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• Microsoft might give Windows 10 Home users the option to pause updates for 35 days

  13-03-2019 23:48 via zdnet.com
  One Windows 10 user discovered what potentially could be a new setting coming to Windows 10 Home, allowing those users to pause updates for 35 days.
  
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• Malicious Counter-Strike 1.6 servers used zero-days to infect users with malware

  13-03-2019 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Dr.Web: 39 percent of all Counter-Strike 1.6 servers were malicious and tried to infect users with malware.
  
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• Brazilian retailer quizzed over facial recognition tech

  13-03-2019 22:21 via zdnet.com
  Hering will have to explain whether its innovation experiments violate user privacy and consumer rights.
  
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• Red Team to help secure open-source software

  13-03-2019 22:06 via zdnet.com
  The Linux Foundation's new Red Team project will incubate open-source cybersecurity tools.
  
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• Google releases first Android Q beta for Pixel phones

  13-03-2019 20:46 via zdnet.com
  The first Android Q beta is now available for testing.
  
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• Apple Music is now available on Amazon Fire TV, expanding to UK soon

  13-03-2019 19:23 via zdnet.com
  Previously, Apple Music was made available to Amazon Echo users.
  
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• The revenge of the atoms can drive a new relationship with customers

  13-03-2019 19:09 via zdnet.com
  In a world dominated by AI and automation, bits of data and atoms are fighting to drive insights and power digital business.
  
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• Seven tips for identifying and managing IIoT deployment costs

  13-03-2019 18:52 via zdnet.com
  Many companies are hoping for strong returns on their Industrial Internet of Things investments—but they’re being surprised by some unexpected deployment costs.
  
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• Organizations are spending more on digital transformation -- but where’s the impact?

  13-03-2019 18:39 via zdnet.com
  New study examines the "digital maturity" of enterprises and how they can close gaps between investments and results.
  
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• Point of sale malware campaign targets hospitality and entertainment businesses

  13-03-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Credit card data stealing attacks use a technique rarely deployed in POS malware to help avoid detection - and are thought to have been operating since 2016.
  
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• Apple, Google, GoDaddy misissued TLS certificates with weak serial numbers

  13-03-2019 17:39 via zdnet.com
  Multiple CAs have misissued over 1.2 million TLS certs with weak 63-bit serial numbers, instead of the standard of 64 bits.
  
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• Dell EMC, Nvidia make AI reference architecture available

  13-03-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  AI is becoming a critical workload for enterprises and storage giants are rolling out building blocks to build out machine learning and AI workloads.
  
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• Spotify files complaint in EU over Apple App Store: Why it may change developer economics

  13-03-2019 16:50 via zdnet.com
  The drumbeat of opposition to the current mobile app revenue splits offered by Google and Apple is picking up. Spotify's complaint in the European Commission versus Apple may alter developer economics.
  
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• Apple looks for Swift growth with deeper industry collaboration in Singapore

  13-03-2019 16:15 via zdnet.com
  Singapore University of Technology and Design, RMIT Online, and Pathlight School will offer curriculum focused on Apple's Swift programming language, while a second Apple Developer Academy has been established in Indonesia, as the iPhone maker looks to expand its mobile app ecosystem.
  
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• Verizon's 5G network to launch April 11 in two US cities

  13-03-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Verizon's next-generation wireless service will cost $10 more per month on top of its existing unlimited plans.
  
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• Streamlio, an open-core streaming data fabric for the cloud era

  13-03-2019 15:43 via zdnet.com
  Apache Kafka replacement and beyond. This is open-core Streamlio's claim to fame, and today's announcement of a managed cloud service brings it one step closer to reality.
  
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• Jumia to be first African start-up on NY Stock Exchange

  13-03-2019 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The e-commerce company is to become first African start-up to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  
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• Terminal patient learns he's going to die from a robot doctor

  13-03-2019 15:15 via zdnet.com
  The event has prompted discussions about whether it's appropriate to de-personalize healthcare via telepresence robots.
  
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• Shuah Khan becomes the third Linux Foundation Fellow

  13-03-2019 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Besides continuing her Linux kernel work, Kahn will help bring more developers via CommunityBridge to Linux.
  
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• Drones: Six positive ways they can be used

  13-03-2019 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Extended drone no-fly zones have come into force around airports, but the technology isn't all bad.
  
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• Move over Siri, Alexa: Google's offline voice recognition breakthrough cuts response lag

  13-03-2019 14:37 via zdnet.com
  Google paves the way for Siri and Alexa working without the internet.
  
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• IBM used Flickr photos for facial-recognition project

  13-03-2019 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Some people are said to be unaware that their data had been used for a facial-recognition project.
  
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• Gogo migrates to AWS, eyes real-time data processing

  13-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The in-flight WiFi provider is turning to AWS as it looks to scale all aspects of its business, from the number of airlines it can support to how fast it can process stream data for airlines.
  
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• C3 launches Integrated Development Studio for speed up AI, machine learning deployments

  13-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  C3's approach with its development studio is designed to abstract processes across multiple clouds in a low-code environment.
  
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• Almost 150 million users impacted by new SimBad Android adware

  13-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  SimBad adware found in 210 Android apps available on the official Google Play Store.
  
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• Japan Sega game sales halted after cocaine arrest

  13-03-2019 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Japanese sales of Sega's Judgment are put on hold following the arrest of an actor involved in the game.
  
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• The new Range Rover Evoque has substance to match its style

  13-03-2019 13:33
  
  With its parent company posting record loses amid job cuts in the UK, Land Rover's baby SUV needs to perform. Fortunately the new Evoque finally delivers
  
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• Range Rover Evoque 2019 review: substance to match its style

  13-03-2019 13:33
  
  With its parent company posting record loses amid job cuts in the UK, Land Rover's baby SUV needs to perform. Fortunately the new Evoque finally delivers
  
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• Windows 10 graphics: Intel warns, patch 19 severe driver flaws now

  13-03-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  Update Intel Windows graphics drivers, and stop using Intel Matrix Storage Manager and USB 3.0 Creator Utility.
  
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• Quitting the five tech giants: Could you say goodbye to Google?

  13-03-2019 13:26 via zdnet.com
  Google touches all aspects of our lives, from the videos we watch to the information we seek. Could you live without Google? In our five day series, this is hump day, the day we look at Google.
  
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• What's wrong with the Boeing 737 Max? Here's everything we know

  13-03-2019 13:25
  
  Boeing's 737 Max has been involved in two fatal crashes and flight authorities around the world have banned the plane from their skies. Could software flaws be to blame?
  
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• The web in 30 years? It'll be beyond our imagination, says Tim Berners-Lee

  13-03-2019 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Working out where the web will go next is hard. But figuring out where we would like it to go is a little easier, says the inventor of the world wide web.
  
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• Phishing attacks: Half of organisations have fallen victim in last two years

  13-03-2019 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Research by Sophos says phishing attacks have compromised large numbers of organisations in recent years.
  
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• Google Drive users: This is your new Android, iOS makeover for faster file access

  13-03-2019 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Google has redesigned Google Drive to give users access to information with fewer taps.
  
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• Cartoons about online safety launched for four-year-olds

  13-03-2019 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's National Crime Agency launches a series of animations aimed at children aged four to seven.
  
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• Cryptojacking cyberattacks: Is the end now in sight?

  13-03-2019 11:30 via zdnet.com
  For some crooks, sneaky cryptocurrency mining may not be lucrative enough anymore. The question is, where do they go next?
  
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• Why Apple's streaming video service should lead to 'Apple Prime' subscription bundle

  13-03-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  With Apple's video service on the runway it has enough parts to create subscription bundles that rhyme with what Amazon offers. A little business model innovation could be in order.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Uber spends $20 million to settle driver lawsuit

  13-03-2019 08:57
  
  Uber has settled a class action suit over 13,000 drivers' employment status, Boeing pledges a software update as the 737 Max 8 is banned in the wake of crashes
  
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• Telstra kicks off regional upgrade

  13-03-2019 07:02 via zdnet.com
  Telstra will repair or replace 1,000 cable joints, migrate hundreds of customers onto NextG Wireless Local Loop services, increase stocks of replacement equipment to bring down fault repair time frames, and replace 200 batteries in exchanges and cabinets.
  
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• Why does the London Underground still not have Wi-Fi in tunnels?

  13-03-2019 07:00
  
  The London Underground will soon get 4G, but don't plan on streaming Netflix on your commute anytime soon
  
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• Captain Marvel drops some big clues about Avengers: Endgame

  13-03-2019 07:00
  
  Captain Marvel has been a huge hit, but what clues can it (and the end credits scene) offer us about the plot of Avengers: Endgame?
  
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• Captain Marvel drops some big clues about Avengers: End Game

  13-03-2019 07:00
  
  Captain Marvel has been a huge hit, but what clues can it (and the end credits scene) offer us about the plot of Avengers: Endgame?
  
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• Western Australia's Department of Health to spend AU$124m on hybrid cloud shift

  13-03-2019 06:51 via zdnet.com
  The department has signed with Atos to move its IT infrastructure to a hybrid cloud.
  
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• Outage sends Google Cloud Services, Gmail, Drive, YouTube fuzzy

  13-03-2019 05:41 via zdnet.com
  Some Google services might work some times, others might not.
  
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• Australia isn't buying local cyber and the rest of the world might soon follow

  13-03-2019 04:38 via zdnet.com
  Early Stage technology investor and partner at Amadeus Capital, Alex van Someren, has warned the encryption-busting legislation hasn't made Australia an attractive place to buy cyber from.
  
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• Optus: NBN should face ‘real consequences for poor performance’

  13-03-2019 04:33 via zdnet.com
  In its submission to the ACCC, Optus has joined Telstra, Vodafone, and Vocus in arguing that a AU$25 one-off rebate is not enough to incentivise NBN to repair faults in a timely way and stop missing connection appointments.
  
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• Galaxy S10 5G to have 2.7Gbps top speed in South Korea

  13-03-2019 03:24 via zdnet.com
  Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will eventually have data transfer speeds up to 2.7Gbps in South Korea, SK Telecom says, following its completion of 5G-LTE aggregation testing.
  
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• Google Lookout uses AI to describe surroundings for the visually impaired

  13-03-2019 02:17 via zdnet.com
  Using similar underlying technology as Google Lens
  
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• NSW Electoral Commission claims physical separation mitigates Swiss voting flaw

  13-03-2019 02:13 via zdnet.com
  Using an air-gapped machine means the flaws discovered in the Swiss system do not impact NSW, the state electoral commission has claimed.
  
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• Spark NZ tests 5G autonomous car

  13-03-2019 02:02 via zdnet.com
  A self-driving car connected to Spark’s trial 5G network is being tested in Auckland’s Innovation Precinct.
  
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