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• Coinbase sends out breach notification letters after 6,000 accounts had cryptocurrency stolen

  01-10-2021 23:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The letters come after thousands of people complained this summer about lackluster customer service from the cryptocurrency platform.
  
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• US Army medical records technician sentenced for stealing $1.5 million from veterans through DoD benefit sites

  01-10-2021 22:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Fredrick Brown was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for stealing the personal information of thousands of US veterans and their benefits.
  
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• White House to convene 30-country cybersecurity meeting

  01-10-2021 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The topics of the meeting, Biden said, will include combating cybercrime, improving law enforcement collaboration, stemming the illicit use of cryptocurrency, building trusted 5G technology and better securing supply chains.
  
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• Discover the best online cybersecurity degrees

  01-10-2021 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybersecurity careers can offer six-figure salaries and promising job growth. Online cybersecurity degree programs help professionals launch careers.
  
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• Best MagSafe accessory 2021: Top picks for iPhone 13

  01-10-2021 21:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple continues its MagSafe accessory push.
  
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• Mozilla: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man dominate list of passwords leaked in breaches

  01-10-2021 21:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Using data from haveibeenpwned.com, Mozilla found that hundreds of thousands of people continue to use their favorite superheroes for passwords.
  
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• Internet safety guide for college students

  01-10-2021 21:25 via zdnet.com
  
  College students face online threats every day. Protect your private data and your identity by taking some simple internet safety steps.
  
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• Weird but useful iOS 15 trick that allows you to download multiple images from your browser (and much more)

  01-10-2021 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Got a lot of images to download? Here's how you can do it quickly and easily. And it can do much more.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 15.0.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 13 Unlock with Apple Watch, more

  01-10-2021 19:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The first update for iOS 15 fixes a couple of frustrating and annoying bugs. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Neiman Marcus says May 2020 breach includes millions of payment card numbers and expiration dates

  01-10-2021 18:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The company admitted that the breach occurred more than a year ago but noted that they only discovered it in September 2021.
  
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• 60 of the best films on Netflix UK this week

  01-10-2021 18:04
  
  Stuck for a good film on Netflix? Here's our pick of the best Netflix movies to feast your eyes on, updated weekly
  
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• Microsoft's new non-subscription Office 2021 starts at $150 and arrives October 5

  01-10-2021 17:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will make available to consumers and the education market its Office 2021 non-subscription version of Office for PCs and Macs, starting the same day that the Windows 11 rollout begins.
  
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• BMC acquires software company StreamWeaver

  01-10-2021 17:26 via zdnet.com
  
  BMC said the acquisition expands their AIOps and cloud migration offerings.
  
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• Ofcom approves Openreach fibre price cuts, angering rivals

  01-10-2021 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Independent fibre providers warn that the reduction in price could harm investment and competition.
  
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• Send your software architect career skyrocketing with the skills and tips in this $10 eBook bundle

  01-10-2021 16:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Now you can make your workday more efficient, plus advance your career further and faster, just by having access to all of the critical information they didn't teach in school.
  
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• Bose Videobar VB1 review: Premium audio and video for small meeting spaces

  01-10-2021 16:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The Bose Videobar VB1 is a slim but sturdy camera/mic/speaker combo designed to service meeting rooms with space for up to around 10 people. If you're happy with the premium price, you'll get a very capable and configurable product.
  
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• Password-stealing Android malware uses sneaky security warning to trick you into downloading

  01-10-2021 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The text messages claims that users need to download a security update to rid their device of FluBot malware - but instead the link actually installs that very malware.
  
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• Password-stealing Android malware tricks you into downloading it by claiming your phone is already infected

  01-10-2021 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The text messages claims that users need to download a security update to rid their device of FluBot malware - but instead the link actually installs that very malware.
  
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• iPhone 13: Mostly disappointing

  01-10-2021 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  There's only one feature that feels truly useful.
  
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• Hey, Apple and Samsung, stop fixating on cameras! My dream phone gets work done

  01-10-2021 15:42 via zdnet.com
  
  If you want a smartphone to get work done, don't be swayed by a new device that sells you on a need to have the most amazing camera.
  
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• Windows 11 upgrade: Five questions to ask first

  01-10-2021 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 11 is ready to roll out to the general public. Should you install the upgrade on your Windows 10 devices? Don't even think about it until you've answered these five questions.
  
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• Microsoft Teams is getting this new look on Surface Hub

  01-10-2021 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Out with the old Surface Hub Teams app and in with Teams Rooms for Surface Hub by November.
  
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• DeepMind faces legal action over NHS data use

  01-10-2021 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A law firm is bringing the action on behalf of 1.6 million patients at the Royal Free NHS Trust.
  
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• Windows 11? Most Windows users don't even know it's happening, claims study

  01-10-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Can it be that the majority of Windows users haven't even heard that October 5 brings a new beginning?
  
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• iOS 15: Ultimate privacy and security

  01-10-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's what you need to know to secure your iPhone.
  
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• Lime fights back against QR code snatchers

  01-10-2021 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company says vandals have been peeling off QR codes to render its vehicles useless.
  
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• FCC aggressively moves to block spam calls

  01-10-2021 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The Federal Communications Commission is stopping some shady telecom company users from making robocalls--or any other kind of call.
  
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• Digital transformation is changing. Here's what comes next

  01-10-2021 13:31 via zdnet.com
  
  IT leaders are in a strong position after digital initiatives saved many businesses. But now what businesses are asking for is evolving again.
  
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• Chief exec of cybersecurity Group-IB arrested on treason charge

  01-10-2021 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Group-IB maintains the CEO is innocent.
  
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• Google just patched these two Chrome zero-day bugs that are under attack right now

  01-10-2021 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  More zero-day flaws pile up on Google Chrome in a year that saw flaws spike across all major software platforms.
  
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• Click News: A round-up of the best tech stories

  01-10-2021 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  LJ Rich looks at the week’s technology news including a cryptocurrency trading hamster.
  
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• Windows 11: Half of enterprise workstations don't meet the new system requirements, says survey

  01-10-2021 12:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 11 could be a very slow and heavy-lifting rollout for enterprise organizations.
  
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• EcoFlow Delta Max portable power station: 3000W output and standby time of a year

  01-10-2021 12:28 via zdnet.com
  
  For peace of mind during a power outage and a battery standby time of up to a year, you can rest assured that when you really need power, the EcoFlow Delta Max portable power station will be there for you to keep you going.
  
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• Android, Java bug bunting tool Mariana Trench goes open source

  01-10-2021 11:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Mariana Trench originated as an internal Facebook tool.
  
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• Westpac expands digital gambling block to include additional debit cardholders

  01-10-2021 08:30 via zdnet.com
  
  St George, BankSA, and Bank of Melbourne debit cardholders can now apply an instant block on gambling-related transactions.
  
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• New Bill seeks to expand government digital identity scheme to states and private sector

  01-10-2021 08:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Unlike current schemes, the Bill's proposed schemes would be open to federal government, state and territory governments, and ASIC-registered companies.
  
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• This company is reinventing the lithium-ion battery

  01-10-2021 07:00
  
  Lithium-ion batteries will power the electric vehicles and wider energy revolution we need to tackle the climate crisis. But they need to get much better
  
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• This cargo ship runs on wind

  01-10-2021 07:00
  
  Cargo ships pump millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. From 2022, some will swap fossil fuels for wind power
  
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• FIFA 22 is a slow start to the future of football games

  01-10-2021 07:00
  
  FIFA 22 a perfectly good game – but you can’t shake the feeling that it could have been so much more
  
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• Cookstoves feed the world. But they’re also a killer

  01-10-2021 07:00
  
  Cookstoves and open fires are the main cooking and heating methods for three billion people globally. Each year, they cost millions of lives
  
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• Concrete is a climate disaster. It’s time to clean it up

  01-10-2021 07:00
  
  Producing the cement used to make concrete accounts for eight per cent go global greenhouse emissions. The material must mend its ways
  
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• Australian international travel and home-based quarantine to start in November

  01-10-2021 06:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The announcement follows Services Australia revealing yesterday the digital vaccination certificate required for international travel would be ready in two to three weeks.
  
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• Australia's Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price adds science and tech to portfolio remit

  01-10-2021 06:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims adding science and tech will compliment Melissa Price's defence responsibilities.
  
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• NBN gives ground on lockdown CVC relief in response to telco CEO letter

  01-10-2021 05:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Perhaps the national broadband wholesaler does have a sense of social responsibility after all.
  
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• Australia and UK rank last in global gender pay gap report

  01-10-2021 03:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The full-time gender pay gap in Australia remains a dismal 14%.
  
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• Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants establish Trusted Cloud Principles

  01-10-2021 02:24 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM, Salesforce/Slack, Atlassian, SAP, and Cisco have also committed to protecting the rights and privacy of their cloud customers.
  
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• Optus sells 70% stake in tower business for AU$1.9 billion to AustralianSuper

  01-10-2021 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Super funds continue their run of picking up Australian telco assets.
  
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• Optus parent sells 70% stake in tower business for AU$1.9 billion to AustralianSuper

  01-10-2021 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Super funds continue their run of picking up Australian telco assets.
  
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• Zoom, Five9 call off $14.7 billion deal

  01-10-2021 01:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Zoom and Five9 have mutually agreed to call off the deal, after Five9 failed to get sufficient stockholder support for it.
  
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• Clean energy from the fastest moving objects on earth

  01-10-2021 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Why fusion promises clean unlimited energy and one firm hopes to spark it with high-speed collisions.
  
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