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• Extortion emails carrying bomb threats cause panic across the US

  13-12-2018 23:18 via zdnet.com
  Police in New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, and Washington tell Americans to stay calm.
  
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• Andrew Ng sees an eternal springtime for AI

  13-12-2018 22:45 via zdnet.com
  Former Google Brain leader and Baidu chief scientist Andrew Ng lays out the steps companies should take to succeed with artificial intelligence, and explains why there's unlikely to be another "AI winter" like in times past.
  
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• Adobe reports mixed Q4 results, updates outlook to include Marketo

  13-12-2018 22:36 via zdnet.com
  This is Adobe's first financial report since acquiring marketing automation firm Marketo for $4.75 billion back in October.
  
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• Google says it limits sales of facial recognition tools for ethical reasons

  13-12-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  The tech giant says it won't offer general-purpose facial recognition APIs before working through important technology and policy questions.
  
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• Amazon brings Alexa to home security systems via Security Panel Controller API

  13-12-2018 21:31 via zdnet.com
  The API will let providers of home security systems offer voice controls on their devices via Alexa.
  
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• Salesforce adds JavaScript support to Lightning platform

  13-12-2018 20:33 via zdnet.com
  The new Lightning Web Components programming model enables developers to build reusable app components using the popular programming language.
  
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• Branson's Virgin Galactic reaches edge of space

  13-12-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic makes it to the edge of space and back.
  
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• Why Virgin Galactic's first manned space flight is such a big deal

  13-12-2018 19:16
  
  Virgin Galactic successfully concludes a piloted space flight, in preparation for its first tourist flights to space
  
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• Brazilian mobile users hit with banking malware

  13-12-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  An Android-based trojan was accidentally downloaded by over 2000 users.
  
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• What makes Microsoft tick?

  13-12-2018 18:49 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has morphed into an interesting blend of practicality and aspiration these days. Here's what that meant for the company in 2018 and how it could shape Redmond in 2019.
  
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• ​What is the Kubernetes hybrid cloud and why it matters

  13-12-2018 18:35 via zdnet.com
  Kubernetes is hotter than hot? Why? A big reason is because many companies think it's the way to the future of the cloud.
  
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• How many comments did YouTube wipe in three months?

  13-12-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  For the first time, YouTube reveals how many comments it removes for breaking guidelines.
  
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• Twitter says it receives half a million of spam reports per month

  13-12-2018 17:48 via zdnet.com
  Twitter's latest Transparency Report also shows a rise in government requests for user data.
  
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• More bad news for Apple: iPhone is weakening overseas, claims analyst

  13-12-2018 17:39 via zdnet.com
  $250 billion has been wiped off Apple's market cap since November 1, which, to put it into context, is more than the market cap of Verizon.
  
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• Uber aware cars were “routinely in accidents” just days before fatal accident

  13-12-2018 17:20
  
  Leaked email reveals Uber was told of cars’ shortcomings just days before a woman was killed in Arizona
  
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• ​Major China company, Alibaba, joins Open Invention Network patent protection group

  13-12-2018 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Alibaba and Ant Financial are trying to cool things off in the Sino-US intellectual property wars by joining the pro-Linux Open Invention Network patent protection organization.
  
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• Infographic: SMBs and the Cloud

  13-12-2018 15:58 via zdnet.com
  How integral is the Cloud to smaller businesses? Very.
  
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• ​MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux?

  13-12-2018 15:49 via zdnet.com
  Yes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won't. Here's why.
  
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• Over half of Brazil's population exposed in security incident

  13-12-2018 15:36 via zdnet.com
  Records of 120 million taxpayers have been openly available online for weeks, according to experts.
  
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• Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves

  13-12-2018 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The online retailer has teamed up with police in New Jersey to fight parcel theft with dummy packages.
  
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• Most important tech innovations of 2018: From cancer detection to 3D metal printing

  13-12-2018 15:35
  
  It’s not all fake news and pilfered data: Tech’s titanic contribution to 2018
  
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• Can't find data scientists? Don't worry about it

  13-12-2018 15:29 via zdnet.com
  New study says five factors are democratizing data science, potentially easing the talent shortage.
  
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• Scientists discover genetic key to red hair

  13-12-2018 15:16
  
  A recent study reveals previously unknown genetic characteristics belonging to redheads, unravelling the mystery of our great hair colour
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Run Ubuntu Linux in an enhanced Hyper-V session

  13-12-2018 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft now makes Ubuntu Linux available as a preconfigured Hyper-V virtual machine. Here's how to set up your VM and avoid a few gotchas.
  
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• Survey: AI use grows among marketers, in spite of privacy concerns

  13-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Few are satisfied with the ability to balance personalization tools with privacy, according to a new survey from Salesforce.
  
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• Sage preps cloud acceleration plans for 2019

  13-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  We caught up with Nancy Harris, head of Sage's North America business, to talk about the company's pivot to SaaS as well as its product portfolio plans.
  
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• G-Type Keyboard for Pixel Slate hands-on: Brydge's solution perfects Google's tablet

  13-12-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The Google Pixel Slate was released with a couple of keyboard options and the one from Brydge is clearly the best option, with a lower price too.
  
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• She'd just had a stillborn child. Tech companies wouldn't let her forget it

  13-12-2018 14:46 via zdnet.com
  A woman pleads with tech companies like Facebook and Twitter to stop serving her ads to intensify her grief.
  
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• Shamoon malware destroys data at Italian oil and gas company

  13-12-2018 14:33 via zdnet.com
  About a tenth of Saipem's IT infrastructure infected with infamous data-wiping Shamoon malware.
  
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• Samsung unveils new Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1: Bigger size, better battery

  13-12-2018 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Samsung refreshes Notebook 9 Pen for creative pros with a new S Pen and an additional 15-inch model.
  
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• GE plans to launch independent industrial IoT company, unloads ServiceMax: Too little, too late?

  13-12-2018 14:13 via zdnet.com
  GE said it will launch an independently run industrial Internet of things company, but will need a new CEO as Bill Ruh will depart. Can GE's latest industrial IoT effort succeed?
  
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• DeepRacer: Will Amazon's own programmable toy car interest you in AI?

  13-12-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  It's the type of toy you might have had dreams about as a child, or perhaps last night: A little race car you can teach to drive itself. What you might need to learn first about DeepRacer is quite a hill for anyone to climb.
  
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• Razer faces backlash after asking gamers to mine cryptocurrency for rewards

  13-12-2018 13:53 via zdnet.com
  SoftMiner promises store credit in return for cryptocurrency mining -- but users have spotted the hidden costs.
  
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• Grieving mother taunted by Facebook baby adverts

  13-12-2018 13:33
  
  The mother of a stillborn son has criticised tech companies’ online ads for their insensitivity
  
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• Apple to create $1bn Texas base

  13-12-2018 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The company says it expects to become Austin's biggest private employer.
  
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• Amazon delivery thieves beware: Cops plant GPS trackers in fake parcels

  13-12-2018 13:21 via zdnet.com
  New Jersey police team up with Amazon to deliver fake parcels containing GPS-tracking devices.
  
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• Scientists to replace drones with bees

  13-12-2018 13:07
  
  Unbeelievable scenes: Bees are being used to solve drones’ battery woes
  
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• Computational breeding: Can AI offer an alternative to genetically modified crops?

  13-12-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Predictive science may be able to supercharge crop breeding and reduce reliance on genetic modification.
  
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• Uber told self-drive cars unsafe days before accident

  13-12-2018 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A leaked email sent to Uber bosses by a staff member arrived days before a car hit and killed a pedestrian.
  
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• In 2019, a new blockchain will fix how we buy and sell green energy

  13-12-2018 12:46
  
  Innovation in the energy sector is slow, but the decentralised management of green power will bring about major change in the blink of an eye
  
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• Grace Millane: New Zealand anger over Google naming murder suspect

  13-12-2018 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Google named the man accused of killing UK backpacker Grace Millane in an email, which could be illegal.
  
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• Bieber fans help YouTube Rewind become 'most disliked'

  13-12-2018 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Beliebers voting against YouTube Rewind seem to have helped the video rack up negative feedback.
  
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• ​2019 security threats? Expect Iranian 'kittens' to follow the money

  13-12-2018 12:04 via zdnet.com
  The resumption of sanctions against Iran means the US financial sector faces renewed threats.
  
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• AriseBank execs forced to pay $2.7 million to settle SEC charges of cryptocurrency fraud

  13-12-2018 11:57 via zdnet.com
  The organization claimed to operate a unique, decentralized bank via the blockchain.
  
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• Apple plans new $1bn campus plus big US job growth

  13-12-2018 11:57 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone giant is to spend $1bn and add 5,000 new jobs in Texas, plus more jobs in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City.
  
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• Opera for Android becomes an Ethereum 'blockchain browser'

  13-12-2018 11:08 via zdnet.com
  Opera hopes to make cryptocurrency more than just a speculative asset.
  
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• NASA's Parker Solar Probe just took its closest EVER picture of the sun

  13-12-2018 10:59
  
  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is playing with fire
  
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• Lazada CEO steps down after nine months on job

  13-12-2018 10:51 via zdnet.com
  In a move the e-commerce operator has described as a "leadership succession plan", Lucy Peng has been replaced by company veteran Pierre Poignant just months after she was appointed CEO in March 2018.
  
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• Accenture intends to acquire Adaptly in social media marketing push

  13-12-2018 10:44 via zdnet.com
  Adaptly focuses on ad content delivery based on social contexts.
  
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• WordPress plugs bug that led to Google indexing some user passwords

  13-12-2018 10:06 via zdnet.com
  WordPress 5.0.1 also fixes seven security vulnerabilities.
  
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