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• FBI announces arrest of 74 email fraudsters

  11-06-2018 23:50 via zdnet.com
  After a six-month investigation, authorities also recovered around $14 million in fraudulent wire transfers.
  
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• Trump Kim summit: Whatever happens, North Korea-US cyberwar will rage on

  11-06-2018 22:50 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: A grin and a handshake will not change the attitude of either when it comes to hacking at the country scale.
  
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• Samsung unveils new memory modules aimed at enterprise and cloud server applications

  11-06-2018 22:00 via zdnet.com
  Samsung becomes the first to market with a 16-gigabit monolithic 64-gigabyte DDR4 memory solution aimed at Big Data, deep learning, AI and cloud-native technologies that bring with them increased performance and lower power consumption.
  
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• Midwest and the South fear robots, study says

  11-06-2018 21:51 via zdnet.com
  According to a new study, the coasts are excited about our new robot overlords, while the rest of the country shivers in fear.
  
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• Cisco adds code and ecosystem exchanges to 500K-strong DevNet

  11-06-2018 19:02 via zdnet.com
  Cisco has launched DevNet Code Exchange and DevNet Ecosystem Exchange to enable the sharing of applications, solutions, and tools among its 500,000 registered developers.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Traveling to Russia? Here's what you need to know

  11-06-2018 18:23 via zdnet.com
  Russia has some very restrictive cybersecurity laws, especially when it comes to VPN use. Here's what you need to know to avoid trouble.
  
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• ​How to stream the World Cup 2018 online

  11-06-2018 18:03 via zdnet.com
  There are many ways to watch the World Cup. Here are some of the best.
  
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• Quick poll: Too late to switch from Google?

  11-06-2018 17:35
  
  Believe it or not, there are many excellent alternatives to Google's services - but is it too late for you?
  
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• Cisco Live 2018: CEO Chuck Robbins pushes tighter datacentre security

  11-06-2018 17:31 via zdnet.com
  Tighter, more integrated datacentre and cloud security has become the main topic of Cisco Live 2018, with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene also providing an update on their hybrid cloud project.
  
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• Click, swipe, dump: Welcome to the age of online divorce

  11-06-2018 17:06
  
  You can now complete a divorce from your smartphone, but what does it mean for the future of marriage?
  
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• Splunk buys VictorOps for $120M

  11-06-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  VictorOps aims to help on-call operations teams monitor issues and resolve incidents using backend system data.
  
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• Splunk buys VictorOps for $120 million

  11-06-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  VictorOps aims to help on-call operations teams monitor issues and resolve incidents using backend system data.
  
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• Microsoft continues investing in gaming with acquisitions, new Xbox consoles

  11-06-2018 16:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is stepping up its gaming presence with more expansions into gaming content, hardware and, at some point, a game-streaming service.
  
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• Samsung Flip review: A well-priced collaboration display with a twist

  11-06-2018 16:25 via zdnet.com
  The Flip is a straightforward and accessible collaboration screen without too much complexity in either the functionality or the user experience.
  
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• Business analytics: The essentials of data-driven decision-making

  11-06-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Data shows that data-driven organizations perform better. But what does it take to get there?
  
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• Time to cover your webcam? This stealthy spyware records video and audio

  11-06-2018 15:23 via zdnet.com
  Sneaky malware is highly targeted and goes out the way to avoid detection - and nobody knows how it infects its victims.
  
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• Google's Chrome OS 67 is out: Progressive Webs Apps, plus 2-in-1 Chromebooks boost

  11-06-2018 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Google readies Chrome OS for detachable screen laptops and web apps that run outside the browser.
  
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• Huawei partners with Positivo to return to Brazilian smartphone market

  11-06-2018 15:12 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese company moves forward with new strategy for the country, three years after withdrawing from the local consumer market.
  
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• Foxconn to investigate Amazon factory working conditions after damning report

  11-06-2018 15:00
  
  After the release of China Labour Watch’s report, Foxconn has said it will investigate the factory and will take “immediate action”
  
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• Cohesity raises $250 million led by Softbank

  11-06-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The hyperconverged secondary storage player is also backed by Cisco and HPE.
  
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• Porsche Taycan: Mission E becomes the £60,000, fully-electric Porsche Taycan

  11-06-2018 14:52
  
  According to Porsche, Taycan is a word taken from an eastern dialect and is pronounced tie-can. It translates as ‘lively young horse’
  
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• Vendors are shipping Android devices with diagnostic port exposed

  11-06-2018 14:34 via zdnet.com
  A lax vendor security practice is exposing everything from Android smartphones to tankers and smart television sets to attack.
  
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• Workday acquires Adaptive Insights for $1.55 billion, bolsters business planning efforts

  11-06-2018 14:20 via zdnet.com
  Workday's acquisition of Adaptive Insights will enable it to build out its business planning cloud faster.
  
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• Online at World Cup 2018: Traveling to Russia? Here's what you need to know

  11-06-2018 14:16 via zdnet.com
  Russia has some very restrictive cybersecurity laws, especially when it comes to VPN use. Here's what you need to know to avoid trouble.
  
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• Linux Foundation: Microsoft's GitHub buy is a win for open source

  11-06-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Times have changed, we've all grown up, says the Linux Foundation.
  
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• China blamed for data theft from US Navy contractor

  11-06-2018 13:53 via zdnet.com
  A successful cyberattack resulted in the theft of sensitive data including information on military equipment.
  
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• Windows 10 dual-screen laptops with e-ink are coming this year

  11-06-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  But would you work on a laptop with a soft keyboard?
  
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• Hybrid cloud: Going on-demand and taking the pain out of enterprise integration

  11-06-2018 13:22 via zdnet.com
  For $6.2bn, MuleSoft has become part of Salesforce. What will it mean for the business and its customers? MuleSoft founder Ross Mason tells all.
  
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• The Elder Scrolls 6 release date rumours and news: Bethesda announces TES 6 at E3

  11-06-2018 13:14
  
  Everything we know so far about The Elder Scrolls 6
  
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• Wiring for wireless: 5G and the tower in your backyard

  11-06-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  In the cities and municipalities of America, people's fears and misunderstandings about the onset of 5G wireless come to a head. Now, lawmakers and public officials are being prompted to make sudden moves that could change everything.
  
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• EA’s Origin Access Premier is its first step towards building a Netflix for games

  11-06-2018 12:50
  
  Play every new EA game and over 100 classics absolutely anywhere you like
  
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• You can now use the same EE number on your laptop, tablet and smartwatch

  11-06-2018 12:46
  
  EE rolls out smart number technology across its Apple devices, with Android support to follow
  
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• EE is first UK network to launch smart number technology: Plan lets you share your number across all your devices

  11-06-2018 12:46
  
  EE rolls out smart number technology across its Apple devices in the UK, with Android support to follow
  
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• Why women across the UK owe a debt to Millicent Fawcett, the feminist legend celebrated in today's Google Doodle

  11-06-2018 12:38
  
  On what would have been her 171st birthday, Google has designed a Doodle celebrating suffragist Millicent Garrett Fawcett
  
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• Exeter named worst place in the UK for broadband and 4G as national speeds are ranked: How does your town fare?

  11-06-2018 12:29
  
  New graphic from GoCompare shows the worst cities for broadband speeds and 4G are located across the South of England, Midlands and Wales
  
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• This solar-powered box wrings water out of thin air and could help solve the problem of water shortages across the globe

  11-06-2018 12:18
  
  Using a highly porous material, this experimental water-harvester can collect pure H20 from arid air
  
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• Worldwide server business ramps up in Q1 2018

  11-06-2018 11:58 via zdnet.com
  Enterprise and SMBs that are replacing servers and investing in infrastructure are prompting the gradual growth of the industry.
  
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• First 4G services hit Ukraine: But can they transform its future?

  11-06-2018 11:56 via zdnet.com
  Kyiv, Lviv, and Odessa are among the two dozen cities that have just started using high-speed mobile internet.
  
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• Toyota AI Ventures bets on Boxbot

  11-06-2018 11:11 via zdnet.com
  This is Toyota's first investment in the self-driving delivery space, signaling increased attention in last-mile delivery from major players
  
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• iOS 12 beta: Should you run it? Is it faster than iOS 11? Will it break my iPhone?

  11-06-2018 10:36 via zdnet.com
  I took the iOS 12 beta for a test drive so you don't have to.
  
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• iOS 12 beta: Should I run it? Is it faster than iOS 11? Will it break your iPhone?

  11-06-2018 10:36 via zdnet.com
  I took the iOS 12 beta for a test drive so you don't have to.
  
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• SpaceX plans its own futuristic patch at the Kennedy Space Center

  11-06-2018 10:28
  
  SpaceX needs more space
  
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• Google might be trying to patent someone else’s work as its own

  11-06-2018 09:37
  
  Who said anything about being evil?
  
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• Porsche 911 Speedster concept revealed as the company celebrates its 70th birthday

  11-06-2018 09:29
  
  The Speedster’s styling takes cues from the original 356 Speedster from 1948, brought up-to-date with modern materials
  
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• 14 million Facebook users 'may have had their private posts shared publicly'

  11-06-2018 08:12
  
  An error in Facebook's "audience selector" tool meant posts would automatically be flagged to share to the general public
  
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• Xbox sci-fi series Gears gets a female lead

  11-06-2018 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft reveals several big-name sequels and hires new talent to make more exclusives of its own.
  
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• ​South Korean cryptocurrency exchange hack sees $40m in altcoin stolen

  11-06-2018 07:21 via zdnet.com
  South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail has suffered a hack and lost some 30 percent of its coins worth US$40 million.
  
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• Apple is close to becoming first the US company worth $1 trillion

  11-06-2018 03:39 via zdnet.com
  Apple is within shouting distance of becoming the first American company with a market capitalization of $1 trillion, ahead of both Amazon and Alphabet (Google)....
  
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• The biggest switch: 5G and the race to replace the future

  11-06-2018 02:00 via zdnet.com
  The world may not be prepared for microwave mirrors, street light hot-spots, and towers visible from every backyard.But if 4G's business model keeps heading the way it's heading, 5G may be the only alternative.
  
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• E3: Xbox One chief teases Halo Infinite video game

  11-06-2018 00:58 via bbc.co.uk
  New Forza and Gears of War games were also announced as well as a takeover of two UK indie studios.
  
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