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• PC shipments grow in Q3 as Windows 10 refresh cycle continues

  10-10-2019 23:23 via zdnet.com
  For the second quarter in a row, Lenovo topped the list of vendors, while HP came in second, according to both IDC and Gartner.
  
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• Imperva blames data breach on stolen AWS API key

  10-10-2019 22:54 via zdnet.com
  Imperva said it accidentally exposed an internal server from where a hacker stole an AWS API key.
  
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• Slack says it now has 12 million daily active users

  10-10-2019 22:15 via zdnet.com
  The company is also citing "deep engagement" among its DAUs as evidence of its significant market penetration.
  
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• Breaking down the 10 need-to-know emerging technologies

  10-10-2019 22:11 via zdnet.com
  To keep up with the rapid innovation and disruption happening across all industries and stay ahead of their competition, CIOs and technology leaders should assess and effectively leverage emerging technologies for their net-new values.
  
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• YouTube deletes more 'pick-up artist' videos

  10-10-2019 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The platform said further content and channels had been deleted due to "violative sexual content".
  
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• Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

  10-10-2019 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The British firm, which has already built the first cars, says the project is not commercially viable.
  
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• Clear the path to continuous intelligence with machine learning, consultancy urges

  10-10-2019 19:15 via zdnet.com
  Continuous Delivery for Machine Learning, or CD4ML, promotes 'a cross-functional team produces machine learning applications in small and safe increments.'
  
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• Surface Neo: Microsoft bets that two screens can beat a folding one

  10-10-2019 18:51 via zdnet.com
  When it comes to maximizing screen real estate, Microsoft has left the fold.
  
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• Dyson just cancelled its top-secret electric car project

  10-10-2019 18:37
  
  The firm said it had canned the project after realising it would not be commercially viable
  
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• Why we're in love with this £3,000 speaker shaped like a massive egg

  10-10-2019 18:33
  
  Is the Linn Series 3 wireless speaker eggstravagant? Eggspensive? You bet. But it's also smashing
  
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• Ransomware: Prepare for hackers launching even more destructive malware attacks

  10-10-2019 18:04 via zdnet.com
  The 'wiper' ransomware used in state-backed attacks like NotPetya is gaining round among cyber criminals, warns EU law enforcement annual cybercrime report.
  
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• Microsoft can fix the toxic Android hellstew, but it needs a partner: Samsung, LG, ZTE or Huawei?

  10-10-2019 17:51 via zdnet.com
  There is definitely room for a full range of business-friendly Microsoft Android devices, targeted to SMBs and enterprises.
  
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• Google's new tool lets you see how polluted these cities really are

  10-10-2019 17:33 via zdnet.com
  Google launched a free online tool today that provides urban planners with informed data on selected cities' carbon footprint.
  
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• Escort forums in Italy and the Netherlands hacked, user data put up for sale

  10-10-2019 17:13 via zdnet.com
  A third forum for zoophilia and bestiality fans was also hacked. User data put up for sale as well.
  
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• What do you think about blockchain? Tell us in a quick survey.

  10-10-2019 16:46 via zdnet.com
  Take this short, multiple choice survey and tell us about how your organization uses—or plans to use—blockchain.
  
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• Cookie monster eats data from Sesame Street store

  10-10-2019 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Malicious software has been stealing credit card details from thousands of online stores, say researchers.
  
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• Avita Liber hands-on: A solid, good-looking notebook with fingerprint authentication

  10-10-2019 16:33 via zdnet.com
  The Avita Liber is a solid laptop for office and homework, which will more than meet your needs.
  
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• Blizzard gamers complain they cannot boycott firm over China

  10-10-2019 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Players say they are not able to delete their accounts to show solidarity for a punished gamer.
  
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• Use RPA to make customer service agents more effective

  10-10-2019 15:51 via zdnet.com
  RPA bots have the most value in automating tasks within processes for customer service.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold review: Most innovative phone of 2019 nears Holy Grail of One Device

  10-10-2019 15:24 via zdnet.com
  Matthew Miller drove eight hours to get his hands on the future. And while Samsung's new Galaxy Fold is not a phone for most people, if you want to experience an engineering marvel that takes you a step closer to the Holy Grail of One Device, read Matthew's full review.
  
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• This is Windows 10's new free SketchPal app with pen support for latest Surfaces

  10-10-2019 15:07 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft releases a sketching app that could be useful on its new dual-screen Windows 10X-based Surface Neo.
  
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• Rich kids being raised in tech captivity, says psychologist

  10-10-2019 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Who are the kids most likely to experience risk-taking in the online world, rather than in the real one? And who are the kids increasingly seeking clinical help? The children of the wealthy, it seems.
  
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• Ransomware gang uses iTunes zero-day

  10-10-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  BitPaymer ransomware spotted abusing iTunes for Windows bug to bypass antivirus detection.
  
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• HP launches new Chromebooks, Chromebox, adds Chrome OS to its device as a service plan

  10-10-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  HP joins Dell Technologies in a move to expand Chrome OS and its devices in the enterprise.
  
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• HP launches new Chromebooks, Chromebox, adds Chrome OS to its desktop as a service plan

  10-10-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  HP joins Dell Technologies in a move to expand Chrome OS and its devices in the enterprise.
  
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• Domo launches analytics app for Square sellers

  10-10-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Domo for Square lets sellers combine siloed financial data and apply a range of Domo's analytics filters to produce visualizations on key business metrics.
  
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• macOS Catalina warning: Don't upgrade if you rely on a Drobo 8D

  10-10-2019 14:55 via zdnet.com
  Here's a quick note of caution. Your Drobo drive array may be unstable if you upgrade to Catalina. Whenever there's the potential for data loss, we have to advise you to just say no.
  
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• Gaming, photo apps in Google Play infect Android handsets with malware

  10-10-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  A catalog of malicious apps managed to make it through Google’s security checkpoint.
  
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• Blizzard and esports can't win the battle against Chinese censors

  10-10-2019 14:08
  
  The games company's decision to ban a player for making a political statement could have major implications for the future of esports
  
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• Microsoft GitHub CEO: Why we defend ICE deal in the face of employee anger

  10-10-2019 13:47 via zdnet.com
  'Hubbers' demand that GitHub kills its contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  
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• Sony has big plans for the PS5 in 2020. Here's what we know

  10-10-2019 13:06
  
  It'll come with a redesigned controller when it lands at the end of next year. Oh, and it's called the PS5
  
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• Man charged for running crypto mining scam under the guise of game development

  10-10-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The Singaporean faces over 30 years in prison for his efforts.
  
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• Patch now, Mac users: Critical 7-year-old flaw in open-source macOS app iTerm2

  10-10-2019 12:37 via zdnet.com
  iTerm2 whips out patch after a Mozilla-sponsored audit turns up an ancient critical flaw.
  
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• Okta's DynamicScale helps apps and websites handle huge traffic bursts

  10-10-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Okta's new offering supports up to 500,000 authentications per minute, while developers will be able to validate performance at 5X to 1,000X their existing API rate limits.
  
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• Google's Pixel 4, Pixel 4XL, and Made by Google hardware event squeezed by Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft launches

  10-10-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Google's Made by Google hardware event will take the wraps off of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL, but preceding events from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft have upped the ante for products today as well as 2020.
  
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• Trump relents on US companies supplying products to Huawei

  10-10-2019 11:59 via zdnet.com
  Reports suggest that the White House will allow some non-sensitive goods to be purchased by the Chinese firm.
  
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• Germany shooting: 2,200 people watched on Twitch

  10-10-2019 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Twitch says a gunman's video was watched by more than 2,200 people before it was removed.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Anti-Semitic terrorist's synagogue shooting streamed on Twitch

  10-10-2019 08:58
  
  Over 2,000 saw the video before it was taken down and thousands more watched clips circulated on Telegram, Britain's passport photo approval system comes with built-in racism
  
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• Vocus wants NBN to stick to its original wholesale remit

  10-10-2019 08:20 via zdnet.com
  The telco is unimpressed with the government-owned, so-called wholesale directly signing up customers.
  
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• New espionage malware found targeting Russian-speaking users in Eastern Europe

  10-10-2019 08:08 via zdnet.com
  New Attor malware seems to be the work of one of the world's most sophisticated espionage players.
  
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• Apple drops Hong Kong police-tracking app used by protesters

  10-10-2019 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The company says the app has been used to target and ambush police and to threaten public safety.
  
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• Samsung to invest $11 billion into QD displays

  10-10-2019 07:15 via zdnet.com
  The aggressive investment plan is Samsung Display's attempt to diversify its portfolio amid slowing smartphone growth and the rise of China, with the company set to begin production of 65-inch QD displays in 2021.
  
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• The UK's messy CBD oil industry is finally starting to clean up its act

  10-10-2019 07:00
  
  Poor testing standards and lax regulation means that some CBD products in the UK have illegal levels of THC or no CBD at all. Now the industry is starting to regulate itself
  
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• Coleen Rooney just schooled us all in social media opsec

  10-10-2019 07:00
  
  Like a scene straight out of Wagatha Christie, there's a lot we can all learn from Coleen Rooney's Instagram sleuthing
  
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• EU: ATM jackpotting attacks earn crooks less than €1,000 in the first half of 2019

  10-10-2019 06:45 via zdnet.com
  The ATM crime landscape is evolving towards a new technique called TRF -- transaction reversal fraud.
  
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• Apple pulls HKmap.live from app store

  10-10-2019 06:44 via zdnet.com
  Cupertino joins the likes of the NBA and Blizzard in kowtowing to Beijing.
  
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• AI to 'fundamentally shift' global balance of power

  10-10-2019 06:03 via zdnet.com
  The focus of Australia's cyber diplomacy is expanding to include "grand strategy in technology", as well as engagement with technology firms and governments.
  
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• OECD proposes new tax rules based on undetermined revenue threshold

  10-10-2019 04:48 via zdnet.com
  It proposes for the physical locations of companies to no longer be the key factor for determining tax.
  
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• Europe warns 5G will increase attack paths for state actors

  10-10-2019 04:36 via zdnet.com
  Increasing reliance on software will increase exposure, and countries will have increased risk from trusting a single vendor.
  
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• LG to begin V50S ThinQ sales in South Korea

  10-10-2019 04:25 via zdnet.com
  South Korea is the second most important market for smartphones for LG after the US and V50S ThinQ's performance will determine whether the business can overcome its years-long slump.
  
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