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• Firefox finally fixes the problems with antivirus apps crashing HTTPS websites

  01-07-2019 23:56 via zdnet.com
  Fix planned for next week, with the release of Firefox 68.
  
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• Microsoft starts testing Windows 10 19H2 in the Slow Ring

  01-07-2019 23:17 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is starting to test its Windows 10 19H2 feature release, which will basically be similar to a Cumulative Update with new features turned off by default.
  
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• Oracle buys Brazilian firm Oxygen Systems

  01-07-2019 22:52 via zdnet.com
  Acquisition of Netsuite developer is announced as the software giant presses ahead with a plan to grow its SME market share in the country.
  
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• Wallet killer: Why Apple Card is the next best thing to getting an RFID implant

  01-07-2019 22:03 via zdnet.com
  Wallets and plastic cards have become an unnecessary burden. Apple Card can replace them all - if Apple invites Android.
  
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• Microsoft readies Office for virtual desktop services, including Windows Virtual Desktop

  01-07-2019 21:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding new features to Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and other Office apps to pave the way for their use in virtualized scenarios, including with Windows Virtual Desktop.
  
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• MPs call for urgent action over homophobia hate crime after TOWIE star's petition

  01-07-2019 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A debate on the issue was prompted by a petition from The Only Way Is Essex's Bobby Norris
  
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• Samsung launches Bixby Marketplace in the US and Korea

  01-07-2019 20:10 via zdnet.com
  The new marketplace will let users download third-party services that work with Samsung's voice-activated assistant.
  
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• Political debates, YouTube TV, and why the cable box era is finally over

  01-07-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  While you may be one of the growing number of Americans without a cable box, that doesn't necessarily mean you're saving a lot of money.
  
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• Florida city fires IT employee after paying ransom demand last week

  01-07-2019 19:25 via zdnet.com
  At least one head rolls after second Florida city pays gigantic ransom demand to ransomware gang.
  
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• What is a chief growth officer? Beats me

  01-07-2019 19:17 via zdnet.com
  Many companies are now embracing the notion of a chief growth officer. But what is it? And why on Earth is it there?
  
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• The day the e-books stopped working

  01-07-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Microsoft is withdrawing access to the e-books that consumers bought via its digital store.
  
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• Sport businesses become digital media companies in the digital media revolution

  01-07-2019 17:29 via zdnet.com
  Another post by my favorite sports influencer and thought leader, Stephen Bourke. He charts the present and the future of an industry that has enormous impact: sports.
  
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• iOS tip: How to clear your iPhone's RAM and make it faster

  01-07-2019 17:12 via zdnet.com
  Finding that your iPhone is feeling a little slow? Here's a quick and easy trick to help speed it up without having to restart it or delete any apps or data.
  
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• Getnord Lynx: Super-tough Android smartphone with a massive battery

  01-07-2019 16:37 via zdnet.com
  Want a smartphone with an enormous battery that will survive far more than anything an iPhone could tolerate? You need the Getnord Lynx.
  
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• Germany to publish standard on modern secure browsers

  01-07-2019 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Germany's cyber-security agency to publish a document on the features of a modern "secure" browser.
  
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• Phishing, ransomware are top cyber attacks on financial services firms

  01-07-2019 15:51 via zdnet.com
  There's been a massive increase in the number of cyber incidents reported to the regulator. But many are the fault of internal failures, not hackers.
  
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• Facebook abused to spread Remote Access Trojans since 2014

  01-07-2019 15:33 via zdnet.com
  It is estimated that tens of thousands of users became victims of the campaign.
  
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• Research: Multicloud deployment becomes new default for enterprise computing

  01-07-2019 15:23 via zdnet.com
  A recent TechRepublic Premium poll shows that 69 percent of respondents currently use or plan to use services from multiple cloud vendors in the next 12 months.
  
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• Multicloud: Everything you need to know about the biggest trend in cloud computing

  01-07-2019 15:23 via zdnet.com
  Organisations are increasingly using multiple private and public clouds to deploy their applications, in order to avoid vendor lock-in and exploit best-of-breed solutions, among other things.
  
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• Free PDF download: Managing the multicloud

  01-07-2019 15:22 via zdnet.com
  This special report from ZDNet and TechRepublic provides insights into multicloud strategies common in enterprises and how those strategies play out in practice.
  
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• Smart home maker leaks customer data, device passwords

  01-07-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Billions of user records leak via IoT vendor's exposed ElasticSearch server.
  
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• Ad-juster report shows publishers lack vital programmatic ad data

  01-07-2019 14:54 via zdnet.com
  Media companies are losing large revenues by being kept in the dark on programmatic advertising performance
  
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• TV tomorrow: The era of the cable box may be over

  01-07-2019 14:33 via zdnet.com
  While you may be one of the growing number of Americans without a cable box, that doesn't necessarily mean you're saving a lot of money.
  
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• Cat flap uses AI to punish pet's killer instincts

  01-07-2019 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  An Amazon engineer uses machine learning to lock out his cat when it brings back prey in its mouth.
  
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• Your database is going to the cloud and it's not coming back

  01-07-2019 14:05 via zdnet.com
  Three quarters of databases will be cloud-computing projects within three years, says tech analyst.
  
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• How to tell if your Windows laptop battery is worn

  01-07-2019 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Are you finding that the battery in your Windows laptop isn't lasting as long as it used to? Here how to tell if it is getting worn.
  
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• Former Equifax executive sent behind bars for insider trades, profiting on data breach

  01-07-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  An opportunity to cash in on the data breach was seized, with prison as a consequence.
  
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• Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike

  01-07-2019 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The two-day boycott would mean people not post anything to social media apart from strike notices.
  
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• These emerging tech firms selected as World Economic Forum "pioneers"

  01-07-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  From micro-factories to urban farming, these 56 firms are worth watching.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil app gives attackers same admin rights as operators

  01-07-2019 11:44 via zdnet.com
  The developers of the app did not implement any form of authentication.
  
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• Towie star seeks online homophobia crackdown

  01-07-2019 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Bobby Norris's petition to make online homophobic abuse a specific offence is being debated in Parliament.
  
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• Malaysia MVNO offers free data roaming with Singapore debut

  01-07-2019 09:24 via zdnet.com
  redONE has made its official debut in Singapore following a month-long pilot launch in late-May, offering free data roaming between the two countries and service plans from S$8 a month with 3GB data.
  
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• Gay dating app fined $240,000 for leaking nude and private photos

  01-07-2019 08:59 via zdnet.com
  Maker of Jack'd gay dating app left users' private photos online for a year without doing anything, despite report.
  
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• Monday briefing: US firms to be allowed to sell to Huawei

  01-07-2019 08:38
  
  The US will soften trading restrictions following talks at the G20 summit, Twitter will place warnings over rule-breaking posts by politicians
  
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• Telstra upgrades transmission network to 100Gbps minimum

  01-07-2019 07:46 via zdnet.com
  Telco touts the abilities of its software-defined network to automatically handle faults.
  
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• Why Einstein's theories still have the power to amaze us today

  01-07-2019 07:00
  
  “We are still in the thrall of Albert Einstein, and his predictive success continues to hold us spell-bound,” says Springer Nature editor-in-chief Philip Campbell
  
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• Singapore government to run another bug bounty

  01-07-2019 07:00 via zdnet.com
  Its third with bug bounty platform HackerOne, the Singapore government is looking to identify potential security holes across nine online digital services as well as ICT systems with high user engagement.
  
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• Electric cars could sound really weird thanks to new EU regulations

  01-07-2019 07:00
  
  New safety rules mean electric cars have to play a noise when they're travelling below a certain speed. Your next car could sound like a toothbrush, a spaceship, or even a choir – but not like a cow
  
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• Dark Mode and Maps Look Around are iOS 13’s highlights (so far)

  01-07-2019 07:00
  
  Apple's latest iteration of its operating system has a better version of Siri, power-saving colour schemes, a huge revamp of Photos and privacy boosts. It has much going for it... especially if you live in Ashford
  
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• China built the world's biggest airport for way less than Heathrow's third runway

  01-07-2019 07:00
  
  The newly completed Beijing Daxing Airport will eventually be the busiest in the world. To prepare for the influx of passengers, the architects had to fundamentally rethink how an airport terminal is designed
  
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• NEC overhauls Tasmania's Triple Zero Emergency Service platform

  01-07-2019 05:46 via zdnet.com
  NEC Australia's solution replaces the former Telstra analogue telephony service.
  
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• Dimension Data, NTT Communication, and NTT Security bundled into NTT Ltd

  01-07-2019 05:40 via zdnet.com
  Rebadged technology services provider said to be worth $11 billion.
  
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• Japan imposes trade restrictions on South Korea for smartphone and chip materials

  01-07-2019 04:57 via zdnet.com
  The Japanese government is also seeking consultation on whether South Korea should be removed from its 'white country list'.
  
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• Samsung and SK Telecom succeed in 5G standalone core test

  01-07-2019 04:46 via zdnet.com
  Deployment of 5G SA cores are expected to begin shortly after December.
  
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• Neuromorphic computing finds new life in machine learning

  01-07-2019 04:45 via zdnet.com
  Neuromorphic computing has had little practical success in building machines that can tackle standard tests such as logistic regression or image recognition. But work by prominent researchers is combining the best of machine learning with simulated networks of spiking neurons, bringing new hope for neuromorphic breakthroughs.
  
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• NetComm Wireless completes sale to Casa Systems

  01-07-2019 04:06 via zdnet.com
  NetComm to delist from the ASX this week.
  
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• Victoria's Cenitex launches VicCloud Protect on Microsoft Azure

  01-07-2019 04:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Azure-based Cenitex service VicCloud to allow government customers to store classified workloads.
  
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• Morrison sells Australia's terrorism video streaming plan to the G20

  01-07-2019 03:05 via zdnet.com
  Scott Morrison gets G20 backing to persuade online platforms to block the streaming or uploading of terrorism content, and releases an action plan for how it can be done.
  
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• ACMA signs off on revised TCP Code

  01-07-2019 02:48 via zdnet.com
  New code to enter into force on 1 August, 2019.
  
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• 12 month extension for NAPLAN Online following May 'connectivity issues'

  01-07-2019 02:47 via zdnet.com
  Three Australian states also agree to conduct a separate review without federal government presence.
  
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