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• Guidewire hires former Salesforce exec as new CEO

  05-08-2019 23:05 via zdnet.com
  Mike Rosenbaum joins the insurance industry cloud player after more than a decade at Salesforce.
  
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• MIT breaks new ground in AI with ‘deep’ knitting, yes, knitting

  05-08-2019 22:45 via zdnet.com
  What’s the point of teaching a computer how to knit? MIT researchers found it goes beyond just some nice gloves and scarves, to a window into deep learning forms of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Facebook: UK privacy chief joins warning about cryptocurrency

  05-08-2019 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner's Office joins chorus of criticism over Facebook's digital currency.
  
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• The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are cheaper than ever on Amazon right now

  05-08-2019 22:10 via zdnet.com
  Both phones are around 30% off on Amazon for a limited time.
  
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• Microsoft: Russian state hackers are using IoT devices to breach enterprise networks

  05-08-2019 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft said it detected Strontium (APT28) targeting VoIP phones, printers, and video decoders.
  
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• Juul trials 'lockable' C1 e-cigarette for UK vapers

  05-08-2019 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  An e-cigarette that can be locked so only its owner can use it has been launched by Juul.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event: How to watch and what to expect

  05-08-2019 20:02 via zdnet.com
  On Aug. 7, Samsung will host an Unpacked event in New York to announce the Galaxy Note 10. Here's how to watch it, plus everything we think will be announced during the show.
  
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• Brazilian healthcare CIOs plan IoT boost

  05-08-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  The next two years will see an increase in investment in the technologies, but leaders face digitization and interoperability challenges, according to research.
  
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• HTC smartphones pulled from sale in UK during patent row

  05-08-2019 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The Taiwanese handset-maker has been in a long-running dispute with a German company.
  
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• Microsoft adds Azure Dedicated Host option for running VMs on single-tenant servers

  05-08-2019 18:57 via zdnet.com
  Azure Dedicated Host, now in preview, is aimed at those with compliance requirements around physical security, integrity and monitoring. Will it cost you more? It depends.
  
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• Why young Indians are live streaming on social media

  05-08-2019 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Hoping to be social media stars, young Indians are joining a live streaming app called Bigo Live
  
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• Monzo admits to storing payment card PINs in internal logs

  05-08-2019 18:06 via zdnet.com
  Bug in Monzo mobile apps sent account PINs to internal logs. The logs were encrypted, Monzo said.
  
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• Microsoft launches Azure Security Lab, expands bug bounty rewards

  05-08-2019 18:05 via zdnet.com
  Researchers can earn up to $40,000 for reporting Azure vulnerabilities.
  
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• HostGator web hosting review: Good performance, bad security, upsells everywhere

  05-08-2019 17:46 via zdnet.com
  If you want to set up a simple website as an online brochure, HostGator should be fine. But if you want users to login or pay for something through your site, do not use this hosting provider's base plan.
  
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• Samsung announces Galaxy Watch Active2, brings back rotating bezel

  05-08-2019 17:25 via zdnet.com
  The original Galaxy Watch Active has only been out for a few months.
  
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• HPE buys MapR, aims to extend portfolio for AI, machine learning, analytics

  05-08-2019 17:23 via zdnet.com
  Antonio Neri, CEO of HPE, said MapR's file system technology can round out its analytics portfolio.
  
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• Microsoft buys PromoteIQ, vendor of marketing tech for online retailers

  05-08-2019 16:53 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft plans to make New York City-basedPromoteIQ a division within Microsoft Advertising.
  
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• 10 customer experience lessons from a CRM pioneer and trailblazer

  05-08-2019 16:18 via zdnet.com
  Eighty-four percent of customers say the experience a company provides is as important as its products and services. Michael Maoz, a senior vice president of Innovation Strategy at Salesforce, has been researching the science and art of delivering world-class customer experience for decades. He shares his insights on how companies can develop a differentiation strategy based on customer experience.
  
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• Intel integrates new FPGA into HPE servers for computing-intensive markets

  05-08-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The high-performance card is designed to accelerate workloads like streaming analytics, media transcoding, financial technology and network security.
  
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• Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (2019): A welcome update for the most affordable MacBook Pro

  05-08-2019 15:45 via zdnet.com
  The new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro delivers better value for money than its Touch Bar-less predecessor, offering strong battery life and lightweight design for business users who need a speedy but portable workhorse laptop.
  
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• AI will drive business value via decision support, human augmentation

  05-08-2019 15:38 via zdnet.com
  Gartner paints a nice hybrid AI approach where humans and machines work together through 2030 to drive business value.
  
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• Protect yourself: How to choose the right two-factor authenticator app

  05-08-2019 15:36 via zdnet.com
  The single most important security precaution you can take with important online accounts is to enable a mobile device as a secondary identity factor. Which authenticator app should you choose? The correct answer might involve multiple apps.
  
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• Windows users: Patch your Nvidia GPU drivers to stop attackers running malware

  05-08-2019 15:22 via zdnet.com
  One high-severity flaw among five bugs fixed in graphic chip maker's August display driver update.
  
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• UK coastguard plans drone rescue trial in south-west England

  05-08-2019 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials seek bids to provide unmanned aircraft that could help rescue lives and track pollution.
  
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• Microsoft: New Windows Terminal update is out and it's 'huge'

  05-08-2019 14:49 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's new command-line tool, Terminal, gets its biggest update ever.
  
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• What is 8chan?

  05-08-2019 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A website has been linked to terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Texas. But what exactly is it?
  
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• OneWeb says Russia did not block its plans

  05-08-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The satellite internet firm challenges reports that officials denied it use of radio frequencies.
  
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• MegaCortex ransomware slams enterprise firms with $5.8 million blackmail demands

  05-08-2019 14:05 via zdnet.com
  New malware strains are hitting enterprise companies in Europe and the US.
  
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• Lenovo, Intel ramp up HPC, AI partnership

  05-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Under the partnership, Lenovo will optimize Intel's HPC and AI portfolio to develop systems.
  
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• IBM launches Trust Your Supplier blockchain network

  05-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone to use IBM's new blockchain network to tackle supplier challenges.
  
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• The UK's startup founders are way too posh. Here's how to fix that

  05-08-2019 13:57
  
  Nearly half of UK entrepreneurs and tech CEOs were independently educated. But until firms start paying attention to socio-economic diversity, thing won't get better
  
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• The 2019 iPhone 11 will be annoying, boring, and expensive

  05-08-2019 13:41 via zdnet.com
  There doesn't seem to be much to get all that excited about, unless you like spending huge chunks of money on boring technology.
  
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• Microsoft and Samsung step up partnership ahead of August 7 Unpacked event

  05-08-2019 13:31 via zdnet.com
  Expect Microsoft to be on stage at the Samsung Unpacked event on August 7, demonstrating Office apps, Your Phone and more.
  
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• Google, Arm team up to tackle memory vulnerabilities through MTE

  05-08-2019 13:11 via zdnet.com
  It is hoped that adopting MTE might help track and detect memory security flaws.
  
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• Microsoft: We're disabling VBScript in Windows 7, 8 to block attackers

  05-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Windows 7 and Windows 8 updates scheduled for next Patch Tuesday will disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11.
  
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• Heading to university? Watch out for a surge in phony emails about your studies

  05-08-2019 12:07 via zdnet.com
  As hundreds of thousands of prospective students await emails confirming university places, a study reveals that the majority of institutions haven't implemented safeguards against email spoofing and phishing attacks.
  
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• Tokyo offers $1 billion research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech

  05-08-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Artificial hibernation is also of interest to the Japanese government.
  
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• Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro, Lenovo ThinkPad T490s, Honor 20, and more: Reviews round-up

  05-08-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  From Apple's powerful MacBook refresh to high-quality headsets and a robot cleaner, here's the kit we got our hands on in July.
  
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• A cyber-espionage group has been stealing files from the Venezuelan military

  05-08-2019 11:30 via zdnet.com
  It is unclear if the Machete group is state-sponsored, or a freelancer selling data to the highest bidder.
  
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• Google Chrome privacy extensions (2019 edition)

  05-08-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Here are a selection of Google Chrome extensions that you can use to boost your privacy.
  
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• 8chan far-right forum offline as Cloudflare cuts support

  05-08-2019 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The hate-filled site used by mass shooting suspects becomes inaccessible after security is pulled.
  
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• Cloudflare terminates service to 8chan after recent US shootings

  05-08-2019 09:00 via zdnet.com
  8chan has harbored a community of hate and three mass-shooters have now hosted manifestos on the platform.
  
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• Defence to expand HMAS Harman data centre and increase power supply

  05-08-2019 08:56 via zdnet.com
  A request for tender document identified that a second data hall and a facility to house all engineering critical and backup services will be built.
  
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• 2020 iPhone already starting to eclipse this year's iPhone launch

  05-08-2019 08:54 via zdnet.com
  Forget about this year's iPhone. Next year's model will feature cool new sensors aimed at improving the camera and Augmented Reality.
  
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• Monday briefing: Cloudflare takes down 8chan's protection after a weekend of shootings

  05-08-2019 08:53
  
  Web infrastructure firm Cloudflare has withdrawn its DDoS protection services from the 8chan forum following US terror attacks, climate change made the UK July heatwave twice as likely
  
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• How Suncorp was able to build an app in a year

  05-08-2019 08:07 via zdnet.com
  Suncorp's enterprise architect discusses the processes that enabled the organisation to build an app and its underlying infrastructure in 12 months.
  
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• How to open '100 tabs of pure madness' to confuse ad trackers and load test your browser

  05-08-2019 07:57 via zdnet.com
  Firefox maker Mozilla has a website that allows you to spawn 100 tabs designed to confuse ad trackers.
  
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• The collapse of the UK's car industry should worry us all

  05-08-2019 07:00
  
  A toxic combination of Brexit, shrinking sales and the switch away from diesel is crippling the UK car industry, but the switch to electric may offer a way out
  
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• Google has a new pitch for startups outside London's tech scene

  05-08-2019 07:00
  
  Marta Krupinska, head of Google for Startups UK, is on a mission to champion startups taking on big social issues while opening up UK tech to communities it's long overlooked
  
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• Boris Johnson's Facebook advert splurge is all about data

  05-08-2019 07:00
  
  Under its new leader, the Conservative Party has seriously ramped up its Facebook adverts, outstripping Labour and the Lib Dems. Is Johnson gathering data for a general election?
  
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