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• Microsoft adds more AI-powered updates to Bing, Cortana, Office 365

  13-12-2017 23:37 via zdnet.com
  Bing, Cortana and Office 365 are getting more features that Microsoft is categorizing as powered by AI. Here's what's coming.
  
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• APAC firms confident of security measures despite breaches: Fortinet

  13-12-2017 23:29 via zdnet.com
  48 percent of IT decision makers at APAC organisations are confident of their security measures, despite 86 percent of those organisations having been victim of a breach, Fortinet's enterprise security survey has revealed.
  
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• NEC Australia to offer real-time video facial recognition

  13-12-2017 23:26 via zdnet.com
  With video captured using fixed and mobile camera sensors in body cams, smartphones, and drones, NEC Australia customers can use the company's new facial recognition platform in real time.
  
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• Freeze your credit after the Equifax hack? Get ready to face Healthcare.gov hurdles

  13-12-2017 22:48 via zdnet.com
  A surge in Americans enrolling in health insurance plans is expected before the Friday deadline.
  
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• White House details IT modernization set for 2018

  13-12-2017 22:31 via zdnet.com
  A report says the White House will focus on security, enabling use of commercial cloud, and ridding of obsolete tech across government agencies.
  
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• SJ7 Star action camera hands-on: A high-quality GoPro clone with great features

  13-12-2017 22:09 via zdnet.com
  The SJ7 Star is a well-built compact camera that is more than a match for a GoPro, but it's around half the cost.
  
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• Google launches Assistant on Android tablets, more phones

  13-12-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  Android tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat and 6.0 Marshmallow will see Google Assistant in the coming weeks.
  
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• Chromebooks and Office 365 together will challenge Windows laptops

  13-12-2017 21:12 via zdnet.com
  With Microsoft porting Office 365 to Chromebooks, a big reason to stick with Windows has gone out the door.
  
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• Apple invests $390 million in VCSEL maker Finisar

  13-12-2017 20:52 via zdnet.com
  VCSELs are an optical technology used in the iPhone X for Face ID, Animoji, and the TrueDepth camera's Portrait mode.
  
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• Maker of sneaky Mac adware sends security researcher cease-and-desist letters

  13-12-2017 20:17 via zdnet.com
  "If there's code that's mining data and hiding itself on a computer without any way of removing it, that's malware, plain and simple."
  
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• NBN sets up 50Mbps as flagship speed under new wholesale pricing

  13-12-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  NBN will be offering bundled AVC and CVC pricing to retailers as of Q2 next year, with discounts across the 50Mbps and 100Mbps tiers designed to drive uptake of higher-speed plans.
  
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• ​IEDM 2017: GlobalFoundries announces 7nm chipmaking process

  13-12-2017 19:42 via zdnet.com
  The development of its own 7nm technology is a significant milestone for customers like AMD and IBM that need the highest performance. But GlobalFoundries has also evolved into a full-service foundry with a range of technology and products.
  
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• Brazilian fintech Nubank starts international tech talent hunt

  13-12-2017 19:33 via zdnet.com
  The firm launches an engineering center in Berlin, with plans to grow the international talent pool in the horizon.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 11.2.1 with HomeKit vulnerability fix

  13-12-2017 19:17 via zdnet.com
  HomeKit users will want to install this update as soon as possible.
  
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• Why AI may save your life

  13-12-2017 19:16 via zdnet.com
  The rise of machine intelligence is often associated with the downfall of humanity, but analysis of clinical data is improving outcomes. That's making doctors more informed, not more redundant, for now.
  
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• Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

  13-12-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Three men admit creating and running Mirai, a botnet used to block access to much of the web.
  
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• Baidu embraces single-socket AMD EPYC chips

  13-12-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  AMD scores another big win for its EPYC server chips, with Baidu switching to a single-socket platform for its AI, big data, and cloud computing services.
  
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• Security researcher says DirecTV hardware can be easily hacked

  13-12-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The flaw was privately disclosed to the device maker in June, but six months later, there's still no patch.
  
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• T-Mobile gets into paid TV market

  13-12-2017 17:53 via zdnet.com
  It's acquiring a TV tech startup that will help it get into the TV market, with service starting in 2018.
  
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• Target buys Shipt for $550M, will offer same-day delivery in most stores by holiday 2018

  13-12-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  Target said Shipt will run independently, with plans to build relationships with other retailers.
  
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• Target buys Shipt for $550 million, will offer same-day deliver in most stores by holiday 2018

  13-12-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  Target said Shipt will run independently with plans to build relationships with other retailers.
  
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• Have a question about sex? Don’t ask Siri

  13-12-2017 17:31
  
  A study reveals that Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant are pretty useless when it comes to sexual advice
  
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• Iron Mountain acquires four datacentres from IO in $1.3bn deal

  13-12-2017 16:54 via computerweekly.com
  Agreement includes IO’s facilities at Phoenix, Scottsdale, New Jersey and Ohio and more than 550 customers
  
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• Will 2018 be the big year for machine learning?

  13-12-2017 16:51 via zdnet.com
  A new report from Deloitte says the tipping point for the technology has arrived.
  
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• The risky business of bitcoin: High-profile cryptocurrency catastrophes of 2017

  13-12-2017 16:40 via zdnet.com
  As Bitcoin lurches toward mainstream acceptance, ZDNet reviews the high-profile disasters, data breaches, vulnerabilities, and criminal cases that shook up digital currency in 2017.
  
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• SoulCalibur 6 release date: Bandai Namco’s sword-based fighter is back

  13-12-2017 16:31
  
  The next SoulCalibur returns to its roots, and this ten-minute gameplay video suggests it’s shaping up well
  
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• Head of Microsoft's One Commercial Partner group is out: Report

  13-12-2017 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's One Commercial Partner chief, Ron Huddleston, looks to be leaving, capping off a year of sweeping changes for the company's sales and partner organization.
  
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• The best Stars Wars toys, gifts and gadgets to mark The Last Jedi release date

  13-12-2017 16:20
  
  In anticipation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting cinemas, we’ve rounded up the best Star Wars gifts to give this Christmas
  
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• FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign

  13-12-2017 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review.
  
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• Earth’s e-waste problem is getting ridiculous

  13-12-2017 16:00
  
  In 2016, humans generated the weight of 4,500 Eiffel Towers in electronic waste
  
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• Oracle launches innovation lab in Brazil

  13-12-2017 15:51 via zdnet.com
  The facility moves to a coworking space and will focus on projects related to emerging technologies in partnership with startups and customers.
  
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• Starbucks cafe's wi-fi made computers mine crypto-currency

  13-12-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Visitors to an Argentine branch of the coffee chain are targeted with crypto-currency malware.
  
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• Mirai botnet attackers plead guilty for roles in cyberattacks

  13-12-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  The Mirai botnet threw vast swathes of the US internet offline in a cyberattack last year.
  
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• Mirai botnet attackers plead guilty for roles in 2016 internet cyberattack

  13-12-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  The Mirai botnet threw vast swathes of the US internet offline in a cyberattack last year.
  
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• Enterprises urged to embrace public cloud after latest technology innovations

  13-12-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Due to the latest technology innovations in public cloud by the major providers, IDC has underlined the importance of this infrastructure
  
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• Storage briefing: The evolution of software-defined storage

  13-12-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  The evolution of software-defined storage, from simple software products to those that offer scale-out, hyper-converged, NVMe, public cloud and container functionality
  
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• Pad & Quill Heritage and Field Strap Apple Watch bands: High quality, great looks, and full-grain leather

  13-12-2017 14:21 via zdnet.com
  The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch, but Apple's leather bands start at $149. Pad & Quill offers various options for a third less.
  
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• Robots will create more jobs than they eradicate by 2020

  13-12-2017 14:20 via computerweekly.com
  Artificial intelligence technology will begin to create more jobs than it replaces, says Gartner
  
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• Building the future of the smartphone, one mod at a time

  13-12-2017 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Now you can make your own phone add-ons with Motorola's Moto Mods developer kit.
  
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• Singapore defence ministry invites hackers to breach its systems

  13-12-2017 14:07 via zdnet.com
  Country's Ministry of Defence will run a "bug bounty" programme, led by HackerOne, inviting hackers worldwide to identify vulnerabilities in its internet-facing systems.
  
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• Drone smugglers caught on camera

  13-12-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The Ministry of Justice has released footage of a gang caught using a drone to deliver contraband to prisons.
  
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• ​Firefox Quantum: 170 million installs so far, as more Chrome users jump ship

  13-12-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Firefox sees a bump in installs from Chrome users after the big Quantum overhaul.
  
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• DanTDM: 2017's richest YouTuber on responsibility to young fans

  13-12-2017 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  DanTDM became successful by streaming videos of himself playing Pokemon and Minecraft.
  
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• Total ban on smartphones in schools: Should others follow France's lead?

  13-12-2017 13:48 via zdnet.com
  France thinks it's time children stopped spending all their time staring at smartphone screens.
  
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• Highways England plans for 5G, smart vehicles, drones

  13-12-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Highways England report sets out its aspirations for the next few years, and explores how digital technology will be used to keep people on the move
  
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• Twitter 'baby poop' video launches spam

  13-12-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The video also gains permission to access Twitter account and can spy on private communications.
  
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• Cyber security skills shortage can be addressed, says (ISC)2

  13-12-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  The shortage of cyber security skills can be addressed, starting with training anyone who is unemployed, according to information security professional training and certification body (ISC)2
  
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• LinkedIn hosted jihadist lectures, Blair institute reveals

  13-12-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Lectures and essays by Islamist extremists have been shared on the Microsoft-owned social network.
  
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• Broadband over 'wet string' tested for fun

  13-12-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A small, independent ISPs manages to get speeds of 3.5 megabits from broadband over wet string.
  
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• NVMe: The flash storage standard in search of a form factor

  13-12-2017 13:10 via computerweekly.com
  NVMe can unleash flash by doing away with the built-for-disk SCSI protocol. But so far there’s no consensus between suppliers about how to build products around NVMe
  
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