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• Microsoft: New Nodersok malware has infected thousands of PCs

  26-09-2019 23:46 via zdnet.com
  New Nodersok malware installs Node.js to turn systems into proxies, perform click-fraud.
  
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• AT&T redirected pen-test payloads to the FBI's Tips portal

  26-09-2019 21:22 via zdnet.com
  Exclusive: Security researcher gets a nasty surprise while hunting for bugs on AT&T's websites.
  
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• The OnePlus 7T is official, launches Oct. 18

  26-09-2019 21:15 via zdnet.com
  The OnePlus 7T has all the makings of another solid phone from OnePlus.
  
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• Amazon has a killer deal on Motorola smartphones right now

  26-09-2019 19:43 via zdnet.com
  The Moto G7 and Z3 Play are both solid phones, and Amazon is giving them a pretty big discount.
  
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• Leave GNOME alone: This patent troll is asking for trouble

  26-09-2019 19:28 via zdnet.com
  Sure, anyone can sue anyone, but winning this intellectual property lawsuit against the GNOME Foundation, a leading open-source and Linux non-profit group, will be a heck of a challenge.
  
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• DevSecOps is the new DevOps

  26-09-2019 17:57 via zdnet.com
  In fast-moving DevOps environments, security needs to be thoroughly baked into the planning and design phases.
  
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• Microsoft's October 2 event: New Surface devices and everything else we expect

  26-09-2019 17:26 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's October 2 fall event is going to feature not just new Surface devices, but new services and 'experiences' as well.
  
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• The (Amazon) Doctor Is In: Amazon Launches Amazon Care For Employees

  26-09-2019 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Care is a virtual medical clinic for employees.
  
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• With Alexa, Echo hardware barrage, Amazon formalizes AWS-like innovation cadence

  26-09-2019 16:48 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is forming a template for its innovation cadence. Launch a slew of products for multiple use cases and see what ultimately takes off. Funny how Alexa, Echo and AWS product launches are starting to rhyme.
  
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• Microsoft bans 38 file extensions in Outlook for the Web

  26-09-2019 16:05 via zdnet.com
  Banned file types include Java, Python, and PowerShell extensions.
  
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• Veeva Systems to acquire Crossix for $430 million

  26-09-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Crossix makes a patient data and analytics platform used by pharmaceutical marketers.
  
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• Facebook unfurls new measures in Singapore to curb elections interference

  26-09-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  Amidst calls from Singapore's law minister for regulations to address foreign interference in local elections, Facebook advertisers running campaigns on social or political issues in the country now must confirm their identity and location as the social media giant looks to stem misinformation.
  
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• AfterShokz Xtrainerz swimming headphones: Motivating you to keep going in the pool

  26-09-2019 15:47 via zdnet.com
  AfterShokz specializes in bone conduction headphones with its existing products focused on providing audio to runners and cyclists. The new Xtrainerz is designed for swimmers and triathletes who spend time in the water.
  
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• Chameleon gambling apps wiped from App Store, Google Play

  26-09-2019 15:45 via zdnet.com
  Developers mask their apps to circumvent heavy restrictions on gambling.
  
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• Amazon exec sells new ear buds while wearing one of Apple's AirPods

  26-09-2019 15:28 via zdnet.com
  In an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon's Dave Limp appears to suffer a technological wardrobe malfunction.
  
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• Peloton has big ambitions, big IPO as competitors loom

  26-09-2019 15:19 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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• High speed motion capture using a single event camera

  26-09-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Machine vision has been a hot research area for decades, and tremendous progress has been made. Yet the new advances in artificial intelligence, and especially machine learning, has turbocharged the entire field. Here's one cutting edge example.
  
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• Cloudflare, Google Chrome, and Firefox add HTTP/3 support

  26-09-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Next iteration of the HTTP protocol starts making its way into production systems.
  
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• Google's war on deepfakes: As election looms, it shares ton of AI-faked videos

  26-09-2019 14:59 via zdnet.com
  Google has created 3,000 videos using actors and manipulation software to help improve detection.
  
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• iPhone 11 Pro review: Apple scores near perfect 10, thanks to battery life, cameras and phenomenal performance

  26-09-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone 11 Pro is simply the best smartphone that Apple has ever produced -- and every day brings new found pleasure. The camera is fantastic, Apple relented on thinness to give us more battery power, and there's no other phone quite like it.
  
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• Google makes deepfakes to fight deepfakes

  26-09-2019 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Its facial forensics database will help researchers create tools to fight the misuse of such technology.
  
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• Cisco warning: These routers running IOS have 9.9/10-severity security flaw

  26-09-2019 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Cisco is also telling customers to disable an L2 traceroute feature in IOS for which public exploit code exists.
  
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• Match.com and US regulators clash over fake accounts

  26-09-2019 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  US regulators claim users are being exploited by dating giant Match.com.
  
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• Worldwide smartphone, tablet, PC shipments slump in 2019: Gartner

  26-09-2019 13:43 via zdnet.com
  Global shipment rates are expected to tank over the course of this year.
  
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• Apple: You'll be warned if your iPhone 11 uses a non-genuine replacement screen

  26-09-2019 13:37 via zdnet.com
  Apple is monitoring for non-genuine screen replacements. It won't brick iPhones, but it could affect servicing.
  
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• A giant fighting robot is on Ebay, no reserve

  26-09-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  MegaBots is going belly up. It was a valiant run and a heartening attempt to popularize giant robot combat.
  
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• Amazon announces Alexa-integrated glasses and ring

  26-09-2019 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The Echo Frames and the Echo Loop were unexpected wearable tech launched by the firm on Wednesday.
  
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• First Souq.com, Careem: Now here are four more Middle East tech startups to watch

  26-09-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  Uber's $3.1bn acquisition of Careem earlier this year has put the region's startups in the spotlight.
  
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• Malware operators abuse Windows Narrator software in Asian attack wave

  26-09-2019 12:14 via zdnet.com
  The threat group is able to remotely control vulnerable systems without credentials.
  
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• Pornography 'one click away' from young children

  26-09-2019 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Youngsters under 10 report being "grossed out" and confused by what they have seen, says BBFC.
  
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• The celebrity is the device's first celebrity voice

  26-09-2019 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon announced Samuel L Jackson as their first celebrity partner for their digital assistant device.
  
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• All the new Amazon Echo devices and Alexa features, ranked

  26-09-2019 11:12
  
  Amazon is putting Alexa everywhere – in your ears, on your face, in plugs, in more cars, in your garden. There’s no Alexa waffle maker, though. Sorry
  
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• GDPR: Only one in three businesses are compliant – here's what is holding them back

  26-09-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  GDPR came into force over a year ago but many organisations are still struggling to comply with data privacy legislation - despite the prospect of fines.
  
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• Two new Monzo features will help you save like a pro

  26-09-2019 10:00
  
  The challenger bank wants you to get your wages paid directly into your Monzo account – not one belonging to a traditional bank. A new salary splitting tool may make this more likely
  
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• GNOME faces 'baseless' patent lawsuit for organising images

  26-09-2019 09:16 via zdnet.com
  The patent is for a system and method for distributing digital photographic images.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Without action, sea levels could rise by over a metre by 2100

  26-09-2019 08:37
  
  The latest IPCC report predicts a minimum sea level rise of 30cm by the end of the century, Tibetans are the target of bleeding-edge smartphone malware
  
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• Sunshine Coast Council completes AU$7.2m subsea cable landing station

  26-09-2019 08:29 via zdnet.com
  It will house the connection of the AU$35 million Japan-Guam-Australia subsea system.
  
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• Regulators don't need to promote a fourth mobile network: NZ ComCom

  26-09-2019 08:17 via zdnet.com
  It believes there are no particular problems or structural issues with the New Zealand mobile market.
  
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• Not the end of traditional passwords just yet for Commonwealth Bank

  26-09-2019 07:49 via zdnet.com
  The bank's cybersecurity centre GM has likened the challenge with security to doing physics in a pre-Newton society.
  
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• Intel to launch 2nd gen Optane DC persistent memory 'Barlow Pass' next year

  26-09-2019 07:31 via zdnet.com
  Intel will launch its second generation Optane Data Centre Persistent Memory and SSD, as well as a 144-layer 3D NAND next year.
  
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• Defence Force pays AU$10.6m to XTEK for drone maintenance

  26-09-2019 07:07 via zdnet.com
  XTEK will be responsible for providing repairs, maintenance, and support services for the Australian Defence Force's Wasp AE fleet.
  
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• Medal of Honor's Oculus reboot is a breakthrough for VR gaming

  26-09-2019 07:00
  
  The classic WW2 shooter returns in VR, from the makers of Titanfall and Apex Legends. It's stunning
  
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• Mario Kart Tour review: Nintendo still can’t get mobile gaming right

  26-09-2019 07:00
  
  Bowser, Yoshi and others are now available on iOS and Android, as Nintendo once again tries to crack mobile gaming. But Mario Kart Tour comes with an outdated transaction system
  
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• Are Purplebricks' glowing Trustpilot reviews too good to be true?

  26-09-2019 07:00
  
  An investigation into reviews of online estate agent Purplebrick's has found evidence that the firm selectively screens reviews in order to skew its online ratings to be more positive
  
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• China has 'no timetable' for digital currency launch: People's Bank of China governor

  26-09-2019 06:59 via zdnet.com
  Earlier remarks from a Chinese central bank official had indicated that China was ready to launch its own digital currency.
  
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• Aussie biotech Microba using artificial intelligence to research gut microbiome

  26-09-2019 06:21 via zdnet.com
  Leveraging Google Cloud to identify associations between microorganisms and genes to predict different disease states.
  
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• Ericsson estimates SEK12 billion hit to resolve US probes

  26-09-2019 04:17 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson president and CEO said his company has to recognise it failed in the past.
  
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• Amazon asks: Where do you want to take Alexa next?

  26-09-2019 02:10 via zdnet.com
  AI assistants are about to break out of the confines of the home and the smartphone: Amazon's latest announcements show the uncertainty and the potential that exists at this juncture.
  
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• Google removes Android apps caught grossly overcharging users for basic features

  26-09-2019 01:46 via zdnet.com
  Would you pay $240 for a calculator app? What about a QR code reader? A GIF maker?
  
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• Peloton: 'It's borderline addiction'

  26-09-2019 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The company's believers say its tech-enhanced stationary bike has matched exercise to the age of social media.
  
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