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• Starbucks to block porn on free wi-fi in US

  29-11-2018 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The coffee chain says watching porn has always been banned, but it will now block access to content.
  
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• How Fred Hutch is using the new AWS Comprehend Medical for cancer research

  29-11-2018 23:41 via zdnet.com
  Cloud TV: Emily Silgard, a data scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, explains how Amazon's new service can help researchers save valuable time by extracting information from doctors' notes and other data in a narrative format.
  
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• MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'

  29-11-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Tarana Burke first used the phrase 12 years ago before it became a global movement last year.
  
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• Top End turns on fish-counting AI to avoid crocs and sharks

  29-11-2018 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Australia's Northern Territory is a very nice place to do a fish census if the crocodiles and sharks don't get you first.
  
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• Sprint preps New York City for 5G

  29-11-2018 22:59 via zdnet.com
  Sprint is deploying 5G-ready Massive MIMO radios across New York City, as well as attaching thousands of indoor and outdoor small cells to city infrastructure.
  
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• Dell Q3 revenue surges as servers, networking show strength

  29-11-2018 22:50 via zdnet.com
  The company delivered solid third quarter results as both its PC and infrastructure units grew.
  
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• VMware Q3 tops estimates as revenue hits $2.2 billion

  29-11-2018 22:49 via zdnet.com
  The company said its net income includes a loss of $161 million from its investment in Pivotal Software.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks to launch next-gen firewall for 5G networks

  29-11-2018 22:37 via zdnet.com
  5G networks will bring more speed, less latency and probably more security headaches. Enter Palo Alto Networks, which will court carriers who will be on the hook for securing 5G.
  
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• HP shows strong Q4 sales with in line earnings

  29-11-2018 22:22 via zdnet.com
  HP delivered a solid fourth quarter and generated $4.2 billion in free cash flow for fiscal 2018.
  
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• Workday Q3 strong, subscription revenue totals $624 million

  29-11-2018 22:19 via zdnet.com
  Workday said it's raising fiscal 2019 outlook and now expects subscription revenue of $2.375 to $2.377 billion.
  
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• After Microsoft complaints, Indian police arrest tech support scammers at 26 call centers

  29-11-2018 21:04 via zdnet.com
  Indian police raid 26 call centers, make 63 arrests.
  
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• How Amazon and VMware are building one cloud for both platforms

  29-11-2018 20:40 via zdnet.com
  Applications in virtual machines and in containers will be free to mingle on- and off-premises in this new, semi-hybridized version of Amazon's walled garden cloud.
  
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• Predictions 2019: The Internet of Things

  29-11-2018 20:34 via zdnet.com
  In 2019, we'll see more targeted ransomware attacks against smart-city implementations, forcing cities to invest in cybersecurity defenses.
  
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• Microsoft gets new Office icons: Meh at best

  29-11-2018 20:23 via zdnet.com
  New Office icons allegedly pay homage to the Office heritage and usher in the future.
  
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• ​IDC Research: 9 ways of amplifying collaboration's positive impact

  29-11-2018 20:18 via zdnet.com
  IDC research found the integration of core business applications, empowering cross-silo conversations, and enterprise adoption of collaborative platforms results in significantly fewer meetings, less email, and faster time to execute projects. That's because work is done in real time, and not waiting for the next meeting. But it takes adoption from the bottom up and the top down to succeed, and often a change in how work is done.
  
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• Amazon's move from Oracle: Werner Vogels does a show-and-tell

  29-11-2018 20:15 via zdnet.com
  At re:Invent, the Amazon CTO dismisses databases built on "90's" technology, arguing that cloud native database services form a foundation for innovation.
  
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• AWS now lets you bring your favourite language to serverless development

  29-11-2018 19:36 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Web Services announced Lambda Layers and Lambda Runtime API, allowing 'builders' to bring their own language to Lambda.
  
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• Sky Brasil exposes data of 32 million subscribers

  29-11-2018 19:06 via zdnet.com
  The cause of the data leak was an Internet-accessible ElasticSearch server that was left without a password.
  
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• Samsung releases update to One UI beta for Galaxy S9 users

  29-11-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Just two weeks after releasing the initial beta of the company's interpretation of Android Pie, Samsung has released an update.
  
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• How Pure Storage is facilitating hybrid cloud deployments

  29-11-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Pure Storage VP of Product and Solutions Chadd Kenney explains why the company is introducing new cloud services. [Cloud TV]
  
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• Carphone Warehouse faces Black Friday backlash

  29-11-2018 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Problems with credit checks led some customers to be wrongly refused smartphone contracts.
  
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• What might be next for Microsoft's Surface line: A new book provides a look ahead (and back)

  29-11-2018 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has been on a winding road with its Surface hardware business for the past decade. What happened (and why) and what might be next for Surface?
  
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• The exhibition challenging our perception of data sharing

  29-11-2018 16:42
  
  Can of Worms is a free exhibition aimed at changing our perceptions around data sharing
  
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• The future of Amazon Echo and Google Home looks bleak

  29-11-2018 16:40 via zdnet.com
  Just how intrusive will smart speakers become? A haunting new video tries to imagine their role in our future lives. It isn't pretty.
  
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• 2018: The year Apple finally remembered its extreme pro users

  29-11-2018 16:11 via zdnet.com
  After a nearly four-year drought, in the last 12 months, Apple has finally produced products that allow extreme pros to get their work done. In this article, we discuss why that's important for all users, not just those living on the bleeding edge.
  
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• Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms

  29-11-2018 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Fewer smart meters are being fitted despite the government insisting all homes will have one by 2020.
  
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• Hackers can exploit this bug in surveillance cameras to tamper with footage

  29-11-2018 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability which can be used to completely compromise surveillance cameras and feeds.
  
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• UK explores burying global warming problem under the North Sea

  29-11-2018 15:58
  
  By 2020s the UK to have functioning carbon capture and storage program which will store greenhouse gasses under the North Sea
  
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• One month with the OnePlus 6T: Affordable Android is a flagship killer

  29-11-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  A lot of Android phones have launched in 2018, but the OnePlus 6T offers the best value for the price and has come to be even more appealing that most flagships.
  
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• Windows 10 graphics: Intel unveils new 'modern' drivers for 1809 and beyond

  29-11-2018 15:18 via zdnet.com
  Intel is rolling out Universal Windows Drivers that are required for Windows 10 1809.
  
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• Facebook's UK political ad rules kick in

  29-11-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook starts to enforce its tighter political advertising rules in the UK following a delay.
  
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• Capital One's move to the cloud offers these lessons for enterprises

  29-11-2018 14:16 via zdnet.com
  Bernard Golden, VP of Cloud Strategy at Capital One, explains what enterprises can learn from Capital One's initiative to move its entire application portfolio to the cloud. [Cloud TV]
  
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• Slow iPhone sales? iPhone XR is our best-selling model, says Apple

  29-11-2018 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Maybe $1,000 is too much? Apple says its cheaper iPhone XR has been the best-selling iPhone since its launch.
  
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• AriseBank CEO faces 120 years behind bars over alleged cryptocurrency scam

  29-11-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Millions of dollars in investor funds were allegedly spent by the suspect on a luxury lifestyle.
  
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• ​Can this Apple Watch deal make you fitter?

  29-11-2018 13:52 via zdnet.com
  Research links Apple Watch reward scheme -- and a combination of carrot and stick -- to an increase in exercise.
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens to help US Army create augmented super soldiers in $480m deal

  29-11-2018 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is getting HoloLens ready for battle in a $480m military deal for 100,000 headsets.
  
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• Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres

  29-11-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft complained to local police, who arrested more than 50 people in call centres.
  
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• Nintendo is ending its controversial Creators scheme

  29-11-2018 13:04
  
  From 2019, use of Nintendo gameplay footage for ‘Let’s Play’ videos will match rival’s standards
  
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• KingMiner malware hijacks the full power of Windows Server CPUs

  29-11-2018 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Attack rates are rising and detection rates are falling.
  
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• GCHQ: We don't tell tech companies about every software flaw

  29-11-2018 12:48 via zdnet.com
  UK intelligence service details when it won't tell vendors that their software is vulnerable to attack and why that is.
  
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• How machine learning and data science give Bloomberg a competitive advantage

  29-11-2018 12:30 via zdnet.com
  CTO Shawn Edwards says strong AI capability helps the firm build data-led products for its customers.
  
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• Elon Musk’s LA tunnel is blocked by a lawsuit

  29-11-2018 12:11
  
  The Boring Company will switch to a smaller project at Dodger’s stadium instead
  
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• This 3D-printing AI can reproduce your favorite paintings

  29-11-2018 12:08
  An AI developed by MIT researchers can faithfully recreate the colours and tones of even the most complicated masterpieces
  
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• Nintendo smashes its rules for gaming vloggers

  29-11-2018 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The gaming giant will now let players share videos on YouTube, Twitch and others.
  
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• Frankie and Benny’s offers free food for turning in smartphones at the door

  29-11-2018 11:27
  
  There is such a thing as a (SIM-)free lunch
  
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• Playing with molecules in Virtual Reality

  29-11-2018 11:14 via zdnet.com
  Virtual simulations available on off-the-shelf platforms like Oculus could aid in drug discovery.
  
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• The problem with graphene is too much silicon: RMIT

  29-11-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Graphene has not become the next big thing because of silicon impurities holding it back, RMIT researchers have said.
  
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• This smartphone has a frankly ludicrous 10GB RAM

  29-11-2018 10:09
  
  The Nubia Red Magic Mars is a phone aimed at gamers
  
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• Qualcomm's new $100m investment fund set for on-device AI projects

  29-11-2018 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Startups with interesting on-device AI concepts will be first in the queue.
  
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• Thursday briefing: US soldiers to train and fight with Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality

  29-11-2018 08:32
  
  Microsoft will develop prototype combat AR systems for the US Army, The EU plans to offset all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
  
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