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• Jack Dorsey's Twitter account got hacked

  30-08-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  Hackers tweet and retweet offensive content, make bomb threat.
  
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• Gear4 cases for Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus: D30 technology protects from high drops

  30-08-2019 18:15 via zdnet.com
  The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus is an expensive smartphone, but thankfully there is a number of accessories available. Gear4 sent along three case options with integrated D30 technology to provide drop protection from 4-5 meters.
  
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• LGBTQ: The missing letters in Google’s YouTube alphabet and the moral struggle of algorithms

  30-08-2019 17:10 via zdnet.com
  Where's the training data on morals and ethics? Google is trying to make sense of hot-button cultural and political issues using AI and algorithms.
  
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• Netflix killed The OA. The fan backlash is totally unprecedented

  30-08-2019 16:52
  
  The effort to save the beloved but little-watched sci-fi show is one that understands the stakes of the streaming wars
  
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• Company behind Foxit PDF Reader announces security breach

  30-08-2019 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Foxit Software said hackers breached website accounts and stole user information.
  
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• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 20H1 test build adds cloud-reset option

  30-08-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has added its promised cloud-reset feature, plus a new tablet-mode option to its latest Windows 10 20H1 test build, No. 18970.
  
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• Buying a Windows laptop? Five must-have features for my next notebook

  30-08-2019 15:18 via zdnet.com
  When it's time to buy a new portable PC, there's more to consider than just the standard specs. I've found five features that can't be benchmarked but have an undeniable impact on productivity.
  
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• Preparing for Hurricane Dorian: Storm trackers and other survival tools

  30-08-2019 14:57 via zdnet.com
  Your tablet and smartphone can be invaluable tools to help you stay out of harm's way during hurricane season.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy A50 on Xfinity Mobile review: Affordable powerful Android phone with attractive cellular options

  30-08-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  While flagship phones are priced over $1,000 it is good to see there are still good quality affordable smartphones. The Galaxy A50 is one third the cost of the latest flagships and Xfinity Mobile offers attractive pricing on the Verizon cellular network.
  
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• Why you shouldn't feel good about carbon offsetting

  30-08-2019 13:47
  
  The wild rise of the spammy PPI industry, China’s private space race and what you can do to offset your carbon footprint
  
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• YouTube restores far-right channels after appeal

  30-08-2019 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The video-sharing site said it had been wrong to cut off access to the white nationalist channels.
  
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• Eight men facing charges over illegal streaming sites

  30-08-2019 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Jetflicks and iStreamItAll claimed to offer more content than Netflix and Amazon.
  
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• Plasma thrusters for small satellite systems hit hyper drive

  30-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The new space race isn't about Mars or the moon, but cheap satellite constellations.
  
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• Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac review: Metal support brings improved graphics performance

  30-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Parallels Desktop 15 supports a wider range of PC software than ever before, and is a genuine 'best of both worlds' option that allows Mac users to run key Windows business apps.
  
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• Here's why Samsung's Note 10 Plus is such a boring upgrade

  30-08-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  There's nothing wrong with the Note 10 Plus, I just wanted more.
  
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• Hurricane Dorian: Get your tech ready for the coming storm

  30-08-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  Another serious hurricane is headed for the US, bringing with it the potential to cause "massive damage" to parts of the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. Technology can keep your informed, and helping to keep you and your family safe.
  
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• London gets 10m more landline phone numbers to meet demand

  30-08-2019 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Ofcom said a new (020) 4 code will be introduced as there are fewer than half a million numbers left to hand out.
  
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• Intel tunes its IoT solutions with the help of blueberry farmers

  30-08-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Working with farmers and fruit processors in Oregon, the chipmaker refined its supply chain solutions for cold chain use cases.
  
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• Using cloud, big data and biometrics to build the airport of the future

  30-08-2019 11:54 via zdnet.com
  New technologies could turn air travel into a pleasure, not a pain.
  
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• How a sophisticated iPhone hack spread around the world

  30-08-2019 11:37
  
  Researchers at Google's Project Zero have disclosed vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS, which led to iPhones being hacked over the last two years. It's described as a "sustained effort to hack the users of iPhones"
  
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• Brexit, trade wars: So how are France's tech reforms holding up?

  30-08-2019 11:19 via zdnet.com
  Amid European and global uncertainties, France has been working on gender equality and attracting tech talent.
  
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• The ultimate e-book on hurricanes is an iPad exclusive

  30-08-2019 11:13 via zdnet.com
  "Hurricane Journey" by Jim Edds and Jeff Gammons is truly an amazing showcase of what the iBooks authoring platform for the iPad can really do. And if you buy it, it may save your life.
  
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• Developers: This cute 8-bit RPG game wants to teach you new coding skills

  30-08-2019 11:09 via zdnet.com
  The cloud telephony platform takes an entertainingly new approach to developer training.
  
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• Google finds malicious sites pushing iOS exploits for years

  30-08-2019 10:22 via zdnet.com
  Google finds exploits for 14 iOS vulnerabilities, grouped in five exploit chains, deployed in the wild since September 2016.
  
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• Friday briefing: Malicious websites hacked into iPhones for years

  30-08-2019 09:06
  
  Zero day security vulnerabilities were used to send back phone and app data to the hackers, the Netherlands will trial fully-legal cannabis
  
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• Workplace mentoring is going through a quiet revolution

  30-08-2019 07:00
  
  Melbourne-based startup Mentorloop helps match up mentors with mentees, making it easier for people to build career-progressing relationships
  
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• Google wants to kill text messages and the networks aren't happy

  30-08-2019 07:00
  
  Google has pushed RCS messaging – a superior alternative to SMS – to Android phones in the UK and France. But only 43 mobile operators, out of around 850 globally, are working with the company
  
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• Google finds 'indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years'

  30-08-2019 06:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows.
  
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• Japan approves second material for Samsung export: Report

  30-08-2019 06:29 via zdnet.com
  Japan has approved the export of hydrogen fluoride to Samsung Electronics, the second material to be allowed since it imposed trade restrictions in South Korea in their diplomatic spat.
  
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• NBN shifts positive cash flow predictions out to 2023

  30-08-2019 03:27 via zdnet.com
  Extra AU$200 million of capital expediture in 2022 sinks plan to be cash flow positive in 2022.
  
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• How an AI archive platform is helping a Victorian library keep up with data

  30-08-2019 02:51 via zdnet.com
  A proof of concept has been built to remove the need to manually archive catalogues -- a process that has been used for over the last 20 years.
  
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• Some of Russia's surveillance tech leaked data for more than a year

  30-08-2019 02:23 via zdnet.com
  Security researcher finds that some of Russia's SORM wiretapping equipment had been leaking user data.
  
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• Tencent’s messaging app WeChat now available for cars

  30-08-2019 02:11 via zdnet.com
  Drivers will be able to operate the in-car app through voice commands or steering wheel buttons to check unread messages, send new messages, as well as make WeChat calls.
  
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• Mozilla CEO Chris Beard to depart at year end

  30-08-2019 01:49 via zdnet.com
  Executive chair Mitchell Baker stands ready to be interim CEO as search takes longer than expected.
  
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• How playing video games could get you a better job

  30-08-2019 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.
  
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• Half of parents 'want mobile phones banned in schools'

  30-08-2019 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A new survey suggests that 49% of parents think the devices should be banned outright in UK schools.
  
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• Aussie sports startup Jetson changing the game one data point at a time

  30-08-2019 00:21 via zdnet.com
  Jetson Industries has combined electronics and online gaming with traditional sports to collect movement data and provide insights to players, coaches, and fans.
  
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• Bridging the gap between developers and operations, or not

  30-08-2019 00:06 via zdnet.com
  Tech vendors such as VMware are rolling out tools to facilitate closer collaboration between the developer and operations teams with in an organisation, but not everyone believes this is necessarily a good thing.
  
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