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• Survey: What are your company's tech spending priorities for 2019?

  28-06-2018 23:46 via zdnet.com
  Are you familiar with your organization's technology budget? Take this quick, multiple choice survey and tell us about expected spending for the upcoming year.
  
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• Do we really trust smart devices?

  28-06-2018 20:57 via zdnet.com
  Some brands are more trusted than others when it comes to smart home devices -- but do these devices really listen to what we say?
  
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• Twitter releases tool to improve political ad transparency

  28-06-2018 20:39 via zdnet.com
  Ad Transparency Center provides information about how much advertisers spent and what factors they used for targeting demographics.
  
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• Hands-on with Home Chef: We taste test a meal delivery service in real life

  28-06-2018 20:21 via zdnet.com
  Are meal kit ingredient delivery services worth it? Why would you order a box containing stuff you can buy at the supermarket? Intrepid fast foodie David Gewirtz puts actual cooking to the test (and his conclusions are surprising).
  
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• Microsoft Teams coming to U.S. Government Cloud users starting July 17

  28-06-2018 18:53 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Office 365 for U.S. Government Cloud customers are set to get Teams starting next month. Teams for other Microsoft U.S. Government Cloud users is 'coming soon.'
  
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• Moving fast without breaking data: Governance for managing risk in machine learning and beyond

  28-06-2018 18:24 via zdnet.com
  How do you resolve the tension between the need to build and deploy accurate machine learning models fast, and the need to understand how those models work, what data they touch upon, and what are the implications? Immuta says data governance is the answer.
  
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• CIO advisory: Does enterprise software have a soul?

  28-06-2018 17:51 via zdnet.com
  Software runs our companies and lives but remains complex, hard to buy, and expensive to implement. Two top industry observers offer important observations and advice for buyers, vendors, and technologists. Watch for the special advice to avoid "profiteers and charlatans!"
  
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• Best business podcasts 2018: Whether you're starting up or sustaining

  28-06-2018 16:49
  
  Podcasts aren’t just for entertainment - they could just overhaul your professional life
  
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• LinkedIn launches translation feature that builds on Microsoft AI technologies

  28-06-2018 16:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's LinkedIn unit has developed a new dynamic translation service for posts in the LinkedIn news feed, and used some of Microsoft's cognitive services to build it.
  
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• Amazon wants your business to deliver its packages: Everything you need to know

  28-06-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Amazon has launched a plan to expand its logistics network by helping create small businesses that will operate 20 to 40 vans each.
  
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• Amazon wants you to deliver its packages: Everything your business needs to know

  28-06-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Amazon has launched a plan to expand its logistics network by helping create small businesses that will operate 20 to 40 vans each.
  
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• ​As Indian IT services job growth plummets, global in-house centers soar

  28-06-2018 16:29 via zdnet.com
  This could be the saviour that Indian IT has been desperately waiting for ever since the old industry model of labour arbitrage imploded.
  
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• Amazon deal shakes healthcare sector

  28-06-2018 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Shares in healthcare companies slide as the online retail giant expands into the sector.
  
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• Why cryptocurrency mining malware is the new ransomware

  28-06-2018 15:42 via zdnet.com
  The number of cryptojacking attacks is still growing - and criminals are likely to be looking at exploiting mobile devices as much as PCs in the near future.
  
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• Amazon buys prescription delivery startup PillPack

  28-06-2018 15:32 via zdnet.com
  PillPack is pitched as a way to bring convenience to people who take multiple medications every day.
  
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• Facebook and Google use 'dark patterns' around privacy settings, report says

  28-06-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Consumer watchdog the Norwegian Consumer Council says the firms give users "an illusion of control".
  
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• Inbenta, blamed for Ticketmaster breach, says other sites not affected

  28-06-2018 15:12 via zdnet.com
  The customer service tool blamed a single piece of code, modified by hackers.
  
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• Inbenta, blamed for Ticketmaster breach, admits it was hacked

  28-06-2018 15:12 via zdnet.com
  Updated: The company's chief executive said a hack of its own systems led to Ticketmaster's breach.
  
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• Future SD cards: Expect monster 128TB storage, plus zippier data transfers

  28-06-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  New SD specification will bring SSD performance to the next generation of SD cards.
  
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• Western Digital shakes up data storage

  28-06-2018 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Western Digital, perhaps better known as WD, announces a series of products and initiatives designed to reflect the company they've become - and not the disk drive they used to be. Marketing hype? Or do they really have the goods?
  
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• ​From farm to plate via blockchain: Solving agriculture supply chain problems one grain at a time

  28-06-2018 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Blockchain isn't the answer to everything, but AgriDigital believes it's the right fit for providing transparency, efficiency, and trust to farmers and the post-farmgate agriculture ecosystem.
  
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• Watchdog takes aim at hotel booking sites

  28-06-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Hotel booking sites must review the way they rank and display rooms, a competition watchdog says.
  
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• Doki Doki: Warnings over suicide-themed video game

  28-06-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Doki Doki Literature Club starts as a high school dating game, but has suicide "as a main feature".
  
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• Western Digital adds NVMe, flash heft to data center storage lineup

  28-06-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Western Digital is going after big and fast data workloads.
  
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• Tesla to Apple, Google, Microsoft: Don't delete files in trade-secrets lawsuit

  28-06-2018 13:48 via zdnet.com
  Court also grants Tesla's request to order Facebook, WhatsApp, Open Whisper, and Dropbox to save documents in its suit against a former employee.
  
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• 'Dancing baby' YouTube copyright case settled after 11 years

  28-06-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The clip of baby Holden, now aged 12, has been viewed more than 1.9 million times.
  
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• Ticketmaster 'warned of hack attack in April by Monzo'

  28-06-2018 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Digital bank Monzo claims it warned Ticketmaster that data had been compromised three months ago.
  
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• Fortnite Playground mode quickly taken offline

  28-06-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The new mode, called Playground, let players practise their skills in the popular video game Fortnite.
  
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• New and upcoming phones: Galaxy Note 9 and others we're expecting in 2018

  28-06-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Most major flagship smartphones are now on a fairly regular release schedule and leaks are a part of this cycle. It is rare for a phone to be released today with any surprises so let's take a look at what is coming soon.
  
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• Elon Musk accused of stealing farting unicorn image

  28-06-2018 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Technology entrepreneur engages in a fresh Twitter argument over pottery of a mythical animal.
  
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• Cisco: Patch now, attackers are exploiting ASA DoS flaw to take down security

  28-06-2018 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Apply our security fix to your Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance devices now, Cisco warns.
  
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• Doctors reject AI chatbot that is 'more accurate than a GP'

  28-06-2018 12:06
  
  Royal College of GPs say no app can replace human physicians
  
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• The first textbook with clickable paper

  28-06-2018 11:41 via zdnet.com
  Education could be a huge market for augmented reality, but questions persist about its value in the classroom
  
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• Instagram Lite is here so you can cut out Instagram’s clutter

  28-06-2018 11:21
  
  Instagram follows in the footsteps of Facebook with the launch of a lightweight version on Google Play
  
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• This iPhone case deploys an airbag-like defence when dropped

  28-06-2018 11:10
  
  Your phone will simply bounce to safety it slips from your fingers
  
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• The BBC’s free retro computing archive shows Gates and Wozniak in their heyday

  28-06-2018 11:04
  
  The Computer Literacy Project – an “important milestone” in the history of computing – will now be publicly available
  
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• BlackBerry KEY2 review: An old-school concept, updated

  28-06-2018 10:14 via zdnet.com
  The KEY2 will appeal most to BlackBerry fans who want to continue using a keyboard-equipped handset. For others, giving up today's larger screens might be too much of an ask.
  
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• Dr Dre hit with $25m bill for Beats headphones

  28-06-2018 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The rapper and his business partner Jimmy Iovine lose a case over headphone royalties.
  
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• Surplus energy rides the 'gravity train'

  28-06-2018 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A company in California has developed a gravity train to store and transport surplus electricity.
  
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• Google Home speakers complain of 'glitch'

  28-06-2018 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The search firm says its smart speakers and Chromecast TV dongles are experiencing technical issues.
  
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• HTC and China Mobile partner on 5G devices

  28-06-2018 07:00 via zdnet.com
  The 5G agreement between HTC and China Mobile covers the R&D, production, trial, and verification for 5G devices and solutions, with an aim to boost VR adoption.
  
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• This is fine: Australian government senators back current digital transformation path

  28-06-2018 06:27 via zdnet.com
  Canberra has a 'coherent strategy' for digital transformation, government senators say, as opposition senators claim there is a lack of will.
  
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• SBS to broadcast all remaining World Cup matches after Optus issues

  28-06-2018 05:56 via zdnet.com
  Optus has cited 'consumer choice' as its reason for sharing the broadcast of the FIFA World Cup with SBS for the remainder of the matches.
  
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• ​Samsung in dialogue to form 8K standard-setting body

  28-06-2018 04:20 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics will approach 8K TV with an inclusive mindset having been in talks with partners to form a standard-setting alliance that includes all industry stakeholders to promote the budging ecosystem, company officials said.
  
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• MacTel signs AU$100m deal for NBN business services

  28-06-2018 02:56 via zdnet.com
  Macquarie Telecom has announced its business-grade NBN products, with the retailer signing a six-year deal valued at more than AU$100 million.
  
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• Apple and Samsung finally settle US patent dispute

  28-06-2018 02:38 via zdnet.com
  A seven-year patent dispute over the alleged copying of the iPhone has been settled between Apple and Samsung Electronics.
  
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• Hidden 'shame' of elderly scam victims

  28-06-2018 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Many older victims of fraud are too embarrassed to tell anyone that they have been cheated.
  
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• ​From farm to plate via blockchain: Solving agriculture supply chain one grain at a time

  28-06-2018 00:56 via zdnet.com
  Blockchain isn't the answer to everything, but AgriDigital believes it's the right fit for providing transparency, efficiency, and trust to farmers and the post-farmgate agriculture ecosystem.
  
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