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• The US cannot crush us, says Huawei founder

  18-02-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Ren Zhengfei says the firm will survive despite security concerns and his daughter's legal troubles.
  
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• Banks praised for their internal cyber defence capabilities

  18-02-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  With concerns over where the responsibility of attribution should lie.
  
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• Windows 7 users: You need SHA-2 support or no Windows updates after July 2019

  18-02-2019 22:04 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will begin rolling out SHA-2 standalone updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 in March in preparation for its July 16 implementation deadline.
  
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• IBM to launch AI research center in Brazil

  18-02-2019 21:53 via zdnet.com
  The facility will be the first Latin American institution of the AI Horizons Network and will receive a $20 million investment.
  
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• Facebook’s Yann LeCun says ‘internal activity’ proceeds on AI chips

  18-02-2019 21:41 via zdnet.com
  Yann LeCun, the leader of Facebook’s AI Research unit, said the company is proceeding with internal activity on machine learning chips, though he is confident industry will come up with many new solutions to push forward processing of deep learning in specialized silicon.
  
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• Tor traffic from individual Android apps detected with 97 percent accuracy

  18-02-2019 18:34 via zdnet.com
  New machine learning algorithm can detect when you're using a specific app, such as YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, others.
  
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• Facebook security app used to 'spy' on competitors

  18-02-2019 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A cross-party group of MPs says Facebook used its Onavo app to gather information on competitors.
  
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• YouTube backtracks after Pokemon 'child abuse' ban

  18-02-2019 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Google backtracks after "mistakenly" deleting YouTubers for "sexual content involving minors".
  
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• Microsoft is going all-in on 'Inner Source'

  18-02-2019 16:37 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is staffing up an internal Inner Source initiative to bring open-source principles, methodologies and tools for use by development teams inside the company.
  
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• Women in tech: Two prominent female CISOs speak out (CxOTalk interview)

  18-02-2019 16:19 via zdnet.com
  The importance of cybersecurity has elevated the crucial role of Chief Information Security Officers. But, how can we get more women into the profession? Two top leaders share the answers.
  
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• Supermicro making a push into high-end gaming motherboards

  18-02-2019 15:04 via zdnet.com
  Supermicro – a name that is usually associated with servers and storage – is making a confident push into the consumer space with high-end gaming motherboards.
  
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• Best Presidents' Day 2019 sales: Tech deals on laptops, tablets, and more

  18-02-2019 15:02 via zdnet.com
  Expect deep sales on all sorts of tech this Presidents' Day weekend (Friday, Feb. 15 to Monday, Feb. 18).
  
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• iPhone 4G speeds: Top-selling iPhone XR has slowest LTE downloads

  18-02-2019 14:58 via zdnet.com
  But iPhone XR's 4G download speeds are still far faster than the iPhone 6's and could be one reason to upgrade.
  
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• Juice Pack Access case for iPhone XS: More capacity than Apple, but step back for Mophie

  18-02-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Mophie is known for making battery cases that are often picked up by travelers for extending their phone's battery while adding just a bit of bulk. Mophie released a competitor to Apple's new Smart Battery case and it is better in a couple of ways, but worse than what Mophie offered recently.
  
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• New Samsung foldable rival? TCL works on phone that bends into a smartwatch

  18-02-2019 13:50 via zdnet.com
  Samsung could be getting more competition in foldable phones as it gears up to launch its first model.
  
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• YouTube aids flat earth conspiracy theorists, research suggests

  18-02-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The ranks of people who believe the Earth is flat are being helped by YouTube, suggests a US study.
  
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• 2019 iPhone features: Here's what Apple is preparing, says noted analyst

  18-02-2019 12:56 via zdnet.com
  An expert with a track record for predicting Apple's moves has set out 2019 iPhone, iPad, and MacBook plans.
  
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• Pulwama attack: Google searches 'hijacked' to link Pakistan flag to toilet paper

  18-02-2019 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack.
  
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• These are the foldable phones that will define MWC 2019

  18-02-2019 12:30
  
  Folding smartphones are about to drop – here's what to expect from Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and more
  
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• Hands on with the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite: Some superb features and a fabulous interface

  18-02-2019 12:15 via zdnet.com
  The Mi 8 Lite from Xiaomi is aimed at consumers – but would be perfect for business use too.
  
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• Google Earth accidentally reveals secret military sites

  18-02-2019 12:09 via zdnet.com
  The sites offer a glimpse of missiles and launchers in excruciating detail.
  
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• White hats spread VKontakte worm after social network doesn't pay bug bounty

  18-02-2019 12:03 via zdnet.com
  VKontakte flooded with spam over Valentine's Day as part of a revenge prank.
  
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• Key takeaways from damning UK report on Facebook’s world of “digital gangsters”

  18-02-2019 10:33 via zdnet.com
  The committee report on fake news and data misuse says Facebook maximizes revenue “at all costs” -- even when the cost is user privacy and trust.
  
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• Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs

  18-02-2019 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  UK intelligence chiefs reportedly conclude the Chinese tech giant Huawei can bid for telecoms projects.
  
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• Monday briefing: Parliament calls for social media regulation in final 'fake news' report

  18-02-2019 08:41
  
  DCMS committee warns that 'democracy is at risk' from social media disinformation, the February 8 Australian government hack has been attributed to a 'state actor'
  
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• These gym clothes are literally made out of human sweat

  18-02-2019 07:00
  
  Designer Alice Potts turns human sweat crystals into a material to use in her unusual fashion accessories
  
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• Inside the London tech scene's frantic plan to stop Brexit

  18-02-2019 07:00
  
  Britain's techies still want to bring Brexit crashing down – and they're scrambling to build the tools to do so
  
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• A remote Curiosity rover hack just helped crack a Martian mystery

  18-02-2019 07:00
  
  Curiosity was sent to the Red Planet to search for life. Until researchers on Earth tweaked its innards and made it detect whiskers of Martian gravity
  
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• Nine telcos had no metadata interception plan by mid-2018: ACMA

  18-02-2019 05:51 via zdnet.com
  The ACMA's 2017-18 report also reported almost 2.3 million disclosures of customer information by carriers under legal obligations to assist government agencies and departments.
  
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• Australia has a challenge of scaling defence capabilities for large cyber attacks

  18-02-2019 05:26 via zdnet.com
  Major General Marcus Thompson says Australia's ability to scale its defence capabilities when it comes to the crunch is what keeps him up at night.
  
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• SK Telecom to showcase deep learning media upscaling solution

  18-02-2019 04:48 via zdnet.com
  SK Telecom will unveil its new solution dubbed Super Nova, which will use deep learning tech to improve media resolutions at Mobile World Congress.
  
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• Cyber blitzkrieg replaces cyber Pearl Harbor

  18-02-2019 04:27 via zdnet.com
  The first wartime cyber attack against electricity grids was in 1999, says one of Australia's leading cyber strategists, but 20 years later we're still not ready to face 'multi-vector' cyber attacks.
  
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• Australian political parties hit by 'state actor' hack, PM says

  18-02-2019 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The "sophisticated" activity follows an attempted hack on the parliament, Scott Morrison says.
  
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• Spark extends Cat-M1 IoT network across New Zealand

  18-02-2019 03:09 via zdnet.com
  Just five months after launching the network, Spark has announced that its Cat-M1 IoT coverage now reaches 98 percent of the New Zealand population.
  
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• Australian political parties also hit by state actor in parliamentary network attack: PM

  18-02-2019 02:26 via zdnet.com
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said a sophisticated state actor also hit the networks of Australia's political parties when it attacked the parliamentary network.
  
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• How we made the effects on Solo: A Star Wars Story

  18-02-2019 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Visual effects supervisor Julian Foddy explains how they helped make the film.
  
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• NBN half-year revenue jumps to AU$1.3b as CEO confident of positive cash flow by FY22

  18-02-2019 01:51 via zdnet.com
  9.5 million premises are now ready for service, while NBN announced revenue of AU$1.3 billion and negative EBITDA of AU$477 million for the first half of FY19.
  
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• Facebook needs regulation as Zuckerberg 'fails' - UK MPs

  18-02-2019 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK government publishes its report into fake news with some strong criticism of Facebook.
  
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• LG to launch 'attachable dual-screen' with G8 ThinQ and V50 ThinQ

  18-02-2019 00:08 via zdnet.com
  At Mobile World Congress, LG Electronics will launch a new attachable flip-cover display that will provide a dual-screen form factor for the yet to be released 5G-enabled V50 ThinQ.
  
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• Your smartphone is going to look a lot stranger next time around

  18-02-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Big, small, folding and curvy; MWC should see plenty of oddities to tempt jaded gadget buyers. But the real action is elsewhere.
  
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