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• Technology that changed us: The 1980s, from MS-DOS to the first GPS satellite

  25-05-2018 22:27 via zdnet.com
  In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 1970s)
  
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• Apple reveals latest government data demand figures

  25-05-2018 20:34 via zdnet.com
  The company said it will soon start reporting app takedowns from its app stores.
  
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• Your logo and branded vulnerability aren't helping: How to disclose better

  25-05-2018 19:28 via zdnet.com
  We are going to change the way business and marketing leaders interact with researchers and analysts, and raise the bar for ethics. We are going to empower researchers and analysts to advocate business and marketing leaders for better practices.
  
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• Dota 2: UK major tournament to 'inspire' fans

  25-05-2018 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Organisers say they hope hosting the event in Birmingham will drive more UK players to compete.
  
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• Ad fraud is out of control -- billions lost by media industry, says a new report

  25-05-2018 17:53 via zdnet.com
  ​Advertising fraud is hitting new highs -- enabling multi-billion dollar crimes, claims a report from a leading ad researcher.
  
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• GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users under new rules

  25-05-2018 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The LA Times is among many sites blocked to European users over new EU rules on using personal data.
  
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• Survey: How much personal information are you willing to share for shopping discounts?

  25-05-2018 16:28 via zdnet.com
  ZDNet's sister site, Tech Pro Research, is doing a survey to find out what technologies make for easier shopping, and how much data people will give up for the sake of convenience.
  
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• PassProtect tells you if your password has been pwned

  25-05-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The right time to tell me my password has been exposed is before I use it; this extension can help.
  
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• Call of Duty Kansas 'swatting' death: Two more charged

  25-05-2018 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A man renting a gamer's home was shot dead by police responding to a hoax call.
  
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• Technology that changed us: The 1970s, from Pong to Apollo

  25-05-2018 15:33 via zdnet.com
  In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad.
  
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• Google, Facebook hit with serious GDPR complaints: Others will be soon

  25-05-2018 15:28 via zdnet.com
  Facebook nemesis Max Schrems is behind the first challenges to US giants under new European data privacy law.
  
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• GDPR: What the data companies are offering

  25-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  EU's General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect today.Here's what some of the specialty and Hadoop platform vendors are offering to help their customers be compliant and stay that way.
  
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• Digital transformation and the CIO: Everything you need to know today

  25-05-2018 14:58 via zdnet.com
  What is the real impact of digital transformation on IT and the Chief Information Officer? This summary goes in-depth on what you need to know.
  
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• Smart lock user? Z-wave pairing flaw lets attackers open your door from yards away

  25-05-2018 14:46 via zdnet.com
  Up to 100 million Internet of Things devices could be at risk.
  
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• Happy GDPR day! Podcast 370

  25-05-2018 14:26
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Tesla’s Model 3 troubles, could theme parks be the future for VR, and why you’re getting so many emails about GDPR
  
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• What's driving Middle East's rush to social media?

  25-05-2018 14:18 via zdnet.com
  The rise of visually orientated social networks, video, and messaging apps is helping shape usage.
  
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• Microsoft: Here's why Windows Defender AV isn't ranked higher in new antivirus tests

  25-05-2018 13:53 via zdnet.com
  Windows Defender trails third-party antivirus in tests, but Microsoft says you should still use it over other products.
  
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• Finally, a power bank specifically designed for GoPro Hero users

  25-05-2018 13:40 via zdnet.com
  There are no shortage out there of power banks for iPhone and Android devices, but Ugreen introduces a portable charger for GoPro Hero 5/6 owners.
  
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• RuneScape Classic: Game to shut down after 17 years

  25-05-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The fantasy game will be taken offline due to outdated software and an increasing number of bugs.
  
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• GDPR's silver lining: Data-driven AI and innovation in the enterprise

  25-05-2018 13:16 via zdnet.com
  IBM's Cristina Cabella explains why GDPR has the potential to promote AI and machine learning in the enterprise.
  
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• Kanban: What is the Kanban system and how to get started with a Kanban board

  25-05-2018 12:47
  
  We explain the basic principles of Kanban, introduce the Kanban board and look at Kanban vs Scrum
  
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• Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws

  25-05-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Complaints against the web giants are filed on the first day of the EU's new data protection law.
  
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• Volvo V60 review: In an estate of ecstasy

  25-05-2018 12:20
  
  Stylish, comfortable and cutting edge, the Volvo V60 is a fabulous family car
  
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• Revealed: What Amazon knows about you and how to delete it

  25-05-2018 12:19
  
  Take back control of your data on Amazon and stop it tracking you
  
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• Essential Phone 2: Did Android founder Andy Rubin just cancel his next phone?

  25-05-2018 12:13 via zdnet.com
  Andy Rubin appears to confirm that the next phone has been canceled, amid reports that Essential is up for sale.
  
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• Essential's Andy Rubin reportedly puts his company up for sale

  25-05-2018 11:46
  
  Sources have reportedly revealed Andy Rubin has hired Credit Suisse Group AG "to advise on a potential sale"
  
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• You’ll soon be able to use PayPal to buy goods and services across YouTube, Gmail and Google Store

  25-05-2018 11:41
  
  Seamless PayPal payments will be integrated into the Google ecosystem later this year
  
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• Two winners announced for "Nobel Prize" of robotics

  25-05-2018 11:19 via zdnet.com
  A female statistician and a male inventor take home Engelbergers, the top honor in industrial robotics
  
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• Bizarre case sees Alexa record and share a family’s private conversation, Amazon admits

  25-05-2018 10:59
  
  According to Amazon, Alexa mistook background noise for a series of specific instructions
  
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• Fujitsu Lifebook U938 First Take: A premium lightweight ultraportable

  25-05-2018 10:20 via zdnet.com
  This compact 13.3-inch laptop delivers top-notch specifications and build quality, plus excellent portability.
  
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• YouTube star John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain dies aged 33

  25-05-2018 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Game critic John Bain - known as TotalBiscuit and the Cynical Brit - dies of cancer.
  
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• Bitcoin Gold suffers double spend attacks, $17.5 million lost

  25-05-2018 10:11 via zdnet.com
  An unknown threat actor has so far managed to steal over 388,000 BTG from cryptocurrency exchanges.
  
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• Samsung ordered to pay $539 million to Apple for patent infringement

  25-05-2018 08:48
  
  Apple had been seeking $1 billion ($748.2 million) in the retrial of a case that dates back to 2011
  
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• Tesla launches UK repair service that sends a mechanic to your home in a Model S

  25-05-2018 08:18
  
  The mobile servicing fleet initially consists of two Model S cars but will grow over the coming months
  
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• Samsung to pay $539 million for iPhone patent infringement

  25-05-2018 07:45 via zdnet.com
  A California jury has decided in a long-running legal battle that South Korea's Samsung must pay $539 million to Apple for copying some iPhone features.
  
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• Apple awarded $539m in US patent case against Samsung

  25-05-2018 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple damages in a long-running dispute between the tech firms.
  
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• Diesel power and batteries in the bush feature at mobile blackspot sites

  25-05-2018 06:50 via zdnet.com
  The Department of Communications this week revealed that one telco is currently powering 40 mobile blackspot base stations with diesel generators, while another is fond of free-range battery storage.
  
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• ​South Korea to trial autonomous public transport

  25-05-2018 05:37 via zdnet.com
  South Korea's transport ministry will commence a proof-of-concept project for autonomous public transportation with SK Telecom and Hyundai.
  
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• Basslink subsea cable restoration delayed yet again

  25-05-2018 05:27 via zdnet.com
  The subsea cable will return to service in June rather than late May, Basslink has revealed.
  
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• Tech companies to disclose foreign software probes under US Bill: Report

  25-05-2018 04:24 via zdnet.com
  New source code disclosure rules could force US tech companies to reveal whether they allowed Chinese or Russian examination of software sold to the US military, Reuters has reported.
  
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• HTC integrates the U12 Plus smartphone with the Vive Focus VR headset

  25-05-2018 04:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration is part of HTC's efforts to expand its VR ecosystem; HTC also announced VR partnerships with MLB, a Formula One team and Seagate.
  
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• The robot that performs like an acrobat and other news

  25-05-2018 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• ​Australia's Facebook investigation expected to take at least 8 months

  25-05-2018 01:58 via zdnet.com
  Australia's acting Information and Privacy Commissioner told Senate Estimates her office is compiling the investigation strategy and working through those matters, expecting no determination to be made in the near future.
  
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• The strawberry-picking robots coming to a farm near you

  25-05-2018 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Strawberry producers say they can't find enough humans to pick their fruit, so are robots the answer?
  
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• Strawb bots

  25-05-2018 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Strawberry producers say labour shortages are driving them to find robotic fruit pickers instead.
  
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• Why digital trust is the key to unlock the coming revolution in crowd-based capitalism

  25-05-2018 01:01 via zdnet.com
  Technologies such as blockchain will be needed to replace the centralized trust we put in big institutions today.
  
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• Why crowd-based capitalism is now rapidly outpacing industrial capitalism

  25-05-2018 00:54 via zdnet.com
  Distributed platforms like Airbnb and DiDi are now outstripping century-old corporate giants with new model of work.
  
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