ICT news

• NBN cost per premises continues to increase while full fibre drops

  11-11-2019 23:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Average revenue per user boosted to AU$45 for government-owned wholesaler.
  
  Read more

• Google's secret 'Project Nightingale' reportedly collects healthcare data on millions

  11-11-2019 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The WSJ reports that Google is collecting health data including lab results, diagnoses and hospitalization records, as well as names and dates of birth, without informing patients.
  
  Read more

• Google forges cloud, data deal with major US health organization

  11-11-2019 22:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The WSJ reports that the partnership gives Google access to health data including lab results, diagnoses and hospitalization records, as well as names and dates of birth, without informing patients.
  
  Read more

• Predictions 2020: This time, cyberattacks get personal

  11-11-2019 22:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Read the top three cybersecurity predictions for 2020 from Forrester Research analyst Jeff Pollard.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Microsoft to drop its Invoicing, Outlook Customer Manager and Skype Translator bot products

  11-11-2019 22:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft plans to discontinue a couple more of its SMB-focused apps next year, and also is dropping its Skype Translator bot in favor of an integrated Skype Translated Conversations feature.
  
  Read more

• Best BJ's Wholesale Black Friday 2019 deals

  11-11-2019 21:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The best tech deals from BJ's Wholesale for Black Friday 2019.
  
  Read more

• Could WeWork hire T-Mobile CEO John Legere?

  11-11-2019 20:16 via zdnet.com
  
  After its failed IPO, WeWork's parent company is looking for a new leader who could right the ship, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  
  Read more

• Best Staples Black Friday 2019 deals

  11-11-2019 19:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The best laptop and desktop PC deals Staples is offering for Black Friday 2019.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Thinkware U1000 dashcam hands-on: Superb 4K resolution and good night vision

  11-11-2019 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  For your peace of mind, the Thinkware U1000 is certainly worth the cost, if you have a much-loved or valuable car.
  
  Read more

• Google's new app lets you share the pleasure and the pain of your daily commute

  11-11-2019 16:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Pigeon Transit, which was born in Google's Area 120, lets commuters exchange real-time information about delays, power outages and even live entertainment.
  
  Read more

• Doctors are testing the use of VR headsets instead of general anaesthetics for young patients

  11-11-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  A year ago, the hospital started using VR headsets to entertain and educate its young patients; now, it has found it could also distract them away from painful operations.
  
  Read more

• OpenText buys Carbonite for $1.42 billion, builds out portfolio

  11-11-2019 15:26 via zdnet.com
  
  OpenText is aiming to grow organically and via acquisition as a "cloud consolidator" as it preps a broad cloud platform.
  
  Read more

• Study of over 11,000 online stores finds 'dark patterns' on 1,254 sites

  11-11-2019 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  User interface dark patterns are becoming common on online stores.
  
  Read more

• The quantum supremacy enigma: Can Google’s claim withstand scrutiny?

  11-11-2019 14:24 via zdnet.com
  
  In October, Google claimed its quantum computing chip became capable of processing a task that, for an ordinary supercomputer, would be virtually impossible. Google should have expected IBM to take that as a challenge.
  
  Read more

• Microsoft Ignite postmortem: Cutting through the complexity

  11-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Among the hundreds of announcements coming out of last week’s Microsoft Ignite cnference, the theme that stood out was how Microsoft is extending the cloud and data footprint. But with such a rich portfolio of product offerings that often overlap, Microsoft’s challenge is getting the message clear on what’s the right fit for customers.
  
  Read more

• Robot used in landmark brain surgery

  11-11-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Following an acquisition by Siemens, this robotics company is targeting the brain.
  
  Read more

• IT budgets set to increase in Brazil in 2020

  11-11-2019 12:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The dollar hike against the Brazilian real has reduced spending in 2019 but the IT market should achieve 2.5 percent growth next year, according to Gartner.
  
  Read more

• Fire, Ice and Physics, book review: The facts behind the fantasy

  11-11-2019 12:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Putting the science into science fiction and fantasy gets you an interesting, if somewhat worthy, book that leaves you with as many questions as answers.
  
  Read more

• Apple Card issuer investigated over credit algorithm gender bias claims

  11-11-2019 12:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Goldman Sachs is facing a probe due to allegations that men are being offered higher credit limits than women.
  
  Read more

• Data analytics' big problem: 'The tools are nice, but how do you get people to use them?'

  11-11-2019 11:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Romania's OMV Petrom is using soft power to get employees to use its new data-analytics tools.
  
  Read more

• Hong Kong protester's shooting by policeman livestreamed on Facebook

  11-11-2019 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Hong Kong news outlet livestreamed the moment a policeman shot a protester during a demonstration.
  
  Read more

• New Buran ransomware-as-a-service tempts criminals with discount licenses

  11-11-2019 10:52 via zdnet.com
  
  A new RaaS offering is attempting to undercut competitors to become established in the lucrative criminal space.
  
  Read more

• Wirecard agreement to buy Beijing's AllScore surprises analysts

  11-11-2019 09:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Wirecard says the acquisition has been made to expand its Chinese footprint.
  
  Read more

• With Ring, Amazon is building a smart city that should worry us all

  11-11-2019 07:00
  
  Ring cameras are providing Amazon with a giant surveillance network. It's the opening salvo in a smart city battle that will define the next big tech boom
  
  Read more

• This huge radio telescope is out to solve an epic astrophysics mystery

  11-11-2019 07:00
  
  Mobile phones and telescopes are banned at MeerKAT – an array of 64 huge dishes in the South African desert trained on one of the universe's great mysteries
  
  Read more

• The return of the night train

  11-11-2019 07:00
  
  Five years ago, sleeper trains were on the way out. Now they're seen as the future of short-haul travel between cities
  
  Read more

• Everyone needs to stop building giant glass skyscrapers right now

  11-11-2019 07:00
  
  Towering glass structures are an environmental nightmare. And there's a growing consensus that we should stop building them
  
  Read more

• BlueKeep exploit to get a fix for its BSOD problem

  11-11-2019 06:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's Meltdown patch was causing BlueKeep attacks to crash on some systems.
  
  Read more

• China's 11.11 shopping frenzy generates $18 billion in sales in two hours for Alibaba

  11-11-2019 05:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's annual 11.11 Global Shopping Festival is predicted to attract more than 500 million shoppers during the 24-hour event.
  
  Read more

• Microsoft to represent DACA recipients in Supreme Court trial to keep program alive

  11-11-2019 05:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has over 60 employees that are recipients of DACA permits, which allow them to stay in the country despite not being US citizens.
  
  Read more

• Chrome OS 78, LG G8X Dual Screen, Apple Watch arrives, and Fold leaves (MobileTechRoundup show #486)

  11-11-2019 02:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Since our last podcast, Matt attended his first Samsung Developer Conference, Kevin bought another Apple Watch, and Google released an update for Chrome OS.
  
  Read more

Follow @ICT_UKnews on Twitter!