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• ​Linus Torvalds is doing a good and brave thing

  18-09-2018 23:05 via zdnet.com
  Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, has decided he needs to change his ways and how the Linux community works together. Now, if only other technology leaders would follow his lead.
  
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• Google Pixel 3 event: How to watch and what to expect

  18-09-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Google's Pixel event is just around the corner.
  
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• Microsoft adds two more Dynamics 365 AI apps to its roadmap

  18-09-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding new Dynamics 365 AI-infused applications, plus two mixed-reality Dynamics 365 applications, to the family with the coming October 2018 Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP releases.
  
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• Twitter brings back chronological timelines

  18-09-2018 20:34 via zdnet.com
  Some Twitter users have complained about seeing "the best" tweets in a Facebook-style timeline and want to return to the old days when they were in chronological order. Twitter now offers that option, and plans to make it easier to switch between the two views..
  
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• Symantec offers free website spoofing protection for US midterm elections

  18-09-2018 19:31 via zdnet.com
  After Microsoft and Facebook, now Symantec, too, offers free security tools for election officials and midterm candidates.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, tvOS 12.1 betas to developers

  18-09-2018 19:20 via zdnet.com
  A day after iOS 12 was released to the public, Apple is giving developers a preview of the next update.
  
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• ​Airbus' A-Cubed launches blockchain for non-profits

  18-09-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Fundraising and donations is the first use case for the Heritage platform, with A-Cubed seeking to implement the same technology for its internal business applications.
  
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• Here's a speedy summary of all the iPhone XS and XS Max reviews

  18-09-2018 17:48
  
  It's evolution, not revolution. The main conclusion? Most people should either stick with their iPhone X or wait for the iPhone XR
  
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• Expandable ads can be entry points for site hacks

  18-09-2018 17:22 via zdnet.com
  Researcher finds XSS vulnerabilities in iframe busters, scripts that power expandable ads that grow and cover a large area of the page.
  
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• Broadcaster ABS-CBN customer data stolen, sent to Russian servers

  18-09-2018 17:17 via zdnet.com
  Payment skimmers are reportedly stealing information belonging to customers of the ABS-CBN store and a familiar hacking group may be to blame.
  
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• Samsung Note 9 users: Here's your chance to play Fortnite with Ninja

  18-09-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Samsung is launching another Fortnite-related promotion for new Note 9 users.
  
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• iPhone XS smartphone beauty really is only skin deep

  18-09-2018 16:38 via zdnet.com
  So, you bought a beautiful new iPhone XR or iPhone XS Max. Are you planning to use it without a protective case? Then you're living dangerously.
  
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• Android in your car: Google is working with Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi on infotainment systems

  18-09-2018 16:21 via zdnet.com
  Google Maps, Google Play and more coming to connected cars.
  
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• It's not the jobs AI is destroying that bother me, it's the ones that are growing

  18-09-2018 16:06 via zdnet.com
  There are tragedies in a new list prepared by LinkedIn. Some of them are in the section that shows which jobs have grown in this era of artificial intelligence.
  
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• How to download iOS 12 on your iPhone or iPad

  18-09-2018 16:03
  
  Apple’s latest iOS update brings a lot to your device
  
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• WiFi anywhere, anytime - traveling internationally with Skyroam's Solis

  18-09-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Practical experiences with a 4G hotspot that got me online anywhere there was any cellular signal
  
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• Wi-Fi anywhere, anytime: Traveling internationally with Skyroam's Solis

  18-09-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Practical experiences with a 4G hotspot that got me online anywhere there was any cellular signal
  
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• Facebook enlists AI to tweak Web server performance

  18-09-2018 15:51 via zdnet.com
  Facebook has to run lots of live tests to figure out which configurations are best for its HTTP servers, and it sped up the search for optimal settings by employing a machine learning approach called Bayesian optimization to narrow the list of plausible solutions.
  
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• Apple has tried and failed, so how can OnePlus reinvent the TV?

  18-09-2018 15:50
  
  OnePlus is creating a new type of television - and the company wants your help to do it. How can the Chinese smartphone manufacturer succeed where many have tried and failed?
  
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• Robots set to create over 100 million jobs by 2022

  18-09-2018 15:22
  
  Robots will create more jobs than they steal, assure experts
  
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• Mozilla releases Firefox Reality, its web browser for VR

  18-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The browser is now available in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores.
  
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• FCC's Ajit Pai: Here's why nanny-state California's net-neutrality bill is illegal

  18-09-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai takes a swipe at California's net-neutrality protections.
  
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• NetApp buys StackPointCloud, launches Kubernetes as a service

  18-09-2018 14:27 via zdnet.com
  The move gives NetApp more of a DevOps spin on multi-cloud deployments.
  
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• Almost half of UK internet users 'harmed' online

  18-09-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The range of harms include cyber-scams as well as trolling, bullying and stalking, finds an Ofcom study.
  
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• "Lawful intercept" Pegasus spyware found deployed in 45 countries

  18-09-2018 14:06 via zdnet.com
  At least ten operators of Pegasus spyware have deployed the malware outside their country's border, new Citizen Lab report finds.
  
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• Lyndsey Scott says models can also be coders

  18-09-2018 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Victoria's Secret model Lyndsey Scott points out that programmers come in all shapes and sizes.
  
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• Linux on Windows 10: Running Ubuntu VMs just got a lot easier, says Microsoft

  18-09-2018 13:44 via zdnet.com
  Ubuntu VMs can now be launched from Hyper-V Quick Create and use RDP for enhanced session mode.
  
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• Cybercrime: Ransomware remains a 'key' malware threat says Europol

  18-09-2018 13:37 via zdnet.com
  Targeted attacks replace spam campaigns, butEuropol's annual cybercrime report also warns that cryptojacking malware "may overtake ransomware as a future threat".
  
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• The relentless march of cloud computing continues, and here comes the tipping point

  18-09-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  Application spending has moved to the cloud fastest, but other areas of IT spending are catching up.
  
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• Cloud computing: Here comes a major tipping point

  18-09-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  Application spending has moved to the cloud fastest, but other areas of IT spending are catching up.
  
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• A lack of diversity in tech is damaging AI

  18-09-2018 13:04
  
  Head of AI at World Economic Forum has serious questions around the ethics of biased AI development
  
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• Windows 10 1809: Microsoft reveals features it's dropping in October 2018 Update

  18-09-2018 12:50 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft sets out its list of features that are being removed or deprecated in the next Windows 10 release.
  
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• Video games created using artificial intelligence

  18-09-2018 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers in the US are using artificial intelligence to develop new video games.
  
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• MongoDB server leaks 11 million user records from e-marketing service

  18-09-2018 11:59 via zdnet.com
  Database has now been secured. Server was also ransomed by a criminal group back in June.
  
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• Bizarre botnet infects your PC to scrub away cryptocurrency mining malware

  18-09-2018 11:55 via zdnet.com
  The peculiar botnet, based on Satori, compromises your devices for the sole purpose of cleaning them up.
  
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• Soylent is coming to the UK to put an end to your chewing woes

  18-09-2018 11:44
  
  Soylent has taken on America, now it's launching in the UK with an all-new formula for its meal-replacement drinks
  
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• Hitachi: harnessing business expertise

  18-09-2018 11:43
  
  WIRED’s special podcast with Hitachi explores how businesses can leverage innovation to have a positive impact on society
  
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• Lawyers on the automation chopping block as AI gets its JD

  18-09-2018 11:42 via zdnet.com
  This early stage startup's AI platform reads, writes, problem solves, and reasons like a lawyer
  
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• Google wins major Android Auto partnership with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance

  18-09-2018 11:30
  
  Google Maps, App Store and Assistant will come to cars in new partnership
  
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• Twitter is bringing back chronological timelines

  18-09-2018 11:19
  
  Wave goodbye to “In case you missed it”, until you miss it
  
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• GovPayNow payment portal may have exposed over 14 million customer records

  18-09-2018 11:08 via zdnet.com
  Names, addresses, and financial data were reportedly compromised due to lax security practices.
  
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• Facebook can block hate speech, even if it's not illegal, court rules

  18-09-2018 11:07 via zdnet.com
  Although an anti-immigrant comment doesn't break German law, Facebook can still delete it.
  
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• Salesforce's Quip adds Slides, a collaborative spin on that deck no one is reading

  18-09-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Quip's Slides rounds out the Salesforce's productivity play. A familiar interface with multiple collaboration tools may make those internal decks a bit more functional.
  
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• ​IT jobs: Five key skills you'll need to make it to the top

  18-09-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Getting ahead is about more than just tech skills, so how do you measure up?
  
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• Sandvik's automated loader is so precise it can make it through a glass maze

  18-09-2018 10:49
  
  The new mining loader uses gyroscopes and sensors to deliver safety and laser-focused precision
  
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• Saving a town's water with social innovation

  18-09-2018 10:32
  
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• Cloudflare IPFS Gateway boosts decentralized website development

  18-09-2018 10:30 via zdnet.com
  The new solution enables developers to create websites which are based on peer-to-peer, distributed technologies.
  
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• Women learning computer skills down by a third

  18-09-2018 09:31
  
  The number of women in digital skills-related roles is in decline, Makers Academy wants to reverse that
  
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• Tuesday briefing: The UK's IT infrastructure isn't ready for a no-deal Brexit

  18-09-2018 08:46
  
  The Institute for Government think tank warns that government and business aren't ready to crash out of the EU, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be SpaceX's first lunar tourist, the US has escalated its trade war against China
  
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• Meet Yusaku Maezawa, the first tourist SpaceX will fly to the Moon

  18-09-2018 08:20
  
  Elon Musk's company has revealed the first private citizen to be sent around the Moon, but still has to build a rocket and spacecraft capable of getting there
  
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