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• Ericsson: Expired certificate caused O2 and SoftBank outages

  06-12-2018 23:20 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson has said an expired certificate was the root cause of a global outage, with O2 still working to restore 3G and 4G data services while SoftBank telco services are all back up and running.
  
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• Broadcom shares up after Q4 earnings beat

  06-12-2018 23:12 via zdnet.com
  The semiconductor device supplier also raised its target dividend by 51 percent.
  
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• Explainer: What is China's Huawei Technologies and why is it controversial?

  06-12-2018 23:08
  The arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive at China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and daughter of the founder and CEO, jolted the global business community on Thursday and raised fears that a truce in the U.S.-China trade war could come to a swift end.
  
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• Exclusive: U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations: sources

  06-12-2018 22:13
  Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation of an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to people familiar with the probe.
  
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• Canada PM says government played no role in Huawei executive's arrest

  06-12-2018 22:12
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese technology giant Huawei, who was detained at Vancouver airport.
  
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• Top Huawei executive arrested on U.S. request, clouding China trade truce

  06-12-2018 22:10
  The daughter of Huawei's founder, a top executive at the Chinese technology giant, was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, stirring up fears it could reignite a Sino-U.S. trade row and roiling global stock markets.
  
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• TicWatch C2 review

  06-12-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mobvoi only started making smartwatches in the last couple of years, but it's a company that has performed well and has multiple products in our best smartwatch list due to what they offer at an affordable price.The TicWatch C2 is the latest addition to the growing range of TicWatch products and it's the first sequel to the TicWatch Classic, the company's first ever wrist companion.That means it sits slightly above the more affordable TicWatch options but isn't as high-end as the TicWatch Pro th
  
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• Microsoft Surface Headphones

  06-12-2018 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Microsoft surprised all of us with the announcement of Surface Headphones during its October 2 press event. What's more surprising, however, is Microsoft's ambitions: the new Surface cans are designed to take on market leaders like Sony and Bose in the noise cancelling headphone world.  How's that going to happen? These headphones feature pretty immense noise cancelling technology as well as beamforming microphones for better voice pickup – all within a slick-looking and comforta
  
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• Taking aim at Intel, Qualcomm launches chip for business PCs

  06-12-2018 21:50
  Qualcomm Inc , the biggest supplier of chips for mobile phones, on Thursday pushed further into the PC market with a line of chips designed to power business machines.
  
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• What's the biggest corporate risk? Failing to keep up with companies that are 'born digital'

  06-12-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  New study looks at the top concerns of boards and senior executives.
  
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• Software innovation builds upon cloud, collaboration, AI, and more

  06-12-2018 20:51 via zdnet.com
  Working in siloed organizations and resisting the jump to the cloud will be a fast track to death for software organizations as we approach 2019.
  
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• Qualcomm announces 7nm Snapdragon 8cx for 'extreme' Always-Connected PC performance

  06-12-2018 20:41 via zdnet.com
  The new chip is designed to bring improved performance, connectivity, and battery life to Always-Connected PCs.
  
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• Lyft sets itself up to be one of first large tech flotations of 2019

  06-12-2018 20:09
  US ride-hailing firm files plans with regulator as it races rival Uber for fundingUS company Lyft has filed plans with the regulator for a flotation as it races for funding against Uber, the rival ride-hailing company.In a statement on Thursday, Lyft announced it had submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in a move which sets it up to be one of the first large tech flotations of 2019. Continue reading...
  
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• Explainer: How does extradition to the U.S. work?

  06-12-2018 19:49
  The arrest in Canada of a top Chinese technology executive for possible extradition to the United States has roiled markets and cast doubt on a recent U.S.-China trade truce.
  
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• The biggest culprit in the Facebook debacle

  06-12-2018 19:29 via zdnet.com
  As the British government reveals some of Facebook's innards, who comes out worst?
  
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• Trump aide Bolton says he knew in advance about Huawei arrest: NPR reporter

  06-12-2018 19:20
  U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said in an interview with National Public Radio that he knew in advance about the arrest of a top executive of the Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], according to an NPR reporter on Thursday.
  
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• German 5G auction at risk as Berlin mulls compulsory roaming: FAZ

  06-12-2018 19:18
  Germany's network regulator has warned the government that its auction of fifth-generation mobile licenses could be delayed if operators are forced to offer roaming in rural areas, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on Thursday.
  
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• How Facebook defended its exposed emails

  06-12-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it.
  
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• Facebook defends Mark Zuckerberg's exposed emails

  06-12-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network publishes a detailed rebuttal of some of the claims made against it.
  
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• Ericsson sorry for software glitch that hits mobile services in Britain and Japan

  06-12-2018 18:57
  Sweden's Ericssonapologized and said it was working hard to fix a software glitch that was responsible for millions of smartphone users in Britain, Japan and other countries losing internet access on Thursday.
  
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• Amazon workers injured in bear spray accident

  06-12-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The can of bear repellent was punctured, sending fumes around the US warehouse, officials say.
  
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• YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation

  06-12-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of videos have been taken down by YouTube as a result of a BBC investigation into essay-writing adverts.
  
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• Nvidia AI research points to an evolution of the chip business

  06-12-2018 18:19 via zdnet.com
  Chip giant Nvidia’s head of applied machine learning research, Bryan Catanzaro, tells ZDNet how the entire process of graphics rendering is changing to one driven more by network models, less by hand-crafted features, and how it is already changing the company’s chip designs.
  
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• Fed up with Facebook, U.S. fund managers look for alternatives

  06-12-2018 18:09
  Facebook Inc'slosses are becoming other companies' gains.
  
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• Apple supplier Lumentum gets China approval for Oclaro deal

  06-12-2018 18:09
  Lumentum Holdings Inc, seen by analysts as a parts supplier for Apple Inc's Face ID technology, said on Thursday it received antitrust clearance from China for its $1.7 billion acquisition of Oclaro Inc.
  
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• Microsoft's Edge to morph into a Chromium-based, cross-platform browser

  06-12-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is going to remake its Edge desktop browser by using Chromium components and by bringing it to Windows 7, 8.1 and macOS, in addition to Windows 10.
  
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• Microsoft Edge: What went wrong, what's next

  06-12-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's grand browser experiment flopped in the marketplace, so the company is turning to an unlikely successor: the open-source Chromium project. Can it succeed where EdgeHTML failed?
  
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• Exclusive: Clues in Marriott hack implicate China - sources

  06-12-2018 17:56
  Hackers behind a massive breach at hotel group Marriott International Incleft clues suggesting they were working for a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• Facebook emails reveal discussions over call log consent

  06-12-2018 17:36
  Employees discussed how to minimise amount of consent they would need to ask forFacebook employees discussed how to minimise the amount of consent needed to collect user data, according to the latest tranche of emails released by the UK parliament relating to the company’s mass collection of call and text logs. Since 2015, the social network has collected communications metadata from users who install its app on Android phones. In March this year that logging became public when users disco
  
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• Facebook to check Indian political ads in build-up to vote

  06-12-2018 17:25
  Indian advertisers wanting to run political ads on Facebook will have to confirm their identity and location to help prevent abuse of the system in the build-up to national elections, the company said on Thursday.
  
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• White House to huddle with tech executives on future of jobs

  06-12-2018 17:24
  The Trump administration, which has had strained relations with technology companies, is meeting Thursday with top tech executives to discuss innovation and the future of jobs.
  
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• Ericsson says has identified software glitch causing mobile network outages

  06-12-2018 17:21
  Mobile network equipment group Ericssonsaid on Thursday it had identified an issue in certain nodes in the core network resulting in network disturbances for some customers.
  
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• Why iCloud makes the Apple retail store experience a total mess

  06-12-2018 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Apple's consumer cloud storage doesn't just make backing up your device inconvenient. It also makes for a very negative in-store experience.
  
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• Amazon asks users to help Alexa answer difficult questions

  06-12-2018 16:45 via zdnet.com
  With Alexa Answers, Amazon is inviting select users to help answer some of the tough questions that Alexa couldn't.
  
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• 'Don't drop the ball': U.S. tech investors warn Macron over taxes

  06-12-2018 16:44
  President Emmanuel Macron must pursue tax-friendly policies towards foreign investors if he wants French startups to flourish, visiting Silicon Valley investors told Reuters on Thursday.
  
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• Facebook AI researcher urges peers to step out into the real world

  06-12-2018 16:37 via zdnet.com
  Addressing the NeurIPS annual conference on machine learning, Facebook AI researcher Joelle Pineau told those studying reinforcement learning they need to branch out beyond the confines of their simulated environments and incorporate more of the natural world into their work.
  
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• Too little, too late? Should we be faster to point the finger of blame at cyber attackers?

  06-12-2018 16:20 via zdnet.com
  Nations need to come together to condemn hostile cyber activity much sooner, says former Foreign Secretary of Estonia.
  
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• How Hilton is preparing for the next 100 years of hospitality

  06-12-2018 16:16
  
  From personalised rooms to green targets, Hilton is ready to check-in to the future
  
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• Apple Watch ECG app launches today with watchOS 5.1.2 update

  06-12-2018 16:14 via zdnet.com
  After the update, Apple Watch users will have more insight into possible health issues.
  
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• ESET discovers 21 new Linux malware families

  06-12-2018 16:05 via zdnet.com
  All malware strains are trojanized versions of the OpenSSH server or client apps that include keylogger and backdoor capabilities.
  
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• Indonesia to introduce new Boeing 737 MAX simulator requirements

  06-12-2018 16:04
  Indonesia will immediately impose new requirements for simulator training for Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots in the wake of a Lion Air crash that killed 189 people in October, the country's transport ministry said on Thursday.
  
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• Apple Watch ECG app: How it works and what it means for the future of health

  06-12-2018 16:02 via zdnet.com
  Apple's one-lead ECG, arriving now on Apple Watch 4, could change medical practice.
  
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• Walgreens to link up with FedEx on next-day drug delivery as Amazon nears

  06-12-2018 15:48
  Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday it would partner with FedEx Corp to launch a next-day delivery service for prescription drugs nationwide, giving it a leg up as Amazon threatens to shake-up the sector.
  
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• How Facebook fuelled France's violent gilet jaunes protests

  06-12-2018 15:32
  
  Facebook's latest algorithm change favours wildly popular organic posts, rather than those from media organisations. The gilet jaunes protests in France have benefitted from the new code
  
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• France will tax digital giants from 2019 even if no EU-wide agreement: FinMin

  06-12-2018 15:18
  Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said France will tax digital giants at a national level from 2019 if European Union states cannot reach an agreement on a tax on digital revenues for the bloc.
  
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• What is China's Huawei Technologies and why is it controversial?

  06-12-2018 15:14
  The arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive at China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and daughter of the founder and CEO, jolted the global business community on Thursday and raised fears that a truce in the U.S.-China trade war could come to a swift end.
  
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• China says Canada, U.S. have not explained Huawei executive's arrest

  06-12-2018 15:14
  China said on Thursday that Canada and the United States had yet to clarify their reason for arresting the daughter of Chinese tech giant Huawei's founder, in an incident that has dealt a blow to hopes of easing Sino-U.S. trade tensions.
  
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• It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work, book review: Choose calm instead

  06-12-2018 15:12 via zdnet.com
  The founders of software company Basecamp offer practical advice based on what they've found works in their company.
  
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• O2's mobile network problems are much bigger than you realise

  06-12-2018 14:50
  
  The O2 data network being down doesn't just impact mobile phones. Around the UK card payment terminals, public transport systems and more have been crippled by the infrastructure problem
  
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• Apple killing off web passwords? Safari trials WebAuthn logins on macOS

  06-12-2018 14:27 via zdnet.com
  Safari could join Firefox, Chrome, and Edge support for Web Authentication.
  
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