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• Russia successfully disconnected from the internet

  23-12-2019 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  RuNet disconnection tests were successful, according to the Russian government.
  
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• Brazil to create national artificial intelligence strategy

  23-12-2019 22:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The plan aims to use AI to boost competitiveness and productivity and address issues such as social inequality.
  
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• The decline of social media in the 2010s: A status report

  23-12-2019 15:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook hasn’t made folks happy in a very long while. Maybe it’s because its new stance on privacy looks just like its old stances on privacy. Perhaps the whole Russian disinformation thing looks bad. But could it be even deeper than that?
  
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• Apple eyes satellite internet for data project

  23-12-2019 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  iPhone maker looks at satellite options for beaming data directly to devices, according to a report.
  
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• 5 ways technology progressed us in 10 years: The story so far

  23-12-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The role of technology infrastructure in our lives and work isn’t so obvious until you remember what a phone call, a home movie, and a drive across the country were like way, way back in 2010.
  
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• Holiday reading roundup: Five books to inform, educate and entertain

  23-12-2019 12:54 via zdnet.com
  
  These 2019 titles explore smart homes, Big Tech, gender bias, extraterrestrial languages and science fiction.
  
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• Next on California's roads: Autonomous pizza delivery trucks

  23-12-2019 12:10 via zdnet.com
  
  California gives a green light to companies testing driverless delivery vehicles.
  
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• Twitter to Android users: We've just patched this nasty bug so update your app ASAP

  23-12-2019 11:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Flaw could have allowed attacker to control accounts, but social media giant said it has no evidence the bug was exploited.
  
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• Chinese hacker group caught bypassing 2FA

  23-12-2019 07:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Chinese state-sponsored group APT20 has been busy hacking government entities and managed service providers.
  
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• The future of banking is basically robots running everything

  23-12-2019 07:00
  
  Banks will have to convince robots – rather than humans – that their deal is the best in the market
  
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• The curious tale of how Japan got hooked on KFC at Christmas

  23-12-2019 07:00
  
  Each year, millions of Japanese people eat KFC on Christmas Day. It takes a lot of planning
  
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• Feast your eyes on our luxury edit of design and tech in 2019

  23-12-2019 07:00
  
  WIRED's annual Gear of the Year guide goes luxe – featuring the very best in design and luxury tech across 2019 from iconic cameras to high-end hampers
  
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• Facebook's Calibra isn't just about money – it's about your identity

  23-12-2019 07:00
  
  With its plans for a digital currency wallet, could Facebook be looking to create a new identity standard?
  
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• CEOs think they should fight for customers. They're totally wrong

  23-12-2019 07:00
  
  For Leon CEO John Vincent, the business plan is clear: more niceness, more vegetables, more exercise
  
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• Cornell University academics uses machine learning to analyse Oktoberfest data

  23-12-2019 05:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The technology identified that festival-goers favoured Jagermeister, pear brandy, and unsurprisingly, steins of beer.
  
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• Cisco Australia profit wiped out by AU$45m income tax adjustment

  23-12-2019 02:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Networking giant paid a total of AU$86.2 million to ATO during 2019 fiscal year.
  
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• MacTel secures AU$20 million cybersecurity contract with ATO

  23-12-2019 02:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The initial three-year contract will help secure the connection between the ATO's IT environments and the internet.
  
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• Twitter shuts down Saudi state-backed information operations

  23-12-2019 00:50 via zdnet.com
  
  They formed a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts.
  
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• These six enterprise tech trends defined 2019

  23-12-2019 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  ZDNet's global team of editors take a look back at the enterprise technology trends that defined 2019.
  
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