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• Facebook pauses effort to exchange data with hospitals

  05-04-2018 22:28 via zdnet.com
  Amid concerns about its handling of user data, Facebook quietly put on hold plans to share data with health organizations for medical research.
  
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• Rescuing tablets from the abyss: Can education and field applications save them?

  05-04-2018 21:17 via zdnet.com
  Tapping education and field applications, Apple, Samsung, and Acer are taking divergent routes to find better homes for tablets beyond consumer channels.
  
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• Imagine an IoT with ideal comprehension

  05-04-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  For the future, Stacey Higgenbotham predicts,"We'll see a lot of retrenchment, and a lot of justification efforts, to justify costs," which includes, "IT staff time, and security risks."
  
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• Avaya Brazil eyes SME growth

  05-04-2018 20:27 via zdnet.com
  The company is looking at new revenue generation opportunities - including partnerships with the competition.
  
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• The next Google phone: Pixel 3 launch date, specs, and rumor roundup

  05-04-2018 20:12 via zdnet.com
  Google hasn't offered any official indication it plans to launch an updated smartphone in 2018, but that's no reason to suppress the various leaks and rumors.
  
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• ​Rabobank, IBM aim to use cryptographic pseudonyms for GDPR

  05-04-2018 19:54 via zdnet.com
  With IBM Research, Rabobank has come up with an interesting twist to GDPR compliance.
  
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• Dropbox makes Smart Sync available to all business users

  05-04-2018 19:33 via zdnet.com
  The cloud storage vendor is also introducing team selective sync for its enterprise customers.
  
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• If Apple's Mac has any future, it's in the cloud

  05-04-2018 19:19 via zdnet.com
  Is the Mac a dying platform? There is only one way forward for Apple's Mac and iOS developer platforms.
  
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• I don't think Apple can fix the iOS mess it's created

  05-04-2018 18:55 via zdnet.com
  Apple has turned iOS from a sleek, streamlined, easy-to-use operating system into a ghastly horror show.
  
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• ​Want to profit from your underused servers? Overclock has an idea

  05-04-2018 18:36 via zdnet.com
  Overclock has a plan on how to turn your datacenter into a profit center.
  
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• Fitbit Versa review: Finally, a smartwatch that can make Fitbit proud

  05-04-2018 17:28 via zdnet.com
  Outside of the Apple Watch for iOS users, the Fitbit Versa is the smartwatch to beat right now. It's comfortable, stylish, and has excellent battery life.
  
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• Old brains can still grow cells like young ones, study finds

  05-04-2018 17:19
  
  Researchers have found that human brains keep making new neurons throughout their lifespans, unlike the brains of other primates
  
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• Twitter closed 1.2 million accounts for terrorist content

  05-04-2018 16:40 via zdnet.com
  But the number of accounts closed for sharing and promoting terrorism content is down, says Twitter.
  
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• Fast-learning lemurs hold the key to popularity

  05-04-2018 16:22
  
  Learning capacity and social standing are inextricably linked in lemur-land
  
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• 1.5 billion sensitive files exposed by misconfigured servers, storage and cloud services

  05-04-2018 16:22 via zdnet.com
  As GDPR looms, vast amounts of sensitive data including credit card data, medical information and patents are still easily found online says a security company.
  
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• These 3D-printed sculptures playfully explore the heart’s complex beauty

  05-04-2018 16:13
  
  Combining medically accurate models with allegorical artworks, a new exhibition takes a careful look at our body's blood pump
  
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• Windows Server 2019 LTSC Build 17623, First Take: Key scenarios await detail

  05-04-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  This barebones Insider preview of the next full version of Windows Server gives glimpses of the hybrid, hyperconverged future. However, we'll have to wait for more substantive builds to flesh out key scenarios.
  
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• Google says its cloud is getting greener

  05-04-2018 15:06 via zdnet.com
  The search-to-cloud giant is now buying enough renewable energy to match the electricity used in its data centres and offices.
  
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• Microsoft to add ransomware protection tools, advanced Outlook.com encryption for consumers

  05-04-2018 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is bringing more of the OneDrive and Outlook security protection tools it offers its Office 365 business customers to consumers.
  
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• Healthcare based on tech-gathered data, not opinion

  05-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  "It's not a matter of our opinion whether we think that you should eat this or that," says Fullpower Technologies' Philippe Kahn. "Let's look at the data."
  
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• A new Mirai-style botnet is targeting the financial sector

  05-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The researchers say it's the largest attack since the Mirai-powered cyberattack in October 2016 that took down large swathes of the Western internet.
  
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• Scammers abused Facebook phone number search

  05-04-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The company was warned by security researchers that the search tool could be abused.
  
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• ​Microsoft: We'll help customers create patents but we get a license to use them

  05-04-2018 14:43 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft embraces open source in its new "shared innovation" intellectual property (IP) model.
  
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• Apple's big clean-out: Tougher line on apps only one reason for App Store shrinking

  05-04-2018 14:12 via zdnet.com
  While the App Store shrank five percent last year, apps on Google Play grew 30 percent.
  
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• NVRAM pace quickens with Nantero investment

  05-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Despite all the noise that Intel's costly 3D XPoint non-volatile RAM (NVRAM) has generated, they aren't alone. Nantero, whose Carbon NanoTube (CNT) NVRAM promises DRAM-like speed, nonvolatility and low cost, has closed another investment round with some very big names - and exciting product plans.
  
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• Looking under the hood at Amazon Neptune

  05-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  At re:Invent, Amazon Web Services announced the preview of the latest edition to its cloud database family: Amazon Neptune, a graph database that, unlike most rivals, lets you model graph data both ways.
  
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• How to save photos from Instagram

  05-04-2018 13:53
  
  It’s pretty straightforward to save Instagram pictures, should you ever need a backup
  
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• How to download pictures from Instagram

  05-04-2018 13:53
  
  It’s pretty straightforward to download Instagram pictures, should you ever need a backup
  
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• Critical remote code execution vulnerabilities impact Natus medical devices

  05-04-2018 13:52 via zdnet.com
  The bugs could be used to tamper with data and compromise patient care.
  
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• Superfast 5G mobiles move a step closer

  05-04-2018 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three win frequencies for the next generation of mobile phone networks.
  
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• Google should not be in business of war, say employees

  05-04-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Google employees have sent an open letter protesting at a Pentagon artificial intelligence project.
  
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• Are mission critical systems the second cloud computing wave?

  05-04-2018 13:10 via zdnet.com
  Complicated legacy systems are a lot harder to move to the cloud, but this isn't going to stop companies from trying.
  
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• 5G mobile services move a step closer

  05-04-2018 13:04 via zdnet.com
  Vodafone, EE, Hutchison and Telefonica win the race for the airwaves they need to deliver 5G services in the UK.
  
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• South Korean university boycotted over 'killer robots'

  05-04-2018 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Experts express concern about the South Korean institution's plans to develop AI for weapons.
  
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• New MacOS backdoor connected to OceanLotus threat group

  05-04-2018 12:59 via zdnet.com
  OceanLotus has been linked to attacks against human rights organizations, researchers, and more.
  
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• Google employees protest: 'Stop work on AI for Pentagon drone video analysis'

  05-04-2018 12:36 via zdnet.com
  Google workers call on the company to cease developing AI for warfare.
  
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• Over 200 previously undiscovered viruses found in fish, frogs and reptiles

  05-04-2018 12:34
  The virusphere is bigger than we thought
  
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• Intel Remote Keyboard app discontinued in the face of critical vulnerability

  05-04-2018 12:07 via zdnet.com
  Intel has asked users to uninstall the app as soon as possible.
  
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• Perception and social media

  05-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  "We're at a crossroads between digital and humanity," says Altimeter's Brian Solis, as his company researches the link between perception and social media.
  
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• Android security: Cryptocurrency mining-malware hidden in VPNs, games, and streaming apps, dowloaded 100,000 times

  05-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Some of the malicious mining apps found in the Google Play store have been downloaded over 100,000 times.
  
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• Facebook’s privacy fixes briefly broke Tinder

  05-04-2018 11:46
  
  Your love life is the latest Cambridge Analytica casualty
  
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• Dwindling phosphorus supply could mean fewer aliens

  05-04-2018 11:27
  
  The chemical element is essential for extraterrestrial life
  
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• Stealth Chinese robotics company may be setting the stage for a North American coup

  05-04-2018 11:19 via zdnet.com
  A three-year-old company no one's heard of is quietly taking back the Chinese automation market. Now it's ready to go global.
  
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• AI experts boycott South Korean university over “killer robots”

  05-04-2018 11:13
  
  Leading researchers have warned that development of autonomous weapons could further destabilise the Korean peninsula
  
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• The UK 5p plastic bag charge is doing wonders for European waters

  05-04-2018 10:35
  
  The seabed has seen a 30% drop in plastic bags since European countries introduced a levy
  
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• Cambridge Analytica: Facebook says 37 million more accounts exposed, as Zuckerberg faces more questions

  05-04-2018 09:13
  
  US accounts made up 81.6% of the data, with just 1.2% UK based
  
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• ​Australia-Singapore supercomputing agreement signed

  05-04-2018 08:49 via zdnet.com
  The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has signed its first international agreement with Singapore's National Supercomputing Centre.
  
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• Optus CEO reveals 5G roadmap

  05-04-2018 08:41 via zdnet.com
  Optus will choose a 5G networking infrastructure partner within 12 weeks, CEO Allen Lew has told ZDNet, and will conduct field trials in the homes of Optus employees in the second half of the year.
  
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• ACCC wants baby NBNs competing for customers and upgrading networks

  05-04-2018 06:48 via zdnet.com
  When NBN Co is eventually sold off, the ACCC wants it broken into pieces and forced to battle for customers.
  
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• ​Australian privacy commissioner opens Facebook investigation

  05-04-2018 05:58 via zdnet.com
  Investigation officially opened after Facebook revealed the data of over 300,000 Australians may have been improperly used by Cambridge Analytica.
  
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