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• Xilinx to slash 7% of its workforce citing revenue headwinds

  28-01-2020 23:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Xilinx said its wired and wireless business drove down results in the quarter.
  
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• RiskSense working on AI to predict if vulnerabilities will turn into ransomware

  28-01-2020 23:19 via zdnet.com
  
  RiskSense, a firm long at the forefront of warning about new threats, unveiled a dashboard on Tuesday to tell CSOs their level of risk of exploit from vulnerabilities. Next stop, says CEO Srinivas Mukkamala, are machine learning analyses that may be able to accurately predict when an exploit will be developed for any given vulnerability.
  
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• Wawa's massive card breach: 30 million customers' details for sale online

  28-01-2020 23:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The Wawa breach may rank as one of the biggest of all time, comparable to earlier Home Depot andTarget breaches.
  
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• Wawa card breach may rank as one of the biggest of all times

  28-01-2020 23:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers put the card details of more than 30 million Wawa customers on sale online.
  
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• Apple Q1 surges as iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro sales deliver, but coronavirus a wild card for Q2

  28-01-2020 23:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's outlook is strong amid iPhone 11 demand. The company's device installed base is now 1.5 billion.
  
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• eBay beats Q4 expectations, GMV down 5%

  28-01-2020 22:52 via zdnet.com
  
  eBay said gross merchandise volume was down 5% year over year to $23.3 billion.
  
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• Apple Q1 surges as iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro sales deliver

  28-01-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's outlook is strong amid iPhone 11 demand. The company's device installed base is now 1.5 billion.
  
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• AMD closes out Q4, 2019 strong, but Q1 outlook mixed

  28-01-2020 22:22 via zdnet.com
  
  AMD's fourth quarter earnings come a few days after Intel delivered strong fourth quarter earnings due to its data center unit.
  
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• All major antivirus vendors will continue to support Windows 7 post EOL

  28-01-2020 21:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Most antivirus programs will receive Windows 7 support for at least two more years.
  
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• Sense Energy Monitor review: A smart home device that will make you work for a lower electrical bill

  28-01-2020 20:43 via zdnet.com
  
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• Children’s data privacy: What’s a parent to do?

  28-01-2020 19:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Cybercriminals can sell children’s data on the dark web, where buyers use it for tax fraud or creating fake identities for identity theft.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 13.3.1 update for iPhone, with lots of bug fixes

  28-01-2020 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  This is the first iOS and iPadOS update of 2020.
  
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• Charge anywhere safely with the SyncStop USB Condom

  28-01-2020 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  If you charge up your smartphone or tablet using public charging stations, this is a must.
  
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• Reality Engines offers a deep learning tour de force to challenge Amazon et al in Enterprise AI

  28-01-2020 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Startup Reality Engines came out of stealth mode on Tuesday with backing from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to turn cutting-edge deep learning into marketable AI services for enterprise. Can they give AWS, Azure and GCP a run for their money?
  
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• IBM embeds new AI features into its TRIRIGA facilities management software

  28-01-2020 18:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The new AI capabilities are meant to help real estate and facility managers optimize office space and improve the workplace experience.
  
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• 5G explained in 45 seconds

  28-01-2020 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How are 5G, or fifth generation, mobile networks different to what's come before?
  
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• Huawei: How the UK's decision affects the rest of the world

  28-01-2020 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany and India are among the countries still weighing up use of the Chinese firm's 5G kit.
  
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• One in three millennials say social media worsens their lives

  28-01-2020 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Everybody and their grandparents are on social media these days -- for better or worse.
  
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• 2019 saw more cryptocurrency hacks than any other year

  28-01-2020 17:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers launched more attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019, but stole fewer funds.
  
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• Netgear Orbi WiFi 6, hands on: State-of-the-art mesh wi-fi with a price tag to match

  28-01-2020 16:41 via zdnet.com
  
  It's still early days for WiFi 6, so the Orbi WiFi 6 mesh system isn't an essential upgrade at the moment. But if you can afford it, there's impressive performance and capacity on offer.
  
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• The UK just approved Huawei 5G equipment. Here's why

  28-01-2020 16:19
  
  Equipment from China's Huawei can be used in the UK's 5G networks. The eventual decision was surprisingly transparent
  
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• Microsoft: Actually, Windows 7 is getting a new update – to fix black wallpaper bug

  28-01-2020 15:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will give all Windows 7 users one more update, to fix the glitch caused by its final security updates.
  
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• Now 5G has to prove that it's really worth the fight - and the fallout

  28-01-2020 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK has snubbed the US and given Huawei a green light, so 5G needs to live up to its promise – fast.
  
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• Now 5G has to prove that it's really worth the fight

  28-01-2020 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The UK has snubbed the US and given Huawei a green light, so 5G needs to live up to its promise – fast.
  
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• Lifesize updates its admin console with analytics, video conferencing metrics

  28-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Lifesize Admin Console that offer real-time reporting, live meeting statistics, network performance monitoring, usage and call quality data.
  
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• CES 2020 Trend: Onboarding AI

  28-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  CES didn't have an overarching tech, like 3D or huge flat screens, of past years. As I've reflected on what I saw at the show, what emerged is a new trend: a tech inflection point that will define much of the coming decade's challenges and opportunities. That trend is onboarding Artificial Intelligence.
  
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• Google Chrome users: You can thank Microsoft for this new feature

  28-01-2020 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  New tab-management feature demonstrates how Microsoft and Google are collaborating to improve Chromium.
  
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• CEOs are deleting their social media accounts to protect against hackers

  28-01-2020 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  PwC report finds that cyber attacks are the biggest worry for business - to such an extent some CEOs are deleting social media accounts to help personally avoid falling victim to criminals.
  
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• How new tech can help the UK’s creative industry flourish

  28-01-2020 13:57
  
  Creative businesses need to be able to work from anywhere. 5G and unlimited data plans will push them to the next level
  
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• The big 5G decision: Huawei gets role in UK network roll-outs, despite US pressure

  28-01-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  But 'high risk vendors' like Huawei are banned from core of 5G networks and limited to 35% cap in other areas, says government.
  
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• The big 5G decision: Huawei allowed limited role in UK networks

  28-01-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  But 'high risk vendors' like Huawei are banned from core of 5G networks and limited to 35% cap in other areas, says government.
  
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• The big 5G decision: Huawei allowed limited role in UK network projects

  28-01-2020 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  But 'high risk vendors' like Huawei are banned from core of 5G networks and limited to 35% cap in other areas, says government.
  
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• Huawei: Is it a security threat and what will be its role in UK 5G?

  28-01-2020 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is Chinese tech giant Huawei really a security risk, and what will be its role in the UK's 5G network?
  
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• Huawei: What is 5G's core and why protect it?

  28-01-2020 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK has confirmed Huawei will be allowed to be part of its 5G networks - but with restrictions.
  
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• Will the UK's climate assembly actually make any difference?

  28-01-2020 13:15
  
  A group of 100 British citizens have been tasked with creating new recommendations for tackling the climate crisis in the UK. It remains to be seen if the suggestions will be taken onboard
  
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• Zoom fixes security flaw that could have let hackers join video conference calls

  28-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerability in Zoom discovered by researchers could have allowed attackers access to meetings - and an easy means of corporate espionage.
  
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• New dog in town? A K9 robot for construction and more

  28-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Roving agile sensor platforms are becoming more sophisticated, capable.
  
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• LoRaWAN networks are spreading but security researchers say beware

  28-01-2020 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IOActive security researchers say LoRaWAN networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks despite boastful claims about the protocol's security features.
  
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• Here's why the UK is (finally) dumping Article 13 for good

  28-01-2020 13:00
  
  The UK had plenty of opportunities to veto the controversial EU copyright legislation, so why did it wait so long to torpedo Article 13?
  
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• Egypt's building a new capital: Inside the smart city in the desert

  28-01-2020 12:15 via zdnet.com
  
  A new administrative center being built between the Nile and the Suez Canal will be the country's first smart city.
  
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• Microsoft urged: Open-source Windows 7 to 'undo past wrongs'

  28-01-2020 11:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Group of free software advocates calls on Microsoft to release Windows 7 under a free software license.
  
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• Office Depot reveals habits of US tech device users

  28-01-2020 11:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple, Samsung and all the rest do keep consumers busy with new and desirable tech devices, but how often do Americans really get around to upgrading their devices?
  
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• Ring app for Android full to the brim with third-party trackers: report

  28-01-2020 11:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The EFF claims that the app is sending out vast amounts of customer PII.
  
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• Keeping your phone safe from prying eyes

  28-01-2020 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hack which stops people going through your phone when you want to show them something.
  
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• Sorry, 5G is not going to save falling smartphone sales in the UK

  28-01-2020 10:21
  
  Speedy 5G was meant to be the saviour of slumping smartphone sales. It isn't
  
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• Practice Fusion to pay $145m for accepting pharma kickbacks in opioid prescription scam

  28-01-2020 10:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Software was used to boost opioid prescriptions on behalf of pharmaceutical companies in a scheme deemed "abhorrent."
  
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• New Cisco, AppDynamics integration bridges IT and DevOps for app management

  28-01-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The integration represents the next step in AppDynamics' vision for building a "Central Nervous System of IT"
  
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• Cisco brings new AI functionality to Webex

  28-01-2020 09:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Webex Assistant can improve your meetings with language translation, closed captioning and transcriptions.
  
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• The average ransom demand for a REvil ransomware infection is a whopping $260,000

  28-01-2020 08:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Security researchers sinkhole the REvil ransomware servers and gain an insight into the operation of today's biggest ransomware gang.
  
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• SAP Q4 2019: SAP hits €8 billion revenue mark as cloud bookings surge

  28-01-2020 07:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Cash flow across the full year has suffered, however, due to share payouts and restructuring expenses.
  
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