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• What will you get with a Microsoft 365 consumer subscription?

  19-12-2018 22:08 via zdnet.com
  After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include.
  
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• Microsoft releases security update for new IE zero-day

  19-12-2018 21:06 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft releases out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer zero-day discovered by Google threat analysts.
  
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• Sensored to death: How machine learning in the cloud will destroy all privacy

  19-12-2018 20:52 via zdnet.com
  The combination of IoT sensors and data lakes become a powerful tool for pattern analysis, but has serious privacy implications for the consumer and the employee in the workplace.
  
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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build paves the way for new Sandbox feature

  19-12-2018 20:05 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 19H1 Build 18305 adds support for a new sandbox feature for isolating potentially suspicious apps, plus several other new security, user interface and updates and fixes.
  
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• My experience with Google Fi on an iPhone isn't off to a good start

  19-12-2018 19:46 via zdnet.com
  I wanted to test out Apple's iPhone on Google's wireless service, but the experience has been nothing short of frustrating.
  
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• Machine learning helps mortgage provider with its digital transformation

  19-12-2018 18:52 via zdnet.com
  Robotic process automation, advanced data modeling, and predictive analytics also part of a strategy to enhance the business.
  
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• 3M buys M*Modal's technology assets to expand healthcare business

  19-12-2018 18:44 via zdnet.com
  3M said the deal has a total enterprise value of $1.0 billion.
  
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• New attack intercepts keystrokes via graphics libraries

  19-12-2018 18:22 via zdnet.com
  Attack can guess text input from both hardware and on-screen keyboards alike.
  
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• Facebook fakes the blur with AI to make VR more real

  19-12-2018 18:12 via zdnet.com
  Facebook Reality Labs researchers used a modified convolutional neural network to create the impression of selective blur inside virtual reality scenes to make things a bit more real. They're now releasing the code, DeepFocus, as open source.
  
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• Inside the Raspberry Pi: The story of the $35 computer that changed the world

  19-12-2018 18:09 via zdnet.com
  The co-creators of the credit-card-sized board reveal the many challenges they overcame to build the breakthrough machine.
  
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• Microsoft's new Office app for Windows 10 is coming to all Office users for free

  19-12-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is replacing its existing 'My Office' app with a new Office app for Windows 10 -- a Progressive Web App which will be available to all Office users 'soon.'
  
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• Uber loses latest legal bid over driver rights

  19-12-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The Court of Appeal upholds a ruling that Uber drivers should be classed as workers, not self-employed.
  
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• Cryptocoin mining malware grew 4,000 percent in 2018

  19-12-2018 17:12 via zdnet.com
  2018 was the year of malicious cryptocurrency miners. And PCs and laptops were not the only target.
  
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• PSA: Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends soon

  19-12-2018 16:51 via zdnet.com
  If you've been putting off getting your iPhone battery replaced at a discounted rate, time is running out.
  
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• Judges rule against Uber in landmark gig economy lawsuit

  19-12-2018 16:41
  
  The ruling from the Court of Appeals is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Uber and its workers
  
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• IRS Linux move delayed by lingering Oracle Solaris systems

  19-12-2018 16:27 via zdnet.com
  A recent Treasury audit report revealed an IRS IT move from Solaris to Linux was delayed due to gross incompetence.
  
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• Nasa hack exposes space agency staff's data

  19-12-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The US space agency says cyber-thieves may have compromised two of its computer servers.
  
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• This business email scam spreads Trojans through Google Cloud storage

  19-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Financial firms and services are being actively targeted in the UK and US.
  
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• First look: Drobo 8D Thunderbolt 3 direct-attached RAID array

  19-12-2018 14:46 via zdnet.com
  It's bigger, faster, and has more capacity than any previous direct-attached Drobo. But it's the first since the company was bought out by StorCentric. Is this new box still really a Drobo? Read and find out.
  
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• This is Google's sleeker, smaller, lighter Street View Trekker 360 degree camera kit

  19-12-2018 14:44 via zdnet.com
  Google gives its Street View Trekker a hardware upgrade and redesign.
  
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• Hackers have earned $1.7 million so far from trading data stolen from US gov payment portals

  19-12-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  User payment data was stolen from local Click2Gov government systems in US cities.
  
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• Goodbye iPhone XR: Signal strength and size bring me back to the iPhone XS

  19-12-2018 14:20 via zdnet.com
  In my quest to find the perfect iPhone for myself, I switched back to the Apple iPhone XS after testing the XS Max and XR. It all came down to a couple key elements.
  
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• Elon Musk launches high-speed underground tunnel

  19-12-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The prototype underground tunnel is designed to transport cars at speeds of up to 150mph.
  
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• Facebook's data-sharing deals exposed

  19-12-2018 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A probe into private messages and other user data says firms had more access than they requested.
  
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• Cloudera Machine Learning release takes cloud-native path

  19-12-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  By updating its Data Science Workbench with a new edition to run on Kubernetes clusters, is it opening the door toward a broader cloud-native transformation for its product portfolio?
  
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• Huawei evaluates options for consumer operations in Brazil

  19-12-2018 13:57 via zdnet.com
  The company needs a local partner to resume sales of mobiles and other products.
  
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• 2018’s most shocking statistics

  19-12-2018 13:28
  
  90.5% of plastic waste has never been recycled
  
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• Privacy no more: How machine learning in the cloud will strip us naked

  19-12-2018 13:17 via zdnet.com
  The combination of IoT sensors and data lakes become a powerful tool for pattern analysis, but has serious privacy implications for the consumer and the employee in the workplace.
  
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• Facebook defends giving tech giants access to extensive user data

  19-12-2018 13:01 via zdnet.com
  In a story which unfortunately just keeps giving, Facebook has yet again awarded us with a privacy scandal worthy of note.
  
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• The yearly roundup: Most important tech and business stories of 2018

  19-12-2018 12:49
  
  Enduring tales from the world of tech and business in 2018
  
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• Watch researchers remotely brick a server by corrupting its BMC & UEFI firmware

  19-12-2018 12:30 via zdnet.com
  Attack is only a proof-of-concept, but one that can be as damaging as ransomware or disk-wiping malware.
  
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• 'A very, very bad thing': This is what a no-deal Brexit means for tech companies and jobs

  19-12-2018 12:10 via zdnet.com
  Tech companies are worried about data flows, staffing and investment in the event of a no-deal departure from Europe.
  
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• 'A very, very bad thing': This is what a no-deal Brexit looks like for the tech industry

  19-12-2018 12:10 via zdnet.com
  Tech companies are worried about data flows, staffing and investment in the event of a no-deal departure from Europe.
  
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• Paradigm shift: Can anyone be a robotics programmer with sensor-embedded clothes

  19-12-2018 12:01 via zdnet.com
  One company's quest to democratize robotics integration by taking programmers out of the loop.
  
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• Worst tech products of 2018

  19-12-2018 11:58
  
  Some tech is destined to be used as a doorstop
  
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• New 4G and 5G spectrum auction aims to fix rural mobile not-spots

  19-12-2018 11:29 via zdnet.com
  Nearly half of all rural homes have access to poor or no mobile coverage.
  
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• Google sabotaged Edge, hints former Microsoft intern

  19-12-2018 11:16
  
  Google throttled Edge’s performance with routine website tweaks, suggests intern
  
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• How to know if a bot has sent an email from your account

  19-12-2018 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Adding a fake email address to your account could alert you if a bot has access to your account.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils prototype high-speed LA transport tunnel

  19-12-2018 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The entrepreneur says his system will see modified electric cars travel at high speed underground.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: EU diplomatic communications infiltrated by hackers

  19-12-2018 08:34
  
  Hackers lurked on EU systems for years following a phishing attack, Twitter harassment disproportionately targets black women
  
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• Vanuatu uses drones to deliver vaccines to remote island

  19-12-2018 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Vital medicines are flown to a remote Vanuatu village in what will now become a regular service.
  
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• Twitch streamers are breaking their bodies for clicks and views

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  Streamers often play games for hours at a time, and are incentivised not to take breaks. Now, some are preaching a healthier work culture
  
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• The rise of monetised mothering will drive employment

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  Nurturing talent is all set to become a growth industry
  
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• Mustafa Suleyman: we must act now to avert automated war

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  In 2019, we will develop global arenas to manage the risks and realise the potential of artificial intelligence
  
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• In 2019, we’ll come together in the pursuit of ethical tech

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  In 2019, we will develop global arenas to manage the risks and realise the potential of artificial intelligence
  
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• Bit by antiquated bit, democracy is being replaced by crypto

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  In the coming years, the Alternocracy will emerge as the rule of law preferred by oligarchs and big business
  
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• Amazon's CTO on hiring, failure and continuously innovating

  19-12-2018 07:00
  
  At WIRED Smarter, we spoke to some of the leading figures in business to get their take on how businesses can innovate effectively
  
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• ST Telemedia to build first Thailand data centre with joint venture partner

  19-12-2018 06:26 via zdnet.com
  Singapore's STT Telemedia Global Data Centres has unveiled plans to build a 75,000 square metre data centre in central Bangkok through a joint venture partnership with Thai industrial platform provider, TICON.
  
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• European Union diplomatic communications 'targeted by hackers'

  19-12-2018 06:25 via bbc.co.uk
  It involves thousands of messages in which diplomats discussed Trump, trade and other issues.
  
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• Cloud and automation allows Ticketek to sell thousands of tickets at once

  19-12-2018 04:33 via zdnet.com
  Automation will allow for smooth ticket-selling when Ticketek's traffic spikes from essentially zero to 300,000 for 'hot shows'.
  
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