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• Mesmerizing plush toy robots made on a knitting machine

  03-05-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  With embedded tendons, these stuffed toys out of CMU are pointing the way to new soft robots.
  
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• Hacker holding Git repositories for ransom

  03-05-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  Hacker wipes Git repos and asks for Bitcoin. Gives victim 10 days and threatens to release the code.
  
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• A hacker is wiping Git repositories and asking for a ransom

  03-05-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  Hacker threatens to release the code if victims don't pay in 10 days.
  
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• You're dating everyone: How algorithms will put us all in our place(s)

  03-05-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  OPINION: We need to make social data work for us rather than for the social media services themselves.
  
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• Vodafone signs five-year deal with IBM for cloud, analytics and AI

  03-05-2019 19:46 via zdnet.com
  The multi-million dollar deal with help Vodafone create a more secure and agile IT environment and fast-track AI and IoT initiatives.
  
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• Predictions 2019 update: Cloud computing soars to new heights

  03-05-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  As Forrester predicted, cloud services are accelerating, and faster than ever. How else can we expect cloud computing to continue changing enterprise digital transformation?
  
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• Security flaws in 100+ Jenkins plugins put enterprise networks at risk

  03-05-2019 19:40 via zdnet.com
  NCC Group researcher finds security flaws impacting more than 100 Jenkins plugins.
  
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• The controversial Caster Semenya verdict

  03-05-2019 18:49
  
  Facebook gets a redesign, the controversial science behind the Caster Semenya verdict and the latest edition of the world famous WIRED Book Club
  
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• Google I/O 2019: New Pixel 3A phones, Android Q, Stadia, and everything else we expect

  03-05-2019 17:36 via zdnet.com
  New software and hardware look to be on tap for this year's Google I/O.
  
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• HMRC forced to delete five million voice files

  03-05-2019 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's tax authority broke a privacy law and is told to delete recordings of taxpayers' voices.
  
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• WIRED Book Club: We're reading Lost in a Good Game, by Pete Etchells

  03-05-2019 17:18
  
  Lost in a Good Game is an interesting and deeply personal exploration of why we play video games, and what how they affect us
  
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• The best iPhone speed-up tip is also the worst

  03-05-2019 17:09 via zdnet.com
  I've been testing ways to speed up an old iPhone, and I've come to the conclusion that the best is also the worst.
  
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• Hacker takes over 29 IoT botnets

  03-05-2019 16:34 via zdnet.com
  Hacker "Subby" brute-forces the backends of 29 IoT botnets that were using weak or default credentials.
  
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• HMRC to delete five million biometric voice records

  03-05-2019 16:09 via zdnet.com
  GDPR: Taxman lacked explicit consent for voice files, so is now deleting millions of records.
  
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• End to surprise Windows 10 updates? New 'download and install now' option rolls out

  03-05-2019 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has started rolling out its new option for controlling feature updates.
  
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• Delivery firm Rappi to enhance "super-app" with $1bn funding

  03-05-2019 14:17 via zdnet.com
  Having raised the largest round ever seen in Latin America, the "delivery of everything" company plans further developments to its technology stack.
  
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• Splice Machine doubles down on managing machine learning

  03-05-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Splice Machine, which positions itself as a database on which you can do operational machine learning, is adding a new tool that performs lifecycle management of ML models.
  
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• Photoshop, Lightroom $10 plan price to double? Maybe, we're testing it, says Adobe

  03-05-2019 13:43 via zdnet.com
  Adobe looks to cut out its cheapest Creative Cloud Photography plan to replace it with a $20 option.
  
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• Once infamous for fake news factories, this Balkan country is trying to reinvent itself

  03-05-2019 13:11 via zdnet.com
  Macedonia's startup ecosystem is growing, tapping into the skills of its youth.
  
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• This password-stealing malware just evolved a new tactic to remain hidden

  03-05-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  Windows malware campaign re-emerges with new techniques for attempting to stay under the radar.
  
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• Cell-based seafood company secures funding and other news

  03-05-2019 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Singapore, Canada complete blockchain trial for cross-border payments

  03-05-2019 12:38 via zdnet.com
  Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Canada complete tests on cross-border payments using digital currencies, tapping distributed ledger technology with the aim to achieve faster, cheaper, and more secured transactions.
  
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• After the foldable smartphone, get ready for folding smartwatches

  03-05-2019 12:16 via zdnet.com
  As smartphone sales slide, smartwatches continue to rise; could foldable models boost them further?
  
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• Ericsson: 5G can boost enterprise revenue, but security controversy slowing down industry

  03-05-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  Touting its low latency and high speeds, Ericsson says 5G can introduce a multitude of new applications for businesses and give telcos the cost efficiencies they seek, but the persistent controversy over cybersecurity--specifically involving Huawei--is leading to uncertainty and a general slowdown in the market.
  
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• Why businesses will have to audit algorithms, AI and account for risk

  03-05-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  ZDNet caught up with Wharton professor Kartik Hosanagar to talk about his book, "A Human's Guide to Machine Intelligence," and the growing pains of AI.
  
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• Russia tightens grip on its national net

  03-05-2019 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  What people do online will come under closer government scrutiny as the law is passed in Russia.
  
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• Azure global outage: Our DNS update mangled domain records, says Microsoft

  03-05-2019 11:53 via zdnet.com
  Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Power BI, DevOps, all down for nearly two hours.
  
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• German arrests as police attack dark web drugs market

  03-05-2019 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Police in Europe and the US raid a huge dark web marketplace for drugs and stolen data.
  
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• Friday briefing: Over a million evacuated as Cyclone Fani makes landfall in eastern India

  03-05-2019 08:38
  
  Cyclone Fani is the fourth storm of its magnitude to hit the region in three decades; SpaceX Crew Dragon was destroyed just before SuperDraco thruster activation
  
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• Federal Court approves NetComm acquisition vote in June

  03-05-2019 08:05 via zdnet.com
  The NetComm acquisition vote by shareholders will take place next month after receiving the green light from the Federal Court, and following an independent assessment recommending it take place.
  
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• Uber faces class action from over 6,000 taxi and hire car drivers

  03-05-2019 07:39 via zdnet.com
  It will cover drivers, operators, and licence owners across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia.
  
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• Valve Index is a risky, reluctant play to own VR gaming

  03-05-2019 07:00
  
  Valve has realised that its original plan to contribute from the VR sidelines wasn’t enough to serve its upcoming games. Now it needs to show a way forward
  
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• Turns out coffee pods are actually pretty good for the environment

  03-05-2019 07:00
  
  If you want to combine your love of espresso with a desire to be green, you may have to make a few unexpected coffee choices
  
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• Airbnb listings in China are littered with racist discrimination

  03-05-2019 07:00
  
  Want to book a comfortable two-bedroom apartment in the central city of Chongqing? That’s fine, unless you are Uyghur
  
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• Australian 2021 digital Census to be built on AWS

  03-05-2019 05:37 via zdnet.com
  PwC Australia announced as IT partner for the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  
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• China uses biometrics and digital scanning 'data doors' to track Muslim minority

  03-05-2019 04:08 via zdnet.com
  Gate-like checkpoints are being used to record biometrics and device digital fingerprints for Xinjiang residents.
  
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• Facebook and the ‘phenomenon of trust and ignorance’: La Trobe

  03-05-2019 03:33 via zdnet.com
  Internet giants have too much control over society, economy, and democracy, a La Trobe Law School cybersecurity associate professor has said.
  
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• Superloop considering takeover offer

  03-05-2019 03:00 via zdnet.com
  An unsolicited offer of AU$1.95 per share has seen Superloop give QIC Private Capital three weeks to conduct due diligence.
  
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• Over-the-top messaging allows Australia to stop regulating SMS services

  03-05-2019 01:34 via zdnet.com
  Messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, iMessage, and WeChat offer enough competition that SMS regulation is no longer required, the ACCC has said in its draft MTAS report.
  
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• Could high-flying drones power your home one day?

  03-05-2019 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  How kites and drones could generate electricity to supplement conventional wind turbines.
  
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• Best Star Wars toys and gadgets for your office

  03-05-2019 00:10 via zdnet.com
  These Star Wars toys and gadgets are specifically for your office -- whether it's at home or far, far away.
  
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