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: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 20 September 2020; Hits: 411

The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity division has ordered federal civilian agencies to install a security patch for Windows Servers, citing "unacceptable risk" posed by the vulnerability to federal networks.

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: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 20 September 2020; Hits: 304

Belarus protests Minsk — The march of new Belarus, 23.08.2020 Image: Andrew Keymaster

A group of hackers has leaked on Saturday the names and personal details of more than 1,000 high-ranking Belarusian police officers in...

: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 20 September 2020; Hits: 361

Surely Apple could improve on this. Image: Asha McLean/ZDNet

Let's talk art, shall we?

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There was a time when Apple ^[1] represented the aesthetic counterpoint to the heartless

: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 20 September 2020; Hits: 330

Starting next month, all new source code repositories created on GitHub will be named "main" instead of "master" as part of the company's effort to remove unnecessary references to slavery and replace...

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Oracle said it will be TikTok's cloud provider in a deal that gives it a 12.5% stake in the social media network and a key reference customer.

In a statement ^[1], Oracle said "the technical...

: Written by: Opensource.com; Category: News; Published: 19 September 2020; Hits: 296

Poet and activist Maya Angelou published many books throughout her storied career, but each time, she feared people would figure out that she'd "run a game on...

: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 19 September 2020; Hits: 466

No in-person conferences. No get-to-know-you-dinners. No hallway encounters in conference centers and hotels. While the Covid-19 crisis has put the kibosh on many things, active career development may be one of those things.

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Buying a car is a complicated decision, and the calculations get even more convoluted when you add electricity to the equation. The big variable comes in the form of two questions: Where do you plan to drive your...

: Written by: ZDNet; Category: News; Published: 19 September 2020; Hits: 358

It's fair to say that I have a love/hate relationship with Android handsets. There's stuff I adore^[1] about the ecosystem, and things I loathe entirely^[2].

But here's one thing that I...

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