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• Cisco tops Q1 expectations, forecasts Q2 revenue decline, says enterprise demand weaker

  13-11-2019 23:32 via zdnet.com
  
  For the current quarter, Cisco expects revenue to decline between 3% to 5% decline from the year-ago period.
  
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• Michael Dell: There's been astonishing progress, but there's more to do

  13-11-2019 23:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's chief told ZDNet the tech industry needs to use its creative energy to push forward with innovation, while simultaneously improving its environmental footprint.
  
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• Company discovered it was hacked after a server ran out of free space

  13-11-2019 23:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Hacker was detected after creating a giant archive file that took up all the free disk space. Had been inside the company's network for almost two years, undetected.
  
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• Canberra thinks it's doing enough to help small businesses navigate digital

  13-11-2019 23:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Nearly two years after a report on the impacts of global internet-based competition on local businesses in Australia, the government has summarised work it has been doing in the small business space.
  
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• Cisco tops Q1 expectations, forecasts Q2 revenue decline

  13-11-2019 22:46 via zdnet.com
  
  For the current quarter, Cisco expects revenue to decline between 3% to 5% decline from the year-ago period.
  
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• Microsoft starts testing its new Chromium-based Edge browser on Arm

  13-11-2019 22:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is continuing to forge ahead with Windows 10 on Arm with a test version of its native Arm Chromium-based Edge browser, plus (possibly) x64 app emulation on the platform.
  
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• NetApp's Q2 shows stabilization as earnings top expectations

  13-11-2019 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  For fiscal 2020, NetApp projected a revenue decline of 8% with non-GAAP gross margins between 67% to 68%.
  
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• Apple's Schiller says kids will fail if they use Chromebooks

  13-11-2019 21:19 via zdnet.com
  
  It seems the only way to get your kids to succeed is to make sure they learn on an iPad. At least, that's what Apple's Phil Schiller believes.
  
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• We could still have a 'Year of the Linux desktop'

  13-11-2019 20:16 via zdnet.com
  
  NextCloud founder Frank Karlitschek challenges Linux developers to start working together to make life easier for would-be Linux application developers. If it does, he thinks Linux can be a significant desktop player.
  
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• Brazil can boost GDP by over 7% with full AI adoption, says Microsoft

  13-11-2019 19:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The technology giant is optimistic about the gains artificial intelligence can bring but warned shortcomings around education need to be addressed.
  
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• Best gifts: Practically indestructible gadgets

  13-11-2019 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The best durable tech items that will last and last.
  
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• Public cloud providers' network performance wildly varies

  13-11-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Which public cloud really is the fastest for you? There are many variables, but your network connectivity is a major one, and there are major differences between providers.
  
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• GitHub Mobile launches for iOS, GitHub Actions moves to GA

  13-11-2019 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  At GitHub Universe, thesoftware development platform announced new and expanded features designed to help developers work more efficiently and to support the open source community.
  
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• Network of 265 online sites are mimicking defunct newspapers to spread anti-Pakistan propaganda

  13-11-2019 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  EU NGO finds network of fake news sites linked to Indian NGOs and think tanks, all spreading anti-Pakistan propaganda.
  
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• Facebook removes 11.6 million child abuse posts

  13-11-2019 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest figures for harmful content on Facebook highlight the enormity of the challenge to remove it.
  
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• The new 16-inch MacBook Pro fixes all that you hated about the old one

  13-11-2019 18:24
  
  Finally, a new keyboard! Apple has binned its butterfly experiment in favour of tried and tested tech in the new 16-inch MacBook
  
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• Google Cloud rolls out platform for network visibility and management

  13-11-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's Network Intelligence Center aims to offer comprehensive network monitoring across public clouds and on-premise data centers.
  
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• Mirantis acquires Docker Enterprise

  13-11-2019 17:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The troubled Docker company has sold its Docker Enterprise product line and business to cloud-power Mirantis.
  
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• Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott takes over from Harry Shum as head of AI and Research

  13-11-2019 17:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott is going to be heading up Microsoft's combined AI and Research Group, effective immediately. Harry Shum, who has been heading up the group, is leaving the company, but there's no official word on where he's going.
  
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• Startups are reimagining the future of city life

  13-11-2019 17:19
  
  Cities are full of challenges. Startups are about creative solutions. Founders who understand this dynamic have a home at URBAN-X, the accelerator for startups focusing on city life built by MINI and Urban Us
  
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• Brave browser reaches v1.0, its first stable version

  13-11-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Brave, a privacy-first browser, rolls out its first stable release, complete with innovative features such as its own private ad platform and a users and websites rewards initiative.
  
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• An Apple store customer came home. Then she realized what the Genius had done

  13-11-2019 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple fires a store employee who allegedly went through a customer's phone, found an intimate image of her, and texted it to himself. It's not a good look for a company that claims privacy as its competitive difference.
  
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• UK's first full-size 'driverless' bus tested in Glasgow

  13-11-2019 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first full-size 'driverless' bus is tested in Glasgow.
  
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• Linux vs. Zombieland v2: The security battle continues

  13-11-2019 16:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Another day, another Intel CPU bug. Here's what Red Hat and other Linux vendors are doing about it.
  
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• Elon Musk picks Germany for new Telsa Gigafactory, says Brexit made UK 'too risky'

  13-11-2019 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Elon Musk announced this week that Tesla will be building a Gigafatory in Berlin, contradicting previous hints that he would make the UK its manufacturing base in Europe.
  
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• Apple unveils 16in MacBook Pro - with updated keyboard

  13-11-2019 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keyboards on previous MacBook Pros had divided opinion - the new model's keyboard has been redesigned.
  
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• How much does the new 16-inch MacBook Pro with 64GB of RAM and 8TB of storage cost?

  13-11-2019 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Short answer -- a lot!
  
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• Apple Store worker 'texts himself customer's intimate photo'

  13-11-2019 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After a phone screen repair, the woman was shocked to find an "extremely personal" photo had been sent.
  
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• HP launches 3D printing as a service models

  13-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  HP's bet is that industrial customers will adopt the as-a-service model for additive manufacturing.
  
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• Fitbit announces upcoming OS 4.1 update, expanded Premium features

  13-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As we approach the holiday season when people set new health and fitness goals, Fitbit will soon be rolling out its latest update for the Ionic, Versa, Versa Lite, and Versa 2. In addition new features are coming for Fitbit Premium subscribers.
  
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• Autonomous vehicle delivery impossible without ‘extreme’ automation: Dell CTO

  13-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Because humans alone won't be capable of the processing power required to deliver future tech like autonomous vehicles, John Roese has said.
  
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• Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro equates to a do-over for keyboard, escape key and make-good for creative pros

  13-11-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new MacBook 16-inch replaces the 15-inch version yet maintains roughly the same pricing.
  
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• 'Berlin rocks,' says Elon Musk as he chooses European factory

  13-11-2019 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elon Musk tells AutoExpress Brexit made the UK "too risky" for his first major European factory.
  
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• Cloud computing: SaaS, IaaS or PaaS - which is growing fastest?

  13-11-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Now that cloud computing has hit the mainstream, spending patterns are changing.
  
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• Intel warning: Critical flaw in BMC firmware affects a ton of server products

  13-11-2019 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  If your organization uses an Intel server, make sure its baseboard management controller firmware is updated now.
  
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• Apple unveils new 16-inch MacBook Pro

  13-11-2019 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Just when you thought Apple has updated everything for 2019, the company drops a new 16-inch MacBook Pro. And there's more to come before the year is out.
  
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• Malware attacks on hospitals are rising fast, and the problem is about to get a lot worse

  13-11-2019 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The healthcare industry stores some of the sensitive personal information there can be about people: hackers know this and are looking to exploit what they view as an easy target.
  
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• Google's plan to collect health data on millions of Americans faces federal inquiry

  13-11-2019 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Google defends its Project Nightingale deal with Ascension, which involves access to detailed patient records.
  
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• Adobe squashes critical vulnerabilities in Illustrator CC, Media Encoder

  13-11-2019 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The worst bugs resolved this month can result in code execution.
  
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• What is BCI? Everything you need to know about brain-computer interfaces and the future of mind-reading computers

  13-11-2019 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Systems that allow humans to control or communicate with technology using only the electrical signals in the brains or muscles are fast becoming mainstream. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• iPhone privacy: We accessed your phone's camera but it was a 'bug', says Facebook

  13-11-2019 12:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook says it has submitted a fix for an iOS app bug that opened the iPhone camera in the background.
  
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• Kids' social media app ad banned on health grounds

  13-11-2019 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The advertisement for PopJam is banned for encouraging children to gain followers and likes.
  
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• Project Nightingale: Google probed over US patient data deal

  13-11-2019 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulator says it will examine the details of Google's deal with a major healthcare firm in the US.
  
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• Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic Q509 review: Lightweight, rugged and versatile

  13-11-2019 11:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The 10.1-inch Stylistic Q509 is designed for life in the field or the factory, with options including mobile broadband and a keyboard dock. But processing power and/or screen brightness could be issues for some use cases.
  
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• Tesla power storage: Balkan battery project is 'largest running in Europe'

  13-11-2019 11:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Slovenian €15m Tesla-based battery scheme is also the first in the Balkans.
  
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• New-look Nuance concentrates on conversational AI and biometric security

  13-11-2019 11:36 via zdnet.com
  
  With its imaging and automotive divisions sold and spun off respectively, Nuance is now unified and silo-free. We talk with two executives about the company's new direction.
  
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• Qantas CIO looks to cloud, AI, and data to manage flight disruptions

  13-11-2019 07:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian airline carrier is now able to manage flight disruptions in minutes -- not hours.
  
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• The Mandalorian is set to become the most pirated show of 2019

  13-11-2019 07:00
  
  The Star Wars universe is coming to the small screen. But not in the UK, where it could become one of the most pirated television shows of the year
  
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• Labour’s WhatsApp plan is its secret general election weapon

  13-11-2019 07:00
  
  Texting and WhatsApp are key pieces of the Labour Party's mobile-focussed general election drive
  
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• Labour’s WhatsApp cascades are its secret general election weapon

  13-11-2019 07:00
  
  Texting and WhatsApp are key pieces of the Labour Party's mobile-focussed general election drive
  
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