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• McAfee's own anti-hacking service exposed users to banking malware

  15-11-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  The purportedly safe link pointed users to a malicious Word document, laden with Emotet banking malware.
  
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• NetApp beats Q2 expectations as all-flash business builds more momentum

  15-11-2017 22:50 via zdnet.com
  NetApp's all-flash array annualized net revenue hit a run rate of $1.7 billion, up from $1.5 billion in Q1.
  
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• Cisco tops Q1 earnings targets

  15-11-2017 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Cisco's revenue by segment looks a bit different this quarter as the company completes its shift to recurring and subscription revenue models.
  
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• Australian 4G coverage in global top 10: OpenSignal

  15-11-2017 20:50 via zdnet.com
  The percentage of time that Australians have access to 4G ranks within the top 10 globally, OpenSignal has said, with the fastest speeds nationally clocked by Telstra and lowest latency by Optus.
  
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• Autodesk teams with Esri to integrate BIM, GIS tech

  15-11-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  The companies said the integration will give joint customers the ability to synthesize information from both BIM and GIS software.
  
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• NASA's unsung heroes: The Apollo coders who put men on the moon

  15-11-2017 19:05 via zdnet.com
  Learn how pioneering software engineers helped NASA launch astronauts into space, and bring them back again -- pushing the boundaries of technology as they did it.
  
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• UpVote 18: Margrethe Vestager on Apple, Trump and tech monopolies

  15-11-2017 18:56
  
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• Android security: Sneaky three-stage malware found in Google Play store

  15-11-2017 18:12 via zdnet.com
  Tens of thousands of users have downloaded two newly uncovered forms of malware.
  
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• AO, let’s go! Here are the best AO Black Friday deals

  15-11-2017 18:08
  
  Google Home Mini! Now TV! 4K sets! Laptops!
  
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• DWP insourced 400 staff from HPE into new IT services subsidiary

  15-11-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  New arrangement allows Department for Work and Pensions to pay higher base salaries to encourage staff expecting private sector wages
  
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• Podcast: Blockchain and storage for critical digital assets

  15-11-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  We talk to Mathieu Gorge of Vigitrust about Blockchain, storage and how the distributed peer-to-peer system could be used for the retention of critical digital assets
  
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• L.A. Noire on Switch review: The game L.A. Noire should have been in 2011

  15-11-2017 17:27
  
  Rockstar’s noir thriller feels like a totally different tale on Nintendo's fabulous portable
  
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• Trump administration releases rules on disclosing security flaws

  15-11-2017 17:17 via zdnet.com
  The White House's cybersecurity coordinator said the rules are "vital" to ensuring a balance between public disclosure and retaining flaws for intelligence operations.
  
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• Jack Dorsey saddened by Japan's 'Twitter killer'

  15-11-2017 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network's chief reacts to reports that a killer used Twitter to lure suicidal victims.
  
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• Sapho adds support for SAP Ariba, Concur Travel

  15-11-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Sapho's latest release adds more chart flexibility and support for SAP Ariba and Concur Travel.
  
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• YouTuber Zoella apologises for old offensive tweets

  15-11-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The vlogger and influencer has now deleted the tweets from 2010.
  
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• Why smart eyewear should look past Spectacles' spectacular failure

  15-11-2017 16:30 via zdnet.com
  The playful Snap Spectacles fared no better than Google Glass. Applications and core components must continue to advance to support the potential of smart eyewear.
  
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• Eva uses AI to highlight key information in meetings

  15-11-2017 16:27 via zdnet.com
  A new agent provides a set of tools for capturing important details and action items from conference calls using a combination of voice command responses and background transcribing. Its first target: customer feedback interviews.
  
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• 4G provision improves in Brazil

  15-11-2017 16:12 via zdnet.com
  The country is ranking higher in terms of speed - but other Latin nations perform better in terms of availability, says study.
  
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• Microsoft to integrate Visual Studio with AI services

  15-11-2017 16:07 via zdnet.com
  Another piece of Microsoft's 'Open Mind Studio' falls into place: A new extension enabling developers to use AI services from inside Visual Studio.
  
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• Microsoft's Visual Studio Live Share to improve developer collaboration

  15-11-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft plans to debut a new developer collaboration service in early 2018 that could make it easier for developers to work in tandem even when located remotely.
  
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• Microsoft gets data-fabulous at NYC event

  15-11-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft announces Azure Databricks service, new Cosmos DB features, enterprise AI capabilities and more at its annual Connect(); event in New York
  
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• Fileless attacks surge in 2017, security solutions are not stopping them

  15-11-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  By 2018, they are expected to account for 35 percent of all cyberattacks.
  
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• Sky's Now TV and passes cost just £12.49 in the Argos Black Friday deal

  15-11-2017 15:37
  
  Typically, the Now TV box costs £14.99 to buy outright with passes ranging from £2.99 to £33.99
  
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• Oxford University gets deep learning supercomputer

  15-11-2017 15:16 via computerweekly.com
  Academics and the IT industry will be able to use university’s Atos-supplied supercomputer as a service
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Move your default data folders to a different drive

  15-11-2017 15:13 via zdnet.com
  If you have more than one physical drive, keep your system (C:) drive from getting overwhelmed by moving default folders (Music, Pictures, Documents, and so on) to a secondary drive.
  
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• Google's back: It's Firefox's default search engine again, after Mozilla ends Yahoo deal

  15-11-2017 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla terminates its five-year search deal with Yahoo a few months early.
  
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• Adobe XD for Windows review: A powerful but usable design and prototyping tool

  15-11-2017 14:48 via zdnet.com
  A minimal interface and very straightforward tools make Adobe XD a great tool for designing how apps and websites will work, and the missing features continue to be added in monthly updates.
  
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• Campaign calls for smart toys to be pulled from shelves over fears strangers can use them to talk to your children

  15-11-2017 14:25
  
  Tests revealed four out of seven of the most popular IoT toys could be hacked in a way that let strangers manipulate voice modules
  
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• Amazon Echo Show review: Proof that Alexa is better with a screen

  15-11-2017 13:55
  
  The most expensive Echo in Amazon’s range adds a screen and video calling to its extensive list of capabilities
  
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• Windows 10 on Arm: HP's leak hints that new Snapdragon laptops nearing release

  15-11-2017 13:51 via zdnet.com
  Listing on HP's support page suggests it could soon announce its first Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 laptop.
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront II game faces further backlash

  15-11-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Players criticise the credits required to unlock heroes, as well as the inclusion of loot boxes.
  
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• Scientists accidentally hatch beetles with three functional eyes in a bizarre gene experiment

  15-11-2017 13:37
  
  Indiana State University scientists grew the working eye on a scarab beetle by editing its genes
  
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• A Windows 10 alternative: Microsoft should embrace, extend Linux on the desktop

  15-11-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  I get it. The PC is too expensive to replace and you don't want Windows 10. Let me suggest another solution.
  
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• The best iPad, laptop, desktop Black Friday deals from Sam's Club, BJ's Warehouse

  15-11-2017 13:28 via zdnet.com
  The big box chains offer a handful of PC specials to member in their Black Fridays ads, including a $199.99 Lenovo N23 Windows 2-in-1 notebook doorbuster deal at BJ's.
  
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• UK cyber-defence chief accuses Russia of hack attacks

  15-11-2017 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia is accused of having attacked Britain's media, telecommunications and energy sectors.
  
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• Critical IT problems cost UK organisations £200,000 a month

  15-11-2017 13:20 via computerweekly.com
  UK companies are losing hundreds of thousands of pounds a month because of IT problems, but are relatively good at preventing the same issues recurring
  
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• Operational issues are putting telcos off NFV, report claims

  15-11-2017 13:16 via computerweekly.com
  Telecoms operators and other comms services providers face roadblocks when it comes to network functions virtualisation, thanks to a range of operational issues, says consultant Cartesian
  
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• MasterCard is trying to patent the blockchain for money transfer solutions

  15-11-2017 13:00
  
  MasterCard’s latest patent echoes blockchain processes to create fast and secure international money transfers
  
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• Windows 10 defenses open to 17-year-old Office bug, but Microsoft's just fixed it

  15-11-2017 12:57 via zdnet.com
  Researchers find an obsolete Office tool that's vulnerable and lacks any of Microsoft's exploit mitigation tech.
  
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• Taking the pain out of building that slideshow deck

  15-11-2017 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Can technology help improve your corporate presentations? Q&A with Shufflrr CEO James Ontra.
  
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• Just how fast is Firefox Quantum?

  15-11-2017 12:43 via zdnet.com
  Can Mozilla's new Firefox Quantum browser unseat Google Chrome as the fastest browser?
  
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• Data skills could improve employment options as AI accelerates

  15-11-2017 12:40 via computerweekly.com
  House of Lords artificial intelligence select committee hears evidence on societal risks of AI, data, life-long learning and the changing role of white-collar workers
  
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• EE conducts UK’s first 5G mobile network test

  15-11-2017 12:29 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile operator has successfully conducted the first test of an end-to-end 5G network architecture in the UK
  
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• Adobe patches 67 vulnerabilities in Flash, Reader

  15-11-2017 12:26 via zdnet.com
  The round of patches fixes critical issues, many of which lead to remote code execution.
  
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• Democracy hacked: How 30 governments sought to bend elections through social media

  15-11-2017 12:14
  
  A new report shows how 18 elections were influenced in the past year, while evidence of Russian fingerprints on Brexit grows
  
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• AI and the enterprise: The view from Noodle.ai

  15-11-2017 12:09 via zdnet.com
  Stephen Pratt, CEO of Noodle.ai, explains how his San Francisco-based startup uses 'AI as a service' to help companies make complex business decisions.
  
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• You’ll soon be able to use a selfie as photo ID when buying alcohol

  15-11-2017 12:06
  
  Two UK supermarkets are set to trial the technology which lets people prove their age without human intervention
  
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• Deal alert: Get the Google Home smart speaker for £78 (a saving of £51) ahead of Black Friday

  15-11-2017 11:45
  
  The Google AI speaker normally costs £129
  
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• Don't be alarmed, but you're probably using the term AI wrong

  15-11-2017 11:40 via zdnet.com
  It's more than semantics. Understanding what AI is and what it isn't will help you predict how your industry (and the world) is changing.
  
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