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• One-fourth of corporate data now in the cloud

  20-12-2018 23:41 via zdnet.com
  Survey of database sites conducted in partnership with Amazon Web Services reveals preference for a hybrid approach to cloud.
  
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• US charges 'China government hackers'

  20-12-2018 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The US unveils criminal charges against hackers said to be connected to China's intelligence service.
  
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• Francesco Molinari: How The Open winner is using technology to help his game

  20-12-2018 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Italian golfer Francesco Molinari, named as BBC World Sports Star of the Year, says he "wouldn't be as good without the help of technology".
  
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• Google reveals the wonders of being Home Alone

  20-12-2018 19:59 via zdnet.com
  A new ad for Google Home recreates Macaulay Culkin's famous predicament in the movie. But is it also a portent of the future?
  
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• Law enforcement shut down DDoS booters ahead of annual Christmas DDoS attacks

  20-12-2018 19:56 via zdnet.com
  Law enforcement launch preemptive strike to shut down some of the DDoS services that may be abused to attack gaming services over the Christmas holiday.
  
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• The upcoming smartphones of 2019

  20-12-2018 17:54
  
  The big devices you need to keep an eye on next year
  
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• Autodesk buys BuildingConnected for $275 million

  20-12-2018 17:51 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition is part of Autodesk's push into the $10 trillion construction industry.
  
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• US charges two Chinese nationals for hacking cloud providers, NASA, the US Navy

  20-12-2018 17:38 via zdnet.com
  The two Chinese nationals were members of the infamous APT10 cyber-espionage group, DOJ said.
  
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• Gatwick Airport: Drones ground flights

  20-12-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of passengers are affected by "deliberate" disruption at the airport.
  
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• Latin America suffers 1 billion malware attacks in 2018

  20-12-2018 17:15 via zdnet.com
  Occurrences are up 14.5 percent on last year, according to research.
  
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• An insanely useful Alexa trick for all you Christmas cooks

  20-12-2018 16:42 via zdnet.com
  Have you ever used Alexa's named timers? If not, you're in for a treat.
  
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• Linux Mint 19.1: The better-than-ever Linux desktop

  20-12-2018 16:38 via zdnet.com
  The new Linux Mint is another step forward in what's already an outstanding Linux desktop distribution.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa user accesses stranger's chats

  20-12-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who requested access to the chats Amazon had recorded was sent audio files from a stranger.
  
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• The AI chip unicorn that's about to revolutionize everything has computational Graph at its Core

  20-12-2018 15:46 via zdnet.com
  AI is the most disruptive technology of our lifetimes, and AI chips are the most disruptive infrastructure for AI. By that measure, the impact of what Graphcore is about to massively unleash in the world is beyond description. Here is how pushing the boundaries of Moore's Law with IPUs works, and how it compares to today's state of the art on the hardware and software level. Should incumbent Nvidia worry, and users rejoice?
  
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• Corel buys Parallels for Windows on Mac play

  20-12-2018 15:43 via zdnet.com
  The deal combines a bevy of software assets that Corel plans to use to expand its crossplatform footprint.
  
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• 'Hack the Air Force' bug hunting challenge uncovers 120 flaws in websites and services

  20-12-2018 15:41 via zdnet.com
  Over $130,000 paid out to hackers for spotting flaws in Air Force IT systems.
  
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• The best Christmas adverts of 2018

  20-12-2018 15:34
  
  Some of the best festive adverts this year come from Twitter and KFC, bizarrely
  
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• How we captured Stella McCartney’s WIRED cover on a phone

  20-12-2018 15:28
  
  Stella McCartney’s work as an innovator working at the intersection of design and sustainability made her a perfect candidate to appear on the cover of WIRED. What made it really unique was that it was captured on a phone – The Google Pixel 3.
  
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• One month with the Google Pixel Slate: Productivity unhinged

  20-12-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  After testing the Pixel Slate for a month, my Pixelbook was sold on Swappa with my own $799 Slate arriving today. Chrome OS fans are sure to love the high quality, wonderful speakers, long battery life, and ability to use it as a tablet or a laptop.
  
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• BlackBerry Q3 gets boost from government contract momentum

  20-12-2018 15:19 via zdnet.com
  BlackBerry's Q3 highlights how the company's shift to the Internet of things and enterprise software is paying off.
  
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• Why PC-as-a-Service is the next big thing

  20-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Since traditional PC sales are shrinking -- and will continue to do so for the next decade or more -- what are PC vendors to do? Simply put, they need to sell buyers on PC-as-a-service (PCaaS). Here's why.
  
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• Why PC-as-a-Service is the coming thing

  20-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Since traditional PC sales are shrinking - and will continue to do so for the next decade or more - what are PC vendors to do? Simply put, they need to sell buyers on PC-as-a-service (PCaaS). Here's why.
  
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• Nokia denies leaking internal credentials in server snafu

  20-12-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Security researcher finds treasure trove of passwords and API keys on an internet-accessible etcd database.
  
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• NASA hacking scandal sees employees’ data leaked

  20-12-2018 14:57
  
  Servers at the space agency were compromised by unknown hackers
  
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• Researcher publishes PoC for new Windows zero-day

  20-12-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  This is the third Windows zero-day the researcher dumps online in the last five months.
  
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• Google Lens can now identify more than one billion products

  20-12-2018 14:41 via zdnet.com
  AI and image recognition means the camera is now the search box on your smartphone.
  
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• Why the Gatwick drones were so hard to stop

  20-12-2018 13:52
  
  Drones at Gatwick have disrupted flights and prompted a security incident. But can anything be done about the unmanned aerial vehicles flying near airports?
  
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• US announces more sanctions against Russians over 2016 election meddling

  20-12-2018 13:46 via zdnet.com
  US announces more sanctions on Russians connected with election interference and other 'malign activity'.
  
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• How to watch the best Christmas films for free

  20-12-2018 13:36
  
  From Elf to It’s A Wonderful Life, here’s how to watch the festive classics for free
  
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• Staff at Amazon's Swansea warehouse 'treated like robots'

  20-12-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A former worker also claims people were routinely sacked for not meeting "unrealistic targets".
  
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• Facebook granted Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft access to users’ personal data

  20-12-2018 12:50
  
  A new report suggests tech firms could access and delete users’ private messages
  
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• RFID tag arrays can be used to track a person's movement

  20-12-2018 12:30 via zdnet.com
  Cheap, washable, and battery-free RFID tags could form the basis for a new type of wearable sensor.
  
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• Elon Musk opens The Boring Company’s first underground tunnel

  20-12-2018 12:27
  
  Musk hopes to reinvent the LA commute, and his dream is now complete
  
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• Amazon: We sold tens of millions of Echo devices in 2018, and Alexa now has 70,000 skills

  20-12-2018 12:08 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's Alexa smart assistant grew massively over the past year thanks to Echo and thousands of integrations with third-party products.
  
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• Amazon Alexa, why aren't more people doing voice commerce?

  20-12-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Voice commerce still remains a small part of the e-commerce pie in the U.S. Should Amazon be worried?
  
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• Uber’s restarted self-driving car trials get green light

  20-12-2018 11:24
  
  They have a lot of trust to win back from previous fatal failures
  
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• Drones over Gatwick leave thousands delayed

  20-12-2018 10:55
  
  Drone sightings over one of the UK’s busiest airports have caused mass disruption
  
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• Hacker spoofing bypasses 2FA security in Gmail, targets secure email services

  20-12-2018 10:50 via zdnet.com
  Google, Yahoo, and ProtonMail accounts are being targeted in a new wave of phishing attacks.
  
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• Fortnite teen hackers 'earning thousands of pounds a week'

  20-12-2018 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Thieves sell hijacked accounts with in-demand skins online after locking out original owners.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Unauthorised drones suspend flights at Gatwick airport

  20-12-2018 08:41
  
  A pair of drones repeatedly entered Gatwick's airspace overnight, Facebook has explained its controversial messenger integrations
  
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• Chinese hackers tap into EU diplomatic communications network

  20-12-2018 07:50 via zdnet.com
  The critical COREU network in the bloc has been reportedly compromised by a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group, leading to the theft of internal cables.
  
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• The best WIRED long reads of 2018

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  From dark web hitmen to the race to save the banana and the inside story of the lawsuit that could bring down the gig economy, catch up on the biggest WIRED stories this year
  
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• In the hunt for aliens, scientists look again to the clouds of Venus

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  The idea of ping-pong sized organisms bobbing about in the cloud of Venus might sound ludicrous, but scientists aren't giving up hope of finding life in the unlikeliest of places
  
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• Get ready for the first Netflix of financial services

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  Fintech firms are on the brink of offering us a personalised menu of products rather than clunky one-size-fits-all services
  
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• Forget dot com, 2019 will finally be the year of weird domain names

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  More tailor-made domain name endings are on the rise
  
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• Facebook's plan to make its apps even more 'thumb-stopping'

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  In 2019, business everywhere will focus more on the 80 per cent of customers they don't have than the 20 per cent they do
  
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• Businesses not governments are leading the climate change fight

  20-12-2018 07:00
  
  This year's COP might have created a new "rule book" for tackling climate change but companies are showing they're one step ahead by taking action
  
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• Shamoon data-wiping malware believed to be the work of Iranian hackers

  20-12-2018 06:16 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say the Iranian hacker group APT33 is responsible for recent attacks in the Middle East and Europe.
  
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• Koh Young applies Fasoo's DRM to prevent against copycat products

  20-12-2018 03:27 via zdnet.com
  South Korea's largest data security vendor Fasoo has applied its enterprise DRM solution to semiconductor equipment vendor Koh Young Technology which has halted long-standing copycat issues, they said.
  
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• Prospective MYOB buyer drops offer price

  20-12-2018 03:24 via zdnet.com
  KKR & Co has gone in AU$0.40 per share cheaper than its initial offer.
  
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