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• The Netherlands becomes the first country to show Amber alerts on ATMs

  27-05-2019 18:55 via zdnet.com
  Amber alerts will be shown on the screensavers of more than 300 ATMs installed in airports and shopping malls.
  
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• Victoria earmarks AU$53m for digital service delivery and citizen engagement

  27-05-2019 15:41 via zdnet.com
  The state Budget is also prioritising ambulance radio upgrades, acute healthcare through initiatives such as a digital patient records system, and a handful of tech-related projects in schools.
  
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• Huawei P30 Pro camera experience: Stunning results that may be worth owning a banned phone

  27-05-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Last year, Huawei passed up Apple in global smartphones sales with recent quarter reports indicating it was fast approaching Samsung at the number one spot. With the current political climate and trade wars, Huawei's future is in flux. However, looking strictly at camera performance, no other phone can match the P30 Pro.
  
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• How do neural networks see depth?

  27-05-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Binocular vision is what enables humans to estimate depth. But neural networks can create 3D images from asingle monocular picture. How do they do it? Until now, nobody knew.
  
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• All the best deals from Amazon's May Bank Holiday sales

  27-05-2019 14:54
  
  These are the discounted products worth considering this Bank Holiday
  
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• Use-case selection will make or break your AI strategy in healthcare

  27-05-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Implementing AI is a journey. Early success starts with the right use case selection and will set the stage for driving adoption and enable expansion that allows your organization to scale and extract incremental value from this investment.
  
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• Amazon defeated Rekognition revolt by a large margin

  27-05-2019 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballot to ban sales of Rekognition system to police attracted less than 3% of investors' votes.
  
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• Huawei may not even be able to put microSD card slots in future smartphones

  27-05-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  While this wouldn't bother Apple, an Android smartphone without an microSD card slot would be pretty disadvantaged. But the company does seem to have planned for this day too, and has a backup in place.
  
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• Nvidia intros EGX compute platform for edge AI

  27-05-2019 09:30 via zdnet.com
  The platform's software stack, NVIDIA Edge Stack, is optimized for real-time AI services like vision, speech and analytics.
  
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• The ethical hackers taking the bugs to the bank

  27-05-2019 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Looking for bugs in computer code can be lucrative but there's more to security than just cashing in.
  
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• Feeling lost? Here's what to watch after Game of Thrones

  27-05-2019 08:00
  
  Is there a Game of Thrones-sized hole in your Monday nights? Fear not. We've selected some prime cuts from all the popular streaming services to sate your entertainment needs
  
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• What can Alexa do? The best Alexa skills and commands

  27-05-2019 07:00
  
  Looking for things to ask Alexa? We round-up the Alexa skills, commands and features you should try
  
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• How AI is radically changing our definition of human creativity

  27-05-2019 07:00
  
  Machine learning systems are trained on data that's linked to human activity. But what they can output is often beyond the realms of our minds
  
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• Bluetooth is serially insecure. Here's how to protect your devices

  27-05-2019 07:00
  
  Bluetooth has a chequered security history, but it's easy to protect yourself but updating promptly and following security best practice
  
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• Telstra formally warned after deploying base station without community contact

  27-05-2019 06:39 via zdnet.com
  Telco also failed to respond to complaints after the mobile station had already been deployed.
  
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• AMD 3rd-gen Ryzen series coming in July led by 12-core Ryzen 9 beast

  27-05-2019 06:26 via zdnet.com
  Range of chips beginning at $330 and topping out at $500 for the 12-core Ryzen 9.
  
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• Arm rolls out new mobile IP suite to handle 5G demands

  27-05-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  The Cortex-A77 CPU delivers 20 percent performance improvement over Cortex-A76 devices, while the Mali-G77 GPU is designed to deliver high-end graphics on mobile devices.
  
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• Russian data theft: Shady world where all is for sale

  27-05-2019 05:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Sales of hacked personal data are booming in Russia as the penalties are rarely heavy.
  
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• ACCC ponders merger law revamp to stay relevant in the digital era

  27-05-2019 03:46 via zdnet.com
  The watchdog has highlighted challenges in implementing merger law in situations where tech giants are scooping up startups and potentially closing room for competition.
  
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• Vocus receives all cash takeover proposal from EQT Infrastructure

  27-05-2019 03:43 via zdnet.com
  EQT offers AU$5.25 for shares that have traded below AU$4 for most of the year.
  
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• ACCC on TPG-Vodafone: Consumers need the benefits of vigorous competition

  27-05-2019 03:39 via zdnet.com
  As the two telcos head to the Federal Court of Australia to push for their merger to be given the green light.
  
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• South Korea looks to own startups for growth, here are the top 5 in 2019

  27-05-2019 03:02 via zdnet.com
  South Korea has never lacked talent and the country is looking to foster its own. Here are five South Korean startups in 2019 that have the potential to ride the big tech trends of the next decade.
  
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• Intense scanning activity detected for BlueKeep RDP flaw

  27-05-2019 01:58 via zdnet.com
  A threat actor hidden behind Tor nodes is scanning for Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep flaw.
  
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• CEO Secrets: Strava running app boss shares business tips

  27-05-2019 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A boss isn't the captain of the ship, he's the designer, says James Quarles, boss of Strava.
  
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• The winner in the war on Huawei is Samsung

  27-05-2019 01:00 via zdnet.com
  Having one of its largest rivals locked out of evermore nations and products would be music to the Korean giant's ears.
  
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• Huawei woes, OnePlus 7 Pro, Forerunner 945, and Pixel Slate improvements (MobileTechRoundup show #470)

  27-05-2019 00:54 via zdnet.com
  Huawei had a heck of a week last week and it seems Matt's expensive P30 Pro may not be worth much anymore. Kevin showed off improvements in the Pixel Slate, Garmin continues to impress, and one phone shines at $130.
  
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