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• Netflix soars on record subscriber total

  16-10-2018 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The streaming service adds seven million subscribers in the third quarter, bringing the total to 137 million.
  
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• Chrome 70 released with revamped Google account login system

  16-10-2018 23:30 via zdnet.com
  Chrome 70 also comes with support for the final version of the TLS 1.3 standard and the AV1 video format.
  
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• Facebook backtracks, says data from Portal devices may inform ad targeting

  16-10-2018 23:10 via zdnet.com
  Facebook previously said it wouldn't use Portal data directly for ad targeting.
  
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• Violin Storage to acquire X-IO storage

  16-10-2018 22:15 via zdnet.com
  High performance flash pioneer Violin Systems has agreed to buy X-IO's ISE division. What does that mean for customers shopping for high performance storage?
  
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• IBM sees cognitive solutions, tech services and cloud platform revenue declines

  16-10-2018 22:14 via zdnet.com
  IBM's short streak of revenue growth ended as third quarter revenue fell short of expectations.
  
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• 23 reasons to upgrade your tech: How to make the case for spending approval

  16-10-2018 21:47 via zdnet.com
  Buying decision factors can be broken down into six categories: Emotion, productivity, evolution, money, competitiveness, and health and safety. Here's how to make your case for upgrades big and small.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks names Google's Amit Singh as new president

  16-10-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Singh most recently served as VP of business and operations in emerging computing platforms for Google.
  
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• Telco complaints 'turning the corner': TIO

  16-10-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  NBN complaints to the TIO are trending down despite more premises being activated, the TIO has revealed.
  
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• Google to charge phone vendors for its Android apps in Europe

  16-10-2018 20:22 via zdnet.com
  If device makers want to ship Android phones with Google apps --and especially the Play Store app-- in Europe, they'll now have to pay a licensing fee.
  
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• Pretty low level, pretty big deal: Apache Kafka and Confluent Open Source go mainstream

  16-10-2018 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Apache Kafka is great and all, but it's an early adopter thing, goes the conventional wisdom. Jay Kreps, Kafka co-creator and Confluent CEO, digresses. Mainstream adoption is happening, and it's happening now, he says, while also commenting on latest industry trends.
  
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• Palm: Drop your 'phone companion' price before Amazon squashes you like the insect you are

  16-10-2018 19:50 via zdnet.com
  $350 for a carrier-locked device is too much money for a smartwatch that, well, isn't one and has very little unique value proposition.
  
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• Collective Bias launches technology for selecting better influencers

  16-10-2018 19:39 via zdnet.com
  How do companies select the top-performing influencers for their influencer program?
  
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• Arm unveils Neoverse, new brand for evolving internet infrastructure

  16-10-2018 19:30 via zdnet.com
  The Neoverse brand, including Arm's new product roadmap, are designed to support the new era of ubiquitous connectivity.
  
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• Unilad web publisher bought by LADbible

  16-10-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The move safeguards more than 200 jobs at the viral publisher, which collapsed with debts of £6.5m.
  
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• Top open source projects 2018: Vscode, React-native, Tensorflow

  16-10-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Github ranked its top open source projects as well as fast growing developer languages.
  
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• Huawei announces Watch GT and Band 3 Pro: Made for urban explorers as companions to the Mate 20 series

  16-10-2018 17:39 via zdnet.com
  Samsung, Huawei, and Apple are the top three smartphone makers and to continue the trend of these companies having smartphone companions, Huawei announced a new smartwatch and fitness band to meet the needs of active users.
  
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• Huawei Mate 20 and 20 Pro unveiled: More AI, better cameras, wireless charging

  16-10-2018 17:37 via zdnet.com
  Based on the dual-NPU Kirin 980 chipset, the Mate 20 series looks set to consolidate Huawei's strengths in on-device AI, photography and battery life.
  
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• Pixel 3 XL review: Google’s phablet is a thing of beauty

  16-10-2018 17:09
  
  Google’s notch-faced flagship is holds its own, but only just
  
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• Amazon's all-new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite

  16-10-2018 17:07 via zdnet.com
  Thinner, lighter, twice the storage, and now it's even waterproof.
  
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• AI will impact 100% of jobs, professions, and industries, says IBM's Ginni Rometty

  16-10-2018 17:06 via zdnet.com
  At the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo, Rometty laid out three principles for companies working ethically with AI.
  
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• C3 forges HPE partnership, launches AI appliance

  16-10-2018 17:03 via zdnet.com
  The appliance, dubbed the C3 AI Appliance, bundles C3 Platform's platform-as-a-service with HPE's integrated systems running on Intel Xeon chips.
  
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• Robot 'talks' to MPs about future of AI in the classroom

  16-10-2018 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Pepper goes to Parliament to talk to MPs about the role robotics and AI will play in the classroom.
  
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• Zero-days, fileless attacks are now the most dangerous threats to the enterprise

  16-10-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  These attacks cost the average organization millions and SMBs are the worst affected.
  
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• AI Edge X: The first 4G Industrial Gateway for AI on the Edge

  16-10-2018 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Bridging the gap between the edge and the cloud in order to bring accelerated vision features and AI performance to the edge of the Internet of Things.
  
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• The Brexit dilemma: Will London's start-ups stay or go?

  16-10-2018 15:44 via zdnet.com
  The capital's tech companies are trying to plot a course that will steer them past Brexit. That will mean some difficult decisions ahead.
  
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• Huawei's Watch GT has no time for Android's Wear OS

  16-10-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese technology company ditches Google's Wear OS in favour of its own smartwatch operating system.
  
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• The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is what the iPhone XS should be

  16-10-2018 15:30
  
  The Mate 20 Pro matches Apple's Face ID, has three rear cameras and adds an in-screen fingerprint sensor. It's a tech powerhouse.
  
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• Huawei's three-camera Mate 20 Pro is what the iPhone XS should be

  16-10-2018 15:30
  
  The Mate 20 Pro matches Apple's Face ID, has three rear cameras and adds an in-screen fingerprint sensor. It's a tech powerhouse.
  
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• The remarkable and continuing legacy of Microsoft's Paul Allen

  16-10-2018 15:25
  
  Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was a university dropout and a computing pioneer. He also spent much of his fortune on making the world better
  
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• Russian censor offers 24-hour online bans for anniversary

  16-10-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  To celebrate its time on VKontakte, Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor offered users day-long bans
  
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• It's MongoDB's turn to change its open source license

  16-10-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  MongoDB is transitioning to a new Server-Side Public License (SSPL) that seeks to plug the gaps with cloud-based services. Why did MongoDB need the new license, and will it avoid the uproar that occurred when Redis Labs went to the Commons Clause?
  
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• Palm is back: Tiny new device aims to let you leave your big smartphone at home

  16-10-2018 14:57 via zdnet.com
  The new 3.3-inch touchscreen Palm is designed to be a less distracting companion for your phone.
  
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• Epson reported to Texas AG for bricking third-party ink cartridges

  16-10-2018 14:46 via zdnet.com
  EFF argues Epson's practice is making users avoid installing firmware updates, leaving millions of printers and companies vulnerable to cyber attacks.
  
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• Lyft launches $299 a month subscription plan, transportation as a service arrives

  16-10-2018 14:43 via zdnet.com
  Lyft is about to change the economics involved with transportation, generate recurring revenue and give us one fine experiment to watch.
  
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• GPU-Z now warns users if they have purchased fake Nvidia graphics cards

  16-10-2018 14:42 via zdnet.com
  As the demand for high-power graphics cards continues to surge, some sellers are seeking to cash in on Nvidia's name.
  
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• Tech needs fewer techy people to be successful, argues Mozilla boss

  16-10-2018 14:36
  
  Employing philosophy and psychology grads is the way to cull misinformation in tech
  
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• Fortnite cheat YouTuber sued by Epic Games

  16-10-2018 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A YouTube gamer is being sued for selling Fortnite cheats and promoting them online.
  
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• Walmart sees e-commerce growth of about 35 percent for fiscal 2020

  16-10-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  The retailer's annual analyst powwow will have a heavy dose of technology plans and e-commerce growth projections.
  
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• Here are the ​10 top tech trends you need to understand right now

  16-10-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  From autonomous things and blockchain to quantum computing; how many of these technologies are you ready for?
  
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• Tech-support scams: Microsoft reveals that fraudsters are still fooling too many people

  16-10-2018 14:08 via zdnet.com
  More people are wary of unsolicited contact from tech firms but tens of thousands still fall victim.
  
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• Impressions on SAP CX Live, SAP during a walk on Calle de Vendedor

  16-10-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP CX Live 2018 in Barcelona showed me that SAP was still committed to its customer-facing corporate pivot and willing to go to the wall for it. But is it enough? Here are my first impressions.
  
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• Your browser's "Do Not Track" privacy feature doesn't stop sites tracking you

  16-10-2018 13:36
  Tom Bedford
  4 min 27 sec ago
  SecurityIt’s an open secret that your online browsing habits aren’t private. Chrome, Firefox and other browsers have taken steps to get users to take an interest in data security, but personal data is still a valuable currency for many companies. See related How to see everything Facebook knows about you – but be warned, it may not be pretty Revealed: What Amazon knows about you and how to delete itHow to delete Google search history on Android
  
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• Tiny Palm smartphone baffles gadget fans

  16-10-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The credit-card-sized device is designed to help people take a break from their main phone.
  
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• Anthem agrees to pay $16 million in data breach privacy settlement

  16-10-2018 13:27 via zdnet.com
  The insurer will shell out to settle a privacy violations case issued by the US government.
  
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• Windows 10 BSOD problems: Microsoft offers up driver fix for HP crashes

  16-10-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Blue screen of death crashes fixed by removing HP keyboard driver with known compatibility issues.
  
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• Temasek snaps up Sygnia, founded by Israel's NSA, in $250m deal

  16-10-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The cybersecurity consulting firm was created by former members of Israel's 8200 unit.
  
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• Pepper the robot tells MPs about artificial intelligence

  16-10-2018 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Pepper the robot answers questions from MPs on the education select committee about helping to care for older people.
  
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• ​Cloud computing switch as digital transformation takes priority

  16-10-2018 12:49 via zdnet.com
  Cost-cutting takes a back seat as cloud-powered business change moves centre stage.
  
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• ​Mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can world's fastest-growing mobile region keep it up?

  16-10-2018 12:42 via zdnet.com
  Sub-Saharan Africa has led the world in mobile take-up growth in the past few years, but a range of issues now threaten that momentum.
  
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• Lost passwords 'lead to lost savings'

  16-10-2018 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  An estimated seven million people have lost savings and pensions, but there is help to track them down.
  
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