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• Hacker 'BestBuy' sentenced to prison for operating Mirai DDoS botnet

  11-01-2019 21:14 via zdnet.com
  Hacker knocked an entire country's internet connection offline.
  
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• CES 2019: Qualcomm President Amon is convinced you’re going to be thrilled with 5G

  11-01-2019 21:00 via zdnet.com
  Qualcomm's president, Cristiano Amon, took some time at the Consumer Electronics Show to discuss how 5G cellular will amaze consumers. He also reflected on how AI processing on smartphones will become more prevalent.
  
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• Sprint rounds out CES 2019 with 5G call

  11-01-2019 20:51 via zdnet.com
  Working with Nokia and Qualcomm, Sprint has made a 5G data call on its live commercial network in San Diego, including streaming YouTube videos, making Skype video calls, and sending and receiving messages.
  
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• CES 2019: Intel details autonomous vehicle trial in Israel

  11-01-2019 20:17 via zdnet.com
  Intel is extending its autonomous driving trials in Israel to provide an entire mobility-as-a-service offering across car, software, platform, mapping, and safety mechanisms.
  
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• CES 2019: AI startup Eyeris will know your car from the inside-out

  11-01-2019 20:06 via zdnet.com
  Cars on the road know little about driver and passenger today except maybe whether the the person at the wheel is drowsy. Tomorrow's vehicle will have a total awareness of the cabin, claims AI startup Eyeris, using multiple cameras and convolutional neural networks.
  
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• CES 2019: Hunting down the big beasts of tech

  11-01-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Dave Lee goes on 'safari' in Las Vegas to find out what the tech giants are showing off.
  
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• Ockam provides easy to deploy identity, trust, and interoperability for IoT developers

  11-01-2019 19:12 via zdnet.com
  Internet of Things programmers aren't known for building identity, trust, and interoperability into their devices. Ockam wants to change that for once and for all -- with its new open-source SDK and services.
  
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• How to build a temporary green screen YouTube studio

  11-01-2019 18:14 via zdnet.com
  Life lessons, chroma key, and a little video distribution history all come together in this engaging article about how you can produce green screen video whether you've got a dedicated space or only the corner of a kitchen.
  
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• In 2019, predictive algorithms will start to make banking fair for all

  11-01-2019 18:00
  
  This year we will see a technology-led democratisation of access to capital for small businesses give new opportunities to every community
  
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• As more people get online, it'll be impossible to ignore injustices

  11-01-2019 18:00
  
  In 2019 it will be impossible to ignore the unequal distribution of education, wealth and justice. Rich and poor will discover more about how the other half lives
  
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• How to KonMari your digital life: Podcast 400

  11-01-2019 17:03
  
  The problem with YouTubers promoting mystery boxes, hacking the European elections and how to Marie Kondo your digital life
  
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• Facebook cybersecurity exec victim of swatting call

  11-01-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Prankster claimed exec had shot his wife, tied up his kids, and planted pipe bombs around the house.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 2019 plan: Play catch-up with Android

  11-01-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  If you're holding out on buying a new iPhone because you're expecting to see some serious innovation coming out of Cupertino in 2019, don't hold your breath.
  
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• Windows 10 Expert's Guide: Everything you need to know about BitLocker

  11-01-2019 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Encrypting every bit of data on a Windows 10 PC is a crucial security precaution. Every edition of Windows 10 includes strong encryption options, with business editions having the best set of management tools. Here's a hands-on guide.
  
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• CES 2019: Wristband 'can control' your body temperature

  11-01-2019 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek goes into sub-zero temperatures to test a wristband that can warm you up.
  
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• Microsoft's LinkedIn report card: Technology integration continues, but at a slow pace

  11-01-2019 16:12 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and its LinkedIn subsidiary are continuing to integrate on the productivity and AI fronts in a deliberately slow and incremental way, based on a look at their most recent announcements.
  
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• Game of Clouds: Lock-In is Coming

  11-01-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  "Born-in the Cloud" workloads might be designed to be platform-agnostic now, but that doesn't mean it will always be the case, as hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure continue to add specific and unique functionality to their hosted services.
  
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• Google's parent company Alphabet sued over sexual misconduct policy

  11-01-2019 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google shareholders want the firm to change the way it deals with allegations of sexual misconduct.
  
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• Best of CES 2019: Cool tech you can buy this year

  11-01-2019 15:10 via zdnet.com
  With so many announcements this week, it's easy to get lost. But believe it or not, some of the just-announced devices at CES 2019 will be on sale soon. Here's a round-up of them all.
  
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• Amazon and eBay evict sellers amid VAT crackdown

  11-01-2019 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Some overseas businesses were selling items - including British flags - but evading VAT.
  
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• Xiaomi packs 48-megapixel camera into budget Redmi Note 7 phone

  11-01-2019 14:14 via zdnet.com
  The $150 handset joins the burgeoning club of handsets offering a 48-megapixel rear camera.
  
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• US government shutdown disrupts website access

  11-01-2019 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The partial US government shutdown has led to many website security certificates not being renewed.
  
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• Ryuk ransomware gang probably Russian, not North Korean

  11-01-2019 13:46 via zdnet.com
  Evidence doesn't warrant nation-state attribution. Ryuk is just another Russian-based cyber-crime operation.
  
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• These are the courses UK police are set to take in cybersecurity

  11-01-2019 13:36 via zdnet.com
  Is the cybersecurity training due to roll out to thousands of police officers of value? ZDNet finds out.
  
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• VLC readies Android to Apple TV streaming as media player hits 3 billion downloads

  11-01-2019 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Open-source VLC will add support for AirPlay streaming and video playback on VR headsets.
  
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• This is how Facebook's news feed fact-checking will work in the UK

  11-01-2019 12:38
  
  Facebook is partnering with the British firm Full Fact to help cleanse its platform from misinformation as part of its third-party fact-checking efforts
  
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• Facebook employs UK fact-checkers to combat fake news

  11-01-2019 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A UK charity will help Facebook combat the spread of misinformation on its platform.
  
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• New $16 Raspberry Pi case offers built-in touchscreen for the tiny Linux computer

  11-01-2019 12:03 via zdnet.com
  The top of the Raspberry Pi case houses a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen.
  
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• Here's how C-V2X can change driving, smart cities

  11-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  News that Ford will roll out cellular vehicle-to-everything technology to its fleet beginning in 2022 is likely to usher in smarter transportation and cities.
  
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• We may have finally spotted a star turning into a black hole

  11-01-2019 11:25
  
  For the first time, researchers observed a stellar death before their eyes – a supernova and a forming black hole or a neutron star
  
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• NotPetya an ‘act of war,’ cyber insurance firm taken to task for refusing to pay out

  11-01-2019 11:04 via zdnet.com
  Updated: A lawsuit demands $100m in damages after Zurich refused to pay out for a NotPetya attack against Mondelez.
  
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• Friday briefing: Alphabet shareholders sue over sexual misconduct cover-up payments

  11-01-2019 08:57
  
  Shareholders demand measures to reduce the power of Alphabet founders after exit payments to executives accused of sexual misconduct, advocate general says the Right To Be Forgotten should only apply within the EU
  
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• CES 2019: 'Indestructible notepad' works underwater

  11-01-2019 08:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A Ukrainian start-up has created a 'damage-proof' pad and a pencil that never goes blunt.
  
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• YouTubers' 'mystery boxes' are re-igniting the loot box debate

  11-01-2019 07:00
  
  Top YouTubers like Jake Paul have been promoting real-life loot boxes to their viewers, fueling debate over the line between gaming and gambling
  
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• The $8,000 intelligent toilet is as completely ridiculous as it sounds

  11-01-2019 07:00
  
  Meet the Kohler Numi 2.0, a lavatory with surround sound speakers, smart lighting, a seat warmer and Alexa voice assistant taking IoT to a whole new level. You need never be alone in the smallest room in the house again. But is that a good thing?
  
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• Is YouTube's IRL 'mystery box' craze just online gambling?

  11-01-2019 07:00
  
  Top YouTubers like Jake Paul have been promoting real-life loot boxes to their viewers, fueling debate over the line between gaming and gambling
  
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• Is 2019 the year LG, Sony and HTC finally quit making smartphones?

  11-01-2019 07:00
  
  As sales of smartphones tanked in 2018, can anybody but Apple, Samsung and China's challenger brands survive?
  
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• IKEA has an ingenious plan to dominate the smart home market

  11-01-2019 07:00
  
  IKEA’s perfectly positioned to own the smart home. Its new smart blinds could signal the start of a big 2019 for the retailer’s smart-home ambitions... if it seizes the opportunity
  
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• AWS warns against IoT for the sake of just sticking sensors on everything

  11-01-2019 04:38 via zdnet.com
  AWS VP of Internet of Things shares his thoughts on avoiding the buzz, and the importance of embarking on an IoT journey only once a problem has been defined.
  
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• LG Chem to invest 1.2 trillion won in China battery factory

  11-01-2019 04:29 via zdnet.com
  LG Chem will invest 1.2 trillion won -- around $1.07 billion -- to expand its battery factories in Nanjing to meet rising demand for electric vehicles and home appliances in China.
  
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• CES 2019: 'I feel my sanity draining away'

  11-01-2019 03:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The biggest show in tech is nearing its close - but how did attendees react this year?
  
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• QUT says VR needs to do better than disappointing over-hyped experiences

  11-01-2019 03:44 via zdnet.com
  The university is concerned that a lack of exceptional experiences are deterring consumers away from all that virtual reality stands to deliver.
  
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• US and China eye higher-level trade talks as Canada accused of 'white supremacy'

  11-01-2019 02:01 via zdnet.com
  The United States and China are discussing a visit to Washington by Vice Premier Liu He, China's top negotiator for higher level trade talks this month.
  
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• T-Mobile launches caller verification to protect customers from scams

  11-01-2019 01:49 via zdnet.com
  T-Mobile is first in the US to launch caller verification technology that meets the STIR/SHAKEN standards that guards against scam calls.
  
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• Some Google Chrome extensions are blocking middle-click actions

  11-01-2019 01:12 via zdnet.com
  Users also report problems with playing videos in fullscreen mode. YouTube videos also affected.
  
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• The drone pilot whose maps are saving lives in Zanzibar

  11-01-2019 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Drones are being used to map previously unmapped areas in Africa to the benefit of its citizens.
  
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• CES 2019: Telstra CEO Andy Penn talks 5G smartphones

  11-01-2019 00:54 via zdnet.com
  Speaking with ZDNet at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Telstra CEO Andy Penn discussed 5G devices, possible pricing, download speeds, and what 5G will mean for IoT.
  
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• Anonymous hacker gets 10 years in prison for DDoS attacks on children's hospitals

  11-01-2019 00:17 via zdnet.com
  After a house search, hacker tried to flee to Cuba in a boat but needed help and was rescued by a Disney cruise ship.
  
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