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• US 'probes Huawei for trade secret theft'

  16-01-2019 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The investigation, reported by US media, adds to pressure facing the Chinese technology giant.
  
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• Save $166 on SanDisk's monster 400GB microSD card

  16-01-2019 22:52 via zdnet.com
  Want more storage for your phone or Switch? Then jump on this sale now! There's no word on how long it'll last.
  
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• Star Trek: The technology won, but Roddenberry's visionary society lost

  16-01-2019 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Star Trek: Discovery, which premieres in its second season this week, is a dark show for dark times, with flawed and imperfect characters. Just like Roddenberry himself.
  
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• Nvidia Tesla T4 GPUs now available on Google Cloud in beta

  16-01-2019 21:12 via zdnet.com
  The T4 can handle machine learning training and inference, and it's the first in Google's GPU portfolio with dedicated ray-tracing processors.
  
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• Hackers breach and steal data from South Korea's Defense Ministry

  16-01-2019 20:54 via zdnet.com
  Government says hackers breached 30 computers and stole data from 10.
  
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• MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected

  16-01-2019 20:33 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat won't use MongoDB in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora thanks to MongoDB's new Server Side Public License.
  
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• Infor lands $1.5 billion investment from Koch Equity as it preps for IPO

  16-01-2019 20:19 via zdnet.com
  Infor, which is known for its industry-specific software suites, says it took in over $3 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2018.
  
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• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build separates search and Cortana

  16-01-2019 20:10 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest Windows 10 19H1 build, No. 18317, separates the unified Microsoft search feature from Cortana, as had been widely rumored and expected.
  
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• How ‘cloud-native’ applications are transforming IT, and why it took so long

  16-01-2019 19:52 via zdnet.com
  Since the turn of the century, a movement in the software development field has gradually, deliberately upset the balance of power in computing. If you haven’t noticed it, you’re not alone.
  
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• T-Mobile execs stayed at Trump hotel? Coincidence, surely

  16-01-2019 18:57 via zdnet.com
  The Washington Post claims that as soon as the company announced its merger with Sprint, its executives booked into a Trump hotel. Why might that be?
  
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• Welcome to the era of multiplied innovation

  16-01-2019 18:49 via zdnet.com
  Digital trailblazing companies, with fully integrated enterprise-wide technology architecture are moving from an era of experimentation to multiplied innovation, led by artificial intelligence (AI) powered applications, public cloud, explosive growth in application development, micro-services, and a stronger emphasis on trust, scale, and interoperability.
  
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• Could Microsoft show off its next HoloLens device at Mobile World Congress 2019?

  16-01-2019 17:34 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft could potentially show off its next version of its HoloLens mixed-reality goggles at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February, given a press invitation to an event there.
  
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• YouTube's prank ban deepens the expanding rift with its creators

  16-01-2019 17:28
  
  YouTube changed its guidelines to prohibit dangerous challenge videos – think of tide pods and the Bird Box challenge. But the shift risks further alienating the website's core community
  
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• How 5G can unlock IoT's potential

  16-01-2019 17:15 via zdnet.com
  The Internet of Things will involve an astounding amount of data—and the next generation of wireless communications could play a key role.
  
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• Fitbit, NIH launch digital health tech initiative supporting precision medicine study

  16-01-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  This is the first digital health technology initiative for the All of Us program, which launched in May 2018 .
  
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• Domino's Pizza app must be accessible to blind people

  16-01-2019 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  A blind man had complained that he was unable to change toppings or complete his order online.
  
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• Cyber security: This giant blind spot will cost us dear

  16-01-2019 16:07 via zdnet.com
  Cyber attacks are one of the biggest risks facing the world. Our inability to address the underlying issues risks disaster.
  
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• Get ready for edge computing’s rise in 2019

  16-01-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  IoT sensor data analysis and aggregation, real-time customer engagement, and AR/VR engagement are driving edge computing to a prioritization among businesses.
  
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• GE is piloting 'humble AI' to introduce business risk to algorithms

  16-01-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  GE is planning to integrate humble AI, which will default to a safe operating mode when it doesn't know something, with its digital twin products and services.
  
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• Testing openSUSE, Manjaro, Debian, Fedora, and Mint Linux distributions on my new laptop

  16-01-2019 15:24 via zdnet.com
  I just got a new Acer Aspire 5 laptop. Here are my experiences loading and running Linux on it.
  
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• Advertising network compromised to deliver credit card stealing code

  16-01-2019 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Hundreds of online stores confirmed to be impacted, thousands of more under investigation.
  
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• App economy expected to be $120 billion in 2019 as small screen leads digital transformation efforts

  16-01-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  App Annie's 2019 State of Mobile report has a bevy of factoids and projections enterprises need to consider as they take on their mobile and digital transformation strategies.
  
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• Google to 64-bit Android device owners: No more 32-bit only apps from Aug 2021

  16-01-2019 14:45 via zdnet.com
  Google outlines the Play Store's 64-bit transition for all Android apps.
  
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• VOIPO database exposed millions of call and SMS logs, system data

  16-01-2019 14:34 via zdnet.com
  The database was used for development purposes but the data on offer to the public was valid.
  
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• Mozilla: Firefox Test Pilot is such a success we're killing it off

  16-01-2019 14:02 via zdnet.com
  The Firefox Test Pilot feature testing ground is closing next week having done its job, according to Mozilla.
  
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• Sofia Coppola to direct Bill Murray in Apple's first film

  16-01-2019 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  On the Rocks, starring Bill Murray, will be the tech giant's first venture into feature film-making.
  
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• MariaDB unifies its platform

  16-01-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  With its new release, MariaDB is bringing its separate analytic and transaction offerings into a single platform. It’s a good first move that could benefit in the future with more intelligent automation.
  
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• NanoCore Trojan is protected in memory from being killed off

  16-01-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  If you are infected with this malware, you might find it is more difficult to eradicate than standard Trojans.
  
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• Fortnite has another security flaw and Epic's response wasn't great

  16-01-2019 13:12
  
  Security researchers have discovered login problems with Fortnite. But after developer Epic initially responded to the vulnerabilities, it went silent
  
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• Racing game Forza pulls dances amid Fortnite legal action

  16-01-2019 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft-owned Forza removes dances as Fortnite faces fresh legal action over dance moves.
  
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• WANdisco announces GA of LiveData for MultiCloud

  16-01-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The company, whose previous solution enabled replication of entire Hadoop clusters, takes it up a notch, bringing continuous replication of data across cloud storage platforms.
  
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• Veeam raises $500 million, plots data management expansion

  16-01-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Veeam said that the capital from Insight Venture Partners will help organic and inorganic growth plans.
  
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• Space firm to launch 90 satellites for constellation blanketing earth

  16-01-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Rockets for hire, miniaturization, and cheap manufacturing techniques have created a new industry: Space logistics.
  
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• Roku U-turn over streaming Alex Jones's InfoWars

  16-01-2019 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Roku bans Alex Jones after initially defending its decision to stream the conspiracy theorist's channel.
  
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• Google Docs, Slides new look revealed: Check out G Suite Material Design overhaul

  16-01-2019 12:41 via zdnet.com
  Google updates its G Suite apps to give its business productivity apps a cleaner, crisper look.
  
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• Microsoft appoints new Brazil head

  16-01-2019 12:34 via zdnet.com
  Former Schneider Electric leader Tania Cosentino takes the helm, while Paula Bellizia is promoted to Latin America leadership role.
  
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• Middle East tech: What does 2019 have in store?

  16-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Experts set out their predictions on the tech trends to watch in the Middle East and North Africa this year.
  
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• Fortnite security issue would have granted hackers access to accounts

  16-01-2019 11:43 via zdnet.com
  Check Point recommends that Fortnite players enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for their accounts.
  
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• London Uber fares go up after electric car charge

  16-01-2019 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The fee will add about 45p to the average London journey, the ride-hailing firm says.
  
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• Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia cannot do

  16-01-2019 11:20
  
  Ban on women entering a Starbucks store in Riyadh is latest in long line of restrictions
  
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• Apple's digital health plan puts the iPhone and Apple Watch at the heart of your wellbeing

  16-01-2019 11:05 via zdnet.com
  Apple has been gradually building out its health strategy; here's what it looks like right now.
  
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• Data breaches, cyberattacks are top global risks alongside natural disasters and climate change

  16-01-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Increased connectivity in society and rapidly evolving threats are leaving the world open to damaging large-scale cyberattacks, warns the World Economic Forum.
  
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• Google Maps deterring outback tourists, say small firms

  16-01-2019 09:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian authorities complain that Google Maps wrongly makes remote destinations seem inaccessible.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: CERN reveals plan for 100km particle accelerator

  16-01-2019 08:40
  
  The Large Hadron Collider's successor would come online in 2040, Ofcom data reveals that disabled people cut off from communications technology
  
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• Why working into your 70s or 80s needn't be a bad thing

  16-01-2019 07:00
  
  A later retirement age and staying in the workplace for longer will create a demand for extended careers that follow multiple paths
  
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• For better or worse, power is breaking free of its shackles

  16-01-2019 07:00
  
  In the coming year, we'll be asking 'who's in charge?' a lot more – but the answer will be both 'they are' and 'you are'
  
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• Could Sony drastically change music with its 3D audio format?

  16-01-2019 07:00
  
  At CES 2019 Sony revealed its new 3D audio format. But the details are still pretty vague and there's no promise it will be widely adopted
  
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• A Japanese firm is creating space fireworks with artificial meteors

  16-01-2019 07:00
  
  On January 17, Japan will test the first artificial meteor shower in our atmosphere. Small particles will be dropped from a microsatellite and burn up as they fall to earth. Is ‘space entertainment’ a disaster waiting to happen?
  
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• Huawei looks up to Apple in terms of privacy: Founder Ren Zhengfei

  16-01-2019 05:50 via zdnet.com
  History will judge whether Huawei adhered to its claims to not harm the interests of customers, its founder has said.
  
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• DuckDuckGo switches to Apple Maps

  16-01-2019 03:38 via zdnet.com
  OpenStreetMap kicked to the curb as search engine teams up with the Cupertino tech giant.
  
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