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• Stringent data protection regulation has gone global

  24-06-2019 22:16 via zdnet.com
  New privacy regulations are emerging worldwide, from California to Brazil to India. Standards for data protection are also becoming more stringent.
  
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• iOS 13 public beta is a buggy mess

  24-06-2019 20:49 via zdnet.com
  A quick look at the iOS 13 public beta suggests that it's far from being ready, and could be one of the worst beta releases in years.
  
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• Microsoft's next step toward embracing Android: Adding app support?

  24-06-2019 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is considering bringing Android apps to Windows 10 Lite devices like its rumored dual-screen Centaurus PC. Can Microsoft embrace and extend without trying to extinguish?
  
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• Canonical returning 32-bit Ubuntu Linux support after gaming uproar

  24-06-2019 20:44 via zdnet.com
  32-bit software should be functionally obsolete, but it turns out to live on in a 64-bit computing world. So, Canonical is putting 32-bit libraries back in to its next Ubuntu Linux releases.
  
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• AMD Ryzen 7 3800X destroys Intel i9 9900K in early benchmarks

  24-06-2019 20:06 via zdnet.com
  Multi-threaded performance blows away the Intel competition.
  
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• Apple launches iOS 13 public beta for iPhone users

  24-06-2019 19:33 via zdnet.com
  Apple's next major software update for the iPhone is now available for anyone to test before launch.
  
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• Apple opens public beta program for iPadOS 13

  24-06-2019 19:32 via zdnet.com
  iPad users who are curious what the future of computing on Apple's tablet looks like, here's your chance to get a glimpse at the future.
  
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• Mac users can now test the iTunes-free MacOS Catalina

  24-06-2019 19:28 via zdnet.com
  Apple's public beta program for the next major software update for Mac will be live soon.
  
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• Google Cloud integrates Kaggle with BigQuery

  24-06-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration of data science community with BiqQuery will enable customers use SQL more with machine learning and share their work.
  
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• 5G to drive SEA mobile data traffic growth seven-fold by 2024

  24-06-2019 18:26 via zdnet.com
  Mobile data traffic in Southeast Asia and Oceania will climb seven times to 16 exabytes per month by 2024, with growth fuelled by "rapid early momentum and enthusiasm" for 5G, reveals a study by Ericsson, which anticipates the mobile technology will account for 12 percent of subscriptions in the region by then.
  
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• Get your iPhone ready for iOS 13 public beta

  24-06-2019 18:04 via zdnet.com
  Want to help Apple stomp out iOS 13 bugs?
  
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• Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer

  24-06-2019 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A lawyer, who won his case over a three-week blackout, is to return to court on behalf of other Sudanese.
  
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• How to build a better (digital) mousetrap

  24-06-2019 15:46 via zdnet.com
  Going beyond improving today’s customer experience.
  
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• Samsung adds a home security camera, light bulb, and Wi-Fi plug to SmartThings lineup

  24-06-2019 15:11 via zdnet.com
  All three products are priced to attract new users to SmartThings, with and without a dedicated hub.
  
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• Microsoft: We're fighting Windows malware spread via Excel in email with bad macro

  24-06-2019 14:54 via zdnet.com
  Don't enable macros, Microsoft warns, because a new malware campaign is aiming at fully patched Windows PCs.
  
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• Could a Raspberry Pi be your next desktop PC?

  24-06-2019 14:44 via zdnet.com
  The new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is a powerhouse that has features you'd expect to find in an entry-level desktop PC. Could this be the future of PCs?
  
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• Big bad Libra: Do we really need (or want) Facebook to reinvent money?

  24-06-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's cryptocurrency scheme will undoubtedly generate value and a following. But if the hairs on the back of your neck start to raise up, you're not alone.
  
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• Anonymous hacker exposed after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktail

  24-06-2019 14:13 via zdnet.com
  Anonymous Belgium hacker sentenced to 18 months in prison for past cyber-crimes.
  
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• Facebook: Nick Clegg says 'no evidence' of Russian interference in Brexit vote

  24-06-2019 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Nick Clegg says Facebook found no "significant attempt" by outside forces to sway the 2016 vote.
  
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• Old Linus Torvalds is back: Linux page caching sparks 'bulls**t' outburst

  24-06-2019 13:45 via zdnet.com
  The real Linus Torvalds stands up.
  
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• Amazon robotics VIP joins microlocation tech company

  24-06-2019 13:15 via zdnet.com
  The opportunity in automation is in providing the tools that make robots indispensable.
  
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• How China, Brexit, and the US derailed global 5G Wireless

  24-06-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  With old trade wars reigniting and new ones being invented, telecommunications is faced with an existential crisis. To survive, it must establish a global standard for a globe that no longer seems to want one.
  
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• Bill Gates: My biggest mistake? Not making Android

  24-06-2019 12:11 via zdnet.com
  In the cut-throat world of software, it is winner takes all. And on mobile, Google won it, according to Bill Gates.
  
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• Cop awarded $585,000 after fellow officers abused DMV database in search of her data

  24-06-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  The woman in question allegedly rejected their romantic advances.
  
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• First Chrome version with Manifest V3 to land in Canary this summer

  24-06-2019 11:49 via zdnet.com
  Will ad blockers still work in Chrome? We'll see starting late July, early August.
  
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• US launches cyber-attack aimed at Iranian rocket and missile systems

  24-06-2019 10:46 via zdnet.com
  Attack took place last week, after President Trump backed off from using conventional weapons to strike Iran.
  
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• User data stolen from ‘human hacking’ forum Social Engineered, published on rival site

  24-06-2019 10:45 via zdnet.com
  A vulnerability in MyBB has been blamed.
  
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• Monday briefing: Police suspend private forensic partner after ransomware attack

  24-06-2019 08:31
  
  Police ordered the immediate return of work from Eurofins after it detected ransomware on its systems earlier this month, plastic pollution is forming a film on the rocks of Madeira's shore
  
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• Raspberry Pi 4 review: finally ready to replace your desktop PC

  24-06-2019 08:00
  
  With up to 4GB RAM, the new Pi 4 is prepared for everything from the workshop to the desktop. It's the most complete Pi yet
  
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• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is out: Faster CPU, GPU, dual-screen 4K, up to 4GB for $55

  24-06-2019 08:00 via zdnet.com
  Raspberry Pi Foundation ventures into higher-end developer boards with the new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.
  
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• South Korea strengthens child data protection laws

  24-06-2019 07:33 via zdnet.com
  Companies must get consent from parents or legal guardians to collect data from those under the age of 14 in South Korea.
  
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• Toddlers are getting coding lessons to help save their futures

  24-06-2019 07:00
  
  The UK is facing a skills shortage. Nurseries are giving pre-schoolers a head start with basic coding classes
  
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• Toddler coding classes are the new must-have activity for nurseries

  24-06-2019 07:00
  
  The UK is facing a skills shortage. Nurseries are giving pre-schoolers a head start with basic coding classes
  
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• A vaccine for Alzheimer's is on the verge of becoming a reality

  24-06-2019 07:00
  
  For decades, research into Alzheimer's has made slow progress, but now a mother and daughter team think they have finally found a solution – a vaccine that could inoculate potential sufferers
  
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• KT to expand deployment of 5G inside buildings

  24-06-2019 06:56 via zdnet.com
  KT will begin 5G services within large and crowded buildings such as airports and train stations.
  
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• Huawei shipped 100 million handsets by May 30

  24-06-2019 06:05 via zdnet.com
  From a whole year in 2015 to clock up 100 million smartphone shipments, down to five months in 2019.
  
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• Huawei ramps up its technological Cold War propaganda

  24-06-2019 05:17 via zdnet.com
  Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei positions himself as a humble student of American science and innovation, and his company as a servant of humanity.
  
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• Victoria to trial automated vehicles in partnership with Telstra and Lexus

  24-06-2019 05:04 via zdnet.com
  On-road testing will get underway on metropolitan and regional roads soon.
  
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• Australia's future airport is closer than you think

  24-06-2019 03:26 via zdnet.com
  Your biometric information will continue to be captured and the trade off is efficiency.
  
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• US Entity List bans hit AMD joint venture

  24-06-2019 02:55 via zdnet.com
  Five Chinese companies added to list of companies acting against US national security.
  
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• Ransomware cyber-attacks are targeting large companies and demanding huge payments

  24-06-2019 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A Norwegian aluminium producer is recovering after hackers took thousands of computers offline and demanded a ransom.
  
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• Why employee experience, engagement software may be a hot space

  24-06-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Customer experience has received all the attention, but employee experience may be another important software category. The problem? There are dozens of vendors coming at employee experience from different angles. You'll be stitching together apps for the foreseeable future.
  
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