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• Square's payroll service now has a mobile app

  25-09-2018 23:27 via zdnet.com
  The app complements Square's overall suite of small business services, especially for its customers that operate a mostly mobile business.
  
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• New Linux 'Mutagen Astronomy' security flaw impacts Red Hat and CentOS distros

  25-09-2018 23:05 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat team provides mitigations, promises kernel updates.
  
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• Who will win the future of payments?

  25-09-2018 23:00 via zdnet.com
  The commerce experiences of tomorrow will revolutionize the payments landscape, making payments the invisible, invaluable part of a customer-first experience.
  
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• Deal alert: Get Ring Video Doorbell 2 with Chime and 1-year of cloud recordings for $150

  25-09-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Watch over your home office from your phone, tablet, or PC with Ring Video Doorbell 2. It's now available via a discounted bundle at Costco Wholesale for $149.99. There's also a similar deal on a refurbished Ring Video Doorbell 2. Here's what you need to know about both sales.
  
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• Deal alert: Get Ring Video Doorbell 2 with Chime and 1-year of cloud recording for $150

  25-09-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Watch over your home office from your phone, tablet, or PC with Ring Video Doorbell 2. It's now available via a discounted bundle at Costco Wholesale for $149.99. There's also a similar deal on a refurbished Ring Video Doorbell 2. Here's what you need to know about both sales.
  
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• Google proposes data privacy framework ahead of US Senate hearing

  25-09-2018 20:29 via zdnet.com
  Google posits that companies should be transparent about the types of personal information collected and comply with appropriate limits to data collection.
  
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• ​Fedora Linux 29 beta rolls out

  25-09-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  The latest version of Fedora Linux is coming out.
  
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• Qualcomm claims Apple shared tech with Intel

  25-09-2018 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Qualcomm's complaint is the latest clash between the two global technology giants.
  
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• uBlock Origin gets option to block all JavaScript execution by default

  25-09-2018 18:04 via zdnet.com
  New ad blocker update boosts users' privacy and security with JS execution master switch.
  
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• ​Linus Torvalds and Linux Code of Conduct: 7 myths debunked

  25-09-2018 18:04 via zdnet.com
  No, protesting programmers are not removing code from Linux; there are no purges of politically incorrect Linux kernel developers. And Linus Torvalds is coming back.
  
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• Instagram: The dog that launched a social media giant

  25-09-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The co-founders of Instagram are stepping down. What made their idea so successful?
  
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• Final Fantasy 7 and other classics: Coming to Switch and Xbox One

  25-09-2018 16:47
  
  Final Fantasy 7, 9 and more will be released in 2018 and 2019
  
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• LinkedIn launches Talent Insights for HR analytics, talent planning

  25-09-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  LinkedIn's target market is HR folks to talent and acquisition managers. The data is designed to be quick, actionable and real-time.
  
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• As Instagram's founders quit, Facebook swallows it whole

  25-09-2018 16:16
  
  Facebook now has the tricky challenge of squeezing more revenue out of Instagram without breaking it
  
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• Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler becomes first to add Apple HomeKit support

  25-09-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Smart sprinklers are a great way to save money watering, help the environment, and ensure you have the optimal care for your yard. The Rachio 3 now has Apple HomeKit support so you can control it with Siri.
  
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• New Apple connection problem? iPhone XS users report subpar cell and Wi-Fi reception

  25-09-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Eight years after Apple's iPhone 4 Antennagate fiasco, we are seeing complaints from iPhone XS and XS Max users that Wi-Fi and cellular reception and performance isn't living up to expectations. FCC lab test results appear to lend credence to these concerns.
  
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• Salesforce, AWS plot more private connections, integration points

  25-09-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  The partnership between Salesforce and AWS is evolving to give mutual customers more private connection points for analytics and data sharing.
  
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• Facebook moderator sues over 'beheading stress'

  25-09-2018 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  A contractor working on the social network says it does not do enough for traumatised staff.
  
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• Tinder tests new feature for women in India

  25-09-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The dating platform is testing letting women take control of sending the first message to a match.
  
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• Should gammon slur be banned on Twitter?

  25-09-2018 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter asks its members to help shape new rules banning "dehumanising speech".
  
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• Security researcher fined for hacking hotel WiFi and putting passwords on the internet

  25-09-2018 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Tencent security researcher hacks hotel without authorization and publishes a blog post about it containing unredacted information.
  
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• Security researcher fined for hacking hotel Wi-Fi and putting passwords on the internet

  25-09-2018 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Tencent security researcher hacks hotel without authorization and publishes a blog post about it containing unredacted information.
  
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• iPhone XS Max vs iPhone X: Apple's latest flagship's display sets new records

  25-09-2018 15:03 via zdnet.com
  iPhone XS Max scores top marks for its display, "considerably outperforming all its rivals".
  
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• Amazon computing device satisfaction fares well, Dell falls, Windows gains, says ACSI

  25-09-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The American Customer Sentiment Index highlights a bevy of moving parts in the PC industry, but overall Microsoft's frequent update approach to Windows is paying off.
  
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• Tinder trials way for women to vet male partners

  25-09-2018 14:44
  
  Tinder’s latest feature is designed to give women more control over their conversations
  
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• YouTube channel owner 'arrested over child sex abuse'

  25-09-2018 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  BuzzFeed claims to have a warrant suggesting the British national, 55, was arrested during a video shoot.
  
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• Instagram founders Systrom and Krieger leaving Facebook-owned firm

  25-09-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The departure of Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger is the latest test for parent company Facebook.
  
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• Google search revamp: Expect to see ton of new features on your phone

  25-09-2018 14:04 via zdnet.com
  Google makes search more visual and brings its Discovery feed to Google on all mobile browsers.
  
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• Salesforce launches Customer 360, aims to integrate all your data, applications

  25-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce's idea to provide a 360 degree view of the customer isn't exactly new, but the company maintains its execution will be different. Here's the master plan.
  
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• FinancialForce pumps Einstein Analytics into latest platform update

  25-09-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The company detailed the new features as part of its Fall 2018 release during Salesforce's Dreamforce event being held in San Francisco this week.
  
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• Cult spinning craze Peloton is bringing its £2,000 bikes to the UK

  25-09-2018 13:49
  
  Fitness company Peloton was recently valued at over $4 billion. But will the UK market buy into its vision of high-end at-home classes?
  
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• Labour conference: 'Nationalise the internet' call rejected

  25-09-2018 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  But Labour's Angela Eagle says tech giants should work for the "common good" and not just profit.
  
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• Symantec accountancy audit uncovers customer transaction recorded as revenue

  25-09-2018 13:02 via zdnet.com
  Symantec says that some previous financial results will need to be revised.
  
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• Vulnerable open source component adoption skyrockets in the enterprise

  25-09-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say that despite high-profile breaches caused by irresponsible open-source software use, the enterprise is still failing to control corporate network security.
  
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• Man gets two years in prison for sabotaging US Army servers with 'logic bomb'

  25-09-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Server sabotage resulted in 17 days of delay in US Army Reserve pay.
  
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• IBM to release tailor-made Watson AI for farming

  25-09-2018 12:57
  
  Nine sectors, from agriculture to HR, will benefit from IBM's largest ever analytics and predictive AI toolset
  
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• Watch: Wall-crawling robot artist turns building into art

  25-09-2018 12:39 via zdnet.com
  A group of Estonian technologists use a giant printer capable of producing images at building scale
  
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• Microsoft: Here's why we're declaring end of password era

  25-09-2018 12:28 via zdnet.com
  Users will soon be able to sign in to business apps with their face, fingerprint or PIN rather than use a password.
  
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• £500 million stolen by scammers in first half of 2018

  25-09-2018 12:19
  
  UK banking customers lost half a billion pounds to frauds and scams
  
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• HERMES suitcases revive phone networks after natural disasters

  25-09-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The autonomous network can be transported to disaster-stricken areas in only two suitcases.
  
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• Telltale Games: We might be able to finish The Walking Dead

  25-09-2018 11:46
  
  "Multiple partners" want to help finish the season, but critics say the studio should prioritise severance for former employees
  
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• Gamer with terminal cancer achieves 'Ultimate' goal

  25-09-2018 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Taylor who has bone cancer got to play Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game early following a social media campaign.
  
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• Instagram founders resign amid reports of tensions with Zuckerberg

  25-09-2018 10:59
  
  Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger say they have exited Instagram to “explore our curiosity and creativity again”
  
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• UK issues first-ever GDPR notice in connection to Facebook data scandal

  25-09-2018 09:09 via zdnet.com
  Canadian firm AggregateIQ, linked to the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is the first to be put on notice.
  
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• Jaybird Tarah announced: $100 wireless waterproof earbuds for training and fitness

  25-09-2018 09:01 via zdnet.com
  Today's smartwatches and GPS sports watches support offline music playback so a Bluetooth headset is required to workout without a phone. Most phones also no longer have a headset jack so wireless is the way to go.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: Facebook moderator sues over exposure to endless human suffering

  25-09-2018 08:37
  
  A former Facebook contractor is suing the company for not providing better support to content moderators, the co-founders of Instagram have left the company, 40 million Zoho users were taken offline over an unanswered phishing complaint
  
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• ​Eftpos to fast-track 'Tap & Pay' function to cash in on public transport market

  25-09-2018 08:03 via zdnet.com
  The payments network doesn't want to miss out on a share of the public transport payments pie, announcing that it will be speeding up the development of its technology.
  
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• Why the phrase 'space tourism' should be avoided at all costs

  25-09-2018 08:00
  
  It’s a dangerous delusion to think that space offers an escape from Earth’s problems. It's time to reframe how we talk about future Mars colonies
  
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• The weird history and terrifying future of mutiny in deep space

  25-09-2018 08:00
  
  A mutiny in outer space only makes limited sense. That might not be the case on long-haul missions deep into the solar system and beyond
  
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• Instagram co-founders resign

  25-09-2018 07:41 via zdnet.com
  The co-founders of Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned and are leaving the photo-sharing app company.
  
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