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• Zero-power listening device for voice activated remote

  08-05-2019 23:25 via zdnet.com
  An always-on mic that won't drain batteries.
  
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• Apple and Google battle for the future of privacy

  08-05-2019 23:15 via zdnet.com
  Both companies talk up the importance of protecting your data, but make opposite cases for whether you should share it.
  
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• Alpine Linux Docker images ship a root account with no password

  08-05-2019 23:10 via zdnet.com
  Attackers can authenticate on vulnerable systems using the root user and no password.
  
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• Etsy Q1 revenue misses expectations

  08-05-2019 22:50 via zdnet.com
  Nonetheless, the company's net income increased to $31.6 million, or a 26 cents a share, compared to net loss of $12.9 million, or a penny a share, the year prior.
  
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• OpenShift 4: Red Hat's on ramp for the hybrid cloud

  08-05-2019 21:52 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat's Kubernetes platform, OpenShift, is how Red Hat plans to build hybrid clouds.
  
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• Google's Web Packaging standard arises as a new tool for privacy enthusiasts

  08-05-2019 21:49 via zdnet.com
  Web Packaging will let site owners create signed versions of their pages to distribute via alternative channels.
  
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• Qlik Brazil appoints new country manager

  08-05-2019 21:36 via zdnet.com
  Olimpio Pereira takes up the top role at the firm, vacant since March.
  
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• Uber’s graph expert bears the scars of billions of trips

  08-05-2019 21:11 via zdnet.com
  One of Uber's experts in building knowledge graphs, Joshua Shinavier advises fellow data scientists that "real data is messy, but the fact is, if you want to build an enterprise knowledge graph, you have to deal with it."
  
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• Here's Microsoft's new plan to keep Cortana alive and differentiated

  08-05-2019 20:22 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is looking to breathe new life into Cortana by enabling its digital assistant to handle more complex queries, starting with people-centric, productivity-based ones. Here's how this will work.
  
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• Two-out-of-three Americans interact with AI chatbots, but we still prefer humans

  08-05-2019 19:58 via zdnet.com
  How do we feel about our interactions with AI machines compared to humans when it comes to customer service?
  
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• Singapore parliament passes bill against online falsehoods amidst heated debate

  08-05-2019 19:51 via zdnet.com
  As expected, the Singapore government has voted to pass the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill despite strong urging from industry observers and global technology companies to reassess the legislation, which they say gives the government far-reaching powers over online communication.
  
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• New Windows 10 20H1 test build brings Microsoft Search to File Explorer

  08-05-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making its cross-product unified search capability available inside File Explorer starting with the Windows 10 20H1 test build 18894.
  
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• Naim Mu-so 2 wants to be the best one-box hi-fi you can get. Again

  08-05-2019 19:20
  
  It's been five long years since the first review-topping, multi-room streaming system - so what has the audiophile brand done to make this Mu-so better than the last?
  
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• CES 2019: Sex toy reawarded robotics prize

  08-05-2019 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The Las Vegas tech show organisers faced outrage in January after banning the vibrator.
  
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• Amazon's Blink XT2 outdoor camera gets two-way audio, keeps two-year battery life

  08-05-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  The Blink XT2 is powered by two AA batteries and is waterproof? Go on, I'm listening.
  
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• Google launches Portals, a new web page navigation system for Chrome

  08-05-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Google Chrome developers launch new iframe replacement tech.
  
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• Mike Pompeo warns UK over Huawei 'security risks'

  08-05-2019 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The US may reconsider its interests unless the UK ensures its 5G partners are "trusted", he says.
  
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• Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with 'Windows Apps'

  08-05-2019 17:24 via zdnet.com
  Is Microsoft's UWP going away? Is the Microsoft Store on its way out? Microsoft Corporate VP Kevin Gallo explains the latest twists in Microsoft's long and winding Windows developer platform strategy.
  
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• Amazon accused of failing pregnant workers

  08-05-2019 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Another discrimination claim against Amazon once again throws a spotlight on its working conditions.
  
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• Anker unveils Power IQ 3.0 USB-C smartphone, tablet and laptop charger

  08-05-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Want a compact, high-power charger that can output a total of 60W over USB-A and USB-C ports? You need Anker's new PowerPort+ Atom III charger.
  
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• Red Hat Universal Base Image: RHEL containers for everyone

  08-05-2019 16:15 via zdnet.com
  With Red Hat Universal Base Image, you can build and share containerized RHEL applications with your friends and customers.
  
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• Programming languages: Why JavaScript developers are choosing TypeScript

  08-05-2019 16:05 via zdnet.com
  TypeScript is exploding, say analysts.
  
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• DeepDotWeb Dark web resource dies with FBI seizure

  08-05-2019 15:29 via zdnet.com
  The domain was known for providing links to websites in the Dark web.
  
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• iOS 13: Bug fixes, performance boosts, and poaching ideas

  08-05-2019 15:15 via zdnet.com
  It's a fact of life that as operating systems mature, the excitement of revolutionary new features gives way to small, evolutionary changes and poaching ideas from others.
  
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• SAP makes its cloud data service, data management play with HANA

  08-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP wants HANA to be your one gateway to enterprise data. There's a good reason for that, but a bevy of other enterprise vendors have the same idea.
  
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• On the Rookout for live data: Instant observability to fix software bugs and open AI black boxes

  08-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Getting data to debug your code while running in production, without stopping or redeploying it. Whatever you may be running, wherever you may be running it. And now, with support for open source machine learning frameworks Apache Spark and Tensorflow added to the mix. This is what startup Rookout promises.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2019 Postmortem: Bring on the graph, but hold the glitz

  08-05-2019 14:43 via zdnet.com
  It was hard to top last year’s demonstration of the new Microsoft 365 experienced powered by the Microsoft Graph. The focus this year shifted to how the graph could break down application and device silos to make everyday applications more user-centric.
  
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• Orange acquires SecureLink in European enterprise security push

  08-05-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  The deal has been inked for over €500 million.
  
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• Jabra Elite 85h headset review: Competing for the wireless ANC crown with SmartSound tech, for $50 less than Bose and Sony

  08-05-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Wireless headphones with active noise cancellation are a popular accessory for workers and business travelers. Bose and Sony are the leaders in this area, but Jabra just launched its latest offering that offers more for less.
  
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• Apple hardware, Moto smartphones, laptops, wearables, and more: Reviews round-up

  08-05-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  From iPads and AirPods to smartphones and a robot vacuum, here's the kit we reviewed in April.
  
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• Google broke Nest. Now it's trying to fix it

  08-05-2019 14:05
  
  Google is rebranding its smart-home products as Nest, but it's been a tumultuous journey from startup to major Google brand
  
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• What do tech giants know about you? A new tool shows you just how much

  08-05-2019 13:24 via zdnet.com
  We rely on social media and smartphone apps, from dating and connecting to online shopping and browsing the web. We constantly give out private data online -- but what exactly do we share with these platforms?
  
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• Bigger than Windows, bigger than iOS: Google now has 2.5 billion active Android devices

  08-05-2019 13:12 via zdnet.com
  Google has gained 1.5 billion extra Android users over the past four years.
  
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• OpenAI has an inane text bot, and I still have a writing job

  08-05-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Testing the new, enlarged version of OpenAI's GPT-2 code on my computer, the flashes of brilliance in the code are mixed with a lot of gibberish. Some other signal is needed to train this neural net to develop coherence in written language.
  
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• CIA camps out in anonymized Tor network

  08-05-2019 12:48 via zdnet.com
  If you want to join the intelligence agency or send a tip, you can now do so through the .onion website.
  
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• China replaces PUBG with patriotic game

  08-05-2019 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The launch of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in China has been scrapped.
  
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• Google Maps gets incognito mode amid big privacy push

  08-05-2019 12:01 via zdnet.com
  Google pushes its privacy story with easier access to privacy controls and incognito mode for Google Maps.
  
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• Freedom Mobile data breach impacts thousands of customers

  08-05-2019 11:43 via zdnet.com
  Unencrypted financial information has reportedly been compromised.
  
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• Binance exchange hackers steal bitcoins worth $41m

  08-05-2019 11:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A major crypto-currency exchange is hacked but the owners say they will cover the loss.
  
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• David Attenborough hopes for rave hit

  08-05-2019 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The broadcaster wants DJs to remix his 1956 recording of a Balinese gamelan ensemble.
  
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• Mike Pompeo set to issue Huawei warning on UK visit

  08-05-2019 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The secretary of state is expected to raise US concerns about Chinese firm's involvement in UK's 5G network.
  
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• CEOs aim for growth, but eye tech for efficiency, cost management, productivity

  08-05-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Growth was cited as a top priority for 53% of CEOs, up 40 percent in 2018. Cost management also moved up the ranks in terms of priorities.
  
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• Epson launches $499 smart glasses using Android, Windows compute

  08-05-2019 09:01 via zdnet.com
  The BT-30C comes at a price point that may entice enterprises to dabble more with augmented and mixed reality apps.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: US blocks Arctic Council climate change statement and applauds melting sea ice

  08-05-2019 08:48
  
  The US supports an increase in Arctic shipping, drilling and mining; Google has introduced cheaper Pixel smartphones to revive hardware sales
  
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• ACCC opposes TPG and Vodafone Australia merger

  08-05-2019 07:52 via zdnet.com
  Consumer watchdog rejects deal to create new telco worth AU$15 billion.
  
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• You should declare your own climate emergency. Here's how

  08-05-2019 07:00
  
  With Extinction Rebellion's climate change protests seemingly making politicians take action, here is how businesses can also be part of the solution
  
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• The UK just went six days without using coal. Here's how it did it

  08-05-2019 07:00
  
  For just shy of a week, the UK hasn't used any coal-generated electricity at all. But that doesn't mean that renewables are filling in the gap
  
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• The UK just went a week without using coal. Here's how it did it

  08-05-2019 07:00
  
  For just over a week, the UK hasn't used any coal-generated electricity at all. But that doesn't mean that renewables are filling in the gap
  
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• The best Fitbits to buy in 2019: Which is best for you?

  08-05-2019 07:00
  
  Fitbits now come in all sorts of different shapes, screen sizes and prices. Here's how to make sure you buy the right fitness tracker for you
  
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• LG to launch V50 ThinQ 5G on May 10

  08-05-2019 06:46 via zdnet.com
  The decision to launch on May 10 follows delays caused from connectivity quality concerns.
  
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