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• Yahoo users can sue over data breaches, judge rules

  12-03-2018 23:17 via zdnet.com
  Verizon, which now owns the web giant, sought to dismiss the case.
  
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• Twilio launches Twilio Flex, aims for programmable, multichannel cloud call center

  12-03-2018 21:36 via zdnet.com
  Twilio's API driven approach may make customizing call center approaches much easier for enterprises.
  
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• Telstra once again on the hunt for a CIO

  12-03-2018 21:20 via zdnet.com
  John Romano leaves the telco after a career of more than a dozen years.
  
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• Apple scoops up digital magazine app Texture

  12-03-2018 20:18 via zdnet.com
  Texture makes a digital magazines app that's compared to Netflix for its monthly subscription business model.
  
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• Apple acquires digital magazine platform Texture

  12-03-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple is buying an app that gives readers unlimited access to 200 magazines for a monthly fee.
  
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• AI 'more dangerous than nukes': Elon Musk still firm on regulatory oversight

  12-03-2018 19:50 via zdnet.com
  The man building a spaceship to send people to Mars has used his South by Southwest appearance to reaffirm his belief that the danger of artificial intelligence is much greater than the danger of nuclear warheads.
  
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• Should you limit your children's time on Fortnite

  12-03-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A gaming journalist discusses whether parents should limit their children's time on Fortnite.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Google Pixel 2: Battle of the Android beasts

  12-03-2018 17:40
  
  Which flagship do you want in your pocket?
  
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• Volvo XC40 review: Volvo shows its funky side

  12-03-2018 17:07
  
  A thoroughly modern compact SUV that’s fun, sophisticated and packed with useful tech
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8: Which should you buy?

  12-03-2018 17:03
  
  Samsung's latest flagship phones goes head to head with its predecessor
  
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• Dropbox looks to raise $648 million in upcoming IPO

  12-03-2018 16:52 via zdnet.com
  Dropbox also agreed to sell $100 million in stock to Salesforce Ventures in a private placement following the IPO.
  
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• Virgin Media expands fibre network to rural areas

  12-03-2018 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  It had been almost impossible for people in Test Valley and Dun Valley to download or stream files.
  
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• Alexa video calling and messaging coming to tablets

  12-03-2018 16:28 via zdnet.com
  The feature is coming to Fire, Android, and iOS tablets.
  
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• iPhone X/8: Wireless charging will wear out the battery faster than cable charging

  12-03-2018 16:02 via zdnet.com
  Wireless charging is a nice feature, but testing suggests that it will wear out the battery faster than charging with a cable.
  
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• Apple's answer to crumb-jammed keyboards? Crush debris, then blast it out

  12-03-2018 15:46 via zdnet.com
  Apple has been granted a patent for a keyboard with crushers and bellows to destroy and blast out crumbs.
  
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• Philips Hue outdoor connected lighting hits US, Europe this July

  12-03-2018 15:41 via zdnet.com
  Philips Hue IoT-connected lighting is now available for the outdoors. Philips Hue Lily, Philips Hue Calla, and more will launch in July.
  
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• Philips Brilliance 328P6AUBREB review: A capable 31.5-inch display with HDR

  12-03-2018 15:41 via zdnet.com
  This large, high-resolution display provides clear, sharp images along with a basic HDR capability.
  
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• Indra launches digital transformation unit in Brazil

  12-03-2018 15:39 via zdnet.com
  The Spanish IT outsourcer is confident about demand from local firms around innovation projects.
  
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• Comcast 'blocks' an encrypted email service: Yet another reminder why net neutrality matters

  12-03-2018 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Now imagine your favorite websites getting blocked by your internet provider in the name of net neutrality.
  
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• Comcast 'blocks' an email service: Yet another reminder why net neutrality matters

  12-03-2018 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Now imagine your favorite websites getting blocked by your internet provider in the name of net neutrality.
  
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• Report: Smart city tech can save every resident 125 hours a year

  12-03-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Anticipating that 2018 will be a breakthrough year for smart cities, Intel produced a report showing how these investments impact citizens' lives.
  
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• Nutanix buys app discovery startup Netsil

  12-03-2018 14:52 via zdnet.com
  The software-defined data center player plans to use Netsil's technology to bolster the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform.
  
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• Spy malware secrets: How complex 'Slingshot' hit targets via hacked routers

  12-03-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Slingshot malware infects PCs via files downloaded from compromised routers.
  
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• How to fix your brand experience from the outside in

  12-03-2018 14:44 via zdnet.com
  Johann Wrede: To bring real consistency to the brand experience, leaders should stop slicing the problem into pieces that they try to solve independently.
  
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• Inside the Samsung Galaxy S9+

  12-03-2018 14:24 via zdnet.com
  As with most modern smartphones, there's a lot to break, and fixing things is needlessly difficult.
  
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• Statistically speaking, will Apple hold a product event this spring? (2018 edition)

  12-03-2018 14:10 via zdnet.com
  A crystal ball for data nerds: David Gewirtz assembles a decade's worth of event data -- 27 product announcements -- to calculate whether Apple is running late on its spring announcement cadence.
  
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• ​Former Docker CEO takes over Storj Labs' top spot

  12-03-2018 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Storj Labs has announced Ben Golub, Docker's co-founder and former CEO, is now Storj Labs' executive chairman and interim CEO.
  
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• Microsoft confirms Cortana integration, message translation coming to Teams later this year

  12-03-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is going public with some of the coming new features for its Teams service, and says there are now 200,000 organizations using the product.
  
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• APAC clocked most malicious mobile apps in 2017

  12-03-2018 13:58 via zdnet.com
  Some 3.3 million malicious mobile apps were detected in Asia-Pacific, which also was the region most affected across several categories including ransomware and online banking malware.
  
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• Amazon Alexa calling can now be used on tablets

  12-03-2018 13:53
  
  From today, you can call and send messages for free using the Alexa app on tablets
  
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• Hospital hacks: Default passwords and no patching leaves healthcare at risk

  12-03-2018 13:38 via zdnet.com
  Poor security practice, shared passwords and vulnerabilities in software increasingly aid attackers access treasure troves of sensitive personal data, warns report.
  
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• Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One dazzles critics at SXSW

  12-03-2018 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The premiere of Steven Spielberg's new film draws praise despite suffering technical mishaps.
  
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• Use HP, Lenovo or Dell? Get ready for new updates to guard against Spectre

  12-03-2018 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Intel's fixed microcode updates to mitigate Spectre attack have now reached Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge chips.
  
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• We interrupt this revolution: Apache Spark changes the rules of the game

  12-03-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The Data Expeditions, Part III:Where the database market's equivalent of a commando raid brings a new actor to center stage, with the incentive and the opportunity to upset the balance of power and rewrite the rules of the data center.
  
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• You may soon need to prove your age to visit YouTube and Facebook under plans from the UK government

  12-03-2018 12:56
  
  British minister is looking to legislate on social media use with age restrictions and blanket screen time cutoffs
  
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• 'Drone crash' starts forest fire in Arizona

  12-03-2018 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Firefighters fought the grassland blaze for a day before finally bringing it under control.
  
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• Apple patents a way to keep your keyboard crumb free

  12-03-2018 12:28
  
  Not a half-baked solution
  
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• Lego and Apple named best brands in the UK as Google and Amazon slip out the top 20

  12-03-2018 12:25
  
  The Consumer Superbrands and Business Superbrands indexes have been running since 2005
  
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• Online porn age checks delayed in UK

  12-03-2018 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Age checks will not be introduced in April as intended but are still planned before the year's end.
  
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• Zoom's new CIO brings in big-business perspective

  12-03-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  While serving as CIO for major firms like KPMG and Blackstone, Harry D. Moseley treated the role as if he were CEO of technology business.
  
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• The Division 2 is coming, Ubisoft just hasn’t officially announced it yet

  12-03-2018 11:55
  Details leak around Ubisoft’s plans for a sequel to Tom Clancy’s The Division
  
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• What is V2X communication? Creating connectivity for the autonomous car era

  12-03-2018 11:49 via zdnet.com
  Cars are becoming ever more connected to other cars, to transport infrastructure, to pedestrians, and to data centres. But which standards will underpin all this 'vehicle to everything' (V2X) communication?
  
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• McAfee buys VPN TunnelBear to help protect users from prying eyes

  12-03-2018 11:46
  
  TunnelBear was sold to Intel eight years ago, but it was spun out to become an independent company last year
  
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• “Slingshot” router malware that went undetected for six years is one of the most advanced attacks ever seen

  12-03-2018 11:37
  
  Kaspersky published a report about the malware, which enables the installation of other “malicious components”
  
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• Tim Berners-Lee: Google and Facebook are helping to "weaponise the web" and must be reigned in

  12-03-2018 11:22
  
  World Wide Web founder highlights the myriad problems with our online world
  
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• Earnings report suggests a "gold rush" as good times keep rolling for robotics firms

  12-03-2018 10:19 via zdnet.com
  Automation has become mantra in industries as varied as fulfillment, light manufacturing, and food & beverage
  
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• Samsung's latest TVs use a "camouflage" mode to hide in plain sight when not in use

  12-03-2018 10:13
  
  Samsung creates a chameleon-like camouflaging mode for all its new TVs
  
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• This online test claims to reveal your chances of getting skin cancer in the next 3.5 years

  12-03-2018 10:09
  
  The test, developed by the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, is based on results of 40,000 people
  
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• Elon Musk believes SpaceX’s interplanetary spaceship will be ready by 2019

  12-03-2018 09:17
  
  Speaking at SXSW, Musk reveals rocket ships to Mars may be coming sooner than we all think
  
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• Microsoft is killing off its Outlook web app, forcing users to download the iOS and Android apps

  12-03-2018 09:12
  
  Users will be encouraged to use the dedicated Outlook app for iOS and Android from April 2018
  
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