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• Facebook to buy back additional $9 billion of shares

  07-12-2018 23:56
  Facebook Incwill buy back an additional $9 billion of its shares, as it looks to pacify investors following a slump in its stock.
  
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• Senator blasts FTC for failing to crack down on Google's ad fraud problems

  07-12-2018 23:34 via zdnet.com
  US Senator says Google is profiting off advertising fraud and has no interest in addressing it.
  
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• FCC to probe whether carriers gave inaccurate broadband coverage data

  07-12-2018 23:14 via zdnet.com
  Preliminary coverage tests suggest "significant violations" of rules that dictate which carriers are eligible for federal subsidies.
  
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• FCC to probe whether major carriers gave false coverage information

  07-12-2018 23:12
  The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it was investigating whether major wireless service providers submitted false information about their coverage areas.
  
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• Exclusive: Chat-service firm Slack taps Goldman Sachs to lead IPO - sources

  07-12-2018 23:07
  Slack Technologies Inc, a provider of chat and direct messaging services for businesses, has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Incto lead its initial public offering (IPO) next year as an underwriter, people familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Huawei: The rapid growth of a Chinese champion in five charts

  07-12-2018 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  China's tech giant leads the market for telecoms infrastructure, and is second only to Samsung in smartphone sales.
  
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• What's going on with Huawei?

  07-12-2018 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese telecoms giant was the focus of international scrutiny even before the arrest of a senior executive.
  
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• Australia's war on encryption: the sweeping new powers rushed into law

  07-12-2018 22:00
  Australia has made itself a global guinea pig in testing a regime to crack encrypted communicationIn the hit US TV series The Wire police are initially baffled when the criminal suspects they are investigating begin to communicate through photographic messages of clock faces. After several seasons of plots driven by the legalities and logistics of setting up telephone intercepts on suspected drug dealers, the police can’t keep up when overheard conversations are replaced by an inscrutable
  
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• U.S. to reveal charges against Chinese hackers: sources

  07-12-2018 21:44
  Federal prosecutors are expected to unveil criminal charges as soon as next week against hackers linked to Chinese intelligencefor allegedly stealing data from U.S. companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• White House adviser: U.S.-China trade talks, Huawei arrest are separate

  07-12-2018 21:08
  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Friday said that the U.S. -China trade truce and the recent arrest of a top Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive "are two separate events," calling the timing of events a coincidence.
  
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• Huawei denies it poses security threat after EU warning

  07-12-2018 21:08
  Chinese tech giant Huawei [HWT.UL] denied on Friday that it posed a security risk, saying that it had never been told by any government to obtain covert access through so-called "backdoors".
  
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• Europe should be wary of Huawei, EU tech official says

  07-12-2018 21:08
  The European Union should be worried about Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese technology companies because of the risk they pose to the bloc's industry and security, the EU's technology chief said on Friday, echoing concerns raised elsewhere in the world.
  
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• DHS looking into tracking Monero and Zcash transactions

  07-12-2018 19:38 via zdnet.com
  DHS has had great success with tracking and analyzing Bitcoin transactions already. They are now looking for similar solutions for tracking "privacy coins."
  
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• Looking back at 2018: Why I changed my mind about the Apple Watch's data plan

  07-12-2018 19:31 via zdnet.com
  It turns out, I've found value in having the cellular plan activated on my Apple Watch.
  
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• Huawei pledges $2bn in effort to allay UK security concerns

  07-12-2018 19:30
  The Chinese telecoms firm’s promised investment follows the arrest of CFO in CanadaThe Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is to spend $2bn (£1.5bn) in an effort to alleviate British security services’ concerns about vulnerabilities in its products, capping a torrid week for the firm.In July, a British government centre established to verify the integrity of Huawei’s technology warned that it had security concerns about the company’s technology and could only provide &ldq
  
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• EU governments agree to tougher stance on e-evidence

  07-12-2018 19:15
  EU governments agreed on Friday to toughen up draft rules allowing law enforcement authorities to get electronic evidence directly from tech companies such as Facebook and Google stored in the cloud in another European country.
  
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• OpSec mistake brings down network of Dark Web money counterfeiter

  07-12-2018 18:04 via zdnet.com
  European law enforcement conducts 300 house searches and makes 235 arrests.
  
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• Acer Predator X27 review

  07-12-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What are you willing to give to game at the absolute best? That’s the question you’re going to be asking yourself when you’re looking at the Acer Predator X27. Confined to the realms of dream PCs and lottery wins, the Acer Predator X27 certainly pulls no punches when it comes to its impressive spec list. We’re talking a full 3,840 x 2,160 resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate, HDR 10 standard, 10-bit quantum dot IPS panel, 384-zone local dimming, and a super snappy 4 ms G2
  
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• Asus ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GD review: A dual-screen powerhouse

  07-12-2018 17:49 via zdnet.com
  The Asus ZenBook Pro UX580GD is big and heavy, and battery life isn't great. But the screen is superb, and there's plenty of CPU and GPU power on offer. The ScreenPad could be a winner, but Asus needs to refine the concept.
  
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• Infographic: Cloud demand

  07-12-2018 17:25 via zdnet.com
  This infographic illustrates how much cloud investment has increased in the past few years and how much it continues to increase.
  
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• German 5G auction at risk if government demands roaming: FAZ

  07-12-2018 17:13
  A German regulator has said the government's auction of fifth-generation (5G) mobile licenses could be delayed if operators had to offer roaming in rural areas, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on Thursday.
  
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• Razer Nari Ultimate

  07-12-2018 17:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  All good inventions came from those brave enough to step out of the mold, to break from the norm and develop something that us regular folk thought we didn’t need.After all, why buy a car, when the horse works just as well? What’s the point of a steam train, when you can just go on a canal boat? Why get a mechanical keyboard, when membrane works just fine? You get the point.You’ve got to break the mold, then convince other folk that what you’re onto is a damn fine idea. N
  
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• Technologist Vivienne Ming: 'AI is a human right'

  07-12-2018 17:00
  Entrepreneur says Silicon Valley has inequality problem as it puts too much trust in young, white menThere is a surefire way to make Vivienne Ming flinch. It is a reaction she has to the bullish claims that big tech firms like to make. As federal investigations hit Facebook and global protests plague Google, the mantra remains. Artificial intelligence will make all our lives better. Poverty, mental health, climate change, inequality? All can be solved with AI.As a Silicon Valley technologist, en
  
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• China's Huawei pledges $2 billion to allay British security fears: sources

  07-12-2018 16:47
  China's Huawei [HWT.UL] will spend $2 billion as part of efforts to address security issues raised in a British government report earlier this year, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
  
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• The Microsoft 365 Insider test program is open for business

  07-12-2018 16:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is evolving its IT-pro-focused Windows Insider for Business program with its new Microsoft 365 Insider test program.
  
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• Kudlow says does not see Huawei issue spilling into trade talks with China: CNBC

  07-12-2018 16:32
  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Friday that he does not see the recent controversy surrounding China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd spilling into the trade talks between the United States and China.
  
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• This is how China will land a rover on the far side of the Moon

  07-12-2018 16:30
  
  In a Moon first, a lander and a rover are set to explore the side of the Moon we can't see from Earth, and China is leading the way
  
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• As bitcoin trading shifts shape, big money stays away

  07-12-2018 16:10
  Bitcoin's value has plunged by three-quarters this year, sending the original and biggest cryptocurrency back to levels not seen before its bubble. And price isn't the only aspect of trading that has changed.
  
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• Marriott to reimburse some guests for new passports after massive data breach

  07-12-2018 15:53 via zdnet.com
  Hotel chain responds to US senator. Says it will foot the bill for some users' passport replacement costs.
  
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• Microsoft is right. The iPad is a kid's toy

  07-12-2018 15:36 via zdnet.com
  In its latest ad, Microsoft doesn't pull its punches when it comes to criticizing the iPad, slamming it for not being a "real computer." And Microsoft is right.
  
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• Britain's O2 to compensate customers with phone credit after data outage

  07-12-2018 15:32
  British mobile operator O2 said on Friday it would compensate customers with phone credit, a day after a software glitch caused smartphone users to lose internet access.
  
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• Teen jailed for email bomb hoaxes

  07-12-2018 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  George Duke-Cohan sent threats to hundreds of UK schools and triggered a US airport security scare.
  
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• Edge goes Chromium, and open source wins the browser wars

  07-12-2018 14:51 via zdnet.com
  Decades after starting the web browser wars, Microsoft has given up its proprietary Edge web browser in favor of its open-source based rival Chromium.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft pulls patch that gives Surface Book 2 Blue Screen of Death

  07-12-2018 14:49 via zdnet.com
  Having first blocked it for Surface Book 2 users, Microsoft now removes buggy patch completely.
  
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• Trump: 'China talks are going very well'

  07-12-2018 14:29
  U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday sounded an optimistic note about negotiations with China on trade issues, but did not offer any details in an early morning tweet, as major companies worried about how the arrest of a top Huawei executive would affect relations between Washington and Beijing.
  
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• Europe should be afraid of Huawei, EU tech official says

  07-12-2018 14:29
  The European Union should be worried about Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese technology companies because of the risk they pose to the bloc's industry and security, the EU's technology commissioner said on Friday.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's why we need AI facial-recognition laws right now

  07-12-2018 14:27 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft wants new laws to put some constraints on the use and development of facial recognition.
  
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• ‘I was on Instagram. The baby fell down the stairs’: is your phone use harming your child?

  07-12-2018 14:00
  As new research looks at the impact of distracted parenting on child development, we talk to families about the battle with ‘technoference’Earlier this year, Sara Davidson had what she calls “a massive wakeup call” about the damage our relationship with our phones can do to our children. Davidson (not her real name), a 34-year-old mother of two from London, was mindlessly scrolling through her mobile, “sucked into the Insta-vacuum”, when her eight-month-old ba
  
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• Mozilla: Why Microsoft Edge's switch to Google's Chromium is bad news

  07-12-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's move probably won't help Edge and it's also bad for the open web, say Mozilla, Vivaldi.
  
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• Huawei welcome in France, sensitive investments can be blocked: French minister

  07-12-2018 13:23
  French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday Chinese tech giant Huawei [HWT.UL] was welcome in France, though the government could block certain investments.
  
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• Fortnite-maker opens PC games store to challenge Steam

  07-12-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The games store opens with just three titles for sale but says it will expand quickly in 2019.
  
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• Volkswagen says can build up to 15 million cars on electric car platform

  07-12-2018 13:11
  Volkswagenon Friday said it can build up to 15 million electric cars using its new MEB vehicle platform, revealing the extent of the carmaker's push to mass produce zero-emission vehicles.
  
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• Phones and more: The best of everything mobile in 2018

  07-12-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Whatever you're looking for in a smartphone -- best camera, longest battery life, overall value -- Matthew Miller has picked his favorite device in every category. Plus: The best tablet, smartwatch, sportswatch, and activity tracker.
  
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• Amy Winehouse on tour as a hologram: Chips with Everything podcast

  07-12-2018 13:00
  Jordan Erica Webber explores the sometimes controversial world of holograms, from lessons taught by absent academics, to celebrities returning to the stage, even after their deathIn November 2018 Imperial College Business School announced that its students will be the first in the world to have live lectures delivered to them via hologram.Just a month before that, it was announced that Amy Winehouse would be going on tour in 2019. The singer, who died seven years ago, will appear on stage as a h
  
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• O2 4G data network restored after day-long outage

  07-12-2018 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The mobile phone company says its services are working again, but some users are still having problems.
  
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• The Game Awards 2018: God of War and Red Dead Redemption win big

  07-12-2018 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Fortnight and Celeste are also among the winners at the annual gaming ceremony.
  
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• Russia says detention of China's Huawei CFO shows U.S. arrogance

  07-12-2018 12:21
  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that thedetention of Chinese technology giant Huawei's chief financial officer in Canada was an example of "arrogant" U.S. policy abroad.
  
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• In biggest Indian IT deal, HCL Tech to buy $1.8 billion of IBM software

  07-12-2018 12:20
  HCL Technologieswill buy some software assets from U.S.-based IBM Corpfor $1.8 billion, the companies said on Friday, marking the largest purchase ever by an Indian IT services firm.
  
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• How Fruit of the Loom uses weather data to better market fleece

  07-12-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  At what temperature change inflection point does interest in fleece spike? Fruit of the Loom is using weather data to crunch the numbers and save on marketing.
  
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• London has a new dockless bike scheme – this time they’re electric

  07-12-2018 11:58
  
  Lime, which also makes electric scooters, is bringing its ebikes to London. There'll be 1,000 of the 15mph bikes on the streets before 2019
  
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