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• Atlassian to acquire AgileCraft for enterprise agile planning

  18-03-2019 22:09 via zdnet.com
  AgileCraft adds value to Jira for enterprise customers, helping them manage projects at scale.
  
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• U.S. Department of Energy plans exaFlop supercomputer in 2021

  18-03-2019 21:04 via zdnet.com
  The effort will leverage Cray's Shasta supercomputing platform as well as Intel technology.
  
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• New Mirai malware variant targets signage TVs and presentation systems

  18-03-2019 18:22 via zdnet.com
  Security researchers spot new Mirai botnet with an enhanced arsenal of IoT exploits.
  
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• Apple's criticism of Google and Facebook is a bit of a joke

  18-03-2019 18:05 via zdnet.com
  Apple releases a new ad touting the iPhone's superior privacy. But it's all a touch humorous.
  
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• Salesforce Research: Knowledge graphs and machine learning to power Einstein

  18-03-2019 17:49 via zdnet.com
  Explainable AI in real life could mean Einstein not just answering your questions, but also providing justification. Advancing the state of the art in natural language processing is done on the intersection of graphs and machine learning.
  
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• BlackBerry intros Radar H2 telematics device for freight and shipping companies

  18-03-2019 17:30 via zdnet.com
  BlackBerry said Radar H2 helps automate operations, and improve utilization of trailers, containers, chassis and other remote assets.
  
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• IBM sends Blockchain World Wire for global payments into limited production

  18-03-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Big Blue's latest blockchain play sees cross-border payments being sent via digital tokens in near real-time.
  
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• Customer engagement: Context, meaning, and measurement

  18-03-2019 16:37 via zdnet.com
  Industry expert practitioner Elizabeth MacAuley-Italiano gives her take on customer engagement, its definition, framework, and its practicality. Pay close attention -- this can help define what you do moving forward.
  
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• CEO view: Digital transformation at Siemens USA (CxOTalk interview)

  18-03-2019 16:37 via zdnet.com
  The CEO of a company with $23 billion in revenue and 50,000 employees talks about innovation, culture, data, customer relationships, business models, IT vs. OT, and more. Barbara Humpton is a strong and powerful leader who offers practical advice and lessons for every manager. Watch the video and read her comments.
  
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• WorldPay payments firm in $43bn sale to US rival

  18-03-2019 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Payment processor WorldPay, once part of RBS bank, is sold to Fidelity National Information Services.
  
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• MySpace lost 13 years worth of user data after botched server migration

  18-03-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  Most photos, songs, and videos uploaded to the site between 2003 and 2015 are lost for good, site said.
  
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• SAS to invest $1 billion in AI for industry uses, education, R&D

  18-03-2019 15:51 via zdnet.com
  The AI investment is part of SAS' efforts to make data, AI, machine learning and algorithms more return driven and consumable.
  
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• Slack launches Enterprise Key Management, a tool that gives admins control over encryption keys

  18-03-2019 15:30 via zdnet.com
  With EKM, businesses gain control over the encryption keys used to encrypt the files and messages within their Slack workspace.
  
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• Apple's new iPad Air and iPad mini make space for its Netflix rival

  18-03-2019 15:20
  
  Apple's all-new iPad Air and iPad mini enjoy a significant bump in power and performance, seeing them best the current iPad with the A12 Bionic chip and better specs. But what does their early arrival say about the "show time" event next week?
  
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• Hong Kong subway trains collide amid new signal system trials

  18-03-2019 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Two trains collide during a new signal system trial, threatening travel disruption for millions.
  
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• Valve’s Steam gaming platform pledges new approach to review bombs

  18-03-2019 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Off-topic review bombs are at the heart of changes which have not met with full applause.
  
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• Digital transformation: 10 lessons from an ultra marathoner

  18-03-2019 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Being average is no longer an option. Defeating average in a digital economy requires companies and individuals to stretch themselves beyond what enabled their successful path in the past. Digital business transformation, like running ultra marathons, is grueling work.
  
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• Confirming your digital skills – digitally, of course

  18-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  'To establish determine what is and what is not relevant to achieving business goals, the organization needs to be educated and then make educated decisions and educated plans.'
  
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• Windows 10 users: We're killing OneDrive Groove Music streaming, says Microsoft

  18-03-2019 13:59 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft continues to retire components of Groove Music with no more streaming OneDrive music from March 31.
  
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• Apple unveils new 10.5-inch iPad Air and iPad mini with Apple Pencil support

  18-03-2019 13:57 via zdnet.com
  Apple has unveiled two new iPads ahead of its event scheduled for March 25.
  
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• OWNAFC: Football fans call for refunds over club app

  18-03-2019 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Fans say they feel misled by OWNAFC amid claims they could "take charge of a real life football club".
  
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• Apple's just a 'monopolist': Spotify hits back over revenue split

  18-03-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple and Spotify argue over which of them owns app users.
  
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• Amazon pilots seed, angel investment program for high-risk startups

  18-03-2019 13:12 via zdnet.com
  The program could result in more early-stage firms and investors joining the AWS ecosystem.
  
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• Cybersecurity: Don’t let the small stuff cause you big problems

  18-03-2019 12:51 via zdnet.com
  If hospitals don't take cybersecurity seriously, a series of small issues could be as bad as a major cyberattack like WannaCry, warns NHS Digital chief.
  
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• Galaxy S10 battery drain: Bug keeps waking $1,000 phone in people's pockets

  18-03-2019 12:43 via zdnet.com
  Fix this proximity-sensor problem now, Galaxy S10 owners tell Samsung.
  
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• Is it still a good idea to publish proof-of-concept code for zero-days?

  18-03-2019 12:23 via zdnet.com
  Time and time again, the publication of PoC code for zero-days and recently patched security bugs often helps hackers more than end-users.
  
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• Middle East tech: Nine things the region must do to safeguard its financial future

  18-03-2019 12:05 via zdnet.com
  As AI and automation arrive, countries across the large and diverse Middle East and North Africa region have some major structural issues to tackle.
  
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• Handheld robotics and Virtual Reality converge in the operating room

  18-03-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  VR training and robotic precision aid surgical outcomes and change how surgeons operate.
  
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• UK code breakers release Enigma war machine simulator

  18-03-2019 11:44 via zdnet.com
  You can also try out Bombe and Typex code-cracking for yourself.
  
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• MySpace admits losing 12 years' worth of music uploads

  18-03-2019 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network has apologised for losing the data during a server migration.
  
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• Monday briefing: Social media tried and failed to stop people spreading the Christchurch shooting video

  18-03-2019 08:53
  
  Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have struggled to control uploads of the New Zealand terrorist's video, kids have organised one of the world's largest climate protests using decentralised networks
  
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• UK space internet firm OneWeb ready for lift-off

  18-03-2019 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  OneWeb secures new funding enabling it to speed up plans for a global high-speed broadband network.
  
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• The messy, cautionary tale of how Babylon disrupted the NHS

  18-03-2019 07:00
  
  Babylon's London-based GP surgery is already one of the biggest in the country. But its impact on other NHS services in the area is causing concern amongst clinicians
  
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• How the Notes app became our most private and public space

  18-03-2019 07:00
  
  The Notes app is where we store our deepest secrets, but its also the go-to medium for public statements from celebrities who have messed up
  
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• Singapore lays out ground rules to minimise cable cuts, service disruptions

  18-03-2019 06:37 via zdnet.com
  Facilities-based operators and earthworks contractors will have to comply with new standardised procedures detailing how earthworks should be carried out, following service disruptions in recent years that have been the result of cable cut incidents.
  
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• Singtel’s cross-border payments system expands to Japan

  18-03-2019 06:29 via zdnet.com
  The Via cross-border payments system has expanded into Japan thanks to a partnership with Netstars.
  
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• Canberra stumps up AU$100K to boost Aussie blockchain industry

  18-03-2019 06:02 via zdnet.com
  The federal government wants to develop a blockchain roadmap to make Australia a 'global leader'.
  
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• KT to roll out 5G UHD live broadcasting

  18-03-2019 05:50 via zdnet.com
  KT will roll out its 5G-based UHD live broadcasting service with Seoul Broadcasting System's Morning Wide news program.
  
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• Telstra and Optus to deliver 180 more base stations for mobile blackspot program

  18-03-2019 04:41 via zdnet.com
  Telstra will deploy 131 base stations and Optus 49 under round four of the Australian government’s mobile blackspot program.
  
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• CBA and ATO reach agreement over core banking R&D tax claims

  18-03-2019 02:05 via zdnet.com
  The bank has also withdrawn all proceedings with the Australian Taxation Office and Innovation and Science Australia at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
  
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• Windows 7 versus Windows 10: Here comes the big push

  18-03-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  The clock is ticking on Windows 7, which means those last-minute Windows 10 upgrade projects are picking up momentum.
  
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