2017 in review, Pixelbook is back, Apple battery replacement (MobileTechRoundup show #417)

Kevin and Matt spent at least half of this last podcast of 2017 chatting about the good and bad times of mobile technology in 2017. Were their favorites yours too?

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Amazon's Jeff Bezos ends 2017 as the world's richest person, worth $99 billion, despite Donald Trump

Jeff Bezos is ending the year as the world's richest person, and despite Trump's numerous attacks - the latest was on US Postal Service pricing - he appears to have a good chance of maintaining his position.

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The best emerging storage tech of 2017

Storage technology is evolving faster than any time in the last 40 years. Here are my picks for the best technologies to emerge in 2017.

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ZAGG Slim Book keyboard for Apple iPad Pro 10.5: Enhances productivity with valued improvements

Keyboards significantly extend the functionality of the Apple iPad Pro 10.5. ZAGG recently released a new model that is perfect for the enterprise with business attire, multi-angle rotation, and four useful modes.

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With businesses fumbling, Singapore must take more care in data aspirations

Singapore government has been opening up user data access to ease information exchange and business transactions, but it should observe some caution as major organisations continue to slip up over security.

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2018 prediction: The endangered hyperlink

Attacks targeting the fundamental infrastructure of the Internet have risen at an alarming rate and now every business needs to take protective measures

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Casetify for Apple iPhone X: Essential Impact and Snap cases provide protection without bulk

One great thing about the Apple iPhone X is it's ability to easily slip into a pocket. These new Casetify cases provides some protection while still maintaining this pocketability.

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Digital transformation spend to reach $57 billion in LatAm by 2020

Organizations in the region are under pressure to increase their digital portfolios, says IDC research.

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AT&T's FirstNet enlists all 50 states for first responder network

AT&T says it will spend about $40 billion over the life of the contract to deliver FirstNet and all states are opt-ing in.

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10 things in cybersecurity that you might have missed this year

From frustrating to mysterious to downright creepy, here are ten things we learned during 2017.

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How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)

Got a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the job done.

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Top Windows 10 questions: How to install, secure, upgrade, get it for free

In 2017, Ed Bott answered hundreds of questions about Windows 10. Here are the topics that readers found most interesting.

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The 10 best smartphones of 2017

Now that all of the flagship phones have been announced for 2017, a new model has moved into the top spot.

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Tech's leaps, limps and likes: The 7 trends that defined 2017

ZDNet's top editors from across the globe postulate on a year that the technology industry lost some luster, but kept rolling out new disruptions anyway.

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Google kills Pixel C tablet, points customers to Pixelbook

Google will still support Pixel C with updates, the company said.

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Will multi-actuators save the disk drive?

Disk drives win against SSDs on $/bit, but lose on I/Os per second (IOPS). Seagate is now floating the idea of multiple actuators in a single disk drive. Will that save disk drives from oblivion?

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NSW agencies struggle with security basics

Lack of privileged account monitoring, incomplete inventories of IT assets, and lack of a consistent cyber definitions leave NSW government agencies in the lurch.

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Yoti can guarantee your identity online, but sometimes you just want to fake it....

Yoti (Your Own Trusted Identity) is a smartphone app that solves the identity problem for many digital services. But while it provides more privacy than most systems, it's not going to replace lying...

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Batterygate: Apple betrayed its customers and now it faces a world of hurt

It takes decades to build up fierce customer loyalty and just one mistake to completely dismantle it.

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After iPhone slow-downs, Apple offers battery replacements - but it'll cost you

Apple will discount out of warranty iPhone battery replacements to $29 for one year to make up for battery confusion.

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Softbank buys large stake in Uber: Report

Uber investors and employees will tender shares equal to 20 percent of the company, at a discount.

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5 reasons DevOps will be a big deal in the year ahead

The typical enterprise has become a nonstop software and data factory, operating 24x7. Technology has to be there at all times.

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These robots sweat while doing pushups

Researchers designed humanoids that mimic our musculoskeletal structure.

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My favorite cheap tech of 2017

Some great products and services made this year more affordable than ever.

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The year in crowdfunded PCs: Who succeeded? Who failed?

Slowing sales haven't kept manufacturers from trying to harness Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites to introduce new systems. Here's a rundown of how their projects have fared in 2017.

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These are Google Android 8.1's five best features

Besides numerous security fixes, the latest version of Android includes multiple features that developers will be using to improve your smartphone experience.

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With AWS and Azure in its sights, Alibaba opens India cloud data center

India is a major part of the Chinese company's global ambitions but it will have to work hard to differentiate itself from the biggies.

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Huawei Mate 10 to launch on AT&T in February: Report

For its first carrier deal, Huawei is planning a $100 million advertising push to build brand awareness in the US.

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LG, Here partner to provide telematics for self-driving cars

LG wants to prepare automakers for the self-driving era.

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Alexa, more cowbell: 18 silly (but fun) Amazon Echo commands

Amazon's amazing Alexa AI assistant keeps getting smarter and smarter. Here are 18 dumb ways you can waste all that wonderful computing power.

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Huawei's $200 Honor 7X is the future of the smartphone industry

Within a few years, vertical integration by Chinese mega manufacturers will drive the price of flagship-class Android phones down to commodity levels.

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Fit by Data: Where data and fitness overlap

Committing to stay fit is a typical new year's resolution, but one that just as typically goes down the drain soon. Could it be that it's not entirely your fault, and what's data got to do with it?

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Garmin Vivoactive 3 review: A solid mid-range GPS sports watch with wireless payment support

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 is the third version of the Vivoactive with a form factor now matching other Garmin GPS sports watches. It accurately and reliably captures workout data for a number of sports and is an excellent option at $300.

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Citrix holds high hopes for Brazil

The company expects a threefold increase in sales for 2018; devises plan to boost cloud-focused training for resellers.

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Artificial intelligence: McKinsey talks workforce, training, and AI ethics

Research from the global consulting firms offers advice to business leaders on managing AI and creating successful strategies for adopting these new technologies.

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Amazon: Echo Dot top-selling product over holidays

Amazon also said 140 million items were ordered from small businesses and entrepreneurs during Thanksgiving sales.

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Brazilian telcos call for "intelligent net neutrality"

Decision to end rules protecting an open Internet in the US prompts regulation loosening talks in the Latin country; government says the current law will not be changed.

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Google eyeing brick and mortar stores in India to push Pixel: Report

Google has opened a dozen popup shops in India in recent weeks. The broader offline presence could launch in late 2018, a report said.

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UKFast plans to open Raspberry Pi cafes in Manchester schools

A British cloud-hosting company is opening Raspberry Pi cafes in local schools to provide students with the skills they will need to thrive in a digital world...

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Gaps in software slowing down security professionals

Lack of software functions are slowing down security teams who spend up to 10 hours a week dealing with the inefficiencies, a global study shows.

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Brazil leads in e-waste generation in LatAm

The amount of electronic waste in the region is steadily growing and countries still lack specific regulations, says study.

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Making thoughtful software design a mainstream business practice

The era of "moving fast and breaking things" is over. Time to "slow down and take stock of what's broken."

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Fitbit Aria 2 WiFi smart scale hands-on: Accurate, convenient weight tracking designed to help you achieve your goals

There are millions of Fitbit users who track their daily activity and one element of health tracking is weight. Fitbit updated its first generation scale and I am trying to use it to help motivate me to reach my goal weight.

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SAS appoints new Latin America head

The latest in a series of leadership changes at the company, internal hire Marvio Portela takes the top role in the region.

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The 4 best free business apps you're not using

Boost your productivity without touching your budget.

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Amazon buys smart home camera maker Blink

Blink makes low-cost video doorbells and security cameras for indoor and outdoor use.

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This is the smartest robotics company in the world (and soon to be one of the most important)

Forget "the revolution." Adoption of robots will only happen when startups team up with legacy heavyweights.

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No more Uber, Hertz, or even car owners: How Amazon and Apple will take us all for a ride

As driverless technologies improve, cars will likely become more of a membership perk than objects of ownership.

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Analytics in 2018: AI, IoT and multi-cloud, or bust

In this year's predictions roundup for data and analytics, we find that AI, IoT and the "multi-cloud" concept are all the rage. But cautions around data governance/regulation and irrational AI exuberance subdue the mood.

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iPhone Batterygate: The environmental cost of the smartphone explosion

To be better citizens of our planet, we need to reconsider the current disposable smartphone designs.

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2017 in review: iPhone 10th anniversary, Samsung Note rebound, solid cheap smartphones

2017 was the year of small bezels and big screens, removal of home buttons, and the headphone jack. Apple celebrated 10 years of the iPhone while others released phones a fifth the price of the new iPhone X.

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Sound is the next frontier for Virtual Reality

It's not just about frame-rate and resolution. Music is playing an increasingly important role in VR & AR development.

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Alphabet: Eric Schmidt steps down as executive chairman

Schmidt will transition to a technical advisor role and remain on the board.

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LinkedIn IDs machine learning as its most rapidly expanding job category

LinkedIn analysis of emerging job categories since 2012 finds tech and data-related jobs rising the fastest.

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Apple developing advanced heart monitor for new Apple Watch: Report

At Cupertino, a prototype version of the Apple Watch allows users to squeeze the frame with two fingers to send a weak electrical current to the heart to pick up signals.

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Nokia, Huawei strike multi-year patent licensing deal

Specifics of the deal aren't being disclosed, but Huawei will now have access to a slew of mobile patents.

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Microsoft brings back PhotoSynth in its Pix app for iOS

Microsoft is updating its PhotoSyth photo-stitching technology and making it part of its Pix camera app for iOS devices.

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How much are businesses actually investing in AI?

This short survey seeks to understand AI investment, enterprise-wide AI progress, resistance to AI, how businesses plan to use AI, and AI-related workforce issues.

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Print photos on the go with the Polaroid Insta-Share Moto Mod: hands-on

Many of us remember using a Polaroid camera and shaking the print in a futile attempt to see the photo develop right before our eyes. The new Moto Mod brings a similar camera image to print experience for Motorola smartphone owners.

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Disney's hideous Trump robot is a perfect illustration of the uncanny valley problem facing robot designers

"Was that supposed to go in the Haunted Mansion?"

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Oh Apple, you really need to rethink how you do things

Admitting that you quietly inserted code into iOS that measurably slows down the performance of older iPhones is a monumentally boneheaded blunder.

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Software not the focus in APAC digital transformation: SAP

​Businesses instead want to be able to operate digitally and innovate with technology faster, regardless of whether they do so on an enterprise software stack or cloud.

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Walmart reportedly exploring cashier-less stores

Walmart's Project Kepler is being led by Jet.com's co-founder and CTO. It sounds similar to Amazon's Go, that allows customers to walk out of a store with a product and pay virtually.

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Apple: Some older iPhones slowed to prevent battery issues

Apple confirms it slows the performance of iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE models to stop aging batteries from causing an unexpected shutdown.

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Solving Silicon Valley's diversity problem

The future had better not be like the present... Notes from a recent conference "Inclusivity in Tech"

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Solving Silicon Valley's diversity problem

The future had better not be like the present... Notes from a recent conference "Inclusivity in Tech"

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Security firm Keeper sues news reporter over vulnerability story

The vulnerability was fixed, but Keeper now demands that the allegedly defamatory article is pulled offline.

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Cloud security: Why these solutions aren't ready for prime time

Where we look back at a month of intriguing questions and engaging answers, but where some of those answers may have been just responses rather than solutions.

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Salesforce Brazil head steps down

Mauricio Prado had been serving as general manager since February 2016; no plans for a replacement have been announced.

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Ooma buys smart camera maker Butterfleye

Ooma said it plans to integrate Butterfleye's smart camera into its Ooma Home security product.

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BlackBerry's Q3 tops estimates on strong enterprise software sales

The company's software business continues to grow as BlackBerry saw 3,000 enterprise orders in the quarter.

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2017 was a dumpster fire of privacy and security screw-ups

2016 may have killed every famous person we ever cared about, but it was tame compared to the dumpster fire of security screw-ups and privacy violations that 2017 had in store. Here's our look back.

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Get a year of unlimited stock media for $99

An unbeatable deal for designers, content-creators, marketing folks and more, Videoblocks gives you access to over 100,000 pro-quality videos, backgrounds, After Effects templates and more.

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Cutting the cord: VR is going wireless thanks to zero latency video

How one company plans to remove the cord and fulfill the vision for unencumbered virtual reality

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Fuelled by value-for-money phones, Xiaomi draws level with leader Samsung in India

Online shoppers in India have powered Xiaomi to unprecedented success at the expense of Indian manufacturers. Now, it's Samsung's turn to be worried.

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Google Chrome to start blocking intrusive ads February 15

On mobile, Google Chrome will purge pop-up ads, flashing animated ads, auto-play video ads with sound, and more starting in February 2018.

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Red Hat tops Q3 targets on strong subscription revenue growth

The open-source software company said third quarter revenue from application development products was up 44 percent above last year.

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UPS reserves largest order yet of Tesla's all-electric Semi

UPS said it will be among the first to have the Tesla Semi on the road after production begins in 2019.

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Twitter introduces enterprise API to help boost customer engagement

With the new enterprise API, developers will be able to build apps for companies to engage with customers through direct messages, chatbots, and other tools.

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DocuSign acquires machine learning startup Appuri

DocuSign said it now plans to integrate Appuri's machine learning and artificial intelligence features directly into the DocuSign platform.

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Facebook will find your untagged photos using facial recognition

Facebook will use artificial intelligence to show you photos you're not tagged in, and people who may be trying to impersonate you by using your profile photo.

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Star Wars is dead, Gen-Xers. Get over it

Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. No truer words about Disney's multi-billion dollar franchise have ever been spoken. [Spoiler ahead.]

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Lowe's taps former Amazon exec for first chief digital officer role

The CDO is a relatively new role in corporate taxonomy that's increasingly driving digital transformation efforts.

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Microsoft's newest Windows 10 test build includes Timeline feature

Microsoft's latest 'Redstone 4' test build, 17063, includes includes its promised Timeline feature, lots of UI tweaks, and several IT pro-focused goodies.

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Dialpad Free launched: No-cost advanced small business phone system

Small businesses drive innovation and offer opportunities for millions of people. Dialpad is trying to help these small businesses break free of the desk phone and phone bills with its new service.

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HERE Technologies launches asset tracking service

Here Technologies tracking platform aims to track assets, people and devices in both indoor and outdoor environments.

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Microsoft to shut down its Connect beta testing site by year end

Microsoft's long-standing Connect testing site is being phased out and replaced by a new 'Collaborate' testing portal.

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Machine learning and the spectre of the wrong solution

Where a beautiful relic of history stares us in the face to remind us that if we take all the time in the world to render our most perfect ideas, reality will leave us in the dust.

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Link for Google Chrome is now available in the Microsoft Store

No, Google's Chrome browser still isn't available as a UWP app in the Microsoft Store. Instead, a Chrome launcher now is in the Store.

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Softbank leads $120 million investment in AI-based insurance startup Lemonade

Lemonade bypasses traditional insurance brokers and relies on bots and machine learning to reduce paperwork and process claims faster.

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Three ways to fix DRAM's latency problem

DRAM has been powering computer memory for some 50 years, but there's a problem. While DRAM capacities have grown, and bandwidth has too, latency has barely changed in the last two decades. Here's three ways to fix that.

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Singapore issues another cautionary note on cryptocurrencies

Monetary Authority of Singapore again stresses that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender and not backed by any asset or issuer, and advises caution when investing in them.

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Apple seems to have forgotten about the whole 'it just works' thing

I didn't spend the big dollars of Apple hardware only to have to put up with continual software headaches.

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​France tells WhatsApp to stop sending user data to Facebook

France lays down another European challenge to WhatsApp's data sharing with Facebook.

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Tipping point: 2017 was a record-shattering year for robotics

The numbers are crazy. But that's nothing compared to what's coming

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Researchers reveal how poker playing AI beat the best human players

AI developers have explained how the Libratus artificial intelligence came out on top in Texas Hold'em.

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Australian government's recklessness with medical data is symptom of deeper problems

The revelation that supposedly anonymous medical data can be re-identified tops off a year of data governance incompetence by the Australian government. But will there even be a response, let alone a fix?

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Pana-Pacific adds BlackBerry Radar IoT platform to product offerings

BlackBerry Radar is designed to track trailer assets in the trucking industry, and it will now be offered through more commercial truck dealers with a new partnership.

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Trump's national security strategy outlines 'cyberspace' goals

The sprawling 68-page document included a brief list of action items that aim to improve the country's approach to cybersecurity.

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Facebook wants to rid of engagement bait with machine learning

Facebook wants people to stop posting content that encourages users to interact with likes, shares and comments.

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Kubernetes 1.9 brings beta support for Windows apps

Kubernetes, the cloud container orchestration program, expands even further and has grown more stable.

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Microsoft's cloud Big Data service cuts prices up to 52 percent

Making its pricing far more competitive with AWS, Microsoft cuts pricing on HDInsight by up to 52 percent and cuts additional charges for R Server by 80 percent.

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Great gadgets for the best last-minute holiday gifts

If you need some inspiration to delight the geek in your life -- try one of these gadgets for a last minute gift.

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Big data, crystal balls, and looking glasses: Reviewing 2017, predicting 2018

It's this time of year again, when crystal balls meet data. Here's what's kept the data world busy in 2017, and will most likely continue to do so in 2018.

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Hybrid transactional analytical processing

Traditionally, operational databases and platforms for data analysis have been two different worlds. This has come to be seen as natural, as after all the requirements for use cases that need immediate results and transactional integrity are very different from those that need complex analysis and long-running processing.

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Insight Platforms as a Service

Remember how we noted data is going the way of the cloud? While there are no signs of this slowing down, there's another interesting trend unraveling, the so-called Insight Platforms as a Service (IPaaS). The thinking behind this is simple: if your data is in the cloud anyway, why not use a platform that's also in the cloud to run analytics on them, and automate as much of the process as possible?

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Microservices and the invasion of the identity entities

Where we apply the solution of unimpeachable identity to the new realm of microservices, and grapple with the strange philosophical dichotomies we create in the process.

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Streaming becomes mainstream

The endless streams of data generated by applications lends its name to this paradigm, but also brings some hard to deal with requirements to the table: How do you deal with querying semantics and implementation when your data is not finite, what kind of processing can you do on such data, and how do you combine it with data from other sources or feed it to your machine learning pipelines, and do this at production scale?

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The machine learning feedback loop

The pace of change is catalyzed and accelerated at large by data itself, in a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts: data-driven product -> more data -> better insights -> more profit -> more investment -> better product -> more data. So while some are still struggling to deal with basic issues related to data collection and storage, governance, security, organizational culture, and skillset, others are more concerned with the higher end of the big data hierarchy of needs.

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Moving up the analytics stack

As descriptive and diagnostic analytics are getting commoditized, we are moving up the stack towards predictive and prescriptive analytics. Predictive analytics is about being able to forecast what's coming next based on what's happened so far, while prescriptive analytics is about taking the right course of action to make a desirable outcome happen.

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Brazilian PC market back on track

Another quarter of increased revenue confirms return to growth, says IDC research.

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AMD had an EPYC 2017

2017 was the year that AMD made processors exciting again.

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Century 21 CEO: Relationships and mobile-first technology are competitive weapons

The leader of America's most iconic real estate brand shares his lessons on disruption, transformation, and competing in a digital world.

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DIY-IT: A look at projects coming in 2018

Get ready for another year of 3D printing, drones, robots, smart homes, and more as David Gewirtz unveils early plans for DIY-IT projects and hands-on making in 2018.

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Smartphone portrait mode shootout: Eight phones starting at $200 challenge the $1,000 Apple iPhone X

DSLR photographers have been shooting bokeh for years and in the last couple of years we have seen companies like Huawei, Google, Samsung, and Apple add functionality for the same, commonly labeled wide aperture, portrait, and depth effects.

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These were 2017's biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches

Dozens of data breaches, millions of people affected.

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Databricks is no longer playing David and Goliath

Over the past year, Databricks has more than doubled its funding while adding new services addressing gaps in its Spark cloud platform offering. With the recent Azure Databricks deal, Databricks gains a strategic partner that could level the playing field with Amazon, Google, and IBM.

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Change agents aren't personas, they are human

This report is really interesting and potentially very valuable to those of you who have digital transformation efforts either underway or are contemplating some version of one.

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Graphene tests cause for celebration in space experiments

Graphene has proven to be promising for potential applications off-planet.

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Photos: Inside Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM's frozen Nordic datacenters

The Nordic countries' low outside temperatures, cheap power, and stable economies are proving hard for tech giants to resist when it comes to siting new datacenters.

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UK firms 'stockpile' Bitcoin to pay off ransomware hackers

Ransomware attacks can cripple a business, leading to a rather sad trend in the industry.

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Kali Linux 2017.3 hands-on: The best alternative to Raspbian for your Raspberry Pi

The latest release of this excellent security, forensic, and penetration testing Linux distribution is everything I have come to expect from the software and more, with both PC (32 and 64 bit) and Raspberry Pi images.

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Tech books for Christmas: Food for thought

No trace of turkey is to be found in this quintet of seasonal reading choices.

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Toyota to sell at least 10 electric vehicles worldwide by 2020

Sales are expected to start in China before hitting other markets worldwide.

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Disruption as a service: Where the tech industry will pounce in 2018

The speed bumps of 2017 haven't slowed down the technology revolution. ZDNet's lead editors predict where the next innovations will change the course of business and tech.

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Privacy-touting Mozilla caught shoving Mr Robot add-on into Firefox

Users who allowed Firefox to run its studies feature found an unwelcome add-on installed over the weekend.

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The paradox of cloud data: it saves money, but can be costly, too

Survey shows IT managers no longer worry about cloud security, cost is now the big concern.

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Why the time is ripe for citizen developers

Recent survey finds enterprises encourage or look the other way as non-IT applications flourish.

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Uber says data breach compromised 380K users in Singapore

Ride-sharing company reveals 380,000 in Singapore were affected by the massive data breach that compromised 57 million accounts globally, but says no fraud or misuse has been tied to these users.

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Google shutting down Project Tango in March 2018

Google will turn its attention to ARCore that doesn't require special hardware.

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BlackBerry officially ends support for Priv, outlines BB10 plans

BlackBerry said it will no longer deliver monthly security updates for the Android-powered Priv handset.

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Microsoft's Cortana now has 230 skills (and Amazon's Alexa, 25,000)

Microsoft's Cortana is lagging far behind Amazon's Alexa when it comes to available skills, and doesn't look to catch up any time soon.

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Get a lifetime subscription to Fleeq for $49

Designed for HR, product, support, sales and training teams, Fleeq makes it easy to create tutorial and explainer videos. Normally it's $49 per MONTH.

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Netflix is watching you. We're all watching you

The video streaming giant calling out its users on Twitter is creepy. But it's only the beginning of monetizing viewing data for media content services.

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​The real battle for net neutrality begins: The people v. FCC

The FCC will not be getting the last word on the fate of net neutrality.

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Yes, that Netflix tweet is creepy — and raises serious privacy questions

Netflix's ability to extrapolate detailed and specific viewing habits from its vast data set leaves troubling questions about its employees' access to personal customer information.

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iTunes won't be in the Microsoft Store this year

Sorry, Windows 10 S users. Apple confirms that iTunes won't make it into the Microsoft Store this year, as Microsoft and Apple originally promised.

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Micro-fortresses everywhere: The cloud security model and the software-defined perimeter

Where we encounter the efforts of security practitioners to apply something that sounds like an old model to the new system of distributed computing, and find out to get it to work, they have to turn it inside out.

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Mint 18.3: The best Linux desktop takes big steps forward

Linux Mint isn't just the best Linux desktop, it's the best desktop, period.

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Windows 10 tip: How to disable unwanted startup programs

It seems like every third-party software developer insists on automatically running its own programs every time you start your PC. Windows 10 offers a powerful tool to determine how much of an impact those programs have on performance and shut down those you don't want.

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Hex Star Wars cases: Soft leather protects your Apple iPhone X better than the force

Hex just released several new limited edition stylish Star Wars cases for the Apple iPhone X. Soft leather is used with popular figures embedded into the leather material.

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Robots will soon be able to taste and smell your bad cooking

Aromyx has figured out how to digitize taste and smell. Now the company is teaming up with an experimental robotics lab.

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Hackers use Triton malware to shut down plant, industrial systems

The malware has been designed to target industrial systems and critical infrastructure.

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This home for underprivileged coders will put the Indian government and IT industry to shame

NavGurukul is a shining example of how easy it is to tackle poverty and a lack of self-belief and skilling all in one shot if there is a deep desire and commitment to do so. If only someone in India was listening.

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San Francisco mayor's death signals tougher times for tech

Mayor Ed Lee died of cardiac arrest earlier this week — it's likely the end of sweetheart tax deals for tech firms

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Alphabet, Indian state partner to deploy new wireless internet tech

Alphabet X wants to help an Indian state connect 12 million households to the Internet by 2019 with new FSOC boxes that sit on rooftops and towers.

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Create digital workplaces that are age-agnostic

Walk into an office today and you'll find a diverse mix of employees from not only different cultures, but also different generations, working together.

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Amazon to begin selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast again

It's been two years since Amazon removed the Apple TV and Google Chromecast from its store to "avoid customer confusion."

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The Droids of Star Wars: Feel the Dark Side

40 years after the premiere of Star Wars, we're much closer to HAL and The Terminator than we are Artoo and Threepio.

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Adobe's Q4 breaks $2 billion in revenue

The Photoshop maker broke a corporate record for quarterly revenue.

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Oracle Q2 strong on cloud, SaaS momentum

The company churned out strong cloud revenue growth with its autonomous database on deck.

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Samsung to launch smart speaker in first half of 2018: Report

There's word Google is also preparing a touchscreen Google Home for early 2018.

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​Net neutrality: The eve of destruction

To no one's surprise, President Donald Trump and Chairman Ajit Pai's FCC has killed net neutrality, and we must live with the ugliness that will follow.

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Net neutrality vote: Why all the fuss? Here's my simple fix

Yes, the end of net neutrality is here and everyone has an opinion, statement, or some scenario. The reality is we're just caught in the middle of a Goliath vs Goliath power struggle.

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Squarespace raises $200 million at a $1.7 billion valuation: Report

The funding plans to give early employees a way to cash out their shares while Squarespace holds out for an IPO.

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Dropbox rolls out new calendar, mobile features for Paper

The mobile updates include an improved user interface for smartphones and tablets, along with a complete redesign of the the Paper iPad app.

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FCC votes to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules

The three Republican members of the commission voted to repeal the net neutrality rules.

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Cisco, Apple release security connector app for iOS

The Security Connector app monitors network activity across traffic generated by users and applications to combat ransomware and malware on enterprise-managed iOS devices.

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​IBM, Walmart, JD.com and Tsinghua University eye blockchain for food supply chain safety in China

The four entities aim to create a standard for collecting data on origin, safety and authenticity of food using blockchain technology for traceability.

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iMac Pro: Price of this fully-equipped, most powerful Mac ever? $13,199 - such a deal

In June, we estimated that a fully-equipped iMac Pro would cost north of $17,000. Now that Apple has finally started taking orders, the top-of-the-line price is only (only!) a bit more than $13K. (Psst! Base price is a mere $4,999.)

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Ode to the Mac mini

David Gewirtz was recently reminded of the Mac mini's versatility and value -- and hopes for the continuance of the model's line, going into the future.

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Welcome to the data-driven machine: Digital transformation in the construction industry

IoT is an enabler for unabridged data collection, which in turn enables new applications and business models. In the construction industry, some like Caterpillar have been doing it for years, others like Volvo CE are late into this game but catching up.

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AI and big data converge to improve your airport customer experience

What if they built a cognitive system that knew when you were coming through the gate and made sure the airport was ready to provide you a smoother experience?

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Rakuten touts online user base in bid for Japan's mobile market

Tokyo-based e-commerce operator plans to apply for 4G frequencies, which will be made available by the Japanese government in March 2018, and invest up to US$5.29 billion to build out the required infrastructure.

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Qualcomm, Cognitive Systems partnership brings smart home controls to mesh networks

Cognitive Systems'Aura WiFi Motion technology will now be offered as a standard option for customers developing products based on the Qualcomm Mesh Networking Platform.

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Denso buys InfiniteKey, eyes smartphone as key tech for autos

Auto system supplier Denso bought InfiniteKey to leverage smartphones, Bluetooth Low Energy and back-end cloud services at scale.

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StreamSets updates ETL to the cloud data pipeline

Real-time streaming has moved the center of gravity for data transformation off the cluster to serverless data pipelines. Cofounded by veterans of Informatica, StreamSets is providing a third-party alternative in a landscape populated by cloud provider dataflow services.

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Salesforce intros marketing product for businesses with franchise networks

The aim is to give organizations with large partner networks the ability to personalize engagement with local consumers while staying on-brand.

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This robot could be your next multimedia projector

An R2-D2-like robot for the home makes a compelling case for rethinking the multimedia center

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Connected car security outfit Upstream Security snags $9m in funding

The company wants to use the cash to expand in the US and Europe.

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Researchers develop glowing plants to replace lamps

The bioluminescent fauna may one day be bright enough to light up a street or workplace.

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Denso, Toyota intro test to analyze IoT data with quantum computer

Quantum computing for the IoT era: The duo hope to guide application development to make transportation more efficient, including traffic decongestion and route optimization for emergency vehicles.

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Microsoft adds more AI-powered updates to Bing, Cortana, Office 365

Bing, Cortana and Office 365 are getting more features that Microsoft is categorizing as powered by AI. Here's what's coming.

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Freeze your credit after the Equifax hack? Get ready to face Healthcare.gov hurdles

A surge in Americans enrolling in health insurance plans is expected before the Friday deadline.

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White House details IT modernization set for 2018

A report says the White House will focus on security, enabling use of commercial cloud, and ridding of obsolete tech across government agencies.

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Google launches Assistant on Android tablets, more phones

Android tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat and 6.0 Marshmallow will see Google Assistant in the coming weeks.

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​Together Chromebooks and Office 365 will challenge Windows laptops

With Microsoft porting Office 365 to Chromebooks, a big reason to stick with Windows has gone out the door.

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Apple invests $390 million in VCSEL maker Finisar

VCSELs are an optical technology used in the iPhone X for Face ID, Animoji, and the TrueDepth camera's Portrait mode.

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Maker of sneaky Mac adware sends security researcher cease-and-desist letters

"If there's code that's mining data and hiding itself on a computer without any way of removing it, that's malware, plain and simple."

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​IEDM 2017: GlobalFoundries announces 7nm chipmaking process

The development of its own 7nm technology is a significant milestone for customers like AMD and IBM that need the highest performance. But GlobalFoundries has also evolved into a full-service foundry with a range of technology and products.

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Brazilian fintech Nubank starts international tech talent hunt

The firm launches an engineering center in Berlin, with plans to grow the international talent pool in the horizon.

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Baidu embraces single-socket AMD EPYC chips

AMD scores another big win for its EPYC server chips, with Baidu switching to a single-socket platform for its AI, big data, and cloud computing services.

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Security researcher says DirecTV hardware can be easily hacked

The flaw was privately disclosed to the device maker in June, but six months later, there's still no patch.

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Target buys Shipt for $550 million, will offer same-day deliver in most stores by holiday 2018

Target said Shipt will run independently with plans to build relationships with other retailers.

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The risky business of bitcoin: High-profile cryptocurrency catastrophes of 2017

As Bitcoin lurches toward mainstream acceptance, ZDNet reviews the high-profile disasters, data breaches, vulnerabilities, and criminal cases that shook up digital currency in 2017.

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Head of Microsoft's One Commercial Partner group is out: Report

Microsoft's One Commercial Partner chief, Ron Huddleston, looks to be leaving, capping off a year of sweeping changes for the company's sales and partner organization.

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FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign

Opinion: Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review.

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Oracle launches innovation lab in Brazil

The facility moves to a coworking space and will focus on projects related to emerging technologies in partnership with startups and customers.

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Mirai botnet attacker pleads guilty for role in 2016 internet cyberattack

The Mirai botnet threw vast swathes of the US internet offline in a cyberattack last year.

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Welcome back, sneakernet: Why net neutrality repeal will drive us to the edge

VPNs, Wi-Fi Meshes, pods, supernodes, and intelligent distributed cloud services will become the lingua franca of the new Biased Net.

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Robotics in business: Everything humans need to know

An executive guide to the technology and market drivers behind the $135 billion robotics market.

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Pad & Quill Heritage and Field Strap Apple Watch bands: High quality, great looks, and full-grain leather

The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch, but Apple's leather bands start at $149. Pad & Quill offers various options for a third less.

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Building the future of the smartphone, one mod at a time

Now you can make your own phone add-ons with Motorola's Moto Mods developer kit.

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Singapore defence ministry invites hackers to breach its systems

Country's Ministry of Defence will run a "bug bounty" programme, led by HackerOne, inviting hackers worldwide to identify vulnerabilities in its internet-facing systems.

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Total ban on smartphones in schools: Should others follow France's lead?

France thinks it's time children stopped spending all their time staring at smartphone screens.

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ROBOT exploit from 1998 resurrected, leaves top websites' crypto vulnerable

The 19-year-old vulnerability impacts websites from Facebook to Paypal as well as popular software.

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This telehealth cabin connects qualified doctors with patients all over the world

A French physician's telemedicine booth can bring healthcare to isolated communities and individual businesses.

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Nuance expands Cognitive Innovation Group: A look at voice user interfaces, AI, analytics

ZDNet caught up with Tom Hebner, leader of Nuance's CIG team, to talk AI, voice user interfaces and analytics. Here's a recap of the key themes.

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CES preview: Honda shows flair for design with these four stylish robots

The company has played second fiddle to Toyota in recent years, but a new strategy is yielding rapid development

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Almost one billion video stream users exposed to secret cryptocurrency mining

Popular video streaming and ripping services are secretly mining crypto through visitor PC power.

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Uber refused license in York, banned in third UK city

The license suspension follows similar moves in London and Sheffield.

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Adobe patches Business Logic error in Flash

This Patch Tuesday is minimal with only one bug resolved.

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Individualism may make you better at catching a phish: Research

National culture was revealed to be the strongest predictor of an individual's ability to spot deceitful emails.

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Facebook's VP of messaging David Marcus joins Coinbase board

Prior to Facebook, Marcus was president of PayPal. He's been "fascinated by cryptocurrencies" since 2012.

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Juniper Networks' OpenContrail software defined network joins The Linux Foundation

OpenContrail, like most open-source network software projects, will now be managed by The Linux Foundation.

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AT&T intros two new international data plans starting at $60

With the two new data plans, customers also get unlimited texting in over 200 countries across the globe.

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Synaptics: In-display fingerprint sensor to launch in 2018 'tier one' flagship

Synaptics is planning a demonstration for January 2018 on a full-production, soon to be announced "tier one" customer phone. Its Clear ID fingerprint sensors have gone into mass production.

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Twitter launches feature to organize multi-tweet threads

You can now string together your "tweetstorms" with Twitter's new threads features.

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Netflix is watching you. We're all watching you.

The video streaming giant calling out its users. It's creepy. But it's only the beginning of monetizing viewing data for media content services.

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Adobe Lightroom adds AI, machine learning for better auto settings

Adobe has rolled out AI and machine learning to analyze your photo and compare it to tens of thousands of professionally edited photos to make auto corrections.

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Box launches cloud consulting service to help digital transformation

Box Transform will give businesses a long-term consultant from Box to implement cloud content management use cases and more.

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Microsoft Teams gets calling to external phone systems functionality

Microsoft is making good on its commitment to enable some advanced telephony capabilities in its Teams group-chat service.

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Want a fully-loaded iMac Pro? Better sit down. At more than $17K, this is gonna hurt

Once you factor in the Apple tax of more than 80 percent on upgrades from the base machine, the cost seems excessive. But this is a very welcome machine for certain professional users who need all the power they can get.

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Facebook's AR Studio is now open to all third party developers

AR Studio was introduced in April at Facebook's F8 conference as part of the Camera Effects platform.

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Get a 128GB wireless flash drive for $53

Extra storage for your phone, tablet, laptop or whatever -- and it works over Wi-Fi!

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Unifi Data Platfrom gets AI-assisted guidance with "OneMind"

Unifi begins the move from mere self-service, to guided self-sufficiency, using natural language processing and knowledge graph-based AI.

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The new rules of business: Digital transformation must thrive throughout your company

Forrester breaks down how leading digital companies differentiate themselves from the rest.

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iMac Pro release date finally unveiled

Got a few thousand dollars burning a hole in your pocket in the run up to the holidays? Apple's iMac Pro becomes available later this week.

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​IEDM 2017: Intel inches closer to EUV lithography

Samsung, TSMC and GlobalFoundries have all committed to timelines for next-generation EUV lithography. But Intel is still playing hard to get.

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Top Windows 10 questions: How to install, secure, upgrade, get it for free

In 2017, Ed Bott answered hundreds of questions about Windows 10. Here are the topics that readers found most interesting.

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MoneyTaker hacking group steals millions from US, UK, Russian banks

Researchers say the cyberattackers have been able to steal potentially millions of dollars in the past two years alone.

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Yes, that Netflix tweet is creepy — and raises serious privacy questions

Netflix's ability to extrapolate detailed and specific viewing habits from its vast data set leaves troubling questions about its employees' access to personal customer information.

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Heap Analytics addresses the last mile of mobile customer analytics

Having simplified analytics of customer mobile interactions, Heap Analytics is piercing its silo to integrate with the Salesforces and Marketos of the world.

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Japan turns to drones, earsplitting sound to force overtime staff to leave

The horrendous noise produced by the drones aims to tackle Japan's back-breaking work culture.

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AT&T Labs' Mazin Gilbert on AI, quantum computing, data collaboration and 5G

Dr. Mazin Gilbert, AT&T Labs' vice president of advanced technology, catches up with ZDNet to talk shop.

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Skype banned, WhatsApp blocked: What's Middle East's problem with messenger apps?

Some Middle Eastern countries seem to have a difficult relationship with VoIP services and messenger apps

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San Francisco bans delivery robots in most of the city

Feeling burned by Airbnb and Uber, legislators here are taking a stand: "Not every innovation is all that great for society," says City Supervisor

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Only US tops Australia in Asia-Pacific cyber maturity: ASPI

The region's preparedness to ward off cyber attacks and fight cybercrime is growing, but so are the threats, according to a new report from one of Australia's leading think tanks.

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With Ataribox, the Legend Returns -- Powered by Linux

Available to pre-order starting on December 14, the gaming console will ship with some Atari classics pre-installed and use the open source OS to run other PC games and stream media to HDTVs.

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Mint 18.3: The best Linux desktop takes big steps forward

Linux Mint isn't just the best Linux desktop, it's the best desktop, period.

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Seagate to cut another 500 jobs

Seagate's most recent round of job cuts will result in roughly $64 million in savings on an annual run-rate basis, according to a SEC filing.

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Iron Mountain buys IO Data Centers' US business for $1.3 billion

IO Data Centers owns four colocation data centers in the US; two in Arizona, one in New Jersey, and another in Ohio.

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re:Invent: Amazon Web Services adds more data and ML services, but when is enough enough?

Is the AWS services catalog becoming so extensive that it is unwieldy from a development, deployment, and cost-management perspective?

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Google launches three experimental photo apps for Android, iOS

Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies are part of Google's new "appsperiments" to test experimental features.

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Verizon, NFL strike deal to bring game streaming to any mobile network

Verizon's acquisition of Yahoo gives the mobile carrier a massive platform to stream NFL games, starting in January 2018.

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Google's Home Max smart speaker is now available for $399

Home Max is Google's competitor to Apple HomePod and Sonos.

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Apple's purchase of Shazam goes well beyond music as it adds data, algorithm knowhow and talent

Shazam may be a natural fit for Apple Music, but the acquisition is also going to make Siri smarter and bring expertise in data engineering and algorithms to the company.

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iPhone X and Note 8 compared: The ultimate guide for business users

Should you buy Apple or Samsung? Most business people should follow three simple guidelines.

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The big 4 tech companies -- my musings on two, Microsoft and Salesforce

This is the second of four year end posts that will wrap up things that I think I need to pontificate on like Microsoft and Salesforce, some loose ends for the CRM Watchlist 2019 plans for next year (yes, I know it's 2018) and an award that I am reviving this year. Check it all out.

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Microsoft's new Unified Support plan may result in price increases

Gartner is warning that Microsoft's new Unified Support program for business users could result in higher costs for some organizations.

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Find the perfect Amazon Alexa-powered device

Devices featuring Amazon's Alexa intelligent voice-controlled assistant are likely to be popular gifts over the holidays, but picking the right device can be a bit of a minefield.

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Google partners with LatAm telcos to launch RCS-based messaging

Advancing messaging capabilities are expected to be available to more than two-thirds of mobile subscribers in the region.

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DIY-IT: Top 10 how-to articles of 2017

We publish a lot of how-to articles here on ZDNet, especially in the DIY-IT column hosted by David Gewirtz. To wrap up our year, David takes you through ten of the most popular how-tos from 2017. Happy New Year, folks!

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Microsoft releases free preview of its Quantum Development Kit

Microsoft is rolling out a preview of its promised Q# language, compiler and simulator to help developers get an early look at how quantum computing works.

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Children online: Two books that accentuate the positive

'Screenwise' provides advice on guiding kids through the digital world, while 'Worried About the Wrong Things' urges more focus on the opportunities available to children online.

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​Why Indian, Russian tech startups are weighing up a move to tiny Estonia

On top of its ambitious e-residency program, Estonia is using startup visas to attract tech entrepreneurs.

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SleepScore Max review: Sleep improvement system with big data, analytics backing

For $149.99, SleepScore Labs' SleepScore Max is an interesting device and app to track your sleep better, but the real value may be derived from the data and analytics on the back end.

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Hands-on: Logitech MX Ergo wireless trackball mouse

I've been waiting a long time for a new trackball from Logitech. Finally, my patience has been rewarded with the release of the MX Ergo Wireless Trackball.

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Bangladesh minister: We want to 'wipe out' Philippines bank after $80m heist

The finance minister said he wants to "wipe out Rizal Bank from Earth" due to the cyberattack.

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Keylogger uncovered on hundreds of HP PCs

For the second time this year, HP has been forced to issue an emergency fix for pre-installed keylogger software.

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Technology is Redefining your Business Future

The future of work beyond 2020 will be very different how we lived and worked in 2010.

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Take one tablet to cure 20 business problems

Today, the tablet is an almost ubiquitous piece of business technology, with as many potential business uses as you can dream up.

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Play is the secret to keeping up with emerging technologies

Small businesses should embrace digital transformation, experimenting with emerging technologies and digital trends, says technology futurist Dr Jeffrey Cole.

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Tech's leaps, limps and likes: The 7 trends that defined 2017

ZDNet's top editors from across the globe postulate on a year that the technology industry lost some luster, but kept rolling out new disruptions anyway.

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Pro Voice with Alexa, $200 Honor 7X, Windows 10 on ARM (MobileTechRoundup #416)

After six order cancellations, I finally have a Pixel 2XL in hand. The Honor 7X is in hand, Essential continues to update its phone, and Kevin found some useful apps.

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AI is more than automation on steroids, it amplifies human innovation

Successful artificial intelligence capabilities opens up new ways of thinking, and new ways of thinking lead to great AI systems.

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Samsung's $26 billion bet

Samsung is more than doubling its semiconductor fab investment next year. Besides a welcome increase in supply - and a drop in prices - it also is an attempt to dominate, perhaps even monopolize, the critical DRAM and NAND flash markets. How will this play out?

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As Alibaba ramps up, Amazon loses the plot in Asia

The US online retailer finally introduces Amazon Prime in Singapore but the launch has been described as "piecemeal", which should give Alibaba even more room to expand its own footprint in the region.

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The Atlantic warns of backlash against more diversity in tech

The Atlantic magazine is coming to San Francisco to campaign for inclusivity and diversity in the tech industry

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Apple reportedly close to acquiring Shazam

The deal could be worth as much as $400 million and be announced by Monday.

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Jony Ive is back to managing design at Apple

In 2015, Ive was promoted to chief design officer at Apple.

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Google pauses removal of apps that want to use accessibility services

Google is giving developers another 30 days to help it consider "responsible and innovative uses of accessibility services."

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Amazon Echo availability expands to 80 more countries

Amazon is rolling out its smart speaker to new markets during the holiday shopping season. China, Russia, and Mexico are among the new countries.

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Amazon launches single sign-on service for AWS cloud

AWS SSO will let users manage access to multiple AWS accounts and applications using their existing corporate credentials.

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The Apple products you shouldn't buy for the holidays (and three that you can't buy anymore)

Just because Apple offers something for sale doesn't mean that it's a good idea to buy it! Here's a list of Apple products that you shouldn't buy, along with three that you can't buy anymore.

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US says it doesn't need secret court's approval to ask for encryption backdoors

Critics have long argued that the government has wide latitude to conduct surveillance under broad approvals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

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Brazil sees mobile phone sales slowdown in Q3

Sales dropped by 2 percent as consumers save for Black Friday and Christmas, says IDC.

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Singapore taxi operator acquires majority stake in Uber's car rental business

ComfortDelGro is forking out S$642 million for a 51 percent stake in Uber-subsidiary, Lion City Holdings, which runs a fleet of some 14,000 vehicles.

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Huawei Mate 10 Pro camera: Enhancing auto mode through artificial intelligence

Smartphone cameras have improved significantly over the last couple of years, but the majority of people still use auto mode and just like to point and shoot. Many phones have manual mode for highly customizable shots, but Huawei is attempting to combine the best of both convenience and power with intelligence.

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Best cheap smartphones: $300 (and much less) can buy mobile satisfaction

In the past, low cost smartphones offered terrible performance, were never updated, and it was tough to recommend them to readers. As flagship prices skyrocket, the low end is being lifted up and there are some excellent options. All but one of these is available for under $300.

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How do you turn these islands into a living IoT lab? Just add 500,000 sensors

The TV and radio masts already exist, so adding IoT antennas is a logical step for Spain's Balearic Islands.

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Cisco snaps up Cmpute.io to boost enterprise cloud cost-cutting tech

Cisco says that as IT systems become more complex, clients could do with some help reducing expenses.

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Hilton rolling out mobile-controlled hotel rooms in 2018

Hilton is introducing Connected Rooms, an experience for guests "where the room knows them, and they know their room."

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Cloudera satisfies Q3 targets, raises fiscal year guidance

Cloudera CEO Tom Reilly said the company was now at the scale where it "can execute on multiple fronts concurrently."

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Qualcomm, Baidu form AI partnership to optimize DuerOS for Snapdragon

Qualcomm's collaboration with Baidu will bring AI for voice enabled solutions to the new Snapdragon 845 mobile platform.

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​IEDM 2017: Intel unveils 10nm technology

The road to 10nm has been long and hard, but it appears Intel ultimately figured out how to deliver the benefits of scaling. The first Cannon Lake laptops should be just around the corner.

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DOJ trial against AT&T, Time Warner merger starts March 19

AT&T will have to wait until March to find out if it can purchase Time Warner for $85 billion.

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Windows 10 to get new cellular connectivity, power-management improvements

Microsoft is working on eSIM and power-management capabilities that could make their way into Windows 10 Redstone 4.

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BlackBerry, Qualcomm expand automotive partnership

The "non-exclusive" design agreement will see select Qualcomm hardware optimized for BlackBerry's QNX software.

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Windows is gaining on iOS in the education market

Sales of Windows notebooks and tablets is growing in the U.S. and international education markets, but Chromebook shipments are still strong and growing in the U.S.

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Fast charge USB power banks: Juice your smartphone for the holidays

With so many portable battery banks on the market, which one do stuff your stockings with? It's not as easy as you think.

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Kata Containers Project launches to secure container infrastructure

OpenStack, the open-source IaaS cloud, is branching out into containers with secure Kata containers.

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Having big data is not enough: Tips to turn it into a business advantage

Big data is about more than lots of data. Here's how to use it to make smarter decisions.

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Alibaba inks Ford partnership to identify opportunities in automotive

The three-year agreement will see both companies explore "areas of cooperation" that can "reshape" China's automotive industry, starting with new retail offerings in the automotive ownership cycle.

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Dell Technologies' PC, servers, networking revenue strong in Q3

The IT giant is delivering solid growth and operating income across its units.

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I built the ultimate tech travel-kit for cheap

Everything you could ever possibly need for your travels, including an exclusive deal for BBH readers!

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M1 to assess use of 4.5G mobile network for drones

Singapore telco has completed trials using its 4.5G HetNet to control drone operations and is embarking on research to explore further development of the network for the traffic management of such devices.

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No, we're not trying to get backdoors in smart homes, cars, says Germany

The German government is trying to quell outrage over reported smart-home and car-bugging proposals.

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Juniper launches network automation bots

Juniper's PeerBot, TestBot, and HealthBot aim to automate network management tasks and improve network analytics for operators.

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What's the hottest area in robotics? Platforms that can help chip away at Amazon's lead

Big funding news for a small robotics company leading the way in autonomous mobile robots

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Volkswagen executive thrown behind bars for 7 years over emissions scandal

The former general manager, Oliver Schmidt, has also been handed a hefty $400,000 fine.

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Bitcoin exchange NiceHash hacked, $68 million stolen

Users are watching the attacker's wallet address like hawks, waiting for any movement of their stolen coins.

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Uber paid 20-year-old man to hide hack, destroy data

A hacker from Florida was allegedly paid $100,000 to keep his mouth shut and delete stolen user data.

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Doppelgänging: How to circumvent security products to execute code on Windows

Windows processes can be exploited to circumvent traditional security products, say researchers at Black Hat Europe.

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Deloitte: These tech trends will create the Symphonic Enterprise

A hybrid-human workforce is one of several important predictions in Deloitte's just released Tech Trends 2018 report.

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Google removes Chrome Apps from Web Store, pushes to PWAs

In lieu of Chrome Apps, Google said it will enable Progressive Web Apps that can be installed on the desktop.

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Walmart changing legal name as its digital strategy ramps up

Wal-Mart to Walmart: The retail giant is booting "Stores" from its legal name as e-commerce grows.

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Digital workplaces must give employees sense of purpose

By providing the right digital tools, companies can spark creativity and encourage innovation in their workplace.

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Broadcom, Okta report strong quarters

Broadcom reported financial results amid rising tensions with Qualcomm's board of directors.

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BlackBerry pens framework for securing connected and autonomous cars

Four industry trends are making vehicles vulnerable to cyber attacks and failures: vehicles access, software control, autonomous driving, and the changing state of software, according to BlackBerry.

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Worldwide 'whole cloud' revenues to reach $554B in 2021: IDC

IDC says the "whole cloud" includes opportunities like providing hardware and software products for both enterprise private clouds and commercial cloud services.

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Searching for the perimeter in cloud security: From microservices to chaos

Where we encounter the problem of applying the most modern security model we have to the most capable data centers we run and discover the two may come from different eras.

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CoreOS Tectonic 1.8 unites container management across clouds

Kubernetes can free users from being locked into a single cloud, and CoreOS wants to help them do this with its release of Tectonic 1.8.

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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 845 with improved photos, AI processing

Qualcomm took the stage to introduce its next-generation mobile platform, the Snapdragon 845. Notably, the new chipset will feature 4k HDR video capture and improved AI processing.

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Windows 10 tip: How to capture a screenshot

Windows 10 offers a wide range of built-in screen capture options. You can save the full screen, the active window, or a rectangular selection to a file or to the Clipboard for reuse in another app. Here are the keyboard shortcuts to memorize.

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Brazilian driving licenses to adopt chip and pin card model

The document has a makeover set for 2019 and is part of an initiative aimed at fraud reduction.

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66 Audio unveils Pro Voice wireless headphones with integrated Amazon Alexa: hands-on

As smartphones remove the headphone jack, we move further to a wireless world. 66 Audio's new Pro Voice headset not only provides long battery life and high quality sound, but brings Amazon Alexa to your headphones.

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Google brings new AI, machine learning features to Sheets

With an infusion of AI, Sheets will now suggest a pivot table based a simple natural language query.

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Chromebooks in 2018: Ready for take-off?

Chromebooks account for a small percentage of the PC market, but shipments are on the rise. Will the trend continue, or will Microsoft's Windows 10 S ecosystem halt the advance of Chrome OS?

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Industrial firms fail to adopt basic security measures against hackers

New research suggests that fewer than half of industrial businesses are even monitoring for suspicious entry into their systems.

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TeamViewer issues emergency fix for desktop access vulnerability

The dangerous bug allowed attackers to seize control of PCs through desktop sessions.

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The perfect gifts for data hogs

Some people horde data, and for one reason or another don't want to put it into the cloud. Here are the perfect gifts for people who handle terabytes of data.

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Quant Trojan upgrade targets Bitcoin, cryptocurrency wallets

Popular malware updates have highlighted a growing trend in targeting Bitcoin stashes.

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Workers don't fear automation (because they don't understand it)

A new survey reveals job seekers may not be taking automation into account when looking for their next gig

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Comcast launches xFi Advanced Gateway, aims for speedy Wi-Fi, IoT integration

Comcast's xFi Advanced Gateway highlights its hardware strategy and how it plays into its plans to be a smart home platform.

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Google releases Android 8.1 Oreo for Pixel, Nexus devices

Google's new version of Android is now available to Pixel and Nexus device owners, with more devices promised to support the update soon.

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Google expands Search snippets with more related info

In a bid to keep you within the Google ecosystem, Search now includes expanded snippets of information and smarter suggested content.

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Microsoft opens up its Windows 10 Whiteboard app for public preview

Microsoft's collaborative Windows 10 Whiteboard app is now ready for testers.

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Apple launches Apple Pay Cash to iOS 11.2 users

Watch out Venmo and Square Cash, Apple's peer-to-peer payments system called Apple Pay Cash is now available.

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IEDM 2017: AMD says Epyc is just the beginning

AMD CEO Lisa Su capped a big year for the company with an opening address at IEDM 2017 where she predicted that a new approach to chip design will deliver another decade of big performance gains.

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Apple acquires podcast search engine Pop Up Archive

Apple may be looking to bolster its podcast tech. Likely to do with the acquisition, Pop Up Archive closed its Audiosear.ch product in late November.

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Microsoft, HP, Asus launch the great Windows on ARM, Qualcomm experiment: Here are the key questions

The pricing of Windows 10 S devices running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor sets up a few interesting questions. Here's a quick tour of the unknowns:

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Trump's FCC gets ready to take a chainsaw to net neutrality

A hidden document reveals FCC Commissioner Pai's secret plan to gut net neutrality.

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Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show

If Amazon isn't going to carry Google products like Home, it doesn't want YouTube available on Echo devices.

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Qualcomm announces 'always connected' Windows 10 mobile PCs

Windows 10 is coming to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile PC platform.

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Microsoft debuts Windows 10 on ARM

Microsoft and Qualcomm are showing off the first Windows 10 on ARM devices, which provide Win32 app compatibility via emulation. Most models won't be available until next Spring, however.

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Honor View 10 announced: A flagship dual camera phone with face unlock, priced less than half the Apple iPhone X

Honor has released a couple of devices in the US, but the brand hasn't yet taken off. With the affordable $200 Honor 7X now available and the high end View 10 coming in 2018, we may finally see folks take notice of these devices.

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IBM, Pivotal collaborate on tools for app development

The collaboration gives developers more tools for streamlined app development and more options for deployment in different clouds.

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Atlassian makes it easier to track, manage deployments in Bitbucket

Rather than creating a separate product for developers to manage, Atlassian is introducing Bitbucket Deployments, to make deployments visible right next to one's source code.

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FCC revisited: Net neutrality changes are misleading and not benign, says Gewirtz

Upon finding updated but disturbingly unofficial source documents, David Gewirtz recants his earlier statement that the FCC changes are benign. The FCC's intentions may be out there, but they were not published according to its own guidelines for rulemaking review.

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Honor 7X first impressions: A premium minimal bezel phone priced a fifth of the Apple iPhone X

While we have seen flagship phones in 2017 eclipse the $1,000 price point, we have also seen incredible capability in Android phones in the sub-$400 range. The new Honor 7X comes in at half the price of mid-rangers with very little compromise.

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Microsoft Azure is first global cloud provider to deploy AMD EPYC processors

Microsoft embraces AMD's EPYC processors as it becomes the first global cloud provider to use the silicon in its datacenters.

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Western Digital paves the way for next-gen 'Big Data/Fast Data' smartphones

With 5G, AR, AI, and 360-degree streaming video upping the volume, velocity, variety, and value of data, Western Digital expands its 3D NAND portfolio.

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Microsoft delivers public preview of its new Azure IoT software as a service

Microsoft IoT Central, Redmond's one-stop IoT software-as-a-service shop, is now in public preview, with final availability slated for 2018.

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Fitbit Ionic update brings new apps, watch faces, banks, and Fitbit Labs

The Fitbit Ionic's first major update will be released soon and helps enhance the smartwatch functionality of this fitness-first wearable.

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PitchBook and Morningstar integrate data, facilitate AI-driven investing

PitchBook, a purveyor of private equity market data, has now integrated data from the public markets, sourced from Morningstar, its parent company. The companion data feeds and APIs from the PitchBook Platform provide promising fodder for AI-driven investing.

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A popular virtual keyboard app leaks 31 million users' personal data

The app maker's database wasn't protected with a password, leaving exposed its users' most private information.

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Intuit buys TSheets for $340 million

TSheets is the maker of a time tracking and employee scheduling app for small businesses and gig workers.

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Windows 10 picked as 'initial' OS for Germany's new government client

Despite EU issues with Microsoft's personal data use, Germany is working on a Windows 10 client for federal staff.

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IBM rolls out first Power9 servers, systems optimized for AI

IBM's AC922 Power Systems embed PCI-Express, Nvidia's NVlink 2.0 and OpenCAPI.

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VMware's Cloud Foundation gets integrated cloud management capabilities

Cloud Foundation is central to VMware's strategy to become the go-to broker for hybrid cloud services.

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Watch: This robot secret agent can change the behavior of a school of fish

Biomimicry has entered a new phase: Robots that learn from animals.

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Microsoft, NFL extend Surface sideline deal to another season

Microsoft Surface will continue to be 'the official tablet of the NFL'.

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NY AG and senators call for delay of net neutrality vote over fake comments

New York's attorney general says there are at least 1 million fake comments found on the net neutrality public record. He and 28 senators are calling for a delay of the net neutrality vote expected later this month.

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SEC cyber unit files charges over ICO fraud

In a recent ICO, PlexCorps allegedly claimed PlexCoin would yield a 1,354 percent profit in less than 29 days. The SEC isn't buying it.

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Facebook launches parent-controlled Messenger app for kids

Messenger Kids allows children to start one-on-one or group video chats with parent-approved contacts.

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Target launches Wallet to combine payment, coupons at checkout

Just in time for the holiday season, Target has launched a mobile payment solution within its main app. Using a barcode to scan at checkout, Wallet is restricted to Target's credit and debit card.

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US says it doesn't need secret court's approval to ask for encryption backdoors

Critics have long argued that the government has wide latitude to conduct surveillance under broad approvals from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

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​Brazil's first online bank ramps up innovation

A year after launching its API platform, Banco Original is driving new initiatives related to artificial intelligence and data analytics

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Get a Doogee Mix unlocked 5.5-inch smartphone for $177.99

Great performance and a fabulous, nearly bezel-free AMOLED screen are among the highlights of this enterprise-ready GSM model.

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​Computer vendors start disabling Intel Management Engine

Intel has admitted that its in-chip Intel Management Engine program has major security holes. Some PC vendors are now disabling Management Engine to protect their customers.

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Windows Update is broken for some Windows 7 users

Some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 users are reporting they can't check for updates using Windows Update and Microsoft Update. No word yet on a Microsoft fix.

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Something is rotten at Apple

Last week was a long, bad week for Apple engineers. And for users of its products.

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Going data-driven on a budget

How can you think and do data analysis globally, aiming to act and have an impact locally, when the data you need is scattered and incomplete and your resources are limited? And what does an analysis on the affordability of data plans around the world show?

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Opinion: Net neutrality is a myth, and the FCC changes aren't what you think

David Gewirtz argues that the FCC is not eliminating the no-blocking, no-throttling, and no-paid-prioritization restrictions on American Internet providers. And he dives deep into the federal regulation code changes to explain why.

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CVS Health and Aetna bet $69 billion merger on analytics, data, digital transformation

CVS Health and Aetna have merged in a bid to reinvent health care with a vertically integrated stack of services and touch points. And now comes the hard part: Using data and analytics to really make it all work.

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Raspberry Pi: Hands on with Raspbian Stretch plus Debian Stretch Pi desktop for PC and Mac

New ISO images of Raspbian Linux based on Debian Stretch have been released, not only for the Raspberry Pi but also for PC and Mac installations.

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Broadcom moves to unseat Qualcomm board in hostile takeover effort

Broadcom is trying to force Qualcomm to the bargaining table by engaging directly with its shareholders and proposing a board that would back its unsolicited $130 billion acquisition offer.

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PayPal's TIO Networks reveals data breach impacted 1.6 million users

The company says evidence of "unauthorized access" has appeared during a recent investigation.

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Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency tipped as way out of economic crisis

Citizens are left wondering if the reveal is a way to claw out of economic issues or little more than a press stunt.

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Dear Tim Cook: Instead of repairing my MacBook, Apple gave me back a Thanksgiving Turkey

A dear friend called to tell me that his holiday -- and his $3,000 laptop -- was ruined by incompetent bench technicians and customer reps playing the blame game at his local Apple retail store.

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Pixel 2, Nintendo Switch, iOS 11, and Samsung S9 rumors (MobileTechRoundup #415)

The holiday shopping season kicked off with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, which we both took advantage of, primarily for family purchases. We are also gearing up for CES in January.

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Decision time is here for blockchain, but are enterprises ready?

Blockchain may help deliver the open transactions and innovation we've long been promised. But there may be plenty of friction getting there.

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iOS 11.2 is out for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

A lot of bug fixes and tweaks, and a few new features.

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Has your iPhone started randomly crashing today? Here's why and how to fix it

Seems like the date rolling on to December 2 has triggered a weird iOS bug that caused iPhones to crash.

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Brazil kicks off startup internationalization plan

The government will send 15 startups a year to immersions in more mature innovation ecosystems

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NSA employee pleads guilty after stolen classified data landed in Russian hands

The classified data was later collected by Kaspersky software running on the staffer's home computer.

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This is the promotional tech-gift you should give customers

It's an item everyone can use -- and will see multiple times every day. Save 15 percent on your custom order with this BBH exclusive!

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BlackBerry agrees in to pay Nokia $137 million in contract dispute

BlackBerry said it would continue to pursue separate patent infringement claims against Nokia.

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Qualcomm files new patent infringement complaints against Apple

The three new complaints assert a total of 16 additional patents that Apple is currently using in its iPhones.

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Enterprises join hyperscale cloud providers to juice server, storage sales in Q3

IDC stats indicate that enterprises are starting to buy servers and storage systems amid new processor launches from Intel and AMD.

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Re:Invent 2017: AWS all about capturing data flows via AI, Alexa, database, IoT cloud services

It's time to stop thinking of Amazon Web Services as an infrastructure company as it moves up the stack and value chain to technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT and Alexa for Business.

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T-Mobile: Digital transformation has to start with your employees first

We caught up with Scott Tweedy, vice president of strategic transformation at T-Mobile, to talk shop.

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National Credit Federation leaked US citizen data through unsecured AWS bucket

Tens of thousands of customers of the credit repair service are believed to be affected.

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Europol smashes global ATM skimmer ring

Operation Neptune has cracked down on ATM skimming crime across Europe and beyond.

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Qualys snaps up NetWatcher security assets

The acquisition is intended as a way to augment Qualys cloud security solutions.

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Top 12 Raspberry Pi alternatives

Here is a selection of single board computers for homebrew projects and automation, with prices starting at only $5.

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Developer documentation: How to get it right

Modern developer tools and platforms need a new approach to delivering documentation. How should you go about delivering it?

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The Apple products you shouldn't buy for the holidays (and three that you can't buy anymore)

Just because Apple offers something for sale doesn't mean that it's a good idea to buy it! Here's a list of Apple products that you shouldn't buy, along with three that you can't buy anymore.

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