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• In nostalgic move, Microsoft brings back PowerToys for Windows 10

  06-09-2019 23:32 via zdnet.com
  At the dawn of the Internet era, developers on the Windows Shell team created some nifty utilities and shared them with power users in the Windows community. A quarter-century later, PowerToys are back, and this time they're open source.
  
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• Apple disputes Google's accuracy on recent iOS hacks, and they may be right

  06-09-2019 22:22 via zdnet.com
  Apple said that Google overstated some claims ina report about a massive hacking campaign aimed at iPhone users.
  
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• Microsoft hosts first Windows Subsystem for Linux conference

  06-09-2019 21:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will be hosting a community conference on the Windows Subsystem for Linux and related technologies in March 2020.
  
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• FreedomPop split shows risks of free phone service

  06-09-2019 21:22 via zdnet.com
  After crossing the finish line in the race to the bottom, some free cell service companies have run their course or seem to run away. But you can still get a trial size bottle of minutes or megabytes for less than $10 per month.
  
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• FreedomPop goes pop, ends free cell phone service

  06-09-2019 21:22 via zdnet.com
  After crossing the finish line in the race to the bottom, free cell service companies have run their course. But you can still get a trial size bottle of minutes or megabytes for less than $10 per month.
  
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• Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras to focus on robotics and AI

  06-09-2019 21:11 via zdnet.com
  The company is looking to work with startups to address its business needs through emergent technologies.
  
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• How to try Android 10's five best features

  06-09-2019 21:06 via zdnet.com
  Android 10 recently released and the improvements are plentiful. ZDNet's Beth Mauder explains five of her favorite Android 10 features, with some being currently available while others are set to be released in the coming weeks.
  
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• Apple September 2019 event: How to watch, start time, and what to expect

  06-09-2019 20:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple is holding an event on Sept. 11 to announce the next iPhone, thought to be called the iPhone 11, and perhaps other hardware like an update to Apple Watch and maybe even Tile-like trackers called Apple Tags. Here's how to watch the event livestream online, when it starts, and everything we expect Apple to announce in its keynote.
  
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• Apple iPhone 2019 event: How to watch, start time, and what to expect

  06-09-2019 20:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple is holding an event on Sept. 11 to announce the next iPhone, thought to be called iPhone 11, and perhaps other hardware like an update to Apple Watch and maybe even Tile-like trackers called Apple Tags. Here's how to watch the livestream online, when it starts, and everything we expect Apple to announce during its keynote.
  
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• Apple iPhone 11 event: How to watch, start time, and what to expect

  06-09-2019 20:18 via zdnet.com
  Apple is holding an event on Sept. 11 to announce a new iPhone lineup, thought to be called the iPhone 11, and perhaps other hardware like an update to the Apple Watch and maybe even Tile-like trackers called Apple Tags. Here's how to watch the event livestream online, when it starts, and everything we expect Apple to announce.
  
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• Metasploit team releases BlueKeep exploit

  06-09-2019 20:01 via zdnet.com
  Metasploit BlueKeep module can achieve code execution, is easy to use.
  
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• New Windows 10 20H1 test build delivers a bunch of fixes, minor updates

  06-09-2019 19:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is rolling out a list of fixes for Windows 10 20H1 as part of build 18975. A20H1bug bash is slated to begin late this month.
  
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• Unsolicited nudes detected and deleted by AI

  06-09-2019 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Software that can detect unwanted penis pictures sent on Twitter is being developed.
  
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• Gender identity clinic leaks patient email addresses

  06-09-2019 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A London gender clinic leaks details of almost 2,000 people on its email list.
  
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• TomTom's navigation technology is now part of Microsoft's Connected Vehicle Platform

  06-09-2019 16:52 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to build out its Connected Vehicle Platform, a collection of Azure-connected IoT, diagnostic, security and other services.
  
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• LG announces G8X ThinQ with dual screen snap-on case, improving the V50 ThinQ experience

  06-09-2019 16:21 via zdnet.com
  With Samsung and Huawei soon releasing unique foldable phones of questionable reliability, LG continues to improve its dual screen approach with a new G series phone. The V50 launched with a dual screen case and the G8X adds functionality users have been looking for in this type of arrangement.
  
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• US to collect social media profiles from immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees

  06-09-2019 16:04 via zdnet.com
  The process of getting refugee status, a green card, and citizenship will become way more intrusive.
  
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• Facebook to face fresh anti-trust investigation

  06-09-2019 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  US state officials will investigate whether Facebook "stifled competition and put users at risk".
  
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• Facebook faces fresh anti-trust investigation

  06-09-2019 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  US state officials will investigate whether Facebook "stifled competition and put users at risk".
  
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• Facebook, Microsoft: We'll pay out $10m for tech to spot deepfake videos

  06-09-2019 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Facebook will create its own deepfake videos to help build a system that can detect them.
  
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• Apple preps iPhone 11, but potential upgrade cycle remains a mystery

  06-09-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Apple's iPhone 11 trio may garner interest, but it's unclear whether tech buyers will part with their money. It may not matter as long as Apple keeps you in the installed base.
  
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• Windows 10 1909: Microsoft ends 19H2 confusion, puts all testers on same builds

  06-09-2019 14:07 via zdnet.com
  All Slow Ring insiders will now get the same build of Windows 10 update due this fall with features on by default.
  
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• GM wants to put Google Maps, Google Assistant in your car

  06-09-2019 13:59 via zdnet.com
  Google apps and the Play store will be integrated into vehicles from 2021 as in-car tech battle heats up.
  
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• China to curb facial recognition and apps in schools

  06-09-2019 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  It comes after a number of schools adopted technology to monitor class behaviour and attendance.
  
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• Nokia flip phone returns: Plus Nokia 7.2 is out with whopping 48MP triple camera

  06-09-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  HMD's new models include a nostalgic flip phone and a solid mid-range Nokia 7.2 Android device.
  
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• Japan's high-tech toilets are finally conquering the West

  06-09-2019 13:00
  
  High tech toilets, police facial recognition, and swapping Netflix binges for weekly TV viewing
  
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• Facebook puts $10m into effort to spot deep fake videos

  06-09-2019 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The cash will help create detection systems that can spot the increasingly convincing fakes.
  
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• Thousands of servers infected with new Lilocked (Lilu) ransomware

  06-09-2019 12:29 via zdnet.com
  Researchers spot new ransomware targeting Linux-based servers.
  
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• Cybersecurity: One in five schools says students have broken into computer systems

  06-09-2019 12:24 via zdnet.com
  Four out of five schools admit to a security incident; only half say they are ready for a cyberattack.
  
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• Lego droid orchestra performs Star Wars and other news

  06-09-2019 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• What are open-source operating systems? Everything you need to know

  06-09-2019 11:25 via zdnet.com
  The lowdown on what open-source operating systems are and why they matter.
  
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• The new hardware you can expect from Apple next week

  06-09-2019 10:25 via zdnet.com
  It's not just iPhones.
  
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• More than iPhones: The new hardware you can expect from Apple

  06-09-2019 10:25 via zdnet.com
  Here's what we could see being unwrapped next week.
  
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• Friday briefing: Women are underrepresented at science's highest levels

  06-09-2019 09:05
  
  Data from institutions across Europe, the US and Australia show that women are disproportionately excluded from full professorships in STEM fields, Volkswagen has developed an electric upgrade for classic Beetles
  
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• LG to pay AU$160,000 for misleading two consumers about burnt-in TVs

  06-09-2019 08:36 via zdnet.com
  In another case of burn-in for the South Korean company's TVs.
  
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• Labor accuses Coalition of knowing 'robo-debt' is illegal

  06-09-2019 08:32 via zdnet.com
  Apparently all you need to do to get a Centrelink debt wiped is show up in court to contest it.
  
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• Queensland’s new Chief Customer and Digital Officer to lead digital transformation

  06-09-2019 07:46 via zdnet.com
  The state also announced a trial of digital licences.
  
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• xkcd's Randall Munroe on how to tackle our information hellscape

  06-09-2019 07:00
  
  “It’s hard to avoid falling into the trap of just shouting at people,” Munroe says. “It’s really a challenge to be funny about something when you’re also really angry.”
  
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• Monzo has a cunning plan to stop you wasting money on junk food

  06-09-2019 07:00
  
  Monzo's block on gambling spending has been a huge success – 140,000 customers have used it. Now, CEO Tom Blomfield is closing in on the launch of a merchant block, which stops payments user-defined shops
  
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• Amazon's next target? Totally dominating your TV viewing

  06-09-2019 07:00
  
  As Amazon unveils 20 Fire TV products including actual TVs and soundbars, the new television Alexa device has a big spec bump on the US version – but there are content concerns
  
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• Amal Clooney's new app fights back against unfair trials

  06-09-2019 07:00
  
  TrialWatch aims to train oodles of trial-monitors and hold rogue governments to account by keeping a close eye on trials in countries with dodgy human rights records
  
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• Singapore eases access to legal help to drive payment services

  06-09-2019 06:57 via zdnet.com
  Monetary Authority of Singapore streamlines access to legal help specialised in payment services, so new operators in the sector can ensure compliance and be onboarded more quickly.
  
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• How Chinese phonemakers have destroyed Indian ones like Micromax

  06-09-2019 06:54 via zdnet.com
  With 5G around the corner, Indian phone makers will have to pull off a miracle in product design if they are to compete with the Chinese.
  
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• Pornhub owners 'profit from revenge porn'

  06-09-2019 06:53 via bbc.co.uk
  One woman feels "violated", after a video uploaded by her ex-partner was viewed thousands of times.
  
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• Government kicks off AU$15m pilot using data on Australians living with disability

  06-09-2019 06:39 via zdnet.com
  The latest initiative from Minister for Government Services and the NDIS Stuart Robert.
  
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• Belarusian police shut down notorious hacking forum

  06-09-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  XakFor served as a cybercrime hub for Russian-speaking criminals since 2012.
  
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• Terrorism, espionage, and cyber: ASIO's omne trium perfectum

  06-09-2019 04:22 via zdnet.com
  ASIO's outgoing Director-General of Security reflects on the 'security triptych' that is of upmost concern to Australia's national security.
  
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• Taylor looking at embedding sensors and smarts in concrete

  06-09-2019 04:08 via zdnet.com
  Sydney, don't ask. You cannot retrofit sensors into apartment foundations.
  
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• Alibaba seals $2 billion Kaola acquisition deal with NetEase

  06-09-2019 03:50 via zdnet.com
  The deal will help further build the Chinese conglomerate's import service in China.
  
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• Australia is getting a new cybersecurity strategy

  06-09-2019 03:48 via zdnet.com
  Feedback from consultation will be used to form a superseding document to the 2016 Cyber Security Strategy.
  
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