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• Facebook launches parent-controlled Messenger app for kids

  04-12-2017 23:45 via zdnet.com
  Messenger Kids allows children to start one-on-one or group video chats with parent-approved contacts.
  
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• Bulletproof co-founder opposes Macquarie Telecom's AU$17.9m takeover bid

  04-12-2017 23:34 via zdnet.com
  Although he exited the company in September, Lorenzo Modesto still has a 12.6 percent interest in Bulletproof and believes the bid from Macquarie Telecom is too low.
  
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• Amazon goes live in Australia

  04-12-2017 23:25 via zdnet.com
  After months of speculation, the online retail giant has officially graced Australian shores.
  
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• Target launches Wallet to combine payment, coupons at checkout

  04-12-2017 23:16 via zdnet.com
  Just in time for the holiday season, Target has launched a mobile payment solution within its main app. Using a barcode to scan at checkout, Wallet is restricted to Target's credit and debit card.
  
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• US says it doesn't need secret court's approval to ask for encryption backdoors

  04-12-2017 22:08 via zdnet.com
  Critics have long argued that the government has wide latitude to conduct surveillance under broad approvals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
  
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• ​Brazil's first online bank ramps up innovation

  04-12-2017 20:35 via zdnet.com
  A year after launching its API platform, Banco Original is driving new initiatives related to artificial intelligence and data analytics
  
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• Get a Doogee Mix unlocked 5.5-inch smartphone for $177.99

  04-12-2017 20:04 via zdnet.com
  Great performance and a fabulous, nearly bezel-free AMOLED screen are among the highlights of this enterprise-ready GSM model.
  
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• ​Computer vendors start disabling Intel Management Engine

  04-12-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Intel has admitted that its in-chip Intel Management Engine program has major security holes. Some PC vendors are now disabling Management Engine to protect their customers.
  
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• Windows Update is broken for some Windows 7 users

  04-12-2017 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 users are reporting they can't check for updates using Windows Update and Microsoft Update. No word yet on a Microsoft fix.
  
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• The Dutch government defines cyber threat actors

  04-12-2017 18:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Dutch government commissions the creation of a scientific classification of individuals and groups involved in cyber crime
  
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• Facebook wants to mentor small UK firms at its new London headquarters

  04-12-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Newsbeat gets a tour of the new Facebook HQ as they launch their mentoring scheme for small businesses.
  
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• Beyonce 'unlikely' to use burner email

  04-12-2017 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The claim was made half in jest by Ed Sheeran during a media interview.
  
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• Mgcool Band 3 hands on: Attractive hardware, awful software

  04-12-2017 17:35 via zdnet.com
  The Mgcool Band 3 is a low cost fitness band that tracks basic activity functions -- but the app needs a lot of work.
  
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• Something is rotten at Apple

  04-12-2017 17:27 via zdnet.com
  Last week was a long, bad week for Apple engineers. And for users of its products.
  
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• Steal a march on cyber criminals through security by deception

  04-12-2017 17:15 via computerweekly.com
  Security by obscurity, although a common and tempting practice, is generally not recommended, but security by deception offers a way for defenders to make it more difficult for attackers to succeed and easier for defenders to catch them
  
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• Going data-driven on a budget

  04-12-2017 17:12 via zdnet.com
  How can you think and do data analysis globally, aiming to act and have an impact locally, when the data you need is scattered and incomplete and your resources are limited? And what does an analysis on the affordability of data plans around the world show?
  
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• Malicious insiders and DDoS attacks cost UK business the most

  04-12-2017 17:11 via computerweekly.com
  In 2017, the most costly or damaging cyber attacks for UK businesses have been malicious insiders and denial of service, research has revealed
  
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• Opinion: Net neutrality is a myth, and the FCC changes aren't what you think

  04-12-2017 16:53 via zdnet.com
  David Gewirtz argues that the FCC is not eliminating the no-blocking, no-throttling, and no-paid-prioritization restrictions on American Internet providers. And he dives deep into the federal regulation code changes to explain why.
  
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• CVS Health and Aetna bet $69 billion merger on analytics, data, digital transformation

  04-12-2017 16:48 via zdnet.com
  CVS Health and Aetna have merged in a bid to reinvent health care with a vertically integrated stack of services and touch points. And now comes the hard part: Using data and analytics to really make it all work.
  
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• My favourite audiobook: WIRED's Matt Burgess

  04-12-2017 16:41
  
  WIRED's Matt Burgess chooses The Circle by Dave Eggers as his favourite audiobook
  
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• What happens in our brains when we recall a memory? It’s more complex than you think

  04-12-2017 16:25
  
  Brain scans show our future thoughts and past memories are constructed using three different systems
  
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• Raspberry Pi: Hands on with Raspbian Stretch plus Debian Stretch Pi desktop for PC and Mac

  04-12-2017 16:23 via zdnet.com
  New ISO images of Raspbian Linux based on Debian Stretch have been released, not only for the Raspberry Pi but also for PC and Mac installations.
  
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• In 1990s news, the NHS is still the world's biggest buyer of fax machines

  04-12-2017 16:04
  
  For fax sake
  
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• Broadcom moves to unseat Qualcomm board in hostile takeover effort

  04-12-2017 15:58 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom is trying to force Qualcomm to the bargaining table by engaging directly with its shareholders and proposing a board that would back its unsolicited $130 billion acquisition offer.
  
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• First female degree apprentices at Capgemini graduate

  04-12-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  The first female degree apprentices at Capgemini talk about their journeys into the IT sector
  
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• UK government mulls Bitcoin regulation

  04-12-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The crypto-currency remains popular with criminals, the police have warned.
  
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• How AI could have cracked the Enigma code and helped end WWII in just 13 minutes

  04-12-2017 14:52
  
  An AI company has deciphered the Enigma code using neural networks, cloud servers and Grimm Fairy Tales
  
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• One month with the Apple iPhone X: More powerful than a Plus in a killer form factor

  04-12-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  I usually get bored with an iPhone after a few weeks and move along to more exciting Android smartphones, but there is something about the iPhone X that excites me every time I use it and it's not going anywhere for some time.
  
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• Facebook pledges to create 800 UK jobs after opening new London office

  04-12-2017 14:41 via computerweekly.com
  Social networking giant reinforces commitment to London tech scene with new office opening and jobs promise
  
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• Forgotten password? Samsung's future phones could retrieve it using your palm

  04-12-2017 14:37 via zdnet.com
  The creases in your palm could become the key to recalling that elusive password.
  
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• Password-sharing politicians prompt security row

  04-12-2017 14:35 via zdnet.com
  Sharing passwords with staff is apparently common in the House of Commons, with security experts warning this a very bad idea.
  
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• Privacy regulator warns MPs over shared passwords

  04-12-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner's Office says it is making enquiries about MPs giving staff their logins.
  
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• Bird-brains of Britain: Pigeons understand space and time

  04-12-2017 14:29
  
  But quite how they're doing it remains a mystery
  
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• Bird-brains of Britain: Pigeons have an understanding of space and time

  04-12-2017 14:29
  
  But quite how they're doing it remains a mystery
  
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• PayPal's TIO Networks reveals data breach impacted 1.6 million users

  04-12-2017 14:18 via zdnet.com
  The company says evidence of "unauthorized access" has appeared during a recent investigation.
  
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• Google says these are the best Android apps of 2017 but do you agree?

  04-12-2017 14:11 via zdnet.com
  Google names most popular and best Android apps of the year.
  
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• Cambridge University deploys Dropbox for file sync-and-share

  04-12-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Dropbox replaces numerous consumer file share products and bespoke connections as Cambridge audits 6,500 academics to roll out invisible collaboration for hundreds of use cases
  
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• We may have finally unlocked the secrets of how our brains keep track of time

  04-12-2017 13:25
  
  For decades it was believed we had a "brain clock" but new research suggests otherwise
  
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• Redheads are genetically blessed, says science

  04-12-2017 13:21
  
  The tide of popular opinion is wrong, research shows - redheads are genetically superior to the bulk of us
  
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• Apple Mac security issue may reoccur

  04-12-2017 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Mac owners who upgraded to remove a serious security bug may still be vulnerable to the loophole.
  
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• Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency tipped as way out of economic crisis

  04-12-2017 13:13 via zdnet.com
  Citizens are left wondering if the reveal is a way to claw out of economic issues or little more than a press stunt.
  
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• UK startup turns to crowdfunding after EU funding put on hold due to Brexit uncertainty

  04-12-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  A promising UK startup, which is developing an app in the car insurance sector, has turned to crowdsourcing after European Union funds were put on hold as a direct result of Brexit uncertainty
  
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• Security: Making yourself a hard target for hackers is easier than you think

  04-12-2017 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Even following the most basic advice can provide a barrier to stop hackers and cyber attacks.
  
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• Google cracks down on apps that snoop on you, even if they're not in Play Store

  04-12-2017 12:34 via zdnet.com
  Unless apps come clean about the personal data they collect, Google will slap them with Safe Browsing warnings.
  
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• Why is this silent GIF so noisy?

  04-12-2017 12:07
  
  We spoke to a professor of acoustic engineering about why a soundless GIF appears to thud
  
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• The bizarre reason why you can hear this GIF, even though it's silent

  04-12-2017 12:07
  
  We spoke to a professor of acoustic engineering about why a soundless GIF appears to thud
  
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• Security warning: Don't use Russian antivirus on secret government systems, says cyber agency

  04-12-2017 11:42 via zdnet.com
  As NCSC warns on Russian antivirus, Barclays Bank ends offer of free Kaspersky Lab security software for customers.
  
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• CryptoKitties is the Ethereum cat collecting game that’s seen over $1m in user spending

  04-12-2017 11:41
  
  This is definitely what blockchain was invented for
  
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• Battle hots up over next-gen networks

  04-12-2017 11:36 via computerweekly.com
  The arrival of SD-WAN technology effectively removed telcos’ lock-in for WAN services. We assess the current market
  
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• Prediction: You'll see a whole bunch of people wearing robots at work in 2018

  04-12-2017 11:31 via zdnet.com
  Long a novelty, exoskeletons are finally ready for their big moment, and they will change the way people work in a number of industries
  
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