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• Optus hit with Australia's biggest spamming fine

  30-01-2020 23:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Singtel-owned telco cops second biggest infringement notice ever paid to ACMA.
  
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• IBM reshuffles: Krishna CEO, Whitehurst president, Rometty to retire

  30-01-2020 23:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Arvind Krishna is noted as a key architect of the company's Red Hat acquisition.
  
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• Katie Hopkins' Twitter account suspended

  30-01-2020 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controversial commentator's account is suspended for violating the anti-hate policy.
  
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• Google open-sources the firmware needed to build hardware security keys

  30-01-2020 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Google open-sourced today OpenSK, a Rust-based project to aid hardware vendors build hardware security keys.
  
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• Western Digital Q2 better than expected, CEO says flash market improving

  30-01-2020 22:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Shares of Western Digital were up over 5% in late trading.
  
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• AWS brings in nearly $10b in sales for Amazon in Q4, hits $40b annual run rate

  30-01-2020 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon saw the growth rate of its giant cloud business decelerate slightly in Q4, but AWS continued to rake in the bulk of Amazon's operating income.
  
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• How to stream the 2020 Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl online

  30-01-2020 21:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's how to get your fill of furbaby cuteness on Super Bowl Sunday.
  
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• World Health Organization CIO on healthcare data, privacy, trust, and ethics (CxOTalk interview)

  30-01-2020 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The CIO of WHO talks about the risks and opportunities of big data when it comes to health care. Large technology companies are important partners in building trust and advancing efforts around digital health. But determining how to partner is not always simple or easy.
  
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• Here's how Office 365 users can get a custom email address -- without corporate headaches

  30-01-2020 20:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Want the credibility that comes with a custom email domain instead of a generic gmail.com or outlook.com address? Microsoft has quietly rolled out that option for its Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers, but there are a few catches.
  
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• Microsoft launches Xbox bug bounty program with rewards of up to $20,000

  30-01-2020 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) to start accepting vulnerabilities in Xbox gaming platform.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S11/Galaxy S20: Possible March 6 launch date, specs, pictures, rumors, and more

  30-01-2020 19:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung will announce its latest smartphones in just a couple of weeks, but we already know a lot about the phones thanks to leaks.
  
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• Sonos apologises for revealing customer email addresses

  30-01-2020 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was writing to people who were unhappy about a decision to stop updates to the firm's older speakers.
  
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• Microsoft to show off HoloLens, edge computing services at Mobile World Congress 2020

  30-01-2020 19:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft took the wraps off HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019. This year, HoloLens, AI, edge computing and autonomous computing all look to be on the MWC 2020 agenda.
  
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• Iranian hackers target US government workers in new campaign

  30-01-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New spear-phishing campaign targets government workers disguised as a well-known government survey service.
  
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• Apple finishes rolling out new Apple Maps features in US

  30-01-2020 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The overall view of your area, including when using navigation, should have a more detailed look now.
  
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• Google’s ‘Meena’ advances the exquisite banality of chatbots

  30-01-2020 18:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has made a major advance in chatbots with a giant version of its "Transformer" language model that can stay sensibly on topic within a conversation. But the results are still dreadfully boring as far as dialogue.
  
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• Artificial intelligence-created medicine to be used on humans for first time

  30-01-2020 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British start-up has developed a new drug much more quickly than traditional methods by using AI.
  
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• Apple wants to standardize the format of SMS OTPs (one-time passcodes)

  30-01-2020 17:07 via zdnet.com
  
  WebKit team proposal aims to improve the security of one-time passcodes sent to users via SMS.
  
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• Please don't fall for these surprisingly bad phishing scam emails

  30-01-2020 16:18 via zdnet.com
  
  A new wave of fraud emails are circulating, but many of them are pretty easy to spot.
  
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• Knowledge graph evolution: Platforms that speak your language, RDF stars, GraphQL is a plus

  30-01-2020 16:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Knowledge graphs are among the most important technologies for the 2020s. Here is how they are evolving, with vendors and standard bodies listening, and platforms becoming fluent in many query languages
  
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• Knowledge graph evolution: Platforms that speak your language

  30-01-2020 16:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Knowledge graphs are among the most important technologies for the 2020s. Here is how they are evolving, with vendors and standard bodies listening, and platforms becoming fluent in many query languages
  
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• Singapore, Malaysia clamp down on online falsehoods about coronavirus

  30-01-2020 15:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Singapore evokes online falsehoods law while Malaysia makes arrests in their attempts to stem the spread of inaccurate reports concerning the coronavirus.
  
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• Garmin Approach S62 announced: Bigger display and virtual caddie help improve your golf game

  30-01-2020 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  While it is almost time to build an ark here in the Pacific Northwest, some areas of the world are nice enough to support golf outings. Garmin announced a new GPS watch focused on helping you perform better on the links.
  
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• Dear Microsoft: It's time to disclose some real sales figures for Azure

  30-01-2020 15:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft delivered stellar fiscal second quarter results and has cloud momentum, but we know about as much about Azure sales as we did yesterday. In other words, we know nothing.
  
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• Nintendo Switch overtakes 1990s SNES console in sales

  30-01-2020 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Switch is now Nintendo's third best-selling console after overtaking the SNES of the '90s.
  
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• StreamSets grants ecosystem validation to Microsoft SQL Server 2019

  30-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  StreamSets announces integration with, and support for, SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters (BDC), Microsoft's new database-data lake solution. StreamSets' third-party platform imbues SQL 2019 BDC with robust DataOps capabilities...and valuable ecosystem validation.
  
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• Free AI developer app: IBM's new tool can label objects in videos for you

  30-01-2020 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM offers a free tool to automate the laborious task of labeling objects in video.
  
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• Microsoft: This is how Windows 10 has been changed by Windows Insider feedback

  30-01-2020 14:33 via zdnet.com
  
  But did Microsoft successfully deliver the features fans wanted ?
  
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• How to watch Super Bowl 2020 free and without cable as it streams in 4K for first time

  30-01-2020 14:21 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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• Facebook settles facial recognition dispute

  30-01-2020 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant makes a $550m settlement to users over storing biometric data without user consent.
  
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• Apple, Broadcom face $1.1 billion damages bill to resolve Caltech patent battle

  30-01-2020 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The school said that Broadcom chips used in Apple devices infringed upon its patents.
  
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• Zero Trust: a quick guide to upping your cybersecurity game

  30-01-2020 13:35
  
  Just because you’re small doesn’t mean cybercriminals won’t target you
  
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• Here’s how we can build the future internet

  30-01-2020 13:34
  
  At its core, if the 2010s have been all about software, the 2020s might be the moment when infrastructure reclaims centre-stage
  
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• Verizon shows solid Q4 net adds for business, consumer wireless

  30-01-2020 13:26 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's 5G rollout and associated marketing seems to be helping Verizon's wireless subscriber tally. But earnings were mixed.
  
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• This is how the UK is trying to stop the spread of coronavirus

  30-01-2020 13:24
  
  Despite infections in Germany, France and Finland, the UK hasn't recorded any positive coronavirus infections. Here's what it's doing to stop the spread
  
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• Phishing: You're not as good at spotting scams as you think you are

  30-01-2020 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Phishing is becoming more sophisticated and potential victims are way too confident. Only 5% can spot all scams, a survey finds.
  
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• Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to end facial recognition tech lawsuit

  30-01-2020 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The company says it is in the best interest of users and shareholders to pay up.
  
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• Drones, autonomous driving and more: UPS's new modernization initiatives

  30-01-2020 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  UPS on Wednesday announced a series of new initiatives and partnerships, all aimed at upgrading its global logistics network
  
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• Avast winds down Jumpshot, cites user data sale privacy concerns

  30-01-2020 11:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Avast’s CEO said the move is “absolutely the right thing to do.”
  
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• LG's 2019 profit saved by home appliance business

  30-01-2020 08:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Embattled mobile business continues to be in the red despite restructuring efforts.
  
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• We need to radically rethink our approach to Alzheimer’s research

  30-01-2020 07:00
  
  Targeted immune modulation will usher in an era of effective neurodegenerative disease therapies
  
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• Millions of Macs are hit by this malware every year

  30-01-2020 07:00
  
  The Shlayer Trojan accounts for nearly a third of all malware detections on Macs – and it's relatively crude
  
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• Fintechs divided on screen scraping ban

  30-01-2020 06:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Some are calling for screen scraping to be banned while others argue it will hurt the fintech industry.
  
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• Samsung profits halved in 2019

  30-01-2020 02:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung expects improvements in overall business performance in 2020 while uncertainties remain.
  
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• Stronger than expected Windows sales contribute to Microsoft's solid Q2 FY20

  30-01-2020 01:16 via zdnet.com
  
  While all eyes are on Microsoft's cloud performance, Windows' contribution to Microsoft's second fiscal quarter was stronger than expected.
  
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• US DOI halts operations for its entire drone fleet over Chinese cybersecurity concerns

  30-01-2020 01:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Effective immediately, it will only be used in emergency situations.
  
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• NBN retreats from directly signing enterprise customers

  30-01-2020 01:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Government-owned broadband wholesaler to behave more like a wholesaler again.
  
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• DOD contractor suffers ransomware infection

  30-01-2020 00:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Virginia-based EWA has had systems infected with the Ryuk ransomware.
  
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• CBA invests another $200m to fund Klarna's entry into Australia

  30-01-2020 00:31 via zdnet.com
  
  CBA now has 50:50 ownership rights in the Swedish-based company's Australian and New Zealand business.
  
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• Rich countries should invest in LatAm to create AI talent

  30-01-2020 00:06 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report on AI skills readiness suggests the region offers a number of opportunities, despite its many hurdles.
  
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