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• Dropbox's overhaul aimed at bringing the human element back into tech

  18-06-2019 23:46 via zdnet.com
  The company's ANZ country manager hopes the integration of Slack, Zoom, and Atlassian will allow users to properly convey their message to others.
  
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• HPE aims to make its product lineup as-a-service, updates GreenLake, unveils Primera storage

  18-06-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  At HPE Discover, the company outlined a portfolio revamp that revolves around making its infrastructure consumed as a service.
  
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• Adobe Q2 tops estimates with record revenue

  18-06-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  The Photoshop maker reported revenue of $2.74 billion, up 25% from a year ago.
  
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• Mozilla patches Firefox zero-day abused in the wild

  18-06-2019 21:29 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla releases Firefox 67.0.3 to fix actively exploited zero-day.
  
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• Microsoft delivers public preview of Azure Bastion service for remotely accessing VMs more securely

  18-06-2019 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest Azure service, Bastion, is now in public preview and is meant to bring another level of security to remotely accessing virtual machines.
  
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• All Linux, all the time: Supercomputers Top 500

  18-06-2019 21:09 via zdnet.com
  The new list of the world's fastest computers is out and, once more, every last one runs Linux.
  
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• Microsoft releases first test build of Windows Server 20H1

  18-06-2019 20:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's first test build of Windows Server 20H1 includes some new VM tool and Azure integration functionality, plus more updates to the Windows Admin Center.
  
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• FBI warning: Foreign spies using social media to target government contractors

  18-06-2019 20:25 via zdnet.com
  FBI warns security clearance holders to be careful when disclosing work information on social media profiles.
  
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• Amazon adds more Boeing planes to its air cargo network

  18-06-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  By 2021 the company expects to have significantly more planes in the air as it opens its main air hub in Northern Kentucky.
  
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• Cryptocurrency 101: What every business needs to know

  18-06-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  There’s promise and peril in the still-evolving world of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. Here's everything individuals and businesses need to know about the basics of wallets, exchanges, and the next directions in this expanding ecosystem.
  
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• Google launches Chrome extension for flagging bad URLs to the Safe Browsing team

  18-06-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Google launches new "Suspicious Site Reporter" Chrome extension.
  
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• Google Cloud's bad month continues as Google Calendar sputters

  18-06-2019 17:53 via zdnet.com
  Google Calendar was down for some users just days after Google Cloud had a much larger outage.
  
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• Docker embraces Windows Subsystem for Linux 2

  18-06-2019 17:11 via zdnet.com
  Docker has realized that Microsoft's new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 has made Windows much more attractive both to Docker and its container developers for both Windows and Linux platforms.
  
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• Microsoft to add more smarts, plus a presentation coach, to PowerPoint

  18-06-2019 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding more 'AI' features to PowerPoint to help customers design and rehearse their PowerPoint presentations.
  
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• Ring begins shipping Door View Cam, the $199 video doorbell for apartments

  18-06-2019 16:57 via zdnet.com
  Ring's latest video doorbell should make apartment dwellers feel a little safer.
  
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• Motorola One Vision review: An affordable 21:9-screen handset with good cameras

  18-06-2019 16:10 via zdnet.com
  A mid-range handset with a ’CinemaVision’ screen and a 48MP main rear camera, the Motorola One Vision is solidly built and punches well above its weight. Battery life could be better though.
  
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• Cybersecurity: Why one old web scam is on the rise again

  18-06-2019 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Fake domains and bogus websites are experiencing something of a revival - unfortunately.
  
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• No, you can't fix your iPhone with rice

  18-06-2019 15:40 via zdnet.com
  I'm a big fan of MacGyver-style repairs, but some are just not worth the effort.
  
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• Hazelcast open source in-memory data grid secures $21.5 million funding, expands platform to real-time streaming data

  18-06-2019 15:16 via zdnet.com
  The streaming data pie is growing, and Hazelcast wants a piece of it. It's got some way to go, funding helps, but is it enough?
  
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• Protect your online identity now: Fight hackers with these 5 security safeguards

  18-06-2019 15:05 via zdnet.com
  Having your identity stolen can be a nightmare, and cleaning up the mess can take months. You can make life difficult for a would-be identity thief by locking down these five key aspects of your online life.
  
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• IoT devices to generate 79.4ZB of data in 2025, says IDC

  18-06-2019 15:03 via zdnet.com
  Video surveillance will generate a lot of data and enterprise, industrial and individual data will also surge.
  
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• Xilinx ships its Versal AI Core, Versal Prime, key parts of its adaptive compute acceleration platform

  18-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Versal is Xilinx's effort to rewrite compute for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  
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• The robot will do the dishes: A robotic dishwasher for commercial kitchens

  18-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Dishwashers were the first automated appliance in many homes. Why are commercial kitchens still doing it manually?
  
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• Optimizely raises $50 million Series D to expand its web experimentation platform

  18-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Optimizely is known for its A/B testing platform for improving webpage conversion.
  
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• MongoDB moves beyond the database with new cloud services

  18-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The new services include Data Lake, Full Text Search and Auto Scaling on MongoDB Atlas.
  
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• Adobe intros ABM Essentials, account based marketing for Marketo Engage

  18-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  ABM Essentials lets marketing and sales teams collaborate on the right strategic accounts, coordinate account-based experiences across channels, and measure the impact of the combined efforts on pipeline and revenue.
  
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• Homeland Security: We've tested Windows BlueKeep attack and it works so patch now

  18-06-2019 14:52 via zdnet.com
  DHS cybersecurity agency warns US businesses to apply Microsoft's BlueKeep patch for wormable flaw.
  
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• Netflix to Linux users: Patch SACK Panic kernel bug now to stop remote attacks

  18-06-2019 14:03 via zdnet.com
  Netflix discovers multiple 'critical' security flaws in the Linux and FreeBSD kernels' TCP stack that could lead to server outages.
  
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• Salesforce outlines Customer Data Platform, aims to advance Customer 360 strategy

  18-06-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The CDP effort by Salesforce, which will be piloted in the fall, is seeking to redefine the category known as data management platform, or DMP.
  
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• NetApp bolsters data fabric strategy with new platform, consumption based pricing

  18-06-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The network data storage provider announced a new hybrid muilticloud platform and as-a-service consumption model that lets businesses purchase data services based on usage.
  
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• Azure Data Lake Storage gets Okera security and governance platform support

  18-06-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Okera's Active Data Access Platform now helps secure and govern data lakes based on Azure Data Lake Storage.
  
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• Cyberwarfare escalation just took a new and dangerous turn

  18-06-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Smuggling malware into the power grids of rival states risks making tensions higher, especially when the rules of the game are yet to be established.
  
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• iPhone upgrades? I dread going to the Apple Store, and that's a problem for Apple

  18-06-2019 12:59 via zdnet.com
  David Gewirtz readily admits to being a little retail-avoidant, but his experiences at the Apple store are the stuff of legends. He suggests that if Apple were to incorporate a regular trade-in program with its other subscriptions, there has to be a path outside the dreaded Apple Store.
  
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• EatStreet food ordering service discloses security breach

  18-06-2019 12:53 via zdnet.com
  Hacker "Gnosticplayers" took credit for the hack in a private conversation with ZDNet last month.
  
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• Facebook debuts Libra cryptocurrency: a Bitcoin killer?

  18-06-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  The social network’s rumored cryptocurrency has landed, but how it will be received remains to be seen.
  
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• US and Russia clash over power grid 'hack attacks'

  18-06-2019 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia has countered attempts to hack into its infrastructure, says Kremlin spokesman.
  
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• iOS 13 will actually save you money

  18-06-2019 12:12 via zdnet.com
  iOS 13 helps you remind you of those forgotten app subscriptions.
  
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• IBM: We've made world's most powerful commercial supercomputer

  18-06-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  French energy giant Total now has the world's 11th most powerful supercomputer in the Pangea III HPC from IBM.
  
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• Critical remote execution flaw lurks in TP-Link Wi-Fi Extenders

  18-06-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The zero-day bug impacts multiple models in the TP-Link product line.
  
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• Info stealing Android apps can grab one time passwords to evade 2FA protections

  18-06-2019 11:46 via zdnet.com
  Google restricted SMS controls. Hackers found a way around it.
  
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• Instagram boss Adam Mosseri: 'We can't solve bullying on our own'

  18-06-2019 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The company's boss Adam Mosseri tells Radio 1 Newsbeat he wants Instagram to be "less pressurised".
  
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• Security firm claims it can unlock any iPhone

  18-06-2019 10:53 via zdnet.com
  It seems that gaps still exist in the iPhone's defenses.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: Russia issues warning following reports of US cyberattacks on its power grid

  18-06-2019 08:45
  
  US news reports of cyber warfare action against power systems have prompted a warning from Russian officials, Apple will reported start introducing 5G to iPhones in 2020
  
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• Dropbox launches local hosting for ANZ region to meet customer demand

  18-06-2019 08:13 via zdnet.com
  Files will be located within the AWS Asia Pacific Sydney Region.
  
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• NSW Budget allocates millions to create more 'agile' government

  18-06-2019 07:35 via zdnet.com
  10 departments have been reduced to eight and its new Department of Customer Service has scored millions in the state's 2019-20 Budget.
  
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• Watch Dogs at E3: We want players to find value in other people

  18-06-2019 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The maker of Watch Dogs: Legion wants it to help players “think differently about the person next to you”.
  
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• This sleep-tracking ring can detect when you've drunk too much

  18-06-2019 07:00
  
  The Oura ring claims to measure different sleep stages to encourage healthy lifestyle changes. It's more discreet than a wrist-based wearable but still is a little chunky
  
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• Spotify's classical music sucks, so a new rival is going global

  18-06-2019 07:00
  
  Classical music streaming rose by 42 per cent last year in the UK. Spotify rival Primephonic wants to capitalise on quality metadata, with the aim of being bought out
  
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• Facebook's Libra coin cryptocurrency, explained

  18-06-2019 07:00
  
  Facebook has finally revealed its cryptocurrency plans. Here's what you need to know about the Libra coin and the company's own Calibra wallet
  
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• Everything we know about Facebook's Libra crypto plan

  18-06-2019 07:00
  
  Facebook wants to get into payments in a big way. Its plan? To launch its own cryptocurrency. This is what you need to know about its potential Libra coin
  
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