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• 7-Eleven Japanese customers lose $500,000 due to mobile app flaw

  04-07-2019 21:54 via zdnet.com
  Hackers exploit 7-Eleven's poorly designed password reset function to make unwanted charges on 900 customers' accounts.
  
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• Fake Samsung firmware update app tricks more than 10 million Android users

  04-07-2019 19:34 via zdnet.com
  "Updates for Samsung" app promises firmware updates but only shows ads and wants money for (working) downloads.
  
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• Dementia in Africa: Virtual reality app aims to break stigma

  04-07-2019 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality app aims to improve the quality of life and care for Africans living with dementia.
  
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• Worse than ugly: Why Apple's iPhone 11 may be the most boring upgrade ever

  04-07-2019 15:57 via zdnet.com
  All of these small, iterative improvements are nice, but they aren't particularly compelling, especially if you have an iPhone XS or an XR.
  
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• iPhone owners: Apple's iOS 13 fakes FaceTime eye contact using AR

  04-07-2019 15:53 via zdnet.com
  Apple is using augmented reality to fix the eye-contact problem that afflicts video chat.
  
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• Chuwi MiniBook review: A small and almost perfectly formed 8-inch UMPC

  04-07-2019 15:18 via zdnet.com
  If you generally use your laptop in standalone mode, the MiniBook's diminutive screen and keyboard may leave you wishing you were using a larger device. But that didn't happen to me as often as I thought it would.
  
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• Microsoft once called Linux 'a cancer,' and that was a big mistake

  04-07-2019 14:40 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's hostility to Linux has softened dramatically in recent years, but the scars from the war against Linux are still visible today.
  
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• Google Chrome to block heavy ads that use too many system resources

  04-07-2019 14:28 via zdnet.com
  Chrome to unload ad iframes that use too much bandwidth and CPU.
  
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• Seriously? Cisco put Huawei X.509 certificates and keys into its own switches

  04-07-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  How did cryptographic certificates and keys issued to Huawei end up in Cisco gear?
  
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• 'Excessive' student mobile phone use linked to more sexual partners

  04-07-2019 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  People surveyed at US universities who used phones a lot were also more likely to have mental health issues.
  
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• Microsoft's new-look web Outlook takes on Gmail: Dark mode plus these new features

  04-07-2019 13:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Outlook on the web plays catch-up with Gmail with a new look and new features rolling out soon.
  
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• Android malware returns and this time it will record what is on your screen, too

  04-07-2019 13:33 via zdnet.com
  Malware which started life as a dropper is becoming more and more sophisticated.
  
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• Only China can save Tesla from missing its 2019 production goals

  04-07-2019 13:30
  
  Tesla just has its best production quarter ever. But Elon Musk has bigger targets for the rest of 2019. Tesla's new China gigafactory may come to its rescue
  
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• How China can save Tesla from missing its 2019 production goals

  04-07-2019 13:30
  
  Tesla just has its best production quarter ever. But Elon Musk has bigger targets for the rest of 2019. Tesla's new China gigafactory may come to its rescue
  
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• New cheaper iPhone would drop a flagship feature

  04-07-2019 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple is getting hammered in the Chinese market, and in an attempt to claw back market share from the likes of Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo is planning to release a cheaper iPhone. But cheaper means making compromises.
  
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• The Met Police's facial recognition tests are fatally flawed

  04-07-2019 13:00
  
  Police use of facial recognition tech is expanding but largely unregulated. The first independent review of the systems used in London has found major failings
  
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• Calorie counting apps 'can exacerbate eating disorders'

  04-07-2019 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC found examples of app users logging harmful habits or punishing themselves for over-eating.
  
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• Samsung sued over water-resistant phone claims

  04-07-2019 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia's consumer watchdog alleges the company made false claims about using its phones while swimming.
  
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• Man arrested over Baidu boss drenching

  04-07-2019 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Beijing police say a man has been detained on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".
  
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• The evidence that shows Boris Johnson is wrong about sin taxes

  04-07-2019 12:16
  
  If he wins the Conservative leadership election, Boris Johnson has promised to review sugar taxes. The problem? Science shows they work
  
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• Sugar taxes work. The proof Boris Johnson is wrong on 'sin taxes'

  04-07-2019 12:16
  
  If he wins the Conservative leadership election, Boris Johnson has promised to review sugar taxes. The problem? Science shows they work
  
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• IT strategy: The CIO’s guide to getting stuff done

  04-07-2019 12:08 via zdnet.com
  CIO Strategy: In an age of continuous digital transformation, CIOs must create coping strategies to ensure they can deliver on the expectations of the executive team.
  
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• PGP SKS key network poisoned by unknown hackers

  04-07-2019 11:40 via zdnet.com
  A defect in the protocol has allowed poisoned certificates to surface.
  
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• Hacker who launched DDoS attacks on Sony, EA, and Steam gets 27 months in prison

  04-07-2019 11:04 via zdnet.com
  Six years later, DerpTrolling, the hacker who started all the Christmas DDoS attacks, gets prison time.
  
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• New Golang malware plays the Linux field in quest for cryptocurrency

  04-07-2019 10:48 via zdnet.com
  The malware strain is on the hunt for Monero by exploiting Linux servers.
  
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• YouTube policy on removing ‘instructional hacking’ content causes infosec community outrage

  04-07-2019 09:30 via zdnet.com
  Videos removed from a prominent educational channel brought the policy to light. Supporters fought back.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp photo glitch fixed

  04-07-2019 09:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The problem had also affected Instagram and Messenger, affecting access to media and other files.
  
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• UTS says RoboCup is about building robots to improve lives, not winning

  04-07-2019 09:12 via zdnet.com
  It is also a springboard for university students to enter the tech workforce.
  
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• Sodinokibi ransomware is now using a former Windows zero-day

  04-07-2019 09:07 via zdnet.com
  Sodinokibi keeps evolving and shows why it's considered the next big threat on the ransomware scene.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Amazon stores some Alexa recordings and transcripts after deletion

  04-07-2019 09:02
  
  A response to a government query reveals how Amazon handles manual voice recording deletions, the United States produces more waste per head than any other country on the planet
  
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• Stop using 2.4GHz and rely on 5GHz Wi-Fi: ACMA NBN modem study

  04-07-2019 08:20 via zdnet.com
  If you cannot hit 100Mbps speeds, it could be your modem's awful 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.
  
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• South Korea to install free Wi-Fi on all city buses

  04-07-2019 08:12 via zdnet.com
  Around 23,000 buses operating within South Korean cities will have Wi-Fi installed onto them by December.
  
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• We're all to blame for Wikipedia's huge sexism problem

  04-07-2019 07:00
  
  Around 90 per cent of Wikipedia editors are men, while women make up only 17.8 per cent of biographies on the site. Physicist Jess Wade has a plan to change that
  
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• Stranger Things season 3 review: the best one yet

  04-07-2019 07:00
  
  Season 2 of Stranger Things was a bit of a misstep, but season 3 is back and better than ever, thanks to a perfect balance of teen drama and Upside Down creepiness
  
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• Stranger Things season 3 is the best one yet

  04-07-2019 07:00
  
  Season 2 of Stranger Things was a bit of a misstep, but season 3 is back and better than ever, thanks to a perfect balance of teen drama and Upside Down creepiness
  
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• China cracks down on podcasts and audio apps

  04-07-2019 05:34 via zdnet.com
  The recent cleanup on audio information follows China's serial crackdown on online text information, video, and games that commenced last year.
  
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• Hyundai and Kia invest $4.2m in new Korean cab-calling app

  04-07-2019 04:48 via zdnet.com
  The app, Macaron Taxi, currently has a fleet of 200 cars with Hyundai and Kia expected to supply it with more vehicles.
  
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• Commonwealth seeks more businesses to join Digital Marketplace Panel

  04-07-2019 03:34 via zdnet.com
  The DTA is updating its Digital Marketplace Panel Master Agreement and adding three new panel categories for government to procure services from.
  
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• Samsung lands in hot water and Federal Court for alleged misleading ads

  04-07-2019 03:15 via zdnet.com
  The ACCC has taken exception to the advertised water resistance properties of Samsung's Galaxy phones.
  
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• Google Project Zero reveals bad iMessages could have bricked your iPhone

  04-07-2019 02:41 via zdnet.com
  Issue fixed in iOS 12.3 that required wiping of iPhones to remedy.
  
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• ANZ, CBA, Westpac partner IBM for Lygon blockchain bank guarantee pilot

  04-07-2019 02:39 via zdnet.com
  Three of the four Australian banking heavyweights are trialling Lygon, a new digital bank guarantees platform that uses blockchain.
  
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• James Lovelock on the future of AI and climate change

  04-07-2019 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientist James Lovelock speaks to the BBC's Mishal Husain ahead of his 100th birthday.
  
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• My Health Record spends AU$40k on integration with specialists software

  04-07-2019 01:00 via zdnet.com
  Australian Digital Health Agency invests in nine Australian software vendors to help design My Health Record-integrated software for specialists.
  
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• My Health Record spends AU$360k on integration with specialists software

  04-07-2019 01:00 via zdnet.com
  Australian Digital Health Agency invests in nine Australian software vendors to help design My Health Record-integrated software for specialists.
  
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