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• Microsoft helping Canberra to shift 'legacy' mindset for government IT procurement

  28-03-2019 23:34 via zdnet.com
  Hoping to shift the Commonwealth from an old-school capex model to an opex one.
  
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• Aerion designing supersonic jet to run completely on biofuels: CEO

  28-03-2019 22:49
  Supersonic jet developer Aerion Corp is designing its first plane to run completely on biofuels to reduce emissions, even as the company calls for new global standards for planes that can conquer the sound barrier, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.
  
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• Progress acquires Ipswitch for $225 million, tops first quarter targets

  28-03-2019 22:10 via zdnet.com
  Progress delivered a strong fiscal first quarter and acquired Ipswitch. Progress said the deal highlights its M&A strategy.
  
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• The Tao of Zero Trust

  28-03-2019 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Zero Trust wasn’t born out of a need to sell another security control or solution. It was born from a desire to solve a real enterprise issue.
  
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• Buffett says Apple content plan hard to predict, touts airline safety

  28-03-2019 20:31
  Warren Buffett on Thursday said he could not predict the success of Apple Inc's new suite of services but was confident the public would benefit as content providers vie for their wallets.
  
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• Amazon launches Alexa for Business Blueprints

  28-03-2019 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is making another push to bring Alexa into the workplace.
  
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• Microsoft officially designates Windows 10 1809 as ready for broad deployment

  28-03-2019 19:53 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft finally is telling business users that Windows 10 1809, originally released last fall, is ready for deployment -- just a month before Windows 10 1903 may start rolling out.
  
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• Windows 10 update: The complete guide for businesses of every size

  28-03-2019 19:36 via zdnet.com
  Whether you are responsible for a single Windows 10 PC or thousands of enterprise PCs, your challenges for managing updates are the same. Your goals are to install security updates promptly, manage feature updates intelligently, and prevent unexpected restarts from cutting into productivity.
  
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• Google, Cuba agree to work toward improving island's connectivity

  28-03-2019 18:59
  Alphabet Inc’s Google signed a deal with Cuban telecoms monopoly ETECSA on Thursday to work toward improving internet traffic exchange between their two networks and connectivity on the Communist-run island.
  
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• Facebook charged with housing discrimination in targeted ads

  28-03-2019 18:34
  US government says company is breaking the law by restricting who can view housing-related ads based on their ‘race, color, national origin, religion’The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) has charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act, alleging that the company’s targeted advertising discriminated on the basis of race and color.In a statement, Hud said Facebook was breaking the law by restricting who can view housing-related adverts on its site, whi
  
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• Chad - where social media has been cut for a year

  28-03-2019 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it was cut a year ago.
  
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• Russia threatens to block popular VPN services to prevent website access

  28-03-2019 18:24
  Russia's communications watchdog threatened on Thursday to block access to popular VPN-services which allow users to gain access to websites which have been outlawed by Moscow.
  
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• The iPad Mini: Power and portability for when you shouldn't phone it in

  28-03-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Tired of being pushed around by smartphones and larger tablets, the iPad that time forgot has become a lot more powerful and picked up a new friend. And it's ready to reclaim the throne as the world's best minimal computing product.
  
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• Report deems Russia a pioneer in GPS spoofing attacks

  28-03-2019 17:56 via zdnet.com
  Russia has become the de-facto expert in GPS spoofing attacks, which it uses both internally and outside its borders.
  
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• Britain rebukes Huawei over security failings, discloses more flaws

  28-03-2019 17:42
  Britain publicly chastised China's Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new "significant technical issues," increasing pressure on the company as it battles Western allegations that Beijing could use its gear for spying.
  
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• Explainer: Telecom Italia at crossroads over network's future

  28-03-2019 17:05
  Italy is pushing to create a single ultrafast broadband operator by merging Telecom Italia's copper and fiber network with smaller rival Open Fiber to avoid duplicating investments and narrow the digital divide with Europe.
  
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• Abbey Road's startup incubator wants to nurture the next generation of musical talent

  28-03-2019 17:05
  
  Abbey Road Red hopes to build on the studio's past history of musical excellence, to encourage new and exciting startups in music
  
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• Lyft raises IPO price target as investor fret over missing out

  28-03-2019 17:03
  Lyft Inc on Wednesday raised the price range for its initial public offering, as investors looked past the ride-hailing startup's mounting losses to the company's growing market share against larger rival Uber Technologies Inc.
  
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• Facebook charged with violating Fair Housing Act through discriminatory ad targeting

  28-03-2019 16:48 via zdnet.com
  The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging Facebook with slew of violations pertaining to its targeted ad practices.
  
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• Facebook challenges Belgian tracking ban

  28-03-2019 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The company faces a fine of 250,000 euros per day for not complying with a request to delete personal data.
  
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• Google's banana throwing robot is highly accurate

  28-03-2019 15:47 via zdnet.com
  Machine precision enables this robot to throw objects through the air with the greatest of ease.
  
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• Turn Raspberry Pi Zero W into BlackBerry-style Linux PC with this $10 board

  28-03-2019 15:02 via zdnet.com
  The SnapOnAir PCB is one for makers who revel in creating something from nothing.
  
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• Adobe brings new AI capabilities to Campaign

  28-03-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The software giant said the updates are focused primarily on email, which remains one of the key channels in a marketer's arsenal.
  
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• German mobile challenger Drillisch would sacrifice dividend for 5G bid

  28-03-2019 14:57
  Internet billionaire Ralf Dommermuth said on Thursday he wanted to seize the chance to become Germany's fourth mobile network operator, but was prepared to walk away if the cost turns out to be prohibitive.
  
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• Microsoft expands its patent protection program to include Azure-powered IoT devices

  28-03-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is extending its Azure IP Advantage patent-protection program into the IoT space to help its customers fight patent trolls.
  
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• Five camera shootout: LG V40 vs Galaxy S10 Plus

  28-03-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  It was just a couple of years ago when we had one front camera and one rear camera on smartphones and today we see multiple cameras on the front and the back. The Galaxy S10 Plus is not the first to have five cameras so we took it and the LG V40 out shooting to see which performs best.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom still confident T-Mobile-Sprint deal will go through

  28-03-2019 14:31
  Deutsche Telekom is still confident of winning the approval of U.S. regulators for U.S. unit T-Mobile's $26 billion deal to take over Sprint, CEO Tim Hoettges said on Thursday.
  
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• HP's Metal Jet Production Service available as it hits Jet Fusion 3D printing milestone

  28-03-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  HP has been ramping its 3D printing efforts and building its ecosystem to take on rivals like Stratasys and 3D Systems.
  
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• Artificial intelligence: Not the apocalypse, more of an invisible assistant

  28-03-2019 14:02 via zdnet.com
  AI probably won't end the world - and might even take some of the stress out of your life.
  
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• Mueller report confirms the worst: National sovereignty is at risk worldwide

  28-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The US is being systematically attacked by Russia with our own digital technology, leaving IT professionals on the front line of this war. Here's what we need to do.
  
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• Apple: We're sorry if your MacBook's still suffering from butterfly keyboard problems

  28-03-2019 13:56 via zdnet.com
  The MacBook butterfly keyboard, which first appeared in 2015, is dubbed the worst product in four decades.
  
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• Apple releases watchOS 5.2, ECG functionality now available in Europe

  28-03-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  The feature is now available in 19 European countries.
  
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• Salesforce.com sued over links to trafficking site

  28-03-2019 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The software firm is accused of helping a site known to be involved in the trafficking of women.
  
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• Xiaomi Mi 9 review: Fast processor, high-resolution camera, speedy wireless charging and more

  28-03-2019 12:50 via zdnet.com
  This 6.39-inch Snapdragon 855-based smartphone delivers a great combination of features and performance, and is probably the best mid-priced handset available right now.
  
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• Windows security: Microsoft Defender AV can now stop malware from disabling it

  28-03-2019 12:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft adds new tamper-protection feature that stops malware from switching off key security features.
  
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• Grindr 'up for sale on security grounds'

  28-03-2019 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The app's Chinese owner, Kunlun Group, is reportedly seen as a security risk by US authorities.
  
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• Sony to close smartphone plant in China to cut costs

  28-03-2019 12:33
  Sony Corp is closing its Beijing smartphone plant, a spokesman said on Thursday, as the Japanese electronics giant cuts costs in an attempt to make the money-losing handset business profitable from next year.
  
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• Sony shuts up shop in Beijing, shifts smartphone production to Thailand

  28-03-2019 12:21 via zdnet.com
  The move is a cost-cutting exercise to boost the firm’s smartphone business.
  
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• Office Depot settles tech support scam FTC complaint

  28-03-2019 12:11 via zdnet.com
  Office Depot agrees to pay $25 million in damages. Support.com, a partner company, will also pay $10 million.
  
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• Exclusive: Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants

  28-03-2019 12:08
  The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news" campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
  
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• German 5G auction design could force up spectrum costs: D.Telekom

  28-03-2019 12:04
  The way Germany's 5G auction is being run is creating a shortage of spectrum that risks forcing up costs and leaving operators short of cash to build next-generation networks, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said on Thursday.
  
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• UK authorities raise security alarm over ‘defects’ in Huawei tech

  28-03-2019 11:53
  
  A highly critical report says Huawei has failed to fix several long-standing security flaws in its network equipment
  
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• Huawei security: 'Significant' engineering flaws pose risk to networks, says UK

  28-03-2019 11:51 via zdnet.com
  Board that oversees Huawei security in the UK offers only 'limited assurance' that risk to national security can be mitigated.
  
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• Huawei security: 'Significant' engineering flaws are a risk to our telecoms networks, says UK

  28-03-2019 11:51 via zdnet.com
  Board that oversees Huawei security in the UK offers only 'limited assurance' that risk to national security can be mitigated.
  
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• ‘I met my wife on LiveJournal’: stories of love, friendship and joy from the web’s early days

  28-03-2019 11:00
  From Neopets to Habbo Hotel and AIM, the early internet was a friendlier place. Readers recall the online spaces they’ve loved and lostThirty years ago this month, Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for what would become the world wide web. Today’s internet is so dominated by a few tech companies and toxic debate, it can be hard to remember that it was once a friendlier place of previously unfathomable discovery and connection, especially when many of those online communities no
  
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• Gustuff Android banking trojan targets 125+ banking, IM, and cryptocurrency apps

  28-03-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Gustuff also possesses a feature unique among all Android banking trojans.
  
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• Customer experience (CX) disconnects: Is it the data or the complacency?

  28-03-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  There were a bevy of CX surveys this week and the disconnect between CXOs and customers is not insignificant.
  
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• Apex Legends: a parents' guide to the 'new Fortnite'

  28-03-2019 11:00
  The battle royale team game has won millions of players within weeks. How violent is it? What’s the age limit? And what does it cost? We answer your questionsSurprise-released in February, Apex Legends has taken the world of online gaming by storm, attracting more than 50 million players within a month. But what is it about this Fortnite-style battle royale blaster that has made it such a huge success, and should parents be concerned?Here’s everything you need to know. Continue readi
  
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• Should I use Microsoft Word on a Mac or a cheaper alternative?

  28-03-2019 09:00
  Ed doesn’t want to pay an annual subscription for Office 365 and he’s looking for a compatible rivalI chose Microsoft Word for Mac when I switched to a MacBook Pro some years ago. As a writer, I have a very large number of Word files, but with Microsoft moving to an annual subscription model, the cost of remaining with Word is looking prohibitive.Is there is a cheaper way of carrying on with Word, or, failing that, an alternative word processor with which I’ll still be able to
  
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• Thursday briefing: Facebook bans white nationalism

  28-03-2019 08:37
  
  Facebook and Instagram will no longer allow white nationalist and separatist content from next week, scientists call for a cull of deadly mammalian island invaders
  
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