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• Card breach reported at Buca di Beppo, Planet Hollywood, and other restaurants

  29-03-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Impacted restaurants include Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Planet Hollywood, Chicken Guy!, Mixology, and Tequila Taqueria.
  
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• Indian IT firm Mindtree's co-founders wage furious battle against L&T's hostile takeover

  29-03-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  The eighth-largest Indian IT outfit is being courted by one of India's oldest engineering outfits, L&T, in a hostile takeover, and the IT firms's co-founders are going stir-crazy fending them off.
  
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• 12 great tech deals to check out this weekend

  29-03-2019 21:34 via zdnet.com
  The weekend is here! And there's no better way to relax than to do a little online shopping. You can save big bucks on Philips Hue smart bulbs, a robot vacuum, the Google Home Hub, a GoPro, and more. Treat yo self.
  
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• PCs sales increase in Brazil

  29-03-2019 21:01 via zdnet.com
  The segment experienced growth in 2018, but predictions aren't looking great for this year, analysts say.
  
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• Tech Tent: Apple, Lyft and feel-good tech

  29-03-2019 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyft shares, Apple TV+, and those times when tech gets it right.
  
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• Getac launches a ruggedized K120-Ex Windows 10 tablet for explosive environments

  29-03-2019 18:14 via zdnet.com
  Getac’s K120-Ex rugged Mil-spec touch-screen tablet is designed to run Windows 10 in hazardous areas where a single spark can cause flammable gasses or combustible dusts to explode
  
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• Russia police probe 'dark net' murder case

  29-03-2019 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Investigators are looking into claims that a killing was arranged and paid for via covert net forums.
  
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• Sony Xperia 10 Plus review: An affordable smartphone with a wide-screen display

  29-03-2019 17:06 via zdnet.com
  The Xperia 10 Plus's 21:9 screen equips it for video watching, but it more internal storage and better battery life would be welcome.
  
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• Researchers publish list of MAC addresses targeted in ASUS hack

  29-03-2019 16:50 via zdnet.com
  Most of the targeted MAC addresses are used by ASUStek, Intel, and AzureWave devices.
  
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• Huawei's designer smart glasses actually look good (and do refreshingly little)

  29-03-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Buried in a slew of recent product launches, paired down smart glasses could be a small but important step toward an AR future for mobile computing.
  
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• BlackBerry Q4 tops estimates on strong IP and licensing revenue

  29-03-2019 15:02 via zdnet.com
  CEO John Chen noted on the company's earnings conference call that BlackBerry will reorganize into three business units for fiscal 2020.
  
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• Microsoft to Windows 10 users: Are we doing a good job warning you on update bugs?

  29-03-2019 14:58 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft wants to know if changes to the update history page have helped its 800 million Windows 10 users.
  
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• Google security engineer discloses zero-day flaw in TP-Link smart home routers

  29-03-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  The zero-day vulnerability was disclosed publicly after TP-Link failed to respond.
  
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• Cheaper iPhone, Mac repairs: Apple slightly loosens its grip on who mends your devices

  29-03-2019 13:56 via zdnet.com
  Apple lifts restrictions on third-party repairs but still retains tight control over the supply chain.
  
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• SOS, IT pros: US is being attacked with its own technology

  29-03-2019 13:44 via zdnet.com
  The US is being systematically attacked by Russia with our own digital technology, leaving IT professionals on the front line of this war. Here's what we need to do.
  
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• Facebook begins new EU political ads rules

  29-03-2019 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The new rules, are part of attempts by the social network to clamp down on election abuse.
  
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• Toyota announces second security breach in the last five weeks

  29-03-2019 13:37 via zdnet.com
  Toyota Japan says hackers might have stolen details of 3.1 million Toyota and Lexus car owners.
  
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• Microsoft Outlook on web gets smarter: AI features save time setting up meetings

  29-03-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft aims to cut the hassle of arranging meetings for Office 365 users with AI email and calendar suggestions.
  
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• The best VPNs to keep your browsing safe and secure

  29-03-2019 13:24
  
  The WIRED guide to the best free and paid-for VPNs for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
  
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• NSA contractor pleads guilty to data theft

  29-03-2019 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The former programmer could get a jail sentence of nine years for stealing terabytes of sensitive data.
  
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• FireEye debuts Windows Commando VM as Linux Kali rival

  29-03-2019 12:42 via zdnet.com
  The toolkit is aimed at filling a gap in the Windows-based penetration testing space.
  
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• Seven out of ten Americans are comfortable with IoT tech in the home

  29-03-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  Most of us own at least one smart product in our homes – but how often do we actually use them?
  
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• VPN providers pull Russian servers as Putin's ban threatens to bite

  29-03-2019 12:13 via zdnet.com
  VPN services told to connect their systems to a Russian blacklist of banned websites or face the consequences.
  
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• Hundreds of compromised Wordpress and Joomla websites are serving up malware to visitors

  29-03-2019 12:07 via zdnet.com
  Researchers see a spike in compromised domains attempting to deliver malicious payloads including Shade ransomware and phishing links.
  
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• Why Apple TV+ isn't a Netflix competitor

  29-03-2019 11:40
  
  Everything you need to know about Apple’s Netflix rival, the startup darling disrupting the NHS and the third edition of the WIRED Book Club
  
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• WIRED Book Club: We're reading Invisible Women, by Caroline Criado Perez

  29-03-2019 11:39
  
  In Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez addresses the "gender data gap" by exploring the many ways in which the world is built for and by men
  
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• From pagers and paper to AI and IoT: Can the NHS' technology transformation plan really succeed?

  29-03-2019 11:39 via zdnet.com
  The health service is faced with increasing demand for its services combined with underfunding. Can it use technology to reinvent itself?
  
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• Data breach exposes diagnosis data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients

  29-03-2019 11:24 via zdnet.com
  An electronic system used by a Canadian service and its parent company was compromised.
  
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• Who are the most influential companies on social media?

  29-03-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Start-up companies are falling behind on social media influence whereas older established companies are leading the way in social according to a new report.
  
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• AI judge to settle small claims disputes and other news

  29-03-2019 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at some the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Friday briefing: Chytridiomycosis has wiped out 90 species

  29-03-2019 08:57
  
  The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus has been spread worldwide by human activity, World Meteorological Organization data shows the accelerating effects of climate change
  
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• Lyft arrives at the US stock exchange

  29-03-2019 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyft is the first ride-sharing company to go public but Uber is expected to follow soon.
  
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• The problem with China’s electric scooter revolution? It’s too quiet

  29-03-2019 07:00
  
  China is leading the electric vehicle revolution, but its scooters and cars are deadly quiet
  
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• How the viral Led by Donkeys anti-Brexit campaign is haunting flip-flopping politicians

  29-03-2019 07:00
  
  Led By Donkeys shames Brexit-backing equivocators, bloviators, and blowhards, one billboard at a time
  
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• 15 top thinkers predict the biggest tech breakthroughs in our lifetime

  29-03-2019 07:00
  
  From 100 per cent renewable power and scientifically-driven longevity to neurotechnology and automated deliberation, these are the breakthroughs that will shape the future of humanity
  
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• Rules drafted on how to access data under Consumer Data Right

  29-03-2019 06:59 via zdnet.com
  The draft rules stipulate that data-holders must stand up a specialised service to take applications and administer data if approved.
  
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• ACCC and Telstra want to maintain stable price structure for copper services

  29-03-2019 06:55 via zdnet.com
  They believe a similar price structure will provide a more stable environment for access seekers as customers migrate to the NBN.
  
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• Researchers discover and abuse new undocumented feature in Intel chipsets

  29-03-2019 06:20 via zdnet.com
  Researchers find new Intel VISA (Visualization of Internal Signals Architecture) debugging technology.
  
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• Huawei P30 uses BOE OLEDs instead of LG ones: Report

  29-03-2019 05:59 via zdnet.com
  Huawei has opted to use OLED panels made by Chinese compatriot BOE over South Korea's LG Display for its recently unveiled P30 smartphone, reports The Elec.
  
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• Australia brings in data centre certification with new government Hosting Strategy

  29-03-2019 05:59 via zdnet.com
  The Digital Transformation Agency will stand up a new Digital Infrastructure Service to oversee the whole-of-government Hosting Strategy.
  
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• Data science, ethics, and the 'massive scumbags' problem

  29-03-2019 05:54 via zdnet.com
  Discussions of ethics in data science and artificial intelligence are all well and good, but they won't go anywhere if the prime directive is making massive profits for venture capitalists.
  
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• Huawei now selling more consumer devices than telco equipment

  29-03-2019 05:48 via zdnet.com
  Almost half the Chinese giant's revenue is now due to sales of consumer equipment, as revenue from carriers is in retreat.
  
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• Committee pushes 'cyber taskforce' for security of Australia's election system

  29-03-2019 02:17 via zdnet.com
  The taskforce is expected to combat election 'cyber-manipulation' and keep social media sites in-check during election campaigns.
  
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• Mobile barbering: 'It's like Uber, but for haircuts'

  29-03-2019 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A start-up in London thinks it can shake up the barbering industry by persuading people to get their hair cut in a van.
  
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• AI improves CommBank's customer engagement up to 400 percent

  29-03-2019 02:05 via zdnet.com
  The bank used AI to analyse 200 billion data points to free up more time for its humans to do human things, like exhibit empathy and understand a customer's individual circumstances.
  
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• Should Google, Amazon and Facebook fear this woman?

  29-03-2019 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Some think the US tech giants are far too powerful. What would be the best way to curb their power?
  
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• Google, Facebook, Amazon: Should we break them up?

  29-03-2019 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Some think the US tech giants are far too powerful. What would be the best way to curb their power?
  
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• DOD launches milDrive, the US military's Dropbox clone

  29-03-2019 00:36 via zdnet.com
  milDrive can sync and provide access to files via mobile and desktop apps, and a web browser.
  
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