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• Can the internet shut off the valve that fuels mass shootings?

  09-08-2019 23:10 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: Perhaps the web, or certain elements of it, are not to blame for inciting the hatred that fuels acts of domestic terrorism.But it does seem to play some sort of accessory role, and you’d think that could be stopped.
  
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• How to speed up your old Windows 10 PC or Mac

  09-08-2019 21:55 via zdnet.com
  Is your PC or Mac feeling old and tired? Here are two ways to inject new life into an aging computer.
  
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• Brazilian firms want digital expertise but fail to train

  09-08-2019 21:25 via zdnet.com
  Local firms are facing challenges to recruit digital roles, particularly at more senior levels, according to research.
  
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• USPS reports decline in package shipments as Amazon brings more deliveries in-house

  09-08-2019 20:43 via zdnet.com
  According USPS CFO Joe Corbett, this is the carrier's first quarterly volume decline for packages in nine years.
  
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• Guns or video games: What kind of stand do businesses dare make?

  09-08-2019 20:33 via zdnet.com
  Walmart says that it's removing video game displays as a mark of respect, following the recent deadly shootings. Is there room for a little more respect for life, beginning with tech companies?
  
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• Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens 'working through night' - reports

  09-08-2019 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Chinese students are being paid low wages and pressured into illegal work hours, activists say.
  
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• Which US State has narrowed the STEM gender gap the most?

  09-08-2019 18:13 via zdnet.com
  While the STEM gender gap is slowly narrowing in parts of the country, women still face an uphill battle to achieve equality in some states. So where should you go to get the best deal?
  
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• Microsoft is phasing out the Basic edition of Azure Active Directory

  09-08-2019 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is looking to simplify its Azure Active Directory plan line-up by cutting the Basic edition.
  
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• McAfee buys container security startup NanoSec

  09-08-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  McAfee intends to use NanoSec to bolster its MVISION Cloud and MVISION Server Protection products.
  
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• Phishing emails: Here's why we are still getting caught out after all these years

  09-08-2019 15:58 via zdnet.com
  Google explains why phishing scams are still depressingly effective.
  
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• Japan's newest flying car takes to the air and other news

  09-08-2019 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• No China, no choice: Why 2019 is the worst smartphone year ever

  09-08-2019 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Dull, expensive, and lacking competition. That about sums up this year in mobile devices in a nutshell.
  
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• New Saefko Trojan focuses on stealing your credit card details, crypto wallets

  09-08-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The multi-tool malware is being sold on the Dark Web.
  
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• Black Hat 2019 trends: Social media influence campaigns, big business, ATM hacking

  09-08-2019 14:19 via zdnet.com
  TechRepublic's Karen Roby interviews Dan Patterson about the top trends at the Black Hat USA 2019 cybersecurity conference.
  
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• What is edge computing? Here's why the edge matters and where it's headed

  09-08-2019 14:17 via zdnet.com
  Very small, prefabricated data centers are starting to compete against colocation facilities, cloud service providers, and even on-premises IT deployments. Edge computing could either redistribute the enterprise market or scramble it all up.
  
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• 5G is safe, just like 4G and 3G, says FCC

  09-08-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  US communications regulator will maintain the same radio frequency limits as it did for 4G and 3G.
  
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• How inspirational quotes took over the web

  09-08-2019 13:29
  
  Coming up today: a bluetooth-connected e-cigarette, video assistant referees come to the Premier League and how motivational quotes took over social media
  
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• Facebook faces legal fight over facial recognition

  09-08-2019 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A US court decision means Facebook could face a big damages claim over its use of facial recognition data.
  
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• Astronauts playing video games could save lives in space

  09-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Simulation technology to teach complex procedures is one of the fastest growing (and least covered) tech trends.
  
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• Huawei's new smartphone operating system is 'completely different from Android and iOS'

  09-08-2019 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Chinese tech company shows off its alternative to Android, promises products this year.
  
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• Threesome app exposes user data, locations from London to the White House

  09-08-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  ‘Special relationships’ appear to also be blooming at Number 10, Downing Street.
  
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• Hong Kong protesters turn to Uber and Pokemon

  09-08-2019 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Demonstrators make use of high-tech services to keep their struggle alive and evade being tracked.
  
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• Huawei announces its new Harmony operating system

  09-08-2019 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  It will power smart gadgets but will not immediately replace Android in Huawei's phones.
  
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• Android Q's big navigation change: Here's why it makes sense, says Google

  09-08-2019 11:54 via zdnet.com
  More screen space wins out over familiar three-button navigation.
  
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• Gogo preps for free in-flight wi-fi as Delta trial holds promise

  09-08-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  Gogo will have to add satellite capacity if airlines follow Delta's lead should it offer complementary in-flight wi-fi service. Here's how Gogo's revenue could grow in a free wi-fi world among carriers.
  
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• Friday briefing: Climate change and intensive farming are destroying the soil

  09-08-2019 08:39
  
  A new IPCC report warns that we're losing vital soil at a vastly accelerated rate, China braces for Typhoon Lekima
  
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• Microsoft names top security researchers, zero-day contributors

  09-08-2019 08:16 via zdnet.com
  Yuki Chen of Qihoo 360's Vulcan team named top bug hunter. Palo Alto Networks named top zero-day reporter.
  
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• US Court rules users can sue Facebook over facial recognition technology

  09-08-2019 08:15 via zdnet.com
  Leaving Facebook open to a class action about breaching privacy rights.
  
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• New research collaboration is using AI to detect brain aneurysms

  09-08-2019 07:01 via zdnet.com
  Fujitsu Australia, GE Healthcare, Macquarie University, and Macquarie Medical Imaging are all involved.
  
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• How to hack your lunch break to get fit

  09-08-2019 07:00
  
  Time is precious but to get in shape you don't need to spend hours on a treadmill. HIIT training's 25-minutes fitness sessions are ideal for time-pushed workers
  
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• Here's the truth behind the UK's biggest recycling myths

  09-08-2019 07:00
  
  You can't recycle most receipts. And you really should be cleaning out those peanut butter jars. Here's everything you need to know about how and what you should recycle
  
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• Fantasy Premier League has totally changed how we watch football

  09-08-2019 07:00
  
  It’s a season-long, stats-heavy, nigh-on impossible to win game that's conquering fans’ weekends and bringing data to the footballing mainstream
  
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• ANU to design artificial intelligence framework with Australian values

  09-08-2019 06:35 via zdnet.com
  The researchers involved hope the design framework can be widely deployed.
  
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• Taiwan awards first set of virtual bank licenses

  09-08-2019 05:53 via zdnet.com
  Challengers to enter crowded banking market.
  
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• Lenovo and HPE release servers based on AMD's 2nd gen Eypc chip

  09-08-2019 03:56 via zdnet.com
  HPE's new servers have beaten various benchmark records.
  
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• Lenovo and HPE release servers based on AMD's 2nd gen Epyc chip

  09-08-2019 03:56 via zdnet.com
  HPE's new servers have beaten various benchmark records.
  
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• Anglicare Southern Queensland untangling its data to prepare for the future of care

  09-08-2019 03:04 via zdnet.com
  The organisation is well on its way towards closing down its last Access database, after previously having 30 scattered around.
  
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• Temasek picks up D'Crypt from StarHub

  09-08-2019 03:02 via zdnet.com
  Transaction expected to close in November, with an initial cash payment of SG$100 million.
  
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• Facial recognition: Convenient or creepy?

  09-08-2019 02:27 via zdnet.com
  Facial recognition technology may still be in its infancy but it's being rolled out in full force by some jurisdictions around the world -- whether we're ready or not.
  
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• Women in labour given virtual reality to ease pain of childbirth

  09-08-2019 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality headsets, aimed at reducing the pain of women in labour, are being trialled.
  
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• Locals ‘kicked out of their homes for holiday lets'

  09-08-2019 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Valencia is one of the cities in Europe fighting back against holiday rental websites.
  
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• Tesla motors make classic Ferraris go faster

  09-08-2019 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Electric cars have to be as cool as petrol ones to really take off, and these engineers think they can be
  
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