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• Australia hopes to kick start space industry with new strategy

  03-04-2019 23:42 via zdnet.com
  The overarching plan of the strategy is to triple the size of Australia's space sector and grow an additional 20,000 jobs by 2030.
  
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• SUSE Linux and enterprise Raspberry Pi

  03-04-2019 21:07 via zdnet.com
  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server gets work done on many platforms -- including, believe it or not, the Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Over 540 million Facebook records found on exposed AWS servers

  03-04-2019 20:32 via zdnet.com
  Leak originated at two third-party companies that had collected Facebook data on their own servers.
  
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• Google expands its Duplex AI technology to more devices

  03-04-2019 20:07 via zdnet.com
  The voice assistant that helps you book restaurant reservations over the phone should be available on iPhones and more Android devices
  
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• Google releases Android Q beta 2, adds notification Bubbles

  03-04-2019 20:06 via zdnet.com
  Google just released the second beta version of Android Q, and it includes an entirely new notification feature.
  
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• Brazilian ERP giant Totvs launches fintech arm

  03-04-2019 19:57 via zdnet.com
  The software vendor will combine its technology with offerings developed by startups to boost the functionality of its products.
  
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• Enter to win* a Samsung Galaxy S10+

  03-04-2019 19:16 via zdnet.com
  We’re sending one lucky reader a brand new Ceramic Samsung Galaxy S10+ with 1TB. This giveaway ends April 24, 2019.
  
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• Apple advertises one product that actually works well

  03-04-2019 19:09 via zdnet.com
  As more gnawing complaints about Apple products seem to flood the web, Cupertino releases an ad featuring something ingenious that really works.
  
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• In software development, empathy becomes a priority

  03-04-2019 17:59 via zdnet.com
  At the Cloud Foundry Summit, Denise Yu explains why human-centered design should now be core to software projects.
  
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• Verizon just turned on its 5G network in the US a week ahead of schedule

  03-04-2019 17:28 via zdnet.com
  Verizon's next-generation wireless service costs $10 more per month on top of its existing unlimited plans.
  
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• Bashlite IoT malware upgrade lets it target WeMo home automation devices

  03-04-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  New Bashlite version not widely detected, but was spotted infecting devices in the wild.
  
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• Accenture acquires Droga5 as it continues to meld technology, data, content and marketing

  03-04-2019 16:45 via zdnet.com
  Accenture Interactive aims to reinvent the agency model as it blends data, technology and creative to woo CMOs.
  
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• Don’t drink from a poisoned well: Mitigate supply chain risk with Zero Trust

  03-04-2019 16:40 via zdnet.com
  Cybercriminals are only getting smarter as they develop new ways to distribute malware. Forrester advises Zero Trust is the best way of addressing these threats.
  
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• UK government launches £10 million Edtech strategy

  03-04-2019 16:38
  Education secretary, Damian Hinds, wants schools across the UK to “take advantage of all of the opportunities available through Edtech” in the government's new strategy
  
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• Leading DevOps program Chef goes all in with open source

  03-04-2019 15:44 via zdnet.com
  Some companies are wriggling out of open-source to maximize their profits. DevOps powerhouse Chef, however, is abandoning open-core to go all in with open source.
  
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• Huawei laptop 'backdoor' flaw raises concerns

  03-04-2019 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A software flaw in Huawei laptops adds to the scrutiny the company is facing over security.
  
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• Walmart and Google forge voice order alliance to battle Amazon

  03-04-2019 15:32 via zdnet.com
  The grocery wars are starting to look like an episode of Game of Thrones.
  
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• Apple iPad Mini 2019 review: A beloved classic with internal improvements and Apple Pencil support

  03-04-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  It has a headphone jack, a Touch ID button, one camera on the back and one on the front, you don't have to think about battery life, and you can now use the Apple Pencil with it. If you want a small tablet, buy a new iPad Mini.
  
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• Phishing attacks are a worse security nightmare than ransomware or hacking

  03-04-2019 15:16 via zdnet.com
  More disruptive than ransomware, malware or hacking, the phishing attacks just don't stop.
  
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• Run:AI takes your AI and runs it, on the super-fast software stack of the future

  03-04-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Startup Run:AI exits stealth, promises a software layer to abstract over many AI chips
  
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• Apple hardware problems: iPad Pro users report stuttering screen, unresponsive keys

  03-04-2019 14:53 via zdnet.com
  After the MacBook's butterfly-keyboard issues, Apple may have a new hardware problem on its hands.
  
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• Where is Confluent going?

  03-04-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  Like MongoDB, Redis, and others, Confluent could become a victim of its own success. With Confluent’s trajectory paralleling that of Databricks, we’ll be very interested to hear what they and Google Cloud announce next week.
  
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• Apple Card: Three fatal flaws that hinder usability (and then there's Goldman Sachs)

  03-04-2019 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Apple Card is a bright, shiny idea with some notable usability problems. And that's before you start thinking about trusting your finances to Goldman Sachs.
  
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• Facebook demand for new user email passwords reveals appalling lack of security awareness

  03-04-2019 14:05 via zdnet.com
  Facebook says it understood the practice was poor -- but did it anyway.
  
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• Apple AirPods (2019) review: A subtle, but meaningful upgrade

  03-04-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Apple's AirPods have finally been updated. We take a look.
  
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• Google's UK staff paid package of £226,000 on average in 2018

  03-04-2019 13:40
  Company’s employees benefit as it shares spoils of £350m stock scheme payoutGoogle’s UK staff earned an average of £226,000 each last year as the company shared the spoils of a £350m payout from its stock scheme.Google, with UK staff numbers jumping by almost 400 to 3,658 last year, footed an £829m wage and salary bill for the year to 30 June. The total was a 26% increase on the £656m paid to staff in 2017, according to the company’s latest financi
  
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• Linus Torvalds: People take me much too seriously, I can't say stupid crap anymore

  03-04-2019 13:33 via zdnet.com
  Linux kernel kingpin Linus Torvalds says he's a better leader now but not necessarily diplomatic.
  
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• This new malware is scanning the internet for systems info on valuable targets

  03-04-2019 13:14 via zdnet.com
  Newly identified Xwo malware could be laying the groundwork for far more damaging cyberattacks around the globe, warn researchers.
  
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• Home DNA kit company asks you to upload your family tree for the FBI

  03-04-2019 13:03 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: No consent required from family members impacted by your decision, of course.
  
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• CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019: Now on the Mac and the web

  03-04-2019 13:02 via zdnet.com
  CorelDRAW comes to macOS and the web, and still adds a handful of useful new features for Windows users.
  
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• Toyota to share hybrid vehicle secrets for free

  03-04-2019 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  It will release patents for hybrid technology to keep it relevant in the move to electric vehicles.
  
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• Guardian to flag old news on social media

  03-04-2019 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Old articles will be marked with their year of publication on social media, to limit misinformation.
  
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• Dame Helen Mirren gives Netflix short shrift at Cinema-Con

  03-04-2019 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The actress uses colourful language while championing the cinema experience at an event in Las Vegas.
  
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• Will Windows 10 users flock to Chromium Edge for its exclusive 4K Netflix streaming?

  03-04-2019 12:21 via zdnet.com
  Signs are that Microsoft's new Chromium Edge will still be the only browser to offer 4K Netflix streaming.
  
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• The Sega Mega Drive for connoisseurs: Analogue Mega Sg review

  03-04-2019 11:00
  Sega’s retro reboot is no mere gimmick. It’s a joyous gift to make you a child again – but with all of 2019’s HD trimmingsThose disappointed by the recent PlayStation Classic, with its limited range of built-in and mundanely emulated games, may well be wondering what the higher end of the retro console market looks like. Well, this is it. Built by specialist company Analogue, previously responsible for the Super Nt and Nt Mini machines, the Mega Sg is billed as a “r
  
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• Amendments to Australia's encryption laws stranded before election

  03-04-2019 10:08 via zdnet.com
  Once again, Labor has been Charlie Brown to the Coalition's Lucy with the football.
  
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• Over half of sleep starved tech workers are looking for another job

  03-04-2019 09:04 via zdnet.com
  Sleep impacts everything in our lives, from health to relationships, but it is often overlooked especially when it comes to the workplace.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Indian weapons test debris threaten the ISS

  03-04-2019 08:49
  
  The risk of debris striking the International Space Station increased 44 per cent after an Indian weapons test blew up a weather satellite, Facebook to stop asking some users for their email passwords
  
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• How climate change activists upstaged Brexit with buttocks

  03-04-2019 08:00
  
  Extinction Rebellion want to fight climate change by being arrested
  
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• Exclusive: Japan Display to supply OLED screens for Apple Watch - sources

  03-04-2019 07:59
  Japan Display Inc will begin to supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens for the Apple Watch later this year, two sources said, a breakthrough for the cash-strapped company whose late shift to OLED has cost it orders from Apple.
  
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• Toyota to give royalty-free access to hybrid-vehicle patents

  03-04-2019 07:47
  Toyota Motor Corp said it would offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents through 2030, as it seeks to expand use of lower emissions vehicles before the global auto industry shifts to all-battery electric cars.
  
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• Australia's Archer commences room-temperature quantum chip build

  03-04-2019 07:12 via zdnet.com
  as Australia races to build the first quantum computer.
  
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• The Rokit iO Pro 3D is a strange, pointless zombie of a phone

  03-04-2019 07:00
  
  3D is dead. So why the hell would you want a 3D phone?
  
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• North Korea's elite hackers are funding nukes with crypto raids

  03-04-2019 07:00
  
  APT 38 is Kim Jong-un's highly skilled group of bank hackers. After raising $1 billion for the country from heists, its attention turned to cryptocurrency
  
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• Bilibili offering raises $824 million as China techs tap market after IPOs

  03-04-2019 06:31
  Chinese video platform Bilibili's convertible bond sale and follow-on share offering raised $824 million, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
  
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• Apache web server bug grants root access on shared hosting environments

  03-04-2019 06:30 via zdnet.com
  Companies using Apache on private, non-shared servers are also at risk, but to a lesser degree.
  
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• Queensland to move from 'startup to scale up' with new innovation strategy

  03-04-2019 05:54 via zdnet.com
  The strategy hopes to commercialise the work of the state's startups, draw talent to its regional areas, and skill Queensland for the future.
  
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• NBN has purchased almost 30,000 kilometres of copper

  03-04-2019 05:15 via zdnet.com
  It is well on the way to hitting the 40,000km milestone of being able to circle the planet at the equator.
  
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• Chinese tech giant Tencent plans $5 billion bond sale: sources

  03-04-2019 04:54
  China's Tencent Holdings Ltd is returning to the market with a U.S. dollar bond that could raise about $5 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
  
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• Netflix looms large as theater owners assess industry future

  03-04-2019 03:01
  As movie theater owners converge on Las Vegas for their annual convention, one topic that keeps coming up is how they contend with a company that has resisted their traditional business model: Netflix Inc.
  
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