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• Mobile apps transmit unencrypted user data due to insecure SDKs

  17-04-2018 23:15 via zdnet.com
  Kaspersky researchers have mobile apps with millions of subscriptions which risk user information due to advertising SDKs.
  
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• ​Pro-net neutrality FCC commissioner resigns

  17-04-2018 22:55 via zdnet.com
  In another setback for net neutrality, Mignon Clyburn is resigning from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
  
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• IBM Q1 solid, IBM Z boosts hardware, as-a-service run rate at $10.7 billion

  17-04-2018 22:28 via zdnet.com
  IBM got some help by currency fluctuations, but strategic imperatives revenue delivered growth.
  
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• Meizu M6 Note hands-on: Good performance and camera from an entry-level smartphone

  17-04-2018 22:14 via zdnet.com
  The Meizu M6 Note spans both the consumer and corporate world -- and sits well in both.
  
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• Organize your go-bag for $10.94

  17-04-2018 21:55 via zdnet.com
  Keep your cables, earbuds, mobile chargers and more neatly arranged in this zippered case.
  
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• ​From controlling to empowering: Five practices for building business ecosystems

  17-04-2018 21:12 via zdnet.com
  Success in the digital era will come from the connected and collaborative efforts of business ecosystems more than from the controlled efforts of individual companies.
  
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• DHS chief: US to take more aggressive posture against cyber attackers

  17-04-2018 21:12 via zdnet.com
  "Complacency is being replaced by consequences," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said at the RSA conference.
  
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• IRS online payment systems crash on Tax Day

  17-04-2018 20:28 via zdnet.com
  Both the "​Direct Pay" and "​Payment Plan" options are listed as currently unavailable on the IRS website.
  
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• Where's the 'edge' in edge computing? Why it matters, and how we use it

  17-04-2018 19:54 via zdnet.com
  Just as cloud computing seemed to be settling down into a standardized set of platforms, the drive for service differentiation results in new use cases for a faster, more flexible premium service tier. But will those use cases make sense in practice?
  
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• Microsoft, Facebook, dozens more sign Cybersecurity Tech Accord

  17-04-2018 18:50 via zdnet.com
  At the start of the RSA conference, major technology firms pledge to protect their users and stay out of government-launched cyber attacks.
  
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• Russian hacker warning: How to protect yourself from network attacks

  17-04-2018 17:43 via zdnet.com
  Consumers are urged to check their devices are secure - but how many devices are just forgotten about?
  
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• Supreme Court drops Microsoft data privacy case, but the battle isn't over

  17-04-2018 17:35 via zdnet.com
  The Supreme Court won't be ruling on Microsoft's ongoing data privacy fight over emails stored in Ireland. But the matter is far from settled.
  
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• More Microsoft reorg moves shed light on cross-platform experience plans

  17-04-2018 17:02 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is moving more product groups under Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore, sources say, as part of its cross-platform experience strategy.
  
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• NASA's Orion spacecraft ramps 3D printed parts via Lockheed Martin, Stratasys, Phoenix Analysis & Design

  17-04-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  NASA's Orion spacecraft has about 100 3D printed parts via Lockheed Martin's additive manufacturing lab and uses next-gen materials from Stratasys.
  
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• Brexit: 'Rife misuse' of data by Leave.EU, MPs told

  17-04-2018 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Cambridge Analytica employee tells MPs that UKIP data was received as part of work for Leave.EU.
  
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• MSI unveils Vortex W25 desktop workstation

  17-04-2018 16:38 via zdnet.com
  MSI unveils the new Vortex W25 powered by 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processors, along with updated WT75, WS63 and WE series mobile workstations.
  
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• The Burst app wants to get Reddit enemies talking – and that’s a good thing

  17-04-2018 16:33
  
  Burst for iOS has a novel way of getting people out of their ideological filter bubble
  
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• GDPR Compliance: For many companies, it might be time to panic

  17-04-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Report shows a majority of organizations aren't ready for the new data protection rules.
  
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• WIRED Smarter 2018: Turning Disruption into Strategy

  17-04-2018 15:46
  
  WIRED Smarter 2018 brings together senior decision-makers across the retail, energy and finance sectors together to discuss the innovation and trends changing their industries
  
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• WIRED Smarter 2018: Speakers

  17-04-2018 15:45
  
  WIRED Smarter speakers will talk about some of the business world's most exciting innovation and disruption – and how leaders should turn them into strategy.
  
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• Russia's Telegram block hits web users

  17-04-2018 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia blocks millions of IP addresses in move to shut down Telegram messaging platform.
  
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• Intel debuts security solutions at the silicon level

  17-04-2018 15:35 via zdnet.com
  Next-generation technologies including the blockchain and IoT are at the top of Intel's cybersecurity priority list.
  
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• Twilio's programmable wireless platform is now generally available

  17-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The platform lets developers program cellular networks into their apps quickly via SIM cards and Twilio's cloud API.
  
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• Docker Enterprise Edition 2.0 makes it easier to use Kubernetes

  17-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The second edition of Docker's enterprise product adds more security and management features for seamless and safe Kubernetes adoption.
  
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• Developers favoring AWS, Microsoft Azure for cloud IoT platforms

  17-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  An Eclipse Foundation IoT develoepr survey reveails how AWS and Microsoft are widening an early IoT lead potentially at the expense of Google Cloud Platform.
  
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• Life of a meme

  17-04-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  What do pictures of two guys pointing at each other and yelling tell us about how a meme begins and ends?
  
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• Cherry MX Board Silent: The keyboard for professionals

  17-04-2018 14:43 via zdnet.com
  I didn't think I could get excited by new keyboards any more until I tried the Cherry MX Board Silent. Now I wish every keyboard I had to use was this good.
  
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• Huawei P20 review: A smaller, sleeker Mate 10 Pro with camera enhancements

  17-04-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Huawei's new P20 smartphone brings dual rear Leica branded cameras, the latest version of Android, and a massive screen-to-body ratio with a small notch our of the display. It's a great evolution of the P10 and likely to be one of the best smartphones of 2018.
  
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• Who's hurt by the ZTE ban? US consumers and businesses

  17-04-2018 14:19 via zdnet.com
  Do American consumers and businesses want to live in a future where our options for purchasing electronics are much more limited and and expensive than the choices we enjoy today?
  
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• Google, Amazon drawn into Telegram ban as Russia blocks millions of IP addresses

  17-04-2018 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Russia's quest to stop encrypted messaging app Telegram also blocks thousands of Amazon, Google addresses.
  
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• Google, Amazon drawn into Telegram ban as Russia blocks 1.8 million IP addresses

  17-04-2018 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Russia's quest to stop encrypted messaging app Telegram also blocks thousands of Amazon, Google addresses.
  
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• Zoho at a crossroads: Stepping up means stepping out

  17-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Zoho has been one of the great successes in the world of small business technologies. Few companies have been able to succeed with a similar business model, yet Zoho has been wildly successful. But they are also enshrouded in mystery. Read on to see what's under their veil and what they have to do next -- if they want to.
  
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• VMware updates vSphere, vSAN with more hybrid management features

  17-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new releases also focus on improving security, application support and the overall user experience.
  
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• Salesforce updates Field Service Lightning for on-site customer service

  17-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The updated service tool should help companies keep up with consumer demands for fast, digitally-accessible services.
  
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• DataStax Enterprise 6: Faster, fit and finish

  17-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The latest release of the Cassandra-based database brings better performance, streamlined operation and Enterprise manageability.
  
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• Minecraft malware: Malicious code found in Minecraft skins has infected 50,000 accounts (and counting) with malware that wipes computer hard drives

  17-04-2018 13:39
  
  The malware is believed to have originated in Minecraft skins, available from the official website
  
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• T-Mobile fined over false ringtones

  17-04-2018 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm paid $40m (£27m) over claims it employed false ringtones rather than fixing call problems.
  
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• Adonit Ink Pro, First Take: More affordable and more capable than Surface Pen

  17-04-2018 13:18 via zdnet.com
  The rechargeable battery and microphone make this an unusual and useful digital pen for a wide range of Windows devices, although it's better suited to business users than artists.
  
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• This is how it feels to face a major cyber attack

  17-04-2018 12:57 via zdnet.com
  Some of those at the centre of some of the biggest cyberattacks of last year have given advice on what happened on the day - here's what they learned and how you can plan to respond if you're attacked.
  
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• Why unbanked Egypt is ripe for a FinTech revolution

  17-04-2018 12:33 via zdnet.com
  With bank accounts a relative rarity, Egypt could be a prime opportunity for new finance technologies
  
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• BMW is building a hydrogen-powered race car for Le Mans

  17-04-2018 12:33
  
  An all-electric future just isn’t good enough for BMW as automaker bets big on hydrogen for Le Mans
  
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• The French government is building its own messaging platform after Russian-owned Telegram runs into issues

  17-04-2018 12:32
  
  From the summer, every French official will no longer be using WhatsApp or Telegram to communicate
  
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• Ikea app TaskRabbit reveals security breach

  17-04-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  TaskRabbit says it is working with law enforcement, and its website is offline.
  
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• 'Lazy hackers' turn to automated attack tools

  17-04-2018 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Sophisticated bots are doing the hard work of breaking down digital defences, suggests study.
  
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• Vauxhall is terminating all of its 326 UK dealerships amid falling sales

  17-04-2018 12:20
  
  Vauxhall boss Stephen Norman said the company is to give its dealers a two-year notice on 30 April
  
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• Enzyme which devours our plastic waste created by accident

  17-04-2018 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have created an enzyme which may help solve our worldwide plastic pollution problem.
  
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• Will technology destroy our democracy?

  17-04-2018 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Author Jamie Bartlett says there is a compatibility problem between democracy and technology.
  
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• Software developers are changing: They want to learn in different ways

  17-04-2018 12:09 via zdnet.com
  Software is changing, and with it how we look at developer relations. So how is that change affecting the developer conference?
  
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• Hackers are using botnets to take the hard work out of breaking into networks

  17-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Just 15 seconds is all you need to break into a network and lay the way for an attacker -- if you have a botnet.
  
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• Quantum physicists just smashed the entanglement record, paving the way for faster quantum computers

  17-04-2018 11:56
  The breakthrough could revolutionise the future of quantum computing
  
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