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• Smartphone maker OnePlus discloses data breach

  22-11-2019 22:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers accessed some OnePlus customer data through a vulnerability in the vendor's website.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen gave the greatest speech on why social networks need to be put in check

  22-11-2019 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Actor says six US billionaires more focused on their share prices should be allowed to dictate what it's acceptable online.
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen gave the greatest speech on why social networks need to be kept in check

  22-11-2019 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Actor says six US billionaires more focused on their share prices shouldn't be allowed to dictate what is acceptable online.
  
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• IBM paid $34B for this: Where Red Hat is taking OpenShift

  22-11-2019 20:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat’s implementation of Kubernetes has a chance to become a heavyweight competitor with vSphere. The road to that point could begin with getting mid-level managers getting together on a boat to swap war stories.
  
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• Brazil to create National Innovation Policy

  22-11-2019 19:10 via zdnet.com
  
  A consultation has been launched as part of the process in order to guide objectives for the next decade
  
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• Best cheap laptops for $350 or less in 2019

  22-11-2019 19:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Pick of the best $350-or-less budget laptops and convertibles.
  
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• Google's Alphabet is trying to build robots smart enough to share our homes and offices

  22-11-2019 17:55 via zdnet.com
  
  After a series of attempts at robotics, Alphabet has revealed that it is building robots that could help humans with ordinary tasks in their everyday environment.
  
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• Huawei opens AI lab in Singapore

  22-11-2019 17:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Running on a 5G network, the Chinese tech giant's lab offers a testbed for artificial intelligence development projects, which includes use of its cloud and ModelArts AI platforms.
  
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• New bypass disclosed in Microsoft PatchGuard (KPP)

  22-11-2019 17:15 via zdnet.com
  
  After GhostHook and InfinityHook, we now have ByePg. No patch out yet.
  
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• 2009-2019: How Apple, Google, and friends drove us mad

  22-11-2019 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  When a decade ends, it's time to look in the mirror. Do we like what we see? How much should we blame technology?
  
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• Google's Stadia failure

  22-11-2019 16:19
  
  Dead mammoths, dead celebrities and we explain why Google Stadia has entered the gaming industry with more of a whimper than a bang
  
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• Edge vs. Chrome: Microsoft's Tracking Prevention hits Google the hardest

  22-11-2019 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Edge browser, built on the same open source code as Google Chrome, contains a new Tracking Prevention feature that blocks third-party trackers and, at the Strict setting, many ads. My tests show that one in four items blocked are from Google.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft unmasks the mysterious 'G' app that stops you shutting down

  22-11-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't worry about that strange 'G' app that's preventing you from shutting down Windows 10, explains Microsoft.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft unmasks the mysterious 'G' app stopping you shut down

  22-11-2019 15:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't worry about that strange 'G' app that's preventing you from shutting down Windows 10, explains Microsoft.
  
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• Slack: Microsoft Teams not only copies our product but our ads too

  22-11-2019 14:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack accuses Microsoft of blatantly copying its promotional videos.
  
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• Over 28,000 web domains suspended for criminal activity

  22-11-2019 14:34 via zdnet.com
  
  But .uk domain suspensions are actually slightly down for the first time in recent years.
  
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• The best tablets for 2019: Our top picks

  22-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Whether you're looking for a tablet just to watch videos on, or one to replace your laptop -- 2019 has brought a lot of options.
  
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• Microsoft just delayed its Surface Earbuds until Spring 2020

  22-11-2019 12:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The company revealed that the Surface Earbuds, unveiled last month, won't ship for another few months, giving Apple's AirPods Pro a full holiday season-worth of headway.
  
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• Elon Musk reveals Tesla's electric Cybertruck and smashes its windows

  22-11-2019 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The new futuristic Tesla Cybertruck pickup will be available from $39,900 with a 250-mile range.
  
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• DocuSign: How it plans to expand from e-signature to digital transformation engine, agreement cloud

  22-11-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Business revolves around agreements and contracts. Here's DocuSign's plan to move beyond e-signature to be a system of agreements and managing them.
  
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• Uber could be forced to collect driver biometrics in London

  22-11-2019 11:31
  
  Sources say Uber has been handed a new set of demands by Transport for London. Will it fight back?
  
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• Ghost Work and Behind the Screen, book reviews: Lifting the veil on the internet's secret employment sector

  22-11-2019 09:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Many companies’ services are underpinned by ‘ghost’ workers with few employment rights. Two recent books explore their world.
  
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• Security lapse exposes personal data of 6,500 Singapore accountants

  22-11-2019 08:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore Accountancy Commission sent email messages to multiple parties attached with a folder containing personal data of 6,541 accountants, in a security lapse that was uncovered months later when it conducted a review as recommended by the government.
  
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• The (genuinely good) Black Friday UK deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The real day has finally come. This is the WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more.
  
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• The (genuinely good) Black Friday deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• The expert guide to not buying stuff like an idiot this Black Friday

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  We want you to be able to look yourself in the mirror once the sales are over
  
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• The (actually good) Black Friday UK deals still live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  This is the WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more.
  
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• The (actually good) Black Friday UK deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• The (actually good) Black Friday deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• The absolute best Black Friday deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• Only the best Black Friday deals still live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• Only the best Black Friday deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• Just the best Black Friday UK deals live today

  22-11-2019 07:00
  
  The WIRED-approved edit of the best Black Friday deals on Amazon, John Lewis, Currys and more
  
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• Optus opens privacy can of worms with programmable voice play

  22-11-2019 06:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Bringing an assistant into the phone calls of customers to help with a restaurant booking is an idea fraught with privacy concerns.
  
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• ASX bets blockchain hype will subside in a few years

  22-11-2019 06:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Just give it another two to seven years, ASX deputy CEO Peter Hiom reckons.
  
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• Alphabet's Loon signs deal with Peru's IpT to deliver internet to parts of the Amazon

  22-11-2019 05:06 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal will deliver connectivity to nearly 200,000 people who currently lack access to 3G or better service.
  
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• T-Mobile discloses security breach impacting prepaid customers

  22-11-2019 02:20 via zdnet.com
  
  T-Mobile says hackers didn't access passwords, SSNs, or financial information.
  
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• Prometeo develops artificial intelligence platform to monitor firefighters' health

  22-11-2019 01:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The smartphone-sized device can alert in real-time if a firefighter's health is at risk when they're out fighting fires.
  
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• Cloud Print becomes the latest product to face Google death squad

  22-11-2019 01:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Users have just over a year to find a better solution.
  
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• CISA and VotingWorks release open source post-election auditing tool

  22-11-2019 00:58 via zdnet.com
  
  New Arlo open-source tool will help state officials verify electronically-tallied ballots.
  
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• A lesson in tech leadership from Barack Obama

  22-11-2019 00:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The former president sat down with Marc Benioff to discuss how ensuring business success is a lot more than just adopting some 'outstanding Salesforce tool'.
  
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