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• StarHub and M1 to submit joint bid for 5G licence

  23-01-2020 23:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Telcos have until mid-February to put in a proposal for the two available licences.
  
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• ACT Emergency Services site restored as AWS fixes Sydney region API errors

  23-01-2020 22:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services restored its Sydney services that on Thursday suffered 'increased API error rates and latencies' to a point before the issues began.
  
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• Atlassian tops Q2 expectations on strong subscription revenue growth

  23-01-2020 22:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Atlassian's subscription revenue climbed 50% to $228.6 million.
  
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• New York state wants to ban government agencies from paying ransomware demands

  23-01-2020 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Another NY Senate bill would create a cyber security enhancement fund and restricting the use of taxpayer moneys in paying ransoms
  
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• Intel delivers a strong Q4 in spite of challenges

  23-01-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The semiconductor giant continues to face production challenges and renewed competition, but it fared better than expected in 2019 and foresees a strong first quarter.
  
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• How IoT betrays us: Today, Sonos speakers. Tomorrow, Alexa and electric cars?

  23-01-2020 20:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Sonos’ abandonment of its legacy customers is precisely what's wrong with IoT.
  
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• Google DeepMind’s ‘Sideways’ takes a page from computer architecture

  23-01-2020 20:02 via zdnet.com
  
  To get greater efficiency, Google DeepMind's researchers did what chip designers have long done, built a pipeline so that the learning rule for machine learning -- backpropagation -- is more efficient.
  
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• MDHex vulnerabilities impact GE patient vital signs monitoring devices

  23-01-2020 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  GE Healthcare plans to release patches in Q2 2020.
  
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• Someone is uninstalling the Phorpiex malware from infected PCs and telling users to install an antivirus

  23-01-2020 18:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Malware analysts believe someone has hijacked the Phorpiex botnet from its creator and is sabotaging its operations by alerting users they've been infected.
  
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• Brazilian unicorn iFood announces acqui-hire to boost AI talent base

  23-01-2020 18:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The investment in Hekima is intended to help the company tackle the local scarcity of tech skills
  
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• Ransomware attacks are causing more downtime than ever before

  23-01-2020 18:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The average number of days it takes for organisations infected with ransomware to restore networks is now up to over 16 days.
  
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• The real-life Iron Man keeps breaking speed records

  23-01-2020 18:18
  
  Since 2016, inventor and entrepreneur Richard Browning has dedicated himself to one ambitious mission: creating the perfect jet suit.
  
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• How the real-life Iron Man smashed his own speed record

  23-01-2020 18:18
  
  Since 2016, inventor and entrepreneur Richard Browning has dedicated himself to one ambitious mission: creating the perfect jet suit.
  
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• Your manager, or 69% of what that person does, will be automated, says Gartner

  23-01-2020 16:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Bots, intelligent assistants and automation are going to take over most of what your manager currently does.
  
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• Xerox will attempt hostile takeover of HP's board of directors

  23-01-2020 16:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Xerox said it plans to bring a full slate of new directors to HP's annual shareholder meeting in an attempt to overthrow HP's existing board via shareholder vote.
  
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• 60% of you are disgusting: Go clean your phone right now. Here's how

  23-01-2020 15:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The smartphone in our pockets has become our dirty secret.
  
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• Dynabook Satellite Pro L50-G review: A good-value business workhorse

  23-01-2020 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  10th-generation Intel Core processors, Wi-Fi 6 and good battery life make the competitively priced Satellite Pro L50-G an attractive proposition for businesses.
  
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• Citrix: These are new patches for your vulnerable servers

  23-01-2020 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Citrix has released a fresh set of patches for ADC and NetScaler bug, with more patches due out tomorrow.
  
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• The almost-secret hidden iPhone switch that blocks spam text messages and notifications

  23-01-2020 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  You are 60 seconds away from removing one of your phone's most annoying annoyances.
  
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• Google to Apple: Safari's privacy feature actually opens iPhone users to tracking

  23-01-2020 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Google and Apple go to battle over how browsers protect users from third-party tracking.
  
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• Report suggests Intel is preparing for a price war with AMD

  23-01-2020 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  AMD has had Intel on the back foot now across both the consumer and server market, but the chip giant could be ready to throw money at maintaining market dominance.
  
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• Comcast offsets video losses with business, wireless and broadband

  23-01-2020 13:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Comcast continues to add customers even as the traditional bundle shifts dramatically.
  
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• Suspected Iranian hacking campaign targets European energy companies

  23-01-2020 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers at Recorded Future have linked trojan malware intrusions and espionage to a state-backed hacking operation working out of Iran.
  
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• How China's coronavirus outbreak started, explained

  23-01-2020 13:02
  
  Over 2,750 people have been infected with the novel virus that originated in a Chinese seafood market, and new cases are cropping up around the world
  
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• How China's coronavirus outbreak spiralled into a global crisis

  23-01-2020 13:02
  
  After 600 people were infected with a novel virus from a Chinese seafood market, an entire city has been placed on lockdown, but the virus has already reached beyond China
  
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• China's coronavirus outbreak, explained

  23-01-2020 13:02
  
  Over 2,750 people have been infected with the novel virus that originated in a Chinese seafood market, and new cases are cropping up around the world
  
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• Soft robotic hands may soon have a firm grip on the industry

  23-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Variability in packaging is the Achilles heel of industrial automation. These soft hands can help.
  
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• Cisco: Patch this critical firewall bug in Firepower Management Center

  23-01-2020 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Customers on old versions of Firepower Management Center will need to upgrade and then patch.
  
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• Government wants more tech in schools: Paying for it will be the first challenge

  23-01-2020 12:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK wants to be at the forefront of the booming ed-tech industry, but schools are still struggling to provide essential services.
  
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• Singapore inks digital trade partnership with global group, firms

  23-01-2020 07:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Country signs agreement with International Chamber of Commerce and 17 multinational companies including Mastercard, Tokio Marine, and Standard Chartered Bank, to fuel the adoption of digital technologies in trade and commerce.
  
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• Why hitting the gym in January is total agony for your legs

  23-01-2020 07:00
  
  A punishing new gym routine can make your muscles ache for days afterwards. But it's actually a sign that your muscles are getting stronger
  
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• Why flexible working is a nasty lie

  23-01-2020 07:00
  
  Companies are trying to break the 9-5 working model. What they are replacing it with is much worse
  
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• The UK's bold quest to protect kids online raises lots of questions

  23-01-2020 07:00
  
  Regulators argue children are using an internet that simply isn't designed for them – and now they're taking action
  
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• If Saudi Arabia did hack Jeff Bezos, this is probably how it went down

  23-01-2020 07:00
  
  Whoever hacked Jeff Bezos hid their tracks remarkably well. Here's everything we know
  
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• Australia-Hong Kong FTA helps fintechs grow but more can be done, DFAT says

  23-01-2020 06:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The department believes supporting fintech and regtech industries to expand internationally will require an 'open, free, and secure internet', and 'regulatory environments that adapt and respond as technologies change'.
  
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• AWS Sydney region suffers API 'errors and latencies'

  23-01-2020 06:06 via zdnet.com
  
  As of Thursday afternoon, the affected services were Appstream 2.0, EC2, ELB, ElastiCache, RDS, Workspaces, and Lambda.
  
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• Western Union and Bharti Airtel to bring real-time payments to India and Africa

  23-01-2020 01:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Airtel Payments Bank customers can soon direct Western Union money transfers into their bank accounts in real-time.
  
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• APRA granted 20 banking licences in 12 years, with 10 since 2018

  23-01-2020 01:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Four of those have gone to Australian neobanks or startups in the local fintech space.
  
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• The evolving role of the CIO and CMO in customer experience

  23-01-2020 00:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The CIO and CMO must work more closely together and co-govern key resources today in new ways to address an often outdated and/or too inadequate approach to digital customer experience within most organizations.
  
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