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Get Microsoft Office for as low as $50 for Mac and PC now zdnet.com/article/get-micros…
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The 10 best early Black Friday Kindle deals zdnet.com/article/best-early…
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The 70 best early Black Friday Walmart deals you can buy now zdnet.com/home-and-office/be…
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Best early Black Friday deals on products ZDNET's tested and recommend zdnet.com/article/best-early…
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The best early Black Friday storage and SSD deals zdnet.com/article/the-best-e…
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How to use ChatGPT to make charts and tables zdnet.com/article/how-to-use…

How to use ChatGPT's Advanced Data Analysis to create quality charts and tables

ChatGPT has some great chart-making tools. Whether you want bar, line, column, or pie charts, here's how to take advantage of this powerful capability.

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The 15 best early Best Buy Black Friday 2023 deals zdnet.com/home-and-office/th…

The 70 best holiday Best Buy deals

Best Buy deals are in full swing, and ZDNET experts found the best deals to take advantage of ahead of the holidays.

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How to create a gradient transparency in GIMP zdnet.com/home-and-office/wo…

How to create a gradient transparency in GIMP

If you're looking to add flair to your images by giving a layer a bit of transparency that fades from completely transparent to fully opaque, GIMP can do that.

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The Oura smart ring is on sale for Black Friday (and that never happens) zdnet.com/article/our-favori…

Cyber Monday deal: Today's the final day to get this rare Oura Ring discount

Cyber Monday is your last chance to get our favorite smart ring, the Oura Ring, at a rare discount.

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Microsoft's new app brings Windows to Chromebooks, Macs - for select users zdnet.com/article/microsofts…

Microsoft's new app brings Windows to Chromebooks, Macs - for select users

The Windows app brings features and services to devices that couldn't previously access them.

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Learn Python for just $24 with this course bundle zdnet.com/education/learn-py…

Deals

ZDNET’s experts scour the internet to find the latest deals on innovative technology.

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The best early Black Friday VPN deals 2023 zdnet.com/article/the-best-e…

The best Cyber Monday VPN deals still live 2024: Save on subscriptions and protect your privacy

Cyber Monday is over, but there are still some excellent live promotions for secure, private, and trustworthy VPN solutions that we've tested.

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The best early Black Friday iPad deals 2023 zdnet.com/article/the-best-e…

The best Cyber Monday iPad deals still live include sales up to $100 off

Gifting an iPad this holiday season? Some Cyber Monday sales are still available, so take advantage of discounts on an iPad while supplies last.

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AI is outperforming our best weather forecasting tech, thanks to DeepMind zdnet.com/article/ai-is-outp…

AI is outperforming our best weather forecasting tech, thanks to DeepMind

In simulations, DeepMind's single-chip AI model was more accurate than a traditional supercomputer-based climate forecast program.

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Tuning the Linux kernel with AI, according to ByteDance zdnet.com/article/tuning-the…

Tuning the Linux kernel with AI, according to ByteDance

Linux works well for most jobs, but to get it to work great requires kernel tuning, and that's never easy. ByteDance has a proposal to make this easier.

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The Huawei Mate X foldable 5G smartphone makes one big design choice that's different to the other folding phone unveiled already: zd.net/2SWOIAR via @dannyjpalmer
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China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic using TLS 1.3 and ESNI zd.net/3fFWCVV by @campuscodi

China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI

The block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China's Great Firewall.

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IOTA is bringing smart contracts with zero fees, Ethereum interoperability and compatibility for next generation distributed applications zd.net/3ndY9bA by @linked_do

IOTA is bringing smart contracts with zero fees, Ethereum interoperability, and compatibility for...

IOTA is unveiling its smart contracts, with a clear onboarding path and many interesting features for developers.

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How to set up Alexa's new Map View, and why you'll need one of these iOS devices zdnet.com/home-and-office/sm…

How to set up Alexa's new Map View, and why you'll need one of these iOS devices

Map View makes it easier to control smart home devices in different rooms, but it's not available for all Amazon Alexa users.

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Apple to bring RCS to iPhones next year. Google's response will make you chuckle zdnet.com/article/apple-to-b…
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IOTA is bringing smart contracts with zero fees, Ethereum interoperability, and compatibility for next-gen distributed apps zdnet.com/article/iota-is-br…
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CIA's Windows XP to Windows 10 malware: WikiLeaks reveals Athena zd.net/2rv3WyH
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IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain, and get it right this time zdnet.com/article/iota-still…
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IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain, and get it right this time zd.net/3tY3oxZ by @linked_do

IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain and get it right this time

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...

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This 'killer' USB stick destroys anything in its path: Laptops, PCs, TVs, you name it zd.net/2cncy2I
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Chainlink 2.0 brings off-chain compute to blockchain oracles, promotes adoption of hybrid smart contracts zd.net/3mNLGuu by @linked_do

Chainlink 2.0 brings off-chain compute to blockchain oracles, promotes adoption of hybrid smart...

A new whitepaper just released by leading blockchain oracle service Chainlink lays the foundation for new capabilities for application and smart contract developers.

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Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero zdnet.com/article/google-pro…
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After years of Google Chrome, Firefox was a pleasant surprise zdnet.com/article/after-year…
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Off-Chain Reporting: Towards a new general purpose secure compute framework by Chainlink zd.net/2NDjY6D by @linked_do

Off-chain reporting: Toward a new general purpose secure compute framework by Chainlink

The upgrade in Chainlink's oracle service could mean more data availability at lower cost, leading to more applications

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Telegram zero-day let hackers spread backdoor and cryptocurrency-mining malware zd.net/2BVioFD by @dannyjpalmer

Telegram zero-day let hackers spread backdoor and cryptocurrency-mining malware

Attacks first took place in March 2017 and are being carried out by Russian cybercrime gangs, says Kaspersky Lab.

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ChatGPT is 'not particularly innovative,' and 'nothing revolutionary', says Meta's chief AI scientist zd.net/3J7TG6I by @TiernanRayTech

ChatGPT is 'not particularly innovative,' and 'nothing revolutionary', says Meta's chief AI...

The public perceives OpenAI's ChatGPT as revolutionary, but the same techniques are being used and the same kind of work is going on at many research labs, says the deep learning pioneer.

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Japanese police charge 13-year-old for sharing 'unclosable popup' prank online zd.net/2Ezc6uh by @campuscodi

Japanese police charge 13-year-old for sharing 'unclosable popup' prank online

Police also searched the home of a 47-year-old man and are also investigating three other suspects.

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IBM gives cancer-killing drug AI project to the open source community zdnet.com/article/ibm-reveal…
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Google Chrome rival Brave reports another big jump in users zdnet.com/article/google-chr…
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Mina Ecosystem gets $92M financing, led by FTX, Three Arrows Capital zd.net/3CTv78l by @MarcWojno

Mina Ecosystem gets $92M financing to advance its lightweight blockchain

Mina, crypto's "lightest" blockchain, plans to recruit new talent through grants to help achieve its goal of making Web3 infrastructure more secure and democratic.

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Brave becomes first browser to add native support for the IPFS protocol zd.net/39JqShH by @campuscodi

Brave becomes first browser to add native support for the IPFS protocol

Brave users will now be able to seamlessly access ipfs:// links.

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Goodbye CentOS, hello Rocky Linux zdnet.com/article/goodbye-ce…
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Kali Linux on the Raspberry Pi: 3, 2, 1, and Zero zd.net/2khDrYR
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GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references zdnet.com/article/github-to-…
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IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain, and get it right this time zdnet.com/article/iota-still…
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Will Genesis upgrade signal the beginning of the Bitcoin financial powerhouse? zd.net/2Sh3hft by @eileenb

Will Genesis upgrade signal the beginning of the Bitcoin financial powerhouse?

On Feb. 4, 2020, it will be a big day for many Bitcoin SV investors. But there are many who believe that one version of Bitcoin is a sham.

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Ocean Protocol delivers blockchain-based decentralized data orchestration for Daimler AG zd.net/2DaQCqL by @eileenb

Ocean Protocol delivers blockchain-based decentralized data orchestration for Daimler AG

Monetising enterprise data by using the blockchain means companies can now share data whilst maintaining control of their network.

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198 million Americans hit by "largest ever" voter records leak zd.net/2sJ6KJw @zackwhittaker
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Xfinity takes out Ookla's US broadband report zd.net/2QspuJD by @thelaughingsub

Xfinity takes out Ookla's US broadband report

According to Ookla's latest fixed broadband report, the fastest major US city is Kansas City on 159/127Mbps and the fastest state is New Jersey on 121/56Mbps.

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T-Mobile launches T-Mobile One Military and other initiatives for those who served zd.net/2HfocZO
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Surface 3: My best purchase of 2015 (hands on) zd.net/1DFJiNw via @ZDNet & @jkendrick
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Apple adds new emoji, camera settings in iOS 10.2 developer beta zd.net/2f6r3a2

Apple adds new emoji, camera settings in iOS 10.2 developer beta

The first developer preview of an upcoming iOS update is now available to developers, and it includes - brace yourself - a bacon emoji.

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Google Cloud joins the EOS blockchain network as block producer candidate zd.net/3nq05wI by @SecurityCharlie

Google Cloud joins the EOS blockchain network as block producer candidate

Block.one says the tech giant will eventually become an EOS network block producer.

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Meta's AI guru LeCun: Most of today's AI approaches will never lead to true intelligence zd.net/3Uv4VcG by @TiernanRayTech

Meta's AI guru LeCun: Most of today's AI approaches will never lead to true intelligence

Fundamental problems elude many strains of deep learning, says LeCun, including the mystery of how to measure information.

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Bitcoin SV hits new transactions record zd.net/3cB1Moj by @eileenb
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The PC is here to stay -- just like Microsoft Paint zd.net/2h8WOUs @marypcbuk
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Blockchain-based Twitter competitor Twetch releases encrypted chat feature zd.net/2R7BXQP by @eileenb

Blockchain-based Twitter competitor Twetch releases encrypted chat feature

Twetch Chat will let you use peer-to-peer payments, securely chat with connections, and revoke permission to published chats to maintain ownership of their data.

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Ethernet creator Metcalfe: Web3 will have all kinds of 'network effects' zd.net/39GIIpe by @TiernanRayTech

Ethernet creator Metcalfe: Web3 will have all kinds of 'network effects'

Decentralized knowledge graphs such as the kind that startup OriginTrail is making will lead to levels of value far greater than has been the case on the internet so far, says Bob Metcalfe.

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Microsoft OneDrive updates include 100GB file size boost, dark mode, new admin controls zdnet.com/article/microsoft-…
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Hacked companies had backup plans. But they didn't print them out before the attack. zdnet.com/article/hacked-com…
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Cortana blows away Siri and Google Now, may bring me back to Windows Phone zd.net/1hF6yxq
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Looking for last-minute #gift ideas? Our editors have been scouring the internet since early November to find the best deals on #tech #gifts, and we've put special emphasis on the best products we've tested in 2022. zdnet.com/article/last-minut…

Last-minute tech gifts: Best deals

The ZDNET team will help you find the best deals on awesome tech products for everyone on your shopping list.

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Exclusive: Microsoft CEO talks mobile ambitions, Windows 10 strategy, HoloLens zd.net/1HthkAH @maryjofoley
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Quantum computing meets cloud computing: D-Wave says its 5,000-qubit system is ready for business zdnet.com/article/quantum-co…
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Nokia goes Android 8.0 Oreo: Upgrade confirmed for all new smartphone models zd.net/2eGa56R
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10 reasons to buy the HTC 10 zd.net/1SvFyVH via @ZDNet & @palmsolo
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Outrage over Telenor Myanmar sale grows as more ties between military and new owner revealed zd.net/3LzyVQb by @jgreigj

Outrage over Telenor Myanmar sale grows as more ties between military and new owner revealed

Activists say Telenor's decision to sell the business to a military-backed company "could amount to complicity in crimes against humanity."

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Windows is still No. 1, but falling: Today's most popular operating systems zd.net/2ibr0ga @sjvn
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One year with the Surface Pro 3: The best computer I have ever owned zd.net/1BdgG7w @palmsolo
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NYU scientists: Largest U.S. study of COVID-19 finds obesity the single biggest factor in New York’s hospitalizations zd.net/2RwtW8A by @TiernanRayTech

NYU scientists: Largest US study of COVID-19 finds obesity the single biggest 'chronic' factor in...

Doctors at NYU Langone Health center conducted the largest study so far of US hospital admissions for COVID-19, focused on New York City. They found obesity, along with age, was the biggest deciding...

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Audiophiles, tweakers, models and more: 10 types of people who will love the HTC U11 zd.net/2s6l3Hy @palmsolo
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Academics turn RAM into Wi-Fi cards to steal data from air-gapped systems zdnet.com/article/academics-…
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Microsoft just upped its multi-million bet on quantum computing zd.net/2vPbbUX @LiamT
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Linux Mint fixes screensaver bypass discovered by two kids zdnet.com/article/linux-mint…
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Intel new 8th-gen Core vPro mobile processors with enhanced security and Wi-Fi 6 support zd.net/2IBqwh8
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Backdoor malware is being spread through fake security certificate alerts zdnet.com/article/backdoor-m…
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IBM launches Cloud Paks, pre-integrated applications optimized for Red Hat OpenShift zd.net/3333yY3 by @ldignan

IBM launches Cloud Paks, pre-integrated applications optimized for Red Hat OpenShift

The product integrations are the first hybrid cloud volley following the $34 billion purchase of Red Hat.

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Microsoft introduces Azure Sphere for securing IoT devices zd.net/2qCCcqa by @maryjofoley

Microsoft introduces Azure Sphere for securing IoT devices

Microsoft is introducing new custom silicon, a Linux-based embedded OS and cloud service aimed at securing microcontroller-based devices.

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HTC U11 review: HTC's best phone in four years competes with Android flagships for less zd.net/2s4v2NP

HTC U11 review: HTC's best phone in four years competes with Android flagships for less

HTC set the standard in mobile for many years and with the HTC U11 everything I've wanted in an HTC phone is provided. The camera finally lives up to the hype and the price is tough to beat.

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Mozilla's Firefox 70 is out: Privacy reports reveal whose cookies are tracking you zdnet.com/article/mozillas-f…
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Zero-knowledge proofs will play a major role in the future of Web3, DeFi and metaverse: Survey zd.net/3mJNllC by @MarcWojno

Zero-knowledge proofs will play a major role in the future of Web3, DeFi and metaverse: Survey

In its "State of Zero-Knowledge Report 2022" survey, the Mina Foundation gauges the sentiment of crypto traders and developers about zero-knowledge proofs. Among its key findings: More than 40% of...

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Argentinian security researcher arrested after tweeting about government hack zd.net/2pj1fkn by @campuscodi

Argentinian security researcher arrested after tweeting about government hack

Researcher claims "political persecution," all while police are looking for a hacker who doxed thousands of officers.

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COBOL turns 60: Why it will outlive us all zdnet.com/article/cobol-turn…
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"Companies and workers are less likely to be replaced by robots and more likely to be disrupted by companies and workers that are trained to use AI technologies to compete and win." zdnet.com/article/citizen-ai…
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Linus Torvalds: Linux kernel 5.8 is 'one of our biggest releases of all time' zdnet.com/article/linus-torv…
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Brave defies Google's moves to cripple ad-blocking with new 69x faster Rust engine zd.net/2IWzvtc by @LiamT

Brave defies Google's moves to cripple ad-blocking with new 69x faster Rust engine

Brave, the Chromium browser with Mozilla roots, throws down an ad-blocking challenge to Google.

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Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test zd.net/2Sm6nSp by @campuscodi

Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test

Russia's internet contingency plan gets closer to reality.

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First look: Surface Pro 4 adds refinement and polish zd.net/1GSONV6 via @ZDNet & @edbott
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Pop!_OS might have a complicated name but it makes using Linux so easy zd.net/3aQZzGD by @jlwallen

Pop!_OS has a complicated name but it makes using Linux so easy

Here's what you need to know about System76's in-house Linux operating system, Pop!_OS.

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The new Marea link gives Microsoft and Facebook enough capacity to stream 71 million HD videos at once zd.net/2fDBvHt @LiamT
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Open source's Eric Raymond: Windows 10 will soon be just an emulation layer on Linux kernel zdnet.com/article/open-sourc…
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Python programming language: Now you can take NSA's free course for beginners zdnet.com/article/python-pro…
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Chrome is the most popular web browser of all zd.net/2igPSAc @sjvn
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Microsoft: We want you to learn Python programming language for free zdnet.com/article/microsoft-…
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2022 technology trend review, part one: Open source, cloud, blockchain zd.net/3eb3a0k by @linked_do

2022 technology trend review, part one: Open source, cloud, blockchain

Open source is here to stay, the cloud is catalyzing its growth, and the blockchain ecosystem is growing and diversifying.

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Why both Huawei and BTS share the cyber stage with powerful nations zdnet.com/article/why-both-h…
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IBM creates free sustainability accelerator for non-profits and NGOs zd.net/3JBxXRS by @jgreigj

IBM creates free sustainability accelerator for non-profits and NGOs

IBM has already conducted a pilot of the project with The Nature Conservancy India, Heifer International and Plan21.

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Goodbye CentOS, hello Rocky Linux zd.net/3qMEU9P by @sjvn

Goodbye CentOS, hello Rocky Linux

Red Hat is transforming CentOS into a DevOps-friendly, leading-edge rolling release. Many people liked it just the way it was. Now, CentOS's founder is working on giving them what they want.

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The Surface Duo is a phone zd.net/2pwFSMM by @rossrubin

The Surface Duo is a phone

Microsoft has strong reasons for shying away from calling the Surface Duo a phone. But that's the best way to explain it to customers.

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Windows XP source code leaked online, on 4chan, out of all places zd.net/365zY89 by @campuscodi

Windows XP source code leaked online, on 4chan, out of all places

Source code for several operating systems, including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, leaked in 42.9 torrent file.

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Cryptocurrency 101: What every business needs to know zd.net/2MWlVKn by @TiernanRayTech

What is crypto? A guide for getting started

There’s promise and peril in the still-evolving world of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. Here's everything individuals and businesses need to know about the basics of wallets, exchanges,...

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