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• CISA outlines cyberthreats targeting US water and wastewater systems

  14-10-2021 23:29 via zdnet.com
  
  CISA listed multiple ransomware attacks on water facilities this year, including ones in California, Maine and Nevada.
  
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• Elastic to buy 'continuous profiling' startup Optimyze

  14-10-2021 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Elastic intends to join the computer profiling function of Optimyze to the enterprise observability functions of metrics, logs and traces.
  
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• Verizon-owned Visible acknowledges hack, confirms account manipulations

  14-10-2021 22:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has faced overwhelming criticism from users, who took to social media to say their accounts had been hacked and used to buy phones or make other charges.
  
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• Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China

  14-10-2021 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company will offer a jobs-only site with no social-media elements, instead.
  
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• The newest Ubuntu Linux, Impish Indri, arrives

  14-10-2021 21:56 via zdnet.com
  
  There's a new Ubuntu in town, Ubuntu Linux 21.10.
  
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• More than 30 countries outline efforts to stop ransomware after White House virtual summit

  14-10-2021 20:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The countries said ransomware is an "escalating global security threat with serious economic and security consequences."
  
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• YouTube U-turns over David Davis vaccination passports clip after protest

  14-10-2021 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The site says "sometimes we make the wrong call" after being accused of attacking free speech.
  
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• Microsoft starts testing 'Update Stack Packages' to help streamline Windows updating process

  14-10-2021 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is testing a new way to improve the Windows updating process with Update Stack Packages, which are available to testers in the Windows 11 Dev Channel starting with today's new build, 22478.
  
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• Facebook helps AI take a first-person view of life

  14-10-2021 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It hopes artificial intelligence may one day tell you where on earth you've put your keys.
  
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• U.S. Army postpones its $22 billion Microsoft augmented-reality headset deliverables to late 2022

  14-10-2021 18:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal for Microsoft to supply the U.S. Army with headsets based on technology in the HoloLens is still on, even though the Army has pushed back its timeline for testing and deployment.
  
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• Here's what Apple doesn't want you to know about your iPhone's battery

  14-10-2021 18:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple is very selective about what information it wants you to have access to. Here's how to get an "access all areas" pass for everything you want to know about your iPhone's battery.
  
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• Acer confirms second cyberattack in 2021 after ransomware incident in March

  14-10-2021 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers breached the Taiwanese company's servers in India this week.
  
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• Our old devices are creating a mountain of e-waste. And it's getting a lot bigger

  14-10-2021 16:28 via zdnet.com
  
  E-waste is reaching record levels because consumers still forget to recycle, according to experts - and it's bad news for the environment.
  
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• Apple's Unleashed event: What to expect from the rumored M1X processor and new Macs

  14-10-2021 16:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Sometimes it seems like the Mac is the tail wagging the dog, since it's a much smaller revenue stream than the iPhone. But Apple's core users (and employees) rely on the Mac. With that in mind, here's what we expect from Apple's next event.
  
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• LinkedIn to shut down China version, citing country's compliance demands

  14-10-2021 16:22 via zdnet.com
  
  LinkedIn plans to offer a jobs-only feed later this year without social or sharing aspects.
  
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• HP Wolf report highlights widespread exploitation of MSHTML, typosquatting and malware families hosted on Discord

  14-10-2021 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The HP Wolf Security threat research team said the average time for a business to apply, test and fully deploy patches with the proper checks is 97 days.
  
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• Faulty AirPods Pro: Apple quietly extends repair program

  14-10-2021 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Got AirPods Pro that crackle? Apple has quietly extended the support window.
  
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• Appian and UT Dallas offer low-code course

  14-10-2021 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  UT Dallas emphasizes students who graduated from the trial run of the class received job offers upon graduating.
  
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• Mozilla artists question whether AI could predict police killings

  14-10-2021 15:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Future Wake is a new art piece that uses AI trained on real law enforcement data to predict future fictional police killings.
  
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• This new ransomware encrypts your data and makes some nasty threats, too

  14-10-2021 15:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Group behind new ransomware variant threaten to go beyond encrypting data in their attempts to force victims to pay up.
  
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• Train at your own pace to become a Java programmer for only $10

  14-10-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn some of the most in-demand skills of the tech industry without any previous experience, even while working full-time, so you can switch to an exciting new lucrative career.
  
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• Microsoft king of software audit, according to Flexera report

  14-10-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Indeed, 24% of respondents paid more than $1 million in true-up costs over the past three years due to software audits.
  
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• Keep smashing up your iPhone and Galaxy, says this clever carrier

  14-10-2021 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  This is an unusual approach to attract customers. It's quite good, too.
  
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• The state of AI in 2021: Machine learning in production, MLOps and data-centric AI

  14-10-2021 14:39 via zdnet.com
  
  With lessons learned from operationalizing AI, the emphasis is shifting from shiny new models to perhaps more mundane, but practical aspects such as data quality and data pipeline management
  
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• TriggerMesh cloud-native automation goes open source

  14-10-2021 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Serverless computing is getting a kick in the pants as TriggerMesh goes open source under the Apache license.
  
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• Even computer experts think ending human oversight of AI is a very bad idea

  14-10-2021 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK government is thinking of scrapping the right to ask for a human to review decisions made entirely by AI systems, but some experts are warning that it is not the right way to go.
  
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• Facebook: Here comes the AI of the Metaverse

  14-10-2021 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook is has gathered thousands of hours of first-person video so that neural networks can be developed to operate more capably with data seen from a first-person point of view.
  
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• Bitcoin: Bank deputy calls for urgent crypto regulation

  14-10-2021 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England's Sir Jon Cunliffe raises concerns about the financial stability risk of cryptocurrencies.
  
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• This is what’s at stake at the COP26 climate summit

  14-10-2021 14:05
  
  This year’s COP26 climate conference is the most important since 2015 and the Paris Agreement. Here’s what you need to know
  
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• Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras

  14-10-2021 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Amazon devices were found to invade privacy and break data laws in a landmark UK case.
  
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• This is how Formula 1 teams fight off cyberattacks

  14-10-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  F1 is a high-profile, high-tech sport and that means it attracts the attentions of cyber criminals and hackers – here's how the Formula 1 teams protect themselves against hackers.
  
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• Windows security: 20 years on from Bill Gates' Trustworthy Computing memo, how much has changed?

  14-10-2021 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows security has changed a lot in 20 years - but so have the groups that want to attack it.
  
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• Google: Our new distributed cloud can run from your datacenter to the network edge

  14-10-2021 13:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Google fleshes out its cloud and 5G offerings for a world that's quickly erecting barriers over national security concerns.
  
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• Back pain reducing exoskeleton for e-commerce workers

  14-10-2021 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The exoskeleton market might just hit its stride in e-commerce fulfillment.
  
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• The White House is having a big meeting about fighting ransomware. It didn't invite Russia

  14-10-2021 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The US hopes an international response can contain cyber attackers looking to make money from encrypting your data.
  
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• The BMW i4 is the most important electric BMW yet

  14-10-2021 11:57
  
  With astonishing performance and tech designed to emulate old-school ICE driving, the BMW i4 is here to convert the petrolheads
  
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• UK businesses suffer 'sustainability headache' in planning eco-friendly futures

  14-10-2021 11:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Overall business strategies and the wish to be environmentally conscious do not always align.
  
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• Exponential, book review: Technology acceleration and its impact on society

  14-10-2021 10:05 via zdnet.com
  
  An "exponential gap" is opening up between our understanding of our world, which updates slowly, and new technologies, which change faster than we can cope with, argues Azeem Azhar.
  
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• ACSC offers optional DNS protection to government entities

  14-10-2021 08:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian Protective Domain Name Service has already inspected 10 billion queries.
  
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• Singapore to develop mobile defence systems with Ghost Robotics

  14-10-2021 07:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Defence Science and Technology Agency says it has inked a partnership agreement with Philadelphia-based Ghost Robotics to test and develop technologies as well as use cases for legged robots for security, defence, and humanitarian applications.
  
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• The unsolved mystery of the Putney Pusher

  14-10-2021 07:00
  
  In May 2017 a runner pushed a woman in front of a London bus. Despite the city’s vast CCTV network – and the close attentions of internet sleuths – the case remains unsolved
  
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• Best Wells Fargo credit cards in 2021

  14-10-2021 05:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Whether you need an individual or a corporate credit card, Wells Fargo stands at the ready with several options for your new line of credit.
  
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• 7-Eleven breached customer privacy by collecting facial imagery without consent

  14-10-2021 04:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The OAIC has found 7-Eleven breached customers' privacy by collecting and storing their facial images as part of efforts to understand the demographic profile of its customers.
  
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• Singapore must take caution with AI use, review approach to public trust

  14-10-2021 03:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Multi-ethnic Asian country needs to take special care navigating its use of artificial intelligence in some areas, specifically, law enforcement, as well as recognise that fostering confidence in AI requires establishing public trust in different aspects of its society.
  
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• Medcast uses revamped CRM system to help upskill 20,000 nurses during COVID-19

  14-10-2021 02:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Medcast was able track and report the number of nurses that participated in its care nursing and high dependence nursing courses.
  
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• RedHat announces new edge capabilities in OpenShift and Advanced Cluster Management

  14-10-2021 02:25 via zdnet.com
  
  With Red Hat OpenShift 4.9 now generally available, users are now able to provision OpenShift on a single node.
  
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• The Plum Card® from American Express review

  14-10-2021 02:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Plum Card® from American Express offers flexible payment options based on your business's monthly cash flow. Get rewarded for paying your balance early or carry your balance interest-free for 60 days.
  
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• Google analysed 80 million ransomware samples: Here's what it found

  14-10-2021 01:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Israel has submitted the largest amount of ransomware samples since the start of 2020, according to a study.
  
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• Climate change in India: Teen inventor's solar-powered ironing cart

  14-10-2021 00:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's ironing vendors use charcoal as fuel, but Vinisha Umashankar's cart harnesses the Sun's energy.
  
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