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• Apple Mail on macOS leaves parts of encrypted emails in plaintext

  08-11-2019 22:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has known since July, but a fix is still not available.
  
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• Another CMP gets swallowed up (Percolate, By Seismic), and what it means to you

  08-11-2019 22:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The acquisition improves Seismic’s position with marketers, who Forrester predicts will take on a more active role in overseeing sales enablement in 2020.
  
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• Most technology containers live less than five minutes, and lifespans are getting even shorter

  08-11-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Survey shows how quickly containers do their jobs and then vaporize -- often within seconds.
  
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• Top Best Buy Black Friday 2019 deals

  08-11-2019 19:53 via zdnet.com
  
  The best deals from Best Buy for Black Friday 2019.
  
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• Phones and PCs sold in Russia will have to come pre-installed with Russian apps

  08-11-2019 19:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Russian lawmakers say the bill will protect Russian software companies from abuses by foreign tech firms.
  
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• Younger employees won't stop tweeting at work according to new research

  08-11-2019 18:40 via zdnet.com
  
  When you talk about politics, would you say the same thing to a coworker's face as you would on Twitter?
  
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• Hands on with the Langogo translator: the go-anywhere global language device

  08-11-2019 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The Langogo pocket AI translator is a handy little device that you can take with you anywhere. It issimple to use, and fast to translate.
  
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• Will AI ever ‘understand’ satire?

  08-11-2019 18:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Machines don't understand much of anything, especially not things such as ironic speech, but machine learning may be able to assist humanity in some way by counting the instances of linguistic and semantic constructions that indicate satire or misleading news, according to a new study by Amazon and partner labs.
  
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• Platinum APT’s new Titanium backdoor mimics popular PC software to stay hidden

  08-11-2019 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The group uses encryption, fileless technologies, and mimicry to stay under the radar.
  
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• Digital business transformation accelerates: Just ask NCR, Zillow, Axon

  08-11-2019 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The results from NCR, Zillow and Axon highlight how digital business and artificial intelligence and machine learning is transforming industries in a hurry.
  
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• App-based shopping grows in Angola

  08-11-2019 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  App-based shopping is growing in Angola's capital Luanda, say the bosses of delivery firm Tupuca.
  
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• Brain implants used to fight drug addiction in US

  08-11-2019 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four addicts will have brains "hacked" to control their addictions in the first trial of its kind in the US.
  
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• Pixel 3 sales by the numbers: Google's flagship phone was a flop

  08-11-2019 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Google spends a lot of money marketing and advertising its flagship Pixel devices, but do those flashy ads translate into sales? Not according to the company's annual financial reports, which show that it may well have sold fewer than 10 million devices in the last year.
  
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• Programming languages: Python overtakes Java on GitHub as Google Dart use soars

  08-11-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers love Python, Microsoft's GitHub says, also revealing the site's biggest open-source projects.
  
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• ConnectWise warns of ongoing ransomware attacks targeting its customers

  08-11-2019 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers are trying to break into on-premise ConnectWise Automate systems and install ransomware on customer networks.
  
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• Teradata replaces visionary CEO

  08-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With revenues dropping in the transition to a subscription business, the company has decided to pivot from vision to execution.
  
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• Nvidia patches severe GeForce, GPU vulnerabilities

  08-11-2019 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The worst bugs paved the way for code execution and information leaks.
  
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• Social media urged to suspend political advertising

  08-11-2019 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lawmakers hear of "dire consequences" if online political advertising is not properly regulated.
  
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• Facebook: Here’s how we’re fighting fake news in the run up to the election

  08-11-2019 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  The social network says it has made significant changes around how it identifies and reacts to misinformation and fake accounts – but does it go far enough?
  
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• Are you getting enough vitamin D?

  08-11-2019 13:19
  
  Apple TV+ comes to the small screen, the stressful world of wedding spreadsheets, and are any of us getting enough Vitamin D?
  
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• Developer jobs: Google's tool to help you ace interviews just got better

  08-11-2019 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Area 120's Byteboard interview platform now caters to front-end, mobile, and web developers.
  
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• Brazilian government announces creation of AI lab network

  08-11-2019 12:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The centers will be focused on developing applications focused on cities, manufacturing, agriculture and healthcare.
  
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• Aventura charged for flogging Chinese spy equipment to US gov’t with security vulnerabilities

  08-11-2019 12:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The company also falsely claimed the equipment was made in the United States.
  
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• Valentine's Day text glitch causes mass confusion

  08-11-2019 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almost 200,000 text messages originally sent in February arrived on Wednesday evening.
  
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• iOS 13.2.2: Does it fix the multitasking problem? Does it bring new bugs?

  08-11-2019 12:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has released an iOS update to fix a multitasking bug introduced in iOS 13.2. But does it work?
  
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• How the satnav became a million dollar idea

  08-11-2019 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the satnav became a million dollar idea.
  
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• Twitter in India: Why was rival Mastodon trending?

  08-11-2019 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes amid criticism of what some say is Twitter's "highly inconsistent" stand on hate speech.
  
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• Disney+ streaming service UK launch date confirmed

  08-11-2019 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK gets the streaming service at the same time as other key European territories, Disney says.
  
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• Death Stranding: A game you might hate and love

  08-11-2019 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus stars in the latest release from game designer Hideo Kojima.
  
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• Everyone needs to stop obsessing over targeted political ads

  08-11-2019 07:00
  
  Tired: targeting voters with online ads. WIRED: having journalists broadcast your dark ads to millions
  
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• BritBox has launched. Here’s what you can watch right now

  08-11-2019 07:00
  
  Considering a subscription to BritBox? WIRED has looked through what this new streaming service has to offer to give you some ideas for what to watch
  
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• Singapore looks to fuel maritime innovation with $44M investment

  08-11-2019 05:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Some SG$60 million in investments have been set aside to nurture early-stage startups in the city-state so they can help drive transformation in the maritime industry.
  
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• Microsoft warns users to stay alert for more BlueKeep attacks

  08-11-2019 04:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft: BlueKeep exploit will likely be used to deliver payloads more impactful and damaging than coin miners.
  
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• Westpac questioned on entrepreneurship-stifling regulatory environment

  08-11-2019 04:33 via zdnet.com
  
  CEO Brian Hartzer said small business customers constantly have to deal with the challenges of red tape and regulation in Australia.
  
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• ACCC to appeal court loss to TPG over misleading consumer allegations

  08-11-2019 02:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Case headed to Full Federal Court.
  
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• Intuit updates QuickBooks with more AI, aims to help SMBs avoid cash flow issues

  08-11-2019 01:30 via zdnet.com
  
  QuickBooks Cash Flow Planner leverage AI to help ensure that small businesses can manage cash and avoid crunches with predictive modeling.
  
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• WeChat Pay follows Alipay in allowing foreign visitors to make payments in China

  08-11-2019 01:20 via zdnet.com
  It has partnered up with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Global Network, and JCB to allow foreign visitors to link their credit cards to WeChat Pay.
  
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• Bye box: How streaming could kill the games console

  08-11-2019 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Streaming games services will offer an alternative to the traditional console, but will they kill off?
  
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• DNS-over-HTTPS will eventually roll out in all major browsers, despite ISP opposition

  08-11-2019 01:09 via zdnet.com
  
  DoH support is already present in all major browsers. Users just have to enable it and configure it.
  
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• SK Telecom to end 2G services

  08-11-2019 00:55 via zdnet.com
  
  South Korea's largest carrier will end 2G services to better utilise spectrum resources.
  
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• APRA received 36 infosec breach notifications from financial services boards

  08-11-2019 00:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The regulator said there is room for improvement in the Australian industry.
  
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• Australia's Heavy Vehicle Regulator ups its security posture by partnering

  08-11-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Allowed the organisation to uncover security vulnerabilities created from within.
  
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