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• At hearing, Facebook's Zuckerberg rejects law to protect privacy of children

  10-04-2018 23:51 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's chief executive implied a law wasn't necessary to cover teenagers on the social network.
  
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• The next iPad Pro and what Apple needs to deliver

  10-04-2018 21:53 via zdnet.com
  Apple's third-generation iPad Pro, due presumably in June 2018, is likely to have important but incremental improvements over its predecessor and include technologies introduced in the iPhone X.
  
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• Microsoft delivers more fixes for Windows 10 'Redstone 4' plus new Server 2019 test builds

  10-04-2018 21:51 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making available several fixes for Windows 10 'Redstone 4,' plus new Windows Server 2019 test builds with a couple of new features.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg: What Facebook protesters want him to fix

  10-04-2018 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  An activist group placed "bots" of the Facebook CEO in front of the Capitol before his testimony.
  
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• iOS 11.3 breaking iPhones fitted with aftermarket screens

  10-04-2018 21:19 via zdnet.com
  The latest iOS 11.3 update seems to be breaking iPhone 8 handsets that that had the display replaced with an aftermarket unit.
  
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• RHEL 7.5, ​the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, arrives

  10-04-2018 21:18 via zdnet.com
  The most popular corporate enterprise Linux continues its drive to the cloud.
  
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• Old-school model, but all-new AI

  10-04-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  "We work with the best people in the industry, except instead of making TV shows, we make tech products," says All Turtles' co-founder and CEO.
  
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• Senate tells Mark Zuckerberg: Don't let Facebook become a "privacy nightmare"

  10-04-2018 20:56 via zdnet.com
  The Facebook CEO faces two days of grilling from federal lawmakers this week over privacy, the abuse of data and election interference on the platform.
  
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• Are you freakin' kidding me? This WD 4TB external drive is $80

  10-04-2018 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Don't ask how, don't ask why, just grab this ridiculously spacious drive before it's gone.
  
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• Live stream: Watch Mark Zuckerberg testimony at Senate hearing

  10-04-2018 19:29 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will make his first congressional appearance to answer questions about user privacy in the wake of Cambridge Analytica. Here's how to watch the hearings live.
  
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• Facebook: Cambridge Analytica data had private messages

  10-04-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook says about 1,500 users who installed a data-harvesting app gave it access to their inboxes.
  
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• Sprint, T-Mobile reportedly back to merger talks

  10-04-2018 18:51 via zdnet.com
  A Sprint and T-Mobile deal would combine the nation's third and fourth largest carriers.
  
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• Sprint and T-Mobile restore merger talks

  10-04-2018 18:51 via zdnet.com
  A Sprint and T-Mobile deal would combine the nation's third and fourth largest carriers.
  
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• ​Perfecting DevOps' Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery with Kayenta

  10-04-2018 18:50 via zdnet.com
  Google and Netflix have released Kayenta, an open-source automated canary analysis tool, which promises to make the final step of deploying by using CI/CD more reliable.
  
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• The hearing aid gets an upgrade to an app

  10-04-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Hear better through "Mimi Mix software," says Mimi founder Philipp Skribanowitz, based on hearing ability, advanced hearing-tests, and sound-possessing algorithms we license to audio companies.
  
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• LG says its G7 ThinQ set to launch May 2

  10-04-2018 17:44 via zdnet.com
  Next flagship: LG says its LG G7 ThinQ will launch at an event in New York in May. The seventh-generation LG handset is expected to feature an AI hardware button.
  
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• LG G7 ThinQ launching May 2

  10-04-2018 17:44 via zdnet.com
  Next flagship: LG says its LG G7 ThinQ will launch at an event in New York in May. The seventh-generation LG handset is expected to feature an AI hardware button.
  
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• Despacito YouTube music video hacked plus other Vevo clips

  10-04-2018 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A number of high profile YouTube music videos posted by Vevo have been hacked, including hit song Despacito.
  
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• Facebook launches bounty program to spot misuses of data by app developers

  10-04-2018 17:28 via zdnet.com
  The data abuse bounty program offers financial payouts to anyone who reports valid instances of data collection that go against Facebook's revamped data policies.
  
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• US revenge porn victim gets $6.4m damage award

  10-04-2018 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The substantial damages cover emotional distress, stalking and physical harm done to the victim.
  
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• Listening In, book review: Security, privacy and the role of government

  10-04-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Susan Landau examines the place of law enforcement in today's cybersecurity landscape, arguing that it needs 21st century capabilities to match those of its enemies and attackers.
  
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• Flaw exposes cities' emergency alert sirens to hackers

  10-04-2018 15:31 via zdnet.com
  San Francisco -- and other cities and campuses --had hackable radio-controlled sirens.
  
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• SAP revamps its pricing model to account for indirect access: Here's what you need to know

  10-04-2018 15:23 via zdnet.com
  SAP's pricing overhaul aims to account for more consumption-based models and indirect third party system access.
  
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• Chrome, Edge, Firefox user? Coming your way: New spec that cuts out passwords

  10-04-2018 15:17 via zdnet.com
  Browser makers take an important step in reducing the need for passwords and all the security threats they bring.
  
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• Slack engineers go head-to-head with Microsoft and Google

  10-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  "We're making Slack great," says engineering VP Michael Loop. "We're making this experience of reimagining how work is done. That's the only thing we're focused on."
  
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• HPE buys cloud consulting firm RedPixie

  10-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  HPE said it plans to merge RedPixie with its Pointnext division, which provides IT deployment and consulting services.
  
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• Enterprise cloud adoption outstrips cybersecurity capabilities

  10-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  A new report suggests that SaaS adoption is outpacing the ability to protect enterprise networks in cloud environments.
  
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• As legal threats rise, this new report aims to guide ethical hackers

  10-04-2018 14:25 via zdnet.com
  The report aims to help ethical hackers know what risks they might face for the activities they conduct.
  
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• MicroStrategy 10.11 ups the front-end ante

  10-04-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Just when you thought MicroStrategy was going all-in on the back-end, it adds new visualizations, MapBox integration and native smart phone apps to the front-end.
  
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• Ransomware tops malicious attack charts

  10-04-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Cyber-thieves are ramping up efforts to use ransomware to extract cash from victims, finds a report.
  
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• Splunk intros IoT platform for industrial operations

  10-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Splunk Industrial Asset Intelligence is designed to help customers in manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation, energy and utilities monitor and analyze industrial IoT data in real time.
  
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• SAP inks innovation, sponsorship, analytics pact with esports leader Team Liquid

  10-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP has forged multiple sports partnerships, but the tie-up with Team Liquid, a leading esports entity, could yield better analytics insights and land a new crop of developers.
  
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• Oracle rolls out Loyalty Cloud, other new CX products

  10-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The enterprise software giant is also adding several new AI-powered capabilities across sales, marketing and commerce.
  
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• Cisco launches SaaS, virtual appliance versions of Tetration

  10-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Cisco will offer its Tetration platform as a service for cloud-first enterprises and a virtual appliance version for smaller deployments.
  
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• Mozilla: The ad economy is broken and it's making the internet sick

  10-04-2018 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Firefox maker Mozilla expresses its worries about the future of the internet in its first Internet Health Report.
  
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• Why is it taking Apple so long to update the Mac Pro?

  10-04-2018 13:52 via zdnet.com
  Apple started talking about a new Mac Pro last year. Now it's talking about a 2019 release date.
  
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• How to find out if Facebook shared YOUR personal info with Cambridge Analytica: Tool reveals if you or your friends were affected

  10-04-2018 13:49
  
  Facebook is ready to tell you if it thinks Cambridge Analytica has your data
  
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• Facebook privacy: How to watch Mark Zuckerberg at congressional hearings

  10-04-2018 13:34 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will make his first congressional appearance to answer questions about user privacy in the wake of Cambridge Analytica. Here's how to watch the hearings live.
  
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• Uber acquires electric bike-sharing firm Jump

  10-04-2018 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Dockless bicycles, rather than cars, are at the heart of Uber's latest purchase.
  
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• ​VR and AR smart glasses? Businesses still can't see the point

  10-04-2018 12:58 via zdnet.com
  Only 24,000 AR smart glasses units were purchased by businesses last year.
  
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• Windows 10 revisits 1990: Now you can run Windows 3.0's open-sourced File Manager

  10-04-2018 12:50 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft open-sources its first graphical file management application for Windows.
  
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• Westworld trolls Reddit with spoiler video

  10-04-2018 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The science fiction show's creators had offered to reveal the plot of season two.
  
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• Dubai to launch digital vehicle number plates

  10-04-2018 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The new vehicle plates will send automatic alerts to the emergency services following accidents.
  
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• CA Technologies acquires SourceClear in DevSecOps push

  10-04-2018 12:29 via zdnet.com
  It is hoped SourceClear technologies will help enterprise clients secure their SaaS-based tools.
  
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• Zuckerberg at Congress: Let’s play Zuckerbingo!

  10-04-2018 12:25
  
  “Facebook Live, 45!”
  
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• ​Digital transformation: Closing the gap between innovation and execution

  10-04-2018 12:24 via zdnet.com
  CIO Strategies: How to make your business think and innovate faster.
  
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• Waitrose becomes latest firm to ditch disposable cups to reduce plastic waste

  10-04-2018 12:15
  
  From this autumn, you will be required to bring your own reusable cup if you want a free hot drink
  
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• Scientists at CERN discover “colour” of antimatter

  10-04-2018 12:06
  
  Measuring the structure of antimatter could help us unlock the secrets of the universe
  
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• Eating too much salt? This smart spatula tells your phone when to cut back

  10-04-2018 12:02 via zdnet.com
  The Cookit spatula can detect if your cooking contains too much sodium.
  
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• Making AI communication more human

  10-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  We bring science to human communication, says StarTek's Dr. James Keaten. StarTek monitors the impact on customer experience.
  
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