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• Brazilian IT firm Tivit suffers data leak

  14-12-2018 22:51 via zdnet.com
  Phishing attack caused exposure of data from 19 clients such as ERP firm SAP and insurance company Zurich.
  
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• Bing recommends piracy tutorial when searching for Office 2019

  14-12-2018 21:58 via zdnet.com
  Oh, Bing! Not again!
  
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• GE's new industrial IoT software business: What it means for customers

  14-12-2018 19:57 via zdnet.com
  With GE's new standalone software business, the company has given the clearest signal yet that running a successful software business is very different from running an industrial conglomerate.
  
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• Facebook Portal video chat device is 25% off for a limited time

  14-12-2018 17:57 via zdnet.com
  In addition to the discount, Facebook has announced it is adding a web browser and Instant Games to its Portal video chat devices.
  
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• MIT grads weather out solution to forecast issues

  14-12-2018 17:51
  
  This new software could be answer to changeable British summers
  
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• AMD partners Singapore university to launch AI lab

  14-12-2018 17:47 via zdnet.com
  Chipmaker teams up with Nanyang Technological University to set up a S$4.8 million (US$3.5 million) lab aimed at building up local skillsets in data science and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Were Taylor Swift fans tracked at her gig?

  14-12-2018 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A stadium in LA confirms it uses facial recognition technology at pop concerts.
  
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• New Facebook bug exposed millions of photos

  14-12-2018 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Photos of up to 6.8 million Facebook users, including ones they never posted, could be accessed.
  
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• Microsoft's Notes and Tasks strategy explained

  14-12-2018 17:22 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Notes and Tasks (NoTa) team is 'in the business of giving people's brains more storage space.' Here's how they're working to fulfill that goal.
  
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• Facebook bug exposed private photos of 6.8 million users

  14-12-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers could have had accessed the private photos of 6.8 million users.
  
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• Best tech products of 2018: The year’s most tech-cellent devices

  14-12-2018 16:45
  
  From VR to fitness trackers and beyond, we’ve rounded up the best tech of 2018
  
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• Signal: We can't include a backdoor in our app for the Australian government

  14-12-2018 16:09 via zdnet.com
  The Signal app's design and open source code policy makes this impossible.
  
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• Best Netflix Christmas films 2018: Get festive with our films of the season

  14-12-2018 16:09
  
  From the life-affirming to the downright saccharine, we’ve rounded up the best Christmas films on Netflix for 2018
  
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• Doogee S80 hands-on: A waterproof, rugged walkie-talkie phone

  14-12-2018 15:41 via zdnet.com
  Rugged phones from Doogee get better and better -- and its latest S80 waterproof phone does not disappoint at all.
  
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• Samsung tech to make the next iPhone better and cheaper

  14-12-2018 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Not only will the switch to touch-integrated flexible OLED panels help to make the next iPhone thinner, but it should also be cheaper (for Apple at any rate).
  
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• Crick Scientists Crack CRISPR editing

  14-12-2018 15:33
  
  A team of researchers have just figured out how to play god, mastering the editing of DNA
  
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• Microsoft dual-screen folding device shown in latest patent

  14-12-2018 15:25 via zdnet.com
  Hinged device has two screens and a pop-up button.
  
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• How to talk to a cloud

  14-12-2018 14:45 via zdnet.com
  How do speech-to-text Natural Language Understanding (NLU) advantages run by systems administrators for users on the front end help manage cloud resources more effectively?
  
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• Fancy Bear exploits Brexit to target government groups with Zebrocy Trojan

  14-12-2018 14:41 via zdnet.com
  A number of former USSR nation states are also on the target list.
  
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• IBM protects your cloud container data running under Kubernetes with encryption

  14-12-2018 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Protecting your live data on the cloud is a real worry. IBM suggests, "Why not encrypt it?"
  
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• ​Windows 10: Microsoft vows to fix privacy dashboard confusion

  14-12-2018 14:11 via zdnet.com
  But no commitment to changing the default setting for diagnostics data from "Full" to "Basic".
  
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• ​Microsoft wants AI to predict if your Windows PCs will get malware

  14-12-2018 13:38 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft wants new models to predict when Windows machines need extra protection from malware.
  
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• Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed

  14-12-2018 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter must reveal the identity behind two parody accounts, the high court rules.
  
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• Tony Colston-Hayter: Brighton fraud machine maker jailed

  14-12-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  "Audacious" Tony Colston-Hayter used the device to con people out of more than £500,000, police said.
  
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• How one hacked laptop led to an entire network being compromised

  14-12-2018 12:28 via zdnet.com
  One worker clicking on the wrong link at the wrong time resulted in a major security breach.
  
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• Tumblr returns to App Store after porn ban

  14-12-2018 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network has returned to Apple's app store after revealing plans to ban adult content.
  
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• Calling all drone pilots: Why Finland's military is turning to civilian fliers for help

  14-12-2018 12:14 via zdnet.com
  With an 830-mile border with Russia and as Europe's most forested country, it's understandable that Finland's interest in drone tech is growing fast.
  
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• Rip-off broadband: Millions of people wasting money on overpriced contracts

  14-12-2018 11:24 via zdnet.com
  Ofcom launches broadband pricing review and plans to force companies to alert customers to best deal available.
  
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• Our heroes of 2018: Podcast 397

  14-12-2018 11:19
  
  We pick our heroes of 2018 and look back on all the big stories from the first six months of the year in science, tech and business
  
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• Virgin Galactic just reached the edge of space

  14-12-2018 10:49
  
  One small step for man, one giant leap for space tourism
  
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• A data breakthrough reveals how huge crowds move at speed

  14-12-2018 10:38
  
  The world's largest ever dataset based on real life crowds could help public spaces become less congested and keep us safe in the process
  
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• Trump, Google, United Nations are among 2018's worst password offenders

  14-12-2018 09:51 via zdnet.com
  Some of the biggest names in politics and tech are responsible for this year's worst security gaffes.
  
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• Friday briefing: Google says it won't sell AI facial recognition services

  14-12-2018 08:44
  
  Google says that it will hold off on selling facial recognition tech until it can ensure that it won't be abused, a phishing campaign has compromised SMS-based two-factor authentication
  
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• Save the Children Foundation duped by hackers into paying out $1 million

  14-12-2018 08:27 via zdnet.com
  The fraudsters broke into an email account to launch an elaborate scheme designed to scam the charity.
  
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• Why is Elon Musk dressed as a flamethrower-wielding angel?

  14-12-2018 07:00
  
  The icons of the modern pantheon have been immortalised in digital marble, thanks to AR artist Sebastian Errazuriz
  
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• The vigilante detectives tracking down crowdfunding scams

  14-12-2018 07:00
  
  The final line of defence against dodgy crowdfunding campaigns could be 90,000 Redditors
  
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• Police use of AI is on the rise – but transparency isn't keeping up

  14-12-2018 07:00
  
  More than half of UK police forces plan to invest in AI by 2020, but awareness of its current limitations has made officials reluctant to talk about its use
  
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• On Reddit, vigilante detectives are uncovering crowdfunding scams

  14-12-2018 07:00
  
  The final line of defence against dodgy crowdfunding campaigns could be 90,000 Redditors
  
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• How Will Shu turned Deliveroo into the firm Uber wants to eat

  14-12-2018 07:00
  
  Deliveroo founder Will Shu had to adjust his management style as the company went global
  
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• Logitech app security flaw allowed keystroke injection attacks

  14-12-2018 06:50 via zdnet.com
  Google security researchers shame Logitech into releasing security update for insecure app.
  
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• Half of UK homes could get faster broadband

  14-12-2018 06:00 via bbc.co.uk
  New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available.
  
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• NBN says 1.3 percent of FttN lines sit below 25Mbps after co-existence ends

  14-12-2018 03:18 via zdnet.com
  The company has also revealed that it has purchased 27,600 kilometres of copper cable.
  
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• ​Tech giants appear compliant with Australia's anti-avoidance tax law

  14-12-2018 02:56 via zdnet.com
  First corporate tax transparency report reflecting Australia's Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law shows tech giants coughing up to the ATO.
  
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• Subtitle piracy: Will it be enforced in Australia?

  14-12-2018 01:55 via zdnet.com
  Roadshow has argued that pirated subtitle files infringe the copyright of literary works of screenplays.
  
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• ​They said it couldn't be done: Commonwealth Bank gives in to Apple Pay

  14-12-2018 01:50 via zdnet.com
  The bank's iPhone-using customers can now remove that PayTag sticker Commonwealth Bank had previously been touting as sufficient.
  
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• Talking horses and perfect faces: The rise of virtual celebrities

  14-12-2018 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  From animated YouTubers to computer-generated Instagram models, new meaning is being given to the term 'manufactured personality'.
  
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• Five Eyes alliance reportedly looping in Germany, Japan against China

  14-12-2018 01:29 via zdnet.com
  Chinese foreign interference is causing the Five Eyes intelligence alliance between the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand to expand informally to other nations, according to Reuters.
  
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• Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone

  14-12-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The biggest obstacle to delivery drones isn't technology, it's regulation and public acceptance.
  
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• Telstra and Lexus announce trial of 4G car safety communication tech

  14-12-2018 01:04 via zdnet.com
  Telstra, Lexus Australia, and the Victorian government will trial 4G car safety communication technologies that allow cars to 'talk' to each other.
  
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• Backpack bees give farmers a weather buzz and other news

  14-12-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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