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• Auditor labels Australia's Biometric Identification Service 'deficient'

  21-01-2019 23:56 via zdnet.com
  Management of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's now shuttered AU$32 million biometric project has been called out as poor by the country's Auditor General.
  
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• Over 4 percent of all Monero was mined by malware botnets

  21-01-2019 22:47 via zdnet.com
  Academics say malware authors might have cashed out at least $57 million worth of Monero over the course of the last four years.
  
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• Mophie Powerstation PD XL hands-on: Charge your mobile device up to 2.5 times faster

  21-01-2019 17:43 via zdnet.com
  Today's modern smartphones will get you through a day before dying so portable battery packs are still useful. The new Mophie Powerstation PD XL gets you back in action quicker than other existing battery packs thanks to its power delivery technology.
  
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• Online casino group leaks information on 108 million bets, including user details

  21-01-2019 17:32 via zdnet.com
  Server is now down but is unclear if the cloud provider took it down and if the parent company knows it leaked users details in the first place.
  
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• Prince Philip crash: Debris for sale on eBay

  21-01-2019 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The seller says the parts "may even have Phil's DNA on it, if you wanted to clone him".
  
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• Is Apple paving the way for a new budget mini iPhone?

  21-01-2019 17:26 via zdnet.com
  Was last weekend's cut-price iPhone SE clearance sale a trial balloon for a new budget mini iPhone?
  
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• Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads

  21-01-2019 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL.
  
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• Fossil shark named after 80s video game

  21-01-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The shark's teeth resemble alien spaceships from the game, Galaga, according to US scientists.
  
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• GDPR: Google hit with €50 million fine by French data protection watchdog

  21-01-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Updated: Largest fine so far under new European privacy regulations.
  
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• Microsoft's Dynamics 365 April '19 Update: What's new

  21-01-2019 17:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's 315 pages of release notes about its coming April '19 updates for its various Dynamics 365 apps and Power Platform tools details what's coming next from Microsoft on the ERP, CRM and HCM fronts.
  
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• Beyond experts: jobs, tasks, and skills for a data driven Future of Work

  21-01-2019 16:51 via zdnet.com
  Understanding and keeping track of the relationship between jobs, tasks and skills is essential for the future of work. If current efforts fall short, how can we do this going forward?
  
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• Two in five technology job applicants don't have the right technical chops, survey finds

  21-01-2019 16:32 via zdnet.com
  The tech talent gap is biting most of the 1,000 technical hiring managers responding to a recent survey.
  
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• Trio sent behind bars over illegal drug, painkiller trades in the Dark Web

  21-01-2019 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Selling fentanyl and associated drugs in the web's underbelly have earned the UK residents over 43 years in prison.
  
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• Amazon, Apple and Google face data complaints

  21-01-2019 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The entertainment streaming giants are accused of breaking the EU's data protection rules.
  
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• Ricoh eyes subscription model, AI, intelligent workflow platforms to advance smart office cause

  21-01-2019 15:30 via zdnet.com
  Ricoh put some meat on its smart office and growth plans with an effort it calls Dynamic Workplace Intelligence.
  
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• HP updates Chromebook education edition lineup

  21-01-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The systems, likely to be among many rolling out for education, will be available in April as tech vendors position for the upcoming school year buying cycle.
  
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• Russia: We're suing Facebook, Twitter for snubbing law on storing users' data locally

  21-01-2019 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Facebook and Twitter are in breach of laws requiring personal data to be kept on Russian soil, say the authorities.
  
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• Panasonic, Toyota to form electric vehicle battery joint venture: report

  21-01-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  Reports suggest the companies are planning to form a joint venture in EV battery research and manufacture.
  
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• New Phobos ransomware exploits weak security to hit targets around the world

  21-01-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Ransomware strain has many similarities with one of the most damaging ransomware families.
  
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• New 2016 iPhone SE for $249? Apple's clearance models sell out fast

  21-01-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone SE made a brief appearance on Apple's clearance page, but rapidly sold out.
  
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• Raspberry Pi with extra punch: New Orange Pi 3 packs powerful Allwinner H6 from $30

  21-01-2019 13:32 via zdnet.com
  The Orange Pi 3 pushes RAM beyond the 1GB limit on earlier Orange Pi boards running on the Allwinner H6 system on chip.
  
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• Brazil's Original bank rolls out facial recognition technology

  21-01-2019 13:23 via zdnet.com
  The feature allows account holders to validate information via mobile.
  
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• Testing Ubuntu, Linux Mint Debian Edition, openSUSE Leap and more Linux distributions on my new laptop

  21-01-2019 12:55 via zdnet.com
  Loading a new set of different Linux distributions on my new laptop. Here's what I found.
  
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• Samsung's new Galaxy S10: These are the three models tipped to take on iPhone

  21-01-2019 12:51 via zdnet.com
  Leaked images reveal three different Galaxy S10 variants that will be unveiled next month.
  
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• DarkHydrus abuses Google Drive to spread RogueRobin Trojan

  21-01-2019 12:24 via zdnet.com
  The threat group is striking political targets in the Middle East.
  
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• Smaller, cheaper: How these tiny satellites are spinning off new space data movement

  21-01-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Finnish microsatellite maker ICEYE is part of a wave of startups providing Earth data to business and governments.
  
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• WhatsApp restricts message-sharing to fight fake news

  21-01-2019 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The chat app will only allow users to forward messages five times to limit the spread of false news.
  
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• Enterprise adoption of AI has grown 270 percent over the past four years

  21-01-2019 11:06 via zdnet.com
  Gartner says that 37 percent of organizations have now embraced artificial intelligence.
  
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• CES 2019: Smart socket to charge your devices

  21-01-2019 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at a new smart socket for charging devices.
  
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• Monday briefing: China reports slowest economic growth since 1990

  21-01-2019 08:44
  
  The world's second-largest economy grew 6.6 per cent in 2018, Facebook is introducing a petition feature, DJI has lost $150 million to corruption
  
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• The complicated truth about China's social credit system

  21-01-2019 07:00
  
  China's social credit system isn't a world first but when it's complete it will be unique. The system isn't just as simple as everyone being given a score though
  
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• Kakao Pay passes 20 trillion won transaction mark for 2018

  21-01-2019 05:41 via zdnet.com
  Chat giant Kakao's mobile payment app surpassed 20 trillion won, or $17.7 billion, in transactions during 2018, cementing itself as the undisputed sector leader in South Korea.
  
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• Cable outage sees Tonga fall back to satellite internet

  21-01-2019 05:16 via zdnet.com
  Tonga Cable has been out since Sunday evening, with the timing of any restoration not yet known.
  
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• Google Maps to roll out speed limit and speed camera features

  21-01-2019 04:34 via zdnet.com
  Finally. The speed camera feature will be launched in Australia, the UK, US, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, India, and Indonesia, while speed limits will be posted throughout the UK, US, and Denmark.
  
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• Bosch to trial automated vehicle tech in country Victoria

  21-01-2019 03:01 via zdnet.com
  The automotive parts giant was handed a AU$2.3 million grant to trial the technology.
  
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• Labor commits to kicking in AU$5m for Sunshine Coast JGA cable landing

  21-01-2019 01:37 via zdnet.com
  Australian opposition party calls on Canberra to support JGA cable landing in Queensland.
  
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• Fuji Xerox scores another ballot screening contract with the AEC

  21-01-2019 00:31 via zdnet.com
  For almost AU$2 million, Fuji Xerox will be screening the ballots for the 2019 federal election.
  
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• Defence finally reveals AU$190m major IT support contracts

  21-01-2019 00:12 via zdnet.com
  Kinetic IT and Fujitsu walk away with the three deals.
  
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• Windows 7 versus Windows 10: Here comes the final showdown

  21-01-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  With less than a year to a major Windows 7 support deadline, it’s decision time for the PC.
  
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