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• Walmart Early Access sale: All the best pre-Black Friday tech deals

  25-10-2019 23:09 via zdnet.com
  Walmart's early Black Friday sale is now live with deals on iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Google Home, and more.
  
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• Transgender employees in tech: Why this "progressive" industry has more work to do to achieve true gender inclusivity

  25-10-2019 21:12 via zdnet.com
  The tech industry is seen as being inclusive, but the reality for transgender workers is often very different.
  
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• The European tech market will slow in 2020 after a decent 2019

  25-10-2019 21:02 via zdnet.com
  European tech markets will experience slowing growth in 2020, according to Forrester's latest forecast for the European tech market as a whole and for tech markets in the eight largest countries.
  
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• AWS to sponsor Rust project

  25-10-2019 20:49 via zdnet.com
  AWS offers Rust project promotional credits after the language's adoption grows inside the company's infrastructure.
  
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• Goodbye SMS texting, hello RCS

  25-10-2019 20:26 via zdnet.com
  The major US cell phone companies -- AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon -- have joined forces behind a replacement for today's texting standard: Rich Communication Services. Now, if only Apple were to get behind this move.
  
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• iLife A9 robot vacuum hands-on: Sleek and quiet with an ingenious cellular dustbin

  25-10-2019 19:08 via zdnet.com
  The iLife A9 is a nice robot vacuum, and for under $280, it will simplify your house cleaning routine and automate a tedious floor cleaning job.
  
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• Gamer buys Fallout 76 add-on domain to criticise Bethesda

  25-10-2019 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A frustrated gamer buys the domain to a Fallout 76 website to criticise developers Bethesda.
  
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• Decade in tech: What stood out or fell flat in the 2010s

  25-10-2019 17:53 via zdnet.com
  As 2019 ends, Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow think about the past decade and the technology that has changed our lives.
  
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• The myth of the quantified baby

  25-10-2019 16:56
  
  The uneasy rise of YouTube’s viral chiropractors, the myth of the quantified baby and why the government’s green numberplate scheme is hypocrisy at its absolute finest
  
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• London police software quarantines thousands of cybercrime reports

  25-10-2019 16:20 via zdnet.com
  Over 9,000 cybercrime reports got quarantined by accident.
  
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• Will paying to post shape the future of the internet?

  25-10-2019 16:13 via zdnet.com
  What would happen if Twitter or Facebook removed your account, deleted your posts, and silenced your communications? New app Twetch, built for the blockchain, aims to solve that issue.
  
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• The (genuinely good) deals in Amazon's smart home sale

  25-10-2019 16:04
  
  WIRED Recommends the best Alexa-connected, smart-home kit that's worth your time in Amazon's latest sale
  
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• Microsoft: New Windows Terminal update gives you better tabs plus these features

  25-10-2019 15:38 via zdnet.com
  With its new preview, Microsoft moves closer to a feature-complete release for its Windows Terminal app.
  
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• Scammers are targeting Cash App users hoping for free money

  25-10-2019 15:31 via zdnet.com
  A trite phrase but true: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
  
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• Red just killed off its Hydrogen smartphone – but the signs have been clear for months

  25-10-2019 14:48 via zdnet.com
  Red's recent mixed signals about its Hydrogen phones were early warnings of the end of the project.
  
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• 'My reception was so bad even O2 couldn't call me'

  25-10-2019 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Mobile giants unveil plan to end rural 'not-spots', aiming to get 4G coverage to 95% of the UK by 2025.
  
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• City of Johannesburg hit by ransomware, again

  25-10-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  South Africa's largest city falls prey to ransomware for the second time in four months.
  
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• City of Johannesburg held for ransom by hacker gang

  25-10-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  A group named "Shadow Kill Hackers" is asking local officials for 4 bitcoins or they'll release city data online.
  
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• Facebook's counter-terrorist training

  25-10-2019 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The Metropolitan Police is teaming up with the tech giant to stop the spread of terrorist videos.
  
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• Verizon's Q3 insulated by B2B wireless net adds as it scales 5G rollout

  25-10-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  What's notable about Verizon's results is how its wireless business for companies is insulating it somewhat from intense competition for consumers.
  
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• GitLab backs down on telemetry changes and forced tracking - for now

  25-10-2019 14:06 via zdnet.com
  Negative feedback from the community has forced GitLab to rethink its data collection plans.
  
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• Windows 10 version 1903: This new update brings Start menu fixes

  25-10-2019 13:43 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has issued an update for Windows 10 version 1903 that fixes broken Start menu after installing updates.
  
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• AWS vs. Microsoft Azure will be about sales scale, AI, multi-cloud realities

  25-10-2019 13:35 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Azure is growing at a faster clip than AWS and recent earnings reports from Amazon and Microsoft indicate the battle between the top two cloud providers is entering a new phase.
  
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• Google promises to replace Home devices bricked by flawed firmware update

  25-10-2019 13:02 via zdnet.com
  Your unintended new doorstop will be replaced, the tech giant says.
  
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• Hotel's in-room assistants could have been used to spy on guests

  25-10-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Tokyo hotel performs emergency update to patch vulnerability exposed by ethical hacker.
  
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• Pixelbook Go review: Google's laptop is designed to please

  25-10-2019 12:47 via zdnet.com
  The Google Pixelbook set the bar for Google Chromebooks and with the Pixelbook Go Google offers a premium experience in a laptop form factor. It's priced higher than Chromebooks from others, but there are Google features to help you get work done.
  
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• The real quantum supremacy race is between China and the US

  25-10-2019 12:44
  
  Google claims it's achieved quantum supremacy, and outperformed a supercomputer for the first time. But the real battle could be between the US and China, with huge political implications
  
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• The bargain Moto E6 Play makes a mockery of the flagship spec war

  25-10-2019 12:41
  
  Three’s company in a crowded smartphone market; the new Motorola E6 Play, G8 Plus and One Macro deliver ridiculous value next to the Pixel 4 and cement Motorola’s flood-the-market strategy going into 2020
  
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• Google: Search's ability to understand you just made its 'biggest leap in 5 years'

  25-10-2019 12:18 via zdnet.com
  Google's new BERT models demand new cloud TPUs for serving search results.
  
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• These 17 iPhone apps have been removed from the Apple App Store for delivering malware

  25-10-2019 11:42 via zdnet.com
  Researchers uncover malicious iPhone applications in Apple's official marketplace after apps bypassed security measures by hiding code behind a C&C server.
  
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• AI can now read the thoughts of paralysed patients as they imagine they are writing

  25-10-2019 10:49 via zdnet.com
  A team of neuroscientists has demonstrated that an algorithm could be trained to recognise the mental preparation for the act of writing letters, and that it could be twice as effective as existing technologies.
  
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• Friday briefing: Amazon shares plummet after it fails to meet earnings predictions

  25-10-2019 08:40
  
  After-hours trading losses of almost 7 per cent after Amazon posts lower-than-expected profits, TikTok denies US government claims of Chinese state censorship
  
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• Why are we not shocked when flagship Android smartphones turn out to be buggy, toxic hellstews?

  25-10-2019 08:08 via zdnet.com
  The unearthing of a serious vulnerabilities with the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10’s fingerprint reader and the Pixel 4 face unlock feature drew a collective shrug from the tech industry. It's almost like no one cares.
  
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• TikTok hits back over China influence claims

  25-10-2019 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app faces increasing scrutiny over claims of state censorship.
  
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• Using 'stalkerware' to spy on a colleague's phone

  25-10-2019 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC's cyber-security reporter Joe Tidy opens his phone to software commonly used by abusive partners to spy.
  
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• ACS members vote in favour of organisational structure change

  25-10-2019 07:36 via zdnet.com
  The approval to transition the Australian Computer Society into being a company limited by guarantee was agreed on by 75% of its members.
  
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• Google's got a chief decision scientist. Here's what she does

  25-10-2019 07:00
  
  Cassie Kozrykov wants to use applied data science, AI and analytics to create better tools and products – a discipline that she calls decision intelligence
  
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• Samsung boss' retrial for bribery charges begins

  25-10-2019 06:23 via zdnet.com
  Samsung heir-apparent JY Lee made his first court appearance in nearly two years and faces possibly a heavier sentence than before.
  
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• Senators call for federal investigation into TikTok for potential national security risks

  25-10-2019 02:57 via zdnet.com
  It's the second time this month that a senator has called out TikTok for national security reasons.
  
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• Australia prepares for mmWave spectrum auction in early 2021

  25-10-2019 02:43 via zdnet.com
  It comes just as the federal government has issued the reallocation of 2.4GHz spectrum in the 26GHz band.
  
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• Home Affairs to refresh providers of 5,500 video surveillance cameras

  25-10-2019 01:56 via zdnet.com
  The department currently uses AXIS cameras, CISCO switches, and HP servers across 112 sites around Australia.
  
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• India's facial recognition plan and other tech news

  25-10-2019 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
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• Why Terminator: Dark Fate is sending a shudder through AI labs

  25-10-2019 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  There are genuine risks associated with AI - but the Terminator scenario isn't one of them.
  
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• Stalkerware: The software that spies on your partner

  25-10-2019 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Experts warn of a rise in a type of software commonly used by abusive partners to spy on phones.
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare arrives amid China controversy

  25-10-2019 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest Call Of Duty game arrives following calls to boycott Activision Blizzard's titles.
  
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• Wheels of fortune? A new age for electric motors

  25-10-2019 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Better electric motors will lead to cars that can go further, faster and even sideways.
  
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• Mozilla: Cloudflare doesn't pay us for any DoH traffic

  25-10-2019 00:52 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla publishes FAQ document detailing its DNS-over-HTTPS implementation plans in greater detail.
  
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• At IBM AI conference, definition of what AI is and isn't in flux

  25-10-2019 00:46 via zdnet.com
  At its user conference in Florida, IBM offered to demystify the term AI. The effort seemed only mildly successful, but the company nevertheless conveyed a lot of energy and drive behind its various offerings that pertain to machine learning and that may be enough to excite its customers.
  
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• Amazon profits hit by rising shipping costs

  25-10-2019 00:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Shares in the e-commerce company drop after the firm's profits fall to $2.1bn.
  
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