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• Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack

  13-07-2018 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The dozen allegedly used spear phishing emails and malware and hacked voter data on a state website.
  
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• Even new media struggles: Univision seeks sale of Onion and Gizmodo sites

  13-07-2018 22:17 via zdnet.com
  Univision is unloading much of what it bought in 2016 as it built up momentum for a possible IPO -- scrapped in March.
  
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• Tableau takes next steps toward smart analytics

  13-07-2018 22:01 via zdnet.com
  ​Tableau's Empirical acquisition is its latest move toward machine-augmented analytics. Here's a look at the company's 'smart' features.
  
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• ZTE lives on: US Commerce Dept. lifts ban

  13-07-2018 20:27 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese telecom giant has deposited $400 million, the final tranche of the $1.4 billion penalty imposed against it.
  
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• IT vendors slash prices in LatAm as users seek savings

  13-07-2018 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Companies are shifting to the SME segment and focusing on cloud to respond to the recession, says Frost & Sullivan.
  
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• Microsoft advocates for government regulation of facial-recognition technology

  13-07-2018 19:53 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is advocating that Congress become involved in regulating facial-recognition technology, on the heels of criticism of potentially negative impacts of its own work in that area.
  
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• Wyze Cam V2, Cam Pan now works with Amazon's Alexa

  13-07-2018 19:17 via zdnet.com
  Starting today, you can use Alexa to view your Wyze Cam livestream.
  
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• Justice Dept. indicts 12 Russian spies over 2016 DNC hack

  13-07-2018 18:06 via zdnet.com
  The 12 indictments were sought by US special counsel Robert Mueller.
  
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• Prime Day 2018 TV deals including 4K HDR and Full HD TVs

  13-07-2018 17:17
  
  The best deals for Amazon Prime Day on 4K HDR TVs
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2018 TV deals: The best deals on 4K HDR TVs

  13-07-2018 17:17
  
  The best deals for Amazon Prime Day on 4K HDR TVs
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2018 TV deals: The best deals on 4K HDR and Full HD TVs

  13-07-2018 17:17
  
  The best deals for Amazon Prime Day on 4K HDR TVs
  
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• Amazon Prime Day 2018 TV deals including 4K HDR and Full HD TVs

  13-07-2018 17:17
  
  The best deals for Amazon Prime Day on 4K HDR TVs
  
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• Why can't women play in the men's World Cup? Podcast 377

  13-07-2018 16:01
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the latest on the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal; why can’t women play football alongside men, and we take a look at the technology that helped make the Thai cave rescue a success.
  
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• Quick poll: Staying anonymous online

  13-07-2018 15:27
  
  What's your attitude to anonymous browsing? A sign of a guilty conscience or a sensible step to take?
  
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• SmartFrame aims to replace jpegs to help companies protect and monetize images

  13-07-2018 15:01 via zdnet.com
  SmartFrame Technologies Ltd has launched a system for publishing and monetizing images while making them harder to steal than standard jpegs. Some photographers are already using the system but it could have wider appeal for advertising, marketing and corporate use.
  
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• Facebook will not remove fake news - but will 'demote' it

  13-07-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  It says fake news is not against its "community standards".
  
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• NHS still reliant on 'archaic' fax machines

  13-07-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The outdated technology was last widely used in the 1990s.
  
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• Kafka is establishing its toehold

  13-07-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Data pipelines were the headline from the third annual survey of Apache Kafka use. Behind anecdotal evidence of a growing user base, Kafka is still at the early adopter stage and skills remain hard to find.
  
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• Ukraine blocks VPNFilter attack against core country water system

  13-07-2018 13:41 via zdnet.com
  Russia has been blamed for the cyberattack.
  
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• Apple's surprise MacBook Pro update further strains its relationship with pros

  13-07-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Nearly everyone's thrilled Apple has introduced a much higher-end MacBook Pro. But it's the way they did it that's causing pain among its most influential customers
  
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• Robots tackle prostate cancer surgery in Australian trial

  13-07-2018 12:59 via zdnet.com
  It is hoped that robot-assisted surgery can improve patient outcomes over time.
  
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• Apple vs Samsung: The UK cities that love the iPhone over everything else

  13-07-2018 12:25
  
  Does your city prefer the iPhone over Galaxy phones?
  
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• Apple invests $300 million in Chinese clean energy fund

  13-07-2018 12:20 via zdnet.com
  The scheme aims to clean up China's pollution-ridden environment.
  
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• A musical instrument for astronauts and other news

  13-07-2018 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology stories of the week.
  
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• Court tells Facebook: Let dead girl's parents see her messages

  13-07-2018 11:51 via zdnet.com
  Facebook messages are no different to a dead person's letters or diaries, a court rules.
  
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• Will robots enable an architectural renaissance?

  13-07-2018 11:17 via zdnet.com
  A Danish startup is using industrial robotics to tackle difficult-to-produce freeform architecture
  
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• Wimbledon: How AI, chatbots and big data help serve up a winning experience

  13-07-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  How Wimbledon uses cutting edge tech to make sure fans get the most out of the tennis tournament.
  
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• Friday briefing: Former Cambridge Analytica chiefs set up 'ethical' data analysis firm

  13-07-2018 08:42
  
  A new political data firm involving Cambridge Analytica staff is targeting Africa and the Middle East, Uber is laying off safety drivers as it streamlines it autonomous vehicle programme, the BlackFly flying car can hover like a drone
  
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• With Andromeda, Microsoft wants to bring back the PDA. But why?

  13-07-2018 08:00
  
  Microsoft's rumoured Andromeda is the latest incarnation of the company's on-again, off-again love affair with the PDA. So what could a modern pocket computer do that a smartphone can't?
  
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• ASD corporate plan leads with people and culture

  13-07-2018 07:16 via zdnet.com
  The Australian Signals Directorate hopes its 'broader cultural change program' will make the agency 'the type of organisation that people aspire to join'.
  
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• ​Hyundai Pay to expand Hdac blockchain services

  13-07-2018 05:37 via zdnet.com
  Hyundai Pay will expand its Hdac blockchain services to smart home and online-to-offline areas.
  
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• ​Seoul to launch to its own mobile payment platform: Report

  13-07-2018 05:23 via zdnet.com
  South Korea's capital Seoul is planning to launch its own mobile payment platform, dubbed S-Pay, and has formed a task force, local media reports.
  
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• Rio Tinto achieves first autonomous train iron ore delivery

  13-07-2018 03:11 via zdnet.com
  Rio Tinto said it has achieved the milestone as it works towards completion of its AutoHaul project by the end of this year.
  
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• ​South Korea begins data plan discount for senior citizens

  13-07-2018 02:34 via zdnet.com
  Up to 1.74 million senior citizens aged 65 or above who receive a basic pension in South Korea will get discounts on their mobile data plans starting on Friday.
  
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• Active defence

  13-07-2018 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  How firms are using cutting-edge techniques to stop cyber criminals breaching their networks.
  
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• ​Android Auto arrives in Hyundai, Kia cars in Korea

  13-07-2018 01:17 via zdnet.com
  Hyundai and Kia car owners will able to use Google's Android Auto to send texts via voice and use Kakao's navigation services.
  
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• Fake Twitter users: Celebrities lose followers amid crackdown

  13-07-2018 00:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Some users, such as Katy Perry and Barak Obama, lost more than two million followers.
  
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• How Volkswagen smashed the Pikes Peak record with an all-electric supercar

  13-07-2018 00:15
  
  How Volkswagen smashed the Pikes Peak record with an all-electric supercar
  
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• The five vectors of IoT progress

  13-07-2018 00:12 via zdnet.com
  Report examines factors that will contribute to growth of the internet of things.
  
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