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• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts tackled technical debt, cloud, hybrid cloud in a hurry [Cloud TV]

  12-04-2019 20:16 via zdnet.com
  Wyndham has more than 9,000 hotels globally and had to come up with a best-of-breed cloud stack while sorting out its hybrid cloud approach. CIO Scott Strickland walks us through the strategy and how Wyndham has selected and managed multiple cloud vendors.
  
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• The Black Hole: It's time for Apple to ditch the MacOS trash can

  12-04-2019 19:17 via zdnet.com
  You know what is way cooler than a clear plastic bucket that you throw trash in? A singularity that sucks all the garbage out of your life.
  
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• Liverpool 'dropout' jailed for Silk Road dark web site

  12-04-2019 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Investigators believe Thomas White traded around £70m worth of goods online on his Silk Road site.
  
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• Motorola Moto G7 review: An impressive phone that shouldn't be this cheap

  12-04-2019 18:41 via zdnet.com
  Need a new phone but don't want to spend a ton of money? You can't go wrong with the Moto G7.
  
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• Russia fines Facebook $50 for failing to comply with local data privacy law

  12-04-2019 18:13 via zdnet.com
  Twitter fined the same sum last week. LinkedIn was blocked inside Russia's borders in 2016 for the same offense.
  
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• You cheated not only the game, but you became a meme

  12-04-2019 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A Twitter user's exaggerated statement becomes so viral Sega joins in the fun with a creative video.
  
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• OpenStack Stein: A new cool drink of open-source cloud

  12-04-2019 16:05 via zdnet.com
  The latest version of OpenStack is more container and telecom friendly than ever.
  
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• SAP has 50 percent more customers than 5 years ago: A look at the road ahead

  12-04-2019 15:20 via zdnet.com
  In SAP Nation 3.0, Vinnie Mirchandani looks at SAP's recent history and prospects for the road ahead.
  
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• How scientists captured the first image of a black hole

  12-04-2019 15:16
  
  The UK takes aim at online harms, we get our first glimpse at a black hole and Vicki sleeps with a robot
  
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• Internet Archive denies hosting 'terrorist' content

  12-04-2019 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Europol has sent 550 "false" demands to the site asking for "propaganda" to be removed immediately.
  
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• Audi e-tron review: a slick, smooth, Tesla-beating electric SUV

  12-04-2019 14:57
  
  Audi's first all-electric car has arrived. It's cost the company £2 billion, so it had better be good - and fortunately it is. Capable of taking on the Jaguar I-Pace and Tesla's Model X, this SUV bodes very well for future of Audi EVs
  
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• Programming languages: Don't bother learning these ones in 2019

  12-04-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Developer-advice platform Codementor hopes to narrow the field of languages worth the time and effort to learn.
  
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• Need a Windows 10 laptop? $5,000 buys you Acer's new high-end ConceptD 9

  12-04-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Acer launches its new ConceptD range of laptops, desktops and more, with prices from $1,699 to $20,000.
  
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• Why Walmart's robot army won't be a job killer

  12-04-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Walmart's robotics push rhymes more with data and digital commerce than it does with job cuts and cost savings.
  
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• Upskirting now a crime after woman's campaign

  12-04-2019 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Gina Martin campaigned after a man photographed her at a festival, changing the law in England and Wales.
  
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• Bounty pregnancy club fined £400,000 over data handling

  12-04-2019 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The club shared the personal data of more than 14 million people without proper consent.
  
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• A thermal camera company is eating the defense & enterprise drone sector

  12-04-2019 13:40 via zdnet.com
  FLIR identified drones as a platform pairing for its sensing technology. Now it's going shopping.
  
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• Wikileaks: Document dumps that shook the world

  12-04-2019 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Since 2006, Wikileaks has published thousands of classified documents and emails.
  
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• US probe prompts Russia-linked Pamplona to sell stake in cybersecurity firm Cofense

  12-04-2019 13:32 via zdnet.com
  There has been "strong interest" in the sale.
  
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• NoScript extension officially released for Google Chrome

  12-04-2019 13:09 via zdnet.com
  After more a decade, NoScript is finally available for Chrome users.
  
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• Chinese firm claims ownership of iconic black hole shot, backlash causes closure

  12-04-2019 13:07 via zdnet.com
  The first-ever image of a black hole has swallowed up China’s largest image provider.
  
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• Disney, Netflix, Amazon: The battle for streaming survival

  12-04-2019 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  As Disney moves into streaming TV what will it mean for Netflix, Apple and Amazon?
  
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• Google, Huawei to Nexus 6P owners: You'll get up to $400 for battery, bootloop issues

  12-04-2019 12:50 via zdnet.com
  Google and Huawei settle complaints that the 2015 Nexus 6P was defective.
  
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• World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams left off official video game cover

  12-04-2019 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Snooker fans wonder where the world champion could be on the official video game's jacket.
  
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• The robot supermarket shelf scanner and other news

  12-04-2019 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Sandvik's 3D-printed guitar is totally unsmashable

  12-04-2019 11:23
  
  Engineering specialists Sandvik have built a super-strong guitar from titanium and stainless steel
  
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• Virgin Media broadband review: Lightning-fast speeds come at a price

  12-04-2019 10:48
  
  Virgin Media offers some of the fastest speeds around, but you'll need deep pockets
  
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• Internet Explorer zero-day lets hackers steal files from Windows PCs

  12-04-2019 10:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft refused to patch issue so security researcher released exploit code online.
  
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• Matrix.org hack forces servers offline, encrypted chat history lost

  12-04-2019 10:44 via zdnet.com
  Matrix.org suffered a cyberattack which forced the group to boot all of their users out of the system.
  
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• Singapore airport: Tallest indoor waterfall opens

  12-04-2019 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands are flocking to Singapore's Changi Airport to see the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
  
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• Asia driving global mobile payments, with eight in top 10 markets

  12-04-2019 09:02 via zdnet.com
  Vietnam is the fastest-growing in mobile payments, clocking a 24 percent climb from last year, with 61 percent of its consumers tapping such services. Globally, China leads with 86 percent of its population tapping mobile payments, followed by Thailand at 67 percent.
  
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• Carlyle Group, Schneider Electric form AlphaStruxure to ramp smart infrastructure deployments

  12-04-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  The two companies are partnering already on infrastructure projects such as JFK Airport Terminal One Redevelopment and Lone Star Ports Harbor Island Crude Export Terminal.
  
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• Carlyle Group, Schneider Electric form AlphaStruxture to ramp smart infrastructure deployments

  12-04-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  The two companies are partnering already on infrastructure projects such as JFK Airport Terminal One Redevelopment and Lone Star Ports Harbor Island Crude Export Terminal.
  
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• Friday briefing: First private moon landing attempt ends in a crash

  12-04-2019 08:45
  
  The Beresheet lunar lander crashed after technical problems during its descent to the Moon, Julian Assange has been arrested
  
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• How police caught the UK's most notorious porn ransomware baron

  12-04-2019 07:00
  
  A highly sophisticated group of Russian-linked criminals made millions from placing ransomware-laden adverts on porn websites. One of its key members is now in jail
  
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• How elderly, sickly farmers are quenching China's thirst for data

  12-04-2019 07:00
  
  Free healthcare programs are coming to rural China. Charity? No, AI-training
  
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• Chorus and partners underestimated migrant worker risk in UFB rollout

  12-04-2019 06:41 via zdnet.com
  Companies focused too much on productivity as migrants workers were exploited, a review has found.
  
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• New Zealand Customs to use face-to-face checks for eGate inconsistencies

  12-04-2019 03:53 via zdnet.com
  The change follows a person using a passport belonging to someone else to leave the country through eGate.
  
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• Police detectors to warn mobile phone-using drivers

  12-04-2019 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Two police forces will use detectors in a bid to deter drivers using mobile phones at the wheel.
  
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• Huawei aiming to be biggest smartphone brand by 2020

  12-04-2019 01:43 via zdnet.com
  Richard Yu, Huawei’s mobile business head, said the United States’ ban against Huawei has acted as an advertisement for the brand as more global consumers are aware of the brand nowadays.
  
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• Microsoft publishes SECCON framework for securing Windows 10

  12-04-2019 01:38 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft publishes simple guide for securing Windows 10 PCs based on five DEFCON-like security access levels.
  
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• How does it feel to be watched at work all the time?

  12-04-2019 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Many more firms are monitoring and analysing employee communications and behaviour. Does it work?
  
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• Colourful bin bags help robots sort trash

  12-04-2019 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A city with impressive recycling credentials has a unique waste system involving seven coloured bags.
  
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