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• One in five Americans will recommend a brand that uses emerging tech

  06-12-2019 22:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Emerging technologies can influence you more than you think -- and it can significantly impact your bottom line.
  
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• BMW and Hyundai hacked by Vietnamese hackers, report claims

  06-12-2019 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  Hacks linked to Ocean Lotus (APT32), a group believed to operate with orders from the Vietnamese government.
  
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• Canonical makes Ubuntu for Windows SubSystem for Linux a priority

  06-12-2019 20:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Canonical is putting more resources into the Linux desktop and that includes making Ubuntu better on the Windows desktop.
  
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• Adobe buys VR creative tool Oculus Medium

  06-12-2019 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Born from Facebook's Oculus division, Medium lets users sculpt, model and paint in an immersive environment.
  
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• These are the worst hacks, cyberattacks, and data breaches of 2019

  06-12-2019 17:35 via zdnet.com
  
  A slew of hacks, data breaches, and attacks tainted the cybersecurity landscape in 2019.
  
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• AI and biometrics could boost e-commerce confidence in LatAm

  06-12-2019 16:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Education about the possibilities offered by technology could improve consumer perceptions around security, says Mastercard
  
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• Holidays traffic floods brands with 40% more social messages

  06-12-2019 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  With the holiday season upon us, how can brands equip their social media response teams for the influx of messages they can expect?
  
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• The big problem with your SUV

  06-12-2019 16:18
  
  The collapse of Isis on Telegram, the wild rise of novelty Christmas advent calenders and the big problem with big cars
  
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• How LG's G8X ThinQ evolves the dual-screen smartphone

  06-12-2019 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  LG put a flagship smartphone in a case with a second display, but does a second display make a case for a flagship smartphone?
  
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• To catch criminals faster, the police needs a technology revamp

  06-12-2019 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola has already started a small revolution with a "digital policing platform", but a lot more change is still needed, say police officers.
  
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• 12 gifts for the holidays: Between Apple, Google, DJI, and Amazon there’s something for everyone

  06-12-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani cover their top tech gift recommendations this holiday season.
  
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• Microsoft developer warning: Ditch .NET Core 2.2 and upgrade to long-term 3.1

  06-12-2019 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft rolls out new tools and urges developers to move off legacy frameworks.
  
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• Windows 10 1809 user? Microsoft has started herding you to 1909 update

  06-12-2019 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The process is "phased", says Microsoft, but it's starting five months before Windows 10 version 1809 support ends.
  
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• New ransomware attacks target your NAS devices, backup storage

  06-12-2019 13:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Ransomware attacks targeting these devices have surged in recent months.
  
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• How a senior technician future-proofed himself with VR

  06-12-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The biggest lesson was that success didn't require a comprehensive knowledge of coding.
  
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• Apple: Here's why iPhone 11 uses location data even though you've told it not to

  06-12-2019 12:37 via zdnet.com
  
  It took Apple two days to explain why the iPhone 11 uses location data despite its being disabled in settings.
  
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• Intel's horrible, bad, terrible week amid AWS, Qualcomm's Arm moves

  06-12-2019 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  First AWS launches Arm-based Graviton2 processors and then Qualcomm targets Intel-based laptops. Here's a recap of a rough week.
  
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• Middle East innovation: These four startups are making their mark

  06-12-2019 11:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite the region's political instability, Middle East tech entrepreneurs are still launching a range of businesses.
  
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• We can shape the future of work

  06-12-2019 10:44
  
  AI and automation will change employment and our economies – but we have time to ensure that evolution proceeds in the best direction
  
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• We need to address Libra’s privacy problems before it's too late

  06-12-2019 07:00
  
  For Europe, the ability to exercise meaningful enforcement and oversight of data protection rules is a question of strategic sovereignty
  
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• The unstoppable rise of the SUV is terrible news for the planet

  06-12-2019 07:00
  
  Sales of hefty and heavily-polluting SUVs have doubled in the last decade – outweighing the progress made from electric vehicles. Can cleaner SUVs offer a way out?
  
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• SUVs are way worse for the planet than anyone previously thought

  06-12-2019 07:00
  
  Sales of hefty and heavily-polluting SUVs have doubled in the last decade – outweighing the progress made from electric vehicles. Can cleaner SUVs offer a way out?
  
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• China is trolling and hacking Uighur exiles across the world

  06-12-2019 07:00
  
  Once, Uighurs forced to flee China would at least get some respite. Not anymorev
  
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• Australia's radiation safety agency reinforces that 5G is safe

  06-12-2019 06:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Double blind trials have debunked any health concerns about 5G and radiation, ARPANSA has said.
  
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• Labor's plan to fix Australia's encryption laws doesn't go far enough

  06-12-2019 05:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Bill to require judicial oversight and a clarification of definitions is a great start, Labor says, but the Assistance and Access regime needs reining in much more tightly.
  
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• FBI recommends that you keep your IoT devices on a separate network

  06-12-2019 04:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The FBI also recommends changing factory-set (default) passwords and not allowing an IoT device's accompanying mobile app to gain access to too many smartphone permissions.
  
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• Uber discloses over 3,000 sexual assaults arose from US rides in 2018

  06-12-2019 04:19 via zdnet.com
  
  In its first safety report, the ride-sharing company provides figures for the fatal crashes, murders, and sexual assaults that occurred through its platform.
  
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• Online age verification will have to involve biometrics: Former eSafety chief

  06-12-2019 04:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Similar to eye balling a person suspected of being underaged in a liquor store, Alastair MacGibbon has said any online age verification system would need to involve biometric proof, such as a video.
  
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• Grab launches numberless payment card in Singapore

  06-12-2019 01:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Launching in Singapore, and headed to Philippines in early 2020.
  
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