Information Technology
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Hackers 'without conscience' demand ransom from health providers
Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - When hackers broke into computers at Hammersmith Medicines Research, a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines, it was a nightmare scenar...
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Everybody seems to be using Zoom. But its security flaws could leave people at risk.
Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - When Georgetown University began advising faculty to use the video-call service Zoom to record their classes during the coronavirus lockdowns, professor James Millward c...
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Amazon vowed to crack down on coronavirus profiteering. Some sellers have figured out loopholes.
Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Amazon took a hard line against pandemic profiteering last month, vowing to remove product listings that claim to prevent the coronavirus. But third-party merchants that...
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Americans adopting e-commerce faster than ever amid pandemic
Apr 03, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus pandemic is sparking enormous changes in e-commerce over a very short period of time, according to a study from Adobe Analytics. Average daily online sal...
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Flexera names three Partners of the YearApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - ITASCA - IT services company Flexera recently honored SoftwareONE, Softline Group and TMG (The Mastermind Group) with its Flexera Partner of the Year award. The top hono...
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ISACA to offer certification exams remotelyMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - ISACA certification candidates will be able to take certification exams remotely by the end of April, providing test-takers flexibility and convenience at a...
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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
Mar 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried abou...
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Analysis: Virtual trading may outlast the virus
Mar 29, 2020 6:17 am - In Hong Kong, bankers have learned to win stock offerings by video chat, and Morgan Stanley is hosting a virtual meeting for a thousand-plus attendees. At Swiss giant UB...
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Suddenly Nextdoor is filled with kind neighbors. But also new kinds of shaming.
Mar 29, 2020 6:14 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The social network known for sniping neighbors, obsessive concern about package theft, and casual racism is finding its more helpful side. Nextdoor, a si...
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Our weekly iPhone Screen Time reports are through the roof, and people are 'horrified'
Mar 28, 2020 6:20 am - Michael Doyle was "horrified" upon receiving his iPhone's weekly Screen Time report. The Toronto-based freelance journalist was already a self-described "heavy phone use...