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• Dear Apple: 64GB is the new 16GB for iPhone 11 storage

  13-09-2019 20:42 via zdnet.com
  With improved cameras and services that require additional space, 64GB just doesn't cut it.
  
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• Samsung cruelly mocks Apple's iPhone 11, says Galaxy Note 10 is better

  13-09-2019 19:41 via zdnet.com
  In a new, propitiously-timed Galaxy Note 10 ad, the Korean handset maker laughs at a very specific element of the iPhone 11's camera.
  
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• In love with the graph: Neo4j spreads the obsession of a new database one app at a time

  13-09-2019 19:05 via zdnet.com
  Lyft's "Amundsen" metadata system is an example of how knowledge graph's are spreading throughout companies with grass-roots projects. It's all part of winning hearts and minds, in the view of Neo4j, the San Francisco startup spreading the religion of graphs.
  
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• US Treasury sanctions three North Korean hacking groups

  13-09-2019 18:47 via zdnet.com
  US wants to seize financial assets associated with the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial.
  
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• ZDNet giveaway: Enter to win a free premium phone*

  13-09-2019 18:30 via zdnet.com
  We’re giving away a brand new iPhone 11 Pro Max and three phone cases courtesy of Speck. Giveaway ends on Sept. 22, 2019.
  
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• Software delivery management: ERP for IT redux?

  13-09-2019 17:39 via zdnet.com
  CloudBees’ advocacy of a new market concept, software delivery management (SDM).
  
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• HP ZBook 14u G6 Mobile Workstation review: Slim and speedy, with a bright 4K screen

  13-09-2019 16:52 via zdnet.com
  HP's ZBook 14u G6 packs a punch thanks to its high-end Core i7 processor and discrete AMD graphics, but its 4K screen can be a drain on the battery.
  
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• Seven things we learned from Edward Snowden's new book

  13-09-2019 16:00
  
  Edward Snowden has published his memoir, Permanent Record. Here are some key takeaways from the title
  
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• Fitbit Versa 2 review: Buy it for its outstanding sleep and health tracking, not for its limited smartwatch functionality

  13-09-2019 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Fitbit saw solid success with last year's Versa, but stumbled a bit with the Versa Lite. The Versa 2 improves on the original in every area and is worth consideration at $200 if you are looking for a 24/7 activity tracker in a watch form factor.
  
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• Google: We've changed search rankings to reward 'original news reporting'

  13-09-2019 15:19 via zdnet.com
  Google wants to give more prominence to original news stories, but details are sparse.
  
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• Should your pets be vegan?

  13-09-2019 15:13
  
  Vegan dog food, the ongoing fight against loot boxes in games, and how voter registration levels could affect an election
  
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• Windows 10 1903: Microsoft details search fix as new update bug hits

  13-09-2019 14:29 via zdnet.com
  Now Windows 10 version 1903 users are reporting fresh audio problems, wrecking hit multiplayer games like PUBG.
  
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• InnfiRAT malware lurks in your machine to steal cryptocurrency wallet data

  13-09-2019 13:58 via zdnet.com
  The new Trojan will also harvest information from open browser sessions.
  
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• Google to remind staff they can complain about work

  13-09-2019 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Workers at the search giant are being reminded about their rights to complain and protest about conditions.
  
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• These 10 technologies are most likely to help save planet Earth

  13-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  In an uncertain future, these technologies can be a force for progress. Of course, number one could also spell our doom.
  
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• Personalized sound for every concert goer: Today Aerosmith, tomorrow at a venue near you

  13-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Imagine perfect sound quality at every live show. Dream on, you say? It's real: THX and Mixhalo are democratizing live audio so Steven Tyler's screeching vocals will follow you around -- and every seat in the house will be the best seat in the house.
  
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• How The Gap, Old Navy plan to utilize data, IT, e-commerce as they split up in pursuit of growth

  13-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The Gap as it is known today will split brands such as Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta and Old Navy for better focus. Executives outlined their data strategies in an analyst meeting.
  
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• Scammer behind sextortion campaigns arrested in France

  13-09-2019 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Twenty-year-old Frenchman arrested at Paris Airport on Monday for extorting tens of victims.
  
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• France will attempt to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on European soil

  13-09-2019 12:45 via zdnet.com
  Country officials say unresolved privacy issues could pose a risk to consumers.
  
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• GitHub reveals how it handles US trade restrictions, after blocking UK developer

  13-09-2019 12:39 via zdnet.com
  GitHub's top lawyer sets out its recent efforts to comply with US trade restrictions affecting open-source code.
  
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• Instagram apologises after censoring London fishmonger

  13-09-2019 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A video of the shop display, showing dead fish, was flagged as containing offensive material.
  
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• Colour-changing ink allows objects to swap designs

  13-09-2019 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• How this startup is using laser mapping to tackle marine waste

  13-09-2019 11:01 via zdnet.com
  Prize-winning LiDAR system can precisely measure how much waste ships bring into ports.
  
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• Get your iPhone and iPad ready for iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

  13-09-2019 10:22 via zdnet.com
  September will be a big month for iPhone and iPad (and iPod touch) owners as Apple releases iOS 13, iOS 13.1, and iPadOS 13.
  
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• PewDiePie cancels $50,000 donation to anti-hate group: 'I messed up'

  13-09-2019 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The YouTuber says he chose to donate to the Anti Defamation League because he was advised to.
  
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• Friday briefing: Heathrow drone protest planners arrested

  13-09-2019 08:56
  
  Extinction Rebellion organisers have been arrested over their plan to use drones to disrupt air traffic at a third runway protest, our governments have failed to halt deforestation
  
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• Victoria to deploy lidar to detect and alert of crashes and near-misses

  13-09-2019 07:36 via zdnet.com
  Lidar system to be used to monitor intersection to provide warnings to connected vehicles.
  
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• 'Screaming car wreck' of internet routing needs a fire brigade: Geoff Huston

  13-09-2019 07:13 via zdnet.com
  After 30 years, this 'massively distributed system that relies on the propagation of rumours' seems unfixable, says APNIC's chief scientist, but digital signatures are starting to help.
  
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• The x-rated world of premium Snapchat has spawned an illicit underground industry

  13-09-2019 07:00
  
  Adult entertainers are setting themselves up with unofficial premium accounts so fans can pay them for explicit content. But this cottage industry is under attack
  
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• Should you upgrade to a new iPhone? The iPhone 11 vs the iPhone XS and XR

  13-09-2019 07:00
  
  We break down the meaningful upgrades on this year's iPhones and why you should - or shouldn't - upgrade from 2018's iPhone XS and XR
  
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• Luxury retailers are ladling on perks to please ultra-rich clients

  13-09-2019 07:00
  
  Although they make up a tiny proportion of the world's population, the ultra-rich have a tight grip on its pursestrings. So luxury brands are scrabbling to get into their pockets
  
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• Borderlands 3's dynamic levelling fixes online gaming's biggest flaw

  13-09-2019 07:00
  
  The latest entry in Gearbox's loot-and-shoot series uses new tech to make it easier for players of any level to play together
  
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• TPG put key investor 'over a barrel'

  13-09-2019 06:57 via zdnet.com
  The ACCC continues to paint the picture that TPG's network rollout plans were ad hoc management decisions conjured from the mind of its reclusive CEO David Teoh.
  
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• Softbank to open a cafe run by Pepper robots

  13-09-2019 05:52 via zdnet.com
  It will sell waffles.
  
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• Google to pay €500 million fine and €465 million in backdated taxes to France

  13-09-2019 03:13 via zdnet.com
  Wraps up a French investigation into Google's tax activities that started back in 2016.
  
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• NZ to fund NZ$10m to support Pacific cybersecurity strategy

  13-09-2019 02:42 via zdnet.com
  Over the next five years, the New Zealand government will support Pacific countries as they secure their infrastructure and data, enhance online safety, and implement new cyber crime laws.
  
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• High-tech ways to keep employees happy

  13-09-2019 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Companies offer gym deals and cycle schemes - but how do they know if these are what staff want?
  
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• How virtual reality is helping people with dementia

  13-09-2019 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality is being used to help people with dementia revisit their past.
  
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• Why your smart meter may not be so smart after all

  13-09-2019 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Nearly a third of all energy companies fitting smart meters are still installing old technology.
  
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• Whirlpool tumble dryer recall uncovers 65,000 dangerous machines

  13-09-2019 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Despite the full recall, hundreds of thousands of fire-prone machines may remain in UK homes.
  
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• YouTube advertises big brands alongside fake cancer cure videos

  13-09-2019 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The video site's algorithm promotes medical misinformation in a number of languages, the BBC finds.
  
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• Fake cancer cures: Debunking myths found in videos on YouTube

  13-09-2019 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Professor Justin Stebbing, a cancer expert at Imperial College London, debunks some of the unproven “cures” for cancer.
  
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• Google Chrome 77 breaks login pages on Netgear devices

  13-09-2019 00:36 via zdnet.com
  Netgear NAS device owners impacted the hardest.
  
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