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• Microsoft January 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 49 security bugs

  14-01-2020 21:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Today's patches also fix a major vulnerability in Windows' cryptographic library.
  
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• Google acquires AppSheet, a no-code app development platform

  14-01-2020 21:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Google expects to integrate AppSheet's ability to power workplace applications into Google Cloud's focus on key verticals.
  
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• Securing Kubernetes: Bug bounty program announced

  14-01-2020 21:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Want to help lock down Kubernetes and make some money while you're at it? The Cloud Native Computing Foundation has a new bug bounty program for you.
  
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• Microsoft fixes Windows crypto bug reported by the NSA

  14-01-2020 19:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Fixes were released today part of the Microsoft's January 2020 Patch Tuesday.
  
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• IBM joins LOT Network to thwart patent trolls

  14-01-2020 19:23 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM is adding more than 80,000 patents and patent applications to the LOT Network, a nonprofit business group that protects its members from patent trolling
  
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• 2020: The year of seeing clearly on AI and machine learning

  14-01-2020 19:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The broad use of the term artificial intelligence misleads people and in nearly every case describes machine learning. Words matter.
  
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• Google acquires Pointy to help SMBs list product inventory online

  14-01-2020 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Pointy fits in to Google's small business services portfolio and supports its efforts to embed more e-commerce tools throughout its search portal.
  
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• This new supercomputer promises faster and more accurate weather forecasts

  14-01-2020 18:07 via zdnet.com
  
  New hardware will support hundreds of researchers working on medium and long range forecasting.
  
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• Ransomware, phishing and cyber attacks scare business chiefs the most

  14-01-2020 17:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Forget fire and flood, the top business risk is now a cyber disaster, according to survey of execs.
  
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• Google to phase out user-agent strings in Chrome

  14-01-2020 17:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Chrome will move to a new technology called Client Hints, part of the newer Privacy Sandbox project.
  
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• Americans trust Amazon and Google more than Oprah (and Trump)

  14-01-2020 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  A large new study asked Americans about which brands, institutions, ideas, and public figures they trust. The President should be worried. The US government should be petrified. Amazon and Google, on the other hand...
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro review: Rugged, affordable tablet built for work in the field

  14-01-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  While the Apple iPad leads the tablet market, enterprise customers often need something built to handle work outside the office. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro brings a larger display, improved specifications, and integrated Samsung DeX at a price of $599.
  
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• The rank hypocrisy of Jeff Bezos' $690,000 donation to Australia

  14-01-2020 15:07
  
  Jeff Bezos made headlines for offering $690,000 to help Australia recover from the worst bushfires in its history. Here's how that stacks up against his other expenses
  
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• DevOps and Observability in the 2020s

  14-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  What do the data tell us on the direction modern software development is going? Cloud, open source, machine learning - it's all here, but blind spots remain
  
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• Adobe intros new Experience Cloud features, launches Experience Manager as cloud service

  14-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Updates include the new 2.3.4 release of Magento and an Adobe Stock integration with Magento Commerce.
  
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• iPhone owners are making use of iOS 13's location privacy features

  14-01-2020 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  In one survey of location data, 80 percent of users had stopped all background tracking across their devices within six weeks of installing iOS 13.
  
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• How to switch from Windows 7 to Chrome OS CloudReady

  14-01-2020 14:28 via zdnet.com
  
  If all you're doing with your Windows 7 PC runs off the web or the cloud, you can move it to CloudyReady, the Chromium OS-based operating system.
  
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• Digital tax, trade wars, big tech: what's actually going on between Europe and the US?

  14-01-2020 14:22 via zdnet.com
  
  France's new digital services tax has opened a can of worms. Here's everything you need to know about what's going on.
  
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• As Apple plots to drop iPhone ports, Europe plans law to give all phones same charger

  14-01-2020 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  European lawmakers consider legislation that could be irrelevant by the time it arrives.
  
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• MariaDB Platform X4 adds cloud-first, columnar storage

  14-01-2020 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New MariaDB Platform X4 release supports hybrid operational/analytical "smart transactions," standardizes on cloud object storage to do it.
  
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• Europe is on the verge of a tech investment breakthrough

  14-01-2020 14:00
  
  Outside fintech and the major cities, Europe's talent has been neglected by venture capital. But a new golden age of seed funding is upon us
  
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• Windows 7 end of life: Security risks and what you should do next

  14-01-2020 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Windows 7 will no longer receive security patches - and cyber criminals will be looking to exploit it to target businesses that still haven't upgraded to Windows 7. Getting your security strategy right is vital.
  
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• Learning the lessons of the Dixons Carphone breach

  14-01-2020 13:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The retailer's data breach saw it hit with a £500,000 fine, but what lessons can other companies learn?
  
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• Apple's not helping with shooter's locked iPhones, says US DoJ – not true, says Apple

  14-01-2020 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple says it has provided gigabytes of data to the FBI but refuses to offer a backdoor.
  
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• Russia responsible for hacking gas firm tied to Trump impeachment: report

  14-01-2020 13:11 via zdnet.com
  
  The cyberattack bears similar hallmarks to the 2016 DNC hack.
  
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• Robocalling is out of control. Can an app help?

  14-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Trump's anti-robocalling bill is a start, but it may not be enough to stop robocalls.
  
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• 49 million user records from US data broker LimeLeads put up for sale online

  14-01-2020 12:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Data from an exposed LimeLeads Elasticsearch server ends up on a hacking forum.
  
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• Managers: Three ways to rethink leadership in 2020

  14-01-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  From inclusivity to collaboration and onto authenticity, it's time to create an alternative approach to IT leadership that supports staff development and business growth.
  
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• Management tips: Three ways to change how you lead in 2020

  14-01-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  From inclusivity to collaboration and onto authenticity, it's time to create an alternative approach to IT leadership that supports staff development and business growth.
  
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• Amazon: We want to stop Microsoft working on JEDI contract

  14-01-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services wants to block early work from Microsoft on the Pentagon's JEDI contract.
  
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• This Trojan hijacks your smartphone to send offensive text messages

  14-01-2020 11:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The feature is certainly one way to advertise a malware infection.
  
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• Samsung's artificial humans aren't artificial or human enough

  14-01-2020 07:00
  
  Samsung’s Star Labs brought digital avatars to CES 2020 and got burned by its own fanfare. After a slightly disappointing demo, Neon has a hell of a lot of work to do
  
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• Can Dominic Cummings really run Britain like a startup? Probably not

  14-01-2020 07:00
  
  The state machine is big, ramified and unwieldy. But the senior advisor's lofty plans sound an awful lot like stuff from the past
  
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• An unsecured database exposed thousands of British passports

  14-01-2020 07:00
  
  An open Amazon Web Services S3 database held passport scans, tax documents, job applications and other sensitive personal details. It has now been taken offline by Amazon
  
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• 1917’s VFX artists had to totally reinvent how films are made

  14-01-2020 07:00
  
  Sam Mendes’ war epic is presented as one continuous shot. To make the illusion work required rethinking the entire visual effects production process
  
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• India's imminent regulation will give financial data ownership to the individual

  14-01-2020 06:13 via zdnet.com
  
  India will soon have a means for individuals to own their data. Here's an explainer of the directions as they sit drafted by the Reserve Bank of India.
  
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• LG hones focus on AI car platforms with Cerence and Luxoft

  14-01-2020 03:51 via zdnet.com
  
  While LG continues to grow in the automotive sector, it's also eyeing expansion plans in the commercial space.
  
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• Google garners support from tech industry in Supreme Court API copyright fight

  14-01-2020 03:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech industry believes that if Google loses its fight against Oracle, it will open the door for a complete overhaul of many status quo software engineering practices and stall innovation.
  
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• Sage to sell Brazilian operations

  14-01-2020 00:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The subsidiary is considered to be outside the firm's strategic focus; the sale is expected to complete by September 2020
  
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• Rob Bearden takes over as Cloudera CEO

  14-01-2020 00:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloudera is turning to a familiar face for its next leader.
  
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