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• Apple's design chief Jony Ive to depart, form new company

  27-06-2019 23:16 via zdnet.com
  The move is a design hit, but Apple maintains that its bench is deep, according to a the company.
  
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• Wipro's Li-Fi solution could slake the thirst of bandwidth-devouring Indians

  27-06-2019 22:50 via zdnet.com
  Purelifi's light-based solution is 1,000-times denser than Wi-Fi and complements -- not competes -- with it. It could change the way Indians use data.
  
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• How bacteria could improve soft robots

  27-06-2019 21:36 via zdnet.com
  E. coli is bad when it contaminates your food, but it can actually be good for robots. Scientists say synthetic bacteria could eventually repair a robot, generate energy, or detect chemicals in the environment.
  
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• Owlcam bets the dash cam is the new frontier in machine learning

  27-06-2019 21:26 via zdnet.com
  To do machine learning right, some take the approach of getting in the middle of a big problem and hoping to amass the data to train the network. That's the bet of startup Owlcam, whose $349 camera and service offering claims to have received millions of videos from its customers, building its database of understanding of what happens on the road.
  
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• Independence Day: When we'll be prisoners of our cars no more

  27-06-2019 20:50 via zdnet.com
  As driverless technologies improve, there'll be no more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners. Here's how Amazon and Apple will take us all for a ride.
  
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• Valve to continue Steam gaming on Ubuntu Linux

  27-06-2019 20:19 via zdnet.com
  But, the gaming company isn't happy with Canonical and will try to work closer with other Linux distributors.
  
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• The data that trains AI increasingly calls into question AI

  27-06-2019 19:50 via zdnet.com
  After 10 years of ImageNet, AI researchers are digging into the details of test sets and some are asking just how much knowledge has really been created with machine learning.
  
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• Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets

  27-06-2019 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitter tries a new way to handle politicians who break its rules but are too newsworthy to ban.
  
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• Alphabet's moonshot security firm Chronicle joins Google Cloud

  27-06-2019 19:30 via zdnet.com
  Chronicle has lived as an independent subsidiary of Alphabet, where it developed a cybersecurity intelligence and analytics platform using Google-originated techniques.
  
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• Firefox is reinventing its Android app to undo Chrome's monopoly

  27-06-2019 17:58
  
  Firefox Preview is Mozilla's attempt to rebuild its Android web browser. The group doesn't want a web where Google is in complete control
  
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• Brazil leads in ransomware attacks

  27-06-2019 17:48 via zdnet.com
  The country ranks second after the United States on a list of the world's five most targeted markets
  
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• How 'filthy rich' alter egos can protect your privacy

  27-06-2019 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  An anti-ad tracking system disguises personal profiles, including an option to make you look rich.
  
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• Programming languages: JavaScript most used, Python most studied, Go most promising

  27-06-2019 16:31 via zdnet.com
  Coder survey reveals developers' favourite and up-and-coming languages.
  
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• Reddit places pro-Donald-Trump forum in quarantine

  27-06-2019 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The discussion platform says it made the move after threats of violence against the police.
  
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• MacBook move: Apple hires key Arm chip designer, pointing to shift from Intel

  27-06-2019 15:38 via zdnet.com
  New hire could accelerate Apple's plans to move macOS hardware from Intel CPUs to Arm-based chips.
  
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• Ads on popular YouTube to MP3 converter service poisoned with exploit kit, ransomware

  27-06-2019 15:27 via zdnet.com
  By exploiting the source, malware can infiltrate legitimate adverts and domains.
  
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• Salesforce open sources research to advance state of the art in AI for common sense reasoning

  27-06-2019 15:12 via zdnet.com
  Deep learning is great for many applications, but common sense reasoning is not one of them. New research from Salesforce promises to alleviate this, advancing previous results by a considerable margin.
  
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• Multi-cloud data catalogs the easy way, using metadata and machine learning by Waterline Data

  27-06-2019 15:11 via zdnet.com
  Data governance is drudgery, but in the post-GDPR world, it's beyond foundational - it's essential. Waterline Data wants to help do it the easy way, automating as much of it as possible.
  
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• Huawei security: Half its kit has 'at least one potential backdoor'

  27-06-2019 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Huawei's networking firmware is riddled with holes, according to a US security company.
  
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• Ransomware attacks: Why and when it makes sense to pay the ransom

  27-06-2019 14:28 via zdnet.com
  Whether you pay ransomware actors or not really comes down to some straightforward business calculations. Sometimes the ransom is worth it.
  
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• Android spyware campaign spreads across the Middle East

  27-06-2019 14:27 via zdnet.com
  The malware is designed to pillage mobile device data.
  
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• Orbit B-hyve Sprinkler Timer review: Affordable, powerful smart watering controller

  27-06-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  While we all love green grass and healthy gardens, we are also cognizant of water restrictions and limited water supplies. The Orbit B-hyve Sprinkler Timer provides control for your home and business through your smartphone and on the controller itself.
  
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• MongoDB: The cloud keeps rolling but what about legacy modernization?

  27-06-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  MongoDB’s installed base is following it into the cloud, and the result has spawned a highly diverse marketplace of options. Behind the headlines, MongoDB’s journey to building out its transaction processing capabilities could have an unlikely target.
  
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• Amazon adds Counter pickup service in US, partners with Rite Aid

  27-06-2019 13:54 via zdnet.com
  The Counter service is another part of Amazon's approach to last-mile delivery and fulfillment.
  
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• Russia denies role in Israeli airport GPS jamming

  27-06-2019 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Aircraft have been forced to use alternative navigation systems to land at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.
  
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• Robot security guard gets boost to fight crime

  27-06-2019 13:15 via zdnet.com
  What do you get when you cross a mall cop with a security camera? Robots are an emerging front line in physical security.
  
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• macOS Catalina (beta), hands on: Apple's veteran desktop OS can still learn new tricks

  27-06-2019 13:14 via zdnet.com
  Even in its current form, Catalina looks like one of the most impressive updates that macOS has received in recent years.
  
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• New Cisco critical bugs: 9.8/10-severity Nexus security flaws need urgent update

  27-06-2019 12:59 via zdnet.com
  Admins using Cisco's automation software or Nexus kit should patch now.
  
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• CNEX cleared of stealing trade secrets from Huawei

  27-06-2019 12:35 via zdnet.com
  It was alleged that Huawei, in turn, posed as a customer in order to steal valuable intellectual property from CNEX.
  
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• Securing the business of the future

  27-06-2019 12:06
  
  Cloud-based services and the Internet of Things are now familiar parts of modern business infrastructure, but these innovations come with a risk to business security
  
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• Oracle revamps startup program in a long-tail play for cloud growth

  27-06-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  By inviting more startups to adopt Oracle Cloud, the enterprise giant is hoping to build inroads with the tech leaders of the future.
  
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• Bluetooth with attitude: Studio 19 Solo E500T

  27-06-2019 10:19 via zdnet.com
  A stylish Bluetooth column speaker for home or office, with 360-degree sound.
  
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• Firefox to get a random password generator, like Chrome

  27-06-2019 09:54 via zdnet.com
  Firefox's random password generator expected to launch later this fall.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Some of the world's biggest enterprise clouds have been breached by Chinese hackers

  27-06-2019 09:01
  APT10 hackers penetrated enterprise cloud services to steal intellectual property for years, YouTube is tackling its toxic recommendation system with new user controls
  
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• Microsoft Excel Power Query feature can be abused for malware distribution

  27-06-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Disabling DDE support in Microsoft Excel should prevent attacks, Microsoft says.
  
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• Hacker steals $4.5 million from Bitrue cryptocurrency exchange

  27-06-2019 08:43 via zdnet.com
  Hackers stole $4.25 million worth of Ripple coins and $225,000 worth of Cardano coins.
  
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• So you want to blow £1,000 on a serious one-box hi-fi. Good call. Here's what you should go for

  27-06-2019 08:00
  
  High-end one-box hi-fis offer staggering performance combined with plug-and-play simplicity. But to get the best sound you still need to invest – so do it wisely
  
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• ACCC sues Optus for allegedly misleading customers about NBN

  27-06-2019 07:52 via zdnet.com
  The consumer watchdog is concerned that it has yet again had to file legal action against Optus for alleged misleading conduct.
  
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• Former Telstra, IBM Australia CEO David Thodey adds Xero to board interests

  27-06-2019 07:51 via zdnet.com
  The current CSIRO chair has been announced as Xero's latest non-executive board member.
  
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• Singapore commits resources to drive 5G, earmarks key verticals for adoption

  27-06-2019 07:21 via zdnet.com
  Industry regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority has set aside S$40 million (US$29.53 million) to support research and development efforts and drive adoption of 5G, which include initiatives focused on key verticals such as urban mobility and maritime.
  
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• Phil Spencer on Microsoft's vision for the future of Xbox and gaming

  27-06-2019 07:00
  
  Xbox head Phil Spencer on Project Scarlett, xCloud and why console gaming won't be totally replaced by the cloud
  
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• How Glastonbury Festival builds a city-sized phone network for just one weekend

  27-06-2019 07:00
  
  In 2010, data usage at Glastonbury reached 0.11 terabytes; this year it's expected to pass 60 terabytes. Here's how Worthy Farm copes with the increasing demand
  
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• Over $6b in IP royalties paid by Huawei, nearly 80% to US firms

  27-06-2019 06:50 via zdnet.com
  Chinese giant has received $1.4 billion in licensing revenue since 2015.
  
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• Oppo shows off notch-killing under-screen camera

  27-06-2019 04:24 via zdnet.com
  Theory is sound, but in practice reportedly iffy.
  
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• Ericsson to build 'fully-automated' 5G factory in the US by early 2020

  27-06-2019 02:54 via zdnet.com
  Around 100 people will be employed to run the factory.
  
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• CBA slapped with a court-enforceable undertaking after loss of data on 20m customers

  27-06-2019 02:20 via zdnet.com
  Follows inquiries by the OAIC into the bank's handling of personal information in relation to two data incidents.
  
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• EnterpriseDB goes private

  27-06-2019 00:42 via zdnet.com
  EnterpriseDB is hoping to ride the upsurge of interest in PostgreSQL by going the private equity route.
  
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• Boards of Australian financial firms face tougher infosec rules from 1 July

  27-06-2019 00:35 via zdnet.com
  Security really is a board problem for APRA-regulated entities as of Monday.
  
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