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• Google Cloud to begin supporting VMware workloads

  29-07-2019 23:30 via zdnet.com
  The new partnership will give Google Cloud customers more ways to deploy a hybrid cloud strategy.
  
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• US files lawsuit against Bitcoin exchange that helped launder ransomware profits

  29-07-2019 21:27 via zdnet.com
  As "Mr. Bitcoin" seems destined to be extradited to Russia, US authorities are trying to recover some of BTC-e's funds in a last ditch effort.
  
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• Linus Torvalds prepares to wave goodbye to Linux floppy drives

  29-07-2019 21:13 via zdnet.com
  TIme moves on and the venerable, but increasingly rare, floppy drive won't be supported in Linux for much longer.
  
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• Brazilian tech firm CI&T drives North America growth plans

  29-07-2019 20:50 via zdnet.com
  Advent International provides fresh capital aimed at accelerating global growth
  
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• Google details Pixel 4 Motion Sense, Face unlock features

  29-07-2019 19:52 via zdnet.com
  Google just confirmed two of the biggest features coming to the Pixel 4 this year.
  
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• Dark web criminal bought 'quadrillions of Zimbabwe bank notes'

  29-07-2019 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Richard Castro used part of his proceeds to buy Zimbabwe's defunct currency.
  
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• The fastest growing US city for tech pros is not where you think

  29-07-2019 19:08 via zdnet.com
  Professionals looking for a new job will want to pay close attention to these cities, which have the largest percentage of year-over-year growth of tech job openings.
  
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• Can these new tricks fix the disaster of chatbots?

  29-07-2019 18:41 via zdnet.com
  The bar is set pretty low for chatbots, which exhibit fairly tedious and even idiotic streams of thought when engaging in chit-chat with people. A raft of new papers from Facebook and academic partners provide promising new directions, though the goal of human dialogue still seems fairly far away.
  
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• Windows 7 support timebomb: 76% of NHS PCs not on Windows 10 despite looming deadline

  29-07-2019 18:30 via zdnet.com
  Just over one million computers in the NHS are still using Windows 7.
  
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• Microsoft buys data-access control vendor BlueTalon

  29-07-2019 18:30 via zdnet.com
  BlueTalon, based in Redwood City, Calif, will become part of Microsoft's Azure Data Governance Group.
  
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• Making the smart city safe and secure

  29-07-2019 17:57 via zdnet.com
  Reviewing the security implications of smart cities and offering guidance on how security and risk professionals should address and overcome these potential security and privacy challenges.
  
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• Chuwi LapBook Plus review: Nice 4K screen, shame about the processing power

  29-07-2019 17:49 via zdnet.com
  The 4K screen is impressive, but unfortunately Chuwi's Atom-powered LapBook Plus lacks the horsepower to do a lot of the things you'd buy a 4K laptop to do.
  
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• Most parents never check their children's devices

  29-07-2019 17:44 via zdnet.com
  In these digital times, it is almost impossible to raise a child without exposing them to technology at a very early age. So how do 21st century parents manage the limits on technology usage for their kids?
  
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• Urgent11 security flaws impact routers, printers, SCADA, and many IoT devices

  29-07-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Security updates are out, but patching will most likely take months, if not years.
  
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• Apps are a must: Three out of five start shopping via mobile

  29-07-2019 16:22 via zdnet.com
  Do you spend money on improving your shopping app, using paid search, or simplifying your website? A new study shows you where to invest.
  
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• Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat

  29-07-2019 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A council tenant used a fake identity to rent out his central London flat to tourists on Airbnb.
  
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• Pre-order a Note 10, Galaxy Fold returns, Apple acquires Intel's modem business (MobileTechRoundup show #475)

  29-07-2019 16:18 via zdnet.com
  Samsung reportedly fixed the issues with the Galaxy Fold so it's coming back in September while pre-orders are also now open for the Note 10. New phones were announced with a likely Pixelbook successor appearing on the FCC site.
  
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• Nvidia announces 10 new RTX Studio laptops and mobile workstations

  29-07-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Also, as Nvidia's ray tracing technology gains traction in a variety of industries, major ISVs are debuting new applications with support for RTX technology.
  
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• EU Court of Justice ruling may spell the death of social like and share buttons

  29-07-2019 14:59 via zdnet.com
  ECJ: Websites using Facebook 'Like' button responsible for the user data they send to Facebook.
  
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• EU Court of Justice ruling may spell the death of social like & share buttons

  29-07-2019 14:59 via zdnet.com
  ECJ: Websites using Facebook 'Like' button responsible for the user data they send to Facebook.
  
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• At $249, this iPad may be a great deal (or about to be discontinued)

  29-07-2019 14:39 via zdnet.com
  What looks like an unusually good deal for an Apple product may also be an indicator that this iPad is at the end of the line. Even so, there are good reasons why you might want to snap it up.
  
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• Windows 10 1903 clash: Old Intel storage drivers can block update

  29-07-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  If you can't update to Windows 10 1903, it might be because of an outdated Intel RST driver.
  
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• Here are the real reasons Windows Phone failed, reveals ex-Nokia engineer

  29-07-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Windows Phone might have survived if Microsoft hadn't make these mistakes, says a former Nokia engineer.
  
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• Dark Web drug kingpin charged, forfeits $4 million in Bitcoin

  29-07-2019 13:18 via zdnet.com
  The narcotics seller specialized in drugs used to sedate elephants.
  
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• DMARC's abysmal adoption explains why email spoofing is still a thing

  29-07-2019 12:47 via zdnet.com
  Fortune 500 companies, Chinese firms, and about everyone else, still lagging in terms of DMARC adoption.
  
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• Amazon dominates IaaS cloud services market, small enterprises lose out

  29-07-2019 12:11 via zdnet.com
  The market is going from strength to strength but is dominated by a chosen few.
  
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• Apple's 2020 iPhones: Expect all models to offer 5G after $1bn Intel deal

  29-07-2019 12:03 via zdnet.com
  Apple to accelerate 5G plans for new and existing iPhones after Intel acquisition.
  
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• Digital transformation: How technology is helping to give baseball a global appeal

  29-07-2019 12:01 via zdnet.com
  Boston Red Sox CIO Brian Shield explains how digital transformation is changing the nature of the game both on and off the ballpark.
  
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• The airline industry finally moves fares to the cloud

  29-07-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  For more than half a century, one airline-owned business has handled fare data for the whole industry. Now, ATPCO is taking its operations to the cloud, giving the industry a runway for innovation.
  
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• Why mindfulness and therapy puppies ignore what's really wrong with working life

  29-07-2019 11:40
  
  While well-meaning, the latest trend of wellness at work misses what employees really want: decent working conditions
  
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• Grab parks $2B for Indonesia expansion, plans 'affordable' e-healthcare

  29-07-2019 11:12 via zdnet.com
  Funded by SoftBank, the US$2 billion investment plans will see Grab develop an electric vehicle transport network and geomapping services as well as introduce "affordable" e-healthcare services to increase access to medical assistance in the country.
  
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• Google Cloud's annual revenue run rate disclosure adds color to cloud race

  29-07-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Google Cloud has an $8 billion annual revenue run rate and the disclosure puts more detail behind the cloud race picking order. Google Cloud trails AWS by a wide margin, but at least the race is easier to quantify.
  
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• Sephora data breach hits Southeast Asia and ANZ customers

  29-07-2019 10:58 via zdnet.com
  Some personal information such as first and last name, date of birth, gender, email address, and encrypted password, as well as data related to beauty preferences may have been exposed.
  
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• Centrelink's new data-matching project targets Medicare fraud

  29-07-2019 09:13 via zdnet.com
  The department says its programs are a target for identity and other employment and income-based welfare fraud.
  
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• Telstra questions whether metadata restrictions are working as intended

  29-07-2019 08:57 via zdnet.com
  Freeloading agencies skirting Australia's metadata restrictions often do not understand, or adequately protect requested metadata, the telco says.
  
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• Monday briefing: Siri recordings are listened to by Apple contractors

  29-07-2019 08:32
  
  Contractors working with Siri recordings hear sexual encounters, doctors' appointments and identifying data, the British hacker who defeated WannaCry avoids jail in the US
  
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• New data reveals hackers make huge sums from sexual blackmail

  29-07-2019 07:00
  
  Hacking forums are packed with people selling explicit photos and videos that can be used for blackmail. New analysis shows scammers are making up to $500,000 from the trade in just a matter of months
  
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• High-flying CEOs are trying to brain-zap their way to happiness

  29-07-2019 07:00
  
  At a clinic on the coast of Spain, business leaders and high-powered diplomats come to unwind and relax with healthy food, spa treatments, and brain zapping
  
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• Boris Johnson's bold full-fibre broadband plan is doomed to fail

  29-07-2019 07:00
  
  With each generation of politicians come new broadband promises. The reality rarely lives up to the ambitious claims – will full-fibre by 2025 really happen?
  
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• Google quiet on ACCC browser monopoly concerns

  29-07-2019 04:07 via zdnet.com
  The search giant used its response to the ACCC to say its advertising platforms help publishers make more money online and drive traffic.
  
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• Trump promises retaliation for French tech giants tax

  29-07-2019 03:09 via zdnet.com
  So-called tea-totaling US President also believes US wine is better than French vin.
  
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• An engineer explains why you're an idiot to want privacy

  29-07-2019 02:36 via zdnet.com
  Is privacy making something of a comeback? It really isn't, according to this engineer.
  
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• Australia's National Intelligence Community to roll out new building access control system

  29-07-2019 02:34 via zdnet.com
  It's seeking a contractor to design and deliver a common system for the country's 10 security and intelligence agencies.
  
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• China making 'quite significant' strides in supercomputing: Lowy Institute

  29-07-2019 01:46 via zdnet.com
  China netted the highest gains in the 2019 Asia Power Index. In cyber capability, it now almost matches the US and Russia. In renewable energy it dominates.
  
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• Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base

  29-07-2019 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The semi-autonomous robot is able to use human tools and guide itself across difficult terrain.
  
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• NCI boasts Australia's fastest supercomputer with AU$70m Gadi system

  29-07-2019 01:08 via zdnet.com
  Touted as Australia's most powerful supercomputer.
  
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• Sydney expands contactless payments to buses

  29-07-2019 01:04 via zdnet.com
  An extension to the contactless transport payments play run by Transport for NSW in partnership with the Commonwealth Bank, Cubic, and Mastercard.
  
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• 'He liked my spirit, and approved my visa on the spot'

  29-07-2019 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  How technology boss Vik Verma was able to get a visa to emigrate to the US and make a fortune in business.
  
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• DevOps in the cloud: Best practices and pitfalls for cloud deployment and development from Copado

  29-07-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  David Brooks, VP of Products at Copado, explains how companies can use DevOps for large-scale cloud deployments and how to avoid common cloud development mistakes.
  
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