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• Lenovo is now testing Microsoft's Windows AutoPilot deployment service

  19-04-2018 23:07 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo plans to make available to large business customers 'in the coming months' the option of using Windows Autopilot to set up, reset and recover their devices.
  
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• Atlassian beats Q3 expectations

  19-04-2018 23:03 via zdnet.com
  However, shares were down in after-hours trading as its Q4 profit expectations were low.
  
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• LinkedIn bug allowed data to be stolen from user profiles

  19-04-2018 22:48 via zdnet.com
  Private profile data — like phone numbers and email addresses — could have been easily collected.
  
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• Square buys catering platform Zesty to bolster Caviar

  19-04-2018 22:47 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition is a move to expand Caviar with more corporate catering services.
  
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• eBay's app update makes it easier to list items for sale

  19-04-2018 21:23 via zdnet.com
  eBay said the update taps into its collection of structured data to pre-populate an entire listing with just an item name or scanned barcode.
  
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• Microsoft offers limited-time 30 percent discount on SQL Server on Linux

  19-04-2018 20:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is offering 30 percent off a SQL Server 2017 on Linux subscription through June 30, 2018, to qualifying customers.
  
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• ​Learn to use GitHub with GitHub Learning Lab

  19-04-2018 18:47 via zdnet.com
  Want to join the 27 million open-source programmers who develop on GitHub? Here's how to get your start.
  
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• This malware targets Facebook log-in details, infects over 45,000 in just days

  19-04-2018 18:22 via zdnet.com
  StressPaint malware is "developed professionally" and could be be harvesting accounts for anything from credential selling and identity theft, to malvertising and propaganda campaigns, warn researchers.
  
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• Why Amazon's Alexa Skill Blueprints are a master stroke

  19-04-2018 17:31 via zdnet.com
  Amazon has opened up Alexa to the masses with Alexa Skill Blueprints and integrated the digital assistant even more with families. Here's why these Alexa code-free templates make good business sense.
  
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• Motorola crams more features in new Moto G6 and E5 smartphones for less

  19-04-2018 17:17 via zdnet.com
  Motorola's path is clear: Build inexpensive phones with features normally found in high-end phones.
  
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• Getting started with Alexa and smart home tech for under $100

  19-04-2018 17:01 via zdnet.com
  It’s hard to believe how much the price of smart home tech has come down. We show a bunch of ways to save money, including a configuration that will let you control five devices with an Amazon Alexa, all for under a hundred bucks total (including the Echo).
  
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• This ransomware was rewritten to mine cryptocurrency - and destroy your files

  19-04-2018 16:19 via zdnet.com
  Some criminals are shifting from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners - those behind XiaoBa have rejigged the code to shift the same malware towards a different focus.
  
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• Moto G6 Play review: Hands on with the cheapest new Moto

  19-04-2018 15:52
  
  It’s cheap, but is it cheerful?
  
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• Amazon intros Blueprints, code free templates to create Alexa skills

  19-04-2018 15:47 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is giving the average layperson the option to program basic Alexa skills.
  
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• Google cuts fake ad blockers from Chrome Store: Were you among 20 million fooled?

  19-04-2018 15:17 via zdnet.com
  Bogus ad-blocker extensions in the Chrome Web Store trick millions of people into installing them.
  
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• AMD's 2nd-generation Ryzen - The ultimate desktop processor

  19-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  In 2017, AMD shook up the processor market with Ryzen. Now the 2nd-generation chips look set do the same in 2018.
  
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• Gold Galleon hackers target maritime shipping industry

  19-04-2018 14:46 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say a Nigerian hacking group is gleefully plundering maritime shipping businesses and their customers.
  
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• Motorola Moto G6 Plus review: Hands-on with Motorola’s big mid-range phone for 2018

  19-04-2018 14:20
  
  Is the Motorola Moto G6 Plus really the mid-range handset to keep an eye on?
  
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• FinancialForce plots expansion, updates ERP suite, eyes services automation

  19-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  FinancialForce, a cloud ERP system built on top of Salesforce, has launched a New York City office and updated its software to automate professional services and manage financials and revenue models.
  
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• Motorola Moto G6 review: Hands on with Motorola’s latest budget phone

  19-04-2018 13:50
  
  Motorola’s new budget phone combines excellent build quality and great perform
  
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• Microsoft Translator: Now AI works offline for Android, iOS, with Windows due soon

  19-04-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  New AI-powered offline translation packs are available for end-users and developers.
  
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• Medical artificial intelligence firm BenevolentAI secures $115m in funding

  19-04-2018 13:44 via zdnet.com
  The AI pharmaceutical startup has been valued at $2 billion.
  
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• Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws

  19-04-2018 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A total of 1.5 billion international Facebook users will not be protected under GDPR.
  
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• This malware will take screenshots, steal your passwords and files - and drain your cryptocurrency wallet

  19-04-2018 13:35 via zdnet.com
  'SquirtDanger' is distributed to users to deploy as they see fit - and attacks have been carried out around the world.
  
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• Reddit is “more engaging than porn” apparently – but we’re not so sure

  19-04-2018 13:34
  
  It’s complicated
  
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• Nintendo Labo review: The greatest creation from Nintendo since the Switch

  19-04-2018 13:30
  
  Nintendo Labo is far more than just cardboard decoration, it’s the frontier of educational gaming
  
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• Ex-Google CEO Schmidt's warfare warning: We need AI ground rules for Pentagon work

  19-04-2018 13:13 via zdnet.com
  But Eric Schmidt urges DoD to do more AI programs like the one that sparked protests from Google employees.
  
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• Machine learning has been trained to turn dogs into cats and vice versa

  19-04-2018 13:05
  
  A new way to "translate" images has been used to manipulate videos of pets, landscapes and city streets
  
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• Toyota won’t be adding Android Auto to its cars any time soon due to “privacy concerns”

  19-04-2018 12:26
  
  Apple CarPlay is in, Android Auto is still out
  
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• Toyota says it "hasn't forgotten about Android customers" after forsaking Android Auto due to privacy concerns

  19-04-2018 12:26
  
  Apple CarPlay is in, Android Auto is still out
  
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• Qualcomm layoffs begin in business restructuring push

  19-04-2018 12:22 via zdnet.com
  Employees are being axed in an attempt to save up to $1 billion annually at the same time the firm is seeking to acquire NXP.
  
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• Cotton buds and straws could soon be banned in the UK to help cut plastic waste

  19-04-2018 12:05
  The UK government is launching an unprecedented initiative to cut plastic waste
  
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• 'Inspector Gadget' arm makes drones more useful (and a little scary)

  19-04-2018 11:50 via zdnet.com
  One of the big stumbling blocks for commercial drones is loading and unloading payload. This lightweight origami arm offers a novel solution.
  
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• Ikea's TaskRabbit app back online after data breach

  19-04-2018 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The odd jobs marketplace has been investigating a "cyber-security incident".
  
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• TalkTalk and Vodafone top complaints chart again

  19-04-2018 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  TalkTalk, Vodafone and BT drew the most complaints for their services, the regulator says.
  
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• Meteorite found in Sudan may be part of a “lost planet” that was destroyed in our early solar system

  19-04-2018 11:24
  
  A diamond-encrusted meteorite could help unlock the secrets of how our planet formed
  
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• This amateur mathematician just made an enormous “lucky” breakthrough in solving the 60-year-old Hadwiger-Nelson problem

  19-04-2018 11:21
  
  The breakthrough is the first time the problem’s answer has been narrowed down since last century
  
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• The helmet which gives firefighters 'X-ray vision'

  19-04-2018 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The C-Thru lens uses augmented reality to improve firefighters’ sight in poor visibility.
  
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• US data firm leaks 48 million profiles built from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

  19-04-2018 11:12
  
  LocalBox stored 1.2TB of profile data in a public Amazon storage bucket
  
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• Amazon Prime now has 100 million subscribers and shifts “tens of millions” of Alexa-based devices

  19-04-2018 10:53
  
  Jeff Bezos reveals the scale of Amazon Prime’s success in annual shareholder letter
  
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• Nasa's Tess: Planet-hunting satellite lifts off

  19-04-2018 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) searches for new planets.
  
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• Intel abandons Vaunt smart glasses project

  19-04-2018 10:32 via zdnet.com
  It's Google Glass all over again.
  
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• Facebook is quietly working on building its own chips

  19-04-2018 09:22
  
  Facebook attempts to ditch Qualcomm as it moves into designing its own chips for AI and consumer goods
  
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• Facebook moving 1.5 billion users away from GDPR protection

  19-04-2018 09:16 via zdnet.com
  Facebook is making changes that will prevent non-European users previously under European laws from being protected by the General Data Protection Regulation.
  
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• ​AppDynamics touts the agility of a startup with the pocket of a global giant

  19-04-2018 09:00 via zdnet.com
  CEO David Wadhwani spoke with ZDNet about the state of application monitoring and how a year with a billion-dollar parent has allowed an aggressive focus on R&D.
  
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• BMW reveals its next-generation iDrive infotainment system

  19-04-2018 08:32
  New digital dials and gesture control features set to debut on new BMW X5 SUV later this year
  
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• A year on from WannaCry, not a single NHS trust passed this recent security test

  19-04-2018 08:17
  
  Following the WannaCry attack, the report said, the NHS has assessed the cybersecurity level of 200 trusts
  
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• Thursday briefing: Alphabet's Schmidt wants Silicon Valley to help develop military AI

  19-04-2018 07:45
  
  Alphabet board member Eric Schmidt has urged the USA's Department of Defense and private tech sector to work together to develop AI for use in military systems, Facebook users' data is being scraped via third-party logins
  
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• Cyber fraudsters now stealing millions in single transactions

  19-04-2018 07:33 via zdnet.com
  More businesses are being tricked into sending millions of dollars to cybercriminals, but the criminals often betray themselves through lax operational security.
  
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• TPG jacks up data inclusions and ditches SIM and MMS fees

  19-04-2018 06:08 via zdnet.com
  Telco says even more aggressive moves will be made once it has its own network.
  
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