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• Apple expands bug bounty to macOS, raises bug rewards

  08-08-2019 23:44 via zdnet.com
  Apple also announces it will provide selected security researchers with access to special "hackable" phones.
  
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• Uber shares tumble as profit figures disappoint Wall Street

  08-08-2019 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Investors take flight as the taxi-hailing company reports its biggest quarterly loss.
  
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• GitHub Actions moves GitHub into DevOps

  08-08-2019 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Git has always been an essential part of DevOps, now GitHub is adding DevOps' CI/CD features to its Git services.
  
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• Uber has 99 million active consumers on its platform in Q2, but revenue misses

  08-08-2019 22:49 via zdnet.com
  Uber's ability to expand its business into food delivery and freight pays off somewhat, but Lyft's more focused approach on ride sharing shows some early returns.
  
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• Broadcom buys Symantec's enterprise security portfolio for $10.7 billion

  08-08-2019 22:45 via zdnet.com
  The deal gives Broadcom ownership of Symantec's entire enterprise security business as well as the Symantec brand name. Symantec will restructure and cut 7% of its workforce.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 10: How to buy and where to find the best deals

  08-08-2019 22:21 via zdnet.com
  If you want to buy a Galaxy Note 10, you need to get it now, or else you'll miss out on fantastic early-bird deals.
  
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• Dropbox Q2 above estimates, losses widen

  08-08-2019 22:20 via zdnet.com
  The company said paying users now sit at 13.6 million, as compared to 11.9 million for the same period last year.
  
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• IoT and blockchain: Are we there yet?

  08-08-2019 22:03 via zdnet.com
  IoT and blockchain: A powerful pairing that doesn't yet live up to its promise.
  
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• Windows malware strain records users on adult sites

  08-08-2019 21:22 via zdnet.com
  New Varenyky trojan records videos of users navigating adult sites. Currently targeting only French users.
  
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• Decade-old remote code execution bug found in phones used by Fortune 500

  08-08-2019 21:00 via zdnet.com
  The firmware vulnerability lurked undetected for ten years.
  
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• Galaxy Note 10 vs iPhone XS Max vs Pixel 3 XL: We compare specs, prices, features

  08-08-2019 19:59 via zdnet.com
  How does the Note 10 stack up when compared to the competition?
  
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• Microsoft releases two new Windows 10 19H2 test builds

  08-08-2019 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is adding some minor new features to its latest Windows 10 19H2 test builds, but only some Slow Ring testers will see them right off the bat. Here's why.
  
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• Microsoft removes Office 2019 from its Home Use Program benefits

  08-08-2019 19:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has updated its Office Home Use Program by removing the previous benefit of steeply discounted copies of non-subscription Office for use at home by enterprise customers.
  
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• Google Maps integrates more travel data, AR in an artful data mashup

  08-08-2019 19:21 via zdnet.com
  Yes, Google Maps is integrating augmented reality and hotel and flight reservations. But the big picture revolves around how Google can integrate data and its search into multiple venues.
  
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• Samsung used to mock Apple as idiots, now it hides the evidence

  08-08-2019 18:26 via zdnet.com
  Remember the days when Samsung laughed about the iPhone's lack of a headphone jack?
  
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• The Twitter megaphone: How Trump and the 2020 candidates compare in terms of reach

  08-08-2019 18:15 via zdnet.com
  Twitter is far from the only factor influencing voters, but given how much President Trump has relied on the social network, it's worth looking at how the other candidates perform relative to the current occupant of the Oval Office.
  
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• Black Hat: GDPR privacy law exploited to reveal personal data

  08-08-2019 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  One in four firms holding a test subject's data released it to her partner without her permission.
  
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• Amazon's Ring launches security service for businesses

  08-08-2019 17:27 via zdnet.com
  Ring for Business is pitched as an affordable alternative to traditional security systems for small businesses.
  
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• WordPress team working on daring plan to forcibly update old websites

  08-08-2019 17:17 via zdnet.com
  WordPress team wants to forcibly auto-update older WordPress versions to newer releases.
  
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• Oyster card accounts hacked, confirms Transport for London

  08-08-2019 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 1,200 customer accounts are affected and TfL have temporarily suspended online access.
  
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• Make your iPhone work: A dozen ways to get your device business ready

  08-08-2019 16:38 via zdnet.com
  Here's how -- with a few apps, tweaks, and accessories -- you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.
  
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• Teaching compassion toward animals using robots

  08-08-2019 16:35 via zdnet.com
  The Scottish SPCA is using robots to teach kids how to best care for and show kindness to animals.
  
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• TfL kills the Oyster website as customers are hit by a dumb hack

  08-08-2019 16:27
  
  Malicious logins have been detected on the Oyster website, with TfL blaming people using repeated usernames and passwords. It's one of 2019's most popular attacks
  
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• Google to Apple: Want a more secure iPhone? Cut surplus iMessage code

  08-08-2019 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Apple could do a better job of protecting iPhone users from remote attacks if it cut out non-essential code, according to Google's Project Zero.
  
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• Phishing: Watch out for this new version of trojan malware that spreads through malicious Word documents

  08-08-2019 15:56 via zdnet.com
  A new version of Ursnif is being pushed via malicious Word documents with the aim of stealing bank information and other credentials.
  
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• Kubernetes reports the results of its open-source security audit

  08-08-2019 15:56 via zdnet.com
  All programs need security audits, but the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) took a new open-source approach and revealed all to its users.
  
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• You can win* a Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 Plus

  08-08-2019 15:11 via zdnet.com
  One lucky prize winner will be taking home Samsung’s newly announced Galaxy Note 10 Plus. This giveaway ends Aug. 18, 2019.
  
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• Samsung, like Apple, sows brilliant confusion

  08-08-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  We look to technology for solutions, don't we? Yet Samsung just managed to unpack problems just as tortured as Apple's.
  
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• Windows 10 security: Microsoft dismissed RDP flaw until it saw Hyper V was affected

  08-08-2019 14:37 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft details a nasty and apparently completely unexpected side-effect of using RDP in its Hyper-V virtualization software.
  
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• Ransomware attacks are getting more ambitious as crooks target shared files

  08-08-2019 13:53 via zdnet.com
  Cybercriminals have learned they can get bigger pay days by going after bigger targets.
  
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• Trojan targets news website with watering hole attack to backdoor your PC

  08-08-2019 13:42 via zdnet.com
  Hackers are experimenting with ways to use legitimate websites to infect user systems.
  
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• Experian buys MyHealthDirect, expands healthcare data footprint

  08-08-2019 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Healthcare represents about 8% of Experian's customer base. Financial services and direct to consumer are the two largest customer bases.
  
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• Spanish brothel chain leaves internal database exposed online

  08-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  "Men's club" exposes data about escort girls, customer reviews, and club finances.
  
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• How 5G will supercharge businesses to work in real time

  08-08-2019 12:52
  
  5G isn’t just about fast data connections. A drop in delays between devices and the network will create new possibilities
  
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• Lorry stuck on notoriously steep Tower Hill

  08-08-2019 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The area was blocked off while the lorry was moved.
  
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• WhatsApp vulnerabilities 'put words in your mouth,' lets hackers take over conversations

  08-08-2019 12:43 via zdnet.com
  The bugs could be used to dictate your responses in conversations.
  
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• Google: Final Android Q beta is out with more navigation changes

  08-08-2019 12:42 via zdnet.com
  Official release of Android Q is "a few weeks away", but Google is still refining its new gesture navigation system.
  
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• Three Ireland wrongly bills customers for data roaming fees

  08-08-2019 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Subscribers complain of being charged large sums and in some cases of having their service cut off.
  
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• Apple locking down iPhone batteries

  08-08-2019 12:14 via zdnet.com
  Apple is at it again with more anti-consumer behavior. This time the company has activated a dormant software lock that hinders third-party battery replacements. But there may be a good reason behind this.
  
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• Gay dating apps still leaking location data

  08-08-2019 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Some of the most popular gay apps, including Grindr and Recon, expose their users' locations.
  
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• Instagram boots ad partner Hyp3r for mass collection of user data

  08-08-2019 10:59 via zdnet.com
  The startup has allegedly been scraping data for the purposes of user profiling.
  
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• Rimini Street launches application management services for SAP

  08-08-2019 10:05 via zdnet.com
  By moving upstream in support, Rimini can capture more of the maintenance revenue pie.
  
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• Oppo Reno 10x Zoom review: An affordable alternative to leading flagship smartphones

  08-08-2019 09:53 via zdnet.com
  The Reno 10x Zoom offers excellent value for money: performance and battery life are good, and the industrial design is both eye-catching and robust. There's no IP rating, and wireless charging isn't supported, but we have little else to complain about.
  
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• Pip Marlow skips over to Salesforce

  08-08-2019 09:18 via zdnet.com
  She will take on the role as CEO of Salesforce Australia and New Zealand in October.
  
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• Thursday briefing: WhatsApp vulnerability allows quoted messages to be edited

  08-08-2019 08:53
  
  Security researchers have publicised WhatsApp flaws that can create fake messages, Microsoft sends Skype conversation clips and Cortana recordings to human contractors
  
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• Australia's Global Talent visa program to stay

  08-08-2019 08:43 via zdnet.com
  The 12-month pilot saw 23 companies sign up to the scheme.
  
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• KDE rips out ability for KConfig to run shell code

  08-08-2019 07:58 via zdnet.com
  The feature that a researcher discovered could be used to execute malicious code had no actual use case.
  
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• Three ads generate 5.5 times more revenue than a web-based cryptojacking script

  08-08-2019 07:00 via zdnet.com
  New academic research shows web-based cryptojacking nowhere near as efficient as ads at generating website revenues.
  
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• The stats that prove VAR is great news for Premier League minnows

  08-08-2019 07:00
  
  Over the course of a whole Premier League season Video Assistant Referees could have a profound impact on results – and some teams are poised to benefit more than others
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 Plus makes your S10 out of date already

  08-08-2019 07:00
  
  The new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus are built to be productivity powerhouses with a few camera tricks and S Pen gimmicks thrown in for good measure. It's already better than the S10
  
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