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• Microsoft is readying AI-powered Azure digital inking services

  24-04-2019 23:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding new ink-based cognitive services to its stable of AI programming interface offerings, as it will detail at Build 2019.
  
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• PayPal's Venmo now has 40 million active accounts

  24-04-2019 22:42 via zdnet.com
  PayPal disclosed Venmo's user tally for the first time as part of its Q1 earnings report.
  
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• Slack brings Shared Channels to Enterprise Grid, intros 'bridge' to email

  24-04-2019 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Slack is holding its annual Frontiers conference this week and with it comes a slew of new product features and tools within the Slack platform.
  
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• Facebook sets aside $3B in Q1 to cover legal fees related to FTC probe

  24-04-2019 22:23 via zdnet.com
  Legal expenses related to the ongoing investigation could end up costing Facebook anywhere between $3 billion and $5 billion, the company said in its quarterly report.
  
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• Microsoft's commercial cloud revenue hits $38.4 billion run rate in Q3

  24-04-2019 22:15 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's third quarter was strong as its commercial cloud revenue continues to chug along.
  
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• Zagg Slim Book Go review: An affordable and versatile keyboard for Apple's iPad Pro

  24-04-2019 21:55 via zdnet.com
  The Slim Book Go offers a protective case and a capable keyboard at a fraction of the cost of Apple's own keyboard.
  
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• Security flaw lets attackers recover private keys from Qualcomm chips

  24-04-2019 21:50 via zdnet.com
  Firmware patches have been released earlier this month, 46 Qualcomm chipsets impacted.
  
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• Neo-Nazi's Facebook account left active

  24-04-2019 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network says it is investigating why the profile was not removed - as it had promised.
  
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• MongoDB extends into a new mobile Realm

  24-04-2019 21:30 via zdnet.com
  MongoDB’s latest foray is acquiring Realm, a popular alternative to SQLite, for sealing the deal with mobile app developers.
  
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• Mobile phone market shrinks in Brazil

  24-04-2019 21:21 via zdnet.com
  Macroeconomic factors led to a decrease in sales of nearly 7 percent in 2018, says IDC
  
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• Huawei 5G row: Ministers demand leak inquiry

  24-04-2019 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  One senior minister said leaking from the security council - the "holy of holies" - was extraordinary.
  
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• AI adoption is key to improving the customer experience

  24-04-2019 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Customer experience executives must develop a deeper understanding of AI and its impact on customer acquisition, retention, and total lifetime value. In a post digital era, a differentiated customer experience will be highly dependent on delivery of AI-powered products, services, and new business models.
  
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• How good is Avengers: Endgame? Read our spoiler-free review

  24-04-2019 18:35
  
  Avengers: Endgame, the finale in the saga, offers that rare delight: an actual ending. Here's our review – and don't worry, no spoilers here
  
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• Dick Barnes, pioneer behind oldest working computer, dies

  24-04-2019 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Dick Barnes co-designed the machine used by engineers who built the world's first commercial nuclear reactor.
  
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• Microsoft to join MLflow project, add native support to Azure Machine Learning

  24-04-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is joining the Databricks-backed MLflow project for machine learning experiment management. Already present in Azure Databricks, a fully managed version of MLflow will be added to Azure Machine Learning and made available soon.
  
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• Databricks unveils new open source project to clean up data lakes

  24-04-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Delta Lake is a new open source project that could help data scientists and data engineers untangle their batch and streaming data pipelines by adding a transaction layer.
  
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• A standard for storing big data? Apache Spark creators release open-source Delta Lake

  24-04-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  From data lakes to data swamps and back again. Data reliability, as in transactional support, is one of the pain-points keeping organizations from getting the most out of their data lakes. Delta Lake is here to address this.
  
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• Modernizing B2B sales: Here's a formula for winning the race

  24-04-2019 17:24 via zdnet.com
  Today's Formula 1 car is a high-speed data hub covered in sensors that measure every performance detail as well as the driver's biometrics. Meanwhile,B2B sales is stuck in first gear. Here's how to get to the top step of the podium.
  
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• Google Fit arrives on iOS: Focused activity on two smart goals

  24-04-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch today and its success is due in large part to its fitness features. Google has been working to help people turn their activity into simple goals and now brings its platform to iOS.
  
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• From Boeing to Samsung: How bad decisions drive product failures

  24-04-2019 16:44 via zdnet.com
  The high-profile failures of the 737 Max and the Galaxy Fold highlight the extraordinary complexity that goes into producing and delivering even the most simple of products. What makes a product anyway? And what makes a product go bad?
  
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• Huawei and 5G: Why the UK ignored US warnings and said yes

  24-04-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  A complex set of considerations will have informed the UK's decision-making around 5G.
  
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• How to enable Google Chrome Incognito Mode detection blocking

  24-04-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Google has released Chrome 74 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it comes with a really handy feature to prevent websites from being able to tell if you are browsing in Incognito Mode... but you have to turn it on.
  
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• Ultimate Ears myBOOM 3 speaker hands-on: Thousands of ways to customize an outstanding audio experience

  24-04-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  While digital assistant speakers are all the rage today, having a great sounding portable speaker provides a better audio experience without having to worry about big companies listening to all of your conversations.
  
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• Hate speech: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube told off by MPs

  24-04-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are accused of not doing their jobs as they face questions from MPs.
  
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• Docker, Arm partner to streamline development for cloud, edge and IoT

  24-04-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The partnership aims to combine the simplicity and portability of Docker's container platform with Arm's scope and scale across different compute environments.
  
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• MacBook keyboard problems: Now Apple aims for one-day fix for keyboard repairs

  24-04-2019 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Apple plans to fix MacBook keyboard issues in store rather than off-site to cut return times down to one day.
  
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• Verizon partners on smallest mixed reality glasses for 5G

  24-04-2019 14:20 via zdnet.com
  Enterprise mixed reality glasses are going to get a big boost from 5G speed.
  
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• Get ready for 5GHz laptops as Intel unveils new 9th-gen Core H-series CPUs

  24-04-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Intel refreshes the H-series Core mobile processors that will come in new laptops from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI.
  
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• Congress sends letter to Google for details on Sensorvault location tracking database

  24-04-2019 14:03 via zdnet.com
  US legislators want to know who else had access to this database besides Google employees and US law enforcement.
  
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• Why UK is at odds with allies over Huawei

  24-04-2019 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The US has been pressing other nations to ban use of the Chinese firm's 5G kit on security grounds.
  
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• Huawei: Why UK is at odds with its cyber-allies

  24-04-2019 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The US has been pressing other nations to ban use of the Chinese firm's 5G kit on security grounds.
  
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• Huawei and 5G: Where tech comes from is less important than what is does, says GCHQ chief

  24-04-2019 13:46 via zdnet.com
  Challenge of 5G networks could last decades, says spy chief.
  
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• AT&T Q1 mixed, but the company adds wireless smartphone subscribers

  24-04-2019 13:25 via zdnet.com
  There are more than a few moving parts in AT&T's first quarter, but the company did manage to add postpaid smartphone subscribers.
  
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• Windows 10 Paint saved: It'll still be part of 1903, says Microsoft

  24-04-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Paint isn't disappearing from Windows 10 just yet.
  
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• Virtual reality as a treatment for ADHD?

  24-04-2019 13:05 via zdnet.com
  A new study from UC Davis is examining whether VR can help kids with ADHD navigate the world.
  
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• Huawei row: UK to let Chinese firm help build 5G network

  24-04-2019 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The US wants its intelligence allies, including the UK, to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant.
  
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• Huawei Cloud ramps up AI efforts with Singapore lab, partners

  24-04-2019 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Chinese tech giant has opened a cloud and artificial intelligence innovation lab in Singapore with resources to help universities and enterprises drive research in these technologies as well as inked agreements with various companies to jointly develop such applications in Asia-Pacific.
  
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• The future of cybersecurity: Your body as a hacker-proof network

  24-04-2019 12:45 via zdnet.com
  Could a 'body area network' be the key to keeping medical devices safe or transferring data between individuals?
  
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• Windows 10: Bank says no plans to roll out Windows Hello after pilot project

  24-04-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  Banking group tested out biometric authentication using Windows 10 last year.
  
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• Snapchat makes progress on tech challenges: Android development, cloud costs, ad platforms

  24-04-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Snapchat remains a work in progress from a business model and technology perspective, but it is showing ability to grow engagement and keep costs in check.
  
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• Microsoft Paint: Fans rejoice as art app saved 'for now'

  24-04-2019 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  After suggestions Paint could be removed from Windows, Microsoft says it's staying - "for now".
  
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• Sky Broadband review: Reliable and fast, but be wary of hidden charges

  24-04-2019 10:38
  
  Sky Broadband is customer-friendly and reasonably quick, but doesn't offer amazing value for money
  
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• Cybersecurity: UK could build an automatic national defence system, says GCHQ chief

  24-04-2019 10:28 via zdnet.com
  Government, security firms and technology companies should be doing the heavy lifting when it comes to protecting against hacking and cyberattacks, says the UK's intelligence service.
  
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• DNSpionage campaign releases new Karkoff malware into the wild

  24-04-2019 10:25 via zdnet.com
  In a change of tactic, victims are also now being selectively targeted.
  
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• Galaxy Fold: What went wrong?

  24-04-2019 10:08 via zdnet.com
  At this stage, it looks like the answer to the question "what went wrong with the Galaxy Fold?" is that Samsung dropped the ball in spectacular fashion and was left scrabbling for a response when things went bad.
  
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• Nike's new London Marathon shoe is a world record secret weapon

  24-04-2019 10:00
  
  The Vaporfly Next% uses a new lightweight material, has more foam and has been redesigned by data. And it could make runners in the London Marathon five per cent more efficient
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Nasa InSight has detected its first marsquake

  24-04-2019 08:39
  
  French seismologists have shared quake activity recorded on Mars earlier this month, Waymo is opening its autonomous upgrade factory in Detroit
  
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• Samsung to invest $120 billion into logic chips by 2030

  24-04-2019 07:47 via zdnet.com
  Samsung will invest 133 trillion won -- around $115 billion -- into its logic chip businesses such as processors and contract chip making by 2030 to become the market leader.
  
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• SAP Q1 2019: First quarter operating profit slammed by restructuring hit

  24-04-2019 07:45 via zdnet.com
  SAP’s earnings have been seriously impacted by planned restructuring efforts and the promotion of growth.
  
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• Huawei: UK will have access to best technology

  24-04-2019 07:14 via zdnet.com
  While Huawei could not confirm the reports that the British government will be allowing it to take part in 5G, the Chinese tech giant says that if they are true, the UK ‘will have access to the fastest and most reliable networks’.
  
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