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• Snopes: How do you survive 25 years debunking fake news?

  23-09-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Snopes has been investigating folklore, urban legends and fake news for a quarter of a century.
  
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• New Mac Pro to be built in Texas, just like the old Mac Pro

  23-09-2019 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Tariff waivers mean that Apple will build the new Mac Pro in Texas.
  
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• Google launches Play Pass app and game subscription service

  23-09-2019 21:30 via zdnet.com
  The $4.99 per month service lets users access over 350 premium games and apps with no ads or in-app payments.
  
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• Amazon makes the Echo Show more helpful for the blind and visually impaired

  23-09-2019 20:15 via zdnet.com
  With the new Show and Tell feature, blind and visually impaired users can ask Alexa what household pantry items they're holding.
  
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• Surprise! Your new iPhone 11 can break if you drop it

  23-09-2019 20:04 via zdnet.com
  It's no surprise that what is essentially two slabs of glass wrapped around some electronics can still break if it falls on hard ground.
  
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• Microsoft releases out-of-band security update to fix IE zero-day & Defender bug

  23-09-2019 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft publishes rare out-of-band security update to address CVE-2019-1367 and CVE-2019-1255.
  
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• Trying to augment intelligence with AI fails when data scientists and designers don’t collaborate

  23-09-2019 19:34 via zdnet.com
  Companies are starting to combine data science and design to create data-fueled products based on pattern-finding algorithms.
  
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• Back from the dead: $549 Axon 10 Pro rises to fight pricey Apple, Samsung flagships

  23-09-2019 19:16 via zdnet.com
  You are not going to find another comparable Android phone, with this set of components and features, lower than this price point.
  
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• Galaxy Fold rerelease looks set to be another PR disaster

  23-09-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  Samsung is getting ready to rerelease the ill-fated Galaxy Fold, and has released a video instructing owners how to take care of the $2,000 folding smartphone. Problem is, smartphone owners aren't careful.
  
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• Galaxy Fold re-release looks set to be another PR disaster

  23-09-2019 18:54 via zdnet.com
  Samsung is getting ready to rerelease the ill-fated Galaxy Fold, and has released a video instructing owners how to take care of the $2,000 folding smartphone. Problem is, smartphone owners aren't careful.
  
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• Microsoft's new 'Data Dignity' team could help users control their personal data

  23-09-2019 18:43 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is staffing up a new Data Dignity team in its CTO's office which could help users to control their own personal data, ultimately to the point of buying and selling it.
  
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• Peloton has big ambitions as IPO, competitors loom

  23-09-2019 18:12 via zdnet.com
  Peloton's IPO cashes in on what is a connected fitness phenomenon, but it also sees itself as a media, technology, retail, and product design firm. Peloton's biggest risk may be a lack of future focus.
  
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• Apple Watch helps save motorcyclists life

  23-09-2019 17:21 via zdnet.com
  A Washington man credits the Apple Watch with helping to save his father's life following a biking accident that left him unconscious.
  
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• Apple Watch helps save biker's life

  23-09-2019 17:21 via zdnet.com
  A Washington man credits the Apple Watch with helping to save his father's life following a biking accident that left him unconscious.
  
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• Linux Foundation exec believes edge computing will be more important than cloud computing

  23-09-2019 16:50 via zdnet.com
  According to Arpit Joshipura, The Linux Foundation's general manager of networking, edge computing will overtake cloud computing by 2025.
  
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• New North Korean malware targeting ATMs spotted in India

  23-09-2019 16:21 via zdnet.com
  Another version of the same malware, but with RAT-like features, spotted targeting Indian research centers.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Fold launches in the US on Sept. 27

  23-09-2019 16:17 via zdnet.com
  The company's first smartphone with a foldable display is ready for the US.
  
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• Hackers target transportation and shipping companies in new trojan malware campaign

  23-09-2019 16:16 via zdnet.com
  Previously unknown malicious tools are being deployed in cyber attacks being conducted by a group researchers have named xHunt - after anime references used in their campaigns.
  
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• Security gadgets 'making people more vulnerable' from hackers

  23-09-2019 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Hacking experts show a family how easily they can be spied on by technology bought for their safety.
  
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• Must-have productivity apps and accessories for the iPad Pro

  23-09-2019 16:11 via zdnet.com
  Here's are a selection of apps that will help you transform your iPad Pro from a tablet into a portable workstation.
  
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• Zira launches industrial IoT platform with data integration, marketplace, and AI-driven process automation

  23-09-2019 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Could this hitherto unknown become the de-facto platform and marketplace for industrial IoT data and applications? With over 150 clients including some of the world's leaders in manufacturing, it may be less crazy than it sounds.
  
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• 8 ways you can (maybe) get Microsoft Office 365 for free or cheap

  23-09-2019 15:16 via zdnet.com
  Do you dream of making slides, writing reports, and calculating columns of numbers without cracking open your wallet? If so, have we got eight (possible) deals for you.
  
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• Google seeks permission for staff to listen to Assistant recordings

  23-09-2019 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The company acknowledges it had not been clear enough that humans might listen to users' recordings.
  
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• Oracle OpenWorld postmortem: Exadata meets persistent memory

  23-09-2019 14:17 via zdnet.com
  Oracle is now planting its stake with persistent memory, a development that could redesign how it designs transactional databases. And after all the hype, there’s now real production experience with the Autonomous Database. So how has that affected DBAs, and what would make the Autonomous Database attractive to the core of Oracle’s customer base?
  
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• Samsung: Your $2,000 Galaxy Fold's screen is so precious it needs 'extra care'

  23-09-2019 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Keep keys, coins, and cards away from the Galaxy Fold's powerful magnets, says Samsung.
  
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• Microsoft to add more AI-infused apps and features to Dynamics 365

  23-09-2019 14:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will be adding more members to its Dynamics 365 'Insights' family of apps, along with new Dynamics 365 Commerce and Connected Store apps as part of its 'Wave 2' rollout.
  
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• iPhone 11, iPhone XS owners: You can expect CPU speed throttling, says Apple

  23-09-2019 13:43 via zdnet.com
  After launching the iPhone 11, Apple explains why it will eventually need to throttle the device's performance.
  
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• Privilege escalation vulnerability patched in Forcepoint VPN for Windows

  23-09-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  The bug could also be used post-exploit to circumvent PC defenses.
  
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• Google: Take our free Kotlin programming language courses to build Android apps

  23-09-2019 13:17 via zdnet.com
  Google offers free lessons to help up-and-coming developers build Android apps using Kotlin.
  
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• YouTube U-turn after protests over verified status

  23-09-2019 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The video-sharing site apologised after proposing a change that drew criticism from prominent YouTubers.
  
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• Social robots are flopping. What makes this one different?

  23-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  No one's figured out the right recipe for social robots, but this company thinks it has the secret sauce.
  
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• Oracle exits OpenWorld 2019 with a lot riding on Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud conversions, services pivot

  23-09-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Oracle is betting on growth in the year ahead on the belief that customers will convert to the Autonomous Database as well as its cloud platform with a smidge of rebranding and telling its story better.
  
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• Innovation: How to get your great ideas approved

  23-09-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  CIO strategies: A top down approach to innovation is delivering results for one bank - and can produce big benefits for your business, too.
  
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• Google revamps privacy policy to give users more control over Assistant voice recordings

  23-09-2019 11:09 via zdnet.com
  You will be spared human eavesdroppers, too, unless you choose to opt-in.
  
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• The fight against food fraud

  23-09-2019 10:49
  
  Can nature documentaries help the environment? The criminal world of food fraud, and our pick for video game of the year
  
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• ACCC says TPG consultant 'had no idea' in TPG-VHA merger case

  23-09-2019 09:39 via zdnet.com
  As the legal battle over the proposed merger between Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG continues to rage on, a consultant hired by the latter company has been painted as being under-qualified to deliver financial advice for TPG's capital raise.
  
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• Monday briefing: We're in the midst of the hottest five years ever recorded

  23-09-2019 09:09
  
  The period of 2014 to 2019 has broken all records for global average temperatures, the WHO says Tanzania is withholding information on likely Ebola cases
  
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• Telstra and Ericsson to enhance MCG mobile coverage with 5G

  23-09-2019 07:56 via zdnet.com
  It comes just in time for this weekend's AFL grand final taking place at the MCG.
  
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• QUT researchers develop AI to improve accuracy around eye-testing

  23-09-2019 07:04 via zdnet.com
  The next phase of the research will be to analyse images of eyes from older populations and people with diagnosed diseases using the artificial intelligence program.
  
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• Four education startups that keep you learning into adulthood

  23-09-2019 07:00
  
  Education doesn't need to stop when you leave school. With these education startups, read more, learn a new skill or pick up sign language
  
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• China's social credit system is coming for businesses too

  23-09-2019 07:00
  
  The personal social credit system in China has already stopped the sale of roughly 26 million train and plane tickets. Soon, businesses will have to follow a stringent list of 300 requirements or also risk being blacklisted
  
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• Review into Australia's Public Service now awaits government response

  23-09-2019 06:47 via zdnet.com
  The final report of the review into the public service has been submitted to the Australian government.
  
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• KT rolls out 5G roaming services in Europe

  23-09-2019 05:52 via zdnet.com
  5G subscribers of KT can now continue to stay connected in Italy, Switzerland, and Finland.
  
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• Dear network operators, please use the existing tools to fix security

  23-09-2019 05:36 via zdnet.com
  The internet's security and stability would be significantly improved if network operators implemented protocols that were already written into technical standards and if vendors provided better tools for fixing security.
  
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• Massive wave of account hijacks hits YouTube creators

  23-09-2019 05:00 via zdnet.com
  YouTube creators from the auto and car community were hit the hardest in what appears to be a coordinated attack.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank: Australia is well-positioned to be a leader in cyber

  23-09-2019 04:37 via zdnet.com
  The GM of the yellow bank's cybersecurity centre wants the nation to take advantage of its current position, and export cyber talent and innovation to the rest of the world.
  
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• Ericsson asked about 'favourite children' in Vodafone/TPG blocked merger case

  23-09-2019 01:35 via zdnet.com
  Friday's chapter of the legal battle between the ACCC and Vodafone/TPG at the Federal Court kicked off with Ericsson being asked whether it played favourites with Telstra over other carriers.
  
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• Ericsson asked about 'favourite children' in Vodafone-TPG blocked merger case

  23-09-2019 01:35 via zdnet.com
  Friday's chapter of the legal battle between the ACCC and Vodafone/TPG at the Federal Court kicked off with Ericsson being asked whether it played favourites with Telstra over other carriers.
  
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• Sydney farewells reliance on Opal card across public transport network

  23-09-2019 00:48 via zdnet.com
  Commuters can use their debit and credit cards on ferries, trains, and now buses in lieu of an Opal card in Sydney.
  
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• Why one Java developer jumped to Salesforce and hasn't looked back

  23-09-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  A former Java developer explains why he made the jump to Salesforce and offers practical advice to software engineers considering a similar career change.
  
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