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• Equifax hires Home Depot's CISO to lead security turnaround

  12-02-2018 23:08 via zdnet.com
  Jamil Farshchi has been named as the new chief information security officer of Equifax.
  
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• Skype can't fix a nasty security bug without a massive code rewrite

  12-02-2018 22:28 via zdnet.com
  The bug grants a low-level user access to every corner of the operating system.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy test: Sacrificing Teslas on the altar of progress and inspiration

  12-02-2018 19:48 via zdnet.com
  Was last week's test launch cheesy and tactless -- or a necessary technological demonstration of our country's ability to achieve actual greatness to a disaffected and unprepared generation?
  
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• Biggest Brazilian newspaper quits Facebook

  12-02-2018 19:48 via zdnet.com
  Folha de São Paulo rebels against the company's news feed changes to emphasize posts from connections rather than brands.
  
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• ​The most popular Linux desktop programs are...

  12-02-2018 18:55 via zdnet.com
  The most recent Linux Questions poll results are in, and the the winners of this popular desktop Linux survey have been revealed, with many expected winners and at least one big Microsoft surprise.
  
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• Are Instagram influencers cheating advertisers? New tool can identify who to avoid

  12-02-2018 18:50 via zdnet.com
  With fake accounts, likes, and comments flooding Instagram, brands should be more cautious when selecting influencers they plan to work with.
  
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• Startup Workshop with the Bupa Customer Lab

  12-02-2018 18:39
  
  Join us at the Startup Workshop with the Bupa Customer Lab, as part of WIRED Health 2018, on March 14 at the Francis Crick Institute.
  
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• Small business IT spending to pass $600 billion in 2018: IDC

  12-02-2018 18:03 via zdnet.com
  IDC expects SMBs to spend the most on devices, including personal computing devices, peripherals, and mobile phones.
  
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• Microsoft to add Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection support for Windows 7 this summer

  12-02-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 to the list of protected end-points covered by Windows Defender ATP, starting this summer.
  
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• Brazil's digital driving license launch postponed

  12-02-2018 17:57 via zdnet.com
  Implementations in Rio and São Paulo delayed; verification systems for use of the mobile-based ID yet to be defined.
  
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• Unilever aims to force more digital ad transparency, plots blockchain pilot with IBM

  12-02-2018 17:51 via zdnet.com
  Unilever wants more transparency for its digital ad buying and its using a mix of brute force by threatening to pull spending as well teaming up with IBM on blockchain use cases.
  
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• Facebook broke German privacy laws, court rules

  12-02-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A German regional court rules that the social network failed to obtain proper consent to some of its features.
  
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• Android malware: Millions fall victim to drive-by cryptocurrency miner

  12-02-2018 17:32 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say that at least 60 million visits have been forcibly made to malicious Monero sites in what represents the first large-scale cryptocurrency campaign targeting mobile.
  
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• This new class of drug found in soil could help fight rising antibiotic resistance and tackle MRSA

  12-02-2018 17:23
  
  When tested on rats, malacidins were found to kill several multidrug-resistant, disease-causing bacteria, notably MRSA
  
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• Google releases Cloud TPU beta, GPU support for Kubernetes

  12-02-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Google said a limited quantity of TPUs are available today.
  
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• Google's YouTube: If creators get badly out of line, here's how we'll punish them

  12-02-2018 16:04 via zdnet.com
  YouTube will cut off ads and revenue for creators who severely violate its policies and cause harm to others.
  
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• Equifax under pressure after data breach update

  12-02-2018 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A US senator gives the credit rating firm a week to reveal more information about 2017's cyber-attack.
  
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• Oracle's Hurd says 90 percent of enterprise apps will have integrated AI by 2020 as automation picks up

  12-02-2018 15:30 via zdnet.com
  Oracle's CEO Mark Hurd outlines his view of the tech landscape by 2020 at an event in New York.
  
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• Why cloud sync, not backup, worked better for business continuity during the hurricane

  12-02-2018 15:17 via zdnet.com
  David Gewirtz shares a real-world example of how a cloud-based disaster recovery strategy can help sustain business continuity, even for small businesses and families.
  
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• Unilever threatens to pull ads from Facebook and Google

  12-02-2018 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Unilever says it will not invest in platforms that do not police extremist and criminal content.
  
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• There and back around again, DevOps should listen more to customers

  12-02-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Quest for the One True DevOps, Epilogue: Where we take stock of the long journey into the eye of the DevOps storm, and examine the truths that emerged during our travails.
  
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• AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega graphics will redefine desktop PCs

  12-02-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  AMD's unveiling of the Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G that feature built-in Radeon Vega graphics will shake up the entry-level and mid-range desktop PC market.
  
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• VideoLAN: VLC 3.0's huge update brings Chromecast support, 360-degree video

  12-02-2018 14:54 via zdnet.com
  VLC 3.0.0 also introduces early support for the emerging royalty-free video-compression standard AV1.
  
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• After dismissing security flaw, Amazon patches Key smart lock anyway

  12-02-2018 14:36 via zdnet.com
  Amazon downplayed the attack as "not a real-life delivery scenario," but it was serious enough to fix anyway.
  
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• YouTube belatedly lays down the law to its most reckless vloggers

  12-02-2018 14:14
  
  The video platform belatedly notices the unsavoury content it enables
  
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• Bitcoin energy use in Iceland set to overtake homes, says local firm

  12-02-2018 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Data centres mining the crypto-currency will use more electricity than homes this year, an energy firm says.
  
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• State-sponsored hack believed to have been behind the 2018 Winter Olympics cyberattack in ‪Pyeongchang

  12-02-2018 14:09
  
  TV and web services were hit in Pyeongchang, South Korea but officials said that no vital infrastructure had been damaged
  
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• Oracle expands its autonomous technology across its cloud platform

  12-02-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The autonomous technology in the Oracle Autonomous Database will now be rolled out to application development, app and data integration, analytics and system and identity management.
  
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• Model N aims to scale its revenue cloud, expand industries

  12-02-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Model N is gaining traction and delivering better-than-expected earnings as it launches a major expansion to its revenue cloud.
  
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• Linux Meltdown patch: 'Up to 800 percent CPU overhead', Netflix tests show

  12-02-2018 13:36 via zdnet.com
  The performance impact of Meltdown patches makes it essential to move systems to Linux 4.14.
  
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• We’re a long way from virtual reality's Citizen Kane

  12-02-2018 13:19
  VR film is failing to give audiences a reason to put on their headsets
  
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• Police in the UK can now scan fingerprints from anyone on the street using portable devices that identify immigrants and criminals in minutes

  12-02-2018 13:14
  
  The police will soon be able to routinely stop people and identify them from a fingerprint
  
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• Consumer-goods giant Unilever threatens to withdraw from Facebook and Twitter

  12-02-2018 13:11
  
  The company, which owns Marmite, Dove and PG Tips, will not use platforms that spread fake news and breed division
  
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• What is AI? Everything you need to know about Artificial Intelligence

  12-02-2018 12:23 via zdnet.com
  An executive guide to artificial intelligence, from machine learning and general AI to neural networks.
  
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• A Tesla Roadster wasn’t the only thing Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent into orbit last week

  12-02-2018 12:04
  
  A tiny object was stored in Elon Musk’s Tesla that could say a lot about humanity
  
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• EE hopes to solve woeful rural broadband speeds with its mini-router and antenna

  12-02-2018 12:02
  
  A 4GEE Home Router sits inside your home while a 4G antenna is mounted on the outside of your home
  
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• The Trump administration wants to sell the ISS to the highest bidder

  12-02-2018 12:00
  
  New documents from NASA show plans to sell the ISS to the private sector
  
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• Fixing a HomePod is only 16% cheaper than buying a new one

  12-02-2018 11:56
  
  Hey Siri, don’t you die on me
  
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• Winter Olympics hit by cyber-attack

  12-02-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The website for the Games suddenly went offline on 9 February after being attacked, officials say.
  
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• Vivaldi 1.14, First Take: A feature-rich, touch-friendly web browser

  12-02-2018 11:36 via zdnet.com
  Since its launch in 2016, Vivaldi has developed into a functional and configurable browser that's well suited to use on a touch-screen device.
  
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• Watch this hybrid Range Rover Sport take on the most dangerous road in the world

  12-02-2018 11:21
  
  Land Rover shows its mettle by driving the Range Rover P400e up to China’s Heaven’s Gate
  
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• Robot density: A strange metric elegantly illustrates the revolution underway

  12-02-2018 11:19 via zdnet.com
  A new report from the International Federation of Robotics suggests a global tilting point
  
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• Sports Direct to offer e-sports in Game Digital tie-up

  12-02-2018 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The move comes as the retailer increases its collaboration with specialist games firm Game Digital.
  
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• Instagram is testing a feature that will tell on you for screenshotting Stories

  12-02-2018 10:29
  
  The End.
  
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• UK government websites, ICO hijacked by cryptocurrency mining malware

  12-02-2018 09:38 via zdnet.com
  US and Australian government domains were also affected by the bold cryptojacking scheme.
  
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• 'By making everything secure, they ensure that nothing is secure' and other member comments regarding security issues

  12-02-2018 09:16 via zdnet.com
  Every other week, we will be rounding up some of the most thoughtful comments from the ZDNet community. Here are some of our Community Manager's top picks.
  
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• Government websites hit by bitcoin-mining hackers

  12-02-2018 09:13
  
  By visiting these government sites, your computer is unwittingly being used to mine cryptocurrency
  
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• People with depression use language differently - here are the signs someone might need support

  12-02-2018 09:02
  
  Scientists have long tried to pin down a link between depression and language, technology is helping us get a full picture
  
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• Qualcomm, Broadcom meeting over acquisition deal imminent

  12-02-2018 08:12 via zdnet.com
  Reports suggest the meeting is now scheduled after both companies have met with proxy advisors.
  
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• Russian Nuclear Center engineers arrested for using supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency

  12-02-2018 08:06 via zdnet.com
  The temptation to cash in on cryptocurrency may have been too much to resist.
  
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