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• Twitter disables SMS-to-tweet feature after its CEO got hacked last week

  04-09-2019 23:06 via zdnet.com
  Twitter disables one of the site's earliest features in response to CEO getting hacked last week.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks delivers strong Q4, acquires Zingbox for IoT security

  04-09-2019 22:48 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition of Zingbox allows Palo Alto to integrate IoT security into its larger platform.
  
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• Slack tops estimates on debut earnings report, shares slide

  04-09-2019 22:46 via zdnet.com
  Slack said in its Q2 filing that it ended the quarter with over 100,000 paid customers.
  
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• Cloudera acquires Acadia Data, shows Q2 improvement

  04-09-2019 22:33 via zdnet.com
  Cloudera's initial release of the Cloudera Data Platform appears to have led to less uncertainty in the second quarter. Separately, Cloudera acquired Acadia Data to fill in some analytics gaps.
  
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• Amazon announces new Fire TV Cube, Nebula Soundbar, more hardware partners

  04-09-2019 21:40 via zdnet.com
  The new Fire TV hardware partners include the likes of Anker, Toshiba, JVC, and Grundig.
  
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• How much Americans pay for top apps and their potential for big bucks

  04-09-2019 20:46 via zdnet.com
  Although Americans love social media, how much would they be willing to pay for their favorite apps?
  
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• Met Police gave images for King's Cross facial recognition scans

  04-09-2019 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Police force had previously denied involvement in facial recognition scans at King’s Cross.
  
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• Mobile devices prevail in banking transactions in Brazil

  04-09-2019 20:33 via zdnet.com
  Smartphones and tablets remain the most popular channels for consumers to interact with their banks, according to the Brazilian Central Bank.
  
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• All your IoT devices are doomed

  04-09-2019 20:30 via zdnet.com
  Until we look to emulate the open models of Wi-Fi and PCs, IoT will always be a source of never-ending e-waste.
  
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• Anaplan doubles down on predictive with Mintigo acquisition

  04-09-2019 20:25 via zdnet.com
  Anaplan announced its intention to acquire Mintigo.
  
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• Spending on AI systems set to surge and consultants are going to thrive

  04-09-2019 20:13 via zdnet.com
  IDC data shows a big jump in AI systems spending through 2023 and enterprises will need a host of IT services help to get projects implemented.
  
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• The question of AI for ServiceNow is a question of what works

  04-09-2019 19:55 via zdnet.com
  Taking the right action to fulfill an objective is one definition of intelligence, and it's the preferred definition of artificial intelligence for Debu Chatterjee, who heads up ServiceNow's push to bring AI to all the company’s applications.
  
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• Microsoft buys cloud-migration specialist Movere

  04-09-2019 19:45 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has acquired Movere, a Microsoft (and AWS) cloud partner and plans to use its tools to complement Microsoft's Azure Migrate service.
  
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• Amazon Fire TVs to be sold by Currys PC World in UK

  04-09-2019 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The tech giant will sell its TVs on its website and at Currys PC World shops on the UK high street.
  
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• Android tablets: From Google rollouts to Walmart Rollbacks

  04-09-2019 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Once seen as a way for a wide range of tech companies to answer the iPad, Android tablets are now offered by only a handful of brands. But even as Google has walked away from them, they still have a home in retail.
  
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• With Nvidia in tow, laptop makers target creative pros, AI developers

  04-09-2019 16:27 via zdnet.com
  The workstation market for creative pros and data scientists and AI developers is starting to merge.
  
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• Science fiction gets real: Asteroid-busting mission proposed

  04-09-2019 16:03 via zdnet.com
  Global warming, nuclear war, and asteroid hits. There are so many ways the world could end, but now NASA and the ESA are working on a trial to deflect would be Earth-shattering asteroids.
  
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• Splunk buys SaaS startup Omnition

  04-09-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Splunk said the Omnition team brings more than a dozen engineers with significant expertise in tracing and observability.
  
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• The new Porsche Taycan is a Tesla-rivalling electric super saloon

  04-09-2019 15:57
  
  Finally revealed in full, the Taycan is an all-wheel-drive, 280-mile EV that hits 62mph in 2.8 seconds in full-fat Turbo S guise with its own voice assistant - and it’ll cost you £140,000
  
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• Google is a bald-faced IoT liar and its Nest pants are on fire

  04-09-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  Internet of walled gardens? Go single vendor with your IoT, or else.
  
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• Forget email: Scammers use CEO voice 'deepfakes' to con workers into wiring cash

  04-09-2019 15:26 via zdnet.com
  AI-generated audio was used to trick a CEO into wiring $243,000 to a scammer's bank account.
  
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• A simple Android flaw left a billion phones open to phishing attacks

  04-09-2019 15:21
  
  A lack of authentication on updates to network settings left phones from Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony open to phishing attacks
  
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• Logitech MX Master 3 and MX Keys, hands on: Logitech reinvents the (mouse) wheel

  04-09-2019 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Logitech's new MX mouse and keyboard are pricey, but should suit power users who want quick shortcuts and people who regularly switch between a laptop and desktop PC.
  
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• Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Sony phones vulnerable to rogue 'provisioning' messages

  04-09-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Fake phone provisioning messages can allow hackers to hijack email or web traffic from legitimate devices. Nearly half of all Android smartphones impacted.
  
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• USB4 is ready: Twice as fast, smaller, and hitting devices in 2020

  04-09-2019 14:28 via zdnet.com
  Devices with new speedier Thunderbolt 3-based USB4 should reach the market in the second half of 2020.
  
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• Brexit: Slouching Jacob Rees-Mogg lampooned in memes

  04-09-2019 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The Conservative MP's relaxed posture in Parliament unleashed a flood of creativity from web users.
  
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• Google antitrust: Are over 30 states about to join big probe into how Google behaves?

  04-09-2019 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Regulatory pressure in the US is piling up on Google, as states plan inquiry alongside federal agency reviews.
  
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• Is this for-hire welding robot an omen for skilled labor?

  04-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Robotics developers are scrambling to automate skilled jobs amid labor shortages.
  
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• Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro, Dell Latitude 7400, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, and more: Reviews round-up

  04-09-2019 12:23 via zdnet.com
  From Apple's MacBook refresh to a pocket translator and an electric bike, here's the hardware we tested in August.
  
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• UK police can use controversial facial recognition tech, court rules

  04-09-2019 12:14
  
  The technology used by South Wales Police to identify suspects in the street doesn't break privacy rules, the UK High Court has ruled
  
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• Singapore, Sichuan firms ink partnerships in medtech and logistics

  04-09-2019 10:05 via zdnet.com
  Singapore medtech businesses are linking up with industry peers in Sichuan to enhance diagnostics and patient care, while local companies from other sectors look for opportunities in the Chinese province's transport and logistics sectors.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: The Bahamas has been devastated by Hurricane Dorian

  04-09-2019 08:56
  
  Population centres have been levelled by the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the Atlantic, Kings Cross developer had plans to upgrade its dormant facial recognition system
  
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• Foreign Affairs and Trade to split SAP and PeopleSoft ERP suppliers

  04-09-2019 08:08 via zdnet.com
  It currently contracts a single supplier for both ERP systems, but now it wants to separate it.
  
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• The scheming MP's guide for WhatsApping in Westminster

  04-09-2019 07:00
  
  There will be plotting, there will be conniving, there will be unanswered blue ticks
  
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• The real reason Airbus is retiring its A380 superjumbo jet

  04-09-2019 07:00
  
  Evolving technology and terrible timing stopped the Airbus A380 from ever really taking off
  
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• How BBC One’s The Capture created a realistic take on CCTV

  04-09-2019 07:00
  
  The new BBC drama The Capture offers a more realistic take on CCTV surveillance technology – but achieving it took months of work
  
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• Spark-owned Qrious acquires consulting business to push data analytics services

  04-09-2019 06:56 via zdnet.com
  Forms part of Spark's strategy of making data services a core offering.
  
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• Xero boosts data flow with machine learning capabilities

  04-09-2019 06:20 via zdnet.com
  The New Zealand-based company has made a handful of announcements as part of its annual Xerocon conference in Brisbane this week.
  
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• Telstra Mining Services to deploy underground LTE network in Queensland

  04-09-2019 06:02 via zdnet.com
  An initial 6.5 kilometre private network will be created for South32's Cannington mine.
  
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• Apple products you should avoid: September 2019 edition

  04-09-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  Here's a tour of what's not so fresh in the Apple Store.
  
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• Telstra places its IT services businesses under Purple banner

  04-09-2019 04:58 via zdnet.com
  Brands such as VMTech, MSC, Readify, Kloud, Bridgepoint, O2, NSC, iVision, and Company85 will now be Purple.
  
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• Samsung launches 5G integrated Exynos 980 SoC

  04-09-2019 04:30 via zdnet.com
  The SoC combines an application processor and a 5G modem into one chip.
  
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• Author of multiple IoT botnets pleads guilty

  04-09-2019 02:23 via zdnet.com
  Creator of infamous Satori botnet faces up to ten years in prison.
  
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• Wells Fargo: Artificial intelligence and machine learning a 'double-edged sword'

  04-09-2019 02:22 via zdnet.com
  The bank's executive vice president and head of enterprise architecture detailed Wells Fargo's approach to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  
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• Brazil's consumer rights body slams use of biometrics in the social security system

  04-09-2019 01:52 via zdnet.com
  Watchdog urges the government to put plans to procure the technology should be put on hold until security issues around citizen data are solved.
  
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• Driving simulator highlights dangers of hands-free calls

  04-09-2019 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC presenter found his ability to recognise hazards was reduced whilst talking on hands-free.
  
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• Cricket Australia leaves on-premises infrastructure in ashes

  04-09-2019 01:00 via zdnet.com
  Cricket Australia has brought its nationwide presence into one entity, deploying Microsoft Azure cloud, Office 365, and Teams.
  
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