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• Apple to replace some MacBook, MacBook Pro keyboards due to problems

  22-06-2018 23:35 via zdnet.com
  The models affected range from 2015 to 2017 models.
  
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• Apple pushes back on hacker's iPhone passcode bypass report

  22-06-2018 22:26 via zdnet.com
  The researcher later found that passcodes he tested weren't always counted.
  
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• A hacker figured out how to brute force iPhone passcodes

  22-06-2018 22:26 via zdnet.com
  The attack allows any would-be-hacker to run as many passcodes as they want, without destroying the data.
  
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• 4G provision in Brazil sees mixed results

  22-06-2018 21:59 via zdnet.com
  Availability improves while speeds stagnate, says OpenSignal.
  
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• Need to keep tabs on employees' phone activites? Save 20 percent on FoneMonitor

  22-06-2018 19:18 via zdnet.com
  BBH exclusive! Make sure your employees are using their phones for good, not evil.
  
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• Laptop makers question the keyboard in an all-glass world

  22-06-2018 18:23 via zdnet.com
  Makers of larger mobile devices are experimenting beyond iPad-like tablets to achieve benefits that the smartphone gained by leaving the keyboard behind.
  
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• The weird world of dinosaur trading: Podcast 374

  22-06-2018 17:10
  
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• Supreme Court says police need a warrant for historical cell location records

  22-06-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  The case was one of the long-awaited privacy legal decisions of the year.
  
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• Intel's leadership crisis hits in midst of reorganization

  22-06-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  Google founders and top Silicon Valley executives would be out of work if Intel's high standards of employee conduct were applied.
  
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• Now Amazon employees rebel: 'End police facial-recognition contracts, ICE support'

  22-06-2018 15:22 via zdnet.com
  Amazonians call on CEO Jeff Bezos to take a moral stand against the sale of its technology to law enforcement.
  
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• White House picks new chief to oversee cyber-weapons group

  22-06-2018 15:06 via zdnet.com
  The very existence of the secretive White House group is controversial.
  
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• White House picks new chief to overlook cyber-weapons group

  22-06-2018 15:06 via zdnet.com
  The very existence of the secretive White House group is controversial.
  
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• Is your brain an analog or digital device? New research surprises

  22-06-2018 14:59 via zdnet.com
  How the brain represents information has real world impact on how capable we are of dealing with the complexity of reality.
  
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• Microsoft's new visual search: Now you can use your phone's camera to search web

  22-06-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft wants you to use Bing visual search to find things to buy.
  
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• Three-month-old Drupal vulnerability is being used to deploy cryptojacking malware

  22-06-2018 13:58 via zdnet.com
  The update was deemed critical, but users who haven't applied the patch are being targeted by attackers deploying cryptocurrency miners.
  
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• This dog is political: Facebook is having some teething problems with its election advertising fix

  22-06-2018 13:42
  
  With the midterm elections looming, Facebook is being overly cautious with its ad analysis
  
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• BlackBerry Q1 better than expected as revenue mix shifts

  22-06-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  BlackBerry's QNX unit fared well and the company IP licensing revenue was up from a year ago.
  
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• FileMaker 17, First Take: More accessible, more connected

  22-06-2018 13:28 via zdnet.com
  FileMaker continues its move from database tool to low-code mobile app authoring system and simplifies the number of versions available.
  
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• Nvidia reveals special 32GB Titan V 'CEO Edition' GPU, and then gives away a bunch

  22-06-2018 13:16 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia makes a special 32GB edition of its most powerful PC graphics card, the Titan V.
  
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• How Facebook's LDN_LAB is trying to steer London's tech startup scene

  22-06-2018 12:43
  We spoke to Facebook’s Julia Ognieva about the future of the social network’s LDN_LAB incubator
  
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• Rabble: How a former international athlete is bringing the fun of kids’ exercise to grownups

  22-06-2018 11:58
  Rabble’s founder talks to us about making exercise accessible
  
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• YouTube fans to fund favourite film-makers

  22-06-2018 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The site will let video-makers charge fans a monthly fee for exclusive content.
  
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• Arizona Uber crash driver was 'watching TV'

  22-06-2018 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The police report suggests the safety operator was streaming The Voice just before a fatal collision.
  
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• Algeria has taken extreme measures to thwart high school exam cheats

  22-06-2018 10:42
  
  No internet nationwide to prevent leaks
  
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• Australian space capabilities would boost our Five Eyes role: Former astronaut

  22-06-2018 08:57 via zdnet.com
  Defence is the space industry's biggest customer, says Pamela Melroy, so the Australian Space Agency must work closely with them. But first, it must find a strategy, and a home.
  
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• ​It's Business Time: Rocket Lab prepares for launch out of New Zealand

  22-06-2018 07:17 via zdnet.com
  Step aside SpaceX, the Kiwis are about to launch into space.
  
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• ​Tumblr to cooperate with Korean authorities to monitor porn

  22-06-2018 06:10 via zdnet.com
  Tumblr has agreed to better monitor illegal porn distribution with South Korean authorities after initially refusing to do so.
  
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• ACMA unveils NBN consumer standards

  22-06-2018 04:51 via zdnet.com
  Under two new standards, RSPs will be required to provide greater information on NBN plans to consumers, as well as access to legacy broadband in cases of migration issues.
  
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• ​Gavin Slater exits Digital Transformation Agency

  22-06-2018 04:20 via zdnet.com
  The ex-NAB executive will hand the CEO position over to ABS' deputy Australian statistician Randall Brugeaud.
  
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• MyRepublic not late to Singapore mobile market, but must differentiate with customer service

  22-06-2018 03:18 via zdnet.com
  Some 18 months after losing its bid for the country's fourth telco license, MyRepublic finally launches its mobile services and hopes to gain ground by offering subscribers more control of their service plans.
  
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• From 358 Area Switch applications, NBN has upgraded two MDUs so far

  22-06-2018 02:18 via zdnet.com
  The program to allow councils or apartment blocks to upgrade NBN connection technology is shooting less than 1 percent.
  
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• Cyan colour hidden ingredient in sleep

  22-06-2018 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Adding or removing the colour cyan can have an impact on sleep, according to biologists.
  
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• ​European Union prepares to wreck internet with new copyright law

  22-06-2018 01:36 via zdnet.com
  If passed, Article 13 will force all websites to check any and all posts for copyright violations. That will include photos, videos, words, tweets, memes, software code, etc, etc. Think about that for a minute, and shudder.
  
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• Over the influence?

  22-06-2018 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Unilever has taken a stand against 'influencers' who buy social media followers to game the system.
  
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• The slow-motion video made after filming plus other tech news

  22-06-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• 'Dangerous' carbon monoxide alarms removed from Amazon and eBay

  22-06-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Consumer watchdog Which? finds carbon monoxide alarms on sale online fail British safety tests.
  
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