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• Twilio to acquire email API platform SendGrid for $2 billion

  15-10-2018 23:33 via zdnet.com
  Twilio says adding email to its communications platform -- which includes voice, messaging and video -- will let customers use Twilio to manage all of their communications channels.
  
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• Adobe sees 20 percent ahead for fiscal 2019

  15-10-2018 22:48 via zdnet.com
  Adobe said its addressable market is swelling and it is working to connect its clouds into an enterprisewide experience, document and media juggernaut.
  
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• ​NAB, Westpac-backed Slyp gets AU$2m to develop in-app digital receipt capability

  15-10-2018 21:01 via zdnet.com
  In addition to NAB Ventures' equity investment, the bank plans on integrating Slyp's technology into its own banking services.
  
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• US voter records from 19 states sold on hacking forum

  15-10-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  Seller is asking $42,200 for all 19 US state voter databases.
  
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• IBM launches IBM AI OpenScale to combat AI sprawl as part of broad open strategy

  15-10-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM AI OpenScale, Multi-cloud Manager and IBM Security Connect equate to a strategic push by Big Blue to be the agnostic integrator and platform provider for key enterprise technologies.
  
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• IBM brings artificial intelligence to the heart of cybersecurity strategies

  15-10-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM hopes to bring AI, data, and cybersecurity vendors together to tackle ongoing and new threats through the launch of a new open platform.
  
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• A weekend with the Pixel 3 XL: The camera proved its worth

  15-10-2018 20:02 via zdnet.com
  A Google Pixel 3 XL arrived the day before a vacation and it turns out the camera is as good as every Pixel 2 owner said.
  
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• Virgin Media faces 'power issue'

  15-10-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A fault with Virgin Media has left many customers in London without internet access and TV.
  
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• Facebook Oculus research crafts strange mashup of John Oliver and Stephen Colbert

  15-10-2018 18:35 via zdnet.com
  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon and at the Facebook reality lab created better fakes of videos by training a deep neural network to transfer the style of comedian John Oliver to the likeness of Stephen Colbert in a synthesized video. The results could be creepy or thrilling, depending on your point of view.
  
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• Google Pixel 3 XL first impressions: There's (even) more to like

  15-10-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Google's Pixel 3 XL is bigger and better than ever.
  
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• Microsoft to disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support in Edge and Internet Explorer

  15-10-2018 17:58 via zdnet.com
  TLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation in Edge and IE scheduled for the first half of 2020.
  
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• Chrome, Edge, IE, Firefox, and Safari to disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in 2020

  15-10-2018 17:58 via zdnet.com
  UPDATE: The big four --Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla-- announce end of support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 standards.
  
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• Google, grow up: Drop the Apple-like arrogance or Chrome OS will fail

  15-10-2018 17:49 via zdnet.com
  Unless Google can rally the developer troops to clean out their crufty code from the Play Store and wholesale adopt Material Design, it will fail with making Pixel Slate and Chromebook a real tablet and desktop application platform.
  
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• Google to device makers: You do you, and I'll do me

  15-10-2018 17:43 via zdnet.com
  Throughout the year, third parties have shown off devices in line with Google's stated platform priorities. But when it comes to its own devices, Google feels free to go its own way.
  
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• Octopus Trojan exploits Telegram ban fears to snag diplomatic targets across Asia

  15-10-2018 17:05 via zdnet.com
  A fresh attack wave is launching Octopus at diplomatic organizations across the region.
  
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• Google Pixel 3 review: Is the most leaked smartphone ever, actually any good?

  15-10-2018 17:03
  
  Is the Google Pixel 3 really the true Android standard-bearer?
  
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• Google Pixel 3 review: A quietly excellent smartphone

  15-10-2018 17:03
  
  Is the Google Pixel 3 really the true Android standard-bearer?
  
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• Sony working on a fix for bug that's crashing PlayStation 4 consoles

  15-10-2018 16:44 via zdnet.com
  Bug crashes and freezes PlayStation 4 consoles. The only way to recover is by performing a factory reset for the entire console.
  
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• Google Home Hub vs. Amazon Echo Show 2: Which screened home assistant is right for you?

  15-10-2018 15:33
  
  Should Alexa or the Google Assistant join your family?
  
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• Would you trust an auto-switching site for life?

  15-10-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  GoCompare wants you to let it choose your energy supplier forever, but can it really find the best deal?
  
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• Apple VoiceOver iOS vulnerability permits hacker access to user photos

  15-10-2018 15:14 via zdnet.com
  The bug can be exploited to gain access to photos stored on a user's device.
  
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• Twitter exposes X Factor 'first class' trickery

  15-10-2018 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The final 24 contestants were seen in business class on a flight to LA - but then went back to economy.
  
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• Rolls-Royce partners with Intel to bring autonomy to ships

  15-10-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The new Intelligent Awareness System will serve as the "eyes and ears" of shipping vessels, Rolls-Royce says.
  
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• Arm brings Intel, Arduino, myDevices into the Pelion IoT platform ecosystem

  15-10-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  By expanding the partner ecosystem for its IoT platform, Arm aims to solve the customer challenges of heterogeneity and fragmentation in the IoT marketplace.
  
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• ​Adobe's Creative Cloud overhaul infuses AI, multiple screens and sets stage for augmented, virtual reality

  15-10-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Adobe Max 2018 will highlight how Adobe is aiming to integrate its clouds in a way that appeals to creative pros and the enterprises that use their designs and projects.
  
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• Raspberry Pi A+-sized $10 La Frite Linux board has better specs at half the price

  15-10-2018 14:57 via zdnet.com
  Libre Computer's $10 La Frite board offers a cheap alternative to the Raspberry Pi A+.
  
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• Stephen Hawking's biggest fear: The rich

  15-10-2018 14:43 via zdnet.com
  In a new book, the famed physicist worries about the rise of "superhumans" who use genetic engineering to advance themselves. At the expense of others.
  
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• IoT security: Follow these rules to protect your users from hackers, gadget makers told

  15-10-2018 14:18 via zdnet.com
  New guidelines for IoT makers have been published. But will device manufacturers pay attention?
  
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• End nears for RSS? Firefox 64 to drop built-in support for RSS, Atom feeds, says Mozilla

  15-10-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla to kill off RSS features in Firefox because they're hardly used and would take too much effort to modernize.
  
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• Facebook appoints new LatAm head

  15-10-2018 14:05 via zdnet.com
  Former agency head at the social networking company takes the helm.
  
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• UK seeks to secure smart home gadgets

  15-10-2018 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Makers of small, smart home gadgets will be encouraged to do more to protect them against hack attacks
  
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• Snapchat adds selfie filters for cats

  15-10-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Snapchat's augmented-reality selfie filters now work on cats.
  
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• Facebook admits that 30 million accounts were affected by data breach

  15-10-2018 13:05
  
  Fewer accounts than expected may have been hacked, but the scale of what the attackers took is huge
  
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• Windows 10 audio problems? Intel issued buggy driver but we fixed it, says Microsoft

  15-10-2018 13:02 via zdnet.com
  Intel accidentally pushed an incompatible audio driver to Windows 10 devices through Windows Update.
  
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• Could we reverse global warming by redesigning the atmosphere?

  15-10-2018 12:45
  
  Even in the rosiest of scenarios, purely reducing emissions will not halt the warming of the planet. And that's where climate-modifying technologies come in
  
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• Thalmic Labs shutters sales of Myo gesture control armband

  15-10-2018 11:49 via zdnet.com
  The armband had incredible potential in the field of prosthetics.
  
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• There’s a new trojan malware mimicking the Google Play Store

  15-10-2018 11:47
  
  Is the Google Play Store you’re using stealing your bank details?
  
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• How Index Ventures became Europe's startup success factory

  15-10-2018 11:42
  
  The London-based venture capital firm has brought a European outlook to Silicon Valley – and it's investments reveal a remarkable success rate
  
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• Bloodhound supersonic car hits financial roadblock

  15-10-2018 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK-led supersonic car project goes into administration. There are just weeks to save the venture.
  
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• Elon Musk wants to build an anime-inspired giant robot

  15-10-2018 11:21
  
  Tesla and SpaceX founder is thinking about turning his hand to building real-life Gundam
  
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• Sony explores the blockchain for DRM, intellectual property protection tech

  15-10-2018 11:05 via zdnet.com
  Distributed ledger technologies could one day be used to protect content including VR content, films, and books.
  
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• Windows 10 October Update has been riddled with issues since re-release

  15-10-2018 10:44
  
  Microsoft’s newest Windows 10 October Update now does so much more than just delete files
  
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• Kali Linux for Vagrant: Hands-on

  15-10-2018 10:42 via zdnet.com
  The developers at Kali Linux have released a Vagrant distribution of their latest version. Here is a look at that release - and at the Vagrant tool itself
  
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• Six things you need to know about the future of retail

  15-10-2018 09:17
  
  Shopping is changing and so is customer behaviour. Here are the ways that the retail industry will be heading towards in the future
  
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• Monday briefing: The leader of the world's biggest economy doesn't believe climate change is manmade

  15-10-2018 08:17
  
  The US president claims that climate change could somehow reverse itself, Twitter is being investigated over short link data collection, Microsoft workers have asked the company to drop its US military contract bid
  
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• Mobile blackspots round 4 opens for applications

  15-10-2018 08:17 via zdnet.com
  Mobile operators can now apply for a slice of the AU$25 million funding under the fourth round of the Australian government's mobile blackspots program.
  
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• My Health Record privacy amendments 'woefully inadequate': Labor

  15-10-2018 01:08 via zdnet.com
  An Australian senate committee has recommended passing the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018, but Labor senators have lashed out at the government's "stubborn refusal" to fix further problems.
  
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• ​Australia gets Women in STEM Ambassador in astrophysicist professor

  15-10-2018 00:59 via zdnet.com
  Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith has been appointed as Australia's first Women in STEM Ambassador.
  
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• Tencent Music said to postpone US listing amid dismal market conditions

  15-10-2018 00:37 via zdnet.com
  Tencent has seen its shares dip to their lowest point in years in Hong Kong amid the global sell-off in recent weeks.
  
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• ​We're killing off passwords. But are we ready for what will replace them?

  15-10-2018 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Getting rid of passwords is a good idea, but we need to think through the consequences of the most likely replacement, too.
  
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