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• iOS 12.3.1 for iPhone and iPad is out

  24-05-2019 21:28 via zdnet.com
  The first raft of bug fixes lands for iOS 12.3.
  
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• Australian tech unicorn Canva suffers security breach

  24-05-2019 21:22 via zdnet.com
  Hacker claims to have stolen the data of 139 million Canva users.
  
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• The security snapshot: We’re in the endgame now

  24-05-2019 19:44 via zdnet.com
  Forrester addresses several ways CISOs can keep their organizations secure.
  
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• Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government

  24-05-2019 19:12 via zdnet.com
  Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
  
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• Moveworks bets IT overload is a natural language processing problem

  24-05-2019 18:36 via zdnet.com
  Help-desk tickets are regularly stranded for 72 hours while admins try to figure out what people are actually asking. Startup Moveworks is adapting natural language understanding to decipher and automate those mysterious requests.
  
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• Telecom Italia's TIM kicks off 5G tests in Brazil

  24-05-2019 17:01 via zdnet.com
  The company has started the first trials of the technology in Florianópolis in partnership with Huawei.
  
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• Apple already the No. 3 smartglasses player without a product, says survey

  24-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Digi-Capital and Augmented World Expo dish out a bevy of takeaways in a research report on augmented reality and smartglasses, but they didn't quite expect Apple to be cited as a player even though it doesn't have a product.
  
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• 11 things my Android phone does way better than your iPhone

  24-05-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  For the past year, I've been carrying a succession of Android devices and iPhones, learning the ins and outs of each one. But a collection of small, usability-enhancing features keeps me coming back to Android as my everyday choice. Here's my list.
  
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• Five films and shows perfect for the new Samsung 8K TV

  24-05-2019 16:27
  
  The future of television is here – and it’s in 8K. Here’s why you need to embrace the next frontier in home entertainment
  
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• Reviewing Forrester’s 2019 new tech predictions: How’d we do so far?

  24-05-2019 16:05 via zdnet.com
  We laid out some predictions for this year and now let us see how we matched up to some emerging technologies.
  
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• Survey: Security is top worry as IT container use accelerates

  24-05-2019 16:02 via zdnet.com
  The rush to containers and cloud IT is creating new security risks for companies, as they chase business agility through rapid app development
  
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• Elon Musk's wild space internet plan

  24-05-2019 14:47
  
  Coming up today: Huawei’s very bad week; Elon Musk’s space internet; and a psychedelic experience without the psychedelics.
  
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• 10 best cheap phones: For summer travel, leave your $1,000 iPhone or Galaxy at home

  24-05-2019 14:19 via zdnet.com
  As you head out for summer fun, an affordable second phone lets you play without worry. Some of these handsets have rugged features, others are more pocketable for summer clothes, and most are easy to switch to for a short period of time. Many are priced less than $200!
  
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• Lenovo CEO: "I don't think we have a reason to be targeted"

  24-05-2019 14:02 via zdnet.com
  Lenovo delivered a positive set of financial results for the latest quarter and fiscal year, but a geopolitical cloud hangs over the company.
  
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• The best Memorial Day Weekend sales and tech deals of 2019

  24-05-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Updated daily with the latest sales and tech deals happening throughout Memorial Day Weekend 2019.
  
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• Snapchat internal tools abused to spy on users and pillage data

  24-05-2019 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Staff members have allegedly abused their positions to spy on Snapchat users.
  
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• Trump: Huawei block could be solved in China trade deal

  24-05-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  The ban on US sales to Huawei could be resolved if China does a trade deal with the US.
  
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• Mona Lisa 'brought to life' with deepfake AI

  24-05-2019 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Samsung makes a moving Mona Lisa from a single photo using AI technology.
  
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• Windows 10 to warn about insecure WiFi networks using WEP or TKIP

  24-05-2019 13:16 via zdnet.com
  Support for WEP and TKIP to be removed in future Windows 10 releases.
  
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• Apple's App Store ads make finding the app you want frustrating

  24-05-2019 12:52 via zdnet.com
  Apple used to pride itself on a creating a streamlined simplicity that made its products an absolute joy to use. But slowly, the move towards wanting to grab more cash is eroding that once pleasant experience.
  
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• Texting while crossing road may be banned, and other news

  24-05-2019 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Las Vegas bets $48m on Elon Musk's tunnel vision

  24-05-2019 12:45 via zdnet.com
  Elon Musk thinks The Boring Company can complete the tunnel by the end of 2019.
  
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• Facebook set to launch own brand of cryptocurrency in 2020

  24-05-2019 12:33 via zdnet.com
  “GlobalCoin” is the social network’s answer to the crypto craze.
  
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• Google thwarts Baltimore ransomware fightback

  24-05-2019 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  City set up GMail accounts to thwart hackers but Google suspended them, fearing spammers were at work.
  
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• Equifax rating outlook decimated over cybersecurity breach

  24-05-2019 11:12 via zdnet.com
  A Moody’s downgrade shows that poor security can have severe financial fallout.
  
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• Lift off for SpaceX rocket carrying 60 satellites

  24-05-2019 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A Falcon-9 rocket launches from Florida, packed with 60 satellites capable of giving users on the ground high-speed connections to the internet.
  
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• Friday briefing: Pharmaceutical giant Purdue deceived WHO, report finds

  24-05-2019 08:36
  
  Sponsored research and front organisations were reportedly used to insert information promoting opiods into global healthcare guidance documents, SpaceX has launched 60 Starlink internet satellites
  
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• Plastic Bank treating plastic like currency to tackle waste and poverty

  24-05-2019 08:15 via zdnet.com
  Tackling ocean plastic and global poverty with blockchain-based token rewards.
  
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• Elon Musk just ignited the race to build the space internet

  24-05-2019 08:12
  
  SpaceX's Starlink launch is the start of a race to bring the entire Earth’s population online, but who will actually use the space internet?
  
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• The truth behind the dumbest GDPR myths, one year later

  24-05-2019 07:00
  
  Europe's General Data Protection Regulation is a year old. Has anything really changed?
  
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• The left-wing meme-makers trying to reclaim meme culture

  24-05-2019 07:00
  
  Political memes are often associated with the right, but there's a growing left-wing meme community in the UK and US
  
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• Backed by billions, Uber's Jump electric bikes may conquer London

  24-05-2019 07:00
  
  Dockless cycle-sharing schemes have struggled in London, but the arrival of Uber’s bright red Jump bikes could change that
  
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• Huawei compares US trade restrictions against it to the Berlin Wall

  24-05-2019 06:09 via zdnet.com
  Earlier this week, CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei did not think European companies would follow the footsteps of its United States counterparts.
  
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• Aussie grains corporation looks to machine learning for help with crop production

  24-05-2019 05:38 via zdnet.com
  The Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation wants to use machine learning to aid the Australian grains industry in the future.
  
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• Human Services finally reveals details of bungled child support IT project

  24-05-2019 05:35 via zdnet.com
  The Department of Human Services blew AU$135 million on a bad and functionally incomplete system. Now we know just how bad it is.
  
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• SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites

  24-05-2019 05:08 via zdnet.com
  The payload sent on the Falcon 9 rocket weighs around 30,000 pounds.
  
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• SpaceX puts up 60 internet satellites

  24-05-2019 04:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The California firm launches the first spacecraft in its multi-billion-dollar broadband project.
  
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• Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal

  24-05-2019 03:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Huawei could feature in a US-China trade pact despite being "very dangerous", says the US president.
  
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• VMware talks up multi-cloud era, need to transform security

  24-05-2019 03:18 via zdnet.com
  Laws of physics, economics, and land will drive enterprises towards hybrid cloud environments, says VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, who also urges the need to transform security, which has become too complex for businesses to manage.
  
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• United States rolls out new 18-count indictment on Assange

  24-05-2019 01:39 via zdnet.com
  Long-awaited superseding indictment contains 17 new felony charges against the WikiLeaks founder.
  
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• Is Facebook undermining democracy in Africa?

  24-05-2019 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent.
  
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• Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry

  24-05-2019 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Five tech trends shaping the beauty industry
  
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• Mobile Chrome, Safari, and Firefox failed to show phishing warnings for more than a year

  24-05-2019 00:59 via zdnet.com
  Google Safe Browsing didn't show phishing warnings for mobile browsers between mid-2017 and late-2018.
  
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