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• Uber makes confidential filing for long-awaited IPO

  08-12-2018 23:07
  Uber Technologies Inc has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, taking a step closer to a key milestone for one of the most closely watched and controversial companies in Silicon Valley.
  
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• GCHQ boosts powers to launch mass data hacking

  08-12-2018 22:20
  Expanded intelligence gathering is ‘a grave threat’ warn rights groupsThe UK’s intelligence agencies are to significantly increase their use of large-scale data hacking after claiming that more targeted operations are being rendered obsolete by technology.The move, which has alarmed civil liberty groups, will see an expansion in what is known as the “bulk equipment interference (EI) regime” – the process by which GCHQ can target entire communication networks o
  
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• Zuckerberg must end far right's fundraising on Facebook – Tom Watson

  08-12-2018 21:23
  Labour’s deputy leader demands action after the Guardian’s investigationRevealed: the hidden global network behind Tommy Robinson
  The deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, has demanded that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg never again allows far-right activists to fundraise on the network, criticising him for having a “contempt for social responsibility”.A Guardian investigation on Friday found that a hidden global network of US thinktanks, rightwing Australians and Russian t
  
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• Huawei, sanctions and software: everything you need to know

  08-12-2018 17:00
  The Chinese telecom giant is under renewed global scrutiny after the arrest of its founder’s daughter. Here’s whyIts chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the company’s founder, was arrested in Canada on 1 December and faces extradition to the US over allegations of helping evade sanctions against Iran. The Obama-era sanctions banned the sales of certain telephone-system equipment. Continue reading...
  
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• The giant that no one trusts: why Huawei’s history haunts it

  08-12-2018 16:59
  The arrest of its chief financial officer has shone a light on its global role in telecoms – and links to the Chinese stateMany executives consider themselves figures of great significance, but few are capable of sending a chill through global markets simply by getting arrested. Meng Wanzhou, also known as Sabrina Meng or Cathy Meng, is one.The chief financial officer of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei – and the daughter of its billionaire founder, Ren Zhengfei – was detained
  
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• Everything we learned from the Avengers: Endgame trailer

  08-12-2018 11:34
  
  Victory for Thanos, a surprise appearance for Ant-Man, Hawkeye returns as Ronin and much, much more in the first trailer for Avengers: Endgame
  
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• Should you leave your smartphone charger plugged in all the time?

  08-12-2018 10:14 via zdnet.com
  Most of us do it, but how much money are we wasting by leaving our smartphone chargers -- not to mention all the other chargers we have and use these days -- plugged in 24/7? How much power are they wasting? Are they safe?
  
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• Those annoying sextortion scams are redirecting users to ransomware now

  08-12-2018 09:30 via zdnet.com
  Sextortion emails take a dark turn and are now trying to infect users with the GandCrab ransomware.
  
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• The WIRED guide to the best gifts for geeks this Christmas

  08-12-2018 07:00
  
  Stop the search. From gaming to booze, we've rounded up the best Christmas gifts for geeks and tech-heads
  
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• The WIRED guide to gifts for travellers

  08-12-2018 07:00
  
  From super sunglasses and widescreen snorkels to the perfect travel suit and GMT diving watch, WIRED has selected the finest products for business trips and hedonistic globetrotters alike
  
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• The best Christmas gifts and toys for kids big and small

  08-12-2018 07:00
  
  From designer wooden cars and retro gaming to app-controlled stargazing and Star Wars landspeeders, WIRED has selected the finest toys from the year
  
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• Huawei CFO committed fraud in breach of US sanctions, prosecutors say

  08-12-2018 06:01
  Meng Wanzhou lied about links between telecoms giant and shell company, Vancouver court hears as bail arguments continueA senior Chinese telecoms executive committed fraud when she lied about links between Huawei and a shell company used to sell telecommunications equipment to Iran in breach of US sanctions, Canadian prosecutors have told a Vancouver court.Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer, appeared in court on Friday as she sought bail in a case that has sparked a major inter
  
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• U.S. court issued Huawei CFO arrest warrant in August

  08-12-2018 04:29
  A New York court issued an arrest warrant for Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on Aug. 22, asking she be detained to stand trial to face U.S. charges, according to documents released during her bail hearing in Canada on Friday.
  
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• U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjourned

  08-12-2018 04:29
  Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor said on Friday, arguing against giving her bail while she awaits extradition.
  
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• Huawei: Meng Wanzhou faces Iran fraud charges, court hears

  08-12-2018 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Meng Wanzhou faces fraud charges over sanctions-breaking business with Iran, a Canadian court hears.
  
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• Walmart to purchase Art.com assets

  08-12-2018 01:40 via zdnet.com
  Art.com's vast catalog of wall art will help Walmart create a more "personalized" digital shopping experience for its home goods customers.
  
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• Pioneer C8 Truly Wireless

  08-12-2018 01:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Look around and it’s not hard to find a pair of true wireless earbuds. They’re even out in the wild in increasing numbers, with Apple’s AirPods being the most visible. Similar to what's already out there, Pioneer’s C8 are “truly wireless” earbuds that look to present a better and cheaper alternative. Unfortunately, however, Pioneer didn’t veer all the way down to the bottom of the pricing ladder, opting to stay in the mid-range. At $120 (£
  
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• Canadian court bail hearing for Huawei CFO adjourned until Monday

  08-12-2018 01:21
  A bail hearing for the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was adjourned until Monday, after
  
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