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• Last call! Adobe CC All Apps plan is 25% off until March 1

  28-02-2019 23:37 via zdnet.com
  You have one more day to take advantage of this great deal.
  
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• NSW government stumps up AU$15m for Sydney Quantum Academy

  28-02-2019 23:03 via zdnet.com
  The funding will be shared across four NSW universities that will work together to boost quantum computing engagement in the state.
  
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• Dell Technologies satisfies revenue targets on strong servers, storage sales

  28-02-2019 23:02 via zdnet.com
  The company said its fourth adjusted quarter revenue was up 9 percent to $23.84 billion
  
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• Pure Storage Q4 sales hampered by manufacturing issues

  28-02-2019 22:52 via zdnet.com
  "A process breakdown at a contract manufacturer prevented a number of orders from shipping in the quarter," said Pure Storage. A customer move to subscriptions also hampered sales.
  
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• VMware beats Q4 expectations, posts record annual revenue

  28-02-2019 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Revenue in fiscal 2019 was up 14 percent from fiscal 2018, thanks to broad strength across VMware's product portfolio and geographies.
  
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• Workday delivers strong Q4, ups subscription revenue outlook

  28-02-2019 22:25 via zdnet.com
  The company said it is landing more customers for Workday Financial Management and large enterprises for its core HCM.
  
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• Facebook's enterprise tool Workplace grows to 2 million paid users

  28-02-2019 21:30 via zdnet.com
  Facebook also said Workplace has more than 150 companies with over 10,000 users on the platform.
  
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• SAP marketing: The culture journey from on-premise to cloud (CXOTalk interview)

  28-02-2019 20:10 via zdnet.com
  SAP's executive vice president of marketing and communications, Nick Tzitzon, explains how this company of 96,000 employees drives change across the organization. It's an inside look at the real challenges and opportunities of running a large company with lessons for managers in every department.
  
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• Amazon's Project Zero lets brands take down counterfeits

  28-02-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Up until now, brands could only flag potential counterfeits for Amazon to review
  
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• YouTube bans comments on all videos of children

  28-02-2019 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The streaming platform is disabling comments on videos of children after paedophiles left predatory comments.
  
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• Latin American CEOs optimistic about AI's potential

  28-02-2019 19:48 via zdnet.com
  But translating that positive attitude into projects is a different story, says report.
  
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• Vulnerability exposes location of thousands of malware C&C servers

  28-02-2019 19:26 via zdnet.com
  An extra whitespace in a server response allowed a security firm to track a hackers' favorite tool for years.
  
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• Singapore ramps up AI drive with inter-agency unit

  28-02-2019 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Singapore government announces plan to establish an "inter-agency taskforce" to asses how the country should develop artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic capability and be a global testbed for the deployment of AI applications.
  
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• Microsoft's new cloud security tools aim to reduce alert fatigue

  28-02-2019 17:32 via zdnet.com
  In an announcement ahead of the RSA Conference, Microsoft released details of two cloud-based security tools for large organizations. The new tools use AI and machine learning to help security professionals reduce "alert fatigue" and respond to actual threats more quickly.
  
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• These major scammers just switched focus to aim at schools, universities and charities

  28-02-2019 17:14 via zdnet.com
  Schools and charities beware: if someone pretending to be your boss emails you to buy Apple iTunes or Google Play gift cards, it’s almost certainly a scam.
  
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• IBM rolls out asset performance management tools to better target industrial IoT

  28-02-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The launch of IBM Maximo Asset Performance Management (APM) is aimed at oil and gas, manufacturers and heavy industry customers.
  
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• Momo challenge: 'Freaky game' described as hoax

  28-02-2019 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The so-called "Momo" character, which was said to encourage children to self-harm, is described a hoax.
  
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• Apple Siri Shortcuts vs Samsung Bixby Quick Commands: Automation tools that can increase your productivity

  28-02-2019 16:21 via zdnet.com
  While I enjoy using Apple's latest iPhone XS, Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 keeps stealing my primary SIM card. After diving into the customizable automation assistants of both platforms it is clear there is a lot of power available at the sound of the spoken word.
  
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• Here's the real reason Microsoft is already testing publicly next spring's Windows 10 release

  28-02-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  When Microsoft began testing its Windows 10 20H1 release more than a year before it is expected to start rolling out, many company watchers wondered why. The answer may be more boring -- and a lot more complicated -- than you'd think.
  
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• 'Useless slimming pills face fake Amazon reviews' fine

  28-02-2019 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  A company that sold "ineffective" fat-fighting herbal supplements is facing a $12.8m (£9.6m) fine.
  
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• Intel's cryoprober quantum testing tool to probe its qubits

  28-02-2019 15:01 via zdnet.com
  The Cryogenic Wafer Prober is designed to test and validate qubits needed for quantum computing.
  
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• Homepod long term review: What I like -- and don't -- about Apple's first smart speaker

  28-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Apple's $349 smart speaker, the Homepod, hasn't made much of unit sale dent against much cheaper smart speakers from Amazon and Google.But bragging rights aside, I've been living with the HomePod for almost a year. Here's what I've found.
  
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• Homepod long term review

  28-02-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Apple's $349 smart speaker, the Homepod, hasn't made much of unit sale dent against much cheaper smart speakers from Amazon and Google.But bragging rights aside, I've been living with the HomePod for almost a year. Here's what I like - and don't - about Apple's first smart speaker.
  
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• Why the One Device will never be a folding Android phone

  28-02-2019 14:54 via zdnet.com
  Despite expensive early market examples from Samsung, Huawei and others, the mass-market convergence device of the future is unlikely to run an Android OS.
  
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• Slider phone reborn: Fxtec Pro1 delivers Android 9 plus slide-out QWERTY keyboard

  28-02-2019 14:25 via zdnet.com
  Mobile keyboard fans now have a new option in Fxtec's Pro1 for the same price as the BlackBerry KEY2.
  
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• The military wants to build lethal tanks with AI

  28-02-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  The ATLAS project will give combat vehicles autonomous targeting capabilities.
  
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• Bank customers hit by dozens of IT shutdowns

  28-02-2019 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers suffer during regular operational and security incidents, BBC analysis of new data reveals.
  
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• Google must provide details on Nest microphone error

  28-02-2019 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Three US senators write to Google, asking questions about the hidden microphone in Nest devices.
  
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• Microsoft: Do these things now to protect your network

  28-02-2019 13:17 via zdnet.com
  In its annual security intelligence report, Microsoft offers up its top tips for blocking out hackers.
  
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• Targeted malware attacks against Elasticsearch servers surge

  28-02-2019 13:11 via zdnet.com
  Old vulnerabilities are proving to be successful.
  
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• Broadband speed must be revealed to customers

  28-02-2019 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Regulator Ofcom says providers must offer "clear, honest" information to consumers.
  
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• Samsung Q90 4K QLED review: better than OLED?

  28-02-2019 12:19
  
  After years of playing second fiddled to OLED, has Samsung finally found a way to make LCD just as good?
  
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• Cisco: Patch routers now against massive 9.8/10-severity security hole

  28-02-2019 12:17 via zdnet.com
  Cisco tells businesses to install updates six months after researchers reported a critical security flaw.
  
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• Could 5G and mixed reality transform the catwalk?

  28-02-2019 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A mixed reality fashion show including computer animated skulls, tigers and lightning has taken place.
  
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• Momo challenge: The anatomy of a hoax

  28-02-2019 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The ghoulish meme known as "momo" is a hoax, fact-checkers and charities say.
  
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• Thursday briefing: TikTok fined for failure to protect children's data

  28-02-2019 08:51
  
  The short video app has been handed a record fine in the US, UK police facial recognition requires oversight says government ethics group
  
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• Revolut insiders reveal the human cost of a fintech unicorn's wild rise

  28-02-2019 07:00
  
  Applicants asked to work for free, rudeness, and high staff turnover tarnish the fintech startup's success story
  
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• Remain would win a second Brexit referendum. Why? Blame death

  28-02-2019 07:00
  
  The sheer number of people who have died or become eligible to vote since June 2016 has likely swung the odds in favour of remain. But caveats abound
  
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• Matt Hancock's plan to purge NHS pagers is pretty dumb. Here's why

  28-02-2019 07:00
  
  The tech-positive health secretary has called for mass purge of NHS pagers. But the facts his plans are based on are shaky at best
  
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• Facebook's Tommy Robinson ban is all about saving face, not stopping extremism

  28-02-2019 07:00
  
  The social media firm's criteria for removing extremists are rather nebulous and asserted on an ad hoc basis. So what's really driving Facebook to take on extremists?
  
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• ACSC tightens access controls for Australian government systems

  28-02-2019 05:37 via zdnet.com
  Out goes multi-factor authentication via SMS messages, emails, voice calls, or software certificates for all but the most immature implementations of the Australian Signals Directorate's Essential Eight.
  
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• Uber's flying taxi service pitched at government for trial in Australia

  28-02-2019 04:52 via zdnet.com
  The company has asked for cooperation from Australian governments so it can demo Uber Air in the country as early as next year.
  
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• Chuwi launches Indiegogo campaign for AeroBook 13-inch laptop

  28-02-2019 03:24 via zdnet.com
  By participating in the crowdfunding special, you can save $100 off the $499 official price when the thin-and-light laptop is expected to ship this April.
  
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• HyperloopTT reckons it can get you from Sydney to Canberra in 22 minutes

  28-02-2019 02:08 via zdnet.com
  Company considers itself a ‘game-changer’ for Australian transport, and wants a government handout to create an innovation hub, for good measure.
  
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• Operator of eight DDoS-for-hire services pleads guilty

  28-02-2019 01:29 via zdnet.com
  Investigators tracked him down after he logged into his rented servers using his home IP addresses.
  
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• Telstra bringing eSIM functionality to Windows 10 devices

  28-02-2019 00:45 via zdnet.com
  From March 7, users of certain Windows devices will be able to connect via eSIM to Telstra's mobile network.
  
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