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• Microsoft rolls out two more Windows 10 19H2 builds, one with more new enterprise features

  19-08-2019 23:32 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's testing of the Windows 10 19H2 test builds continues, and some Slow Ring Insiders will be seeing a few new enterprise features.
  
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• An AI privacy conundrum? The neural net knows more than it says

  19-08-2019 23:15 via zdnet.com
  What is output by a neural network, such as an image classifier, is only a small portion of what the network in a sense "knows" about the data. And the prospect that the network is retaining sensitive user data such as social security numbers could open a new area of concern about AI.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out another new Android app, SMS Organizer

  19-08-2019 22:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's SMS Organizer, which started as a Garage incubation project, is an example of another of the company's growing stable of Android productivity applications .
  
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• Can't log in to Google? Services reported down for some users

  19-08-2019 22:14 via zdnet.com
  No, it's not just you. Google's login services are failing for many people in the US on the afternoon of August 19th.
  
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• Twitter bans 936 accounts managed by the Chinese state, aimed at Hong Kong protests

  19-08-2019 21:51 via zdnet.com
  Twitter will also stop accepting ads paid for by state-run news agencies.
  
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• Microsoft nabs former Apple Siri chief Bill Stasior

  19-08-2019 21:17 via zdnet.com
  Former Apple Siri boss Bill Stasior is now working at Microsoft as Corporate Vice President of Technology, reporting to Microsoft CTO, Kevin Scott.
  
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• Backdoor found in Webmin, a popular web-based utility for managing Unix servers

  19-08-2019 20:47 via zdnet.com
  Backdoored Webmin versions were available for download for more than a year through the official site.
  
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• Facebook to pay researchers to hunt down Instagram apps that abuse user data

  19-08-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Facebook expands Data Abuse Bounty program to Instagram apps.
  
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• Three new colors of Apple's Powerbeats Pro earbuds available to order later this week

  19-08-2019 19:38 via zdnet.com
  Apple stores will have the three new colors in stock on Aug. 30.
  
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• Brazilian computer firm Positivo bounces back

  19-08-2019 19:28 via zdnet.com
  The company has reported positive results for Q2 and is looking to diversify its revenue streams.
  
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• Best back-to-school storage and flash drives

  19-08-2019 18:25 via zdnet.com
  Keep your work safe and backup your gadgets with these storage devices and flash drives.
  
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• Microsoft is using Dynamics 365 to manage Windows Update releases

  19-08-2019 17:21 via zdnet.com
  Here's how Microsoft is using its own Dynamics 365 Customer Service offering to manage the publishing of not just Windows 10, but previous Windows client and server updates via Windows Update.
  
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• Oracle notches appeals court win vs. Rimini Street, keeps $28.5 million in attorneys' fees

  19-08-2019 16:26 via zdnet.com
  The neverending Oracle vs. Rimini Street court battle may be nearing the finish line after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals maintained an injunction and affirmed an attorneys fee award to Oracle.
  
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• Must-have tech for school under $100

  19-08-2019 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Get ready for the new school year with a tech upgrade that won't break the bank!
  
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• Best back-to-school tech for under $100

  19-08-2019 16:26 via zdnet.com
  Get ready for the new school year with a tech upgrade that won't break the bank!
  
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• CSIRO's Data61 opens Mixed Reality Lab in Melbourne

  19-08-2019 16:01 via zdnet.com
  The lab will allow industries to create digital copies of physical objects, systems, or people.
  
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• Democratization of innovation with application networks

  19-08-2019 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Integration is one of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing CIOs today. Done right and even the largest and oldest organizations in the world can innovate like nimble startups. Done wrong and organizations will slow down to a permanent and devastating halt. Integration strategies today make or break companies.
  
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• Democratization of innovation with API networks

  19-08-2019 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Integration is one of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing CIOs today. Done right and even the largest and oldest organizations in the world can innovate like nimble startups. Done wrong and organizations will slow down to a permanent and devastating halt. Integration strategies today make or break companies.
  
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• Microsoft acquires jClarity for optimizing Java workloads on Azure

  19-08-2019 15:42 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has acquired the London-based company that is going head-to-head with Oracle's Java/JDK binaries and which is a key contributor to the AdoptOpenJDK project.
  
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• Microsoft: These Windows 10 updates fix broken Visual Basic apps but not for 1903

  19-08-2019 14:34 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft rushes out fix for Visual Basic problems affecting Windows 10 to Windows 7, but version 1903's update won't arrive until August's end.
  
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• This Microsoft fix will help stop Google Chrome killing your device's battery life

  19-08-2019 13:53 via zdnet.com
  This Microsoft fix will help stop Google Chrome killing your device's battery life
  
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• Google Chrome killing your device's battery life? This Microsoft fix will help

  19-08-2019 13:53 via zdnet.com
  This Microsoft fix will help stop Google Chrome killing your device's battery life
  
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• Malicious Android photography, gaming apps downloaded 8 million times from Google Play

  19-08-2019 13:29 via zdnet.com
  Users of 85 apps were spammed with relentless fullscreen advertising.
  
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• As US, China fight trade war, Greece opens up to Huawei's 5G ambitions

  19-08-2019 13:08 via zdnet.com
  Despite some countries' reservations about Huawei, Greece is busy running 5G projects with the Chinese giant.
  
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• IRS begins tax clampdown on unreported cryptocurrency profits

  19-08-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  If you’ve been trading but not declaring, the tax service might be on your case.
  
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• Trump: Tim Cook makes good case that China tariffs harm Apple, aid Samsung

  19-08-2019 12:06 via zdnet.com
  Apple CEO Tim Cook made a "compelling argument" that the US China tariffs hurt it more than Samsung, according to US president Donald Trump.
  
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• UK hacker-for-hire jailed for role in SIM-swapping attacks, data theft

  19-08-2019 11:18 via zdnet.com
  The teenager touted his services in exchange for cryptocurrency.
  
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• Phishing attacks: Why we're still losing the battle against phoney emails

  19-08-2019 10:51 via zdnet.com
  People deal with hundreds of emails a day and employers aren't doing enough to help, which means the threat of fake messages will continue.
  
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• E-Scooters: Should they be legal on public roads?

  19-08-2019 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Some riders are calling for regulation rather than an outright ban.
  
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• Monday briefing: Iceland mourns its lost glacier

  19-08-2019 08:49
  
  Iceland warns that more of its largest glaciers are set to vanish like Okjökull, Accenture and Facebook staff pressured counsellors to share moderation staff therapy sessions
  
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• Relying on bug bounties 'not appropriate risk management': Katie Moussouris

  19-08-2019 08:12 via zdnet.com
  Bug bounties are useful, but according to one of their greatestadvocates they're no silver bullet. They have a high signal-to-noiseratio and can be poor value for money.
  
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• Morrison floats legislation written in code

  19-08-2019 07:26 via zdnet.com
  Regtech fan ScoMo claims code will allow for rapid implementation of regulation.
  
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• Shell to roll out electric vehicle charging service at stations across Singapore

  19-08-2019 07:24 via zdnet.com
  Called Shell Recharge, the electric-vehicle charging service currently is available at a single Shell station in the country at S$0.55 per kWh with another nine stations to be suited up by October.
  
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• What's the best vegan burger in the UK? A pro chef gives his verdict

  19-08-2019 07:00
  
  World-class chef Marcus Samuelsson taste-tests the top seven vegan burgers available in the UK to discover the best (and worst) plant-based patty for the summer
  
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• UK shops stockpiling for a no-deal Brexit don't stand a chance

  19-08-2019 07:00
  
  No warehouses, no short-term leases, and the Black Friday shopping spree. If you are a British retailer, good luck with stockpiling in October
  
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• Monzo review: an elegant way to manage your money

  19-08-2019 07:00
  
  Monzo has surpassed two million users and its growth doesn't show any signs of slowing. But should you ditch your traditional bank for this challenger?
  
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• Judge allows Roadshow to raise piracy cases quicker, blocks more piracy websites

  19-08-2019 06:26 via zdnet.com
  A group of studios, headed by Roadshow, will only need to notify carriage service providers within two months, instead of six, of when they will raise a legal application to block alleged piracy websites.
  
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• University of WA secures Microsoft AI grant to help endangered species

  19-08-2019 04:15 via zdnet.com
  Genome testing will now be carried out to save more than one million animals and plants, including Australia's very own quokka.
  
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• KT launches contagion prevention app in Ghana

  19-08-2019 04:11 via zdnet.com
  The app will alert Ghanaians of areas effected by epidemics such as ebola and connect them to nearby clinics.
  
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• A Greater Bank experience with core banking in the cloud

  19-08-2019 02:46 via zdnet.com
  The customer-owned bank and mutual financial institution has shifted its core banking to the cloud with Data Action.
  
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• Degrading Tor network performance only costs a few thousand dollars per month

  19-08-2019 00:54 via zdnet.com
  Attackers can flood Tor's bridges with just $17k/month, Tor's load balancers for only $2.8k/month, academics say.
  
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• Encryption has created an uncrackable puzzle for the real world

  19-08-2019 00:06 via zdnet.com
  Encryption protects us, so maybe it's time for us to protect it. But no answer to the encryption debate is without a downside.
  
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