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• MariaDB CEO accuses large cloud vendors of strip-mining open source

  27-02-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Michael Howard, MariaDB CEO, adds Amazon and Oracle lock in customers. He also wonders if Amazon Web Services might cripple its AWS MariaDB instances to make AWS's own DBMS, Aurora, look better.
  
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• Fitbit's healthcare unit to deliver $100 million in revenue in 2019

  27-02-2019 22:53 via zdnet.com
  James Park, CEO of Fitbit, said "we expect our Fitbit Health Solutions revenue growth to accelerate to approximately $100 million and to grow non-device consumer revenue."
  
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• Square satisfies Q4 earnings targets, guidance light

  27-02-2019 22:51 via zdnet.com
  The mobile payments processor reported Q4 revenue of $464 million.
  
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• Google Chrome zero-day used in the wild to collect user data via PDF files

  27-02-2019 22:46 via zdnet.com
  Attacks have been spotted going back to October 2017. Google is preparing a patch for late April 2019.
  
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• OneWeb launches mega-constellation pathfinder satellites

  27-02-2019 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A London-based start-up's multi-billion-pound project to take the web everywhere gets off the ground.
  
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• HP reports mixed Q1 results, drop in notebook, desktop units sold

  27-02-2019 22:33 via zdnet.com
  Personal Systems net revenue was up 2 percent year-over-year, even though total units sold declined.
  
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• Box Q4 results mixed, Q1 guidance below estimates

  27-02-2019 22:33 via zdnet.com
  The mixed financial results sent the company's stock down 18 percent after hours.
  
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• Can blockchain help fix government bureaucracy?

  27-02-2019 22:19 via zdnet.com
  Agencies can use the ledger technology to cut inefficiencies and ultimately deliver better experiences for citizens.
  
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• Coinhive cryptojacking service to shut down in March 2019

  27-02-2019 20:55 via zdnet.com
  Coinhive wanted to be an alternative to classic banner ads but it became malware after constant abuse.
  
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• Retrofit: The $15.5 trillion industry undergoing a robotic remodel

  27-02-2019 20:54 via zdnet.com
  The way humans build things, fundamental to life on this planet, is undergoing its first major change since the Steam Age.
  
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• FedEx rolls out prototype of autonomous SameDay Bot

  27-02-2019 20:29 via zdnet.com
  The SameDay Bot should help FedEx address the challenge of last-mile logistics.
  
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• Pokemon: Nintendo announces two new games, Sword and Shield, for the Switch

  27-02-2019 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  This is the first 'real' Pokemon game to appear on consoles, following successful titles on handheld and mobile.
  
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• MWC 2019 is a 5G party and Apple isn't celebrating

  27-02-2019 18:47 via zdnet.com
  A latecomer to new cellular network generations, Apple is passing on the 5G MWC festivities as it grapples with sourcing 5G modems. The coming years could result in deeper integration into its product line than ever before, or a deep competitive gap.
  
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• The phone-makers bringing buttons back

  27-02-2019 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Several phones at MWC are sporting physical keyboards rather than relying on touchscreens.
  
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• Cryptocurrency wallet caught sending user passwords to Google's spellchecker

  27-02-2019 18:23 via zdnet.com
  Coinomi wallet bug sends users' secret passphrases to Google's Spellcheck API via HTTP, in plaintext.
  
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• NoOps a no-brainer? Completely autonomous software deployment at least a decade away

  27-02-2019 18:22 via zdnet.com
  'We need NewOps, not NoOps.'
  
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• For MariaDB, it’s time to put the pieces together

  27-02-2019 17:58 via zdnet.com
  As it grows beyond its MySQL roots to address a broader variety of enterprise database use cases, MariaDB is transitioning from expanding to consolidating its portfolio. It’s on the first steps toward building a single platform that answers cloud players with a flexible on-premise and multi-cloud native deployment strategy.
  
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• Intel SGX Card expands SGX security protections to cloud data centers

  27-02-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Intel announces new Intel SGX Card line.
  
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• Intel open-sources HBFA app to help with firmware security testing

  27-02-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Intel's new HBFA project will be available in Q2 2019.
  
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• For CockroachDB, transactions first, then analytics is a feature -- not a bug

  27-02-2019 16:36 via zdnet.com
  An open-source database that is resilient, supports automatic geo-scaling on-premise and in the cloud, and SQL. CockroachDB already is all that. Next in the roadmap: Analytics, with Hybrid Transactional Analytical Processing.
  
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• Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

  27-02-2019 16:17 via zdnet.com
  According to Hiya, robocall spam has surged around the world and each country affected has its own unique favored scam.
  
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• Micron 1300 SATA SSD offers an easy transition from HDDs to SSDs

  27-02-2019 16:17 via zdnet.com
  The days of the power-hungry hard disk drive (HDD) are coming to an end, and Micron's new 96-layer triple-level cell (TLC) 3D NAND-based Micron 1300 SATA SSD offers a great way to make the switch.
  
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• VMware offers pure open-source Kubernetes, no chaser

  27-02-2019 16:05 via zdnet.com
  Sometimes you want the real thing with no adornments. If that's you and Kubernetes, VMware is now offering Kubernetes, plain and simple.
  
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• Best Buy delivers strong holiday quarter driven by supply chain, experience improvements

  27-02-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Best Buy said comp sales were up 3 percent, its eighth consecutive quarter of same-store sales gains.
  
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• Neuromorphic computing and the brain that wouldn’t die

  27-02-2019 15:58 via zdnet.com
  Chemical engineers at UCLA have been demonstrating what they argue is scientific evidence that bunches of synthetically grown nanowires exhibit behaviors similar to that of memory in a living brain. Whether you believe their claim depends on what you think memory actually is.
  
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• Huawei Watch GT review: Advanced sleep tracking, GPS, and long battery life in a traditional watch form factor

  27-02-2019 15:47 via zdnet.com
  While it's not really a smartwatch, the Huawei Watch GT is a gorgeous 24/7 life tracker with GPS and advanced heart rate tracking. It lasts a couple of weeks and over 22 hours when using the GPS tracking capability.
  
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• Corporate influencers are more important than celebrities for customer connection

  27-02-2019 15:24 via zdnet.com
  You can put away your large budget planned for celebrity endorsements and look to your in-house influencers instead.
  
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• BritBox isn’t a Netflix competitor. And that’s a good thing

  27-02-2019 15:04
  
  The BBC and ITV have teamed up to launch a streaming platform specialising in UK shows. But streaming isn't a winner-takes-all market – and talk of BritBox being a Netflix rival is just plain wrong
  
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• Finally, new Windows 10 build released for most but not all Slow Ring testers

  27-02-2019 15:03 via zdnet.com
  PCs with base language Chinese won't receive this update. Neither will users of most games affected by the GSOD.
  
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• Microsoft Azure grows workloads, adoption as it closes AWS gap, RightScale survey says

  27-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud Report from Flexera highlights how enterprises are spending more on cloud computing, but are getting concerned about optimizing their spending.
  
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• Robot love? An app to schedule sex? What is wrong with you?

  27-02-2019 14:30 via zdnet.com
  Has humanity taken the abdication of all its natural functions a little too far?
  
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• Windows 10 previews grind to halt over GSOD bug that Microsoft can't fix

  27-02-2019 14:27 via zdnet.com
  The Slow Ring has become so slow it hasn't yet received a single preview of Windows 10 19H1.
  
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• Iris-scanning phone pitched at refugees

  27-02-2019 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  UK firm IrisGuard hopes to help refugees access banking and services with its device.
  
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• Federal bidding scam targets US contractors

  27-02-2019 14:02 via zdnet.com
  Phishing websites masquerade as procurement login portals.
  
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• MWC 2019: AT&T says customers love 5GE

  27-02-2019 13:57 via zdnet.com
  AT&T has said it is important for customers to know via 5GE messaging when they are in a faster zone.
  
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• Samsung: Our new superfast flash memory doubles smartphone storage speeds

  27-02-2019 13:38 via zdnet.com
  Next year's smartphones will get twice-as-fast memory with up to 1TB of storage.
  
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• Energizer 'thick boi' phone gives 50 days of battery life

  27-02-2019 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Could chunky smartphones be the future for our pocket tech? This huge new handset has tech experts talking.
  
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• Farseer malware brings Windows exploits to attack group's Android arsenal

  27-02-2019 13:11 via zdnet.com
  The new threat has been connected to attackers known for targeting Android devices.
  
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• Get ready for USB 3.2: Super-fast 20Gbps transfer speeds but tons of confusion

  27-02-2019 13:02 via zdnet.com
  USB 3.2 is coming this year, but the trouble is it now absorbs all previous USB 3.x specifications.
  
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• 5G use cases for the enterprise: Better productivity and new business models

  27-02-2019 12:13 via zdnet.com
  MWC2019: More bandwidth, less latency and data processing at the edge will help 5G boost mobile workers.
  
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• Retailers have become the top target for credential stuffing attacks

  27-02-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Bots are being used to complete rapid-fire fraudulent purchases with very little effort from the hackers behind them.
  
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• Xiaomi Pocophone F1, hands on: A flagship-class handset that won't break the bank

  27-02-2019 11:51 via zdnet.com
  The Pocophone F1 is further proof that it's possible to deliver good performance, plenty of internal storage and relatively long battery life at a very competitive price.
  
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• Cloudflare expands government warrant canaries in transparency bid

  27-02-2019 11:38 via zdnet.com
  Companies may not be able to tell you what the government has demanded, but they can tell you what it has not.
  
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• How to build massive scale infrastructure, without slowing down

  27-02-2019 11:22 via zdnet.com
  SendGrid explains the engineering behind the giant scale of its email and communications systems.
  
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• Most Singapore employees using unapproved apps for work

  27-02-2019 09:45 via zdnet.com
  To get work done, 95 percent of employees in the country acknowledge using applications not sanctioned for use in the office and while 98 percent of businesses have kicked off their digital transformation plans, just 18 percent have reached maturity.
  
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• Intel ends Unisoc deal so it can work directly with Chinese OEMs

  27-02-2019 09:37 via zdnet.com
  Instead of working alongside Unisoc on 5G chipsets for smartphones, Intel has said it will work directly with Chinese OEMs.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Uber can continue operating in London

  27-02-2019 08:52
  
  An attempt to overturn Uber's license to operate in London has failed, THQ Nordic has clarified that it doesn't 'condone child pornography' after AMA on infamous 8chan forum
  
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• Spotify launches in India to tap growing digital market

  27-02-2019 08:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Swedish firm faces competition from several local rivals in the fast-growing digital market.
  
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• Fujitsu and Sony think blockchain is the best way to store education records

  27-02-2019 07:41 via zdnet.com
  Learning data of students will be stored and managed as 'unfalsifiable data on a blockchain', in lieu of a paper certificate with pretty gold embossing.
  
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• Talk of a second Brexit referendum has created a surge in sketchy Facebook ads

  27-02-2019 07:00
  
  There might be a second referendum, but the dark arts of dark ads haven't changed much since the last one
  
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