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• McAfee discovered 'malicious documents' targeting Winter Olympics ahead of opening ceremony 'hack'

  11-02-2018 23:50 via zdnet.com
  The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies were briefly impacted when servers belonging to Olympic organisers were hacked.
  
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• Excessively cheesy and tactless Falcon Heavy stunt fills space vacuum

  11-02-2018 23:00 via zdnet.com
  After decades of little progress, a new space race could be ignited, and that's good news for STEM advocates.
  
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• Make your Like app videos pop with tips from Amanda Cerny - CNET

  11-02-2018 22:55 via cnet.com
  The YouTube celebrity has editing advice to make these videos even better.
  
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• Hackers hijack government websites to mine crypto-cash

  11-02-2018 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A security expert says thousands of sites used visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency.
  
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• Australian 'big four' to align their data-sharing ducks ahead of Open Banking

  11-02-2018 22:03 via zdnet.com
  A review has requested that Australia's largest banks be ready to hand over customer data at request from the day an Open Banking regime becomes legislated.
  
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• iPhone X a disappointment? Here’s what real people think - CNET

  11-02-2018 22:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Some experts believe iPhone hasn't captured people's imagination. So I went to the Gulf Coast of Florida to find out.
  
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• Apple, LG invest $10M in OLED microdisplay maker eMagin - CNET

  11-02-2018 21:40 via cnet.com
  Maker of microdisplays used in the military and medical fields is also courting consumer headset makers.
  
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• Government websites hit by cryptocurrency mining malware

  11-02-2018 21:37
  Thousands of sites, including NHS services and the ICO, hijacked by rogue codeThousands of websites, including those belonging to NHS services, the Student Loans Company and several English councils, have been infected by malware that forces visitors’ computers to mine cryptocurrency while using the site.Late on Sunday, the website of the UK’s data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, was taken down to deal with the issue after it was reportedly infected
  
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• NBN expecting 1.2m people on 50Mbps speeds by mid year

  11-02-2018 20:00 via zdnet.com
  NBN has announced that it is expecting to have up to 1.6 million premises on speeds of 50Mbps or above by June thanks to discounting the wholesale pricing of higher speed tiers.
  
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• Here's how iOS 11.3 handles an iPhone crash due to a bad battery

  11-02-2018 19:43 via zdnet.com
  The latest iOS 11.3 public beta allows you to disable CPU throttling -- but you sacrifice the stability of your iPhone.
  
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• U.S., UK government websites infected with crypto-mining malware: report

  11-02-2018 19:26
  (Reuters) - Thousands of websites, including ones run by U.S. and UK government agencies, were infected for several hours on Sunday with code that causes web browsers to secretly mine digital currencies, technology news site The Register reported.
  
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• I went to pick up my Apple HomePod and got a dire warning - CNET

  11-02-2018 18:30 via cnet.com
  Commentary: When you buy Apple's new musically smart speaker, you're told to be very careful with it or it'll really cost you.
  
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• Alibaba, JD.com heat up offline-online competition in China

  11-02-2018 15:34 via zdnet.com
  Country's two biggest e-commerce players are ramping up investments in physical assets and partnerships, as they look to meld offline and online technologies to transform retail experience.
  
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• Limited edition Lexus GS F, RC F sport a crazy blue interior - Roadshow

  11-02-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  These cars are being built to commemorate 10 years of Lexus' performance lineup.
  
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• Lexus GS F, RC F adopt wild style for performance lineup anniversary - Roadshow

  11-02-2018 15:00 via cnet.com
  Only 100 limited edition GS Fs and 240 RC Fs will be built.
  
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• The Galaxy S9 looks like this, according to these renders - CNET

  11-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  If they're right, we're looking forward to the camera most.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz may bail on Detroit Auto Show in 2019 - Roadshow

  11-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  An anonymous exec inside the company makes a case for why it just might not be worth it next year.
  
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• If you like deepfakes, you might be mining cryptocurrency - CNET

  11-02-2018 14:00 via cnet.com
  A website for fans of doctored videos used its visitors’ computers to mine Monero. It’s the latest way hackers can abuse your computer’s processing power.
  
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• Land Rover Discovery long-term update: Disco glamping - Roadshow

  11-02-2018 13:00 via cnet.com
  We've already done some serious road-tripping in our long-term Discovery, but never with something like this in tow.
  
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• See Elon Musk react to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch - CNET

  11-02-2018 09:03 via cnet.com
  Elon Musk drops a well-deserved F-bomb in a National Geographic video showing his reaction to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch.
  
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• Games organizers confirm cyber attack, won't reveal source

  11-02-2018 05:18
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organizers confirmed on Sunday that the Games had fallen victim to a cyber attack during Friday's opening ceremony, but they refused to reveal the source.
  
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• When culture eats software for breakfast, lunch and dinner

  11-02-2018 03:13 via zdnet.com
  Every digital journey needs to also be a customer journey, one with continuous experimentation.
  
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• As Google reclaims Nest, ex-CEO Fadell says spin-off was a blunder - CNET

  11-02-2018 01:51 via cnet.com
  Nest co-founder Tony Fadell says Google hurt its smart assistant efforts when it spun off the maker of net-connected gadgets not long after acquiring it.
  
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• As Google reclaims Nest, ex-CEO Fadell says spin-off was blunder - CNET

  11-02-2018 01:16 via cnet.com
  Nest co-founder Tony Fadell says Google hurt its smart assistant efforts when it spun off the maker of net-connected gadgets not long after acquiring it.
  
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• Meet Sharon Carpenter, an exemplar for wannabe celebs | Rebecca Nicholson

  11-02-2018 01:05
  She’s a safe pair of hands who asks the questions and fills the airtimeHardly a day goes by without real life throwing another offering into the pot of potential Black Mirror storylines.The latest is the general knowledge app HQ, played live on smartphones, like a quiz show, at set times of the day, with prize money to be divided up between the players who make it to the end of 12 increasingly difficult questions. I’ve never managed to get past question six, but I know someone who wo
  
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• KDE launches updated Slimbook II Linux laptops with faster Intel Core processors

  11-02-2018 00:10 via zdnet.com
  The newest Ubuntu-based notebook gets a performance boost as it upgrades to Kaby Lake i5 and i7 processor options, along with DDR4 RAM.
  
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