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• Google: Chrome zero-day was used together with a Windows 7 zero-day

  07-03-2019 23:17 via zdnet.com
  Google reveals Windows 7 zero-day. Microsoft is working on a fix.
  
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• Okta to acquire integration platform Azuqua

  07-03-2019 23:14 via zdnet.com
  Meanwhile, the identity management firm beat Q4 expectations with revenue growing 50 percent year-over-year.
  
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• Powtoon PowerPoint support now in beta

  07-03-2019 23:06 via zdnet.com
  An innovative solution out of Israel enables enterprises to easily create videos from PowerPoint presentations.
  
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• Startup Clari pushes ‘speed and scale’ of AI to tie enterprise data together

  07-03-2019 20:31 via zdnet.com
  Enterprise software startup Clari builds models of business deals using machine learning to enhance the pursuit of revenue. The company is extending its reach to more and more systems of records inside companies, hoping to create a total picture of "go-to-market" work.
  
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• Facebook removes disinformation accounts from the UK and Romania

  07-03-2019 20:10 via zdnet.com
  UK law enforcement notified about local disinformation network. Romanian network ran by individual associated with local ruling political party.
  
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• Google's Rewarded Products helps developers monetize their user base

  07-03-2019 19:48 via zdnet.com
  The first rewarded product offering will produce video ads that users can watch to earn virtual goods and in-game currency.
  
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• Recent Indian e-commerce diktat last straw for Trump, cancels $5.6 billion in trade concessions

  07-03-2019 19:40 via zdnet.com
  The cancelled trade concessions will be yet another setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendar Modi, who is contesting national elections in just a few weeks.
  
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• Cybercrime is increasing and more costly for organizations

  07-03-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  New report says companies need to protect against people-based attacks and deploy tools to limit information loss and business disruption.
  
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• Egypt government used Gmail third-party apps to phish activists

  07-03-2019 18:35 via zdnet.com
  Cairo government targeted local human rights defenders, media, and civil society organizations' staff.
  
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• Microsoft says Windows 10 is now on more than 800 million devices

  07-03-2019 18:25 via zdnet.com
  In September 2018, Microsoft officials said Windows 10 was installed on more than 700 million devices. Now that number is 800 million, company officials say.
  
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• Facebook finds UK-based 'fake news' network

  07-03-2019 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook removes more than 130 "inauthentic" accounts, pages and groups operated from the UK.
  
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• Microsoft cuts roughly 200 positions in its commercial sales business

  07-03-2019 17:41 via zdnet.com
  The latest Microsoft layoffs follow a January reorganization in its Worldwide Commercial Business that was meant to further accelerate cloud growth and simplify the group's structure.
  
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• Vodafone: Our 5G starts with these 19 towns and cities

  07-03-2019 17:19 via zdnet.com
  5G networks are coming this year, so those 5G smartphones better hurry up and arrive too.
  
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• The power behind electric vehicles

  07-03-2019 17:03
  
  Car manufacturers are rolling out shiny new EVs, and while these cars are constantly evolving, so is the technology that powers them
  
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• Robotics leaders win "Oscars of Automation"

  07-03-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Maker of a snake robot that sifts rubble and an industry heavyweight advancing robotics adoption are among this year's honorees.
  
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• Windows 10 version 1903: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

  07-03-2019 16:53 via zdnet.com
  Each time Microsoft rolls out a major upgrade to Windows 10, you have the option to wait a few months before you install it on PCs running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. But you have to act quickly.
  
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• Court IT issue delays trials in England

  07-03-2019 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Some trials have been suspended as the Ministry of Justice works to fix an IT issue.
  
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• Singtel to buy $525M worth of India's Bharti Airtel shares

  07-03-2019 16:32 via zdnet.com
  Singapore telco plans to fork out US$525 million to increase its stake in Bharti Airtel, which will use the funds to boost its balance sheet and build out its network in "a highly competitive home market".
  
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• Paris street to 'shut out Instagrammers'

  07-03-2019 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Residents are demanding a gate to keep picture-hunters off their colourful cobbled street.
  
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• Microsoft is now giving consumer app developers up to 95 percent of their Store app sales

  07-03-2019 16:12 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making good on its promise from a year ago to up the revenue share offered to app developers who deliver through its app Store.
  
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• PureOS: One Linux for both PCs and smartphones

  07-03-2019 15:48 via zdnet.com
  One operating system for two platforms? It's an old idea, which has never worked out, but the Linux laptop and smartphone company Purism is giving it another try.
  
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• Nielsen, Headset team up on cannabis analytics for CPG companies

  07-03-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Nielsen will combine its consumer research with Headset's data from point-of-sale terminals, catalog and demographic and purchase data.
  
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• Rape Day game pulled by Steam platform after outcry

  07-03-2019 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Gaming platform Steam pulls the release of the game Rape Day after widespread condemnation.
  
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• Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft top the tech world for reputation, but who do you trust?

  07-03-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's reputation among the US public takes a beating that shows up as a fall of 43 places in the trust ratings.
  
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• Alexa takes control of Roku boxes and TVs

  07-03-2019 14:27 via zdnet.com
  Alexa keeps getting better and better. Now, she can control Roku set top boxes and TVs.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Buds vs. Gear IconX: Is one better for fitness and commuting?

  07-03-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Fully wireless headphones have significantly improved over the past year and they are my preferred option for running, bodyweight exercises, and commuting. Samsung's latest model improved upon last year's model in some ways, while taking a step back in others.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is pivoting to privacy. Here's what he really means

  07-03-2019 14:21
  
  There's no such thing as a privacy-focussed Facebook – and Zuckerberg knows it
  
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• Ransomware warning: The gang behind this virulent malware just changed tactics again

  07-03-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say that those behind GandCrab ransomware are now going 'big game hunting' for larger targets - and more money.
  
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• Facebook: What's in Mark Zuckerberg's privacy plan?

  07-03-2019 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Zuckerberg says he wants Facebook to become a "privacy-focused" social network.
  
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• How Shopify uses its developer ecosystem to fuel international expansion

  07-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The e-commerce SaaS provider is turning to developers as a way to reach customers in new markets.
  
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• UK says prison facial recognition tech, iris scanners deter smugglers

  07-03-2019 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Guests at the door laden with drugs or mobile phones are less likely to turn up when biometric barriers are in play -- apparently.
  
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• IT strategy: Learning from experiments with emerging technologies

  07-03-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  It can be tough to find the right fit for emerging technologies; that doesn't mean it's wrong to test out new ideas.
  
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• Pirate Bay malware buries nuisance program bundles in a single click

  07-03-2019 12:28 via zdnet.com
  PirateMatryoshka is described as a “Russian doll” for adware programs and tools.
  
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• Google spin-off Waymo to sell Lidar it fought Uber on

  07-03-2019 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The self-driving car division of Google is to sell its Lidar units to other industries but not car-makers.
  
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• Why it's so hard to blame a rise in UK knife crime on police cuts

  07-03-2019 12:24
  
  In the past five years, the number of 16-year-olds in the UK being treated for stab wounds has doubled. Are cuts in police numbers to blame?
  
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• Windows 10 update is freezing games: Microsoft's fix? Uninstall it for now

  07-03-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest update for Windows 10 users has been causing "massive lag spikes" in some games.
  
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• Finland's 5G plans: 'We want to build world's smartest road'

  07-03-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  LED-light poles, base stations, and antennas will create a 5G network with uses ranging from self-driving cars to helping avoid moose collisions.
  
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• Banking Trojans flood the enterprise, Android attacks surge

  07-03-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Kaspersky Labs detected 900,000 attacks against users in 2018 alone.
  
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• Huawei sues US government over product ban

  07-03-2019 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese telecoms firm takes action against claims its products present security risks.
  
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• Massive Attack album stored in a painting using DNA

  07-03-2019 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The album Mezzanine by Massive Attack has been stored using genetic information for the first time.
  
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• Alphabet’s Chronicle launches security telemetry service Backstory

  07-03-2019 10:06 via zdnet.com
  The company wants to merge “massive computational capacity” with today’s enterprise security needs.
  
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• Singapore proposes new security guidelines to beef up financial resilience

  07-03-2019 09:51 via zdnet.com
  Monetary Authority of Singapore is looking to introduce changes to existing technology risk and business continuity management guidelines that will require financial organisations to implement more measures, including cyber surveillance, to boost operational resilience.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Huawei is suing the US government

  07-03-2019 08:56
  
  The Chinese tech giant says a US government ban on its equipment is unconstitutional, Zuckerberg proclaims a new privacy focus for Facebook
  
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• YouTubers are finally showing where their money comes from

  07-03-2019 07:00
  
  A new breed of influencers on YouTube and Instagram are embracing transparency around how they get paid
  
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• If you want online privacy, change your phone number immediately

  07-03-2019 07:00
  
  Your phone number wasn't designed to be a universal online identification system. With SIM jacking on the rise, now is the time to ditch your digits
  
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• From AI to the psychology of evil: 13 gripping reads for World Book Day

  07-03-2019 07:00
  
  Our bookworms recommend their favourite reads from the past year, from deep-dives on big tech to Black Panther in space
  
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• Government agrees that Australia's NDIS needs a chatbot

  07-03-2019 06:53 via zdnet.com
  Following a report into the IT problems plaguing the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a chatbot has been flagged as a viable solution.
  
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• Jio and Rakuten are pioneers: Cisco

  07-03-2019 06:17 via zdnet.com
  Cisco's network virtualisation solutions helped deploy Reliance Jio and Rakuten's mobile networks of the future.
  
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• Cisco to invest $20m in new Sydney Webex Data Center

  07-03-2019 04:58 via zdnet.com
  With Australia one of the biggest global users of Webex, Cisco is building a new Sydney-based data centre.
  
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• Huawei to sue US government to overturn its ban as unconstitutional

  07-03-2019 04:01 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese telco equipment giant states that it was left with no choice but to sue.
  
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