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• FireEye acquires Verodin for identifying gaps in security

  28-05-2019 23:34 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition is expected to accelerate billings and revenue growth, adding an estimated $20 million to FireEye's billings in 2019 and more than $70 million to billings in 2020.
  
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• Microsoft acquires Drawbridge to bolster LinkedIn's marketing platform

  28-05-2019 23:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft plans to use Drawbridge's digital identty management technology, which uses machine-learning techniques, to grow LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions product.
  
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• Workday fiscal Q1 better than expected as it increases subscription revenue target for 2020

  28-05-2019 22:26 via zdnet.com
  CEO Aneel Bhusri said that the company saw customers--Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies--expand their spending with Workday.
  
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• Your technology investments may not deliver the productivity gains you expected

  28-05-2019 21:52 via zdnet.com
  Improving productivity has been core to the value proposition for technology investments, but trends in overall US productivity indicate that tech spending is not the same.
  
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• Walmart taps former Google exec for elevated CTO role

  28-05-2019 21:13 via zdnet.com
  Suresh Kumar will serve as chief technology and chief development officer for the big box retailer.
  
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• Nomad Base Station Apple Watch Edition: As close to Apple AirPower as you'll get

  28-05-2019 20:36 via zdnet.com
  A wireless charging pad that can charge your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch at the same time? It does exist.
  
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• Almost one million Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708)

  28-05-2019 20:07 via zdnet.com
  New research puts an initial estimation of 7.6 million vulnerable systems into more context.
  
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• Intuit buys data analytics startup as part of AI expansion efforts

  28-05-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Intuit plans to use the acquisition of Origami Logic to better analyze multiple data sets, which would allow for more personalized services and products across its portfolio.
  
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• How OnePlus' launch polished its image to take on the industry's best

  28-05-2019 18:52 via zdnet.com
  As the OnePlus 7 Pro makes its debut in the company's strongest ever marketing push in the US, an analysis of the phone's announcement shows how OnePlus set expectations for a more premium experience and price.
  
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• Salesforce adds AI bias module to Trailhead

  28-05-2019 18:30 via zdnet.com
  The idea behind Salesforce's AI bias education effort is that far more than data scientists will ultimately be creating algorithms and modules.
  
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• Engineering managers, DevOps specialists top earners among developers, survey shows

  28-05-2019 18:27 via zdnet.com
  Latest Stack Overflow survey of almost 90,000 developers finds momentum for DevOps and data science-related jobs. Overall developer job satisfaction is lukewarm at best.
  
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• Browser vendors win war with W3C over HTML and DOM standards

  28-05-2019 16:31 via zdnet.com
  W3C hands over development of HTML and DOM standards to browser vendors (WHATWG).
  
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• Data storage: Everything you need to know about emerging technologies

  28-05-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  The era of data-centric computing is here -- and, fortunately, data storage is more cost effective than ever. But we'll see more change in the next decade than we've ever seen before in computer data storage. Here's what's coming that you need to know.
  
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• Asus ZenFone 6 review: A surprise mid-range contender with a clever flip camera

  28-05-2019 16:18 via zdnet.com
  Asus deserves to have a success with the ZenFone 6. Long battery life, a configurable Smart Key, useful tweaks to Android and a clever camera system combine to make this a very impressive mid-range smartphone.
  
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• Thy skill be done: How Alexa connects people to God

  28-05-2019 15:51 via zdnet.com
  People are being encouraged to find spiritual uses for their Amazon smart speakers.
  
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• Microsoft looks ready to add another Windows 10 Edition to its list

  28-05-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and its PC partners may be ready to take the wraps off a new Windows 10 Home edition that potentially would work on more powerful PCs than those which ship with reguar Windows 10 Home.
  
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• Microsoft looks ready to add another Windows 10 Edition, Home Ultra, to its list

  28-05-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and its PC partners may be ready to take the wraps off a new Windows 10 Home edition that potentially would work on more powerful PCs than those which ship with reguar Windows 10 Home.
  
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• Apple takes swipe at the Samsung and Huawei

  28-05-2019 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Apple is quick to take advantage of the mess that its rivals – Samsung and Huawei – have fond themselves in.
  
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• Apple takes swipe at Samsung and Huawei

  28-05-2019 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Apple is quick to take advantage of the mess that its rivals – Samsung and Huawei – have fond themselves in.
  
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• Global Payments, TSYS merge in $21.5 billion deal as fintech, payments market evolves to be software driven

  28-05-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  The idea is that the combination of Global Payments and TSYS will have a software stack and developers to better compete in omnichannel, e-commerce and digital payments.
  
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• Apple releases new iPod touch

  28-05-2019 14:59 via zdnet.com
  Remember the iPod touch? The device Apple hadn't updated in almost two years? Well, there's a new one.
  
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• Huawei P30 review: Triple rear cameras and lovely design for hundreds less than the P30 Pro

  28-05-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  While much of the focus has been on the periscope telephoto camera of the P30 Pro, you can save a couple hundred dollars on the P30 and still have a very capable triple camera system. It's easier to handle, has a headphone jack, and a flat display so it may be favored over the other two P30 models.
  
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• 2-in-1 laptops: Dell's redesigned XPS 13 packs Intel's 10th gen Core CPU

  28-05-2019 14:09 via zdnet.com
  The Dell XPS 15 laptop gets a refresh too.
  
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• CrowdStrike, NSS Labs resolve court battle over product testing

  28-05-2019 13:04 via zdnet.com
  NSS Labs has admitted that CrowdStrike Falcon product test results were “inaccurate.”
  
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• Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US hacking

  28-05-2019 13:01 via zdnet.com
  Chinese military won't move to Linux, but develop a custom OS instead.
  
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• Windows 10 PCs or Chromebook battery life disappoints? This is how Intel plans to fix it

  28-05-2019 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Intel chips away at the perennial problem of battery life in laptops with Project Athena. But the new hardware won't come cheap.
  
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• M1 wipes out its 19 mobile plans, replaces them with just two

  28-05-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  Singapore mobile operator now offers just two service plans at S$25 for a SIM-only, no-contract base plan that includes 30GB of data and 1,000 minutes of talktime as well as a S$30 base plan contract that includes the customer's device of choice and 12GB of data.
  
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• First 5G laptop: Lenovo and Qualcomm showcase always-on PC due in early 2020

  28-05-2019 12:04 via zdnet.com
  Is this 'Project Limitless' 5G PC the future of computing?
  
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• Smartphone sales slump, Huawei's future uncertain: Gartner

  28-05-2019 11:58 via zdnet.com
  Google may push Huawei out of favor with consumers and slow down the vendor's global sales.
  
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• Singapore to launch QR identity verification tool for businesses

  28-05-2019 10:03 via zdnet.com
  Government says it will introduce in third-quarter 2019 a tool called SG-Verify, which will enable businesses to perform secure identity verification and data transfer via QR scans for use cases such as visitor registration and customer acquisition.
  
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• Intel hits 10th generation Core with 10nm Ice Lake launch

  28-05-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Chip giant finally brings 10nm fabrication process to desktop chips.
  
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• Western Australia launches its first STEM skills strategy

  28-05-2019 08:59 via zdnet.com
  To create a globally competitive and STEM-fluent workforce in Western Australia.
  
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• Next iPhone could borrow a handy Samsung and Huawei feature

  28-05-2019 08:46 via zdnet.com
  Current iPhones users are missing out on a handy Bluetooth feature that Samsung and Huawei users currently have. This could change later this year.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: IKEA wants you to shop using augmented reality

  28-05-2019 08:34
  
  The Swedish furniture giant will begin a trial integrating online shopping with its augmented reality furniture placing tools, Poland has brought a legal claim against Europe's new copyright directive
  
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• HP unveils next-gen VR Backpack ready to handle Unreal, Unity

  28-05-2019 08:00 via zdnet.com
  The PC maker also announced new ZBook PCs aimed at architects, designers and other creators.
  
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• HP debuts convertible PCs made with authentic wood inlay

  28-05-2019 08:00 via zdnet.com
  Along with the Envy Wood Series, which aims to merge sophisticated design with performance, HP is unveiling new Elite and EliteBook PCs.
  
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• What Facebook, Google and Tesla actually pay staff in 2019

  28-05-2019 07:00
  
  Alphabet CEO Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg take $1 salaries each year. But this is how much their staff actually get paid
  
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• The best Starling hacks and hidden features to make saving suck less

  28-05-2019 07:00
  
  Seven ways to get the most from your Starling bank account
  
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• How 'algorithm' become a dirty word

  28-05-2019 07:00
  
  This week on WIRED we’re going in-depth on algorithms, artificial intelligence and how our code-based future will change the world
  
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• Google's Image search has a massive celebrity sexism problem

  28-05-2019 07:00
  
  Search for a male actor and Google's image suggestions will point you towards their filmography. But when it comes to female actors, Google is more interested in showing you their bodies
  
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• CI build logs continue to expose company secrets

  28-05-2019 07:00 via zdnet.com
  Team of researchers finds GitHub access tokens for various companies inside Travis CI build logs.
  
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• How Cognizant's digital evolution was derailed by an activist investment firm

  28-05-2019 05:32 via zdnet.com
  By constricting Cognizant's growth-first strategy during a time of re-invention and acquisitions, critics say that activist firm Elliot Management undermined the firm's pioneering efforts in the digital space in order to make some quick cash.
  
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• Samsung launches USB Type-C power controller chips

  28-05-2019 04:54 via zdnet.com
  Samsung has launched two new USB Type-C PD controllers, the SE8A and MM101, for fast-charging.
  
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• Japan to restrict foreign investment for domestic tech and telco companies

  28-05-2019 04:51 via zdnet.com
  Among the affected industries are the telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, and mobile phone manufacturing sectors.
  
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• Asus ScreenPad frenzy: ZenBook Pro Duo gains 14-inch second display

  28-05-2019 02:48 via zdnet.com
  The 'keyboard' part of the Zenbook Duo now has a 14-inch screen on its upper half, and a keyboard and touchpad on its lower half.
  
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• OnePlus updates OnePlus Pro 7, improves camera

  28-05-2019 02:44 via zdnet.com
  OnePlus received a bevy of complaints about its OnePlus Pro 7 camera at launch, but a software update appears to have resolved some of them.
  
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• How Ireland became Europe's data watchdog

  28-05-2019 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum.
  
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• Facebook, Google and Twitter in data regulators' sights

  28-05-2019 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Big tech companies are feeling the heat as the General Data Protection Regulation gathers momentum.
  
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