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• Windows 10 business upgrade cycle gives PC industry rare shipment growth

  12-07-2018 22:56 via zdnet.com
  Gartner says the PC industry delivered year-over-year shipment growth in the second quarter. That hasn't happened since 2012.
  
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• Justice Department will appeal $85 billion AT&T, Time Warner merger

  12-07-2018 22:45 via zdnet.com
  The deal was wrapped up and finalized last month.
  
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• Intel to acquire custom chip maker eASIC

  12-07-2018 21:45 via zdnet.com
  Intel is eying gains in market segments like 4G and 5G wireless, networking and IoT via eASIC's structured ASICs offering.
  
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• ​Python language founder steps down

  12-07-2018 21:13 via zdnet.com
  Guido van Rossum, the "Benevolent Dictator For Life" of Python, has had enough and is walking away from leading the popular open-source language.
  
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• Get a global SIM card and 3-day data package for $17

  12-07-2018 21:02 via zdnet.com
  KnowRoaming's card works all over the world and comes with three days' worth of unlimited data. BBH-exclusive!
  
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• Microsoft reveals new Power BI and Azure Data Warehouse capabilities

  12-07-2018 20:47 via zdnet.com
  At its Inspire partner conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft announces big performance enhancements to its cloud data warehouse and new Enterprise/Big Data capabilities for Power BI.
  
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• Microsoft offers Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 users a new way to extend support for free

  12-07-2018 20:05 via zdnet.com
  With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to Azure.
  
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• Microsoft adds new SSD disk option to its Azure Data Box Disk appliance

  12-07-2018 20:02 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding previews of new Azure Box data-migration, Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall services to its line-up.
  
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• Microsoft introduces a free version of Teams, going head-to-head with Slack

  12-07-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making available starting today a preview version of its Teams group-chat service that is free and doesn't require a subscription to Office 365, plus other new collaboration tools.
  
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• Alas, blockchain still is subject to human programming slip-ups

  12-07-2018 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Time for more artificial intelligence in distributed ledger technologies, researchers urge.
  
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• Everything you need to know about buying Apple's 2018 MacBook Pro

  12-07-2018 18:50 via zdnet.com
  Apple has updated both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Here's everything you need to know about the changes.
  
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• Uber fires 100 driverless car researchers following deadly Arizona crash

  12-07-2018 17:10
  
  Is Uber giving up on its driverless car tech?
  
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• A neutrino breakthrough sheds light on a huge cosmic mystery

  12-07-2018 17:01
  
  A neutrino observatory on the South Pole joined forces with telescopes around the world to track a cosmic neutrino to its source four billion light-years away
  
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• ​Australia's Baraja takes on Uber with autonomous vehicle lidar play

  12-07-2018 17:01 via zdnet.com
  A step up from Uber's 13kg rotating drum, Baraja is placing sensors on vehicles to render a model of the space around a vehicle using lidar.
  
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• ​Broadcom's plan to buy CA Technologies panned as ghost of Intel-McAfee haunts

  12-07-2018 16:32 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom has big plans for CA Technologies. The problem is that few investors and analysts are buying it. They see a repeat of Intel's software adventures.
  
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• A full-spec updated 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro will cost you $6,699

  12-07-2018 16:22 via zdnet.com
  I think I need to sit down with a cold flannel on my forehead.
  
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• Blackmagic eGPU: The future of the MacBook Pro is having more stuff tethered to it

  12-07-2018 15:51 via zdnet.com
  Having to attach a plethora of dongles and hubs and to Apple hardware is fast becoming the next big thing. For pros relying on Mac hardware, I see adding an eGPU to your MacBook Pro in your future.
  
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• Mobvoi TicWatch Pro review: Two screens really are better than one

  12-07-2018 15:46 via zdnet.com
  Mobvoi is innovating on a smartwatch platform that's standing still.
  
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• Your 2018 guide to cyber insurance is here

  12-07-2018 15:31 via zdnet.com
  CISOs need every risk mitigation technique they can get, and cyber insurance is a great tool to mitigate and transfer cyber risk but there are some key pain points they should know about.
  
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• Hackers are selling backdoors into PCs for just $10

  12-07-2018 15:19 via zdnet.com
  "This is definitely not something you want to discover on a Russian underground RDP shop," warn researchers.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica staff set up new firm

  12-07-2018 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Auspex will be an ethical consultancy, its founder say, using similar data analysis techniques.
  
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• Snowflake's cloud data warehouse comes to Microsoft Azure

  12-07-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  In a homecoming of sorts, cloud data warehouse pure-play Snowflake's product is no longer an AWS exclusive
  
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• 5G mobile: Arriving not with a bang, but a whisper

  12-07-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  High-speed 5G services could change everything, including the devices we use, but just not yet.
  
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• Apple upgrades 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro 2018 laptops with new Intel chips, but won't quell worries about Mac's future

  12-07-2018 14:40 via zdnet.com
  The guts of the MacBook Pro get a needed upgrade and the keyboard is quieter. But Apple needs to do more to convince us it has some enthusiasm or the Mac portfolio.
  
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• Apple boosts performance of 13-, 15-inch MacBook Pro 2018 laptops, but won't quell worries about Mac's future

  12-07-2018 14:40 via zdnet.com
  The guts of the MacBook Pro get a needed upgrade and the keyboard is quieter. But Apple needs to do more to convince us it has some enthusiasm or the Mac portfolio.
  
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• IBM: A data breach will now cost your organization $3.86 million, if you're lucky

  12-07-2018 14:30 via zdnet.com
  There are hidden costs over time which make the bill far larger than you may expect.
  
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• Virtual replacement for traffic lights given green light for pilot tests

  12-07-2018 13:50 via zdnet.com
  Researchers suggest your commute could be cut by up to 20 percent using the new system.
  
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• Google: Our broadband balloons, delivery drone projects are ready for take-off

  12-07-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Project Loon balloon internet project and Wing autonomous drone initiatives are being moved into Alphabet's Other Bets group, alongside Waymo and Verily.
  
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• Microsoft's desire to beat the iPad won't be solved by Go

  12-07-2018 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Redmond's latest attempt to encroach upon the iPad's hallowed ground has a weakness. The product isn't different enough.
  
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• Russia: We want volunteers to help us censor the internet

  12-07-2018 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Russia's interior minister says he wants citizens to scour the internet for banned material.
  
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• Stolen sensitive drone files sold on dark web

  12-07-2018 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Tank tactics and drone details were up for sale by hackers who got them from military networks.
  
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• Facebook ruling: German court grants parents rights to dead daughter's account

  12-07-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  In a key ruling, a German court says the parents have rights to the account under inheritance law.
  
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• Who is Jeff Bezos? What you need to know about the man behind Amazon

  12-07-2018 13:02
  
  With Amazon, Blue Origin and The Washington Post to his name, just who is Jeff Bezos and how is he one of the richest men in the world?
  
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• Who is Jeff Bezos?

  12-07-2018 13:02
  
  We’re acquainted with the memes, and we’ve probably all forked out for Amazon Prime, but what about the man behind it all?
  
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• Google: Chrome now protects you from Spectre password-stealing attacks

  12-07-2018 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Chrome 67 for Mac, Windows has just added extra defences against Spectre-style data-stealing attacks.
  
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• Apple employee accused of stealing self-driving car secrets

  12-07-2018 12:42 via zdnet.com
  The intellectual property may have ended up in the hands of a Chinese rival.
  
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• YouTube blackout in middle of England match

  12-07-2018 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Google's YouTube TV goes down at a crucial moment in England's World Cup semi-final.
  
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• Digital transformation in retail: Connecting up the e-commerce supply chain

  12-07-2018 12:01 via zdnet.com
  CommerceHub integrates buyers and sellers in the digital supply chain. CEO Frank Poore explains how retail has now become more joined up.
  
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• Another hack rocks cryptocurrency trading: Bancor loses $13.5 million

  12-07-2018 11:54 via zdnet.com
  The alleged hack has raised questions over the validity of the start-up's "decentralized" system.
  
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• Mario Kart VR is finally coming to the UK: Would you play Mario Kart in VR?

  12-07-2018 11:50
  
  The ultimate way to settle the age-old dispute of who’s best at Mario Kart is about to launch in the UK
  
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• Use Case: Augmented Reality finds early adoption with field service technicians

  12-07-2018 11:15 via zdnet.com
  Here's how techs at major providers are using AR to streamline service calls and reduce down time
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2018 could bring voice e-commerce inflection point

  12-07-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Amazon will surely sell a lot of Alexa-powered devices on Prime Day 2018, but also watch for Alexa as a ordering vehicle.
  
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• India adopts 'world's strongest' net neutrality norms

  12-07-2018 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The new principles explicitly forbid telecom operators to differentiate between online content.
  
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• Is Apple preparing a massive hardware refresh?

  12-07-2018 09:40 via zdnet.com
  An analyst report claims that Apple is preparing to unveils new iPhones, iPad Pros, a Mac Mini and much more by the end of the year.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Alphabet's drone and balloon divisions become full companies

  12-07-2018 08:48
  
  Two of Alphabet's experimental X projects are now companies in their own right, invasive rats are destroying coral reef ecosystems, exposure to herpes could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
  
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• ASD restructure: Trouble at t' cyber mill?

  12-07-2018 08:47 via zdnet.com
  Differing views within the recently restructured Australian Signals Directorate, described in one media report as an 'internal brawl' and 'internal frictions', could highlight a deeper, more challenging division.
  
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• NEC announces Indian subsea cable

  12-07-2018 08:06 via zdnet.com
  The 2,300km submarine cable will connect Chennai with the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with NEC Technologies India designing, engineering, supplying, installing, testing, and implementing the 100Gbps system.
  
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• KT partners with German equipment maker for Europe Giga-internet export

  12-07-2018 07:59 via zdnet.com
  South Korean telco KT has partnered with German network equipment maker Albis-Elcon to export its Giga Wi-Fi and other ultra-fast speed internet solutions to Europe.
  
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• ​India threatens 'stiff' penalties as net neutrality approved: Report

  12-07-2018 07:23 via zdnet.com
  India's telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan has reportedly approved rules requiring equal access to online content at the same price and speed, with a handful of exceptions for 'emerging' and critical services.
  
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• Cisco Start launches for SMBs in Australia

  12-07-2018 07:17 via zdnet.com
  Cisco is leveraging its Webex portfolio and acquisitions of Meraki, BroadSoft, and OpenDNS to launch in the Australian and New Zealand SMB sector, Cisco ANZ vice president Ken Boal has told ZDNet.
  
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