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• AWS re:Invent 2018 Postmortem: Surprise! Hybrid enters the agenda

  03-12-2018 23:08 via zdnet.com
  With all the hype, one would think that Machine Learning would have dominated the spotlight at re:Invent. Maybe it did, but for us, AWS's announced preview of a hybrid cloud stole our attention.
  
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• Apple's new online store offers 10% discount to active military and veterans

  03-12-2018 23:06 via zdnet.com
  This is especially great news for disabled veterans, who can now easily pickup their Apple devices just in time for the holiday season.
  
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• What is Microsoft's Windows Core OS 'Lite'?

  03-12-2018 22:55 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft allegedly is going to try (yet again) to take on ChromeOS with a locked-down Windows 'Lite' platform. Here's what I think could be in the works.
  
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• Tumblr to ban all adult content in two weeks

  03-12-2018 22:45 via zdnet.com
  After Apple App Store ban, company decides to ban all pornographic content from its platform.
  
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• ​Kubernetes' first major security hole discovered

  03-12-2018 22:17 via zdnet.com
  There's now an invisible way to hack into the popular cloud container orchestration system Kubernetes.
  
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• Tumblr to ban all pornographic content from 17 December

  03-12-2018 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  From 17 December, posts with "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" will be banned.
  
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• Two iOS fitness apps tricked users into making TouchID payments

  03-12-2018 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Both apps —"Fitness Balance app" and "Calories Tracker app"— removed from the Apple App Store.
  
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• ​AI will transform product management

  03-12-2018 20:21 via zdnet.com
  As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities are designed into new products and services, Product Managers need to enhance their skills in order to develop and provide functional requirements and AI-powered specifications to data engineering and data science teams.
  
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• New online service will hack printers to spew out spam

  03-12-2018 18:30 via zdnet.com
  PewDiePie hack has spawned a new web service over the weekend: Printer-Spam-as-a-Service.
  
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• Samsung plans to be early with 5G support: Will it matter if Apple hangs back?

  03-12-2018 18:03 via zdnet.com
  Verizon and Samsung will show off a proof of concept 5G device and eye a early 2019 launch. Is there an opportunity for Samsung to leapfrog Apple?
  
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• Apple, Fitbit turn to healthcare to cement smartwatch leadership: IDC

  03-12-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Research firm IDC notes how Apple and Fitbit are focusing on the healthcare space as a way up the value proposition from basic wearables.
  
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• Brazil's ERP giant Totvs appoints new CEO

  03-12-2018 16:47 via zdnet.com
  Former Linx head will lead the biggest software company in the country as its founder steps down.
  
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• IBM, Apple, and Facebook represent new tilt toward business for venerable AI conference

  03-12-2018 16:24 via zdnet.com
  The Neural Information Processing Systems conference, one of the most prestigious events for machine learning and artificial intelligence, kicked off its 32nd year on Sunday in Montreal with an expo, the first time the show has ever invited large tech companies such as IBM and Microsoft to take show booths and give demonstrations of their research.
  
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• Czech Republic blames Russia for multiple government network hacks

  03-12-2018 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Czech intelligence service says two Russian cyber-espionage groups hacked Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, and members of the Czech Army.
  
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• Samsung tweets from an iPhone (331 times)

  03-12-2018 16:17 via zdnet.com
  We've all learned from the tech gaffes of the past, haven't we? It appears not.
  
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• Microsoft modernises Office icons, hinting at new product focus

  03-12-2018 16:16
  
  Changes have been made to address different types of Office users using its products
  
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• Arrested Devon cyber-expert Marcus Hutchins 'had used drugs'

  03-12-2018 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Marcus Hutchins, who faces charges in the US, wants evidence thrown out as he was "intoxicated".
  
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• Nvidia’s AI creates game demo entirely on its own

  03-12-2018 16:03
  
  Nvidia AI is now able to generate its own game demos in Unreal Engine
  
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• Kaspersky loses battle to reverse government ban

  03-12-2018 16:03
  
  US Court of Appeals believes the Russian-based anti-malware company poses a security threat
  
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• YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m

  03-12-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  An American boy who reviews toys is this year's highest-earning YouTube star, according to Forbes.
  
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• Like it or not, Adobe Creative Cloud has a monopoly on our muscle memory

  03-12-2018 15:44 via zdnet.com
  Over the years, users develop deep skills with the products they rely on. That skill set is a powerful asset to software vendors. Here's why maintaining a consistent interface is so vitally important to retaining dedicated, skilled users as customers year after year.
  
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• Need cheap Raspberry Pi Arm server? MiniNodes' board takes five Pi modules

  03-12-2018 15:11 via zdnet.com
  MiniNodes offers an almost cable-free way of creating an Arm-based cluster consisting of five Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3s.
  
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• Google’s DeepMind best’s experts at predicting 3D protein shapes

  03-12-2018 15:10
  
  DeepMind is now capable of predicting protein shapes, potentially changing medicine as we know it
  
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• Nvidia unveils ' world's most powerful' Turing-Powered TITAN RTX desktop GPU

  03-12-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Just need to have the world's most powerful desktop GPU in your PC? Or maybe two? Nvidia has you covered with the new TITAN RTX.
  
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• Microsoft's Visual Basic .Net dead? No, it's fifth most popular programming language

  03-12-2018 14:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Visual Basic .Net reaches an all-time high on a popularity index.
  
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• PewDiePie in battle with T-Series to keep top YouTube spot

  03-12-2018 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  PewDiePie is battling Indian channel T-Series in a bid to remain the YouTuber with the most subscribers.
  
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• Accredited surgery instruction now available in VR

  03-12-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The medicestablishment has embraced VR training as a cost-effective, immersive alternative to classroom time.
  
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• Windows Server 2019 review: A solid foundation for future data centre developments

  03-12-2018 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Windows Server 2019 brings key improvements to infrastructure roles, hyperconverged solutions and Azure integration.
  
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• What's the best way to make the most of the cloud?

  03-12-2018 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Guinness World Records has used a partnerships to help create business value from its move to the public cloud.
  
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• Would you pay 10 percent more for your iPhone?

  03-12-2018 13:27 via zdnet.com
  With iPhone unit sales plateauing, and signs pointing to a possible downturn, Would President Trump's threat to slap a 10 percent tariff on iPhones could be bad for Apple? Maybe not.
  
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• Linux patch replaces f-words with 'hugs' in kernel comments, but some cry censorship

  03-12-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Linux developers clean up code comments to align with the new contributor code of conduct.
  
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• Marriott hack exposes data of 500 million customers

  03-12-2018 13:13
  
  Marriott Hotels has seen data stolen over four years
  
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• Who is Larry Page? All there is to know about the founder of Google

  03-12-2018 13:12
  
  A quick look at the man who rewrote the rules for the digital age
  
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• Pokemon Go 'trespass' legal action settled in US

  03-12-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Home owners bothered by Pokemon Go players sued and wanted damages from the game's creator.
  
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• This Swiss hotel will hire someone to post on Instagram for you

  03-12-2018 12:16
  
  Just in case you wanted to make posting your vacation pics even more complicated
  
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• The Best UK cities to live and work in

  03-12-2018 11:21
  
  There's life beyond London — and technology is helping make these UK cities great places to live and work
  
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• Walmart leads the way ... in floor scrubbing robots?

  03-12-2018 11:03 via zdnet.com
  It's not all glitz and glam. In fact, some of the most promising robotics use cases involve dirty jobs.
  
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• WhatsApp is ablaze with fake news in run-up to Nigerian election

  03-12-2018 10:49
  
  Misinformation about political candidates is being widely disseminated via the messaging platform
  
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• Singapore banks offered $21M in funds to boost cybersecurity capabilities

  03-12-2018 10:12 via zdnet.com
  Monetary Authority of Singapore is dishing out S$30 million (US$21.88 million) in a new grant to help local financial institutions boost their cybersecurity operations and skillsets, funding up to half of such expenses.
  
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• Monday briefing: Marriott International breach affects 500 million customers

  03-12-2018 08:41
  
  Stolen Marriott data includes contact, travel and payment information; the COP24 climate conference began early with a warning
  
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• Traces of dark matter might be lurking in ancient rocks on Earth

  03-12-2018 07:00
  
  The hunt for dark matter particles to date has mostly focused on real-time detection. But certain minerals could contain historical records of these particles stretching back millions of years
  
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• The best books of 2018 in tech, science, business and ideas

  03-12-2018 07:00
  
  Trying to make sense of the modern world, or looking for a gift to inform and inspire? These are the books that have piqued WIRED's interest in 2018
  
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• ACMA kicks off Scam Technology Project

  03-12-2018 06:46 via zdnet.com
  The ACMA is looking into how to implement new networking technologies to prevent scam calls from coming through to Australians.
  
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• ​Kakao's taxi chauffeur service expands to Japan

  03-12-2018 05:16 via zdnet.com
  South Korean chat giant Kakao has expanded its taxi-hailing service to Japan, its affiliate announced.
  
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• The ferry using Rolls-Royce technology that sails itself

  03-12-2018 03:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself.
  
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• The ferry that sails itself

  03-12-2018 03:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Sensors and cameras help this ferry in Finland navigate independently and it can even dock itself.
  
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• Companion robot trialled in Victorian classrooms

  03-12-2018 02:26 via zdnet.com
  La Trobe University is trialling a class companion robot at a Victorian school to help teachers with special needs students.
  
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• Basslink independent report says cable outage cause unknown

  03-12-2018 02:15 via zdnet.com
  An independent report has supported Basslink's argument that its subsea cable outage was a result of a force majeure event, with the company's dispute with Hydro Tasmania also escalating to arbitration.
  
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• Marriott sued hours after announcing data breach

  03-12-2018 01:52 via zdnet.com
  One class-action lawsuit is seeking $12.5 billion in damages.
  
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• Pixel Slate week 2, Galaxy Watch revisted, Google Fi rebranding (MobileTechRoundup show #453)

  03-12-2018 01:33 via zdnet.com
  Another week with the Pixel Slate by both Kevin and Matt, including one full of train commuting. The Galaxy Watch is back on as a daily driver too.
  
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