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• Tesla investors spooked by revelations in emotional interview

  17-08-2018 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  In an "emotional" newspaper interview, Elon Musk also said he takes a sedative to help him sleep.
  
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• OnePlus 6T coming to T-Mobile: First carrier partner should increase brand awareness

  17-08-2018 19:44 via zdnet.com
  While smartphone enthusiasts are familiar with OnePlus phones, the masses still don't recognize the brand. With T-Mobile reported to be launching the OnePlus 6T this fall, we could finally see OnePlus become a more standard choice.
  
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• Johnson Controls Cortana-powered thermostat to work with Alexa, Google Assistant

  17-08-2018 17:54 via zdnet.com
  It turns out the Johnson Controls GLAS thermostat, now available for preorder, is built with Cortana, but also works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
  
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• Intel scoops up Vertex.ai to bolster Movidius team, support AI efforts

  17-08-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Intel sees huge potential in AI and has been repositioning via acquisitions and corporate restructuring to focus on the technology.
  
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• ​China aims to narrow cyberwarfare gap with US

  17-08-2018 16:47 via zdnet.com
  While US blames China for cyber attacks on networks.
  
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• Google: To be clear, this is how we track you even with Location History turned off

  17-08-2018 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Google has now clarified what turning off the Location History setting really means.
  
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• Necurs botnet launches fresh assault against banks

  17-08-2018 16:08 via zdnet.com
  The spam botnet has been harnessed in order to compromise close to 3,000 financial institutions.
  
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• Arm on Windows 10, Chromebooks: Can its new chips challenge Intel on desktop?

  17-08-2018 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Arm unveils its 2020 roadmap, with its Deimos and Hercules chips aiming to take on Intel's dominance.
  
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• Apple was hacked by a 16-year-old Australian schoolboy

  17-08-2018 15:41
  
  The wily teen "dreams" of working for Apple one day
  
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• Driverless cars: What are they and where are they headed?

  17-08-2018 15:17
  
  Everything you need to know about the unstoppable onslaught of the driverless car
  
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• 1990s technology exposes 32,000 smart homes, businesses to exploit

  17-08-2018 14:58 via zdnet.com
  When modern IoT gadgets rely on technology from the 1990s, it is unsurprising that security becomes a problem.
  
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• 1980s technology exposes 32,000 smart homes, businesses to exploit

  17-08-2018 14:58 via zdnet.com
  When modern IoT gadgets rely on technology from the 1980s, it is unsurprising that security becomes a problem.
  
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• How tech is redefining death: Podcast 382

  17-08-2018 14:43
  
  Coming up today: how emerging technologies are changing our definition of death, why the war on ticket touts is finally being won, and more than you ever wanted to know about open data and buses
  
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• Windows 10 updates: Expect slimmed-down, full-quality versions, says Microsoft

  17-08-2018 14:40 via zdnet.com
  The next version of Windows 10 could make Microsoft's monthly updates less painful to manage.
  
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• Data-driven disaster relief: Measuring the impact of emergency response

  17-08-2018 14:34 via zdnet.com
  With natural disasters picking up in frequency and intensity, the role of NGOs in disaster relief is picking up as well. A key requirement for all NGOs is transparency, and applying data-driven techniques may help.
  
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• Body scanners to screen LA subway riders

  17-08-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Passengers will be scanned for explosives and weapons as they enter subway stations.
  
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• ​Windows malware: How to stop your files being wrongly tagged as malicious by Windows Defender ATP

  17-08-2018 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft details some of the ways Windows Defender ATP analyses files and software.
  
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• The year Windows died at home and nobody cared

  17-08-2018 13:23 via zdnet.com
  While Microsoft's desktop operating system continues to be a key fixture of enterprise computing environments, it faces extinction at home. And Redmond seems perfectly fine with that.
  
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• Tableau hires new LatAm VP

  17-08-2018 13:17 via zdnet.com
  Data visualization firm appoints former Oracle executive for the top role in the region.
  
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• A Raspberry Pi-style computer you can build yourself: Blueberry Pi

  17-08-2018 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Provided you can think of something useful to do with a board with only 64MB of on-chip RAM.
  
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• Mouse and stylus roundup: Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse, Azio Atom and Adonit Droid

  17-08-2018 11:48 via zdnet.com
  Is it worth still using a mouse in a world of touchpads and touch screens? It's time to go back to the future.
  
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• Mozilla wipes 23 Firefox add-ons off the map for tracking user activity

  17-08-2018 11:43 via zdnet.com
  The purge was prompted by the exposure of the Web Security add-on's data-slurping habits.
  
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• Waze and Volkswagen aim to inject fun into GPS navigation tech

  17-08-2018 11:33
  
  GTI Superdrives turns dull road running into the drive of your life….kinda
  
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• The karaoke robot and other technology news

  17-08-2018 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Emily Bates looks at some of the week's best technology stories
  
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• California firefighters use Augmented Reality in battle against record infernos

  17-08-2018 10:54 via zdnet.com
  Contextual mapping is giving first responders real-time information about threats as they unfold, and more AR tech could be on the way
  
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• 'Hacky hack hack': Teen arrested for breaking into Apple's network

  17-08-2018 10:49 via zdnet.com
  The Apple fan allegedly managed to download roughly 90GB in corporate documents as well as access customer accounts.
  
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• Microsoft Your Phone, First Take: Nice idea, but implementation needs to improve

  17-08-2018 10:47 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has promised a change in the way we treat PCs and phones. Your Phone is the first step on the journey, but is it good enough?
  
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• Apple files stored by teen in 'hacky hack hack' folder

  17-08-2018 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  An Australian 16-year-old is in court following a series of intrusions into Apple's internal network.
  
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• Google staff rally against censored Chinese search engine

  17-08-2018 10:34
  
  Google is set to develop a censored search engine for China, and its employees are none too happy about it
  
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• Senate committee considers EV boost to Australian health and mining

  17-08-2018 09:30 via zdnet.com
  An inquiry in Canberra led by independent Senator Tim Storer has heard from health and mining organisations about the benefits that could result from greater uptake of electric vehicles in Australia.
  
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• Friday briefing: Google workers demand transparency over censored search engine for China

  17-08-2018 09:02
  
  Hundreds of Google staff have signed a letter asking for more information about a secretive Chinese search engine project, wheat's complex genome has finally been fully mapped and annotated
  
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• Open-source vulnerabilities which will not die: Who is to blame?

  17-08-2018 09:01 via zdnet.com
  Major open-source vulnerabilities have wreaked havoc and caused heartache for IT admins worldwide.
  
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• How UK train companies could make rail fares cheaper and better

  17-08-2018 08:00
  
  Some innovative thinking could go a long way to solving the UK's ever-increasing train fares. Here's what needs to happen
  
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• Australia appoints information and privacy commissioner

  17-08-2018 07:17 via zdnet.com
  Interim Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk has been appointed to the role for the next three years, the attorney-general has announced.
  
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• Kogan Mobile 'approaching' 400k customers

  17-08-2018 04:49 via zdnet.com
  Kogan Mobile brought in AU$12 million in revenue during FY18, with the provider saying it is close to gaining 2 percent of the 19.7 million mobile phone users it says there are in Australia.
  
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• Machine learning not ready for the cloud, yet

  17-08-2018 04:39 via zdnet.com
  Organizations with sophisticated machine learning systems usually have built them themselves, survey shows.
  
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• Nokia deploys software-defined solutions across NBN FttC network

  17-08-2018 01:25 via zdnet.com
  Nokia has told ZDNet that it is providing its open-source cloud-based Altiplano software-defined access network solutions to NBN's fibre-to-the-curb network for better managing consumer experience.
  
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• Google employees criticise 'censored China search engine'

  17-08-2018 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Employees have written to the firm criticising its plans to launch a 'censored Chinese search service'.
  
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• Brave moo world?

  17-08-2018 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  An offshore dairy farm aims to help Rotterdam produce its own food more sustainably.
  
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