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• India rocked by rumors of H-1B caps, but Pompeo visit allays fears

  28-06-2019 23:06 via zdnet.com
  Mike Pompeo denies H-1B caps, but amidst high trade tensions between the countries, there's no saying what could be next.
  
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• Iconic Silicon Valley design firm marks 50 years

  28-06-2019 22:42 via zdnet.com
  "Form follows emotion" -- a credo used by Frog in designing many familiar technology gadgets and gizmos over half-a-century of work.
  
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• Jack'd gay dating app in payout over leaked nude photos

  28-06-2019 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A security flaw in Jack'd left private intimate photos publicly exposed on the internet.
  
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• Can Apple compete on privacy?

  28-06-2019 20:02 via zdnet.com
  Apple's has revved up its focus on privacy both in its products and marketing. Given today's mature smartphone market, though, the company may see greater benefit from its stance beyond today's consumers and devices.
  
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• Google announces Equiano, a private subsea cable from Europe to Africa

  28-06-2019 19:54 via zdnet.com
  Running along the West Coast of Africa, Equiano should offer about 20 times more network capacity than the last cable built to serve this region, Google says.
  
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• Jony Ive just worked (until he didn't): The end of Apple's hardware era?

  28-06-2019 18:46 via zdnet.com
  The departure of Apple's chief design officer, Jony Ive, marks the end of the Jobs era and the beginning of Apple as, well, what?
  
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• This computer vision tech actually sees around corners

  28-06-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Forget line-of-sight; new sensing strategies enables researchers to see the sides of objects.
  
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• The hunt for an Alzheimer's vaccine

  28-06-2019 17:43
  
  The hunt for an Alzheimer's vaccine and Uber's controversial new update
  
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• BBQ by phone: Traeger's smart grill raises the heat of your summer party game

  28-06-2019 17:30 via zdnet.com
  With Traeger Grills' latest models, you cangrill, smoke, roast, braise, bake and barbeque your food. After a couple of months with the Ironwood 650, my family can't stop praising my grill skills. Hint, my success has nothing to do with me and all to do with the grill.
  
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• Almost half of US home security system owners admit their systems were switched off before a break in

  28-06-2019 16:25 via zdnet.com
  The number of smart homes are on the rise, so it is no surprise that homeowners are becoming interested in buying the best tech products for safety.
  
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• Under 45s trust bots over humans with personal data

  28-06-2019 16:08 via zdnet.com
  We are becoming more and more concerned that AI will replace humans in business. Now, a new study shows that digital assistants appear to be more trustworthy.
  
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• Good technology and worker happiness go hand in hand

  28-06-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Workers with access to technology that helps them work more productively helps them reduce their stress levels, according to a new report.
  
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• ZAGG Messenger Folio for Apple iPad Mini 5 review: Affordable keyboard with Pencil holder

  28-06-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  I recently went back to using an iPad, the small iPad Mini 2019, but to improve my productivity I need a keyboard. ZAGG sent along its Messenger Folio and despite the small size I am still able to crank out the words at a good clip.
  
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• App that can remove women's clothes from images shut down

  28-06-2019 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Furore brings shutdown of app that used artificial intelligence to make convincing nudes of clothed women.
  
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• Tablet revenue increases in Brazil

  28-06-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  But the number of units sold saw a reduction in the first quarter of 2019, according to IDC.
  
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• Jo Swinson: The G20 needs to fix the world's broken social contract

  28-06-2019 14:59
  
  The planet is facing its toughest set of challenges since the financial crash. G20 leaders will need to re-write the social contract to make sure that regulation keeps up with the pace of technology
  
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• MIT: We're building on Julia programming language to open up AI coding to novices

  28-06-2019 14:52 via zdnet.com
  MIT claims a win with probabilistic-programming system Gen in democratizing AI and spreading innovation for all.
  
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• Fitbit app updated: Redesigned for greater personalization and easier access to tools

  28-06-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  With the recent launch of new wearables in March, Fitbit has been working on a smartphone app redesign to help users personalize their experience while improving access to tools in the app.
  
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• Brave defies Google's moves to cripple ad-blocking with new 69x faster Rust engine

  28-06-2019 14:12 via zdnet.com
  Brave, the Chromium browser with Mozilla roots, throws down an ad-blocking challenge to Google.
  
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• Mozilla: Try out our new Fenix-based Firefox Android browser

  28-06-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla launches Firefox Preview, a browser intended to challenge Google's control over mobile browsers.
  
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• Five Jony Ive designs you probably don't know

  28-06-2019 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Jony Ive famously designed some of Apple's best-selling products - but he has other strings to his bow.
  
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• Realme enters race to ship a smartphone with a 64MP camera

  28-06-2019 12:41 via zdnet.com
  Chinese smartphone-maker Realme has showcased a new flagship with a 64MP camera using a Samsung Isocell sensor launched in May.
  
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• The Pentagon's laser can recognize you by your heartbeat

  28-06-2019 12:40 via zdnet.com
  Clothes or tin foil hats won’t make a difference.
  
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• Ring Smart Lighting review: Convenient and affordable home security products

  28-06-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Ring's product offering now includes motion activated lights that for outside your home.
  
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• Iran seizes 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines after power spike

  28-06-2019 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Large racks of the computers constantly mining Bitcoin have led to a spike in electricity consumption.
  
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• Popular grief support page hacked, ignored for weeks by Facebook

  28-06-2019 11:51 via zdnet.com
  A hacker spammed Grief the Unspoken with disturbing content.
  
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• AWS S3 server leaks data from Fortune 100 companies: Ford, Netflix, TD Bank

  28-06-2019 11:11 via zdnet.com
  Exposed data includes passwords and private keys for production systems, employee details, sales information.
  
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• 8 facts that show Europe's huge heatwave is the new normal

  28-06-2019 10:49
  
  Europe is facing its worst heatwave since 2003, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius across the continent. But extreme weather events are on the rise
  
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• 8 facts that prove Europe's record heatwave is the new normal

  28-06-2019 10:49
  
  Europe is facing its worst heatwave since 2003, with temperatures expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius across the continent. But extreme weather events are on the rise
  
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• New Dridex malware strain avoids antivirus software detection

  28-06-2019 10:48 via zdnet.com
  When the new banking Trojan strain first appeared, very few traditional software products recognized it.
  
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• Microsoft Edge gets 'Tracking Prevention' feature

  28-06-2019 09:47 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft testing a Firefox-like tracking protection feature for Edge.
  
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• Friday briefing: MoD is accessing police fingerprint databases with no legal authority

  28-06-2019 08:58
  
  The UK biometrics commissioner says the MoD has no lawful authority to access police and immigration fingerprint databases, Five Eyes spies planted malware inside Yandex
  
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• The Tube has a massive dust problem. But TfL has a plan to fix it

  28-06-2019 07:00
  
  Levels of small particles on the London Underground are 30 to 40 times higher than at the surface. The health implications are unclear, but TfL has a plan to fix the problem anyway
  
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• Inside Poland's cynical plan to kill Article 13 for good

  28-06-2019 07:00
  
  The EU's new copyright rules could kill the internet as we know it. The Polish government is fighting back, but does it really care about the memes, or is it just a ploy to net young voters?
  
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• Humans are messy, chaotic and varied. And that's a good thing

  28-06-2019 07:00
  
  "For me, the messiness and flaws are what make us beautiful; they are what define humanity," says the science author and broadcaster Angela Saini
  
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• Germany and the Netherlands to build the first ever joint military internet

  28-06-2019 07:00 via zdnet.com
  Germany and the Netherlands come together to build TEN (Tactical Edge Networking).
  
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• SK Telecom develops quantum key switching tech

  28-06-2019 06:23 via zdnet.com
  Completion of these technologies will allow quantum keys to be applied to commercial networks.
  
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• Singapore unveils framework to facilitate 'trusted' data-sharing between organisations

  28-06-2019 06:16 via zdnet.com
  Regulators say the Trusted Data Sharing Framework aims to resolve challenges companies face in sharing data assets, including the need to ensure regulatory compliance as well as a lack of methodologies and trust with whom they shared data.
  
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• Australia's online government interactions grow as offline remains stagnant

  28-06-2019 04:40 via zdnet.com
  According to Deloitte and Adobe, around 800 million government services are available via digital means, but there's still around 300 million that require traditional channels.
  
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• ACCC to stop regulating SMS services due to over-the-top messaging

  28-06-2019 04:16 via zdnet.com
  But it will continue to regulate mobile voice services for another five years.
  
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• Google claims compliance with global tax rules, backs push for international standard

  28-06-2019 02:45 via zdnet.com
  The search engine giant is pushing for a new international tax deal that doesn't discriminate against foreign firms.
  
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• Cognizant injects new life into itself with Zenith acquisition

  28-06-2019 01:42 via zdnet.com
  Following a dismal revision of its revenue forecast, the purchase of this life sciences manufacturing company couldn't have come at a better time.
  
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• Electric car could cover 450 miles and other news

  28-06-2019 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• AI needs more health data if it's to help cure the world

  28-06-2019 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Artificial intelligence could help tackle many of the world's health problems, experts say.
  
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• Prosthetic limbs: An invention for amputees in the developing world

  28-06-2019 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  It's high-tech, it's cheap, and it's been designed for amputees in the developing world.
  
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