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• Best portable battery chargers for iPhone - CNET

  15-04-2019 23:45 via cnet.com
  Looking for a pocket-size power bank for charging your iPhone on the go? Here are some top picks.
  
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• Pengwin: A Linux specifically for Windows Subsystem for Linux

  15-04-2019 23:10 via zdnet.com
  You've been able to run many Linux distros on Windows thanks to WSL for years. Now, there's a Linux distro built to work hand-in-glove with WSL.
  
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• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Fold

  15-04-2019 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Chris Fox tries Samsung's folding smartphone to find out what it can do.
  
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• Salesforce will integrate with philanthropic arm Salesforce.org

  15-04-2019 22:51 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce is also creating a new nonprofit and education vertical led by Salesforce.org CEO Rob Acker as part of the $300 million merger.
  
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• U.S. to press allies to keep Huawei out of 5G in Prague meeting: sources

  15-04-2019 22:50
  The United States will push its allies at a meeting in Prague next month to adopt shared security and policy measures that will make it more difficult for China's Huawei to dominate 5G telecommunications networks, according to people familiar with the matter and documents seen by Reuters.
  
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• Google teases Pixel 3a announcement on May 7 during Google I/O

  15-04-2019 22:21 via zdnet.com
  Google I/O may have more than just software and developer news.
  
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• How Downer is using sensors to predict Sydney Trains maintenance

  15-04-2019 22:01 via zdnet.com
  The Microsoft Azure-based solution has been rolled out to capture and store IoT data, using advanced data analytics and visualisation tools to make sense of it.
  
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• Acer's Concept D powerhouse laptops need more beauty in the beast

  15-04-2019 21:11 via zdnet.com
  The company's beefy new notebooks may be understated compared to their gaming-focused cousins, but could still use further refinement.
  
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• Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years

  15-04-2019 21:06 via zdnet.com
  Former and current Mozilla engineers are reaching their boiling points.
  
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• Remove yourself from the internet, hide your identity, and erase your online presence

  15-04-2019 20:17 via zdnet.com
  Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.
  
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• France to ask EU partners to adopt its cryptocurrency regulation

  15-04-2019 20:05
  France will push for the European Union to adopt a regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies similar to the one it brought in last week at a national level, becoming the first major country to do so, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.
  
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• Will 5G play a role in IoT security?

  15-04-2019 19:53 via zdnet.com
  Threats abound for connected devices as carriers prepare for next-generation of wireless mobile communications.
  
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• Microsoft to release its own wireless earbuds: Report

  15-04-2019 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Last year, a Microsoft patent for voice-powered wireless earbuds emerged. Microsoft may be moving ahead with plans for that type of device, according to a new report.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold hands-on: an odd glimpse of our phone future

  15-04-2019 18:58
  
  Should you buy a Galaxy Fold? Probably not. But that sort of misses the point
  
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• Amazon Go, CafeX show a future of retail automation

  15-04-2019 18:57 via zdnet.com
  The two futuristic retail experiences offer a contrast in how advanced tech can be used to prepare beverages on the spot as well as eliminate the scourge of the checkout line. But humans are still in the picture for now.
  
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• Nano Dimension sees sharp growth on increasing demand for 3D printing

  15-04-2019 18:25
  Nano Dimension, a pioneer in 3D printers for circuit boards, expects to keep up a steep rate of sales growth while reducing its cash burn as it taps demand from new sectors such as defense and space exploration, the company's leaders said.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold's biggest competition will be microeconomics

  15-04-2019 18:15 via zdnet.com
  With the subscription economy already taxing our budgets will the Galaxy Fold, which starts at $66 a month for 30 months, be able to take wallet share?
  
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• Spotify prompts Nordic pension funds to add private equity to playlists

  15-04-2019 18:10
  A vibrant start-up scene, which has spawned stars such as Spotify, Skype and Rovio, is inspiring Nordic pension funds to invest more money with local private equity funds.
  
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• Measuring your fashion footprint: Chips with Everything podcast

  15-04-2019 18:00
  This week Jordan Erica Webber and Graihagh Jackson team up to examine the environmental price tag of the fast fashion phenomenon and explore how technology could hold the key to a more sustainable systemThe fashion industry has a problem. It’s producing vast amounts of inexpensive clothes very rapidly in response to the latest industry trends. Great for profits... not so great for the environment or the factory workers making those clothesIn this week’s Science with Everything, Graih
  
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• German bosses urge government to stop EU proposal on connected cars

  15-04-2019 17:33
  The bosses of BMW and Deutsche Telekom have urged the German government to take action to block a European Commission proposal that would set a Wi-Fi-based standard for connected cars.
  
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• Spotify shares fall on report Amazon in talks to launch ad-supported music offering

  15-04-2019 17:25
  Shares of Spotify Technology SA fell 4 percent on Monday after a report said Amazon.com Inc was in talks to launch a free ad-supported music service, which is expected to intensify competition for the music streaming leader.
  
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• A hacker has dumped nearly one billion user records over the past two months

  15-04-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Hacker Gnosticplayers has stolen over 932 million user records from 44 companies.
  
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• Swedish Social Democrats' Twitter account hacked

  15-04-2019 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Messages posted on the hijacked account included anti-immigration rhetoric.
  
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• RMIT partners with NAB and Palo Alto Networks for new cybersecurity course

  15-04-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The course will cover the fundamentals of cybersecurity and offer students a professional pathway to working in technology.
  
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• End of an era: Soon smart speakers will outnumber tablets

  15-04-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Tablet sales are in gradual decline as smart speakers continue to rocket ahead, according to analyst predictions.
  
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• Belgian cybersecurity agency finds no threat from Huawei

  15-04-2019 15:52
  Belgium's center for cybersecurity has found no evidence that telecoms equipment supplied by Huawei Technology could be used for spying.
  
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• Apple, allies seek billions in U.S. trial testing Qualcomm's business model

  15-04-2019 15:50
  Apple Inc and its allies on Monday will kick off a jury trial against chip supplier Qualcomm Inc in San Diego, alleging that Qualcomm engaged in illegal patent licensing practices and seeking up to $27 billion in damages.
  
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• The questions CIOs need to ask about their firm’s cloud application exposure

  15-04-2019 15:35 via zdnet.com
  CIOs could soon see a significant portion of their tech budgets rising inexorably, but the potential for their CEOs to ask them to cut tech budgets is also rising. Here are the questions CIOs need to ask to see if they’ll face this situation.
  
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• Programming languages: Python developers now outnumber Java ones

  15-04-2019 15:34 via zdnet.com
  Python has attracted two million new developers over the past year.
  
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• Lyft removes faulty bikes from three US cities

  15-04-2019 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Riders report that brakes were being jammed on sharply on some motor-assisted bike journeys, said Lyft.
  
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• Article 13: UK helps push through new EU copyright rules

  15-04-2019 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK supports a final vote in favour of new online copyright rules, but some EU nations objected.
  
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• VW Tarok pickup concept is in New York to gauge your reaction - Roadshow

  15-04-2019 15:00 via cnet.com
  While VW is still not set on a US-spec pickup, that could change if enough people chime in.
  
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• NAB '19: the twilight of local storage

  15-04-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  I went to NAB 19, the premier show for content creators, last week to check out what's happening in storage. That world has changed. Here's what I found.
  
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• Twitter’s ‘PC brigade’ aren’t killing comedy – they’re shining a light on bigotry | Jack Bernhardt

  15-04-2019 14:54
  The BBC comedy chief says social media is stopping comedy from testing boundaries. Has he seen Fleabag and Derry Girls?Great leaps forward in comedy happen by asking the big questions. What if you created a show that unapologetically showed the horror of war? You get M*A*S*H. What if you created a sitcom about nothing? You get Seinfeld. What if you filmed a dog falling into an indoor swimming pool while a disembodied Harry Hill makes snide comments about the wood panelling? You get You’ve
  
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• Siris Capital to buy Electronics For Imaging for $1.6 billion

  15-04-2019 14:43
  Digital printing company Electronics For Imaging Inc said on Monday private equity firm Siris Capital Group LLC would buy the company for about $1.6 billion in cash.
  
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• Galaxy S10's sluggish in-screen fingerprint reader: Samsung issues urgent fix

  15-04-2019 14:41 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Galaxy S10's poor-performing in-screen fingerprint reader should work better now it's been patched.
  
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• Brazil's Itaú rolls out facial biometrics to tackle auto loan fraud

  15-04-2019 14:40 via zdnet.com
  The country's largest private bank is introducing the technology to support claim authentication and enhance customer experience.
  
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• Free speech row as US TV channel forces removal of tweets

  15-04-2019 14:31
  Starz criticised over Twitter takedown of users’ links to news story about pirated showsA US TV channel has forced Twitter to remove tweets linking to a news story about pirated content – including tweets from free speech campaigners complaining that the social network was removing other people’s tweets.Starz, the network that airs American Gods, The 100 and Knightfall in the US, sent the takedown requests after the copyright and privacy news site TorrentFreak reported on a lea
  
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• How Apple gave me a free, brand-new, just-manufactured iPhone 6s Plus in 2019

  15-04-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  Everything old is new again. Especially when it actually is new. Join us on a story of repair, replacement, supply chain speculation, multiple trips to the Apple Store, and baked goods.
  
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• VW says China to become global software development hub to autonomous tech

  15-04-2019 14:11
  Volkswagen will use Chinese software developers to help design a global autonomous vehicle architecture thanks to the prevalence of qualified programmers which carmakers are struggling to hire elsewhere, senior executives said on Monday.
  
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• Sweden's Veoneer bets driverless car delay will be its gain

  15-04-2019 14:04
  Sweden's Veoneer expects to gain from a commercial delay in self-driving cars, betting that rising demand for its radar and camera-based systems as the industry ramps up to autonomy will boost its market position.
  
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• Windows patch warning: Windows 10 boot problems, as Windows 7 AV clash widens

  15-04-2019 13:50 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's April 2019 patches are now causing issues on Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
  
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• Google Cloud Next postmortem: Thomas Kurian wants the right people

  15-04-2019 13:32 via zdnet.com
  With the hiring of Tom Kurian, Google Cloud Platform gains an executive highly experienced with running an enterprise computing business. Among his earliest priorities for GCP are hiring the right people – and lots of them. They will be needed in more places than you think.
  
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• Cybersecurity: This giant wargame is preparing for the next big election hack

  15-04-2019 13:25 via zdnet.com
  Power grids and water supplies under attack in fictional scenario as attackers meddle with elections in a small country.
  
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• Amazon workers strike at four German warehouses

  15-04-2019 13:25
  Workers at four Amazon logistic centers in Germany went on strike on Monday, the latest action in a long-running campaign for better pay and conditions.
  
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• Apple and Qualcomm square off in US court

  15-04-2019 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The row is about how much phone makers should pay for the chips essential to modern smartphones.
  
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• Best Buy names Corie CEO as Joly moves to executive chairman

  15-04-2019 13:21 via zdnet.com
  Corie Barry, currently CFO and chief strategic transformation officer, takes over as CEO on June 11.
  
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• Best Buy names Corie Barry CEO as Joly moves to executive chairman

  15-04-2019 13:21 via zdnet.com
  Corie Barry, currently CFO and chief strategic transformation officer, takes over as CEO on June 11.
  
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• Exclusive: Toyota sells electric vehicle technology to Chinese startup Singulato

  15-04-2019 13:15
  Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to sell electric car technology to Singulato, its first deal with a Chinese electric vehicle startup, allowing the fledgling firm to speed up development of a planned mini EV.
  
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