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• AI unicorn DataRobot acquires data prep veteran Paxata

  12-12-2019 23:57 via zdnet.com
  
  DataRobot acquires standalone self-service data prep provider Paxata, to put the full data-to-ML-model lifecycle under its umbrella.
  
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• Over 70% of Chinese citizens worry about data leaks through facial recognition

  12-12-2019 23:46 via zdnet.com
  
  While nearly 40% of Chinese people said they prefer not to use facial recognition in their daily lives.
  
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• KT launches 5G emergency video call service

  12-12-2019 23:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The video calls are now available nation-wide.
  
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• Salesforce names Bret Taylor President and COO

  12-12-2019 23:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Taylor joined Salesforce in 2016 when it acquired his company Quip.
  
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• Google rolls out Verified SMS and Spam Protection in Android

  12-12-2019 22:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Android's default SMS app -- Messages -- to receive two new features: Verified SMS and Spam Protection.
  
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• Broadcom Q4 tops estimates as software cushions semiconductor lull

  12-12-2019 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Broadcom maintains that the semiconductor market has bottomed, but for now its infrastructure software business is cushioning the blow.
  
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• Adobe reports strong Q4, annual revenue tops $11 billion

  12-12-2019 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Shares of Adobe were up over 3% after hours.
  
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• Oracle's autonomous database sales more than doubled in Q2

  12-12-2019 22:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle's second quarter earnings beat market estimates while total revenues were slightly below expectations.
  
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• Firefox now lets you send tabs from your phone or PC to your VR headset

  12-12-2019 20:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Now that Firefox Accounts can be used with Firefox Reality, the web browser for VR, users can more easily access 3D web content in their VR headsets.
  
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• Google Assistant's Interpreter mode knows 44 languages

  12-12-2019 18:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The real-time translation feature, now rolling out across Android and iOS phones, can also suggest "smart replies" to speed up conversations.
  
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• BenQ EH600 projector hands-on: All you need for your home or office

  12-12-2019 18:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The BenQ EH600 projector is an impressive business projector that would not be out of place in your home theater.
  
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• New 'prescriptive' low-code segment emerging

  12-12-2019 18:20 via zdnet.com
  
  How low-code vendors will continue to innovate and raise software delivery speed
  
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• Atlassian launches a new way to build and run apps with Forge

  12-12-2019 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A development platform touted as a new way to build and run apps in the Atlassian cloud
  
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• Russian police raid NGINX Moscow office

  12-12-2019 17:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Russian search engine Rambler.ru claims full ownership of the NGINX code.
  
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• Fortinet acquires security automation provider CyberSponse

  12-12-2019 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  CyberSponse is known for its Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform.
  
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• Attackers now use process hollowing to hide cryptocurrency miners on your PC

  12-12-2019 17:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The malware’s dropper is a skeleton that avoids detection as a malicious file.
  
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• Cybersecurity: This password-stealing hacking campaign is targeting governments around the world

  12-12-2019 17:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers uncover a phishing campaign attempting to steal login credentials from government departments across North America, Europe and Asia - and nobody knows who is behind it
  
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• How Microsoft's Azure organization makes the Windows sausage

  12-12-2019 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Azure Executive Vice President Jason Zander discusses how he's looking at his world now that it includes Windows engineering.
  
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• Shopin founder charged by SEC for running $42 million scam cryptocurrency ICO

  12-12-2019 16:23 via zdnet.com
  
  SEC alleges that investor funds were spent on dating services and shopping sprees.
  
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• Intel says manufacturing is sexy again

  12-12-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A whopping 700 pages of research from Intel reveals the missing skills for Industry 4.0. Intel researcher Dr. Irene Petrick tells us her insights from the report.
  
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• Data privacy: Germans dish out one of the biggest GDPR fines yet over lax call centers

  12-12-2019 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Telecom company 1&1 is fined €9.55m for failing to protect customers' personal information in call centers.
  
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• Citrix adds intelligent, personalized features to Workspace

  12-12-2019 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new intelligent feed in Workspace is designed to create a more consumer-like experience for workers that cuts down on meaningless tasks.
  
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• Facebook, Microsoft, AWS: We want you to take up the deepfake detection challenge

  12-12-2019 14:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook provides 100,000 AI-manipulated videos for researchers to develop better deepfake detection systems.
  
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• Windows 10 Your Phone app: Now all Android users can make calls from their PC

  12-12-2019 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The Your Phone app is not just for Samsung Galaxy phones and Windows Insiders anymore.
  
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• Welcome to 2030: Are you ready for the internet of the senses?

  12-12-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Brain controlled VR and taste-morphing food. Ericcson releases top predictions for the year 2030.
  
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• Google: Search is changing, so here's how you'll now see news search results

  12-12-2019 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is using its latest machine-learning techniques to improve news suggestions for mobile users.
  
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• San Diego to suspend facial recognition tech program used by police, ICE access blocked

  12-12-2019 12:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The EFF’s campaign against facial recognition scanners used by law enforcement has borne fruit.
  
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• GPS inventor: We need to fix GPS's jamming problem

  12-12-2019 11:30 via zdnet.com
  
  As we become ever-more reliant on GPS, the prospect of it going down seems increasingly worrying.
  
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• WhatsApp to sue companies that abuse the platform for bulk messaging

  12-12-2019 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The abuse of WhatsApp Business functions to spam customers will not be tolerated.
  
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• Windows 10 2004: New 20H1 build shows off Quick Searches feature coming to all

  12-12-2019 10:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is enabling the new Quick Searches feature for Windows 10 users in 11 markets outside the US.
  
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• These online tools will help you decide how to vote in the election

  12-12-2019 07:00
  
  Election day has arrived. Not sure who to vote for? These digital tools can help you be informed before you head to the polls
  
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• Hidden for centuries, Rembrandt's secrets are finally being revealed

  12-12-2019 07:00
  
  An unprecedented project is analysing Rembrandt's masterpiece down to individual chemical elements, to give insight into how the Old Master approached his work
  
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• Google is the UK's best employer, but that's not the whole story

  12-12-2019 07:00
  
  Google has been voted the best company to work for in the UK. It's a stark contrast to the US, where the company faces a bitter battle with its own employees and has tumbled down company rankings
  
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• Berlin's love of techno has turned it into a music startup powerhouse

  12-12-2019 07:00
  
  Berlin puts the techno into music technology startups, thanks to its long association with clubbing culture and electronics for DJs
  
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• AI's real impact? Freeing us from the tyranny of repetitive tasks

  12-12-2019 07:00
  
  From automating accounts to marking homework, AI is finally starting to come through in mainstream applications
  
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• APIs' reach expanding beyond developers, survey shows

  12-12-2019 06:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Survey of 10,000 managers and professionals finds more non-developers working with APIs. Small teams, internal APIs are more the rule.
  
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• The ACCC is going to need a standard speed measurement for one ADSL2+

  12-12-2019 04:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Deciding whether the NBN leaves users 'no worse off' depends entirely on what is being measured.
  
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• Two of China's largest tech firms are uniting to create a new 'domestic OS'

  12-12-2019 04:33 via zdnet.com
  
  CS2C and Tianjin Kylin announce plans to develop a new Chinese operating system.
  
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• Most tech giants paid their share of tax during 2018 financial year, ATO reveals

  12-12-2019 02:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Except there were still some repeat offenders that continued to pay nothing.
  
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• Canberra launches digital platforms plan of attack

  12-12-2019 01:54 via zdnet.com
  
  It will include a review of the Privacy Act and the standing up of a dedicated unit within the ACCC to monitor digital platforms.
  
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• Yes, AI will soon be everywhere – but it will support humans, not replace them

  12-12-2019 01:01
  
  QuantumBlack and WIRED explore the big changes coming in the next decade to every business. They’ll be driven by AI – where humans and machines play key roles
  
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