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• HSBC to build the bank of the future by giving its 30,000 devs access to APIs

  26-11-2019 23:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The bank wants to prove it is possible to be innovative in a highly regulated environment.
  
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• Autodesk, Veeva Systems top Q3 estimates

  26-11-2019 23:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, cloud content manager Box saw its shares rise in after-hours trading with better-than-expected revenues.
  
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• Microsoft christens Windows 10 20H1 as Windows 10 2004; preps to start testing 20H2

  26-11-2019 23:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's latest Windows 10 20H1 test build (version 19033) is a near final release of the feature update that will be known as Windows 10 2004. On to the 20H2 test releases.
  
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• Apple wants you to weep uncontrollably at Christmas

  26-11-2019 23:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's new Christmas ad will likely leave few eyes dry. It'll even make parents think there's still hope for their children. It's also something of a reprise of a truly great Apple ad.
  
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• HPE tells users to patch SSDs to prevent failure after 32,768 hours of operation

  26-11-2019 23:25 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE SAS SSD users need to install a critical firmware patch or they'll lose their SSDs, including their data.
  
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• Best Dell Black Friday 2019 deals: $100 Bose speaker, $100 off UE Megaboom, and $199 Dell Inspiron 14

  26-11-2019 23:08 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Dell's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• Dell Q3 mixed as server, networking sales slide

  26-11-2019 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell's PC unit fared well on the commercial side and storage sales were up in the third quarter, but servers and networking were trouble spots.
  
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• HP tops Q4 estimates with growth in commercial systems revenue

  26-11-2019 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Meanwhile, the PC maker continues to joust with Xerox over a potential takeover.
  
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• Best Staples Black Friday 2019 deals: $90 Fire TV Cube, $50 Instax Mini 9, and $350 HP PC

  26-11-2019 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Staples' Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• VMware Q3 solid as it aims to integrate Carbon Black, Pivotal

  26-11-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The bulk of VMware's revenue is license and maintenance. International revenue represents 52% of VMware's total sales.
  
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• Best Black Friday 2019 IT repair and DIY tool deals

  26-11-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you like tools, or is your current toolkit looking a little bit worse for wear? Black Friday is a good time to fill up some spare space in your toolbox or upgrade some of the tools that you use regularly.
  
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• Best Black Friday 2019 Chromebook deals

  26-11-2019 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The best Chromebooks, as well as many others, are available for discounted prices.
  
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• Best Office Depot and OfficeMax Black Friday 2019 deals: $400 Dell Inspiron and $40 HP printer

  26-11-2019 22:13 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Office Depot and OfficeMax's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals.
  
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• Best BJ's Wholesale Black Friday 2019 deals: $50 off iPad, $170 Samsung Chromebook, and $200 off Tab S4

  26-11-2019 22:07 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through BJ's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• Best Costco Black Friday 2019 deals: $450 off Dell XPS 13, $90 Fitbit Charge 3, and $100 off Sonos Beam

  26-11-2019 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Costco's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• Microsoft starts talking up its Progressive Web App plans (again)

  26-11-2019 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is showing progress around plans to turn Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web and coming 'enlightened' web experiences for dual-screen devices into PWAs.
  
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• Best Newegg Black Friday 2019 deals: $79 Portal Mini, $250 off Acer Predator Helios, and $99 Chromebook

  26-11-2019 21:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The best Newegg deals for Black Friday 2019.
  
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• Top Best Buy Black Friday 2019 deals: $90 Chromebook, $150 off Beats Studio 3, and $80 off Fitbit Versa

  26-11-2019 21:08 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Best Buy's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• Best Walmart Black Friday 2019 deals: $45 off Home Minis, $35 off AirPods, and $28 Android tablet

  26-11-2019 20:43 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Walmart's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• In just three months, Google sent 12k warnings about government-backed attacks

  26-11-2019 20:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Most of these alerts were sent to users in the US and Pakistan.
  
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• Keras inventor Chollet charts a new direction for AI: a Q&A

  26-11-2019 20:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Google scientist François Chollet has made a lasting contribution to AI in the wildly popular Keras application programming interface. He now hopes to move the field toward a new approach to intelligence. He talked with ZDNet about what he hopes to accomplish.
  
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• Best Target Black Friday 2019 deals: $99 HP Chromebook, $80 off iPad, and $50 off Nest Hub

  26-11-2019 20:06 via zdnet.com
  
  We combed through Target's Black Friday 2019 ad and found the best tech deals from its sale.
  
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• Best Apple Black Friday 2019 deals: iPhone 11, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch, and iPad Pro

  26-11-2019 19:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best Apple device deals available now through to Black Friday at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
  
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• Best Apple Black Friday 2019 deals: $500 off MacBook Pro, $500 off iPhone 11, and $15 off AirPods Pro

  26-11-2019 19:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best Apple device deals available now through to Black Friday at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Amazon.
  
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• The very best smart speakers for 2019

  26-11-2019 18:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Want a speaker for your office that pumps out premium sound and offers Bluetooth streaming or voice control? Here are your best options from all the big players, including Sonos, Bose, Google, Apple, and Amazon.
  
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• Microsoft says new Dexphot malware infected more than 80,000 computers

  26-11-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Dexphot's main purpose was to silently mine cryptocurrency and generate revenue for the attackers.
  
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• Best Amazon Black Friday 2019 deals: $19 Fire TV Stick, $22 Echo Dot, and $99 Lenovo Chromebook

  26-11-2019 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best early Black Friday deals on Amazon.
  
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• Garmin Venu review: Vibrant AMOLED display makes this one of the best GPS sports watches for the masses

  26-11-2019 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Garmin has always beaten the smartwatch market, including the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch models, when it comes to the vast amount of health data tracked by its wearables. With the inclusion of a brilliant AMOLED display, the Venu is clearly a wearable built for the masses.
  
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• Best Black Friday 2019 smartphone deals

  26-11-2019 16:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The very best smartphone deals for Black Friday 2019.
  
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• Check out our Thanksgiving tech support survival guide (2019 edition)

  26-11-2019 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  What do you have planned for this Thanksgiving? Chilling out? Some turkey? Relax watching the game? Fixing other people's broken PCs and devices? (Updated from 2018)
  
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• State police: We've been testing Spot robot dogs for use in dangerous situations

  26-11-2019 15:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Massachusetts State Police have been trying out Boston Dynamics' Spot for the past three months.
  
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• David's guide to surviving Thanksgiving (2019 edition)

  26-11-2019 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn about dark meat turkey, Jedi family management skills, and a little tech. Plus some tips about how to have and enjoy a non-traditional holiday and giving mom a break. In our 2019 update, we spend a few minutes on discussing the tech you may want to talk about when visiting with older family members.
  
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• As smartphone sales decline again, Apple may have a few lessons to learn from Samsung and Huawei

  26-11-2019 15:52 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report from Gartner shows that the smartphone market is slowing yet again. But not for everyone: despite trade wars and big competitors, Huawei is fast tracking its sales.
  
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• Paywalls and the greater digital divide: Knight poll asks 'Who should pay for news?'

  26-11-2019 15:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Online news paywalls are making the problem of the 'digital divide' worse as important content disappears behind costly paid subscriptions.
  
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• Firefox-maker Mozilla details internet security and privacy projects

  26-11-2019 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla's annual report shows how it's spending the revenue it gets from browser search engine deals.
  
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• Microsoft to developers: Here's how you can start making apps for Surface Duo, Neo

  26-11-2019 15:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft promises developers its dual-screen Surface devices won't mean chucking out code.
  
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• Kaspersky online protection API left open to abuse by websites

  26-11-2019 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The internal API has been subject to not one, but multiple failed fix attempts.
  
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• Catching up with Amazon Neptune

  26-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In the run-up to re:Invent next week, we review recent announcements with Amazon’s Neptune graph database.
  
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• Apple's iPhone 11 Smart Battery Case review: This battery case proves useful in more ways than one

  26-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 11 lineup is smarter than ever.
  
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• Accenture launches software to simulate cloud architecture, services at scale

  26-11-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The idea is that Accenture's myNav software may be able to help enterprises look before they make their cloud computing choices.
  
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• Two third-party SDKs allowed secret harvesting of Twitter and Facebook user data

  26-11-2019 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  OneAudience and MobiBurn discontinue their respective SDKs after another data collection scandal breaks out on Monday.
  
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• Fullz House hackers pivot from phishing to Magecart card skimming attacks

  26-11-2019 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  However, they aren’t very good at hiding their tracks.
  
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• Best Buy Q3 strong ahead of holiday shopping season

  26-11-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The company also raised its outlook. Third quarter online revenue was 15.6% of total sales.
  
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• Recycling robots make green viable again

  26-11-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Can advanced AI and robotics root out rampant inefficiencies in the recycling industry?
  
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• Diabetes monitoring is having a smartwatch and smartphone revolution

  26-11-2019 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Changes in both the consumer and medical tech landscape are opening up new possibilities in how the condition can be managed.
  
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• AI in healthcare: Using algorithms to predict your risk of ending up in hospital

  26-11-2019 12:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Artificial intelligence in healthcare might be at a nascent stage of development but one NHS trial shows how the application of emerging technology could have a positive impact on patient care.
  
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• Healthcare startup executives charged over $1 billion scam

  26-11-2019 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Executives allegedly tampered with the balance sheet and sold stock they did not have.
  
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• Younger developers get business goals: Older developers? Not so much

  26-11-2019 12:06 via zdnet.com
  
  A new MongoDB survey finds developers and business types see eye to eye – unless you're an older developer.
  
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• Younger developers are OK with business goals: Older developers? Not so much

  26-11-2019 12:06 via zdnet.com
  
  A new MongoDB survey finds developers and business types see eye to eye – unless you're an older developer.
  
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• Casca aims to revamp shoe retail, manufacturing with 3D printers

  26-11-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  By 2029, Casca's plan is to make your custom shoes in front of you via additive manufacturing.
  
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