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• Microsoft details for the first time how it classifies Windows security bugs

  10-09-2018 22:46 via zdnet.com
  The Microsoft Security Response Center publishes two documents detailing internal procedures used by its staff to prioritize and classify security bugs.
  
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• Google Cloud hires CMU Dean Andrew Moore as next AI chief

  10-09-2018 22:31 via zdnet.com
  Moore will succeed Fei-Fei Li, who will return to her professorship at Stanford.
  
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• AT&T to launch 5G across 19 cities

  10-09-2018 21:18 via zdnet.com
  AT&T is working with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung to launch 5G in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Antonio, New Orleans, Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, Dallas, Atlanta, Waco, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Oklahoma City.
  
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• Smart key overlays tap into a smart lock backlash

  10-09-2018 20:34 via zdnet.com
  Two Kickstarter projects offer simpler and cheaper but less functional alternatives for peace of mind.
  
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• Intel acquires NetSpeed Systems for SOC design tools

  10-09-2018 20:22 via zdnet.com
  NetSpeed's network-on-chip (NoC) tool should help Intelmore quickly and cost-effectively develop and test new SoCs.
  
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• Why do people want a new iPhone? This research gives a fascinating clue

  10-09-2018 19:16 via zdnet.com
  It's often the assumption that people simply crave what's new. Not necessarily.
  
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• Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform is all about improved battery life for smartwatches

  10-09-2018 18:10 via zdnet.com
  Working closely with Google's Wear OS team, Qualcomm's latest chip for wearables promises significant performance gains.
  
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• Microsoft rebrands, repositions Visual Studio Team Services as Azure DevOps

  10-09-2018 17:09 via zdnet.com
  Three months after acquiring GitHub, Microsoft is rebranding and repositioning its VSTS coding collaboration service as 'Azure DevOps,'
  
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• Google Home Max review: Capable but costly

  10-09-2018 17:04
  
  The Google Home Max is the best all-round smart speaker you can buy, but you probably should go cheaper
  
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• Adobe brings new voice analytics capabilities to Experience Cloud

  10-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The voice analytics capabilities analyze voice-activated searches through AI assistant platforms including Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa.
  
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• What to expect: Apple's iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 9 and everything we know so far

  10-09-2018 16:52 via zdnet.com
  With the launch of the next iPhone now days away, the leaks, rumors, and analyst chatter is reaching fever pitch.
  
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• Ransomware campaign targets businesses with fake invoice message

  10-09-2018 16:42 via zdnet.com
  Locky ransomware was once of the most prolific forms of ransomware - a new 'PyLocky' ransomware campaign by attempting to piggyback on its past success.
  
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• iPhone hope and dread: In its game of phones, what beloved features will Apple kill off next?

  10-09-2018 16:36 via zdnet.com
  Will Apple get rid of the Home button and Touch ID across the iPhone product line? The company does have a track record of removing the useful in favor of the whiz-bang.
  
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• iPhone XS: The one reason I won't buy in

  10-09-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  One of the most highly touted breakthroughs of the iPhone X -- and soon to be the iPhone XS -- is also its biggest drawback in usability and productivity.
  
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• Exploit vendor drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter

  10-09-2018 16:29 via zdnet.com
  A company that sells exploits to government agencies drops Tor Browser zero-day on Twitter after recent Tor Browser update renders exploit less valuable.
  
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• What to expect: iPhone XS, Pixel 3 and other phones coming this fall

  10-09-2018 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Most major flagship smartphones are now on a fairly regular release schedule and leaks are a part of this cycle. It is rare for a phone to be released today with any surprises, so let's take a look at what is coming soon.
  
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• Government and schools boost Brazilian PC market

  10-09-2018 16:06 via zdnet.com
  Pre-election rush to update equipment drove sales increase, according to IDC.
  
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• Before the hurricane: Storm trackers and other survival tools for mobile and desktop users

  10-09-2018 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Your tablet and smartphone can be invaluable tools to help you stay out of harm's way during hurricane season.
  
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• AI will create $13 trillion in value by 2030

  10-09-2018 15:29 via zdnet.com
  But get ready to change your occupation.
  
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• LuckyMouse uses malicious NDISProxy Windows driver to target gov't entities

  10-09-2018 15:24 via zdnet.com
  The hacking group is covertly infecting Windows machines with Trojans by way of stolen certificates belonging to a Chinese security company.
  
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• One month with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9: Glorious S Pen functionality, long battery life, and reliable performance

  10-09-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  I enjoyed the Galaxy Note 8, but there were a few things that kept me from complete joy. Samsung addressed those with the Note 9 and I think it's a phone made to exactly satisfy all of my needs and desires.
  
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• iPhones, iPads, MacBooks: What new hardware will Apple unveil this week?

  10-09-2018 15:04 via zdnet.com
  New iPhones? New Apple Watch? New iPad Pro with Face ID? New MacBooks and Mac Minis? That's a crowded lineup, even for a launch event that could span three hours. Something will give.
  
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• What a hybrid cloud is in the 'multi-cloud era,' and why you may already have one

  10-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Now that the services used by an enterprise and provided to its customers may be hosted on servers in the public cloud or on-premises, maybe "hybrid cloud" isn't an architecture any more.While that may the case, that's not stopping some in the digital transformation business from proclaiming it a way of work unto itself.
  
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• Impossible Aerospace reimagines the electric airplane

  10-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  "It's not so much an aircraft as it is a flying battery."
  
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• Hortonworks unveils roadmap to make Hadoop cloud-native

  10-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Acknowledging the importance of cloud, Hortonworks is releasing a roadmap and partnering with IBM and Red Hat to transform Hadoop into a cloud-native platform. It's a journey that won't happen overnight.
  
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• ​Apple: China tariffs will hit Apple Watch, Air Pods, cables and chargers

  10-09-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Just make it in the US, President Trump tells Apple.
  
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• Facebook animal trade exposed in Thailand

  10-09-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A wildlife trafficking watchdog says it has found hundreds of examples of animal trading.
  
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• Top coding languages that pay the best for developers

  10-09-2018 14:02 via zdnet.com
  Developer salaries are on the rise - but which languages bring in the big paydays?
  
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• HP launches Metal Jet 3D printing, additive manufacturing system

  10-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  HP's 3D printing efforts started with plastics but now are expanding to metals such as stainless steel. The big bet for HP is mass manufacturing.
  
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• Cisco launches UCS system for AI, machine learning, deep learning

  10-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The system is powered by the latest Intel Xeons as well as Nvidia Tesla GPUs.
  
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• See Antarctica like never before with this mind-blowingly detailed map

  10-09-2018 13:46
  
  We have better maps of Mars than of Antarctica, until now
  
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• How Apple Watch saved my life

  10-09-2018 13:45 via zdnet.com
  I have always been a tolerant and loyal opposition user of Cupertino's products. Now I am committed to using them, forever.
  
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• Russian man charged over 'massive' US hack attacks

  10-09-2018 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The Russian man was extradited from Georgia to face accusations of aiding attacks on US banks.
  
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• Tesla now owns an entire solar-powered island

  10-09-2018 13:03
  
  Elon Musk’s car and energy company owns an island running entirely on renewable energy
  
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• Tesla is helping to power an entire island

  10-09-2018 13:03
  
  Elon Musk’s car and energy company is helping an island run entirely on renewable energy
  
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• ​Project manager jobs: What employers are really looking for

  10-09-2018 12:53 via zdnet.com
  These are the project management skills that bosses think are the keys to success.
  
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• Researcher finds new malware persistence method leveraging Microsoft UWP apps

  10-09-2018 12:47 via zdnet.com
  New malware persistence method works only on Windows 10 and abuses built-in UWP apps like the Cortana and People apps.
  
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• These are the warning signs of a fraudulent ICO

  10-09-2018 12:45 via zdnet.com
  Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are part of the cryptocurrency Wild West, but how do you know what is fake and what is legitimate?
  
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• ​Small business servers: Why and how you can say 'no' to the cloud

  10-09-2018 12:29 via zdnet.com
  Even in this cloud-centric world, there remain good reasons to own and run a physical server out of your office (or even home). Which server? That depends entirely on what you'll be using it for.
  
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• Russia: Google removes Putin critic's ads from YouTube

  10-09-2018 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ads by Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, are removed from YouTube ahead of local elections.
  
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• NASA’s Curiosity rover gives us a breathtaking 360-degree view of Mars

  10-09-2018 11:39
  
  The rover has been milling about there since 2012
  
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• Mirai, Gafgyt IoT botnets stab systems with Apache Struts, SonicWall exploits

  10-09-2018 11:05 via zdnet.com
  The IoT botnets are back with a new arsenal containing a vast array of vulnerabilities.
  
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• Popular VPNs contained code execution security flaws, despite patches

  10-09-2018 08:59 via zdnet.com
  Updated: ProtonVPN and NordVPN contained severe bugs which impact Windows users and threatened their privacy.
  
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• Popular VPNs contain code execution security flaws, despite patches

  10-09-2018 08:59 via zdnet.com
  ProtonVPN and NordVPN contain severe bugs which impact Windows users and threaten their privacy.
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down next year

  10-09-2018 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Ma, one of China's richest men, will hand the reins of the firm he founded to his chief executive.
  
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• Monday briefing: YouTube takes down Russian opposition leader's ads

  10-09-2018 08:38
  
  Google removed adverts promoting protests against Russian pension age reform, free speech groups warn that the EU's right to be forgotten could become a global censorship tool, the UK has its first flying taxi
  
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• NextDC still pushing to wind up Asia Pacific Data Centres Trust

  10-09-2018 08:06 via zdnet.com
  Court deems majority owner 360 Capital eligible to vote on whether the Asia Pacific Data Centres Trust is to be wound up.
  
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• The Germans are hatching a plan to overtake Musk's Tesla Model S

  10-09-2018 08:00
  
  Three German car giants are launching luxury electric vehicles. Should Tesla be worried?
  
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• Sleep tech is booming – but it's getting weirder and dodgier

  10-09-2018 08:00
  
  Tech to help you sleep better has been around for years. And a recent boom is resulting in more people putting faith in questionable science
  
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• ​UTS opens AU$65m Tech Lab

  10-09-2018 05:59 via zdnet.com
  The University of Technology Sydney Tech Lab is expected to focus on transdisciplinary research to provide new services to industry.
  
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