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• CES 2019: Las Vegas and Los Angeles see 5G as a game changer for smart cities

  10-01-2019 23:09 via zdnet.com
  AT&T is working with Los Angeles and Las Vegas on multiple smart cities projects, with the two cities saying 5G will bring even more opportunities.
  
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• PC sales stumble in Q4 amid CPU shortages, China trade war

  10-01-2019 23:02 via zdnet.com
  IDC and Gartner market share stats illustrate how trade wars and CPU shortages hurt fourth quarter sales for PC makers.
  
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• Government shutdown: TLS certificates not renewed, many websites are down

  10-01-2019 22:15 via zdnet.com
  Over 80 government websites are down after TLS certificates expired and there's nobody on hand to renew them.
  
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• Malware found preinstalled on some Alcatel smartphones

  10-01-2019 19:54 via zdnet.com
  Malware was also available inside an official Alcatel app available through the Google Play Store.
  
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• New Linux Systemd security holes uncovered

  10-01-2019 19:35 via zdnet.com
  Systemd, the popular but controversial Linux system and service manager, has three recently discovered security holes. Patches for them are already ready to go.
  
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• CES 2019: Skin printer wipes years from your face

  10-01-2019 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Procter & Gamble has developed a handheld device that precisely covers blemishes.
  
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• Impressions #1 (2019): Random thoughts on the customer-facing world in the new year

  10-01-2019 18:44 via zdnet.com
  I have a lot on my mind. Some of it wouldn't make a PG-13 rating. What is here will, and they are small observations about our industry to begin the new year. E-commerce, business as a force for change, vendor movements, B2B, B2C, the best acquisitions, and, of course, the inimitable Steven Wright.
  
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• CES disqualified this women's sex toy for not being a robot. Is it?

  10-01-2019 17:49 via zdnet.com
  It was a huge blunder on the part of CES organizers. Does CTA's flimsy technical reasoning hold up?
  
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• Singtel plugs in with Geneco to offer electricity service plans

  10-01-2019 17:31 via zdnet.com
  Singapore telco partners energy provider Geneco to resell electricity to consumers in the country, following in the footsteps of two other local carriers M1 and StarHub.
  
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• CES 2019: Cortana's gone underground, but Microsoft is not out of the virtual assistant game

  10-01-2019 17:21 via zdnet.com
  Cortana was a no-show at CES 2019 this week. But Microsoft's Virtual Assistant Accelerator, which lets customers build their own personalized digital assistants, racked up a few big wins.
  
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• Google backed on limiting search results over right to be forgotten

  10-01-2019 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The search engine giant sought to limit the law's scope, after France asked for a global extension.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S10 unveiling is February 20 and all it has to do is save the smartphone industry

  10-01-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  No pressure Samsung, but this Galaxy S10 launch better be good, foldable and entice the masses coming off a dud of CES 2019 to break out their wallets for a wee bit of innovation.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S10 unveiling is Feb. 20 and all it has to do is save the smartphone industry

  10-01-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  No pressure Samsung, but this Galaxy S10 launch better be good, foldable and entice the masses coming off a dud of CES 2019 to break out their wallets for a wee bit of innovation.
  
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• Macy's reports weak holiday sales, drags down retail sector

  10-01-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The retailer's disappointing guidance update sent retail stocks tumbling across the board, with Kohl's, Target and Nordstrom all experiencing declines in Thursday trading.
  
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• Samsung to announce the Galaxy S10 on Feb. 20

  10-01-2019 16:20 via zdnet.com
  The invite hints that we could see more than the S10 at the event.
  
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• Watch out MongoDB: AWS launches fully-managed document database service

  10-01-2019 15:50 via zdnet.com
  Amazon DocumentDB fully-managed document database service supports MongoDB workloads.
  
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• CVs containing sensitive info of over 202 million Chinese users left exposed online

  10-01-2019 15:50 via zdnet.com
  Data appears to have originated from a data scraping app that collected resumes from Chinese job portals.
  
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• Facebook warns devs: Google's Android SMS limits hitting passwordless sign-in tool

  10-01-2019 15:46 via zdnet.com
  Facebook urges developers to remove SMS permissions from Android apps that rely on its Account Kit for passwordless sign-in.
  
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• HP teams with PayPal for launch of new Engage POS system, eyes SMB market growth

  10-01-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  HP said the new Engage One Prime POS system is optimized for SMBs in retail and hospitality.
  
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• Neiman Marcus agrees to $1.5 million data breach settlement

  10-01-2019 14:51 via zdnet.com
  Neiman Marcus credit cards were accessed fraudulently, exposing customer information.
  
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• CES 2019: RaceFit suit shows you how to exercise

  10-01-2019 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The RaceFit suit uses sensors to track and analyse your movements as you exercise.
  
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• Over 65s 'more likely' to share fake news on Facebook

  10-01-2019 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A study found age was the best predictor of whether someone would pass around dodgy news stories.
  
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• Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine'

  10-01-2019 13:48 via zdnet.com
  Windows sysadmins wake up on Wednesday with an almighty Patch Tuesday headache.
  
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• Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, bricks legit 'Not genuine' PCs

  10-01-2019 13:48 via zdnet.com
  Windows sysadmins wake up on Wednesday with an almighty Patch Tuesday headache.
  
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• This Trojan attack adds a backdoor to your Windows PC to steal data

  10-01-2019 13:41 via zdnet.com
  Hacking group TA505 is distributing a brand new form of malware – and using it to target banks and retailers.
  
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• Hyatt Hotels launches bug bounty program

  10-01-2019 13:40 via zdnet.com
  The company has turned to external help to prevent data breaches from ever affecting its properties again.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica parent firm SCL Elections fined over data refusal

  10-01-2019 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A US professor demanded that the company hand over personal data which it held on him.
  
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• Iranian hackers suspected in worldwide DNS hijacking campaign

  10-01-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  Mysterious group hijacks DNS records to reshape and hijack a company's internal traffic to steal login credentials.
  
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• What happens when the cops get hit with malware, too?

  10-01-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  Victims of ransomware turn to the police after being attacked by cyber criminals - but what happens when it's the police who get hit with file-locking malware?
  
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• OXO International discloses data breach, customer data over two years impacted

  10-01-2019 12:38 via zdnet.com
  A Magecart attack is suspected.
  
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• Why the UK's porn block is one of the worst ideas ever

  10-01-2019 12:23
  
  The UK government has a plan to stop children and teenagers seeing porn on the internet. Here are all the problems with it
  
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• Cisco warns: Patch now or risk your security appliance choking on single rogue email

  10-01-2019 12:17 via zdnet.com
  One bad email could crash your Cisco email security appliance and keep it down as it tries to process the same email over and again.
  
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• The first rule of digital transformation? Don't talk about digital transformation

  10-01-2019 12:16 via zdnet.com
  Attempts to rethink business culture will take more than just buzzwords.
  
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• CES 2019: Can brands be trusted in the data age?

  10-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  As people wake up to the risks of data collection, some companies at CES are trying to convince consumers they can be responsible stewards of their personal data.
  
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• SingHealth breach review recommends remedies that should already be basic security policies

  10-01-2019 10:01 via zdnet.com
  Review committee also finds IT staff to be lacking in cybersecurity awareness and resources and SingHealth's network misconfigured with security vulnerabilities. which helped hackers succeed in breaching its systems.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Cambridge Analytica parent SCL Elections fined for refusal to hand over data

  10-01-2019 08:48
  
  Administrators pleaded guilty on the day of the SCLE hearing, there's evidence that exercise could protect against Alzheimer’s and dementia
  
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• CES 2019: The lightsaber you can strike with force

  10-01-2019 08:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Star Wars inspired toy on show at CES can take a pounding but does not come cheap.
  
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• The EU doesn't really have a plan to stop its elections being hacked

  10-01-2019 07:00
  
  As May's European Parliament elections loom, attention is turning to election hacking, disinformation and, inevitably, Russia. There's no central EU plan for preventing democracy being subverted. Each of the EU's 27 has to simultaneously protect itself
  
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• On the blockchain, anyone can be an art dealer

  10-01-2019 07:00
  
  Digital trading means that more and more people can buy and sell artworks
  
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• Inside Bill Browder's blood money battle with Vladimir Putin

  10-01-2019 07:00
  
  Bill Browder's Hermitage Capital Management was one of Russia's largest foreign portfolio investors. Now Vladimir Putin wants him in jail. But the American-born British citizen keeps following paper trails to expose Russia's money laundering
  
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• How big data can help solve the UK's housing crisis (no, really)

  10-01-2019 07:00
  
  Digitisation will see the property market's power balance shift away from big companies in favour of customers – leading to the eviction of outdated practices
  
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• CES 2019: Amazon and Google voice assistants carve up CES

  10-01-2019 05:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The rivalry between Amazon and Google's voice assistants is in full swing at the Las Vegas tech show.
  
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• CES 2019: Amazon and Google Assistant carve up tech expo

  10-01-2019 05:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The rivalry between Amazon and Google's voice assistants is in full swing at the Las Vegas tech show.
  
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• Google Public DNS gets DNS-over-TLS treatment

  10-01-2019 04:08 via zdnet.com
  New mode for 8.8.8.8 to help keep DNS queries private, except from Google.
  
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• VPN services: The ultimate guide to protecting your data on the internet

  10-01-2019 02:38 via zdnet.com
  Whether you're in the office or on the road, a VPN is still one of the best ways to protect yourself on the big, bad internet.
  
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• Nvidia partners with Mercedes-Benz to develop new automotive AI platform

  10-01-2019 02:10
  
  The Mercedes-Benz of the future could be controlled by an onboard Nvidia supercomputer
  
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• YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout

  10-01-2019 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the social media superstars who are increasingly suffering from mental health problems.
  
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• CES 2019: Telstra confirms 5G smartphones by mid-2019

  10-01-2019 01:15 via zdnet.com
  Telstra has announced multiple agreements to offer commercial 5G smartphones to customers in the first half of 2019.
  
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• ANU successfully measures light for quantum internet data transfer

  10-01-2019 01:13 via zdnet.com
  The quantum internet will require fast-moving data and the Australian National University believes it has found a way to measure information stored in light particles which will pave the way for a safe "data superhighway".
  
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• Meetings suck and bad ones will cost enterprises $399 billion in 2019, says Doodle

  10-01-2019 01:00 via zdnet.com
  When someone gives you an hour of your life back by canceling a meeting give them a hug. It's a small way to claw back the 24 billion hours lost to meetings this year.
  
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