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• São Paulo has the best 4G in Latin America

  14-08-2019 22:55 via zdnet.com
  The Brazilian megapolis has better speeds than all the major capitals in the region, according to a study.
  
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• After cutting outlook, NetApp beats Q1 market estimates

  14-08-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  NetApp's top and bottom line results were weak, as expected, but the storage vendor says the fundamentals of its business model are strong.
  
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• Cisco Q4 beats expectations, Q1 guidance light

  14-08-2019 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Wall Street was looking for Cisco to report Q1 growth of 2.5% year over year in revenue, ahead of Cisco's estimates.
  
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• Top security technology trends in 2019: Transforming the future of work in security

  14-08-2019 22:09 via zdnet.com
  With insight from client inquiry data, market insights and research projects, analysts explain why and when these eight technologies will disrupt.
  
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• Virtual Instruments acquires Metricly to expand AIOps portfolio

  14-08-2019 21:11 via zdnet.com
  The purchase will enable Virtual Instruments expand its portfolio beyond the data center and private cloud environments, into the public cloud.
  
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• Apple's AirPods are giving people nightmares (so why am I giggling?)

  14-08-2019 20:07 via zdnet.com
  It seems that humans are becoming so attached to their earrings by Cupertino that they're waking up screaming at the thought of losing them.
  
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• Capital One hacker took data from more than 30 companies, new court docs reveal

  14-08-2019 18:53 via zdnet.com
  New court documents reveal the government is investigating the Capital One hacker for 30+ other breaches.
  
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• Can you upgrade your Mac's hardware? Here's how to find out

  14-08-2019 18:17 via zdnet.com
  The newer the Mac, the less you can upgrade.
  
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• Smartphones in 2019: The best of times or worst of times?

  14-08-2019 18:05 via zdnet.com
  One man's heaven is another man's hell. ZDNet contributors Matt Miller and Jason Perlow both follow the mobile industry, yet draw vastly different conclusions about the smartphone market. Is this a great time for buyers - or what?
  
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• Google for Education launches originality reports to curb student plagiarism, outlines Assignments for higher ed

  14-08-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The feature, called originality reports, allows instructors and students to check work to ensure it is cited properly and avoid plagiarism.
  
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• Unexpected tweeting devices: The smart tech getting smarter

  14-08-2019 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  You don't need a phone or computer to get online as devices around the home get "smarter".
  
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• Slack's latest admin features tackle configuration pains for large enterprises

  14-08-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  New platform features aim to make it easier for admins to grant guest access and set up new workspaces.
  
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• Shopify adds native chat function to Ping app

  14-08-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Shopify Chat is the company's first native chat function designed to let merchants have real-time conversations with their customers.
  
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• Segment builds up executive team, aims for the enterprise market

  14-08-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  With new competition from Oracle, Salesforce and Adobe looming, Segment is accelerating its expansion.
  
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• Best Chromebook laptops for school

  14-08-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  And, as it happens, they're also the best Chromebook laptops for home or work, too.
  
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• NVIDIA's AI advance: Natural language processing gets faster and better all the time

  14-08-2019 16:29 via zdnet.com
  Yesterday NVIDIA announced record-breaking developments in machine learning for natural language processing. How and why did it do this, and what does it mean for the world at large?
  
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• Why 2019 is the best year ever to buy a smartphone: Affordable flagships galore

  14-08-2019 16:12 via zdnet.com
  Prices are coming down while quality improves so a phone you buy today can easily last two or three years. What do you expect your smartphone to do next year that it's not doing now?
  
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• NBN reports positive full year EBITDA once Telstra payments excluded

  14-08-2019 16:01 via zdnet.com
  Adjusted EBITDA of AU$608 million wiped out by AU$2 billion in payments to Telstra and Optus.
  
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• Over half of Google searches don't produce a single click: Is that good or bad?

  14-08-2019 15:50 via zdnet.com
  Google's content-scraping and featured snippets in search seem to be removing the need for users to click through to other websites.
  
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• Millennials are twice as likely to use unapproved collaboration apps in the workplace

  14-08-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  As collaboration tools like Slack and Teams become more popular, collaboration across the enterprise will inevitably evolve, and companies need to be strategic about deployment.
  
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• Will the new iPhone borrow an Android feature to save money?

  14-08-2019 15:23 via zdnet.com
  Rumors suggest that Apple preparing to drop Face ID and go back to a fingerprint reader. Why?
  
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• This new cryptojacking malware uses a sneaky trick to remain hidden

  14-08-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  'Norman' cryptomining malware was found to have infected almost every system in one organisation during an investigation by security researchers.
  
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• Rubrik expands into data governance, other new markets

  14-08-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  In just five years, the data management company has earned a $3.3B valuation; now it's rolling out new services and capabilities to help customers derive more value out of their data.
  
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• Pentagon $10bn JEDI cloud contract: We're probing for misconduct, says defense watchdog

  14-08-2019 14:49 via zdnet.com
  A decision on the Department of Defense's JEDI contract is a year late, with another investigation now underway.
  
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• Major biometrics data leak impacts UK Metropolitan Police, banks, enterprise companies

  14-08-2019 14:43 via zdnet.com
  Millions of records including biometric information and fingerprints were exposed.
  
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• High-end storage for enterprise, small business, and home users

  14-08-2019 13:33 via zdnet.com
  While much of the emphasis today is on cloud storage, sometimes that's not feasible, and you need a storage device that you can have on your desk to carry with you when to go out and about.
  
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• Biostar security software 'leaked a million fingerprints'

  14-08-2019 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Biometric security software Biostar 2 was found to have exposed sensitive user data online.
  
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• Facebook is the latest tech giant to admit contractors are snooping on your conversations

  14-08-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Following the example of Apple and Google, Facebook has also “paused” the program, for now.
  
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• DDoS attacks: Getting smaller, sneakier - and more dangerous

  14-08-2019 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Long considered something of a blunt instrument, DDoS are becoming smaller but more sophisticated.
  
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• London mayor quizzes King's Cross developer on facial recognition

  14-08-2019 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Sadiq Khan asks the King's Cross Central development whether its use of facial recognition is legal.
  
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• Coffee robot now serving passengers at SFO

  14-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Baristas beware: You may be on the chopping block as automated coffee kiosks take off.
  
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• How Yahoo's prudish policies pushed Tumblr into obscurity

  14-08-2019 12:39
  
  The social network, which was bought by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013, just sold for £3 million. What happened?
  
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• Adobe security patch update tackles Photoshop, Acrobat, Reader, and more

  14-08-2019 12:35 via zdnet.com
  A wide range of software and critical security issues are included this month.
  
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• Facebook workers listened to Messenger conversations

  14-08-2019 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  People were paid to transcribe voice recordings - but Facebook says the work has now stopped.
  
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• Flying with a MacBook Pro? Recalled Apple laptops get flight ban over battery fire risk

  14-08-2019 11:55 via zdnet.com
  Travelers who own 15-inch MacBook Pros should check Apple's recall page if they want to take their laptop on their next flight.
  
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• Flying with a MacBook Pro? Recalled Apple laptops face flight ban over battery fire risk

  14-08-2019 11:55 via zdnet.com
  Travelers who own 15-inch MacBook Pros should check Apple's recall page if they want to take their laptop on their next flight.
  
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• These neat wireless headphones have a ridiculous 4-day battery life

  14-08-2019 10:00
  
  The new wireless Cleer Audio Enduro 100 headphones have an absolutely thumping battery life – lasting more than four days
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Facebook has also been getting humans to listen to your audio messages

  14-08-2019 08:45
  
  Messenger voice transcription users weren't told their messages could be kept, new Windows vulnerabilities could lead to a WannaCry-scale problem if unpatched
  
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• Sydney healthcare clinicians turn to data analytics to improve back pain treatments

  14-08-2019 08:03 via zdnet.com
  In a move to reduce opioid prescriptions, Sydney Local Health District has developed an app with Qlik to help treat lower back pain.
  
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• Media IT networks a national security risk: AFP

  14-08-2019 07:40 via zdnet.com
  Journalists' organisations don't have the infrastructure to prevent top secret information leaked to them from being scooped up by foreignstate actors. That's quite worrying, says the Australian Federal Police.
  
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• The staggering power of Russia's new top-secret nuclear rocket

  14-08-2019 07:00
  
  It's believed Russia's 9M730 Burevestnik rocket – dubbed Skyfall by Nato – caused the country's nuclear explosion. The engine is expected to be a nuclear-propelled cruise missile
  
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• A deadly fungus is on the verge of wiping out the banana forever

  14-08-2019 07:00
  
  For decades a deadly fungus has ravaged Asia's banana plantations. Now it's been found in Latin America, where almost all of the world's export bananas are grown
  
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• Symantec cannot handle SHA-2 and breaks Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2

  14-08-2019 05:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft withholding updates from machines with Symantec software, because it cannot handle SHA-2 certificates and does stupid things.
  
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• LG and Lumi to collaborate on AI smart home services

  14-08-2019 04:35 via zdnet.com
  The two will combine LG's home appliance offerings and Lumi's IoT devices to provide AI-based smart home services.
  
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• Lenovo's mission to be a key player in the data centre market

  14-08-2019 03:03 via zdnet.com
  It plans to quadruple the size of the business over the next few years.
  
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• US tariffs on laptops and phones pushed out until December

  14-08-2019 02:43 via zdnet.com
  Tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports split into two tranches.
  
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• Social-media use 'disrupting teen sleep and exercise'

  14-08-2019 02:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Checking sites multiple times a day means less time is spent on healthy activities, a UK study suggests.
  
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