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• Google names Intel veteran Uri Frank in push for more highly integrated cloud chips

  22-03-2021 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Frank ran product development for Intel’s “Core” processors, among other roles.
  
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• Fontemon - World's First Video Game in a Font

  22-03-2021 22:46 via coderelay.io
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• Richard M. Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation Board of Directors

  22-03-2021 21:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The well-known founder of GNU software and free software resigned as president and board member of the FSF in 2019.
  
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• Analytick - View, read and understand analytics easier

  22-03-2021 21:26 via analytick.net
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• IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain, and get it right this time

  22-03-2021 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  In 2014, IOTA set out to offer an alternative to the key issues with blockchain: Scalability and transaction fees. Somewhere along the way, things went wrong. Not everything is lost, however, and IOTA is looking to regain momentum.
  
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• A Complete Guide To Accessible Front-End Components

  22-03-2021 20:32 via smashingmagazine.com
  
  https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/complete-guide-accessible-front-end-components/
  
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• Box shares up amid reports of possible sale

  22-03-2021 20:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The cloud content management company is reportedly considering a sale, amid pressure from activist investors.
  
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• Chummy - Browser extension for Github

  22-03-2021 19:06 via chummy.atomiccode.io
  
  https://www.chummy.atomiccode.io/
  
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• Designers and scientists are uniting to develop UV cleaning products

  22-03-2021 18:24
  
  Whether it’s door handles or handrails, shared workstations or park benches, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended our way of looking at the surfaces that make up the world around us.
  And our increased caution isn’t without good reason – scientific studies suggest coronaviruses, like the one causing the current COVID-19 crisis, can live on metal, glass and ceramics for up to five days, and for between two and four days for materials like wood, plastic and stainless steel
  
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• Is ad-free Gravvity a 'healthier’ social media app?

  22-03-2021 18:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Concerns over the negative effects of social media are becoming more common, so could a new kind of ad-free app give us a healthier social media experience?
  
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• How to Create an Elementor Coming Soon Page for WordPress

  22-03-2021 18:22 via webdesign.tutsplus.com
  https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/elementor-coming-soon-page-for-wordpress--cms-36633
  
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• SavvyShares compensates consumers for access to their data

  22-03-2021 17:38 via zdnet.com
  
  As consumer data privacy issues make people more suspicious about handing over their data, SavvyShares offers consumers shares and annual dividends for answering surveys and allowing digital data tracking on their phones.
  
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• Swiss beer Eichhof’s rebrand looks to blend heritage and modern craftmanship

  22-03-2021 17:28
  
  Pearlfisher London has redesigned Swiss beer company Eichhof’s identity, with a look that combines the brand’s design history with modern updates.
  The work includes updates to the packaging as well as a range of illustrations for Eichhof’s experimental craft range.
  Eichhof’s previous logo (left) and the redesign (right)Eichhof has been brewed in Lucerne, Switzerland for more than 185 years. It is now owned by Heineken though has strong community ties, according to Pearlfi
  
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• Swiss beer Eichhof’s rebrand blends heritage and modern craftmanship

  22-03-2021 17:28
  
  Pearlfisher London has redesigned Swiss beer company Eichhof’s identity, with a look that combines the brand’s design history with modern updates.
  The work includes updates to the packaging as well as a range of illustrations for Eichhof’s experimental craft range.
  Eichhof’s previous logo (left) and the redesign (right)Eichhof has been brewed in Lucerne, Switzerland for more than 185 years. It is now owned by Heineken though has strong community ties, according to Pearlfi
  
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• Flex Logix has two paths to making a lot of money challenging Nvidia in AI

  22-03-2021 17:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The programmable chip company scores $55 million in venture backing, bringing its total haul to $82 million.
  
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• Bedrock - Full-stack Next.js & GraphQL boilerplate for SaaS products

  22-03-2021 17:02 via bedrock.mxstbr.com
  
  https://bedrock.mxstbr.com/
  
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• Use Logpoints

  22-03-2021 16:57 via davidwalsh.name
  
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• Microsoft Exchange Server attacks: 'They're being hacked faster than we can count', says security company

  22-03-2021 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  A 'significant' number of cyber attacks targeting vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers are attempted every single day, warn researchers at F-Secure - who say it's critical to apply the patches immediately.
  
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• Project Gigabit: First areas to get huge broadband speed upgrade revealed

  22-03-2021 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  "Project Gigabit" has launched its firstphase, for premises across the UK's rural areas to be upgraded to next-generation broadband.
  
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• Synnex, Tech Data combine in $7.2 billion merger, eye expansion markets

  22-03-2021 15:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The combination of two companies will expand the geographic and product reach into cybersecurity, cloud, data and Internet of things.
  
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• Fortinet invests $75 million in router maker Linksys with focus on securing home office networks

  22-03-2021 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies said they plan to work together to build enterprise-grade connectivity and security into Linksys' portfolio of wireless routers.
  
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• Barnes & Noble taps Lenovo to help design latest Nook Android tablet

  22-03-2021 15:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The bookseller hasn't offered a new tablet to compete against Amazon's Kindle Fire in a couple of years, but its latest revision is a 10-inch slate due in April and starting at $129.99.
  
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• Google details its state-based vaccine management efforts

  22-03-2021 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The cloud giant is one of several technology companies offering tools for vaccine management and distribution -- a critical but quickly changing market for enterprise software.
  
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• Benjamin Hubert crafts “high-spirited” look for wellness start-up Never Go Alone

  22-03-2021 14:55
  
  Design studio Layer has created the packaging and branding for wellness start-up Never Go Alone (NGA), prompted by the Covid pandemic.
  It is the brand’s first collection, and includes a customisable and reusable face mask, refillable hand sanitiser as well as a case for sanitising wipes.NGA was started by Nga Nyugen, who became known as fashion’s ‘patient zero’ last year, when the fashion designer tested positive for Covid at international fashion weeks last February.
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• Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (March 2021)

  22-03-2021 14:44 via hongkiat.com
  
  JavaScript is a wonderful language. You can build nearly anything with JavaScript; from a simple website, desktop application to a mobile application and what not. In this round of the series, we are...Visit hongkiat.com for full content.
  
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• Zoom aims for deeper developer relationships

  22-03-2021 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The videoconferencing business is providing more tools for developers, including new App Marketplace analytics and an easier way to use its video SDK.
  
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• Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6

  22-03-2021 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft officials are sharing their own thinking on how it plans to reopen as a hybrid workplace the same day it is publishing its research from a year of hybrid working.
  
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• What the business world needs now more than ever is extreme humanism

  22-03-2021 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Tom Peters is one of the most influential management thinkers of the past 40 years. In his latest book, Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism, Peters argues that what you are doing right now will be the hallmark of your entire career.
  
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• Remote work makes cybersecurity a top worry for CEOs

  22-03-2021 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Pandemics, hacks and economic growth are the top concern for UK CEOs.
  
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• Samsung to supply 5G network kit to Japan's NTT Docomo

  22-03-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks the South Korean tech giant's first meaningful footprint in Japan's telecom market.
  
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• API security becomes a ‘top’ priority for enterprise players

  22-03-2021 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As API attacks rise, the security surrounding their usage is now firmly on the radar.
  
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• Colorie - Create your color palette with up to 14 colors

  22-03-2021 13:30 via colorie.web.app
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• HTML vs HTML5: Learn the Crucial Differences Between Them

  22-03-2021 13:27 via kinsta.com
  
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• How to Freeze an Object in JavaScript: Object.freeze(), Object.seal() & More

  22-03-2021 13:27 via blog.alexdevero.com
  
  https://blog.alexdevero.com/freeze-an-object-javascript/
  
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• 8 Common Website Layouts Built with CSS Grid

  22-03-2021 13:12 via speckyboy.com
  
  https://speckyboy.com/common-website-layouts-css-grid/
  
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• Young people are shunning tech courses. That's going to make the skills shortage much worse

  22-03-2021 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Students in the UK are taking up computer science but there has been a big drop in the number of students completing with ICT skills.
  
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• Digital skills crisis looms as students shun tech qualifications

  22-03-2021 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Students in the UK are taking up computer science but there has been a big drop in the number of students completing with ICT skills.
  
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• Mozilla Firefox tweaks Referrer Policy to shore up user privacy

  22-03-2021 13:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Starting in Firefox 87, the browser will contain extra protections to stop information leaks.
  
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• Nights and weekends: Remote work may mean longer hours, lost liberty

  22-03-2021 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new survey suggests remote work tradeoffs may currently be giving employees short shrift.
  
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• 20 Best New Websites, March 2021

  22-03-2021 11:45 via webdesignerdepot.com
  This month’s collection of the best new websites launched or updated in the last four weeks features color, and more color, and then — just for good measure — a bit more color. Yellow is a hue of choice, but you’ll also find burnt orange, rich purples, and greens and blues in equal measure. What is missing is the tech-blue of years past, replaced with something altogether more Mediterranean. Enjoy!
  Cevitxef
  This site for Cevitxef ceviche restaurant in Bilbao creates dram
  
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• Raspberry Pi's Imager tool just added these new options

  22-03-2021 11:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Now it's a bit easier to opt out of Raspberry Pi telemetry collection via a new advanced options setting.
  
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• Quantum computing: IBM's new tool lets users design quantum chips in minutes

  22-03-2021 11:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue has made Qiskit Metal generally available, to let "anyone" try their hand at quantum hardware design.
  
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• How worn is your Mac's SSD, and should you be worried?

  22-03-2021 10:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Concerns that Macs powered by M1 Apple Silicon might suffer premature SSD wear has prompted other Mac users to wonder how worn their storage is.
  
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• China takes aim at ‘spying’ Tesla cars, bans military staff use

  22-03-2021 09:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Musk has protested that his company would be “shut down” if the claims were true.
  
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• Cybersecurity, skills concerns hamper Singapore SMB digitalisation efforts

  22-03-2021 08:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Global pandemic may have accelerated digitalisation for many organisations, but segments of Singapore's small and midsize business community cite lack of funds, concerns about cybersecurity risks, and inadequate digital skillsets as key reasons for not adopting digital tools.
  
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• Apple is surprised that developers take issue with its app review process

  22-03-2021 06:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Tells the ACCC it works with developers to ensure all apps on the Apple App Store are of a certain quality.
  
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• Existing Telstra entity to become fixed infrastructure group in restructure

  22-03-2021 06:10 via zdnet.com
  
  New holding company with debt cross guarantees, with international arm proposed as part of the Telstra shake up.
  
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• ACIC running into jurisdictional data troubles with new national firearms database

  22-03-2021 05:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The Commission is just the interface and can only promise security over what it's responsible for.
  
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• Popular remote lesson monitoring program could be exploited to attack student PCs

  22-03-2021 05:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The vulnerabilities allowed attackers full and unfettered access to student PCs.
  
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• Acer reportedly targeted with $50 million ransomware attack

  22-03-2021 03:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The REvil ransomware gang over the weekend published various Acer documents, such as financial spreadsheets, bank balances, and bank communications.
  
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