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• Google Pixel 3A XL review: Google raises the bar for mid-tier phones

  17-05-2019 21:12 via zdnet.com
  Google's Pixel 3A XL is half the price of a flagship phone.
  
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• Stack Overflow hacker went undetected for a week

  17-05-2019 20:49 via zdnet.com
  Stack Overflow now says hacker might have also accessed user data.
  
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• Grumpy Cat internet legend dies

  17-05-2019 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Hers was the feline face that launched a thousand memes, but Grumpy Cat is no more.
  
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• The growing legal and regulatory implications of collecting biometric data

  17-05-2019 19:21 via zdnet.com
  Although biometric technologies make the authentication experience easier, the actual collection and storage of the data is presenting new security risks.
  
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• Three-out-of-five businesses say social is best way to attract new customers

  17-05-2019 18:59 via zdnet.com
  It's not only Business to Consumer (B2C) markets that love social media; now B2B companies are seeing its value.
  
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• Minecraft's future is augmented reality

  17-05-2019 18:44
  
  Coming up today: Minecraft goes AR, WhatsApp gets hacked and could taking tiny amounts of LSD boost your brain?
  
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• Chinese cyberspies breached TeamViewer in 2016

  17-05-2019 18:25 via zdnet.com
  TeamViewer said it detected and stopped the attack before hackers could do any damage.
  
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• Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing

  17-05-2019 18:11 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo, a leading PC manufacturer and a top-five player in the server market, has recently returned its smartphone group to profitability. After visiting its China HQ, Charles McLellan reports on Lenovo's future.
  
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• Watch what you install: Fraudulent ads in apps increase 159% year on year

  17-05-2019 18:06 via zdnet.com
  Fraudsters are taking advantage of new opportunities, as our desire for more apps -- and associated ads -- grows.
  
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• How Grumpy Cat went from feline obscurity to internet sensation

  17-05-2019 17:35
  
  Grumpy Cat is dead. But her legacy lives on
  
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• Garmin Forerunner 945 review: Music, mapping, payments, pulse, and incident detection

  17-05-2019 16:47 via zdnet.com
  The Garmin 935 was the premier running and triathlon watch two years ago, but its successor improves in nearly every aspect to even beat out last years Fenix sports watch models. It's the ultimate multi-sport watch and sets the bar for all others.
  
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• HPE buys supercomputer company Cray for $1.3 billion

  17-05-2019 15:43 via zdnet.com
  At the core of the deal is Cray's high-performance computing (HPC) technology, which HPE wants to offer as a future HPC-as-a-Service platform.
  
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• Minecraft Earth: Minecraft's answer to Pokemon Go

  17-05-2019 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Newsbeat is one of the first to get a look at the newly announced Minecraft augmented reality game
  
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• Huawei makes smartphone comeback in Brazil

  17-05-2019 15:29 via zdnet.com
  The company has relaunched its consumer business in the Latin American country with two high-end handsets and local manufacturing plans.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10e review: Better biometrics and ergonomics than the S10 Plus at the cost of battery life

  17-05-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  The Samsung Galaxy S10e may be the best new Samsung phone for the masses with a reasonable price, small size, excellent cameras, and more. The flat screen and fingerprint scanner may even make it more appealing than the high end S10 Plus.
  
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• Google's Live Transcribe can now spot laughter, clapping and dogs barking

  17-05-2019 15:17 via zdnet.com
  App can now spot new sounds in the environment as well as real-time transcription.
  
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• Inside Minecraft Earth, Microsoft's huge augmented reality gamble

  17-05-2019 15:00
  
  Microsoft is taking the world's second-best-selling game of all time into augmented reality. But will the push to net even more players stretch the game's DNA past breaking point?
  
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• American man accused in $9m net address theft

  17-05-2019 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  US prosecutors claim a "deceptive" scheme was used to take control of valuable net addresses.
  
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• Is AMD getting ready to make a big mistake?

  17-05-2019 13:48 via zdnet.com
  AMD has been enjoying one success after another lately, across its entire range of silicon. But this could be about to change.
  
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• How tough are Apple's MacBook Pro laptops?

  17-05-2019 13:35 via zdnet.com
  This is a question I get asked a lot. As it turns out, I got the opportunity the other day to find out just how tough they are. And the answer is, they're pretty rugged.
  
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• IoT sensors unlocking hyper-local environmental insights

  17-05-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Cheap distributed sensors have become a powerful research tools for scientists.
  
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• Fatal Tesla crash: Car was on Autopilot when it hit truck, say investigators

  17-05-2019 13:21 via zdnet.com
  Preliminary report by the NTSB finds neither the driver nor the car's Autopilot attempted to avoid crashing into the truck.
  
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• Is HPE about to buy supercomputer maker Cray?

  17-05-2019 13:08 via zdnet.com
  HPE could soon acquire its way to the world of exascale supercomputing.
  
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• Tesla Model 3: Autopilot engaged during fatal crash

  17-05-2019 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver had not had his hands on the wheel for 10 seconds, a report has found.
  
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• After false Notre Dame, vaccine stories, Facebook takes fake news fight to EU polls

  17-05-2019 12:23 via zdnet.com
  More than 20 European fact-checking outlets are participating in Facebook's initiative.
  
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• Big Bang Theory finally bows out

  17-05-2019 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Fans say a [spoiler-free] goodbye to the US sitcom as its final episode airs in the US after 12 years.
  
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• Amazon invests in Deliveroo food courier

  17-05-2019 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Deliveroo says it is looking forward to working with "customer obsessed" Amazon.
  
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• Nasa plans first woman Moon mission and other news

  17-05-2019 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Google appeals for calm over upcoming ‘Works with Nest’ shutdown

  17-05-2019 10:42 via zdnet.com
  The tech giant has backpedaled on a stiff cut-off point for Nest account users.
  
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• Boeing completes 737 Max software upgrade

  17-05-2019 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm will seek certification from the US regulator which grounded the jet after two crashes.
  
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• MDS 'Zombieload' attacks against Intel CPUs: What's your patch status?

  17-05-2019 09:28 via zdnet.com
  Where to get updates for Zombieland, RIDL, Fallout, and all the new Intel MDS vulnerabilities.
  
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• Facebook bans Israel's Archimedes Group over fake political activity, election disruption

  17-05-2019 09:19 via zdnet.com
  The corporation has been accused of using fake accounts to influence political campaigns.
  
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• Singapore targets lawyers in digital transformation drive

  17-05-2019 08:46 via zdnet.com
  Law Society establishes SmartLaw Guild to showcase best practices and case studies of technology adoption in the legal community, which have been offered support, including a S$3.68 million tech fund, to digitise their operations.
  
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• Friday briefing: Facebook bans accounts over coordinated attempt to manipulate elections across Africa

  17-05-2019 08:46
  
  An Israeli company has been linked to 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour' targeting several African countries, Autopilot was engaged 10 seconds before fatal Tesla crash
  
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• A large chunk of Ethereum clients remain unpatched

  17-05-2019 08:40 via zdnet.com
  Unpatched clients leave Ethereum network vulnerable to 51% attacks.
  
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• The EU elections are next week. Fake news is not the problem

  17-05-2019 08:30
  
  "Information operations are rarely about changing the things people believe, but changing the way they feel. Anger and fear are not things we can correct with better facts"
  
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• Amazon invests in UK mobile food courier Deliveroo

  17-05-2019 08:28 via zdnet.com
  The investment may be strategic in expanding Amazon’s food delivery footprint in the country.
  
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• Honor may catapult Huawei to top spot for smartphones in 2020

  17-05-2019 07:46 via zdnet.com
  The use of Huawei and Honor as a dual-brand strategy may very well help Huawei clinch the top spot in 2020.
  
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• The unreal science of Japan's 400kph bullet trains explained

  17-05-2019 07:00
  
  The ALFA-X, Japan’s next-generation bullet train, will hit speeds of up to 400kph. But why does it look so weird?
  
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• Robots are changing how we feel about food. And not in a good way

  17-05-2019 07:00
  
  The automation of the food industry is pushing us further away than ever before from the people that make sure food ends up on our plates, argues Robyn Metcalfe
  
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• Chinese app Meituan-Dianping claims to help create 20m job opportunities

  17-05-2019 06:53 via zdnet.com
  Meituan-Dianping, backed by Chinese technology giant Tencent, has accrued 400 million users.
  
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• Hacktivist attacks dropped by 95% since 2015

  17-05-2019 06:15 via zdnet.com
  Hacktivist scene collapses as Anonymous hacker collective dies a slow death.
  
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• Macquarie Bank hiring those with fine arts degrees to help thwart cybercrime

  17-05-2019 06:13 via zdnet.com
  The bank's CEO says it's also important for the industry, regulators, and government to combine powers to successfully counter cyber risks.
  
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• Facebook bans "inauthentic" accounts targeting Africa

  17-05-2019 04:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Facebook blocked an Israeli firm it said was behind fake accounts mostly targeting elections in Africa.
  
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• Bupa touts customer experience in digital transformation

  17-05-2019 03:46 via zdnet.com
  The healthcare provider said it was important to understand why its customers were engaging before adopting technology for technology's sake.
  
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• Singapore reinstalling technical knowledge to keep vendors honest

  17-05-2019 02:02 via zdnet.com
  If your company cannot build it the way Singapore wants, they'll build it themselves
  
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• Health: Apps and technology could help 'patient power'

  17-05-2019 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Apps and wearable technology are starting to help patients monitor their health and medicines.
  
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• The doctor who invented 18 medical devices

  17-05-2019 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Professionals are finding holes in the system and turning into entrepreneurs to fill gaps in the market.
  
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• Report slams police for using "garbage" data with facial recognition tools

  17-05-2019 01:08 via zdnet.com
  From artist sketches to pictures of celebrity look-alikes, US police have submitted questionable images to facial recognition systems to track down suspects, a Georgetown Law report notes.
  
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• Stack Overflow says hackers breached production systems

  17-05-2019 00:22 via zdnet.com
  Stack Overflow said it detected a security breach over the weekend.
  
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