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• Fitbit's enterprise health unit hits Q1 stride, $122 million annual revenue run rate

  01-05-2019 23:30 via zdnet.com
  Fitbit is also seeing strong demand for its devices. The hardware is seen as a customer acquisition avenue for a broader software and services strategy.
  
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• Square Q1 tops estimates, losses widen

  01-05-2019 23:14 via zdnet.com
  The company posted a Q1 net loss of $38 million, compared to a net loss of $24 million a year earlier.
  
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• Qualcomm expects up to $4.7 billion in Q3 revenue from its Apple settlement

  01-05-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  The chipmaker disclosed the figure as part of its second quarter financial report.
  
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• Dell laptops and computers vulnerable to remote hijacks

  01-05-2019 22:26 via zdnet.com
  Another security flaw in a vendor's bloatware apps puts users at risk.
  
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• Google Pixel 3a: Specs, price, release date, and the latest rumors

  01-05-2019 21:09 via zdnet.com
  We will know more about Google’s mid-tier smartphone soon enough.
  
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• Facebook steps up work in AI to systematically tackle its problems

  01-05-2019 20:36 via zdnet.com
  At F8, Facebook executives showcased the state-of-the-art systems they’re using to address everything from exclusionary algorithms to bad actors posting hard-to-spot content.
  
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• Goodbye, Shadowman: Red Hat changes its logo

  01-05-2019 20:21 via zdnet.com
  Perhaps the most famous Linux/open-source logo after Tux the Linux Penguin, Red Hat's Shadowman is being replaced by -- naturally -- a Red Hat.
  
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• Facebook’s PyTorch 1.1 does the heavy lifting for increasingly gigantic neural networks

  01-05-2019 20:13 via zdnet.com
  As neural networks scale to dozens of layers and billions of parameters, Facebook offers greater parallelism for models with PyTorch 1.1.
  
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• Google adds option to auto-delete search and location history data

  01-05-2019 20:04 via zdnet.com
  Google gives users more control over search and location data in the face of impending government scrutiny.
  
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• Google intros CallJoy virtual customer service agent for SMBs

  01-05-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  CallJoy is a cloud-based phone agent and spam blocker that aims to help SMBs measure, automate and improve customer service.
  
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• Orange and Dell Technologies partner for 5G innovation

  01-05-2019 19:07 via zdnet.com
  The companies will combine powers to test and develop 5G use cases and business models.
  
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• Facebook and Twitter grilled over abuse faced by MPs

  01-05-2019 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs tell the social networks that hostility on their platforms is a "threat to democracy".
  
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• Hands on with the XGIMI H2 Projector: Great display experience and superb sound

  01-05-2019 18:55 via zdnet.com
  XGIMI H2 gives you a heck of a lot for your money – and is really worth the expenditure if you love the immersive experience of the big screen.
  
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• Singapore urged to make changes to proposed bill against online falsehoods

  01-05-2019 18:27 via zdnet.com
  Government should cement its pledge not to use the law to stifle free speech by amending key components in the draft bill, such as including a clause to clearly state the act is not targeted at opinions and parody and creating an independent council to monitor online falsehoods, urge Singapore's Nominated Members of Parliament.
  
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• University of Manchester students reveal experimental plane

  01-05-2019 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A project which could revolutionise air travel and make planes cheaper and greener is unveiled.
  
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• Windows Server hosting provider still down a week after ransomware attack

  01-05-2019 17:19 via zdnet.com
  A2 Hosting has yet to fully restore services after a week, angering tens of customers.
  
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• IBM, NYU research shows deep learning can be trained to better spot glaucoma effects

  01-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Deep learning models can be trained to learn from retina images and then estimate visual function.
  
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• Google reveals Tiles for Wear OS

  01-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Google continues to tweak its wearable platform and the latest Wear OS update is designed to provide quick swipeable access to key information. With Google I/O coming up soon, we'll see more coverage of the Tiles soon.
  
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• Amazon expands Alexa in-skill purchasing to UK, Germany, Japan

  01-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is taking its Alexa developer monetization program international.
  
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• Research: Serverless computing holds promise for tech leaders, but results are mixed

  01-05-2019 16:58 via zdnet.com
  A recent Tech Pro Research poll shows that despite enthusiasm for serverless computing, some enterprises experience issues with the services.
  
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• Free PDF download: Prepare for serverless computing

  01-05-2019 16:57 via zdnet.com
  What do business leaders need to know about serverless computing? Find out by downloading the free PDF ebook version of a special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic.
  
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• Pros and cons of using serverless architecture for your application deployments

  01-05-2019 16:55 via zdnet.com
  Migrating existing applications or deploying new applications built around serverless architecture can come with unexpected difficulties.
  
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• Forget novelty experiments, it’s time to get real with AI

  01-05-2019 16:25
  
  Artificial intelligence is a transformative technology, but if businesses want to experience its full benefits, they need to start by identifying big problems
  
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• Sonic the Hedgehog's teeth and why video game movies struggle

  01-05-2019 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Why making a film based on a video game is full of obstacles to overcome.
  
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• Red Hat Virtualization 4.3 is at the starting gate

  01-05-2019 15:50 via zdnet.com
  Containers may be red hot, and Kubernetes is white-hot, but you still need virtualization. And Red Hat delivers, with its latest KVM-based virtualization platform.
  
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• How reliable are modern hard drives?

  01-05-2019 15:28 via zdnet.com
  If you want to know how reliable modern hard drives are, ask a company that uses a lot of them.
  
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• Brazil accelerates implementation of instant payments

  01-05-2019 15:19 via zdnet.com
  The model is hoped to be introduced in 2020; instant payments using QR codes are expected to simplify transactions for SMEs.
  
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• Snowflake gets new CEO: ServiceNow vet Slootman replaces Muglia

  01-05-2019 15:16 via zdnet.com
  New Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman knows growth, the cloud, the IPO process and returns.
  
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• Microsoft: We promise you'll get better controls over how we use your data

  01-05-2019 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft creates 'required' and 'optional' categories of data it collects after EU probe into GDPR violations.
  
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• Oracle may face challenges migrating customers to cloud, says survey

  01-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Rimini Street surveyed 205 IT and business decision makers who were Oracle customers. The picture is a mixed bag.
  
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• Moment Pro camera update: Even without an external lens, the app takes your phone to the next level

  01-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  It's rare for me to see people using anything but their smartphones for photography. While the cameras are very good in today's phones, using a third party app can help you improve your camera results.
  
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• Dell embraces composable infrastructure

  01-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Dell announces it is collaborating with Liqid to offer composable infrastructure solutions and services to enterprises across geographies and verticals. This is a major endorsement of Liqid's products. Here's how it could benefit you.
  
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• Is there an alternative to Apple's ecosystem? Yes, but you'll have to Google it

  01-05-2019 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Apple isn't the only one with an expansive ecosystem of products, services, and software.
  
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• Latin banking software firm Technisys seeks global expansion

  01-05-2019 14:23 via zdnet.com
  The company raised $50 million in funding to enhance its digital banking products and woo the banking sector in the US and Europe.
  
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• Banking software firm Technisys seeks global expansion

  01-05-2019 14:23 via zdnet.com
  The company raised $50 million in funding to enhance its digital banking products and woo the banking sector in the US and Europe.
  
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• Five ways Apple is responding to falling iPhone sales

  01-05-2019 14:19 via zdnet.com
  Big changes are happening inside Apple as the company positions itself to counter falling iPhone sales.
  
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• Mysterious hacker has been selling Windows 0-days to APT groups for three years

  01-05-2019 14:03 via zdnet.com
  Hacker has sold Windows zero-days to the likes of Fancy Bear, FruityArmor, and SandCat.
  
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• Labour wants to declare a climate emergency. What does that mean?

  01-05-2019 14:03
  
  Labour is pushing for radical action on climate change. But does the UK even need to to declare a climate emergency – and what would doing so entail?
  
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• NSA surveillance of foreign nationals surges

  01-05-2019 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Domestic communications record slurping is reducing, but global spying is on the uptick.
  
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• AWS, Microsoft or Google: Which cloud computing giant is growing the fastest?

  01-05-2019 13:55 via zdnet.com
  The cloud giants continue to surge ahead, but as customers get more sophisticated these tech companies will have to change their strategies.
  
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• IoT security crackdown: Stop using default passwords and guarantee updates, tech companies told

  01-05-2019 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Smart device makers will have to keep to these three rules if they want to sell their gadgets.
  
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• Windows 10 security feature causes 'huge' Chromium performance issues: Fix coming

  01-05-2019 13:36 via zdnet.com
  Tests run on Windows 10 are three to four times slower than on Windows 7, with a security feature being blamed.
  
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• Post-apocalyptic game Days Gone reviewed

  01-05-2019 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Marc Cieslak looks at the survival video game Days Gone which was released on 26 April 2019.
  
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• Another one bites the dust: Why consumer robotics companies keep folding

  01-05-2019 13:20 via zdnet.com
  After raising more than $200M, Anki, the delightful dozer-bot, is no more.
  
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• Cloud computing: Why open standards is now the only way to build

  01-05-2019 13:08 via zdnet.com
  Identity provider Okta's choice of open standards for its new integration service is the right choice for the modern cloud.
  
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• Ex-Google chief Eric Schmidt to step down from Alphabet board

  01-05-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  Eric Schmidt will leave Alphabet's board in June after 18 years with Google and its parent company.
  
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• The controversial science behind the Caster Semenya verdict

  01-05-2019 12:30
  
  In a landmark legal case, the double Olympic champion has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease high testosterone levels in some female runners
  
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• Failed blackmail attempt prompts hackers to leak ocean of data belonging to major companies

  01-05-2019 12:24 via zdnet.com
  Updated: The data was published following an unsuccessful attempt to exhort Citycomp.
  
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• Phone and laptop searches at US border 'quadruple'

  01-05-2019 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Border agent searches of travellers' devices have nearly quadrupled since 2015, rights groups say.
  
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• Why credit card data stealing point-of-sale malware is still such a big problem

  01-05-2019 11:30 via zdnet.com
  They're some of the simplest forms of cyberattacks out there, but credit card stealing POS malware remains highly effective.
  
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