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• ​Linus Torvalds answers 5 questions in BBC letter

  28-09-2018 23:00 via zdnet.com
  In an e-mail to the BBC, Torvalds comes over as a voice of reason in the heated Linux Code of Conduct fights.
  
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• Microsoft is bringing the Robot Operating System to Windows 10

  28-09-2018 22:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is bringing ROS, a set of libraries and tools for building complex robots, to Windows and Azure.
  
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• India's Supreme Court strips Universal ID scheme of its overreach but retains its essence

  28-09-2018 22:13 via zdnet.com
  OPINION: While both the Congress and the BJP are claiming the judgement to be victories, critics hail it for ultimately reining in the aspirations of what they call a growing surveillance state.
  
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• Ignite 2018: Microsoft steps up data platform and AI ambitions

  28-09-2018 21:19 via zdnet.com
  ​Microsoft unveils big-data-capable SQL Server 2019 and extended AI capabilities to power data-driven innovation.
  
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• Six months with Apple Watch 3: I'm sold

  28-09-2018 21:11 via zdnet.com
  I hadn't worn a watch for 20 years when I bought an Apple Watch Series 3 six months ago. Now I wear it every day. Here's why -- and what I don't like.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review: An Android tablet built for business

  28-09-2018 20:46 via zdnet.com
  Samsung has taken its excellent smartphone expertise and expanded it to a larger tablet form factor with many of the same enterprise elements; S Pen functionality, DeX integration, and Knox.
  
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• Microsoft deprioritizes its touch-enabled Office Mobile apps for Windows

  28-09-2018 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is putting the mobile versions of its Office applications for Windows on the back burner, and is instead prioritizing development for the Win32 and web versions of those applications.
  
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• Facebook discloses network breach affecting 50 million user accounts

  28-09-2018 19:44 via zdnet.com
  Facebook said attackers exploited a vulnerability in its code that let them steal access tokens when users switched over to a public profile view via the "View As" feature.
  
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• Intel says PC chip supply is on track to meet full-year revenue targets

  28-09-2018 19:04 via zdnet.com
  In a letter to customers, Intel CFO and Interim CEO Bob Swan says the chipmaker is investing an extra $1 billion in its 14nm manufacturing sites.
  
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• Dreamforce: Einstein's new friend Siri was biggest winner at Salesforce conference

  28-09-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  It's officially known as Dreamforce, but in reality, it turned into Voiceforce, with Siri being the big beneficiary.
  
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• Python is a hit with hackers, report finds

  28-09-2018 18:28 via zdnet.com
  Imperva: Up to 77% of the sites we monitor were attacked by a Python-based tool.
  
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• America's coolest company: How Big Ass Fans went from cooling cows to a multinational tech powerhouse

  28-09-2018 18:19 via zdnet.com
  Big Ass Fans leveraged a quality product, Internet of Things technology, strong branding, and a unique corporate culture to fill a worldwide need for cooler air.
  
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• Can blockchain transform healthcare IT?

  28-09-2018 18:07 via zdnet.com
  How the technology-enabled mechanism of trust might affect the way medical information is handled.
  
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• If aliens call, what should we say? Podcast 387

  28-09-2018 18:04
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the global fight over whether we should try talking to aliens or not (and what we’d say), the next big thing from LEGO and the sad sight of space being colonised by boring billionaires, not brilliant scientists.
  
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• Disabled train users to get new 'life-changing' app

  28-09-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A Paralympian says the app will "empower disabled people to travel without any fear".
  
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• The science of memory shows why we must believe Ford's testimony at the Kavanaugh hearing

  28-09-2018 17:21
  
  At the Senate Judiciary Committee, both Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh defended the veracity of a 36-year old memory
  
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• Salesforce's master plan through fiscal 2022 by the numbers

  28-09-2018 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce's growth for the years ahead are pegged to multi-cloud customers as well as add ons to core services. Here's a look at the core figures.
  
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• How to use Gmail offline: Read emails offline on your phone or computer

  28-09-2018 16:38
  
  Read, write, delete and find emails without an internet connection
  
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• Processing time series data: What are the options?

  28-09-2018 16:35 via zdnet.com
  Get your data from everywhere you can, anytime you can, they said, so you did. Now, you have a series of data points through time (a time series) in your hands, and you don't know what to do with it? Worry not, because there's a bunch of options.
  
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• BlackBerry beats Q2 targets, cites growth in automotive vertical

  28-09-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Meanwhile, BlackBerry said handheld device revenue was $5 million, down from $8 million last quarter.
  
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• Facebook has phone numbers and email addresses you haven't provided

  28-09-2018 15:58
  
  Study reveals that Facebook is harvesting your data from your friends, and there’s nothing you can do about it
  
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• Here's how much it costs to charge a smartphone for a year

  28-09-2018 15:37 via zdnet.com
  How much does the electricity needed to charge a smartphone over the course of a year cost? Under a dollar? A few dollars? Tens of dollars? Hundreds of dollars? Let's find out.
  Updated: September 2019.
  
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• FBI solves mystery surrounding 15-year-old Fruitfly Mac malware

  28-09-2018 15:32 via zdnet.com
  Fruitfly malware author used port scanning with weak or no passwords to identify potential victims.
  
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• Apple Watch gets a watchOS 5.0.1 update

  28-09-2018 15:28 via zdnet.com
  If you're a fitness fanatic, or your Apple Watch hasn't been charging, this watchOS 5.0.1 update is for you.
  
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• Screens could be damaging your child’s cognition, study reveals

  28-09-2018 15:10
  
  Screen time is a bigger factor in children’s cognition than previously thought
  
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• Google: Your hotel, flight planning just got much easier with mobile search

  28-09-2018 15:10 via zdnet.com
  Google wants its search to be the one-stop shop for all trip and accommodation planning.
  
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• iPhone XS Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9: We compare the big phones

  28-09-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  Apple and Samsung recently released large flagship smartphones priced at $1,000+. They are close to the same size and have the latest specs, but there are also some significant differences that will lead you to one over the other for your business needs.
  
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• iPhone XS Max review: The iPhone's future is big and bright

  28-09-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  Apple's iPhone XS Max is as big as it gets.
  
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• Here's how Apple, Google, and Microsoft can stop robocalls

  28-09-2018 14:08 via zdnet.com
  In the war against telephone spam, only superior firepower will win. But it will require cooperation between the competing tech superpowers and their clouds in order to do it.
  
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• Oppo is making world's first phone with 10GB of RAM

  28-09-2018 13:56 via zdnet.com
  Oppo is in the running to be the first mobile brand to launch a phone with a whopping 10GB of memory.
  
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• ​Microsoft Office 365 for business: Everything you need to know

  28-09-2018 13:15 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's multitude of Business and Enterprise editions -- licensed as monthly or annual subscriptions -- offer more advanced feature sets than the Home and Personal editions, with collaborative applications and management tools designed for meeting enterprise security and compliance challenges.
  
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• iPhone XS Max: How much profit does Apple really make on each one sold?

  28-09-2018 13:09 via zdnet.com
  An iPhone XS Max with 256GB of storage is yours for $1,249. But how much does it cost Apple to build? That's a tough question to answer, and that that only Apple really knows the answer to. But don't worry, because Apple is likely making a good $500 profit from it no matter how you cut it!
  
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• Windows 10 security: Here's how we're hitting back at fileless malware, says Microsoft

  28-09-2018 12:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft tackles fileless malware derived from Google Project Zero researcher's script.
  
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• Elon Musk will be sued by the SEC for fraud

  28-09-2018 12:24
  
  Another week, another scandal involving the Tesla and SpaceX CEO
  
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• VR motion sickness could be a thing of the past, thanks to this breakthrough

  28-09-2018 12:18
  
  Researchers may have found a way to predict and prevent cybersickness
  
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• Meet Torii, a new IoT botnet far more sophisticated than Mirai variants

  28-09-2018 11:53 via zdnet.com
  The evolving IoT botnet is able to compromise an impressive array of architectures.
  
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• AI bias could harm society, so we need to tackle it now

  28-09-2018 11:46
  
  Developers must "think about the ethical implications" of AI bias, experts warn
  
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• Sony Xperia XZ3 review: OLED screen marks a return to form

  28-09-2018 11:36 via zdnet.com
  A superb 6-inch OLED screen and Android 9 are the highlights of this flagship-class handset, although it's matched by less expensive rivals.
  
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• Business Apple devices have a major security flaw

  28-09-2018 11:21
  
  Use an Apple device for business? You may well be a hacker's walking dream
  
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• Teenage Apple hacker avoids jail for 'hacky hack hack' attack

  28-09-2018 09:56 via zdnet.com
  The self-proclaimed Apple fan stole roughly 90GB of confidential data from the iPad and iPhone maker.
  
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• Friday briefing: SEC fraud suit seeks to ban Elon Musk from running companies

  28-09-2018 08:43
  
  Elon Musk is being taken to court over fraudulent Twitter claims about Tesla's future, long-banned poisons are set to crash the world's killer whale population, Jeff Bezos sells rocket engines now
  
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• Desperate for a win in social, Google app 'Neighbourly' lures urban Indians

  28-09-2018 08:24 via zdnet.com
  Google has put a lot of time and effort into its new crowdsourcing app, which has thoughtful privacy features and uses India as its launchpad. Yet a graveyard of failed products and formidable competitors in the space means that success will not be easy.
  
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• What if everything we know about dark matter is totally wrong?

  28-09-2018 08:00
  
  It’s the biggest puzzle in science: we see only five per cent of all matter. This is the epic tale of the unending hunt for dark matter
  
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• The race is on to find killer asteroids before it's too late

  28-09-2018 08:00
  
  The B612 Foundation is attempting to map all the asteroids within our solar system. The goal? To avoid a planetary catastrophe
  
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• Is the Nike Air Max 720 for inflated egos, or a shoe for the woke?

  28-09-2018 08:00
  
  There’s a new Nike Air shoe about to blow up the footwear scene. The secret ingredient? Added activism
  
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• How to safeguard your company from influencer fraud

  28-09-2018 07:58 via zdnet.com
  The rise of follower fraud -- paying for fake social media followers -= makes campaign management difficult for enterprises. Now, new insights help the industry to tackle this growing problem.
  
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• Fifa 19: The ultimate test for any relationship

  28-09-2018 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Celebrities and gamers react to the latest version in the franchise which has been going for more than two decades.
  
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• Researchers label Australian data-sharing legislation a 'significant misalignment'

  28-09-2018 05:52 via zdnet.com
  The proposed legislation has been called out for prioritising the perceived greater good instead of respecting minimal rights of the individual.
  
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• AI is relatively easy, until the enterprise gets involved

  28-09-2018 05:41 via zdnet.com
  As AI matures within enterprises, the emphasis shifts from labor replacement to enterprise-building.
  
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• The lettuce peeling robot and other technology news

  28-09-2018 05:37 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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