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• AI on Android mobile phones still a work-in-progress

  05-10-2018 23:29 via zdnet.com
  Benchmark results from researchers at Swiss university ETH Zurich reveal that development of neural networks on mobile devices is still a hairy business, with frameworks that are incomplete, chipsets with mixed support for networks, and results that are difficult to benchmark reliably.
  
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• How to survive the retail apocalypse

  05-10-2018 22:23 via zdnet.com
  With the growing popularity of online shopping, retailers are facing a crisis.
  
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• DOJ explains recent wave of cyber-espionage-related indictments

  05-10-2018 22:08 via zdnet.com
  The DOJ has heard the cyber-security's criticism and has responded.
  
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• MercadoLibre leads Brazilian e-commerce market

  05-10-2018 21:56 via zdnet.com
  The company remains the regional leader despite competition from the likes of Amazon.
  
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• Elastic, search company for Uber and Tinder, nearly doubles in IPO

  05-10-2018 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Elastic, the Mountain View, Calif., startup that went public Friday at $36, nearly doubled as soon as it opened for trading. The company boasts its technology's speed and scale offer a far better way to manage and search big data for clients such as Uber, Lyft, Tinder, Cisco, and Sprint. It also claims to have a better model for selling open-source software.
  
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• City of Albuquerque hires Alexa to help with service requests from residents

  05-10-2018 19:33 via zdnet.com
  The city of Albuquerque's use of Alexa, which is integrated into its 311 system, earned it a prestigious award, but more importantly, improved its efforts to serve the city's residents.
  
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• Cyberstalker thwarted by VPN logs gets 17 years in prison

  05-10-2018 18:46 via zdnet.com
  Access logs from two VPN providers and Chrome forensic data recovered from a formatted PC send cyberstalker to prison.
  
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• The Facebook hack is way worse than you think: Podcast 388

  05-10-2018 18:15
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: everything you need to know about the massive Facebook hack, we go inside the weird and wonderful world of YouTube’s ASMR video makers and find out about the high-stakes race to save the banana from oblivion
  
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• Digital transformation needs to come from the top

  05-10-2018 18:02 via zdnet.com
  Business leaders and boards must do their part to drive innovation in their organizations.
  
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• This tiny spy chip could be responsible for one of the biggest hacks of all time

  05-10-2018 16:53
  
  Apple, Amazon and other US tech companies fall foul to infected Supermicro server motherboards
  
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• National security experts have "no reason to doubt" Apple over Chinese spy chip claims

  05-10-2018 16:53
  
  UK and US national security experts back Apple and Amazon on infected Supermicro server motherboards
  
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• IDC research: Building a trusted brand in the new world of customer expectations

  05-10-2018 16:31 via zdnet.com
  In the age of the connected customer, the expectations placed on businesses is more specific and evolving. According to IDC research, there is a significant demand on marketing organizations to adopt a customer-centric model with trust as the key core value.
  
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• ​Red Hat Satellite integrated new, improved Ansible DevOps

  05-10-2018 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat is adding Ansible DevOps capabilities to its Red Hat Satellite system management program.
  
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• Apple and Amazon hit back over China soy chip report

  05-10-2018 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Tech firms dispute claims they were hit by a spy chip that tried to steal corporate secrets and data.
  
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• Apple and Amazon deny China hack claims

  05-10-2018 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech giants dispute claims that a spy chip tried to steal their corporate secrets and data.
  
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• Fitbit Charge 3 review: Comfortable activity tracker backed by a powerful fitness platform

  05-10-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The Fitbit Charge 3 is an extremely comfortable activity tracker that captures a ton of data and then presents that data within a feature-rich Fitbit system.
  
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• Windows 10 October update delete your files? This tool might recover them

  05-10-2018 14:25 via zdnet.com
  No word yet from Microsoft about Windows 10 October 2018 Update deleting user files -- but it's a problem Windows Insiders have encountered before.
  
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• Amazon reveals Alexa's most-requested albums

  05-10-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Predictably enough, Ed Sheeran tops the list - but there are some surprises hidden in the Top 20.
  
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• At least 259 people have died due to selfies

  05-10-2018 14:23
  
  Every photo comes with a negative
  
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• Nokia 7.1 to hit US at $350: Here's why it's raising the bar for mid-range phones

  05-10-2018 13:48 via zdnet.com
  Nokia launches its 5.8-inch screen Nokia 7.1 and also unveils two new wireless earphone products.
  
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• Microsoft has said goodbye to the big bang approach and that's just fine

  05-10-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has embraced continuous development and regular releases instead of keeping users waiting for three years.
  
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• Mozilla resolves critical code execution flaw in Thunderbird email client

  05-10-2018 13:36 via zdnet.com
  The severe bug has been smoothed over as part of a wider security update.
  
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• This dark web market is dedicated to compromising your emails

  05-10-2018 13:32 via zdnet.com
  Some attackers are willing to part with large amounts of money in order to gain access to accounts they believe they can exploit in business email compromise scams.
  
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• Apple to offer free coding courses during EU Code Week

  05-10-2018 13:29
  
  Apple Stores across Europe will help you learn to code for free
  
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• Black Friday 2018 and Cyber Monday 2018: When and where to get the best deals

  05-10-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The calendar may say Black Friday will be Nov. 23 and Cyber Monday will be Nov.26, but expect sales to happen before and after those specific dates.
  
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• ​Amazon Echo: Your Alexa skills just got a whole lot smarter

  05-10-2018 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Now Alexa skills can connect up to add new features like printing or booking taxis.
  
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• Google: Apple, your sneaky iPhone patching is endangering users

  05-10-2018 12:51 via zdnet.com
  If I can find these bugs using public tools, think what baddies can do with secret ones, says Project Zero expert.
  
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• G Suite admins get ability to remotely lock company-owned Android devices

  05-10-2018 12:45 via zdnet.com
  More new features land in G Suite after Google enabled alerts for government-backed attacks earlier this week.
  
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• Weak passwords banned in California from 2020

  05-10-2018 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Electronics firms must use unique codes or force users to generate their own passwords for gadgets
  
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• SEC, or Shortseller? Elon Musk appears to mock agency following $40m settlement

  05-10-2018 12:14 via zdnet.com
  Poking the bear may not be so wise, especially considering it was a tweet which caused commotion in the first place.
  
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• How the CIO is "the most misunderstood C-suite position"

  05-10-2018 12:14
  
  A shift in focus around what being a CIO really means has left the role confused for many
  
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• Feely finger phone crawls across desk

  05-10-2018 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A fleshy finger phone accessory that can tickle its owner has been developed in France.
  
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• Yahoo Together is the new Slack-like business messaging app you’ll never use

  05-10-2018 11:56
  
  Yahoo’s Messenger replacement does everything other apps already do
  
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• Yahoo Together is the new messaging app you’ll never use

  05-10-2018 11:56
  
  Yahoo’s Messenger replacement does everything other apps already do
  
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• This weekend, a spectacular art show will fire LED beams into the cosmos to light up space debris

  05-10-2018 11:47
  
  Daan Roosegaarde's latest installation lets viewers see pieces of space debris floating outside the atmosphere. The aim? To help raise awareness of space pollution
  
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• Sudden, unexpected demise of Rethink Robotics shakes up automation industry

  05-10-2018 11:45 via zdnet.com
  So long, Baxter ol' buddy. Rethink's pioneering collaborative robots helped create a new automation category. Here's why it failed.
  
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• Nintendo patent points to official smartphone Game Boy emulator

  05-10-2018 11:34
  
  Nintendo could be working on a case to turn your phone into a Game Boy
  
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• Elon Musk: Tesla boss mocks US regulator days after settlement

  05-10-2018 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Tesla boss takes to Twitter days after reaching a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  
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• Western Tasmania gains fibre broadband under NBN tech choice program

  05-10-2018 09:03 via zdnet.com
  The government has finally made good on an election promise to provide fixed-line and fixed-wireless NBN connections instead of satellite to the West Coast of Tasmania.
  
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• Assistant treasurer racks up AU$2,000-a-month internet bill footed by taxpayers

  05-10-2018 09:02 via zdnet.com
  The expenses of the assistant treasurer are being scrutinised after he charged taxpayers more than AU$2,000 a month for his home internet connection.
  
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• Friday briefing: Apple, Amazon and Supermicro deny spy chip allegations

  05-10-2018 08:52
  
  Industry giants deny claims of Chinese spy hardware built into server motherboards, the US military is hacking insects with virus DNA, eBay says Amazon is illegally poaching its sellers
  
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• The untold story of Stripe, the secretive $9.2bn startup driving Apple, Amazon and Facebook

  05-10-2018 08:00
  
  Patrick and John Collison have democratised online payments – and reshaped the digital economy in the process
  
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• The untold story of Stripe, the secretive $20bn startup driving Apple, Amazon and Facebook

  05-10-2018 08:00
  
  Patrick and John Collison have democratised online payments – and reshaped the digital economy in the process
  
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• How the blockchain could flip Google's advertising economy

  05-10-2018 08:00
  
  The internet economy needs new incentives. Handled in the right way, tokens need not be extractive, but add value for each and every one of us
  
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• 'Every female scientist could produce a list of when she was treated differently or harassed'

  05-10-2018 08:00
  
  "We are not simply scientists. We have to be identified by gender because, for too many people, a scientist is male by default"
  
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• Russia's elite hacking unit has been silent, but busy

  05-10-2018 07:25 via zdnet.com
  While APT28 was making fun of the DNC through Western media, Turla APT remained active and hacking in the shadows.
  
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• ​Samsung to post record 17.5 trillion won profit for Q3

  05-10-2018 05:59 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics will post its highest operating profit of 17.5 trillion won for the third quarter of 2018, likely by continued semiconductor sales.
  
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• PSA: Tax authorities are not going to ask you to go to a bitcoin ATM

  05-10-2018 05:03 via zdnet.com
  The warning comes after four people lost AU$50,000 to the cryptocurrency scam.
  
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• Samsung sees record third quarter profit on chip demand

  05-10-2018 04:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Strong demand for its electronic components is expected to boost profits at the South Korean firm.
  
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• ​ANU develops part-organic semiconductor

  05-10-2018 04:06 via zdnet.com
  The university said the invention could help make devices such as mobile phones bendable.
  
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