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• Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

  24-01-2020 21:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers exploited a Trend Micro OfficeScan zero-day to plant malicious files on Mitsubishi Electric servers.
  
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• CircleCI automates Continuous Delivery to multiple clouds

  24-01-2020 20:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Today's companies use CI/CD to speedily deploy software updates, but that last step, from your pipeline to a cloud service, can be tricky. CircleCI has an answer.
  
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• Just how much do design and data science collaborate?

  24-01-2020 19:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Findings from our recent survey show that there's room for improvement.
  
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• Class-action lawsuit filed against controversial Clearview AI startup

  24-01-2020 18:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Plaintiffs claim New York startup broke Illinois privacy laws regarding the use of residents' biometrics data.
  
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• There's more to Google than Google: Dataset Search comes out of beta

  24-01-2020 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's search engine is designed for researchers, but casual users are advised to give it a go.
  
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• How Jeff Bezos got hacked

  24-01-2020 17:04
  
  How Jeff Bezos got hacked, how tomatoes got hacked, and how to hack flexible working
  
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• iPad turns 10: Why did it take a decade for Apple's tablet to get its own operating system?

  24-01-2020 16:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The iPad launched in April 2010, and since then we've seen it slowly morph into a device that's able to stand on its own.
  
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• Teens get sneaky with their Apple AirPods. Will business follow?

  24-01-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  This behavior is truly disturbing, but it was inspired by Apple itself. And it may come to business meetings.
  
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• Teens are doing something awful with Apple's AirPods. Will business follow?

  24-01-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  This behavior is truly disturbing, but it was inspired by Apple itself. And it may come to business meetings.
  
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• How to watch Super Bowl 2020: Stream Chiefs vs. 49ers for free without cable

  24-01-2020 16:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The best way to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV is by streaming. And the only way to watch the game in 4K HDR is through streaming. There are numerous other ways to watch the big game by streaming, too.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Motorola Razr make little sense for business

  24-01-2020 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The foldable phone market is making a 90-degree turn as the first two devices of 2020 have a portrait clamshell design. The appeal of having a phone/tablet in one is not provided with this design and it makes little sense for business.
  
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• Hackers target unpatched Citrix servers to deploy ransomware

  24-01-2020 15:10 via zdnet.com
  
  REvil ransomware gang has been spotted abusing Citrix bug to infect victims.
  
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• Privacy worries cited as possible reason for DNA test firm 23andMe's sales downturn

  24-01-2020 14:39 via zdnet.com
  
  It may be no surprise considering US law enforcement was recently granted permission to plunder DNA databases.
  
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• Police are about to deploy 'privacy destroying' facial recognition cameras across London

  24-01-2020 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The capital's Metropolitan Police say the technology will help fight crime - but critics warn that the scheme amounts to oppressive surveillance.
  
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• This simple malware still plagues one in 10 Mac users

  24-01-2020 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  This threat might be relatively basic, but it is still a headache for many Mac users.
  
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• The Doomsday Clock just moved closer to midnight again. Tech is getting some of the blame.

  24-01-2020 13:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Information warfare, deep fakes and AI are all adding to the risk of catastrophe, scientists warn.
  
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• Cloud arms race buys Intel time, massive profits, but indigestion likely

  24-01-2020 13:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud service providers are ramping data center capacity and that means Intel is printing enough money to paper over looming challenges.
  
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• The Met Police will start using live facial recognition across London

  24-01-2020 13:02
  
  Live facial recognition has been trialled for three years – now it's going to be used on a regular basis by the Metropolitan Police
  
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• Apple: 'Here's why ditching iPhone Lightning port for a standard charger is a bad idea'

  24-01-2020 13:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple pays for a consultancy to explain why a mandatory standard charger would not help the environment.
  
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• Citrix releases new patches to plug critical server vulnerability

  24-01-2020 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Additional versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway can now be protected against the severe security issue.
  
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• How Tesla became the world's most overvalued car company

  24-01-2020 12:42
  
  Tesla is now worth over $100 billion after an extraordinary growth spurt. But in the era of inflated market figures, does that really mean anything at all?
  
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• Owner of stolen data marketplace Cardplanet pleads guilty

  24-01-2020 11:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The trading post was a hotbed of stolen US credit card information.
  
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• Singapore orders Malaysia site blocked under online falsehoods law

  24-01-2020 07:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Operated by Lawyers for Liberty, the website appears to have been blocked in Singapore following an order issued after the human rights group failed to comply with a previous correction directive. The group has sued the Singapore government over the order.
  
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• Think Goop is bad? It's only the tip of Netflix's pseudoscience iceberg

  24-01-2020 07:00
  
  In The Goop Lab, Gwyneth Paltrow and her colleagues try out energy healing, psychedelics and cold therapy. But plenty of Netflix's documentaries take an equally dubious approach to science
  
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• The UK's controversial porn block is making a comeback

  24-01-2020 07:00
  
  Four age-verification companies have lodged a court case against the government's decision to abandon the porn block
  
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• Tech firms need to stop focussing diversity efforts on binary gender

  24-01-2020 07:00
  
  In their eager driver for gender diversity, employers have left BME and ethnic minorities by the wayside
  
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• Coronavirus is about to collide with a mass migration nightmare

  24-01-2020 07:00
  
  Over Lunar New Year, Chinese citizens will make more an estimated three billion journeys. Coronavirus couldn't have come at a worse time
  
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• Artificial intelligence works its way into supply chains

  24-01-2020 05:09 via zdnet.com
  
  AI 'takes over the heavy lifting traditionally done by humans. It delivers deep analysis down to the SKU level, not practical with a manual approach.'
  
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• QUT to use AI and ML in Gold Coast future waterways project

  24-01-2020 02:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The university will help the Gold Coast Waterways Authority understand how artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can be used to identify vessel type and determine the number of users of its waterways network.
  
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• Sonos CEO apologises but will not provide software updates for legacy products

  24-01-2020 01:24 via zdnet.com
  
  At the same time, he pledged to provide bug fixes and security patches for 'as long as possible'.
  
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• Broadcom signs two new multi-year deals to supply Apple components

  24-01-2020 00:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Broadcom's two new deals with Apple, combined with their 2019 contract, are expected to generate $15 billion in future revenue for Broadcom.
  
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• Sydney embracing contactless transport payments with 30m journeys clocked

  24-01-2020 00:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The state government will be launching a 'digital Opal card' this year.
  
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