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• Australian Space Agency to call Adelaide home

  11-12-2018 23:54 via zdnet.com
  The six-month bidding war is over, with the city of churches claiming the title of home to Australia's space efforts.
  
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• Top cloud providers 2018: How AWS, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, Alibaba stack up

  11-12-2018 21:48 via zdnet.com
  Here's a look at the annual run rates, hybrid cloud strategies, and approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning among the public cloud providers.
  
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• GitLab enables deployment of serverless workloads on any cloud

  11-12-2018 21:41 via zdnet.com
  GitLab Serverless leverages Google's Knative, the Kubernetes-based platform to build, deploy, and manage modern serverless workloads.
  
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• For the fourth month in a row, Microsoft patches Windows zero-day used in the wild

  11-12-2018 20:54 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft also fixes 38 other security bugs, 9 of which are rated "Critical."
  
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• Itaú and Standard Chartered launch LatAm's first blockchain-based loan platform

  11-12-2018 20:06 via zdnet.com
  The proof of concept was carried out using R3's Corda Connect open source platform and aimed at simplifying the process underpinning syndicated loans.
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuses to rule out censored Chinese search engine

  11-12-2018 19:45
  ‘Right now there are no plans to launch search in China’CEO questioned on data and privacy by House committeeGoogle’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, testified before the House judiciary committee on Tuesday morning, three months after his company thumbed its nose at Congress by failing to appear alongside Facebook and Twitter at a Senate hearing on election interference.In a hearing heavy on partisan theatrics, Pichai notably refused to rule out launching a censored search eng
  
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• Kubernetes etcd data project joins CNCF

  11-12-2018 19:39 via zdnet.com
  A vital part of the Kubernetes stack, etcd, is moving from Red Hat to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
  
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• Defunct startup Sidecar sues Uber: 'hell-bent on stifling competition'

  11-12-2018 18:52
  Defunct startup Sidecar Technologies Inc, which pioneered on-demand ride-hailing, is suing Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], alleging it engaged in predatory pricing and anticompetitive practices that ultimately put Sidecar out of business.
  
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• Why Facebook's new rule about sex is its weirdest yet | Zoe Williams

  11-12-2018 18:41
  Facebook has always taken strange positions. But what is the point in banning posts that ‘facilitate, encourage or coordinate sexual encounters between adults’?Facebook has new rules, and they are not fun; like Dua Lipa’s, not fun at all. You could not dance to these rules. You must henceforth desist from any post that could “facilitate, encourage or coordinate sexual encounters between adults”. Since sex between consenting adults was, last time I checked, legal &nd
  
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• Google's Pichai says people know how much Android snoops (really?)

  11-12-2018 18:40 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: In his Congressional testimony, Google's CEO answers questions like an engineer. It's not persuasive.
  
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• Amazon sackings 'follow sales data leaks'

  11-12-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon reportedly believes the staff had been abusing their access to an internal database.
  
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• Google CEO: 'no plans' to launch Chinese search engine

  11-12-2018 18:02
  Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told a U.S. congressional panel on Tuesday that the Alphabet Inc unit currently has "no plans" to launch a search engine in China but did not rule out a future launch.
  
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• The 11 best games on PlayStation VR

  11-12-2018 18:00
  From immersive shooters to psychedelic Tetris and gothic fairytales, here are the virtual reality games you should be picking upThe familiar game of high-speed block organisation, but enveloped in psychedelic visuals and sound. VR isn’t strictly necessary, but it wraps the game’s astonishing visuals – glittering forests, neon cityscapes, constellations of lights that move like whales – all around you, helping you sink into the trance-like state of concentration that gives
  
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• Adobe updates Sign with Government ID Authentication feature

  11-12-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The feature lets users snap a photo of their driver's license or passport as a form of digital ID authentication.
  
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• Pivotal Software tops Q3 targets

  11-12-2018 17:44 via zdnet.com
  The Dell Technologies company reported revenue growth of 30 percent.
  
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• Valeo expects more than 25 percent of global car market to be hybrid in 2026

  11-12-2018 17:31
  French auto parts maker Valeo expects mild hybrid cars to make up more than 25 percent of the world car market in 2026, its innovation director Guillaume Devauchelle said on Tuesday.
  
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• Android malware steals money from PayPal accounts while users watch helpless

  11-12-2018 17:29 via zdnet.com
  Android trojan waits for users to enter PayPal credentials and two-factor security code before triggering money transfers.
  
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• Google chief denies political bias claims

  11-12-2018 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  US lawmakers accused firm of "programming" bias against conservative views into its algorithms.
  
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• Chinese hacking against U.S. on the rise: U.S. intelligence official

  11-12-2018 17:22
  A senior U.S. intelligence official warned on Tuesday that Chinese cyber activity in the United States had risen in recent months, and the targeting of critical infrastructure in such operations suggested an attempt to lay the groundwork for future disruptive attacks.
  
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• Uber's dominant size may rob smaller Lyft of its IPO oxygen

  11-12-2018 16:49
  Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and smaller rival Lyft are driving side-by-side on the road to a stock market debut, and that may not bode well for Lyft as investors decide where to place their bets in the ride-hailing sector.
  
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• Brexit: More than £100K spent on Facebook and other ads for May's deal

  11-12-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The government bought ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and LinkedIn before Brexit vote was cancelled.
  
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• Dell becomes publicly traded again December 28

  11-12-2018 16:19 via zdnet.com
  Dell Technologies performed well as a private company, but now it'll be publicly traded again. Michael Dell said the move will simplify its capital structure.
  
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• Dell becomes publicly traded again Dec. 28

  11-12-2018 16:19 via zdnet.com
  Dell Technologies performed well as a private company, but now it'll be publicly traded again. Michael Dell said the move will simplify its capital structure.
  
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• Cryptoassets should be 'outlawed': Allianz GI CEO

  11-12-2018 15:59
  The head of one of Europe's largest asset managers has called for global regulators to ban cryptoassets, scorning them for wiping out people's savings.
  
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• Verizon to take $4.6 billion charge to writedown Oath; Q4 hit with severance charges too

  11-12-2018 15:58 via zdnet.com
  Verizon is writing down the value of its media business and take a charge over a voluntary separation program.
  
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• Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court

  11-12-2018 15:56
  A former Canadian diplomat has been detained in China, two sources said on Tuesday, just hours before a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] is set to return to a Vancouver courtroom for a bail hearing that has angered Beijing.
  
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• Super Micro says external security audit found no evidence of backdoor chips

  11-12-2018 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Super Micro sends a letter to customers with the results of a third-party security audit.
  
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• Is MakerBot's new Method 3D printer ready enough to save the company?

  11-12-2018 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Can MakerBot's new, up-market 3D printer move the needle on the company's reputation? Is this the 3D printer businesses and departments have been waiting for? We put it all in perspective.
  
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• Fintech startup Plaid valued at $2.65 billion in latest funding round: source

  11-12-2018 15:36
  Fintech startup Plaid has raised $250 million in its latest funding round led by one of Silicon Valley's top investors, Mary Meeker, which according to a source familiar with the matter values the company at $2.65 billion.
  
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• ​Canonical makes Kubernetes moves

  11-12-2018 15:18 via zdnet.com
  Canonical wants to make it darn clear that besides being the leading cloud Linux distributor, it's also a major Kubernetes player.
  
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• Report: Cloud companies are paying for a growing share of internet infrastructure

  11-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Google says the report it commissioned shows that, contrary to what some ISPs claim, cloud content providers don't get a free ride on the internet.
  
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• Software firm Quali raises $22.5 million in VC-backed funding round

  11-12-2018 14:55
  U.S.-Israeli software firm Quali said on Tuesday it raised $22.5 million in a private funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).
  
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• London is hacking its traffic lights to slash waiting times

  11-12-2018 14:39
  
  The first traffic light appeared in London 150 years ago. Now Transport for London is increasing automation, redesigning crossings and experimenting with giving pedestrians right of way
  
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• Google adds Elastifile to cloud arsenal

  11-12-2018 14:30 via zdnet.com
  The battle for cloud dominance is heating up. Google, by most accounts in third place after Amazon and Microsoft, is adding the advanced storage software from Elastifile. Here's what it means for cloud-using Enterprises.
  
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• Microsoft Teams is killing it in the business chat market

  11-12-2018 14:29 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Teams is on course to become the top business chat app by 2020.
  
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• Zelda: Ocarina of Time at 20 – melancholy masterpiece changed games forever

  11-12-2018 14:00
  It had everything: swordfights with lizards, magical tennis, shrieking mummies, a whole world to explore – plus a rousing score you could play along to. This joyful/scary chapter in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda has inspired designers ever sinceThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s opening sequence is, for me, the most evocative of all video games. First you hear the galloping of a horse, joined by soft minor-key piano and melancholy, soaring ocarina notes as a young man in a gre
  
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• After Windows 10's buggy patches, Microsoft talks up its 'high-quality' fixes

  11-12-2018 13:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft promises its software updates will improve next year.
  
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• Lenovo Yoga C930 review: Flagship 2-in-1 flirts with greatness

  11-12-2018 13:54 via zdnet.com
  The 13.9-inch Yoga C930 ticks most of the boxes for an ultraportable 2-in-1 convertible. This is a good laptop that's just shy of being a great one.
  
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• Over 40,000 credentials for government portals found online

  11-12-2018 13:46 via zdnet.com
  Malware operators have collected login credentials for government portals in Italy, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, more.
  
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• IT firms, telcos among dozens hacked in new info-stealing malware attack

  11-12-2018 13:38 via zdnet.com
  Seedworm hacking operation adopts new techniques to speed up attacks - but it's come at a cost that's allowed researchers to uncover their activity.
  
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• OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition hands-on: Papaya orange highlights, Warp Charge 30, and 10GB of RAM

  11-12-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The OnePlus 6T is already one of the fastest and most capable Android phones available today. The special McLaren Edition provides more RAM, faster charging, and some other slick McLaren touches for $70 more.
  
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• OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition

  11-12-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition sees the smartphone and performance car makers team up, with a handset that packs in a huge amount of RAM and new fast charging technology.It sees OnePlus follow in the footsteps of Huawei and Oppo, who have previously teamed up with Porsche Design and Lamborghini respectively to produce limited edition smartphones.The difference with the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is that it's comfortably cheaper than its rival, car-branded smartphones - making it a more attainabl
  
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• 2018's most high-profile cryptocurrency catastrophes and cyberattacks

  11-12-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  We explore the worst high-profile cyberattacks, data breaches, vulnerabilities, and cases of fraud to strike the cryptocurrency space over 2018.
  
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• 1MORE Triple Driver BT in-ear headphones

  11-12-2018 12:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  1MORE made its name with the Triple Driver in-ear headphones, one of the best value pairs in the audio world, which led to it winning our Best in Class award. The company followed up with its similarly excellent 1MORE Triple Driver on-ear headphones, one of the best sounding wired on-ear headphones we’ve heard. Today we live in a wireless world and many 1MORE fans have been clamoring for the company to release wireless headphones. The company listened and released the 1MORE Triple Dri
  
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• Broadband customers to get automatic compensation

  11-12-2018 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The automatic compensation code will apply only when the fault takes longer than two days to fix.
  
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• Doze detector monitors head position to identify sleepy & distracted drivers

  11-12-2018 12:37 via zdnet.com
  Distracted or drowsy drivers are dangerous. Cockpit sensors can help.
  
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• Google CEO Sundar Pichai: 'Our mission is to protect your privacy'

  11-12-2018 12:09 via zdnet.com
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai today faces questions from Congress about privacy and political bias on its platforms.
  
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• Super Micro says review found no malicious chips in motherboards

  11-12-2018 12:08
  Computer hardware maker Super Micro Computer Inc told customers on Tuesday that an outside investigations firm had found no evidence of any malicious hardware in its current or older-model motherboards.
  
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• Rise of the shelf scanning robot

  11-12-2018 11:48 via zdnet.com
  There's growing competition among robotics companies targeting brick & mortar retail.
  
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• Russia fines Google for not complying with search results law: TASS

  11-12-2018 11:33
  Russia fined Google 500,000 roubles ($7,530) on Tuesday for failing to comply with a legal requirement to remove certain entries from its search results, Russia's communications watchdog was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.
  
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