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• Google streamlines vendor Android updates with Project Treble

  12-05-2017 22:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Treble is a new vendor interface that sits between the Android OS framework and the the device-specific, lower-level software written by chipmakers.
  
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• FCC chairman voted to sell your browsing history — so we asked to see his

  12-05-2017 21:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Thanks to the FCC chairman, internet providers can now sell Americans' browsing histories for targeted advertising. We thought it was only fair to see his — so, we filed a Freedom of Information request.
  
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• Cookieless ad tracking will mean more money for media sites and cut costs

  12-05-2017 21:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Ad tech companies make a strong case for cookieless tracking as a way to cut marketing costs and reward sites with great content
  
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• It's the year of Linux on the Windows desktop

  12-05-2017 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making it easy to activate the Linux Bash shell on Windows. More importantly, it's also bringing the Linux Bash shell to Azure and Windows Server.
  
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• Oracle launches API platform cloud service

  12-05-2017 21:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The launch follows Oracle's acquisition of the API startup Apiary, which enabled Oracle to offer end-to-end API design and management capabilities.
  
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• Citymapper's bus, Amazon Echo Show: Podcast 317

  12-05-2017 20:05
  
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• Ransomware attacks spread worldwide

  12-05-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: Ransomware infections reported across at least 74 countries, thanks to ransomware which have been supercharged by using Eternal Blue exploit.
  
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• Ransomware attacks reported internationally

  12-05-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: UK hospitals are just some of the many organisations affected by a spate of ransomware infections which have been supercharged by using Eternal Blue exploit.
  
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• Gorilla Glass maker Corning receives $200 million from Apple

  12-05-2017 19:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The investment is part of the Cupertino tech giant's $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund.
  
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• Almost three-quarters of tech workers thinking of leaving UK after Brexit

  12-05-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has many tech workers in the UK considering a move elsewhere
  
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• The bizarre and groundbreaking designs of cargo planes

  12-05-2017 18:00
  
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• Marvel at the magnitude and strange beauty of these colossal cargo planes

  12-05-2017 18:00
  
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• Wanna Decryptor: what is the ransomware behind the NHS attack?

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Wanna Decryptor: what is the NSA 'atom bomb of ransomware' behind the NHS attack?

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Wanna Decryptor: what is the 'atom bomb of ransomware' behind the NHS attack?

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Wanna Decryptor ransomware: Microsoft takes aim at the NSA for the NHS attack

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Wanna Decryptor ransomware appears to be spawning and this time it may not have a kill switch

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• Wanna Decryptor: Microsoft takes aim at the NSA for the NHS attack

  12-05-2017 17:59
  
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• NHS hospitals hit in global ransomware attack

  12-05-2017 17:47 via computerweekly.com
  Hospitals across England are reporting problems with IT systems that are affecting healthcare treatment, caused by what could be a global ransomware campaign enabled by a leaked NSA exploit
  
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• NHS hospitals hit by suspected ransomware attack

  12-05-2017 17:47 via computerweekly.com
  Hospitals across England are reporting problems with IT systems and some say it is affecting healthcare treatment
  
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• Visibility into the cloud

  12-05-2017 17:08 via zdnet.com
  
  is your cloud provider delivering enough value?
  
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• Five features the iPhone 8 needs to have (but probably won't get)

  12-05-2017 17:05 via zdnet.com
  
  While Apple likes to focus on making new iPhones lighter, thinner, and faster, here are the top features I'd like to see baked into the next iPhone, but sadly probably won't get.
  
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• One month with the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus: Today's best smartphone for work and play

  12-05-2017 17:04 via zdnet.com
  
  After more than a month with the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus it's easy to say it is the best smartphone available with an incredible design, solid performance, and complete ecosystem.
  
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• Hospitals across the UK hit by WannaCrypt ransomware cyberattack, systems knocked offline

  12-05-2017 17:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: 'Major Incident' declared as at least 45 NHS hospital groups across the country are taken offline by WannaCrypt ransomware attack
  
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• Hospitals across the UK hit by ransomware cyber attack, systems knocked offline

  12-05-2017 17:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: 'Major Incident' declared as at least 33 NHS hospital groups across the country are taken offline by ransomware attack
  
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• Hospitals across England hit by cyber attack, systems knocked offline

  12-05-2017 17:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Patients are being diverted as technical problems forces NHS hospitals across the country offline
  
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• What's inside lipstick? The science of how make-up is made

  12-05-2017 17:00
  
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• NHS cyber-attack: UK hospitals and GPs hit by widespread ransomware attack

  12-05-2017 16:51
  
  NHS computers reportedly shutdown as part of massive worldwide ransomware attack
  
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• NHS cyber-attack: NHS issues statement on ransomware attack

  12-05-2017 16:51
  
  Hospital trusts' computers reportedly shutdown by attackers demanding $300 in bitcoin
  
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• Five cyber security imperatives for all companies

  12-05-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  There are five things all companies should ensure they are doing in terms of cyber security
  
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• WannaCry ransomware attack has links to North Korean hacking group, reports claim

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• WannaCry is back! Virus hits Australian traffic cameras and shuts down a Honda plant in Japan

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• WannaCry hits back: Honda is forced to temporarily shut one of its plants due to the virus

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• Security firms 'confident' the WannaCry attack was caused by the Lazarus group

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• NHS cyberattack: security expert accidentally flicks the 'kill switch' on the ransomware

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• NHS cyberattack: NCSC warns 'significant' ransomware attack could hit as UK returns to work

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• NHS cyberattack is 'biggest ransomware outbreak in history'

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• NHS cyberattack: hospitals and GPs across the UK hit by hack

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• NHS cyberattack: hospitals across the UK hit by hack

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• NHS computer hack: North Korea and Russia are implicated as phishing attack is ruled out

  12-05-2017 16:31
  
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• Introverts beware: Personality traits predict whether robots will steal your job

  12-05-2017 16:10 via zdnet.com
  
  New research shows that personality traits that we possess in youth can predict whether we'll choose jobs that will be automated in the next 20 years. This information can help workers prepare for the emerging labor market as robots and computers displace jobs.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.25m trucks over software error

  12-05-2017 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling more than 1.25m pickup trucks worldwide over the problem.
  
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• Brazilians embrace mobile banking

  12-05-2017 15:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The channel has seen expressive growth over recent months as users start to gain confidence, says study.
  
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• Samsung's Z4 is a 4G Tizen handset for smartphone first-timers

  12-05-2017 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's other smartphone operating system gets a new handset.
  
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• It's about time we gave our Neanderthal ancestors a break

  12-05-2017 15:00
  
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• Improbable's $500m funding hints at a bright future for virtual reality

  12-05-2017 14:48
  
  Early success stories show how the virtual reality industry is shifting gear
  
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• This new ransomware nightmare demands a big payday to decrypt your files

  12-05-2017 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Infamous Necurs botnet seen sending spam emails containing new ransomware to millions of potential victims in just a few hours.
  
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• ​Google is using neural networks to turn your selfies into cartoon stickers

  12-05-2017 13:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Neural network technology harnessed to turn your selfies into cartoon-like stickers.
  
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• Smartphones that charge in five minutes 'could arrive next year'

  12-05-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Israeli start-up claims its fast-charging smartphone batteries could appear in products next year.
  
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• Apple needs to learn to love Android and Windows

  12-05-2017 13:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple is now spending billions of dollars per quarter on R&D, and it needs to spend some of that cash on expanding beyond macOS and iOS in order to move the iPhone, iPad, and Mac forward.
  
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