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• Google Chrome to block automatic downloads initiated from ad slot iframes

  11-03-2019 23:33 via zdnet.com
  Google continues its crusade against "drive-by download" attack vectors.
  
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• F5 Networks to acquire NGINX

  11-03-2019 22:41 via zdnet.com
  The $670 million deal is about enabling multi-cloud services across environments.
  
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• Tim Berners-Lee: 'Stop web's downward plunge to dysfunctional future'

  11-03-2019 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Thirty years after he invented it, Sir Tim Berners-Lee says the web is not what it should be.
  
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• Who are you, citizen data scientist?

  11-03-2019 21:35 via zdnet.com
  Many aspects of the data science life cycle are being abstracted by automated machine learning solutions -- which is good news for data scientists and citizen data scientists.
  
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• Companies are leaking sensitive files via Box accounts

  11-03-2019 20:54 via zdnet.com
  Leaks discovered at Apple, the Discovery Channel, Herbalife, Schneider Electric, and even Box itself.
  
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• Apple announces March 25 event, subscription services likely the focus

  11-03-2019 20:54 via zdnet.com
  News? Gaming? Movies and TV shows? Apple could announce a subscription service for all of it.
  
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• Why security is the top barrier in enterprise cloud adoption [Hybrid Cloud TV]

  11-03-2019 20:45 via zdnet.com
  At RSA 2019, Richard Bird of Ping Identity discussed identity-related security issues and solutions for enterprises.
  
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• Smartphone sales to boost ICT sector in Brazil

  11-03-2019 19:18 via zdnet.com
  Devices will represent 38 percent of all investments in the sector this year, says IDC.
  
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• Motorola announces Moto G7 Power, G7 Play presale details

  11-03-2019 19:05 via zdnet.com
  The latest devices in Motorola's G7 lineup will go on sale in the US soon.
  
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• RSA Conference and the dismal nature of cybersecurity (Reporter's Notebook)

  11-03-2019 18:29 via zdnet.com
  The RSA Conference gets larger every year: cybersecurity industry is booming, and so is cybercrime. There's a disconnect here.
  
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• Chinese hacking group backdoors products from three Asian gaming companies

  11-03-2019 18:27 via zdnet.com
  ESET suspects that tens or hundreds of thousands of users have been infected already.
  
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• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite lets fans cast spells and rescue magic creatures

  11-03-2019 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The company behind Pokemon Go reveals details of their new augmented reality game.
  
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• Microsoft adds new Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2 configurations for business users

  11-03-2019 18:04 via zdnet.com
  New Intel Core i5, 16 GB of RAM models of Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 are coming, starting in the U.S. and Canada, for Surface for Business customers.
  
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• How New Belgium Brewing evaluated managed vs. private cloud [Hybrid Cloud TV]

  11-03-2019 17:36 via zdnet.com
  Travis Morrison, director of IT at New Belgium Brewing, outlines the economics made the case for a private cloud deployment over public cloud as the company built out its second brewery. Morrison also walks through the variables behind the decision and tips for other enterprises.
  
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• UNSW and Sydney Uni join quantum powers to prove out qubit theory

  11-03-2019 17:01 via zdnet.com
  Under the 'Quantum Harbour City' partnership, the researchers have used each other's developments to prove they can read quantum bits of information without the need for sensors.
  
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• Apple's augmented reality end run: Can it hold back Hololens?

  11-03-2019 16:34 via zdnet.com
  A convergence of technologies is paving the way for Apple to take AR out of the phone and put it in front of your eyes. While that would curtail HoloLens reach, Microsoft won't be shedding many tears.
  
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• Intel beats Samsung in Q4 2018 semiconductor revenue, claims report

  11-03-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  While Samsung has led when it comes to semiconductor revenues for the previous five quarters, a report claims that Intel grabbed the top spot in Q4 2018
  
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• AutoML is democratizing and improving AI

  11-03-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Once a niche technology, Automated Machine learning (AutoML) is now a thing. Helping non-data scientists do simple AI, and helping trained data scientists do complex work ever-faster, AutoML technology is catching on, and may well put AI in the Enterprise fast lane.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10 facial recognition fooled by a video of the phone owner

  11-03-2019 15:28 via zdnet.com
  There's a reason why Samsung tells users to avoid using facial recognition screen locking on Galaxy S10 smartphones.
  
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• Russia: No, we don't want to curb online freedoms - we want to protect internet

  11-03-2019 15:18 via zdnet.com
  Russian government claims to back internet freedom, as protesters slam its Runet plan.
  
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• Quitting the five tech giants: Could you abandon Amazon?

  11-03-2019 15:16 via zdnet.com
  Imagine your life without Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, or Microsoft. David Gewirtz begins his five-day look at quitting the Big Five tech giants with Amazon. Sure, he can quit. He can quit anytime he wants...
  
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• Nvidia's purchase of Mellanox turns up heat on Intel rivalry, data center ambitions

  11-03-2019 15:13 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia's $6.9 billion purchase of Mellanox highlights the company's bet that next-gen data center architecture will revolve around data and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Samsung Bixby Routines: Automation based on your daily work-life processes

  11-03-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Bixby isn't that popular with people, but Bixby Routines is only related in name. Bixby Routines learns your daily usage patterns and then helps you develop automation for these routines. Your new Galaxy phone truly does work for you with Bixby Routines.
  
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• Windows 10 tip: When you should (and shouldn't) pause updates

  11-03-2019 14:42 via zdnet.com
  If you're too busy to deal with the latest Windows 10 update right now, just hit Pause to delay Windows Update for up to five weeks. This option even cancels pending updates, leaving you free to keep working without fear of interruption.
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The problem's not robots, it's the system

  11-03-2019 14:36 via zdnet.com
  The congresswoman from the Bronx says that the prospect of robots should excite us. If only society didn't treat those without work as corpses.
  
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• Open source advances deeper into hardware: The CHIPS Alliance project

  11-03-2019 14:26 via zdnet.com
  The Linux Foundation welcomes the CHIPS Alliance Project, with its plans to open-source CPU chip and SoC designs for a new day of hardware innovation.
  
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• Apple: We'll give you $20 extra credit if you load $200 on your Apple ID account

  11-03-2019 14:26 via zdnet.com
  Apple really wants you to commit to buying content through its services.
  
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• The new MacBook Pro's most hideous design flaw

  11-03-2019 14:11 via zdnet.com
  Some flaws seem so obvious, and complaints so widespread, that it's hard to understand why they've not been fixed.
  
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• Microsoft: We want to fix Chromium's 'janky' mouse scrolling with a dose of Edge

  11-03-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  That's not how you handle a mouse scroll, Microsoft tells Chromium developers.
  
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• Cybersecurity: Why bosses are confident, and tech workers are scared

  11-03-2019 13:39 via zdnet.com
  How well protected is your business, really? It depends who you ask.
  
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• US seeks to allay fears over killer robots

  11-03-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Humans will always make the final decision on whether armed robots can shoot, the US says.
  
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• Facebook sues over 'data-grabbing' quizzes

  11-03-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Malicious quiz apps were used to harvest thousands of users' profile data, according to Facebook.
  
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• How to stop your iPhone from tracking and storing the locations of where you live, work, and visit

  11-03-2019 13:31 via zdnet.com
  Did you know that your iPhone is keeping a detailed history of places you visit on a regular basis?
  
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• Apex Legends studio bans 355,000 cheating players

  11-03-2019 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The players were all using the PC version of the game, Respawn Entertainment said.
  
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• HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 review: A sturdy and compact convertible ultraportable for business

  11-03-2019 13:24 via zdnet.com
  The 14-inch Elitebook x360 1040 G5 is a 360-degree convertible laptop with solid build quality and a good range of specification choices, although high-end variants are very expensive.
  
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• Windows 10 latest preview: Sandbox gets new features, but VMware's still broken

  11-03-2019 12:59 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft improves its Windows Sandbox feature for running risky apps in a safe container.
  
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• Robots on the gridiron: Bots are painting lines on sports fields

  11-03-2019 12:18 via zdnet.com
  Despite hype cycle of self-driving cars and backflipping humanoids, this is how robots will conquer the real world.
  
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• Smart speakers and baking into inflation basket

  11-03-2019 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Q: "Alexa - what is now being used to help calculate the cost of living in the UK?" A: "I am."
  
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• The downsides of buying a new Mac

  11-03-2019 11:24 via zdnet.com
  The hefty price tag is only the beginning of the pain that comes as a result of buying a new Mac.
  
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• The mask that could provide a spot of calm and other tech

  11-03-2019 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Lucy Hedges tries out the latest gadgets which could brighten up the winter months.
  
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• Tesla to raise prices and keep more stores open

  11-03-2019 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The electric carmaker says prices will rise by 3% and reverses a decision to close stores.
  
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• Nvidia joins bidding war for chipmaker Mellanox: report

  11-03-2019 08:52 via zdnet.com
  It is believed Nvidia will try and trump the billions already offered by Intel.
  
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• Nvidia acquires chipmaker Mellanox

  11-03-2019 08:52 via zdnet.com
  Updated: Nvidia has secured Mellanox for $6.9 billion following rumors of the deal.
  
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• Monday briefing: Russians protest isolationist new internet regulations

  11-03-2019 08:47
  
  Protesters rallied in Moscow against plans to route all Russian internet traffic thorough state-controlled infrastructure, Venezuela has accused US of cyberattacks against its power grid
  
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• IBM takes on Alzheimer’s disease with machine learning

  11-03-2019 08:18 via zdnet.com
  IBM hopes ML can provide the framework for a way to diagnose the illness without the need for spinal fluid extraction.
  
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• Instagram is opening up the super secretive world of tattoo artists

  11-03-2019 07:00
  
  Instagram has become the one-stop shop for tattooers to show their work, opening up a once-cloistered industry to new styles, new ideas and new artists
  
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• How China's WeChat became a grim heart of illegal animal trading

  11-03-2019 07:00
  
  Sales of illegal animal products shifted away from shopfronts and are surging on the Chinese social media platform WeChat
  
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• Amazon sells 'autism cure' books that suggest children drink toxic, bleach-like substances

  11-03-2019 07:00
  
  The online marketplace is rife with books advocating scientifically unproven and potentially fatal "treatments" for autism, including chemical baths and drugs intended for arsenic poisoning
  
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• LG Uplus and Hanyang successfully trial 5G autonomous car in Seoul

  11-03-2019 06:21 via zdnet.com
  South Korean telco LG Uplus and Hanyang University successfully tested their 5G-connected autonomous vehicle on the streets of Seoul.
  
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• Telstra and Vodafone don’t like proposed NBN rebates system

  11-03-2019 05:23 via zdnet.com
  Submissions to the ACCC on its NBN rebate inquiry have shown that Vocus, Telstra, and Vodafone all have issues with the current wholesale service standards.
  
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