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• 8x8 acquires Wavecell to expand cloud communications footprint

  17-07-2019 23:53 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition will give 8x8 a greater foothold in the Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) market and and expand its presence in the rapidly growing Southeast Asian market.
  
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• Nintendo's Switch Lite puts the company's console lines at a crossroads

  17-07-2019 23:37 via zdnet.com
  The company improved its hit-and-miss home console record with the Switch while the Switch Lite is heir to its portable device legacy. With those products covering the range of console gaming settings, Nintendo will have to push something aside as it considers future consoles.
  
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• Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows

  17-07-2019 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The video streaming pioneer blamed price rises for adding fewer paid subscribers than hoped.
  
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• eBay beats Q2 estimates as it explores value of StubHub

  17-07-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  eBay said that it's 'actively reviewing the role and value of StubHub and Classifieds' in its portfolio.
  
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• IBM Q2 top expectations, but company says it'll outline Red Hat strategy Aug. 2

  17-07-2019 22:32 via zdnet.com
  If you were looking for color on IBM's purchase of Red Hat you'll just have to wait. For the second quarter, IBM topped bottom line expectations with sales down 4.2%.
  
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• Trump's trade war with China is leaving tech with a growing tab, trade group warns

  17-07-2019 20:37 via zdnet.com
  Tariffs on imported Chinese products cost the US tech industry $1.3 billion in May 2019 alone, according to data from the Consumer Technology Association -- and the cost is expected to grow.
  
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• São Paulo subway to deploy surveillance system with facial recognition

  17-07-2019 20:05 via zdnet.com
  The company has launched a tendering process to replace its current set up with a new platform with advanced features and high-definition cameras.
  
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• Apple releases fourth developer preview of iOS 13, iPadOS

  17-07-2019 19:50 via zdnet.com
  It's time to update your Apple devices if you're in the developer program.
  
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• Singapore government systems still weak in IT controls

  17-07-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  Auditor-General Office finds weaknesses in IT controls of several government entities including the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance, where third-party access rights were lax and the logging and review activities of privileged users inadequate, and notes similar lapses in previous years, indicating a need for further improvement.
  
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• Microsoft's latest holoportation demo shows off its mixed reality, AI, translation technologies

  17-07-2019 19:12 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft continues to plug away at making holoportation possible and is showing off how it might work using currently available Microsoft services and technologies.
  
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• Can you trust FaceApp with your face?

  17-07-2019 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  An app that transforms photos of people's faces into younger and older versions has gone viral.
  
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• Tech news roundup: Amazon Prime Day and the highest-rated workplaces of 2019

  17-07-2019 19:05 via zdnet.com
  This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet stories include a breach of Sprint customers' data, notes from the Duo Security 2019 access report, and how execs are taking charge of digital transformation plans.
  
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• To the Moon: Grumman, the company that built Apollo 11's Lunar Module

  17-07-2019 18:55 via zdnet.com
  Our fourth and final installment in our series is about Grumman, the company which built the Lunar Module (LEM) which made the historic manned landing on the Moon's surface on July 20, 1969.
  
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• To the Moon: Rocketdyne, the company that gave Apollo 11 liftoff

  17-07-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  Our third installment in our series is about Rocketdyne, the company which built and designed the mighty rocket engines for the Saturn V.
  
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• To the Moon: IBM and Univac, Apollo 11's integrators

  17-07-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  Our second installment in our series is about IBM and UNIVAC, the two primary computer systems integrators for the Apollo missions.
  
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• To the Moon: Boeing, the builder of the mighty Saturn V Apollo rocket

  17-07-2019 18:53 via zdnet.com
  Our first profile in our series about the Apollo program is Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.
  
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• To the Moon: 50 years after Apollo 11, is SpaceX the new NASA?

  17-07-2019 18:52 via zdnet.com
  A new generation of manned missions to the moon by NASA is not a certainty, but many of the parts are being put into place to make it possible.
  
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• 50 years after Apollo 11: What really rocketed us to the moon

  17-07-2019 18:50 via zdnet.com
  While many of the proud Americans who were involved in the Apollo project are no longer with us 50 years later, the technologies they built live on, will be further refined, and will return us to that lonely world and beyond.
  
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• Dropbox announces new integrations with audio, video and transcription tools

  17-07-2019 18:04 via zdnet.com
  Dropbox said today's slate of integrations are focused on its media clients, noting that the media professionals are among the most active Dropbox users in the world.
  
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• Singapore hopes to groom data protection officers with training framework

  17-07-2019 17:29 via zdnet.com
  Government agency responsible for data protection legislation has released a competency framework and skills roadmap detailing skillsets data protection officers need, and expects more than 500 such professionals to benefit from a year-long pilot training programme.
  
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• Amazon touts record Prime Day 2019 sales, device sales and provides boost for e-commerce overall

  17-07-2019 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's 48 hour Prime Day sale drove the company's biggest day of new Prime sign-ups. Meanwhile, Adobe Analytics found Prime Day boosted retail sales overall.
  
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• iOS 13's killer feature will make your battery last longer... but there are downsides

  17-07-2019 16:36 via zdnet.com
  Do you want your battery to be charged to 100 percent as fast as possible, or do you want your last longer before it needs to be replaced? You decide!
  
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• Malware framework creates one billion fake Google Adsense ad impressions in only a few months

  17-07-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Yandex are all targets.
  
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• Hong Kong malvertiser blamed for malicious ads that invaded Microsoft apps

  17-07-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Security firm tracks down malvertiser who deployed malicious ads in Outlook, Microsoft games, and the Microsoft News app.
  
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• 'It would be suicidal': the harsh realities of a raid on Area 51

  17-07-2019 15:43
  
  More than a million people have signed up to a Facebook event that plans to storm Area 51 and "see them aliens". But what would happen if they actually tried?
  
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• AT&T commits to moving its employees to Microsoft 365

  17-07-2019 15:41 via zdnet.com
  A day after IBM and AT&T unveil a strategic cloud partnership, Microsoft and AT&T announce a new one of their own.
  
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• Visa acquires payments gateway maker Payworks

  17-07-2019 15:30 via zdnet.com
  Visa plans to integrate Payworks' processing software into its CyberSource digital payment platform.
  
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• Malicious Python libraries targeting Linux servers removed from PyPI

  17-07-2019 15:04 via zdnet.com
  Security firm scanned over one million PyPI packages and found three backdoored libraries.
  
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• The flying flamethrower. Coming to a nasty neighbor near you

  17-07-2019 14:43 via zdnet.com
  What more could the gadget-gorging enthusiast want than a flamethrower attachment for their drone? It's finally here.
  
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• The ambitious science behind Elon Musk's Neuralink, explained

  17-07-2019 14:29
  
  Neuralink wants to use a “sewing machine-like” robot to implant ultrafine electrodes deep into the brain to treat medical conditions, but it is still unclear what the technology will actually be used for
  
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• Google suspends ticket site Viagogo from advertising

  17-07-2019 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The move follows further legal action against the ticket resale website.
  
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• The data and AI market landscape 2019: The next wave of hybrid emerges

  17-07-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  It’s now data, not big data, and the landscape is no longer complete without AI. There's a wave of consolidation in the BI space which raises the question, will there be a new generation of AI? And yes, hybrid cloud is no longer an abstract term to most enterprises.
  
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• Major Chinese Android developer booted from Google Play for drowning users in adverts

  17-07-2019 13:31 via zdnet.com
  The ads were disruptive enough to render Android smartphones close to “unusable.”
  
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• What is bias in AI really, and why can’t AI neutralize it?

  17-07-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Selection algorithms everywhere are exhibiting traits that appear to be racist, sexist, and otherwise discriminatory. Have neural networks already developed their own neuropathy? Or are people somehow the problem?
  
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• Top 3 innovations used today developed by the Apollo program

  17-07-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo lunar landing, a telling survey shows us how people feel about space travel then, now, and in the future.
  
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• The safest way to free up storage space on your iPhone or iPad

  17-07-2019 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Running out of space on your iPhone or iPad? Here's how to free up space on your device without losing files and data that you need.
  
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• How digital nomads are changing the world of work

  17-07-2019 12:50
  
  A new generation of workers is shunning the nine-to-five for a working week that embraces mobility and flexibility
  
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• Microsoft to explore using Rust

  17-07-2019 12:49 via zdnet.com
  Rust has been gaining in popularity and Microsoft intends to see if it can hold up to its demands.
  
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• Google's Project Dragonfly 'terminated' in China

  17-07-2019 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm's plan to launch a censored search engine in China had faced much criticism.
  
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• Amazon faces European antitrust investigation over use of retailers' data

  17-07-2019 12:31 via zdnet.com
  European Commission takes a close look at Amazon's use of data from retailers that sell through its marketplace.
  
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• Elon Musk’s Neuralink uses tiny ‘brain threads’ to try and read your mind

  17-07-2019 12:25 via zdnet.com
  The startup has come out of stealth with lofty claims concerning the future of brain implants.
  
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• Elon Musk reveals brain-hacking plans

  17-07-2019 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Start-up NeuraLink wants to start testing its human computer interface on humans.
  
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• How Huel keeps on growing – despite tasting awful

  17-07-2019 11:22
  
  British-based Huel has experienced huge growth, now selling 50 million 'meals' a year. It's riding the growing wave of veganism, and sustainability, its CEO says
  
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• How Huel keeps on growing – despite its questionable taste

  17-07-2019 11:22
  
  British-based Huel has experienced huge growth, now selling 50 million 'meals' a year. It's riding the growing wave of veganism, and sustainability, its CEO says
  
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• Data of 'nearly all adults' in Bulgaria stolen

  17-07-2019 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A hacker targeted the Balkan country's tax agency and reportedly offered local media access to stolen data.
  
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• Bluetooth exploit can track and identify iOS, Microsoft mobile device users

  17-07-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Any modern device sporting Bluetooth connectivity may be impacted with the exception of Android.
  
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• Majority of smartphone sales in 2023 expected to be 5G: Gartner

  17-07-2019 09:30 via zdnet.com
  Sales are slow at present but it may only take four years for 5G to become the new standard.
  
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• Ericsson's SEK1.8 billion net profit for Q2 is driven by 5G uptick

  17-07-2019 09:18 via zdnet.com
  The company has supplied equipment to 15 live 5G networks as of the end of the second quarter.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Neuralink's brain-computer interface is preparing for human trials

  17-07-2019 09:04
  
  Elon Musk announced the success of the brain implant's animal trials during a livestreamed event, Amazon's Alexa may be illegal in Germany
  
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• Latest technology could miss Australia due to encryption laws: Telstra

  17-07-2019 09:02 via zdnet.com
  The telco also wants immunity provisions if its suppliers' equipment runs slower due to cops fiddling with it.
  
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