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• Alphabet surprises as ad sales beat forecasts

  23-07-2018 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Google's parent company is facing a record penalty in the EU which knocked $5bn off its profits.
  
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• Dropbox denies giving researchers non-anonymized user data

  23-07-2018 23:14 via zdnet.com
  The researchers claimed they could see "every Dropbox folder associated with a given researcher."
  
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• Alphabet reports solid Q2 earnings despite EC fine

  23-07-2018 22:25 via zdnet.com
  The company's total advertising revenue was $28.1 billion, up from $22.7 billion a year ago.
  
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• Google Cloud taps new Intel memory module for SAP HANA workloads

  23-07-2018 22:07 via zdnet.com
  Google and SAP are building on their year-long partnership with support for Intel's upcoming Optane DC persistent memory.
  
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• ​Microsoft PowerShell now available on Linux as an Ubuntu snap

  23-07-2018 21:39 via zdnet.com
  PowerShell, the Windows shell language, is now available on Linux as an Ubuntu Snap! Believe it!
  
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• How website filtering affects workplace productivity

  23-07-2018 20:06 via zdnet.com
  Filtering sites across the web is effective at keeping employees on task and reducing security risks for companies. But how much time does web filtering save organisations?
  
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• Microsoft previews what's coming in Dynamics 365 this October

  23-07-2018 18:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding more than 100 new features to its ERP/CRM products, plus introducing a new AI for Sales app.
  
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• The fatal flaws in Samsung mocking Apple (yet again)

  23-07-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  Not one new ad denigrating Apple, but three. Yet whom will these actually persuade?
  
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• WhatsApp ‘admin’ spends five months in an Indian jail

  23-07-2018 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  He has been accused of sedition, but his family say he was only a 'default admin' of the group
  
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• Plenty of Fish rapist Lee Savage jailed

  23-07-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Lee Savage met his victims on the dating website and mounted a persistent campaign to rape them.
  
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• How Russia hacked the 2016 US election

  23-07-2018 16:59
  
  The tale of how 12 hackers allegedly corrupted the world's most powerful democracy to put Donald Trump on top
  
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• Blood Moon: What is it, where to watch it and why to watch it

  23-07-2018 16:34
  
  We investigate the longest lunar eclipse of the century
  
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• Should Apple ditch the Lightning port?

  23-07-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  I have a love/hate relationship with the iPhone's Lightning port. But should Apple replace it for USB-C, or ditch it altogether and release a truly wireless iPhone?
  
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• How to avoid turning your personal data into a hacker’s goldmine

  23-07-2018 16:08
  As our digital lives expand and personal information becomes susceptible to theft, how do we go about protecting our data?
  
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• IBM appoints first LatAm female head

  23-07-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Ana Paula Assis gets promoted to the region's top role after over twenty years working for the firm.
  
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• Hyperloop test pod sets speed record

  23-07-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  German engineering students set a record as their pod hits 457km/h in a hyperloop tunnel test.
  
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• Backup best practices: A NAS is not enough

  23-07-2018 14:04 via zdnet.com
  Losing your data can suck. If you have the right backup strategy, though, recovery of lost data can be nearly painless. You do have the right backup strategy, right?
  
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• Uber driver streamed hidden camera videos on Twitch

  23-07-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Uber and Lyft suspend a driver who live-streamed videos of his passengers without their knowledge.
  
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• Broadband blues: Why the UK could lag in the fibre slow lane for 20 years

  23-07-2018 13:37 via zdnet.com
  As UK slides further down broadband rankings, can a new approach to broadband rollout fix the problem?
  
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• Qualcomm delivers 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz RF modules to industry

  23-07-2018 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm is working hard to bring the best experience possible for 5G in a timely fashion and is delivering in areas once thought to be impossible.
  
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• Over a million Ookla Speedtest sessions confirm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 delivers best cellular performance

  23-07-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm provides the mobile processors for many popular devices, but there are Intel, Kirin, and other processors in today's smartphones. Test results from users reveals Qualcomm leads the pack.
  
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• Sign-language hack lets Amazon Alexa respond to gestures

  23-07-2018 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A prototype uses an artificial intelligence system that can interpret hand movements.
  
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• NHS to get £500 million for "digital transformation"

  23-07-2018 13:20
  
  The UK's new health secretary Matt Hancock wants to put tech first in healthcare
  
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• Shrug ransomware victim? Here's how to retrieve your locked files for free

  23-07-2018 13:12 via zdnet.com
  'Newbie' malicious developers have a go at building and distributing ransomware - but mistakes mean damage can be avoided.
  
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• Snapchat cans in-app mobile payment service Snapcash

  23-07-2018 12:40 via zdnet.com
  The closure of the service may be due to users making payments for adult content through the app.
  
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• Google’s Project Fuchsia is the Android successor we’ve been waiting for

  23-07-2018 11:53
  
  Could Fuchsia be replacing Android as the world’s dominant operating system?
  
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• US makes an example of Indian call center scam artists with stiff sentences

  23-07-2018 11:38 via zdnet.com
  The worst offenders have been thrown behind bars for up to 20 years.
  
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• Store scanning robots will get AI, object recognition boost with recent acquisition

  23-07-2018 11:28 via zdnet.com
  Bossa Nova's acquisition of HawXeye follows big funding rounds for the retail robotics company
  
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• Honor 10 review: Flagship features at a mid-range price

  23-07-2018 11:06 via zdnet.com
  The Honor 10 is an excellent mid-range handset with plenty of flagship-class features, including a Kirin 970 chipset, 128GB of internal storage and AI-assisted cameras.
  
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• Atos snaps up IT firm Syntel in $3.57 billion deal

  23-07-2018 10:51 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition has been driven by Atos' need to increase its business footprint in the US.
  
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• Lost your bag at the airport? This AI will help you find it

  23-07-2018 10:47
  
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• Singtel, Ericsson prep Singapore 5G launch for drone trials

  23-07-2018 10:14 via zdnet.com
  Scheduled to go live by fourth-quarter 2018, the pilot 5G network will facilitate drone and autonomous vehicle trials at the country's designated science and IT hub, One-North.
  
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• 5G World Alliance: Australia needs more 5G experts

  23-07-2018 09:30 via zdnet.com
  Australia is facing multiple barriers in deploying and adopting 5G technology, 5G World Alliance chair Latif Ladid has said, suggesting better promotion, university curricula, 'pressure groups', and a detailed 5G roadmap.
  
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• Full-fibre broadband pledge for new homes

  23-07-2018 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  All of the UK will have full-fibre broadband coverage by 2033 under a new national telecoms strategy.
  
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• Zephyr solar plane will stay in sky for 120 days

  23-07-2018 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Airbus is developing a plane powered by solar energy.
  
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• ​Australia called out as willing to undermine human rights for digital agenda

  23-07-2018 08:52 via zdnet.com
  A report from AccessNow has asked Australia to change its course and lead the way in serving as a champion for human rights instead of against.
  
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• The My Health Record story no politician should miss

  23-07-2018 08:39 via zdnet.com
  Australia's digital health boosters may understand the potential medical benefits, but few seem to understand the potential risks. So let's think about that Singapore health data breach.
  
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• Monday briefing: Tesla is reportedly asking suppliers to give its money back

  23-07-2018 08:37
  
  Tesla has asked suppliers to give back its money to help it become profitable, Facebook plans to launch its first internet satellite next year, WhatsApp has limited message forwarding following an Indian government violence warning
  
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• ​Samsung to launch 30-millimetre-thick luxury MicroLED TV next year

  23-07-2018 08:25 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics will begin MicroLED TV production in September and will next year launch a luxury version that will be 30 millimetres in thickness.
  
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• Telco that Optus shuttered provides best customer service: ACCAN

  23-07-2018 08:10 via zdnet.com
  If you want the best service from an operational telco, head to Vodafone. Otherwise, pine for Virgin Mobile.
  
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• ​China's Nanjing launches $1.5 billion blockchain fund

  23-07-2018 06:55 via zdnet.com
  Nanjing, the capital of China's Jiangsu province, has launched a 10 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) blockchain investment fund to foster the token economy and public blockchain projects.
  
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• Vocus completes Australia Singapore Cable laying

  23-07-2018 06:16 via zdnet.com
  Four months after laying activities kicked off, the ASC is ready for electronics to be installed.
  
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• ​Australia claims it's a 'leader' in digital government

  23-07-2018 04:17 via zdnet.com
  While heat over My Health Record continues, the Coalition is promoting a report from the UN that gave it second spot in a report on digital government.
  
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• AT&T bringing 5G to Charlotte, Raleigh, Oklahoma City

  23-07-2018 03:47 via zdnet.com
  Charlotte, Raleigh, and Oklahoma City will join Dallas, Atlanta, and Waco in gaining access to AT&T's early 5G networks by the end of 2018, with six more cities yet to be announced.
  
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• MyRepublic pays AU$25k NBN speed claims penalty

  23-07-2018 03:36 via zdnet.com
  MyRepublic will be ponying up a AU$25,200 fine for allegedly misleading representations made in advertisements for 50Mbps and 100Mbps NBN services.
  
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• Labor wants Canberra to extend My Health Record opt-out window

  23-07-2018 03:10 via zdnet.com
  The problem with My Health Record is a lack of public information, according to Labor.
  
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• NAB stands up enterprise security team and appoints new security chief

  23-07-2018 02:45 via zdnet.com
  David Fairman will be focused on combining physical and cyber security at the bank.
  
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• The moment girl, 8, gets new 3D printed arm

  23-07-2018 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Student Edward Whipple made the arm after seeing a Twitter appeal by Chloe Smith's mother.
  
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• ​Google Data Transfer Project will help you move your data between services

  23-07-2018 01:31 via zdnet.com
  Google, together with Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook, is introducing the open-source Data Transfer Project, which will enable consumers to transfer their data directly from one service to another.
  
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• How Fortnite approaches analytics, cloud to analyze petabytes of game data

  23-07-2018 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Parent Epic Games has to process data from its flagship game, devices and micro services. Here's a look at Fortnite's AWS' powered architecture.
  
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