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• Facebook files lawsuit against two Android app developers for click fraud

  06-08-2019 23:35 via zdnet.com
  Facebook sues LionMobi and JediMobi, two Android app developers.
  
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• Nike acquires Celect, adds to data science team

  06-08-2019 23:06 via zdnet.com
  Celect's cloud analytics platform enables retailers to optimize inventory across channels. Nike plans to use that data science knowhow for its Consumer Direct Offense strategy.
  
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• New Relic shares fall on weak Q2 outlook

  06-08-2019 22:48 via zdnet.com
  New Relic managed to post better-than-expected earnings and revenues in line with expectations, in spite of challenges implementing changes in Q1
  
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• Security bugs in popular Cisco switch brand allow hackers to take over devices

  06-08-2019 21:34 via zdnet.com
  The three vulnerabilities are as bad as it gets in terms of security flaws -- an authentication bypass, a remote code execution, and a command injection.
  
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• Final Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 version released

  06-08-2019 19:32 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat has just released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7.
  
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• Most people would prefer to be replaced by a robot, not a human

  06-08-2019 18:35 via zdnet.com
  A new study offers a delicious view of human psychology with respect to people's working future.
  
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• 8chan founder: I regret my creation

  06-08-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The founder of 8chan, Fredrick Brennan, says he regrets creating the website.
  
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• Enterprise vendors increasingly dominate the open source software scene

  06-08-2019 17:56 via zdnet.com
  The open source revolution, chugging along for two decades now, is still going strong -- and is now a huge industry, led by large, non-open-source vendors.
  
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• 8chan: Where are users going now?

  06-08-2019 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The site's owner says a million people are now "looking for a home" after 8chan was driven offline.
  
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• Fake influencer follower fraud to cost companies $1.3B in 2019

  06-08-2019 17:26 via zdnet.com
  Businesses are expected to lose $1.3 billion this year in online ad spending because of fake influencer followers.
  
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• Amazon Alexa: Luxembourg watchdog in discussions about recordings

  06-08-2019 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Luxembourg's privacy regulator says it is in discussions with Amazon about the audio clips.
  
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• The Active 2 is Samsung's best watch yet, but is that enough?

  06-08-2019 16:51
  
  The new Galaxy Watch Active 2 could be Samsung’s most successful smartwatch since it started selling them way back in 2013. But catching up on health will take years not months.
  
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• Apple Card launches today, if you're lucky enough to get an invite

  06-08-2019 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Apple is sending out preview invites for the card that lives on your phone.
  
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• Monzo's PIN security breach, explained

  06-08-2019 16:24
  
  Nearly half a million of the challenger bank's customers have been asked to reset their PIN after the information was left in a insecure file accessible to Monzo employees
  
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• Zebra extends NFL partnership for player tracking via RFID

  06-08-2019 16:04 via zdnet.com
  Zebra said its MotionWorks Sports tracking system captures player speed, distance traveled, proximity as well as acceleration and deceleration.
  
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• AT&T employees took bribes to plant malware on the company's network

  06-08-2019 16:02 via zdnet.com
  DOJ charges Pakistani man with bribing AT&T employees more than $1 million to install malware on the company's network, unlock more than 2 million devices.
  
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• Microsoft and Informatica make coordinated data warehouse migration move

  06-08-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Data gravity and cloud war victory are intricately tied, and Microsoft's on the offense. In a tie-up with Informatica, Redmond's going after customers of on-premises data warehouse appliances. And on its own, it's building out its data lake infrastructure in a detailed fashion.
  
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• Why the hell can't McDonald's recycle its paper straws? It's complicated

  06-08-2019 15:32
  
  The fast food company switched its straws from plastic to paper, but admits it isn't recycling the new straws. The problem? Dodgy recycling infrastructure and a short-term approach to sustainability
  
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• Cisco acquires Voicea, aims to add transcription, analytics to WebEx

  06-08-2019 15:04 via zdnet.com
  Voicea can transcribe, take notes and create action items from meetings and voice and video calls. Cisco is betting that Voicea can give WebEx an edge.
  
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• Xilinx launches Alveo U50 data center accelerator card

  06-08-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Alveo rollout highlights how Xilinx is targeting the data center and platform processors.
  
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• Cockroach Labs: With new funding, its future belongs in the cloud

  06-08-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Cockroach Labs has just doubled its funding, coming on the heels of a year where it has multiplied its customer base. Its next challenge is making the case that its platform is not just for the elite usual suspects. That’s where the cloud may play a key role.
  
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• Goodbye, iPad: My Galaxy Note with Samsung DeX does way more for less

  06-08-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  How does a smartphone connected via an HDMI cable to a monitor deliver more productivity than an iPad Pro 11 -- while also saving me hundreds of dollars? Like this.
  
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• Google just killed off its Trips app despite pleas from users to keep it alive

  06-08-2019 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Google has terminated its Trips app for iOS and Android.
  
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• Amazon Prime vs Amazon Business Prime: Everything you need to know

  06-08-2019 14:05 via zdnet.com
  You've probably heard about Amazon Prime. But did you know there's a similar membership program just for Amazon Business users, called Amazon Prime? Here's how the two compare.
  
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• Will HPE be MapR’s happy ending?

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  A few weeks after the clock was supposed to run out, HPE has swooped in to become MapR’s white knight. With some of the pieces to transform MapR into a hybrid cloud platform, will this be a match made in heaven?
  
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• What is Amazon Business and how does it work?

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Business is very similar to Amazon -- only with added features tailored to the needs of businesses. Users get access to business-only pricing, multi-user accounts, and more. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Vonage acquires Over.ai assets from will.i.am company

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The acquihire will help Vonage build out its natural language and conversational AI algorithms.
  
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• Samsung's Note 10: Here are the questions you need to answer before buying

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Samsung executives said on the company's second quarter conference call that they were expecting a volume pop related to the Note 10. First, the Note 10 will have to resolve a few outstanding questions.
  
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• DataStax expands partnership with VMware to support hybrid cloud

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The expanded partnership will help enterprises that want to develop and run databases uniformly across the hybrid cloud.
  
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• Best professional drones on Amazon Business

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The very best professional drones to buy right now on Amazon Business.
  
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• Best gear for business travel on Amazon Business

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The very best business travel gear to buy right now on Amazon Business.
  
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• Best business laptops on Amazon Business

  06-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The very best business laptops to buy right now on Amazon Business.
  
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• iPhone in 2021: Expect to see an under-screen Touch ID scanner

  06-08-2019 13:57 via zdnet.com
  Apple could be planning to deliver an iPhone with both Touch ID and Face ID in 2021.
  
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• Hyundai releases car with solar panel roof

  06-08-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The solar power system is available on the hybrid versions of the Korean car maker's Sonata vehicle.
  
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• Want the phone with fastest internet in the US? Don't buy an iPhone

  06-08-2019 13:18 via zdnet.com
  Samsung comes out on top overall but Apple's iPhone XR has the fastest download speeds among mid-tier rivals.
  
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• Unpatched KDE vulnerability disclosed on Twitter

  06-08-2019 13:05 via zdnet.com
  Just viewing --not running-- a malicious .desktop or .directory file inside a file browser can run malicious code on a user's system.
  
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• How to not get Netflix'd: Keller Williams uses AI and its vast scale to modernize

  06-08-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Rather than cede ground to newer real estate companies, Keller Williams' chief product officer Neil Dholakia explains how the 36-year-old firm is turning its size and trove of historical data into a technological advantage.
  
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• Drone operators folded into national aviation management system of Switzerland

  06-08-2019 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Safety is an integral part of burgeoning drone economies, and some countries are moving forward with integration.
  
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• Singapore automotive marketplace snags more funds, acquires Indonesia C2C player

  06-08-2019 08:56 via zdnet.com
  Car marketplace Carro has raked in another US$30 million as part of its Series B round, having secured US$60 million earlier in May, and used the funds to acquire Indonesian e-commerce player Jualo.com.
  
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• Tuesday briefing: Monzo stored banking customers' PINs in plain text log file

  06-08-2019 08:12
  
  App interaction logs gave Monzo engineers unauthorised access to customer card PINs, HTC has withdrawn all its smartphones from sale in the UK
  
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• Australia gets Oracle's 'Gen 2 Cloud' with new Sydney region

  06-08-2019 07:05 via zdnet.com
  A second region is pencilled in for Melbourne in early 2020.
  
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• Tech's next big challenge? Fixing all the problems with automation

  06-08-2019 07:00
  
  Job displacement caused by automation will define our economies in the next few decades. How will governments and employers respond to the challenges of exceptional times?
  
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• Inside DeepMind's epic mission to solve science's trickiest problem

  06-08-2019 07:00
  
  DeepMind's AI has beaten chess grandmasters and Go champions. But founder and CEO Demis Hassabis now has his sights set on bigger, real-world problems that could change lives. First up: protein folding
  
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• Softbank Group continues upswing with ¥1.16 trillion in revenue

  06-08-2019 06:54 via zdnet.com
  Its Japanese mobile businesses comprised of 36% of the company's revenue for the quarter.
  
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• Samsung produces SSD with 100-layer V-NAND

  06-08-2019 04:25 via zdnet.com
  Samsung continues to stay ahead of the pack by beginning production of the industry's first 100-layer V-NAND aimed at enterprise SSDs.
  
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• ACCC takes credit for Optus NBN outage improvements

  06-08-2019 03:46 via zdnet.com
  Optus has deployed a firmware update to customer to reduce its outage rate.
  
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• LG to unveil V60 ThinQ smartphone at IFA 2019

  06-08-2019 03:39 via zdnet.com
  LG has sent out an invitation for the unveiling of its yet unnamed next flagship smartphone to take place at IFA on September 6 that hints at strong gaming feature and dual-screen support.
  
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• US accuses China of being a currency manipulator

  06-08-2019 02:34 via zdnet.com
  The US Treasury has said China is creating an unfair competitive advantage.
  
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• Regulators from Australia, Canada, UK hit Facebook with Libra privacy concerns

  06-08-2019 02:31 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's history of mishandling data has come back to haunt it as the privacy and regulatory community team up to probe the social media giant on Libra.
  
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• QualPwn vulnerabilities in Qualcomm chips let hackers compromise Android devices

  06-08-2019 02:11 via zdnet.com
  Patches for the QualPwn vulnerabilities have been released earlier today by both Qualcomm and the Android team.
  
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