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• Cloudera Q3 solid, ups Q4 outlook

  05-12-2019 23:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Interim CEO Marty Cole said the company executed well and added that the Cloudera Data Platform offers customers a competitive set of capabilities.
  
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• New vulnerability lets attackers sniff or hijack VPN connections

  05-12-2019 23:20 via zdnet.com
  
  OpenVPN, WireGuard, and IKEv2/IPSec VPNs are vulnerable to attacks.
  
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• Get yourself a USB condom

  05-12-2019 23:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Better to have one and not need it, than need it and not have one.
  
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• DocuSign Q3 strong amid tech earnings parade

  05-12-2019 22:58 via zdnet.com
  
  DocuSign is showing early traction for its Agreement Cloud.
  
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• How FINRA and the US Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Bureau are using cloud

  05-12-2019 22:43 via zdnet.com
  
  AWS details the work underway with a handful of US government entities.
  
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• Fugro using machine learning to map boulders on the sea floor

  05-12-2019 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The algorithm is determining if something is a boulder or not before a wind farm is stood up out at sea.
  
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• Zoom's third quarter results top estimates

  05-12-2019 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's revenue and EPS came in above estimates but its revenue growth is slowing.
  
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• Digital transformation to boost IT spend in LatAm in 2020

  05-12-2019 22:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The market is expected to see 4,5 percent growth next year, according to IDC
  
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• Your next iPhone may not have a Lightning port

  05-12-2019 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple could also be getting ready to shake up the way it sells iPhones.
  
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• NFL and AWS using data to improve player health

  05-12-2019 22:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Combining AWS' cloud and its capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence with NFL data to improve player health and safety.
  
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• Culture and customer loyalty: A Salesforce.com insider shares secrets to software success

  05-12-2019 21:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Features alone are not sufficient to build a successful enterprise software company. The crucial element is nurturing relationships with customers that extend for years. An early employee of Salesforce shares the company's history and explains why culture and values matter.
  
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• Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8c, 7c platforms aimed at mainstream PC market

  05-12-2019 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The bet is that Qualcomm can combine connectivity with thin and fanless devices to win over mobile workers. The company adds that its PC plan is a marathon not a sprint.
  
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• Facebook sues Chinese malware operator for abusing its ad platform

  05-12-2019 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook sues ILikeAd and two Chinese nationals for using Facebook ads to trick users into downloading malware.
  
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• Amazon CTO Werner Vogels: Industry 4.0 requires way more data

  05-12-2019 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Factories are only collecting a small fraction of the data we need to introduce the next industrial revolution -- and other key takeaways from Vogels' re:Invent keynote address.
  
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• Bitcoin battered: The worst crypto catastrophes of 2019

  05-12-2019 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Millions in cryptocurrency stolen, exit scams, and countless arrests were made in connection to crypto criminal schemes this year.
  
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• Microsoft is giving its Office for iOS and Android apps a makeover

  05-12-2019 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is 'Fluentizing' its Office mobile apps for iOS and Android. And it's seemingly getting ready to start bringing its Microsoft Research 'microproductivity' work into those apps, as well.
  
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• Space assistant CIMON heads to ISS to become empathetic AI partner for astronauts

  05-12-2019 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Physically and functionally similar to CIMON 1, CIMON 2 was built with a layer of emotional intelligence thanks to the IBM Tone Analyzer.
  
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• I went to T-Mobile to ask about 5G. The response was painful

  05-12-2019 19:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Just how excited should you be about the coming of 5G? As excited as T-Mobile, which just launched its 5G service? Perhaps not.
  
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• US charges two members of the Dridex malware gang

  05-12-2019 18:46 via zdnet.com
  
  One of them is considered the leader of Evil Corp, described as "the world’s most harmful cyber crime group."
  
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• fremingUS charges two members of the Dridex malware gang

  05-12-2019 18:46 via zdnet.com
  
  One of them is considered the leader of Evil Corp, described as "the world’s most harmful cyber crime group."
  
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• 44 million Microsoft users reused passwords in the first three months of 2019

  05-12-2019 16:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft used a database of three billion publicly leaked credentials to identify users who reused passwords.
  
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• Security firm Cyberhaven raises $13M Series A with the backing of former Facebook execs

  05-12-2019 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Cyberhaven debuts its first offering: An SaaS-based data analytics approach to security that can help stop the theft of IP and keep track of all enterprise data.
  
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• Smart farming: This weed-hunting robot is taking to the fields

  05-12-2019 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Agri-tech startup launches a commercial robotic weed-mapping service, with environment-friendly non-chemical weeding to follow.
  
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• OpenBSD patches authentication bypass, privilege escalation vulnerabilities

  05-12-2019 14:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The open source project took less than 40 hours to develop fixes for the bugs.
  
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• Microsoft kills Store version of Windows 10 Notepad app

  05-12-2019 13:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft reverses its plan to separate Notepad out of the Windows 10 release cycle.
  
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• HackerOne awards $20,000 bug bounty for private data access vulnerability on its own platform

  05-12-2019 13:22 via zdnet.com
  
  An analyst and a cut-and-paste job resulted in a critical security problem.
  
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• Netflix: BPF is a new type of software we use to run Linux apps securely in the kernel

  05-12-2019 12:26 via zdnet.com
  
  A Netflix performance architect says BPF promises a fundamental change to a 50-year-old kernel model.
  
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• How do you fix slow broadband in busy cities? Create a new network

  05-12-2019 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  London has consistently been criticised for its slow connectivity in crowded areas. A new project, launched this week in the city centre, claims that it can resolve the problem by creating a single shared network.
  
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• Would you trust this man with your money?

  05-12-2019 11:56
  
  Digital currency Libra needs Facebook's global reach to succeed, but the social network is also the biggest driver of its backlash. As regulators gather, controversy reigns
  
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• Libra's biggest problem? Facebook

  05-12-2019 11:56
  
  Digital currency Libra needs Facebook's global reach to succeed, but the social network is also the biggest driver of its backlash. As regulators gather, controversy reigns
  
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• The most impressive part of Omega's new Bond watch is the strap

  05-12-2019 09:49
  
  The all-titanium Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition may be a fine wristwatch for the new James Bond film, but much like the secret agent's last horological outing, Omega has focused its sights on innovation with the strap
  
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• Xiaomi's Redmi Note 8T exposes the absurdity of your £1,000 phone

  05-12-2019 07:00
  
  Xiaomi trounces the budget competition and punches way above its weight by trickling down flagship tech into a £179 smartphone; but can its few imperfections be argued away by its price? Yes
  
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• What kind of internet do we want? (Let's not ask Facebook)

  05-12-2019 07:00
  
  2019 was the year that, despite its professed efforts, the weight of evidence is that Facebook – in its current form and with its current corporate governance – is doing more harm than good in the world
  
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• Google's founders just became even more unaccountable

  05-12-2019 07:00
  
  It's the end of an era at Google, as founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page step down. But don't be fooled – Sundar Pichai isn't really in charge
  
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• Huawei legally challenges FCC's Universal Service Fund ban

  05-12-2019 06:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese giant has labelled the ban a violation of US federal law.
  
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• Digital twins will be like real-life Sim City: Citrix

  05-12-2019 06:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Safi Obeidullah said the technology will enable businesses to respond faster to change and make more accurate decisions.
  
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• ACSC comfortable with enforcing JavaScript on site visitors

  05-12-2019 06:11 via zdnet.com
  A degraded experience for users who switched off JavaScript is one thing; blocking them is quite another.
  
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• Top gadgets for the security and privacy conscious (or the super paranoid!)

  05-12-2019 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Keep your data and personal information safe from hackers, and prevent your devices from being used to spy on you with these security and privacy gadgets.
  
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• Ransomware attack hits major US data center provider

  05-12-2019 05:08 via zdnet.com
  
  CyrusOne data centers infected by REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware.
  
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• Thousands of Taiwanese chip experts moved to China for better pay: Reports

  05-12-2019 05:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech companies in China in certain cases is offering more than double the salary compared to Taiwan to lure Taiwanese chip experts to relocate and work in mainland China.
  
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• Optus set for CEO switch in April 2020 as Lew heads to Thailand

  05-12-2019 04:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Current deputy CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin to step up when Allen Lew takes over Singtel Thai associate AIS.
  
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• NBN seeing over 500,000 service faults annually from 5.5 million connections

  05-12-2019 04:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Faults on the National Broadband Network are being logged at a rate of over 1,370 each and every day.
  
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• Google's Nest Hub devices use ultrasound sensing to improve vision accessibility

  05-12-2019 02:17 via zdnet.com
  
  It can detect user movements within 4 feet from the device.
  
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• StartupAus urges for policy changes to help local tech sector

  05-12-2019 02:03 via zdnet.com
  
  It marks the release of the advocacy group's sixth annual Crossroads report.
  
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• Canberra department reshuffle sees Communications with Infrastructure and Services Australia under Social Services

  05-12-2019 01:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The number of departments in the federal government has been reduced from 18 to 14.
  
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• Canberra department reshuffle sees Communcations with Infrastructure and Services Australia under Social Services

  05-12-2019 01:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The number of departments in the federal government has been reduced from 18 to 14.
  
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• The most copied StackOverflow Java code snippet contains a bug

  05-12-2019 01:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Nine years later, developer corrects code snippet.
  
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• Animal Logic touts cloud computing as democratising the future of animation

  05-12-2019 00:20 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not about the speed to which a film can be finished, rather it's the advantage it gives to animators.
  
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