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• How brands can get the best out of influencers this holiday season

  28-11-2018 23:30 via zdnet.com
  How can brands best engage with influencers this winter holiday season? New surveys show marketers the way to go.
  
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• Dell announces security breach

  28-11-2018 23:14 via zdnet.com
  Company says it detected an intrusion at the start of the month, but financial data was not exposed.
  
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• Box Q3 tops estimates as cloud company nears profitability

  28-11-2018 22:34 via zdnet.com
  Box CFO Dylan Smith said the company expects to deliver its first quarter of non-GAAP profitability in its fiscal Q4.
  
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• Amazon re:Invent: Data partner news summary

  28-11-2018 22:34 via zdnet.com
  AWS re:Invent is taking place in Las Vegas this week. Here's a summary of news from Amazon's data, analytics and AI ecosystem partners.
  
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• The ebb and flow of VC dough

  28-11-2018 21:36 via zdnet.com
  VC investment in martech and adtech will drop by 75 percent in 2019, meaning the flow of capital and equity will recalibrate and signal innovation across several key industries.
  
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• Hackers are opening SMB ports on routers so they can infect PCs with NSA malware

  28-11-2018 21:04 via zdnet.com
  Akamai says that over 45,000 routers have been compromised already.
  
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• ​AWS Outposts brings AWS cloud hardware on-premises

  28-11-2018 20:10 via zdnet.com
  The new offering expands the partnership AWS has with VMware.
  
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• Amazon Personalize, Forecast bring Amazon.com's AI techniques to AWS customers

  28-11-2018 19:54 via zdnet.com
  At re:Invent, AWS CEO Andy Jassy introduced personalization and forecasting services for cloud customers that rely on Amazon.com technology but require no machine learning expertise
  
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• ​AWS just launched a four-wheel drive mini-race car

  28-11-2018 19:31 via zdnet.com
  The AWS DeepRacer is a 1/18th scale radio-controlled, four-wheel drive car, complete with its own racing league.
  
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• Huawei: Why has UK not blocked Chinese firm's 5G kit?

  28-11-2018 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  New Zealand's bar on the company's 5G kit raises questions about why the UK seems less concerned.
  
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• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build adds UI tweaks, fixes

  28-11-2018 19:24 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to polish and tweak the settings of Windows 10 19H1 with another new Fast Ring test build, No. 18290.
  
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• AWS advances machine learning with new chip, elastic inference

  28-11-2018 19:04 via zdnet.com
  To address the high cost of inference, AWS at re:Invent introduced Amazon Elastic Inference and a new processor called AWS Inferentia.
  
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• Hybrid cloud: Different styles for different enterprise priorities

  28-11-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Kip Compton, SVP of Cisco Cloud Platform & Solutions, explains how Cisco is working with the major public cloud providers, as well as ISVs, to offer customers a range of hybrid cloud options. [Cloud TV]
  
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• One Planet York: 'Ethical hacker' exposed council app flaw

  28-11-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A developer proved phone numbers and encrypted passwords of One Planet York users could be found on the app.
  
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• AWS goes blockchain: The cloud giant announces two distributed ledger services

  28-11-2018 18:49 via zdnet.com
  Covering both decentralised and centralised, Amazon Managed Blockchain supports Ethereum and HyperLedger, while the Amazon Quantum Ledger Database is a fully-managed ledger database.
  
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• AWS says so long developers and hello 'builders'

  28-11-2018 18:30 via zdnet.com
  Does a developer really want to be called a builder? AWS sure wants to use builder especially as it pitches itself as a master tool provider for enterprises.
  
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• SamSam ransomware created by Iranian hackers, says US DoJ

  28-11-2018 18:25 via zdnet.com
  The destructive ransomware demanded $6m in ransoms and caused $30m in damages during a series of high-profile outbreaks in 2018.
  
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• AWS unveils Lake Formation for easy data lake building

  28-11-2018 18:13 via zdnet.com
  Lake Formation takes the process down from several months to days, AWS CEO Andy Jassy announced at re:Invent.
  
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• NASCAR looks for fresh recipes to attract digital engagement

  28-11-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Sophisticated production facilities and data capture are key ingredients to attract audiences, but digital-era motor racing fans have short attention spans and different triggers.
  
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• Amazon rolls out FSx for Windows File Server

  28-11-2018 17:48 via zdnet.com
  At the annual re:Invent conference, Amazon Web Services also announced FSx for Lustre.
  
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• How secure is serverless computing?

  28-11-2018 17:01 via zdnet.com
  Building security into a serverless environment
  
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• The best questions to ask at an interview

  28-11-2018 17:00
  
  You've made it through your job interview, but what questions should you ask? We asked the experts
  
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• ​Google's Project Fi 4G is now available on most Android devices and iPhone

  28-11-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Google is also changing its 4G data and telephony service name from Project Fi to Google Fi.
  
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• Scientists look to block out the sun to combat global warming

  28-11-2018 16:58
  
  Harvard scientists will conduct the world's first geoengineering experiment in an effort to buy us time
  
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• New industrial espionage campaign leverages AutoCAD-based malware

  28-11-2018 16:57 via zdnet.com
  Researchers warn about industrial espionage group targeting companies in the energy sector with AutoCAD-based malware.
  
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• Where AWS falls short, and how it's fixing the problem

  28-11-2018 16:45 via zdnet.com
  New research from ThousandEyes shows AWS is significantly less stable than Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure in Asia, but the new AWS Global Accelerator addresses the issue -- for a price. [Cloud TV]
  
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• iPhone Xs vs iPhone X: Which of the Apple flagships should you buy?

  28-11-2018 16:41
  
  We put Apple’s 2018 flagship against its 2017 one to see which is best
  
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• ElasticSearch server exposed the personal data of over 57 million US citizens

  28-11-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Leaky database taken offline, but not after leaking user details for nearly two weeks.
  
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• Amazon's cloud service can now link up with satellites

  28-11-2018 16:00
  
  Amazon Web Services now lets users pull data directly from satellites
  
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• Phishing warning: If you work in this one industry you're more likely to be a target

  28-11-2018 15:37 via zdnet.com
  Cyber crooks looking to steal secrets are focusing their attacks on one sector.
  
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• The most popular PC is in your pocket

  28-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  While you weren't looking, the PC has morphed into even more personal devices. Industry analysts are ignoring this because, frankly, they need to reassure clients that their current and obsolete business models are viable. Which they aren't.
  
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• IBM aims to meld AI with human resources with Watson suite

  28-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  According to IBM, its suite of AI tools can help HR become a growth engine to enable digital transformation.
  
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• HP launches new ProBooks for smaller enterprises

  28-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The PC vendor rolled out a few workhorse laptops designed for small businesses and mobile pros looking for values.
  
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• Hardhat required: A full-body, industrial robot that's nearly ready for the job site

  28-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  How can this hulking robot operate eight hours on a single charge? If my power consumption hunch is correct, this could be the industrial exoskeleton that changes how we build stuff.
  
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• C3 updates platform to support more DevOps, clouds, data lakes

  28-11-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  C3's platform release, version 7.8, is generally available and the company said performance and scalability is improved anywhere from 10x to 100x.
  
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• Singapore State Courts' digital files accessed illegally due to system loophole

  28-11-2018 14:57 via zdnet.com
  A loophole in its criminal case filing system has resulted in 223 State Courts electronic documents to be accessed without authorisation, enabling accused persons to view court documents in other case files.
  
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• Google Gmail: Here's why you won't see gendered pronouns in Smart Compose

  28-11-2018 14:50 via zdnet.com
  Google couldn't stop Smart Compose from suggesting gender-biased sentences, so it banned gendered pronouns.
  
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• Would you hand over your mobile phone for a free meal?

  28-11-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Kids will eat free at Frankie & Benny's this week if their parents surrender their phones to staff.
  
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• Massage app exposes 'sex pest' clients

  28-11-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Urban Massage left thousands of customer records exposed, including complaints about its clients.
  
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• YouTube opens up its Originals series to all YouTube viewers

  28-11-2018 13:52
  
  Has YouTube Premium just lost its main selling point?
  
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• Apple sued for antitrust laws over App Store monopoly

  28-11-2018 13:40
  
  Apple's monopoly on iOS App distribution sees it sued by US Supreme Court
  
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• Theatrics and symbolic fury won't rein in Facebook's arrogance

  28-11-2018 13:29
  
  Facebook faces off the International Groundhog Committee. And in the struggle for answers, nobody is winning
  
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• Victims of paralysis can now use tech thanks to a new brain-computer interface

  28-11-2018 13:26
  
  People with paralysis could soon use tablets to shop, chat and play games
  
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• Microsoft lifts Windows 10 1809 block after Apple fixes iCloud for Windows

  28-11-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft unblocks the Windows 10 October 2018 Update for one group, but several other blocks remain in place.
  
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• Atrium Health data breach exposed 2.65 million patient records

  28-11-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  The security incident also exposed an estimated 700,000 Social Security numbers.
  
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• Second time lucky: Cisco pushes fix for failed Webex vulnerability patch

  28-11-2018 12:30 via zdnet.com
  New attack techniques have rendered the original patch useless.
  
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• Apple to iPhone owners: Up to $100 more for your old phone if you buy XS, XR

  28-11-2018 12:30 via zdnet.com
  No discounts on the iPhone XS, but Apple will give you more for an old iPhone.
  
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• IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson boosted with MITRE framework

  28-11-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The machine learning system is being given a crash course in cybercriminal techniques.
  
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• Brazil's Generation Z aims for technology careers

  28-11-2018 11:55 via zdnet.com
  About 85 percent of Brazilians born between 1995 and 2002 want to work in the sector, says study.
  
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• AI shown to successfully predict changes in DNA

  28-11-2018 11:55
  
  AI can now assist with diagnostics, vaccinations and crop breeding
  
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