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• Even for DevOps teams, troubleshooting still gets in the way of higher-value activities

  05-02-2019 23:25 via zdnet.com
  Survey shows IT teams -- DevOps and developers -- want to grow their businesses, but still get consumed with fighting daily fires.
  
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• Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts is leaving the company

  05-02-2019 23:20 via zdnet.com
  Deirdre O'Brien will take over in an expanded role as the senior vice president of Retail + People.
  
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• China takes the moonshot advantage

  05-02-2019 23:08 via zdnet.com
  “Moonshots,” or long-term, tech-driven, market-disrupting innovations, can take years to bring to fruition, but companies that have successfully done so have become market leaders.
  
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• Tableau Q4 results better than expected

  05-02-2019 22:52 via zdnet.com
  Depending on what accounting standard you use, Tableau also topped the $1 billion in revenue mark.
  
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• Drug overdose killed HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll

  05-02-2019 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A cocktail of deadly drugs was behind Vine and HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll's death in December.
  
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• Zcash cryptocurrency fixes infinite counterfeiting vulnerability

  05-02-2019 22:31 via zdnet.com
  Zcash devs keep dangerous flaw secret for eight months while they prepare and ship a much-needed fix.
  
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• How much will staying patched on Windows 7 cost you? Here's the price list

  05-02-2019 22:13 via zdnet.com
  Large businesses not ready to migrate off Windows 7 as of January 2020 and which opt for paid security updates should expect Microsoft's update pricing to double each year.
  
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• Red Hat introduces first Kubernetes-native IDE

  05-02-2019 20:33 via zdnet.com
  Containers and Kubernetes are great, but they didn't have a native integrated development environment… until now.
  
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• Backdoored cryptocurrency software found serving AZORult malware

  05-02-2019 19:17 via zdnet.com
  Windows client for Denarius cryptocurrency found compromised, but clues suggest the same hackers also backdoored many more other cryptocurrency software clients over the past few months.
  
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• Samsung's latest idea shows the Apocalypse is nigh

  05-02-2019 18:37 via zdnet.com
  What better way to find the love of your life than to take a picture of what's inside your fridge?
  
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• Accenture adds 10,000 more Microsoft-focused consultants to its practice

  05-02-2019 17:52 via zdnet.com
  Accenture is expanding on its partnership with Microsoft and adding more Microsoft-focused professionals who will focus on Azure, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365.
  
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• VMware to acquire remote support provider AtherPal

  05-02-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  AtherPal's key service lets IT admins remotely view, control, troubleshoot, and fix devices and apps being used in the field.
  
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• Google releases Chrome extension to check for leaked usernames and passwords

  05-02-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  Google releases "Password Checkup" Chrome extension on Safer Internet Day.
  
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• Jamf acquires ZuluDesk, adds scale for Apple device management in education

  05-02-2019 15:43 via zdnet.com
  ZuluDesk has a platform to manage Apple devices in education and Jamf is a large provider of enterprise management tools for iOS and Mac devices.
  
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• Comparative thinking: Are analogies the engine of innovation?

  05-02-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Automating analogous thinking with artificial intelligence and crowd sourcing will drive a new surge of innovation.
  
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• Outlaw Shellbot infects Linux servers to mine for Monero

  05-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Linux machines are being abused in Outlaw cryptojacking attacks.
  
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• Raspberry Pi vs new Pine64 board: Same price but H64 has 2x memory

  05-02-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Pine H64 Model B also available with same memory as the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ but for $10 less.
  
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• Apple reportedly settles French tax bill

  05-02-2019 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  French magazine L'Express reports the firm paid nearly £440m tax in a secret pact late last year.
  
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• Children's smartwatch recalled over data fears

  05-02-2019 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Enox watch does not encrypt data, potentially allowing attackers to contact and locate children.
  
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• Smart Glasses: AR stalwart has staying power thanks to slow growth and old school economics

  05-02-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  After more than two decades Vuzix is one of the oldest players in AR wearables (and the most promising).
  
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• Faster Chrome? Google tests 'Never-Slow Mode' for speedier browsing

  05-02-2019 13:20 via zdnet.com
  Google is trying out a feature for Chrome that aims to deliver a consistently quick browsing experience.
  
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• $16 billion claim filed over Mt. Gox debacle could scupper trustee cases

  05-02-2019 12:56 via zdnet.com
  The massive claim has brought restitution processes to a grinding halt.
  
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• Facebook: MPs seek to quiz Clegg on online abuse

  05-02-2019 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Human rights committee chairwoman Harriet Harman asks the ex deputy PM and Facebook spokesman to give evidence.
  
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• Flickr starts culling users' photos

  05-02-2019 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Flickr has changed its rules on the amount of free storage it will provide for users who do not pay a subscription.
  
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• Windows Update problems: Fixed now but here's what went wrong, says Microsoft

  05-02-2019 12:07 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft says Windows Update DNS outage is fixed and things should return to normal for all customers soon.
  
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• Google Cloud Platform annual revenue run rate remains a mystery and that's a shame

  05-02-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Google Cloud Platform has momentum, but executives won't quantify the revenue even as rivals offer more visibility.
  
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• The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, book review: Data, privacy and the threat to democracy

  05-02-2019 11:41 via zdnet.com
  Capitalism has been distorted by the new captains of industry, says Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff, thanks to the shift from industrialisation to 'informatisation'.
  
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• Pro-Tibet groups targeted with ExileRAT in spy campaign

  05-02-2019 11:36 via zdnet.com
  The cyberespionage scheme makes use of a mailing list operated by the Tibetan government-in-exile.
  
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• Facebook turns down Dorset Council name request

  05-02-2019 11:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Dorset Council is already being used on the social network by an authority in Tasmania.
  
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• Software executive exploits ATM loophole to steal $1 million

  05-02-2019 10:16 via zdnet.com
  The software chief tried to explain away his actions as “internal security tests.”
  
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• Tuesday briefing: We will lose a third of the Himalayas' glaciers

  05-02-2019 08:55
  
  The best-case scenario predicts a that a third of Himalayan glaciers will be lost by 2100, the European Commission has ordered the recall of a data-leaking kids' smartwatch
  
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• A periodic table of your guts is the next step in the race to create a microbiome-feeding poop pill

  05-02-2019 07:00
  
  Scientists are building a huge database of all the bacteria in the human gut after identifying new species found inside each and every one of us
  
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• NSW government signs on Microsoft for help with digital transformation

  05-02-2019 06:50 via zdnet.com
  The Microsoft Australia MD told ZDNet there are plans to work with other governments in the country on similar initiatives.
  
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• Microsoft Technology Centre opens in Sydney

  05-02-2019 06:41 via zdnet.com
  The multimillion-dollar 'state of the art' facility is aimed at accelerating digital transformation in Australia.
  
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• How SAP's partner ecosystem is built for long-term growth

  05-02-2019 03:47 via zdnet.com
  Large software vendors frequently depend on partners for the last mile of customer success. As enterprise applications shift to the cloud and digital transformation is the top game in town, here's how IT giant SAP is wielding one of its most valuable market assets to grow and succeed.
  
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• Google Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier to help deaf and hard-of-hearing community

  05-02-2019 02:38 via zdnet.com
  The pair of apps will make audio more accessible, with Live Transcribe turning real-world speech into captions in real-time, and Sound Amplifier distinguishing sounds using headphones.
  
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• EU orders recall of children's smartwatch over severe privacy concerns

  05-02-2019 02:16 via zdnet.com
  EU warns that ENOX Safe-KID-One smartwatches contain several security flaws that let third-parties track and call children's watches.
  
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• Hampshire sexting victim felt she was 'in a zoo'

  05-02-2019 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Megan Hinton works with the police to highlight the dangers of sending compromising photos.
  
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• Do money apps make us better or worse with our finances?

  05-02-2019 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Apps that help us manage our money are proving increasingly popular, but how effective are they?
  
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• YouTube ripping sites the new piracy site-block target

  05-02-2019 00:07 via zdnet.com
  Thanks to the expansion of piracy site-block laws to websites that have the primary effect of facilitating copyright infringement, a series of music copyright holders have sought the block of sites that allegedly allow users to download YouTube videos and strip them down to audio files.
  
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