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• Signal fixes FaceTime-like eavesdropping bug

  04-10-2019 23:49 via zdnet.com
  Signal bug lets attackers place and then auto-answer a call by pressing the Mute button.
  
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• Iranian hackers targeted US 2020 campaign, says Microsoft

  04-10-2019 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Reports suggest the hackers tried to break into President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.
  
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• DHS and FDA warn about much broader impact of Urgent/11 vulnerabilities

  04-10-2019 21:12 via zdnet.com
  Urgent/11 vulnerabilities impact multiple operating systems, not just VxWorks.
  
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• IBM Hackathon winner helps fight rash of wasted food

  04-10-2019 20:35 via zdnet.com
  IBM asked developers to use Watson to fight food waste. This is the winning project.
  
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• Fedora drops 32-bit Linux

  04-10-2019 19:30 via zdnet.com
  With the next version of Fedora, support for the obsolete 32-bit version Linux will be dropped.
  
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• Believe is Europe's Allstar 2019 Company of the Year

  04-10-2019 19:30
  
  Digital music distributor Believe has won Europe's Allstar Company of 2019
  
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• Microsoft: Iranian hackers targeted a 2020 presidential campaign

  04-10-2019 19:19 via zdnet.com
  The Iranian hackers also targeted current and former US government officials, journalists, and Iranians living abroad.
  
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• Try as I might, I couldn’t break the Panasonic Toughbook 55

  04-10-2019 19:06 via zdnet.com
  Panasonic's new Toughbook 55 has nifty new tricks -- in particular, the ability to insert modules such as extra batteries and a discrete GPU. It also stands up well to hot coffee and falling down a flight of stairs.
  
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• Alteryx buys Feature Labs to automate ML feature engineering

  04-10-2019 18:57 via zdnet.com
  Alteryx is beefing up its assisted machine learning modeling capability with an acquisition that automates the selection of model features.
  
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• This mysterious hacking campaign snooped on a popular form of VoiP software

  04-10-2019 17:40 via zdnet.com
  Researchers uncover a campaign which is snooping on call data and recordings of conversations - and could even spoof calls.
  
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• Apple's hardware ecosystem has grown messy and frustratingly inconsistent

  04-10-2019 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Apple owns its ecosystem like no other company, from the silicon inside devices to the software that they run. And yet the ecosystem is riddled with weird, frustrating inconsistencies.
  
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• Russia's Sberbank investigates credit card data leak

  04-10-2019 17:25 via zdnet.com
  Bank says data on at least 200 customers has leaked; a security company said it is many more.
  
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• Hands-on at Surface event: New direction or more of the same? Yes and yes

  04-10-2019 16:53 via zdnet.com
  Whether you measure by sheer numbers or by potential game-changing impact, this year's event offered the most news of any Surface event since the original launch seven years ago.
  
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• Brewdog's bizarre hybrid burger isn't as ridiculous as it sounds

  04-10-2019 15:52
  
  The craft ale brand has launched a burger with a patty that's half meat, half plant. And it's not the first brand to try and tempt omnivores by combining animal and plant-based meats
  
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• EA website snafu leaks data of 1,600 FIFA 20 pro gamers

  04-10-2019 15:50 via zdnet.com
  Glitch in EA FIFA 20 tournament site accidentally leaked some players' data to other players.
  
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• Microsoft is right, two screens are far better than a folding OLED display

  04-10-2019 14:51 via zdnet.com
  Folding displays might attract attention, but the technology is currently far too primitive -- and fragile -- for mainstream use.
  
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• Microsoft's surprise Android smartphone: What it means for the future of Windows

  04-10-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's willingness to build an Android phone shows how much the company has shifted its priorities.
  
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• Microsoft's Android shock: What this new phone means for the future of Windows

  04-10-2019 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's willingness to build an Android phone shows how much the company has shifted its priorities.
  
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• VPN users: If you're on Fortinet, Palo Alto, Pulse Secure, patch now, warns spy agency

  04-10-2019 14:35 via zdnet.com
  State-sponsored hackers are currently targeting UK and international organizations with VPN exploits.
  
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• Touchscreen typing speeds close in on keyboard rates

  04-10-2019 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The typing speeds most people hit on a phone are getting close to how fast they can use a keyboard.
  
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• Russian hacker group patches Chrome and Firefox to fingerprint TLS traffic

  04-10-2019 14:03 via zdnet.com
  Turla hacker group lives up to its reputation with another clever/wacky hacking technique.
  
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• Can iOS 13's Optimized Battery Charging save your battery?

  04-10-2019 13:53 via zdnet.com
  Can iOS 13's Optimized Battery Charging feature help reduce battery aging, or will it just frustrate you?
  
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• Windows 10's latest 2020 preview packs these new desktop, smartphone features

  04-10-2019 13:51 via zdnet.com
  As well 'passwordless' Safe mode, Microsoft brings Galaxy Note10 Your Phone features to Galaxy S10.
  
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• Technology and social change: How government CIOs can improve outcomes for citizens and society

  04-10-2019 13:41 via zdnet.com
  Gartner’s 2019-2020 report on tech trends in government suggests that agility, analytics, augmented intelligence and more can make a difference in the public sector.
  
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• Report: Nation state hackers and cyber criminals are spoofing each other

  04-10-2019 13:40 via zdnet.com
  It's difficult to tell hackers apart says Optiv as US government agencies are warned by Check Point about new threats from a Chinese government-backed group.
  
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• Windows out-of-band update: Microsoft's mandatory security patch is for all versions

  04-10-2019 13:07 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft finally releases IE 0-day patch via Windows Update, also solving printing issues caused by original fix.
  
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• The vaping backlash is on

  04-10-2019 13:00
  
  After deaths in the US, there's a backlash against vaping; the rise of short form video; and the tricky future of Uber
  
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• Next gen haptics: A soft, artificial skin with tactile feedback

  04-10-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Roboticists have developed the first soft, wearable interface with high-fidelity tactile feedback.
  
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• Met police admits it lacks records of King's Cross face matches

  04-10-2019 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Police force says it lacks records of the outcome of a facial recognition tie-up with private firm.
  
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• Fifa 20 error exposes players' details

  04-10-2019 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  EA Sports says some gamers' personal data was mistakenly exposed to other Fifa fans.
  
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• Apple iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and more: Reviews round-up

  04-10-2019 12:26 via zdnet.com
  From Apple's new iPhones to leading-edge laptops and an electric bike, here's the kit we reviewed in September.
  
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• Personal trainer's photo stolen to promote diet pills

  04-10-2019 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Personal trainer says the companies behind fake social media accounts feel untouchable.
  
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• Google finds Android zero-day impacting Pixel, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi devices

  04-10-2019 09:29 via zdnet.com
  Vulnerability was patched in older Android OS versions, but resurfaced in newer releases.
  
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• Friday briefing: EU says social platforms can be ordered to take down unlawful content worldwide

  04-10-2019 08:49
  
  Facebook will oppose a ruling that says EU laws do not preclude demands that illegal content be taken down in non-EU countries, Kaspersky caught Uzebk intelligence services developing new spyware
  
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• New Zealand government to spend NZ$3m on unmanned aircraft trial program

  04-10-2019 07:12 via zdnet.com
  Zephyr Airworks has been named as the first industry partner to participate in the program.
  
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• WIRED Book Club: We're reading Super Pumped, by Mike Isaac

  04-10-2019 07:00
  
  Based on hundreds of interviews, Super Pumped tells the story of Uber as both an individual company and a symbol of Silicon Valley's broader culture
  
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• Why sport is the next frontier for Twitch

  04-10-2019 07:00
  
  Twitch is facing increased competition from Microsoft's Mixer but the company has big plans for its move into sport livestreaming
  
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• The vaping deaths backlash is in danger of doing more harm than good

  04-10-2019 07:00
  
  A rash of vaping-related lung illnesses have pushed states and countries to ban e-cigarettes. But critics worry that the response might end up leaving people in harm's way
  
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• Huawei Mate 30 Pro review: the great phone you shouldn't buy

  04-10-2019 07:00
  
  Huawei's new flagship is a largely brilliant phone with a bitter aftertaste. It elicits wonder alongside disappointment, irritation and despair – not the experience we expect from a £1,000 phone
  
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• Malaysian Maxis signs up to Huawei for 5G

  04-10-2019 06:54 via zdnet.com
  Chinese telco equipment manufacturing giant to supply LTE and 5G radios and services.
  
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• Microsoft: MFA bypass attacks are so rare we don't have good statistics on them

  04-10-2019 06:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft security expert also ranks authentication factors based on their ability to fend off attackers.
  
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• US, UK, and Australia jointly request for Facebook to stop end-to-end encryption plans

  04-10-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  Trio call for Facebook to allow law enforcement to obtain lawful access to content in a readable and usable format.
  
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• EU can force Facebook and social media platforms to remove content globally

  04-10-2019 04:04 via zdnet.com
  This includes content that is posted by users outside of the European Union.
  
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• HP to axe up to 9,000 staff globally as part of company restructure

  04-10-2019 04:00 via zdnet.com
  The company touts the restructure will allow it to become a "more digitally enabled company".
  
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• Paralysed man moves in mind-reading exoskeleton

  04-10-2019 01:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who had not walked for two years was able to move all his limbs thanks to new technology.
  
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• Herculaneum scroll: Shining a light on 2,000-year-old secrets

  04-10-2019 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists in Oxfordshire are trying to decipher scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79.
  
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• Facebook encryption threatens public safety, say ministers

  04-10-2019 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Priti Patel says extra security in messages will hamper attempts to fight terrorism and child abuse.
  
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• Smart glove treats osteoarthritis and other news

  04-10-2019 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Paul Carter looks at the week's best technology stories.
  
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• The incinerator and the ski slope tackling waste

  04-10-2019 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Billed the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, Denmark's Copenhill project had a troubled start.
  
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• Samsung Pay Cash now available: Budget your spending with this prepaid virtual card

  04-10-2019 00:52 via zdnet.com
  In addition to empowering Samsung Pay users to setup prepaid balances for budgeting, Samsung also rolled out Money Transfer support in Samsung Pay. International money transfers can now be made within Samsung pay to 47 countries.
  
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