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• ProLock ransomware - everything you need to know (zdnet.com)
  New strain joins the big players on the ransomware scene.
• Samsung Display applies for US licence for Huawei exports (zdnet.com)
  Huawei is a major buyer of OLED panels for Samsung Display.
• ‹Asus Expertbook B9450: A traveller's delight (zdnet.com)
  It's the sort of laptop that would be great to throw into a bag and head off to an event or meeting. But in these strange times, we've got…
• Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital to develop AI for COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosis (zdnet.com)
  In a bid to help automate the process of examining chest CT scans.
• University of South Australia says blockchain at odds with privacy obligations (zdnet.com)
  Asks for more work to be done to ensure the technology conforms to privacy rights and expectations.
• Optus unveils uncapped speed 5G Home internet plan for AU$90 a month (zdnet.com)
  Telco will also launch a AU$75 plan with unlimited downloads but speed to be capped at 100Mbps later in the year.
• Epic Games to lose Apple ID sign on for accounts (zdnet.com)
  The ban follows Apple raising a counter lawsuit against Epic Games earlier on in the week.
• Slovak cryptocurrency exchange ETERBASE discloses $5.4 million hack (zdnet.com)
  Bitcoin, Ether, ALGO, Ripple, Tezos, and TRON assets were stolen in the hack.
• Portland, Ore. passes first-of-its-kind facial recognition ban (zdnet.com)
  Along with banning city agencies from using facial recognition, the Portland City Council has banned private enterprises from using the tec…
• Myer's online sales soar 61% but net loss slumps to AU$172m due to COVID-19 (zdnet.com)
  The focus now is to enhance its online store, simplify business processes, and lift efficiency from factory to customer.
• Raccoon attack allows hackers to break TLS encryption 'under certain conditions' (zdnet.com)
  The Raccoon attack is described as "really hard to exploit" and its conditions as "rare."
• Red Hat and IBM announce a hybrid-cloud software marketplace (zdnet.com)
  Want ready-to-run programs using OpenShift Kubernetes? Red Hat and IBM have a selection of programs ready for you in the new Red Hat Market…
• Walmart kicks off drone delivery pilot in North Carolina (zdnet.com)
  The pilot will focus on delivering certain grocery and household items from Walmart stores using automated drones from Israeli startup Flyt…
• BLURtooth vulnerability lets attackers overwrite Bluetooth authentication keys (zdnet.com)
  All devices using the Bluetooth standard 4.0 through 5.0 are vulnerable. Patches not immediately available.
• Motorola advances Razr with 5G, better specs, more carriers for $1,399 (zdnet.com)
  What Motorola's second version of Razr shows is that the foldable device category is maturing rapidly with broader availability.
• Blockchain-based Twitter competitor Twetch releases encrypted chat feature (zdnet.com)
  Twetch Chat will let you use peer-to-peer payments, securely chat with connections, and revoke permission to published chats to maintain ow…
• Learn to make data-driven business decisions with this 10-course certification bundle for $40 (zdnet.com)
  Get nearly 50 hours of training with Java, SAS, SQL, and much more.
• Get your iPhone ready for iOS 14 (zdnet.com)
  Now is the time to prepare, before you get caught up in the excitement of the new release.
• Quizlet is betting AI, machine learning can tutor students, close homework gap (zdnet.com)
  The suite of Learning Assistant product features is available to Quizlet Plus subscribers.
• AT&T customers can now link mobile numbers to Alexa accounts for calls on Amazon devices (zdnet.com)
  One of the key perks of the service is that users can make calls via their mobile number, on Alexa devices, even if their phone is turned o…
• Open-source drone tech could break DJI’s grip on the market (zdnet.com)
  The Linux Foundation has embraced an open source architecture for drones. That could mean a replay of the 1990s for enterprise adoption.
• What is Robodoping? (zdnet.com)
  Tonya Hall sits down with Amy Webb, quantitative futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute, to talk about what Robodoping is and h…
• Stephen Hawking was wrong about AI killing humans (says robot) (zdnet.com)
  A robot pens an article and declares that artificial intelligence is our friend. But of course.
• Workday launches VIBE Central, VIBE Index to measure diversity and inclusion efforts (zdnet.com)
  VIBE Central, the dashboard, and VIBE Index, a metric gauging relative performance, will put diversity and inclusion snapshots in one centr…
• Apache Cassandra finally gets an enterprise-grade index (zdnet.com)
  In spite of its geeky name, the new “storage-attached index’ is an important step toward making Apache Cassandra more business-user friendl…
• Blue Prism adds optical character recognition, e-commerce enhancements to platform (zdnet.com)
  Larry Dignan TemplateThe company is rolling out its latest digital workforce release, which includes Decipher IDP and Blue Prism DX e-comme…
• Two hidden iOS features that people should use more (zdnet.com)
  You're using your iPhone all wrong.
• Ransomware: Huge rise in attacks this year as cyber criminals hunt bigger pay days (zdnet.com)
  Researchers warn of a seven-fold rise in ransomware attacks compared with last year alone - and attackers are continually evolving their ta…
• This digital 'nose' could make your coffee smell better and improve your cooking (zdnet.com)
  Could the next wave of smart sensors be based on the human nose? Digital olfaction startup Aryballe believes so.
• Your digital privacy is under attack. Can anything be done to protect it? (zdnet.com)
  A committee from the Council of Europe is concerned with the use of technology for mass surveillance programs.
• YubiKey 5C NFC: The USB security key that everyone's been waiting for (zdnet.com)
  Yubico releases the world’s first security key to feature dual USB-C and NFC connections and support for multiple authentication protocols.
• Deal alert: Learn AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud with this $50 cloud training bundle (zdnet.com)
  Work through more than 42 hours worth of education in five professionally taught courses.
• Robots stumble amid COVID-19 pressure (zdnet.com)
  Sales of units fell sharply, but the robots will almost certainly rise again.
• Weave Scope is now being exploited in attacks against cloud environments (zdnet.com)
  Updated: The legitimate cloud infrastructure monitoring tool has been added to attacker arsenals.
• What is an IT manager? Everything you need to know, from IT manager salaries to how the job is (zdnet.com)
  IT managers keep everything working, day-in day-out. But there's more to the job than just that.
• The world's largest digital camera has taken the first 3,200 megapixel photo (zdnet.com)
  World's largest camera is expected to be complete by mid-2021 and will start collecting images of about 20 billion galaxies.
• Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 AX4200, hands-on: Affordable WiFi 6 coverage for homes and businesses (zdnet.com)
  A Wifi 6 mesh system could prove a sensible investment if you want to future-proof your home or office network for the IoT era.
• Joining the dots: Why you shouldn't expect to see a new iPhone launch next week (zdnet.com)
  COVID-19 has changed everything -- even iPhone launches.
• Adobe Experience Manager, InDesign, Framemaker receive fixes for critical bugs in new update (zdnet.com)
  The worst issues can lead to code and browser-based JavaScript execution.
• GDPR: A basic introduction to EU’s digital privacy laws (zdnet.com)
  General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is here. Here's what it means, how it impacts individuals and businesses - and how to ensure c…
• Editing Word, Excel and Powerpoint files on Android just got a lot easier (zdnet.com)
  G Suite update makes it easier for Docs, Sheets and Slides users to work on Office documents from Android devices.
• Programming languages: C++ just jumped in popularity. Here's why (zdnet.com)
  C++ is currently the fastest growing programming language in Tiobe's popularity index and it's probably due to the arrival of C++20.
• Australian government releases voluntary IoT cybersecurity code of practice (zdnet.com)
  It's based on 13 principles, and applies to all IoT devices that connect to the internet to send and receive data in Australia.
• India blocks 118 apps including Baidu, AliPay, PUBG, WeChat Work (zdnet.com)
  Apps, mostly linked to China, accused of sending data outside of India and undermining its sovereignty.
• Samsung and SK Hynix to halt memory supply to Huawei (zdnet.com)
  The Chinese tech giant will no longer be able to procure memory chips from its main South Korean suppliers.
• Airservices and QUT join forces to develop automatic drone management technology (zdnet.com)
  It will replace the need for drone operators to seek approval through a manual, paper-based system that is currently in place.
• UNSW announces a glove to mimic touch and a grant for VR-based spinal cord injury relief (zdnet.com)
  A soft wearable device to simulate the sense of touch and funding from the US Department of Defense to progress work on using VR to ease ne…
• Apple countersues Epic Games on allegations of breaching App Store contract (zdnet.com)
  The iPhone maker has hit back with its own counter lawsuit.
• AI camera system to monitor pandemic measures in food prep (zdnet.com)
  Systems designed to bring efficiencies to sectors like grocery and restaurants now doing double duty as hygiene watchdogs.
• Slack's Q2 above estimates, but company struggles to gain CIO attention amid pandemic (zdnet.com)
  During a call with analysts, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield acknowledged some key challenges the company has faced since the start of the pa…