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• Supermicro raises Q4 revenue guidance

  15-08-2019 23:27 via zdnet.com
  The company expects sales in the range of $825 million to $835 million, up from its previous guidance range of $770 million to $830 million.
  
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• Latest iOS 13 beta reveals September 10 as potential iPhone 11 launch date

  15-08-2019 23:13 via zdnet.com
  Apple is expected to announce new iPhones next month, and now we may know the exact day.
  
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• Nvidia beats Q2 expectations, achieves record automotive sales

  15-08-2019 22:33 via zdnet.com
  Revenue and earnings were down year-over-year, but Nvidia achieved sequential growth across platforms with especially strong growth in Automotive.
  
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• Apple sued for not disclosing that 'iCloud storage' relies on third-party cloud services

  15-08-2019 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Two iCloud users have filed a complaint, charging they paid the "Apple premium" for cloud storage under the presumption that Apple would store their data on its own servers.
  
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• Data regulator probes King's Cross facial recognition tech

  15-08-2019 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's data protection watchdog probes how facial recognition is being used at King's Cross.
  
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• Goodbye PCs, it's been nice knowing you. Hello, desktop as a service

  15-08-2019 18:43 via zdnet.com
  We'll still have PCs on our desks, but with the rise of desktop-as-a-service and software-as-a-service, we're returning to smart-terminals and time-sharing services.
  
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• Goodbye PCs, it's been nice knowing you

  15-08-2019 18:43 via zdnet.com
  We'll still have PCs on our desks, but with the rise of desktop-as-a-service and software-as-a-service, we're returning to smart-terminals and time-sharing services.
  
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• Google Assistant gets Assignable tasks feature, also known as weaponized nagging

  15-08-2019 18:16 via zdnet.com
  We all know Google Assistant wants to be helpful and keep families and groups on task. But the engineers behind Assignable tasks probably didn't think through what happens when the feature meets dysfunction.
  
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• Survey: Mixed reality in business

  15-08-2019 18:10 via zdnet.com
  Take this short, multiple choice survey and tell us about how your organization uses--or plans to use--augmented and virtual reality.
  
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• Square's new Orders API lets merchants consolidate order fulfillment

  15-08-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The new API aims to help merchants them track and manage the lifecycle of a purchase and consolidate order fulfillment into one central POS system.
  
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• 5 ways to ensure hybrid clouds take root

  15-08-2019 17:40 via zdnet.com
  'A hybrid approach leverages the best of both worlds in what could be called a mash-up of on-prem and off-prem resources'
  
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• The end of snail mail: Our mail carrier robbed us and now the USPS is dead to me

  15-08-2019 16:06 via zdnet.com
  The US Postal Service is unreliable and untrustworthy. Commercial delivery services and electronic payments are the future.
  
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• Walmart's Q2 e-commerce growth bolstered by online grocery, Prime Day sales bump

  15-08-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Walmart also gave a nod to its "four-day July sales event" that countered Amazon Prime Day for giving its Q2 e-commerce sales a boost.
  
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• YouTube: LGBT video-makers sue claiming discrimination

  15-08-2019 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  YouTube denies it discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• The UK is finally fixing its big problem with digital inclusion

  15-08-2019 15:34
  
  The UK is a country of inventors and innovators, but digital opportunities are still not available to everyone. How is Britain tackling digital inclusion?
  
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• Alibaba Cloud sales up 66% in Q1, hits $4.5 billion annual revenue run rate

  15-08-2019 15:11 via zdnet.com
  Alibaba Cloud turned in another strong quarter as the e-commerce giant showed no slowdown.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 devices are throttle locking to 400 MHz

  15-08-2019 14:56 via zdnet.com
  User reports indicate that an erroneously set CPU flag is sending Intel Core processors back into the Pentium II age.
  
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• Want an Apple Card? Here's why you could be denied one, says Apple

  15-08-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Too many debts, bad debts, late payments, and bankruptcy could stop you getting an Apple Card.
  
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• Apple's warning: Break Safari's web-tracking rules and we'll hit back

  15-08-2019 14:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple posts WebKit Tracking Prevention policy, thanks Mozilla for leading the way.
  
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• Capital One accused 'breached 30 other organisations'

  15-08-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  US prosecutors claim other companies were hit by a software developer accused of stealing Capital One customer data.
  
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• Salesforce's Trailhead courses now good for college credit at SNHU

  15-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Southern New Hampshire University students can get credits toward their degree for the completion of courses on Salesforce's online learning platform.
  
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• Back to school: 9 gadgets every student needs

  15-08-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Gadgets are the best part of going back to school.
  
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• DanaBot banking Trojan jumps from Australia to Germany in quest for new targets

  15-08-2019 13:57 via zdnet.com
  The malware has evolved from a basic threat to profitable, global crimeware.
  
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• Google employees protest: 'Don't bid for border control cloud contract'

  15-08-2019 13:46 via zdnet.com
  Google workers demand it doesn't bid for an immigration contract, even though it already supplies the agency with cloud services.
  
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• Meltdown averted: How VR headsets are making nuclear power plants safer

  15-08-2019 13:15 via zdnet.com
  Simulations are increasingly used to put front line employees through disaster scenarios.
  
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• 700,000 Choice Hotels records leaked in data breach, ransom demanded

  15-08-2019 13:06 via zdnet.com
  Researchers found the unsecured database, but hackers got there first.
  
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• We may be entering a new geological epoch

  15-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  One conceptual artist is fighting to save the Holocene by re-terraforming earth.
  
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• Testing Android smartphones has made my iPhone feel old and slow

  15-08-2019 12:35 via zdnet.com
  It's hard to not come to the conclusion that Apple is being blown away in terms of performance, power, and usability by Android devices that cost far less than the iPhone.
  
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• Trend Micro fixes privilege escalation security flaw in Password Manager

  15-08-2019 12:18 via zdnet.com
  The vulnerability could be used for privilege escalation and code execution attacks.
  
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• Middle East technology: The good, the bad and the ugly told in these key stats

  15-08-2019 11:57 via zdnet.com
  We've pulled together 19 facts and statistics that shed light on tech in this complex region.
  
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• Scary iPhone battery warning is to 'protect' customers, says Apple

  15-08-2019 10:50 via zdnet.com
  Apple explains why iOS displays a warning following unauthorized battery replacements.
  
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• How reliable is AI at telling us about ourselves?

  15-08-2019 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  An art project is looking at how machines might perceive the world compared to humans.
  
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• Thursday briefing: A million fingerprints exposed online by biometric security firm

  15-08-2019 09:07
  
  Researchers found a security firm's vast database unsecured and largely unencrypted, airborne microplastics contaminate Arctic snow
  
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• Snake and ladders as Australian broadband realigns towards NBN

  15-08-2019 08:41 via zdnet.com
  An incumbent telco complaining of declining profitability meets a government wholesaler seeking a way to make a return.
  
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• Personal data of Australian visa applicants reportedly leaked following email typo

  15-08-2019 08:00 via zdnet.com
  ABC has reported that 317 individuals applying for an Australian visa had their health information shared in error.
  
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• PC market share gain lifts Lenovo's total revenue to $12.5 billion

  15-08-2019 07:01 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese PC manufacturer has marked its eight consecutive revenue quarter growth.
  
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• Why your train fares will never stop increasing

  15-08-2019 07:00
  
  Right on time, the UK's train prices are set to be increased. The increases are linked to inflation and unless this is changed by the government, they'll always keep happening
  
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• It's time to forcibly reform big tech

  15-08-2019 07:00
  
  Silicon Valley companies' only goal is maximising profit. Why do we keep forgetting it?
  
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• ASX posts AU$492m profit as it prepares for a technology-driven future

  15-08-2019 06:52 via zdnet.com
  The 12-month period saw the exchange deliver milestones under its CHESS replacement project, work on a new secondary data centre, a data analytics platform, and a new website.
  
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• Slack's State of Work survey finds communications gap between aligned and unaligned workers

  15-08-2019 05:00 via zdnet.com
  Enterprises need to communicate the corporate strategy at least once a month to keep employees engaged, according to a Slack survey.
  
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• Research consortium builds new AI benchmark for understanding language

  15-08-2019 04:15 via zdnet.com
  Conversational AI models had "hit a ceiling" when tested on older benchmarks, limiting their ability to improve.
  
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• Public Transport Victoria in breach of Privacy Act after re-identifiable data on over 15m myki cards released

  15-08-2019 03:44 via zdnet.com
  Public Transport Victoria found in breach of Privacy and Data Protection Act after a dataset containing a record of 1.8 billion myki events was provided without sufficient de-identification.
  
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• Singapore trade minister urges global 'integration' to drive tech innovation

  15-08-2019 03:05 via zdnet.com
  Trade and Industry Minster Chan Chun Sing points to a "great challenge" today where several countries no longer support integration, putting the global industry at risk of becoming fragmented when companies such as Google, IBM, and PayPal rely on cross-border data flow for growth.
  
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• Singapore touts semiconductor growth as Micron readies 3D NAND production

  15-08-2019 02:55 via zdnet.com
  Micron Technology has opened its expanded chip plant in Singapore that now supports advanced 3D NAND technology and the Singapore government expects to see growth return to the semiconductor sector, as demand for smart devices increases and the deployment of new technologies such as 5G and autonomous vehicles takes shape.
  
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• Tencent sees Q2 total revenue climb 21% to 89 billion yuan

  15-08-2019 02:16 via zdnet.com
  Fintech and business, online games, and streaming services boosted overall revenue for the period.
  
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• VMware in talks to buy Pivotal Software for $15 a share, up from $8.30 close Wednesday

  15-08-2019 01:27 via zdnet.com
  There are no guarantees that the two Dell Technologies portfolio companies would merge.
  
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• Australia's digital identity solution to soon link with myGov

  15-08-2019 00:45 via zdnet.com
  Introducing an opt-in government service to make another government service more seamless.
  
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• Telstra sees profit plunge 40% for full year

  15-08-2019 00:38 via zdnet.com
  Revenue was down 3.6%, while profit has slid by AU$1.4 billion for the year to June 30.
  
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• VMware in talks to buy Pivotal Software

  15-08-2019 00:29 via zdnet.com
  There are no guarantees that the two Dell Technologies portfolio companies would merge.
  
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