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• Gates Foundation taps Hertz Foundation's fellows -- the best STEM graduates

  10-08-2018 22:09 via zdnet.com
  The Hertz Foundation knows where to find the best young minds in key technology areas and other organizations are beginning to notice.
  
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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build mostly catches up with 'Redstone 5'

  10-08-2018 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is rolling out lots of fixes for Windows 10 'Redstone 5' to Fast Ring testers, and a couple of catch-up features for Redstone 5's successor to Skip Ahead testers.
  
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• Samsung finally got carriers to agree on same price for Note 9

  10-08-2018 19:07 via zdnet.com
  It's a small detail, but worth pointing out: the Note 9 is the same price, regardless of where you buy it.
  
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• Looking to compare all different types of automation? Now you can

  10-08-2018 18:53 via zdnet.com
  Organizations must vet and compare different types of automation based on business needs, but there was no way to do this -- until now. Forrester's Chris Gardner shares how.
  
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• What's next for Microsoft's BizTalk integration server, services

  10-08-2018 18:31 via zdnet.com
  Another on-premises version of Microsoft's BizTalk enterprise integration server is coming next year. And Logic Apps will be hostable on-premises in 2019, too.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 hands-on: it's all about the S-Pen

  10-08-2018 17:48
  
  The Galaxy Note 9 is a phone of carefully calculated excesses, but Samsung has struggled to make it seem “more” than its predecessor
  
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• Flying drones near wildfires could kill people: Don't do it

  10-08-2018 17:22 via zdnet.com
  The bottom line is simple: Flying a drone near a wildfire could cause catastrophic damage. Don't do it.
  
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• Samsung inadvertently admits Apple got some things right

  10-08-2018 16:38 via zdnet.com
  At its Unpacked event, Samsung insisted it wants everything to work together now. Does that remind you of anyone?
  
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• These are the best Samsung Note 9 preorder deals

  10-08-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Freaked out by that $1,000 price tag? Here's how to save as much as $450.
  
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• Alexa Cast: What is it and how to use it?

  10-08-2018 16:12
  
  Alexa Cast is Amazon’s new casting feature, here’s everything you need to know about it
  
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• These are the best documentaries on Netflix

  10-08-2018 15:34
  
  Our edit of the best Netflix documentaries right now, including The Keepers, Flint Town and 13th
  
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• Should Facebook have banned Alex Jones? Podcast 381

  10-08-2018 15:12
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: Silicon Valley no-platforms Alex Jones, the almighty scrap over what we call meatless meat and we look at Hollywood’s latest plan to take on Netflix
  
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• Internet security, encrypted messaging and privacy projects win ​Facebook grants

  10-08-2018 13:49 via zdnet.com
  Facebook grants go to researchers developing answers to Facebook account hijacking, internet outages, and behavior-based biometrics.
  
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• Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games

  10-08-2018 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.
  
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• Time for a digital detox? The rise of 'anti-tech' tech

  10-08-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  An app that recently launched in the UK is allowing users to earn rewards for not going on their phones.
  
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• PayPal, Square vulnerabilities impact mobile point-of-sale machines

  10-08-2018 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have disclosed the existence of point-of-sale bugs which impact mobile payment services worldwide.
  
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• Gab user's anti-Semitic posts removed

  10-08-2018 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The content was posted to social network Gab, which is popular with some far-right users.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Home: The surprise Bixby-enabled smart speaker unveiled at Unpacked 2018

  10-08-2018 12:38
  
  Samsung unveils its rival to the Google Home, Amazon Echo and Apple Home Pod with Galaxy Home
  
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• Butlin's says guest records may have been hacked

  10-08-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 34,000 visitors to Butlin's camps may have had their personal data stolen.
  
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• Analytics, digital twins separate pack in industrial IoT, says Forrester

  10-08-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The research firm says C3 IoT, IBM, Microsoft, PTC and SAP are leaders in the industrial IoT game.
  
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• AWS error exposed GoDaddy business secrets

  10-08-2018 11:33 via zdnet.com
  It is believed information belonging to thousands of GoDaddy systems was leaked due to the failure.
  
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• The worker in the robot suit: New industrial orders reignite exoskeleton interest

  10-08-2018 11:13 via zdnet.com
  It's been a technology without a clear customer for about a decade, but wearable robotic suits are finally finding a market in legacy manufacturing and construction
  
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• Fortnite shunning the Android Play Store is a major security headache

  10-08-2018 10:56
  
  Epic has released Fortnite Battle Royale on select Samsung devices. The rest of Android world should get it in a few days – but with a twist; both gamers and Google should be very worried.
  
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• Galaxy Note 9: What does 'all-day battery' mean?

  10-08-2018 10:24 via zdnet.com
  It's a pretty fuzzy phrase, so what can owners expect from Samsung's new Galaxy Note 9?
  
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• Tesla would consider Australian production 'if opportunity arose'

  10-08-2018 09:18 via zdnet.com
  A Senate inquiry has heard that Tesla would consider manufacturing its electric vehicles in Australia, but that the size of the domestic market down under could be a disadvantage.
  
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• How the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9 compares to the S9 and Note 8

  10-08-2018 08:53
  
  A quick guide to what's new on the Galaxy Note 9 compared to the S9 and last year's Galaxy Note 8
  
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• Friday briefing: Pacemakers are vulnerable to deadly malware

  10-08-2018 08:50
  
  Security researchers demonstrate life-threatening malware to send Medtronic pacemakers haywire, Samsung has unveiled the new Galaxy Note 9, the government's national tech advisor is leaving to become an Amazon lobbyist
  
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• Crowdfense launches platform to source new zero-day vulnerabilities for sale

  10-08-2018 08:44 via zdnet.com
  Researchers will be given a platform to sell both zero-day security flaws and exploit chains.
  
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• There's a lot Facebook and Google can learn from Betamax and VHS

  10-08-2018 08:00
  
  The data doesn’t lie: diversity and gender equality aren’t just the right thing to do, they’re good for business
  
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• Miniature nuclear reactors could give the UK energy freedom

  10-08-2018 08:00
  
  The eye-watering cost of new nuclear power plants has seen an explosion of interest in small modular reactors. And now they need investment
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 New Zealand pricing

  10-08-2018 07:15 via zdnet.com
  The newly unveiled Galaxy Note 9 costs between NZ$1,699 and NZ$1,999 outright from Samsung, or from NZ$104.53 per month on Spark, from NZ$108.74 on Vodafone, and from NZ$78.05 on 2degrees.
  
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• ​Australian government takes Govpass hosting internal

  10-08-2018 05:33 via zdnet.com
  Vault Systems has lost the contract that now lies within the capability of the Department of Human Services and the Australian Taxation Office.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 9 pricing in Australia

  10-08-2018 04:22 via zdnet.com
  The newly unveiled Galaxy Note 9 costs AU$1,499 outright from Samsung, or ranges between AU$112 and AU$199 per month on Telstra, AU$85 and AU$145 on Optus, and AU$76.63 and AU$204.91 on Vodafone.
  
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• ​Opt-out period for My Health Record officially extended until November 15

  10-08-2018 03:52 via zdnet.com
  Individuals will have an extra month to opt out of the digital health record in a move that buys the government more time to fix the related legislation.
  
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• ​Commonwealth Bank to deliver world's first blockchain bond

  10-08-2018 02:10 via zdnet.com
  The bank was chosen by the World Bank to conduct the world's first bond transaction delivered solely using blockchain.
  
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• Art alive

  10-08-2018 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  How augmented reality is giving artworks and exhibitions new dimensions.
  
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• Warning over satellite security bugs

  10-08-2018 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Vulnerable communications systems can expose military forces or pinpoint ships, researchers warn.
  
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• AI learns how to dribble and other technology news

  10-08-2018 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Emily Bates looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Can you speed-read these news stories?

  10-08-2018 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC is experimenting with a way of delivering the news more quickly.
  
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• Friends is the UK's most popular subscription streaming show

  10-08-2018 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The sitcom ended 14 years ago, but it's above recent hits in the UK subscription streaming charts.
  
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• L'Oréal partners with Facebook to create AR makeup experiences

  10-08-2018 00:57 via zdnet.com
  The century-old beauty brand recently acquired the AR and AI business ModiFace.
  
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