fi networks and may soon bridge locations. But it doesn't yet reach across Lenovo's smartphone brand, which has launched its own screen-hopping effort.
  
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• FAQ on data science bootcamps

  17-09-2021 19:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Launch or advance your career through a data science bootcamp program. Qualify for competitive tech jobs with the latest bootcamp skills and training.
  
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• All about data science bootcamps: Are they right for you?

  17-09-2021 19:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Launch or advance your career through a data science bootcamp program. Qualify for competitive tech jobs with the latest bootcamp skills and training.
  
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• AI: Ban the algorithms that threaten our human rights, says UN chief

  17-09-2021 17:22 via zdnet.com
  
  From surveillance technology to content moderation, AI is a high-risk game. UN commissioner Michelle Bachelet is pushing for a ban where the technology is contrary to human rights.
  
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• Mosquitoes sucked up by traps that mimic breathing

  17-09-2021 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 300 traps have been deployed in the French town of Hyères to catch mosquitos.
  
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• Apple Card, why did you fail me on my iPhone 13 loan?

  17-09-2021 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  I thought my Upgrade Program process would be smooth, as usual. It wasn't.
  
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• The AI body scanner detecting skin cancer and other news

  17-09-2021 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at the best tech news stories of the week.
  
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• CISA warns of APT actors exploiting newly identified vulnerability in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus

  17-09-2021 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoho released a patch for the issue on September 6.
  
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• GoPro Hero10 Black hands-on: A true jack of all trades

  17-09-2021 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  GoPro's latest camera boasts 5.3K/60 video, wired transfers to your phone, and a new GP2 processor.
  
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• Deathloop’s invasions are its best feature

  17-09-2021 15:15
  
  Deathloop let’s you invade and ruin people’s games. And that's a good thing
  
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• Samsung has a disturbing reason you should buy the Z Fold 3 (Tim Cook won't like it)

  17-09-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It's an extremely alluring phone. But is Samsung offering the best reason to buy it?
  
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• Get over 75 hours of training in Python, artificial intelligence, machine learning and more for under $40

  17-09-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Even if you have no previous knowledge or experience, you can learn highly valued skills that will allow you to start and move up in an exciting new tech career without taking any time off from your current job.
  
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• High-speed internet via airborne beams of light

  17-09-2021 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The project has been developed by Alphabet's moonshot factory, X.
  
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• iPhone 13 preorders are live. How and where to get the best deal on Apple's new phone

  17-09-2021 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  All four models of the iPhone 13 are now available pre-order. Here's how to get one in your hands on launch day.
  
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• Why I'm ordering an iPhone 13 Pro Max

  17-09-2021 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  I've made up my mind.
  
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• 360 X3 video doorbell: Zoned protection for your front door at a lower cost than Ring

  17-09-2021 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The 360 X3 video doorbell is the perfect alternative if you do not want to pay over $220 for a Ring video doorbell.
  
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• Dynabook Tecra A50-J-11X review: A robust 15-inch business laptop with excellent connections

  17-09-2021 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The Tecra A50-J-11X offers solid build quality and plenty of ports. If you don't need a touch screen or top-quality sound, it's a good option for knowledge workers.
  
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• The true dread of going back to the office, hilariously realized

  17-09-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What will it feel like when your bosses encourage you -- no, force you -- to go back to the office? Watch and wonder.
  
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• Apple's charger sprawl is bananas

  17-09-2021 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Peanut butter charging time! Clearly, the situation we have now is untenable and needs to be resolved. But there are multiple factors at play that may be preventing Apple's charging situation from being consolidated.
  
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• Alphabet's Project Taara is beaming broadband between two cities, across the world's deepest river

  17-09-2021 13:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Taara's wireless optical beams fiber-like speeds in difficult terrain.
  
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• Lidar-powered lawn care solves big problem for utilities

  17-09-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Vegetation maintenance at solar and wind farms is an arduous task. Call in the robots.
  
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• Europe wants to be a computer chip powerhouse again. It's not going to be easy

  17-09-2021 12:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The European Commission laments 'whole production lines' being slowed by a lack of semiconductors.
  
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• This banking Trojan abuses YouTube to manage remote settings

  17-09-2021 12:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The spam-spread malware is another headache for Latin America in the cybersecurity realm.
  
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• Apple at Target looks like a retail expansion bullseye

  17-09-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Building on a long run at Best Buy, Apple's dedicated space at the mass merchant gives many of its most important products the Apple Store experience shine.
  
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• Windows 11: Bug fixes and app updates arrive in new preview

  17-09-2021 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft fixes some bugs in the Windows 11 preview, but it still hasn't fixed Start menu, Taskbar and Widget problems.
  
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• Cyberattacks against the aviation industry linked to Nigerian threat actor

  17-09-2021 11:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The investigation began after a Microsoft tweet concerning AsyncRAT.
  
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• China formally applies to join CPTPP trade pact

  17-09-2021 08:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The Middle Kingdom would need existing CPTPP members like Australia to reach a consensus for allowing it the join.
  
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• We finally have proof that remote working is making people ruder

  17-09-2021 07:00
  
  Since the start of the pandemic, WFH colleagues are stuck in a cycle of bickering and rudeness. Going back to the office won't stop it
  
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• Shunned by OnlyFans, sex workers are building their own alternatives

  17-09-2021 07:00
  
  OnlyFans’s temporary porn ban left its creators feeling betrayed. Now they’re taking matters into their own hands
  
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• France’s vaccine passport worked – sort of

  17-09-2021 07:00
  
  A boost in vaccinations has been chalked up to France’s vaccine passport. But at what wider cost?
  
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• AWS announces plan to launch AWS Australia for smoother billing and contracting

  17-09-2021 06:31 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS Australian account holders may soon receive invoices from AWS Australia and be charged GST, instead of AWS Inc.
  
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• How surveillance capitalism will totally transform the domain name system

  17-09-2021 05:57 via zdnet.com
  
  APNIC's Geoff Huston predicts a world where paranoid apps add 'oblivion' to the DNS to protect privacy. Their privacy, not yours.
  
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• NSW to trial geolocation and facial recognition app for home-based quarantine

  17-09-2021 04:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Along with the NSW trial, Tasmania will also begin a home-based quarantine trial for residents returning from regional New South Wales next week.
  
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• TCL 20L+ vs Vivo Y52 5G: Buying a phone for under AU$400

  17-09-2021 04:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Neither of these phones will win any spec sheet battles, but when looking at them, just keep whispering 'under AU$400' to yourself.
  
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• The best business checking account 2021

  17-09-2021 03:00 via zdnet.com
  
  To take your business to the next level, you need a business checking account.
  
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• CK Hutchison and Ooredoo Indonesian merger to create Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

  17-09-2021 02:54 via zdnet.com
  
  New combined Indonesian telco to slot in as the archipelago's second biggest mobile operator.
  
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• ACCC chair Rod Sims appointed as ICN digital coordination vice chair

  17-09-2021 02:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The appointment follows the ACCC chair putting the scrutiny of tech giants' digital practices under his remit.
  
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• The big problem of building waste and how to tackle it

  17-09-2021 00:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How better technology and regulation could cut the waste generated by the construction industry.
  
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