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• Some enterprise VPN apps store authentication/session cookies insecurely

  11-04-2019 23:18 via zdnet.com
  VPN apps from Cisco, F5, Palo Alto Networks, and Pulse Secure found vulnerable.
  
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• US government has 12,166 data centers with most of them inefficient: Can hybrid save the day?

  11-04-2019 22:43 via zdnet.com
  A report from the General Accountability Office, which weighs in as a 98 page PDF​, is an indictment of US government technology and data center operations.
  
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• Uber warns it 'may not achieve profitability' as it aims for $100bn valuation

  11-04-2019 22:28
  Uber reported revenues of $11.27bn for 2018 and a loss of $1.85bn, warning that operating expenses will increase as company goes publicThe ride hailing service Uber made public details about its fast-growing and massively loss-making business on Thursday, as it gets ready to become a public company and warned it may never “achieve profitability”.The 10-year-old company that has transformed the taxi industry will become the latest Silicon Valley “unicorn” – a private
  
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• Online security 101: How to protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government

  11-04-2019 21:10 via zdnet.com
  Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
  
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• Technology jobs market heats up in Brazil

  11-04-2019 21:02 via zdnet.com
  Heads of digital transformation and digital lab managers will be highly sought after in the coming months, according to a new study.
  
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• Streaming retro games brings out all of the bad points of Google Stadia, and none of the good

  11-04-2019 20:58 via zdnet.com
  Antstream wants to emulate retro games in the cloud using streaming video like Google Stadia, though emulation is practically the best use case for edge computing.
  
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• Nasa's twin study puts us a step closer to sending humans to Mars

  11-04-2019 20:00
  
  Nasa's study into the long-term effects of space travel on twins has been completed. And having more data about astronauts is only useful
  
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• Pixel 3 buyers don't come from iPhone

  11-04-2019 19:26 via zdnet.com
  Who's buying Google's latest phone? A study suggests the most likely purchasers are Samsung owners.
  
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• Emotet hijacks email conversation threads to insert links to malware

  11-04-2019 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Emotet gang takes their operation to a whole new level, showing why they're today's most dangerous malware.
  
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• Microsoft, Amazon are the last bidders standing for the $10 billion DoD JEDI cloud contract

  11-04-2019 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The Pentagon is expected to award its $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to either Amazon or Microsoft sometime later this summer, at the earliest.
  
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• Why electric cars are about to go mainstream in Europe

  11-04-2019 17:27
  
  Following TV and smartphones along the well-trodden path to mass adoption, electric cars are about to reach the tipping point of the hype curve, driven by the sustainable demands of millennials
  
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• ​Survey: How to win with prescriptive analytics

  11-04-2019 17:22 via zdnet.com
  Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about your company's plans for prescriptive analytics.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold reservations start April 12, Galaxy S10 5G to launch in May

  11-04-2019 16:52 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's unique flagship phones are getting closer to launch.
  
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• In Amazon shareholder letter, Bezos says AWS targeting "specialized databases for specialized workloads"

  11-04-2019 16:46 via zdnet.com
  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos touted the "power of wandering" and curiosity in a section largely dominated by AWS.
  
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• HSBC charts out its move to the cloud [Cloud TV]

  11-04-2019 16:34 via zdnet.com
  With about 4,000 applications that could potentially move to the cloud, HSBC is working closely with cloud vendors like Google as it builds services that meet the requirements of its highly regulated industry.
  
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• All you need to know about Julian Assange's potential US extradition

  11-04-2019 16:26
  
  The WikiLeaks founder has been arrested for skipping bail in 2012 and also faces computer hacking charges in the US
  
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• Apple shares clean energy initiative progress, supplier sign up doubles

  11-04-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Apple says that the goal of bringing four clean gigawatts of energy to its supply chain by 2020 is within reach.
  
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• Mozilla releases beta of Firefox for ARM-based Windows 10 laptops

  11-04-2019 16:22 via zdnet.com
  The first native ARM64 version of Firefox for Qualcomm-based Windows 10 PCs is ready for beta testers.
  
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• Robot deliveries will change the way consumers shop

  11-04-2019 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Outside US, autonomous mobile robots are making thousands of deliveries per week.
  
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• 'It's impossible to prepare': Brexit delay fuels further confusion in UK tech industry

  11-04-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  A new 'Brextension' delays the UK leaving the European Union until October. But the continued uncertainty around Brexit is leaving many in the technology industry confused, frustrated - and losing out on business.
  
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• Adaptive CIOs must organize to support their firm’s value, sourcing, and structure

  11-04-2019 15:37 via zdnet.com
  CIOs should lay down the foundation for success to build an adaptive operating model within their IT organizations.
  
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• Chet Faliszek: 'You’ve got to make video games for smart, social people'

  11-04-2019 15:30
  The legendary writer talks about his journey through the video games industry, from satirical website Old Man Murray through Half-Life and Left 4 Dead to the founding of a new studio‘I donate to the Guardian, so I’m paying you.” So begins Chet Faliszek as we sit down to lunch in one of the San Francisco hotels that satellite around the Game Developers Conference. One of the industry’s most respected comedy writers and lead developers, the 53-year-old is here to recruit de
  
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• Logan Paul 'unwise' to do Alex Jones YouTube interview

  11-04-2019 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners criticise Logan Paul for talking to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on platform that banned him.
  
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• Microsoft: WinRAR exploit gives attackers 'full control' of Windows PC

  11-04-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft shines a light on the handiwork of an advanced threat group known as MuddyWater
  
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• Can the internet be saved?

  11-04-2019 14:29 via zdnet.com
  The House of Representatives has passed the Save the Internet Act, which would restore net neutrality. But both the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump promise to stop this effort dead in the tracks.
  
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• Windows 7 problems: Microsoft blocks April updates to systems at risk of freezing

  11-04-2019 14:23 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft halts Windows 7 patches for Sophos users after updates trigger boot failures, which also affect Avast users.
  
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• Two out of three hotels leak your sensitive data

  11-04-2019 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Guest booking and personal customer data are being leaked to analytics and advertising companies.
  
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• Oppo Find X review: Nice design, but too many missing features

  11-04-2019 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Oppo can clearly innovate, but the company should also remember to cover the basics when designing a premium-priced handset like the Find X.
  
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• Can Nintendo make virtual reality gaming a success?

  11-04-2019 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Newsbeat plays with the Nintendo Labo VR kit and meets one of the brains behind it.
  
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• Nintendo Labo's software guru explains the firm's vision for VR

  11-04-2019 13:59
  
  In virtual reality, people often focus on the screen, not the physical feeling. At Nintendo, it's the opposite
  
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• Amazon staff listen to customers' Alexa recordings, report says

  11-04-2019 13:28
  Staff review audio in effort to help AI-powered voice assistant respond to commands When Amazon customers speak to Alexa, the company’s AI-powered voice assistant, they may be heard by more people than they expect, according to a report.Amazon employees around the world regularly listen to recordings from the company’s smart speakers as part of the development process for new services, Bloomberg News reports. Continue reading...
  
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• Samsung's new Galaxy: A80 kills the notch with popup rotating camera

  11-04-2019 13:25 via zdnet.com
  The rear cameras on Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A80 slide and flip around.
  
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• US lawmakers to probe algorithm bias

  11-04-2019 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Computer code would have to be free of bias before being widely deployed by big tech firms.
  
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• Smart speaker recordings reviewed by humans

  11-04-2019 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff at Amazon, Apple and Google listen to customer voice recordings.
  
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• Amazon employees listen in to your conversations with Alexa

  11-04-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  A report suggests you may have eavesdroppers in your living room.
  
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• The Redditor who accidentally spent a year talking to himself

  11-04-2019 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A Reddit user spent a year wondering why nobody noticed his comments - before finding out he was muted.
  
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• Kaspersky: US security software ban just 'makes cybercriminals happy'

  11-04-2019 12:14 via zdnet.com
  Kaspersky Lab sees little prospect of the US government lifting the ban on using its security products.
  
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• Julian Assange arrested by UK police

  11-04-2019 12:07 via zdnet.com
  London Metropolitan Police Service announces arrest WikiLeaks' founder arrest.
  
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• Owners must protect their businesses from ransomware before it's too late | Gene Marks

  11-04-2019 12:00
  Attackers are targeting small businesses and even forcing some to close for not paying up – but there are precautions owners can take to reduce the oddsRansomware is a multibillion-dollar a year business and when you look at it from the aspect of the hacker you can certainly understand why. It’s the first type of malware that actually generates revenue for the attacker. When a company gets hit by a ransomware attack they’re forced to pay a “ransom” – anywhere
  
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• Big data in action: Using graph databases to drive new customer insights

  11-04-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Marketing company Quander is using graph database technology from Neo4j to help its customers make better decisions.
  
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• Home Office apologises for sharing EU citizens' email addresses

  11-04-2019 11:32
  Victims of ‘administrative error’ say they are being treated as second-class citizensThe Home Office has apologised to hundreds of EU citizens who applied for settled status in the UK after it accidentally shared their details.The Home Office sent about 240 personal email addresses in an email, which could amount to a breach of the Data Protection Act. The department blamed the incident on an administrative error. Continue reading...
  
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• Amazon acquires robotic delivery startup Canvas Technology

  11-04-2019 11:08 via zdnet.com
  The startup focuses on the end-to-end autonomous delivery of goods.
  
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• PC first quarter stats from IDC, Gartner have a few interesting subplots

  11-04-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  The first quarter market share and unit standings from IDC and Gartner were straightforward, but the subplots among the vendors made for an interesting read.
  
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• The robot that sorts out recycling

  11-04-2019 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The RoCycle system uses pressure sensors to detect an item's size and composition.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Amazon staff transcribe samples of what Alexa hears

  11-04-2019 08:51
  
  Human annotators listen to thousands of clips recorded by Amazon's digital assistant every day, humanity has captured its first image of a black hole
  
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• US immigration police broke Facebook rules with fake profiles for college sting

  11-04-2019 08:00
  Revealed: Ice investigators set up social media profiles linked to a sham university for foreign studentsUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) violated Facebook policy by creating fake social media profiles tied to the University of Farmington, a sham university it created to identify people committing immigration fraud.More than 600 students, nearly all Indian citizens, were caught up in the scheme, which the Guardian has found included fake Facebook profiles created by the nation’
  
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• This floating solar farm is a dam clever climate change weapon

  11-04-2019 07:00
  
  Renewable energy can be unreliable. But combining hydro power from a dam with solar panels floating on its reservoir gives a constant stream of energy
  
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• One man is on a mission to recreate New York City in LEGO

  11-04-2019 07:00
  
  “The challenge is to create urban realism with a children’s toy – whether that is a gorgeous and pristine building, or one that is completely weathered”
  
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• Later today, Israel's Beresheet craft will touch down on the Moon

  11-04-2019 07:00
  
  After leaving Earth on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in February, Israel's Beresheet spacecraft is about to become the first privately-funded mission to land on the Moon
  
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• Inside the prophetic, angry mind of Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker

  11-04-2019 07:00
  
  “You’re never going to write anything again, and you’ll never get any work again and you’re fucked. That’s it mate. You got to keep running or you fucking drop dead”
  
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