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• WhatsApp is the main digital channel for Brazilian SMEs

  20-07-2018 20:21 via zdnet.com
  Accessibility and lower cost drive high adoption rates, says research.
  
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• BlackBerry Key2: A good smartphone that could be great

  20-07-2018 19:05 via zdnet.com
  After a month with the BlackBerry Key2, there are a couple of things I really like about it, and a couple of things that need to go.
  
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• Singapore suffers 'most serious' data breach, affecting 1.5M healthcare patients including Prime Minister

  20-07-2018 17:55 via zdnet.com
  Government describes attack as "deliberate, targeted, well-planned" and assures no medical data has been tempered with, but security vendors warn compromised data may end up for sale on the Dark Web.
  
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• Apple adds new integration partners to Business Chat ecosystem

  20-07-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  The Business Chat tool lets people connect with businesses via Apple's Messages app.
  
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• This 6-button wireless mouse is just $6

  20-07-2018 16:50 via zdnet.com
  VicTsing's top-rated rodent is perfect for desks and travel bags alike.
  
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• Venmo refuses to say why transactions are public by default

  20-07-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  207 million transactions are public — and anyone can search them.
  
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• Venmo has no good reason to make user transactions public by default

  20-07-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  207 million transactions are public — and anyone can search them.
  
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• The 2018 MacBook Pro has a problem with overheating

  20-07-2018 15:47 via zdnet.com
  The new 2018 MacBook Pro might be fast, but all that Core i9 processor power is useless if the system can't cope with the heat it generates and has to throttle the performance.
  
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• Wearables vs. proctors: Test taking security in the era of constant connectivity

  20-07-2018 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Just as smartphones have changed everything, so too will wearables. One challenge will be securing test taking in a world where everything has an active connection.
  
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• This old ransomware has been revamped as Bitcoin-stealing malware

  20-07-2018 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Jigsaw appears to be back with new malicious intentions, with a simple-but-effective trick to go after crypto-currency.
  
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• Who is Mark Zuckerberg? We investigate the man behind Facebook

  20-07-2018 14:57
  
  Everything you need to know about the man who made social media mainstream
  
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• Singapore personal data hack hits 1.5m, health authority says

  20-07-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack by hackers on a health database has affected about a quarter of the population.
  
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• All that's wrong with Elon Musk's non-apology apology: Podcast 378

  20-07-2018 13:42
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Everything that’s wrong with Elon Musk’s non-apology apology, everything you need to know about water pipes and why the EU’s latest Google fine could put us on a path to all out regulatory war.
  
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• Hackers net almost $1m in Russian bank raid

  20-07-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The theft is the latest in a series by the MoneyTaker gang which has targeted Russian banks
  
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• The mega-machines helping China link the world

  20-07-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  As China embarks on one of the greatest infrastructure projects in history, it is changing how railways are built.
  
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• Hackers 'targeting US mid-term elections'

  20-07-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  According to Microsoft, at least three Congressional candidates have been targeted by hackers.
  
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• IoT hacker builds Huawei-based botnet, enslaves 18,000 devices in one day

  20-07-2018 12:14 via zdnet.com
  A hacker has taken only 24 hours to build a botnet which is at least 18,000-devices strong.
  
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• India lynchings: WhatsApp sets new rules after mob killings

  20-07-2018 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The changes come as violence in India is blamed on rumours of child abductions, spread via WhatsApp.
  
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• How police are using voice recognition to make their jobs safer

  20-07-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Mark Geremia of Nuance Communications and Chief Joseph Solomon of the Methuen, Mass. Police Department explain how police officers use tools like voice recognition to help with everything from paperwork to potentially preventing ambushes.
  
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• How WhatsApp is outshining Facebook in the fight against fake news

  20-07-2018 11:48
  WhatsApp is doing better than parent company Facebook in its efforts to curb the spread of fake news
  
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• Killer AIs won't be a thing, if this tech consortium has anything to say about it

  20-07-2018 11:25
  
  Tech pioneers vow to not let AIs make life-ending decisions, but they might still let it control weaponry
  
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• All the right moves: Fly jacket turns your body into an intuitive joystick

  20-07-2018 11:22 via zdnet.com
  As augmented reality enhances perception, new ways to control machines draw on the intuitive abilities of our bodies
  
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• Meet the robot snakes and bugs that will repair your car's engine

  20-07-2018 11:11 via zdnet.com
  Rolls-Royce is showing off a brigade of nature-inspired robots tailored for vehicle maintenance.
  
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• WhatsApp to cap message forwards in India

  20-07-2018 08:49 via zdnet.com
  WhatsApp is trialling a limit on forwarding messages in India in an effort to curb rumours being spread through the messaging service.
  
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• Friday briefing: Loon to provide aerial internet in Kenya

  20-07-2018 08:43
  
  Alphabet's Loon will be providing balloon network infrastructure to Telkom Kenya, a government report highlightssecurity issues with Huaweihardware, a refugee aid charity has rejected a donation from US government contractor Salesforce
  
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• Apple's 'toasted sandwich' store in Melbourne to be replaced by boxy design

  20-07-2018 07:36 via zdnet.com
  Melbourne's proposed flagship Apple store has gained solar panels, and creates more public space.
  
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• ​Local SME Salsa Digital awarded GovCMS contract

  20-07-2018 07:10 via zdnet.com
  Salsa Digital will be operating the whole-of-government content management system previously handled by global firm Acquia.
  
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• UK cybersecurity agency finds new low-risk concerns with Huawei's security centre

  20-07-2018 06:58 via zdnet.com
  While finding several low-priority issues in its annual evaluation of Huawei's Cyber Security Evaluation Centre, the UK's NCSC overall found Huawei to be providing 'unique, world-class cybersecurity expertise'.
  
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• My Health Record opt-out debate is getting silly but government is at fault

  20-07-2018 06:43 via zdnet.com
  Neither government nor the medical lobbyists have noticed that they've lost the public's trust when it comes to safeguarding data. They need to listen, and earn that trust back.
  
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• Microsoft crosses $100 billion annual revenue mark for the first time

  20-07-2018 05:11 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft officials say the company also closed the highest number of multi-million-dollar deals ever across its commercial cloud during its fiscal 2018.
  
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• ​NTT Australia posts AU$12.5m loss

  20-07-2018 03:31 via zdnet.com
  The local arm of the Japanese conglomerate has reported a loss for the 12 months to March 31, 2018, paying no income tax in Australia as a result.
  
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• My Health Record opt-outs will not sink system: Turnbull

  20-07-2018 03:05 via zdnet.com
  Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the government's My Health Record won't be sunk by large numbers of people opting out of the system.
  
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• Boomless speed

  20-07-2018 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Three firms are vying to be the first to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight in the next decade.
  
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• ​J.D. Power declares Verizon to be the top carrier

  20-07-2018 01:09 via zdnet.com
  Who's really the best mobile carrier? J.D. Power's survey shows Verizon on top.
  
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• The robot that cares for your plants and other news

  20-07-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Hawaiki subsea cable goes live

  20-07-2018 00:27 via zdnet.com
  The privately owned subsea cable connecting Australia, New Zealand, and the United States has gone live.
  
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