Software developers are keeping an open mind about blockchain

Stack Overflow survey of close to 90,000 developers finds positive attitude toward blockchain, cautious embrace of containers, and a deep love of open source.

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Credder: Fighting the scourge of online fake news

Credder is the latest organization formed to tackle the problem of fake news and the flood of low-quality reporting.

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Coda turns desktop documents into apps for your phone

There’s a neat little app recently been released that could improve your productivity and turn a document into an app -- but only if you have an iPhone or iPad.

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Taiwan profits from America’s trade war with China

President Donald Trump’s threatened 25% tariff is prompting Taiwanese companies that opened factories in China to make PCs, smartphones, and tablets for America’s tech giants to move some production back to Taiwan. They’re also looking for cheaper labour in other Asian countries and in India.

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Dell releases more high-end Ubuntu Linux laptops

Linux PCs are growing in popularity for professional programmers and Dell continues to back them.

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Cheap laptops and budget Chromebooks for summer travel

Why risk taking your expensive MacBook or Surface with you on your summer adventures when you can grab a budget laptop to pick up the slack?

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Google threatens to delist Chrome extensions installed by deceptive tactics

Google cracks down on misleading marketing and extensions with shady descriptions.

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Hydrogen-powered air taxi? Yup, it's real.

Alaka’i Technologies has unveiled the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

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Father's Day 2019: Cool tech gifts your dad will love

Get Dad a tech gift he'll love and be using for years to come.

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You are what you eat: 10 companies Apple gobbled up in the past year

Apple has been on a bit of an acquisitions binge over the last year. With WWDC nearly upon us, which of these acquisitions might show up as part of technology showcases during the event's keynote? Read on to find out.

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Percona herds the open source cats

The company’s mission to plug the gaps in open source will face the acid test as it plans to tackle autonomous databases. Percona’s ambitious goal will test whether the community open source model can tackle a problem of such scale.

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Developers demand Apple API solution for parental control apps

Apple’s widespread blocking of these applications is at the heart of the chaos.

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Microsoft issues second warning about patching BlueKeep as PoC code goes public

Time's running out on patching older systems against the BlueKeep vulnerability.

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DARPA Challenge: Underground war robots

The SubT Challenge is DARPA's latest foray into next gen robotics. Here's why the future of robotic warfare might be subterranean.

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ISPs must now ask for permission before selling your data, Maine rules

Internet providers will not be able to penalize those who refuse, either.

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One of New York’s largest nonprofits suffers data breach

People Inc. says an employee email account was the source.

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Using machine learning to solve your dark data nightmare

Documents are everywhere, but they're also static, dark data. Can a startup founded by AI and document experts change that?

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The Galaxy Note 10 might drop the headphone jack and physical buttons (but will Samsung make a mess of this too?)

If you were upset when Apple dropped the headphone jack from the iPhone, paving the way for other makers to do the same, get ready for the next big change that Samsung is allegedly planning on making.

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Seeking Strategic Niches in the Cloud

While the market and many vendors continue to focus on public cloud infrastructure as the end-all, be-all of the future of computing, other companies are finding selective niches in vital areas that may have even more long term advantage.

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Alibaba Cloud touts Asian heritage, focus as competitive advantage

While coy over how the Huawei-US debacle may impact other Chinese technology vendors, Alibaba Cloud executives play up its "in Asia, for Asia" focus and investment in the region as key competitive advantage over its US competitors, including AWS, Microsoft, and Google.

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Russian military moves closer to replacing Windows with Astra Linux

The Chinese military is also working on a similar plan to replace Windows with a custom OS.

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Employees not the target of encryption laws: Home Affairs

Australian developers really do need to relax. Cops and spooks are being told very clearly that the Assistance and Access Act isn't for dragooning you into deceiving your bosses.

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Earnings roundup: Zuora, Okta beat estimates, Nutanix misses on revenue

Zuora's shares tanked after hours on lower than expected guidance.

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Uber lost $1 billion in first quarter as a public company

With results largely in line with company estimates, Uber is putting its focus on its high customer engagement and global reach.

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Dell Technologies fiscal Q1 mixed as storage, server and networking sales fall

The company cited slower demand in China and large enterprise opportunities. Earnings in the quarter were better than expected, but sales fell short.

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VMware Q1 tops expectations, revenue up 13% to $2.27 billion

VMware also reported an unexpected gain of $132 million from its investment in Pivotal Software.

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Google takes a stance against permission-grabbing Chrome extensions

Google also limits what types of third-party apps can access a user's Drive files.

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ChainLink launches Mainnet to get data in and out of Ethereum smart contracts

Smart contracts promise to take execution of processes and agreements to the Ethereum global computer. There's just one problem: Smart contracts can't talk to the rest of the world. ChainLink wants to solve this, starting today.

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With H-1B rejection rates approaching 40%, Indian IT will urgently need a new service delivery model

Canada and Mexico have become alternative development and delivery hubs for IT Services companies but they are simply band aids for a more complex problem that requires a long-term, robust solution.

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Adaptive enterprises are growing three-times faster than their competitors

Firms need a new formula for success to stay competitive in the age of the customer -- agility is not enough.

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Salesforce tells customers its software isn't for gun sales

In a controversial move, the software company tries to limit what its software can be used for. But is Salesforce a touch hypocritical?

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I2P network proposed as the next hiding spot for criminal operations

At least one criminal market has moved from Tor to I2P. Others asked to do so as well.

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IDC sees Apple units falling 12% in 2019, but strong refurb market will maintain iOS share

Apple's iPhone shipments may be in for another rough year, but there are positive developments for official refurbished devices as well as wearables that'll keep services revenue humming.

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Unsecured database exposes 85GB in security logs of major hotel chains

The source of the exposure appears to stem from a management company for Marriott, Plaza, and others.

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Mobile storage in the age of GDPR

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates high penalties for data loss - with no exceptions for mobile users. But what about large data sets on the go? Minimize your GDPR exposure with an encrypted USB drive.

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Lenovo's Motorola launches the Moto Z4 with value price, strong specs and business potential

In the Android market, the real action is in lower priced phones that are adding features to compete with Samsung's premium devices. Motorola's Moto Z4 ups the ante as a bring your own device contender.

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Robotics Through Science Fiction, book review: New insights from old stories

This edited short story compilation illustrates why AI is harder than the hype would have you believe. Highly recommended.

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Windows 10 version 1903: When will you get the next big feature update?

In the "Windows as a service" era, updates can arrive when you least expect them. So can major changes in Microsoft's update policies for business customers. I've sorted out the details of the latest Windows Update for Business policy change. There will be a test.

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DataStax's path from Cassandra

Apache Cassandra may be one of the world’s most popular databases, but not many people know about DataStax. The company is looking to simplification, cloud-first development, and rebranding to change all that. It has a lot of moving parts to get into place.

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Turla turns PowerShell into a weapon in attacks against EU diplomats

The cyberspies have ramped up their efforts with refreshed hacking tools.

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CrowdStrike reveals share price ahead of IPO

The decision comes after the settlement of a court case concerning the CrowdStrike Falcon flagship product.

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Checkers restaurant chain discloses card breach

POS malware discovered installed at 102 Checkers and Rally's restaurants.

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Airlines' technology investments pay off in customer satisfaction scores

J.D. Power has good news and bad news when it comes to the payoff from airline customer satisfaction. IT investments in software, kiosks and reservation systems have paid off. In-flight services need a lot more work.

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Brazilian IT outsourcer Stefanini launches research center in Mexico

The facility will employ nearly 200 staff and will engage other stakeholders such as fintechs and students.

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AWS makes Textract generally available for extracting text from documents

Amazon says no machine learning expertise is needed to use the to use the service, which automatically extracts text and data from tables or forms.

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CEO who sold encrypted phones to criminal gangs gets nine years in prison

Phantom Secure customers included the Sinaloa carter and the Hells Angels biker gang.

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Microsoft adds more Your Phone app features; rolls out another Windows 10 20H1 test build

Microsoft is adding a number of new features to its Your Phone app as part of its latest Windows 10 20H1 test build for Insiders in the Fast Ring.

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Palo Alto Networks to acquire Twistlock, PureSec

Palo Alto plans to add Twistlock's container security capabilities and PureSec's serverless security capabilities to its new cloud security suite, Prisma.

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New HiddenWasp malware found targeting Linux systems

Malware believed to have been created by Chinese hackers.

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InMotion Hosting review: This capable provider offers a 90-day guarantee

InMotion is a well-known web hosting provider. But how does it perform? We take an in-depth look at the features, capabilities, and performance of this popular service.

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Gogo is building a 5G network for aviation

The in-flight WiFi provider plans to launch the network in 2021.

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The 10 best smartphones you can buy right now (sorry, Huawei)

It's easy to find a great phone today. In fact, current flagship devices are so good you really don't need to be replacing them every year.

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Salesforce goes blockchain, aims to build partner data networks

The argument from Salesforce is that the time is right to use blockchain for customer data "in a distributed, verified and secure way."

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Microsoft brings ability to turn photos of table data into Excel spreadsheets to iOS

Microsoft is bringing its 'Insert Data from Picture' feature to iOS devices after debuting it on Android earlier this year.

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Amazon brings more privacy, smart home controls to new Echo Show 5

The device is equipped with a physical camera shutter -- a first for any of Amazon's display speakers.

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11 reasons the OnePlus 7 Pro is good for business

With Huawei taken out of consideration due to current security concerns and restrictions, there's a place for premium phones priced less than flagships from Apple, Samsung, and Google. OnePlus continues to partner with T-Mobile in the US and it's latest phone offers a lot for enterprise users at fairly reasonable prices.

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Fitbit Pay rolls out access to seven transit systems worldwide, including New York's MTA

Fitbit is one of the world's most popular wearable brands and I see them on wrists during my commute every day. In addition to 24/7 activity tracking, Fitbit devices function as mobile payment devices and with today's release can even be used in lieu of your transit card.

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How Puppet plans to bring more automation to a cloud-native world

As Puppet brings its open source project Lyra into GA, Puppet CEO Yvonne Wassenaar explains why infrastructure automation is relevant even in container-based environments.

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Over 50,000 MS-SQL, PHPMyAdmin servers infected in Nansh0u campaign

The attack is believed to have Chinese roots.

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Microsoft's 'Modern OS' vision: A foreshadowing of 'Lite' or more of the same?

Is Microsoft's vision for 'a modern OS' something brand-new? Or is it just the next phase of the Microsoft 'Modern Desktop'? 'Modern' is in the eye of the beholder.

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Tools and tunes: 14 unique, geeky, affordable Father's Day gifts for 2019

Our theme this year is tools and tunes. We've got cool tools and rockin' audio gear that any dad is sure to love (and that you can't find at your local big box store).

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Palo Alto Networks announces Prisma for cloud security

The new cloud security suite is designed to consistently govern access, protect data and secure applications.

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Salesforce open sources Lightning Web Components

The move is designed to give Salesforce's Lightning user interface platform more reach with developers

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MASH for millennials: A robotic trauma center in a backpack

Treating soldiers on the battlefield is logistically challenging. Can this robotic kit help?

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16-year-old engineer wins $75K at top science fair

Healthcare hacks and a submersible that moves like a jellyfish top this year's prizes.

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Apple sued over alleged sale of iTunes data without customer consent

The lawsuit claims that Apple has violated the privacy of its users in the quest for profit.

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Addicted to gaming? That’s now an official disorder

Too much of any good thing can be considered a hazard.

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Iranian social network scammers impersonated US political candidates

Messages were spread to seed dissent over US influence in the Middle East.

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Technology drives Singapore's ranking as most competitive economy, knocking off US

Advanced technological infrastructure and favourable immigration laws are amongst key factors that helped propel Singapore to pole position this year as the world's most competitive economy, toppling the US economy, which was dragged down by weaker hi-tech exports.

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How iRobot used data science, cloud, and DevOps to design its next-gen smart home robots

iRobot has used its new design, software, and data science strategies to expand into new areas, using an approach to the smart home that is different from its big tech rivals.

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Flipboard says hackers stole user details

Extent of the hack is unknown, but Flipboard said hackers had access to its systems for almost nine months.

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FireEye acquires Verodin for identifying gaps in security

The acquisition is expected to accelerate billings and revenue growth, adding an estimated $20 million to FireEye's billings in 2019 and more than $70 million to billings in 2020.

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Microsoft acquires Drawbridge to bolster LinkedIn's marketing platform

Microsoft plans to use Drawbridge's digital identty management technology, which uses machine-learning techniques, to grow LinkedIn's Marketing Solutions product.

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Workday fiscal Q1 better than expected as it increases subscription revenue target for 2020

CEO Aneel Bhusri said that the company saw customers--Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies--expand their spending with Workday.

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Your technology investments may not deliver the productivity gains you expected

Improving productivity has been core to the value proposition for technology investments, but trends in overall US productivity indicate that tech spending is not the same.

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Walmart taps former Google exec for elevated CTO role

Suresh Kumar will serve as chief technology and chief development officer for the big box retailer.

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Almost one million Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708)

New research puts an initial estimation of 7.6 million vulnerable systems into more context.

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Intuit buys data analytics startup as part of AI expansion efforts

Intuit plans to use the acquisition of Origami Logic to better analyze multiple data sets, which would allow for more personalized services and products across its portfolio.

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Salesforce adds AI bias module to Trailhead

The idea behind Salesforce's AI bias education effort is that far more than data scientists will ultimately be creating algorithms and modules.

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Engineering managers, DevOps specialists top earners among developers, survey shows

Latest Stack Overflow survey of almost 90,000 developers finds momentum for DevOps and data science-related jobs. Overall developer job satisfaction is lukewarm at best.

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Thy skill be done: How Alexa connects people to God

People are being encouraged to find spiritual uses for their Amazon smart speakers.

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Microsoft looks ready to add another Windows 10 Edition, Home Ultra, to its list

Microsoft and its PC partners may be ready to take the wraps off a new Windows 10 Home edition that potentially would work on more powerful PCs than those which ship with reguar Windows 10 Home.

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Apple takes swipe at the Samsung and Huawei

Apple is quick to take advantage of the mess that its rivals – Samsung and Huawei – have fond themselves in.

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Global Payments, TSYS merge in $21.5 billion deal as fintech, payments market evolves to be software driven

The idea is that the combination of Global Payments and TSYS will have a software stack and developers to better compete in omnichannel, e-commerce and digital payments.

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Apple releases new iPod touch

Remember the iPod touch? The device Apple hadn't updated in almost two years? Well, there's a new one.

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Huawei P30 review: Triple rear cameras and lovely design for hundreds less than the P30 Pro

While much of the focus has been on the periscope telephoto camera of the P30 Pro, you can save a couple hundred dollars on the P30 and still have a very capable triple camera system. It's easier to handle, has a headphone jack, and a flat display so it may be favored over the other two P30 models.

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CrowdStrike, NSS Labs resolve court battle over product testing

NSS Labs has admitted that CrowdStrike Falcon product test results were “inaccurate.”

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Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US hacking

Chinese military won't move to Linux, but develop a custom OS instead.

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M1 wipes out its 19 mobile plans, replaces them with just two

Singapore mobile operator now offers just two service plans at S$25 for a SIM-only, no-contract base plan that includes 30GB of data and 1,000 minutes of talktime as well as a S$30 base plan contract that includes the customer's device of choice and 12GB of data.

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Smartphone sales slump, Huawei's future uncertain: Gartner

Google may push Huawei out of favor with consumers and slow down the vendor's global sales.

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Singapore to launch QR identity verification tool for businesses

Government says it will introduce in third-quarter 2019 a tool called SG-Verify, which will enable businesses to perform secure identity verification and data transfer via QR scans for use cases such as visitor registration and customer acquisition.

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Next iPhone could borrow a handy Samsung and Huawei feature

Current iPhones users are missing out on a handy Bluetooth feature that Samsung and Huawei users currently have. This could change later this year.

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HP debuts convertible PCs made with authentic wood inlay

Along with the Envy Wood Series, which aims to merge sophisticated design with performance, HP is unveiling new Elite and EliteBook PCs.

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HP unveils next-gen VR Backpack ready to handle Unreal, Unity

The PC maker also announced new ZBook PCs aimed at architects, designers and other creators.

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CI build logs continue to expose company secrets

Team of researchers finds GitHub access tokens for various companies inside Travis CI build logs.

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How Cognizant's digital evolution was derailed by an activist investment firm

By constricting Cognizant's growth-first strategy during a time of re-invention and acquisitions, critics say that activist firm Elliot Management undermined the firm's pioneering efforts in the digital space in order to make some quick cash.

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OnePlus updates OnePlus Pro 7, improves camera

OnePlus received a bevy of complaints about its OnePlus Pro 7 camera at launch, but a software update appears to have resolved some of them.

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The Netherlands becomes the first country to show Amber alerts on ATMs

Amber alerts will be shown on the screensavers of more than 300 ATMs installed in airports and shopping malls.

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Huawei P30 Pro camera experience: Stunning results that may be worth owning a banned phone

Last year, Huawei passed up Apple in global smartphones sales with recent quarter reports indicating it was fast approaching Samsung at the number one spot. With the current political climate and trade wars, Huawei's future is in flux. However, looking strictly at camera performance, no other phone can match the P30 Pro.

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How do neural networks see depth?

Binocular vision is what enables humans to estimate depth. But neural networks can create 3D images from a single monocular picture. How do they do it? Until now, nobody knew.

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Huawei may not even be able to put microSD card slots in future smartphones

While this wouldn't bother Apple, an Android smartphone without an microSD card slot would be pretty disadvantaged. But the company does seem to have planned for this day too, and has a backup in place.

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Nvidia intros EGX compute platform for edge AI

The platform's software stack, NVIDIA Edge Stack, is optimized for real-time AI services like vision, speech and analytics.

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Arm rolls out new mobile IP suite to handle 5G demands

The Cortex-A77 CPU delivers 20 percent performance improvement over Cortex-A76 devices, while the Mali-G77 GPU is designed to deliver high-end graphics on mobile devices.

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Intense scanning activity detected for BlueKeep RDP flaw

A threat actor hidden behind Tor nodes is scanning for Windows systems vulnerable to BlueKeep flaw.

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The winner in the war on Huawei is Samsung

Having one of its largest rivals locked out of evermore nations and products would be music to the Korean giant's ears.

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Huawei woes, OnePlus 7 Pro, Forerunner 945, and Pixel Slate improvements (MobileTechRoundup show #470)

Huawei had a heck of a week last week and it seems Matt's expensive P30 Pro may not be worth much anymore. Kevin showed off improvements in the Pixel Slate, Garmin continues to impress, and one phone shines at $130.

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Totallee screen protector for Google Pixel 3: Affordable, bubble-free, with edge-to-edge security

As expensive as phones are today, it's worth spending $25 to add a tempered glass protector to act as a sacrificial anode for your display. The Totallee protector is easy to apply, has no bubbles, and works with cases.

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Acer intros Nitro 5 gaming laptop, Swift 3 thin-and-light with 2nd-generation AMD Ryzen processors

The Nitro can also be equipped with Radeon RX 560X graphics, while the 14-inch Swift 3 laptop weighs in at just 3.2 pounds.

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Quitting the five tech giants: Could you manage without Microsoft?

Even though Microsoft is no longer as ubiquitous in our computing lives as it once was, it could be argued the company is stronger than ever before. We're at the penultimate point in our quitting project: can you live without Redmond?

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I spent an hour with Apple Support. These are the crazy problems people reported

You think most people complain only about the appalling MacBook keyboards? Oh, no they don't.

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We need to talk about those damn electric scooters

It's not just where and how people ride them. It's where they dump them afterwards.

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Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity talent top list of hard-to-find skills

A majority of IT managers say they are expected to deliver more applications than a year ago. In most cases, they are working with the same number of developers.

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Father’s Day tech gifts and accessories for under $100

Special gifts for Father’s Day in 2019 do not have to break the bank.

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Quitting the five tech giants: Could you say goodbye to Google?

Google touches all aspects of our lives, from the videos we watch to the information we seek. Could you live without Google? In our five day series, this is hump day, the day we look at Google.

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Hackers are scanning for MySQL servers to deploy GandCrab ransomware

Serendipitous discovery unearths new threat for MySQL server owners.

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iOS 12.3.1 for iPhone and iPad is out

The first raft of bug fixes lands for iOS 12.3.

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Australian tech unicorn Canva suffers security breach

Hacker claims to have stolen the data of 139 million Canva users.

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Quitting the five tech giants: Could you really flee Facebook?

Facebook. These days, all you ever see is bad news. But even though Facebook is almost as much societal disease as social network, could you let go? Today, we find out.

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Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government

Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.

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Telecom Italia's TIM kicks off 5G tests in Brazil

The company has started the first trials of the technology in Florianópolis in partnership with Huawei.

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11 things my Android phone does way better than your iPhone

For the past year, I've been carrying a succession of Android devices and iPhones, learning the ins and outs of each one. But a collection of small, usability-enhancing features keeps me coming back to Android as my everyday choice. Here's my list.

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Apple already the No. 3 smartglasses player without a product, says survey

Digi-Capital and Augmented World Expo dish out a bevy of takeaways in a research report on augmented reality and smartglasses, but they didn't quite expect Apple to be cited as a player even though it doesn't have a product.

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Survey: Security is top worry as IT container use accelerates

The rush to containers and cloud IT is creating new security risks for companies, as they chase business agility through rapid app development

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Quitting the five tech giants: Could you abandon Amazon?

Imagine your life without Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, or Microsoft. David Gewirtz begins his five-day look at quitting the Big Five tech giants with Amazon. Sure, he can quit. He can quit anytime he wants...

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10 best cheap phones: For summer travel, leave your $1,000 iPhone or Galaxy at home

As you head out for summer fun, an affordable second phone lets you play without worry. Some of these handsets have rugged features, others are more pocketable for summer clothes, and most are easy to switch to for a short period of time. Many are priced less than $200!

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The best Memorial Day Weekend sales and tech deals of 2019

Updated daily with the latest sales and tech deals happening throughout Memorial Day Weekend 2019.

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Snapchat internal tools abused to spy on users and pillage data

Staff members have allegedly abused their positions to spy on Snapchat users.

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Windows 10 to warn about insecure WiFi networks using WEP or TKIP

Support for WEP and TKIP to be removed in future Windows 10 releases.

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Apple's App Store ads make finding the app you want frustrating

Apple used to pride itself on a creating a streamlined simplicity that made its products an absolute joy to use. But slowly, the move towards wanting to grab more cash is eroding that once pleasant experience.

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Facebook set to launch own brand of cryptocurrency in 2020

“GlobalCoin” is the social network’s answer to the crypto craze.

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The 10 best smartphones you can buy right now

It's easy to find a great phone today. In fact, current flagship devices are so good you really don't need to be replacing them every year.

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Equifax rating outlook decimated over cybersecurity breach

A Moody’s downgrade shows that poor security can have severe financial fallout.

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VMware talks up multi-cloud era, need to transform security

Laws of physics, economics, and land will drive enterprises towards hybrid cloud environments, says VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger, who also urges the need to transform security, which has become too complex for businesses to manage.

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Mobile Chrome, Safari, and Firefox failed to show phishing warnings for more than a year

Google Safe Browsing didn't show phishing warnings for mobile browsers between mid-2017 and late-2018.

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Systems administrators: You need to know about this Windows 10 1903 patching change

Microsoft is changing how WSUS and Configuration Manager will handle patches as of Windows 10 1903. Here's what admins need to know.

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Splunk adds 400 enterprise customers in Q1, ups outlook

The company is looking to move beyond its core IT and security market.

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HP's Q2 revenue remains flat with drop in PC units and printers sold

While sales of desktop units were up slightly year-over-year, HP still saw an overall drop in the number of PCs sold due to the decline in Notebooks units.

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Nord VPN review: An in-depth look at a popular VPN

Nord VPN is a hugely popular VPN service. But how does it perform? We take a deep dive into features, capabilities, and performance of this well-known VPN offering.

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DoorDash secures $600 million Series G amid last-mile delivery boom

DoorDash is now valued at $12.6 billion.

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How to better engage the remote worker? There are apps for that

Remote workers are more likely to have a higher rate of disengagement from the companies they work for. So how can technology solve these issues?

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Xiaomi returns to Brazil

The company is relaunching in the country three years after folding its local operations.

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Researcher publishes Windows zero-days for the third day in a row

SandboxEscaper publishes two more Windows zero-days, bringing her total up to eight zero-days in ten months.

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Best Buy Q1 strong as online sales now 15.4% of revenue in US

Best Buy also reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2020 as it balances growth with a hit from tariffs.

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Tech trade war: After Huawei, which Chinese firms are next on US enemies list?

If the cold war with China intensifies, more companies with alleged ties to the Chinese government could be prohibited from doing business with American firms.

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Apple needs to make it easier to update older iPhones

A UK watchdog has forced Apple to be more open with customers about the impact updates will have on iPhone performance. But this highlights a problem with the way Apple – and other device manufacturers – are now pushing updates to users.

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UK says it warned 16 NATO allies of Russian hacking activities

UK warns of Russian global hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure and government networks.

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Repairing dead satellites with robots

A U.S. Air Force grant could help rescue disabled satellites.

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London Underground to begin tracking passengers through Wi-Fi hotspots

TfL says the default data collection will be used to boost customer services.

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Bestmixer seized by police for washing $200 million in tainted cryptocurrency clean

Bestmixer.io was known for ‘washing’ cryptocurrency to make the funds untraceable.

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TalkTalk customer bank details found through Google search

A Google query was all it took to find the data of 4,500 customers -- none of whom were informed about the leak.

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DNS Flag Day 2020: DNS servers must support both UDP and TCP queries

Industry group wants to make DNS over TCP support mandatory.

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NetApp's Q4 falls below expectations, guidance light

The data storage vendor reported a drop in both product and hardware revenues.

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Two more Microsoft zero-days uploaded on GitHub

SandboxEscaper has now published seven zero-days in Microsoft products; two more to come.

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Congress: "It's time for a time out" on facial recognition

Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, are expressing alarm over the the misuse of facial recognition technologies.

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Apple sends out WWDC keynote invites

The event will once again take place in San Jose at the McEnery Convention Center, with the keynote kicking off at 10 a.m. PT on June 3.

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Android and iOS devices impacted by new sensor calibration attack

SensorID technique can track users across apps and websites using sensor calibration data.

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Choose what happens to your Google account when you die (or simply stop using it)

Have you given any thought to what will happen to your Google account when you die, or when you simply forget to use it for an extended period of time? Google's Inactive Account Manager helps you plan for the future.

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Siemens, Alphabet's Chronicle forge cybersecurity partnership

Chronicle's Backstory platform will be combined with Siemens' cybersecurity tools​ for the energy industry.

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Japan telcos pull back sale of new Huawei smartphones

Citing consumer safety concerns and uncertainty over Google's Android support, SoftBank and KDDI have delayed the sale of new handsets from the Chinese vendor, specifically, the Huawei P30 lite, which had been slated to hit the local market on May 24.

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Consent Tracker may be the most worrying tech product of the year

Have you been waiting for a blockchain-powered app that allows you to express consent at every stage of a date? Well, here it is.

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New FAA rules for recreational drone flyers introduce temporary no-fly zones and a training requirement

Rules that went into effect last week will limit drone flying in previously accessible areas. That limitation should be temporary. Read on to find out the details.

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Get ready for OpCX and forging emotional connections with customers. Also get ready for some failure

Customers want brands to take care of their wants and needs. Deloitte Digital outlines OpCX, which blends multiple disciplines to make companies more human. Can brands really live up to these relationship expectations?

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Tableau's latest release steps up mapping game

Release 2019.2 of Tableau represents an overhaul of the company's underlying mapping technology. Location and geospatial data is increasingly being combined with analytics for context and mapping tools to aid predictions.

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Honor 20 Pro first take: Quad camera P30 Pro cousin with side fingerprint scanner and price less than a OnePlus 7

Honor announced the latest member of its N-series lineup with beautiful design features like its Dynamic Holographic glass back and a 48 megapixel quad camera with artificial intelligence. It's available for hundreds less than the Huawei P30 Pro with many of the same features and functions.

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Box revamps key workflow product, Box Relay

Launching in private beta, the new Box Relay is part of the cloud company's transformation beyond file storage and collaboration.

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Got It launches Querychat natural language BI service

A combination of Microsoft and Google technology, cobbled together with human expert assistance, delivers an NLP solution for BI. Can it compete with the likes of Tableau, Microsoft and ThoughtSpot?

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3D printing and robots power largest furniture maker in the world

Ashley Furniture is using technology to expand production in a shrinking labor market.

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Singapore updates guidelines on data breach notification, accountability

Expected to be included as part of the upcoming amendment to the country's data protection law, the new guidelines state businesses take no more than 30 days to investigate a suspected breach and notify the authorities 72 hours after completing their assessment of the breach.

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India's $5 billion hotel marketplace Oyo needs to win in China to justify valuation

How well it does in China will ultimately determine its success and so far the news has been patchy.

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IBM launches Watson tools for agriculture

IBM's Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture aims to harness multiple data points to provide insights on planting crops, plowing and harvesting.

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Walmart to take on Amazon Fire with trio of cheap Android tablets

The new devices, which include a $64 8-inch and $79 10.1-inch slate and a $99 10.1-inch model with detachable keyboard, go on sale this week under the company's Onn electronics brand.

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Windows 10 zero-day exploit code released online

Security researcher 'SandboxEscaper' returns with new Windows LPE zero-day.

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Microsoft to start pushing Windows 10 version 1903 automatic updates within weeks

Thanks to Microsoft's new Download and Install option for feature updates, you no longer have to worry that your PC will install the next version automatically, right? Guess again. If you're running last year's Windows 10, the new update could install automatically within weeks.

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Google says it stored some G Suite passwords in unhashed form for 14 years

G Suite passwords were encrypted when stored in disk, so at least they weren't stored in plaintext.

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Pure Storage falls short of Q1 market expectations

Shares were down in after-hours trading, but Pure Storage touted its continued product expansion and focus on hybrid cloud.

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Apple admits it's changing its MacBook keyboard again (oh, great)

After so many complain about the so-called butterfly keyboard -- and just after my M-key began to give up the ghost -- Apple says it's making a little tweak. So, that the keyboard actually works. Maybe.

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Fending off Zombieload attacks will crush your performance

To fully protect yourself from potential Zombieload attacks, vendors and early benchmarks show you'll face performance losses of up to 40%.

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Microsoft makes Windows Server 1903 generally available

The Windows Server complement to the Windows 10 May 2019 update, a k a Server 1903, is available for download. Here's what's new.

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USPS to test self-driving truck deliveries

The US Postal Service is working with the autonomous truck startup TuSimple to run a two-week pilot along a key delivery route.

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First official version of Tor Browser for Android released on the Play Store

After eight months of alpha testing, Tor Browser for Android is now ready for rollout.

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Ohio school sends students home because of Trickbot malware infection

TrickBot infections impacted, PC fleet, phone and HVAC systems.

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Citrix deepens cloud integrations with Google, Microsoft

Citrix also announced a slew of new capabilities and products for its Workplace portfolio.

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Apple offers free keyboard replacement program for MacBook, MacBook Pro, refreshes MacBook Pro lineup

Apple's move to offer free keyboard replacements on MacBooks and prioritization on repairs amounts to some insurance for customers' collective piece of mind.

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Microsoft kicks off the rollout of the Windows 10 May Update/1903

Microsoft's Windows 10 May Update/1903 is available to consumers and business customers as of today, May 21. It's available through WSUS, Windows Update for Business and VLSC starting today, too.

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Microsoft to make OneDrive differential sync available for all file types later this year

Microsoft is adding new features to SharePoint, OneDrive for Business and Stream video, and is continuing to push ahead with its 'SharePoint Spaces' mixed-reality technology.

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Informatica forges deeper partnership with Google Cloud

As part of the enhanced partnership, the enterprise cloud data management company now supports Google Big Query and Dataproc.

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Who makes the best apps for the iPhone and iPad? It's not Apple

Apple has a tight grip on the iOS ecosystem, and yet pretty much across the board the apps that it ships on iPhones and iPads are terrible.

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US largest tech product, services exports revolve around semiconductors, R&D, software as service, says CompTIA

A CompTIA report looks at the data behind the US-China trade battle and outlines the sectors and industries most impacted by tariff hikes.

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Smile DirectClub to become largest deployment of HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers in US

The company plans to utilize HP's 3D printing systems to produce custom mouth molds at scale.

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How Heineken is using 3D printing for on-demand brewery parts

Heineken is using Ultimaker equipment to customize and redesign custom parts for its production lines.

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DataStax Constellation will deliver Apache Cassandra as a service

DataStax announces its Constellation product, to include Cassandra as a Service and DataStax Insights, will release in Q4. Elastic deployment; consumption-based pricing; and performance monitoring with AI-driven resolution recommendations, will be part of the platform.

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Robophobia: 3 reasons companies are squeamish talking about robot adoption

Many companies are unwilling to talk about their use of robots. Here's why.

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Google updates GKE with release channels, Windows Server Containers

The new release channels will let GKE customers automatically upgrade their Kubernetes clusters at a pace that meets their risk tolerance and business needs.

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Some Elasticsearch security features are now free for everyone

Company makes TLS support and fine-grained user/role management free for everyone.

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Root account misconfigurations found in 20% of top 1,000 Docker containers

Issue similar to Alpine Linux's CVE-2019-5021 impacts 194 other Docker images.

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US grants temporary license for Huawei to support products

Huawei and its affiliates were granted a general license to continue supporting its networks and equipment through August 19, the Commerce Department said.

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Google research: Most hacker-for-hire services are frauds

Survey of 27 hacker-for-hire services found that only five launched attacks against victims.

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What is Wi-Fi 6 and why you're going to want it

No individual device on your wireless network may run that much faster, but your total speed will increase.

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How Juniper is moving to an open-source mindset

Randy Bias, Juniper Networks’ VP of Technology and Open Source Software, tells ZDNet about Juniper's upcoming open source projects and what it'll take to get them off the ground.

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Google changes how the Escape key is handled in Chrome to fight popup ads

Google Chrome v76 is getting a new security feature to fight popup spam.

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Microsoft releases first Chromium-based Edge preview for macOS

Microsoft officially has released the 'Canary' version of its Chromium-based Edge browser for macOS. Developer and beta previews for macOS are 'coming soon.'

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Zebra Technologies buys prescriptive analytics software firm Profitect

Profitect's core platform analyzes data from across the value chain for customers in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.

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How to fully protect your Mac against Zombieland bug, and how badly the fix affects performance

According to Apple, patches only go so far in protecting Macs from the Zombieland (MDS) bug, and the company recommends that customers who believe they are at heightened risk of attack should disable hyper-threading. Problem is, this has an enormous effect on performance.

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Microsoft Surface Headphones are $105 off at Amazon right now

It's the best deal we've ever seen for Microsoft's over-ear headphones.

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CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction part two: Salesforce

Salesforce and Adobe were the two CRM Watchlist 2019 Winners with Distinction. Last week, I covered Adobe. This week, Salesforce. Want to know why Salesforce has the impact it has? Think culture. And then think everything else.

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Brazil fares badly in self-driving vehicle readiness

Lack of research and government incentives make the country an unfavorable environment for driverless initiatives, a study has found.

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You are what you eat: 10 companies Apple gobbled up in the past year

Apple has been on a bit of an acquisitions binge over the last year. With WWDC nearly upon us, which of these acquisitions might show up as part of technology showcases during the event's keynote? Read on to find out.

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Windows 10 version 1903: Is it safe to install yet?

Microsoft is taking an extra cautious approach to the rollout of the latest Windows 10 feature update. Windows 10 version 1903 should be released to the general public soon. Should you install the new update or wait?

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Paranoia will destroy us: Why Huawei and other Chinese tech is not spying on Americans

The notion that the Chinese government would spy on corporations and US agencies with electronic devices manufactured by Chinese companies is not only absurd but would be catastrophic to furthering its ambitions in world trade.

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Robots, in-store drones, AI & machine recognition: Brick & mortar retailers are fighting back

New technologies are helping physical stores catch up with ecommerce.

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13 takeaways on the future of work

Here's an abbreviated recap of a panel I moderated at Atlassian's Future of IT conference in New York with Atlassian CIO Archana Rao and Workforce Innovation Specialist Sophie Wade.

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Security researchers discover Linux version of Winnti malware

Winnti Linux variant used in 2015 in the hack of a Vietnamese gaming company.

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Google pulls Huawei's Android support following Trump blacklist, claims report

While Huawei will continue to have access to the Android OS via the open source license, it will lose access to other apps and services.

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Company behind LeakedSource pleads guilty in Canada

LeakedSource sold data on over 3.1 billion accounts, made CAN$247,000 (US$183,000).

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Apple lied to me about the MacBook Air and now we have a problem

Apple insists there really isn't a big issue with its MacBook butterfly keyboard. I found out the hard way this may not be true.

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Yes, there are security ramifications to serverless computing

With three in five enterprises now going or planning to go serverless, the attack surface widens.

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Hands-on that Gear4 Platoon case for the Samsung Galaxy S10e

Samsung's latest small flagship is perfectly sized to take out and about. The Gear4 Platoon case uses D30 material for serious impact protection so you can enjoy the phone in even more environments with less worry.

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At least 186 EU ISPs use deep-packet inspection to shape traffic, break net neutrality

NGOs, academics warn about DPI's impact on user privacy, that net neutrality might be watered down in the EU.

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Faulty database script brings Salesforce to its knees

Faulty production script gave users access to all their company's Salesforce data.

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Stack Overflow hacker went undetected for a week

Stack Overflow now says hacker might have also accessed user data.

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The growing legal and regulatory implications of collecting biometric data

Although biometric technologies make the authentication experience easier, the actual collection and storage of the data is presenting new security risks.

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Three-out-of-five businesses say social is best way to attract new customers

It's not only Business to Consumer (B2C) markets that love social media; now B2B companies are seeing its value.

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Chinese cyberspies breached TeamViewer in 2016

TeamViewer said it detected and stopped the attack before hackers could do any damage.

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Beyond the PC: Lenovo's ambitious plan for the future of computing

Lenovo, a leading PC manufacturer and a top-five player in the server market, has recently returned its smartphone group to profitability. After visiting its China HQ, Charles McLellan reports on Lenovo's future.

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Watch what you install: Fraudulent ads in apps increase 159% year on year

Fraudsters are taking advantage of new opportunities, as our desire for more apps -- and associated ads -- grows.

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MDS 'Zombieload' attacks against Intel CPUs: What's your patch status?

Where to get updates for Zombieland, RIDL, Fallout, and all the new Intel MDS vulnerabilities.

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Garmin Forerunner 945 review: Music, mapping, payments, pulse, and incident detection

The Garmin 935 was the premier running and triathlon watch two years ago, but its successor improves in nearly every aspect to even beat out last years Fenix sports watch models. It's the ultimate multi-sport watch and sets the bar for all others.

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How to test MDS (Zombieload) patch status on Windows systems

PowerShell script tells you if your Windows OS is safe from MDS attacks.

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HPE buys supercomputer company Cray for $1.3 billion

At the core of the deal is Cray's high-performance computing (HPC) technology, which HPE wants to offer as a future HPC-as-a-Service platform.

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Huawei makes smartphone comeback in Brazil

The company has relaunched its consumer business in the Latin American country with two high-end handsets and local manufacturing plans.

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Samsung Galaxy S10e review: Better biometrics and ergonomics than the S10 Plus at the cost of battery life

The Samsung Galaxy S10e may be the best new Samsung phone for the masses with a reasonable price, small size, excellent cameras, and more. The flat screen and fingerprint scanner may even make it more appealing than the high end S10 Plus.

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Is AMD getting ready to make a big mistake?

AMD has been enjoying one success after another lately, across its entire range of silicon. But this could be about to change.

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How tough are Apple's MacBook Pro laptops?

This is a question I get asked a lot. As it turns out, I got the opportunity the other day to find out just how tough they are. And the answer is, they're pretty rugged.

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After false Notre Dame, vaccine stories, Facebook takes fake news fight to EU polls

More than 20 European fact-checking outlets are participating in Facebook's initiative.

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Google appeals for calm over upcoming ‘Works with Nest’ shutdown

The tech giant has backpedaled on a stiff cut-off point for Nest account users.

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Facebook bans Israel's Archimedes Group over fake political activity, election disruption

The corporation has been accused of using fake accounts to influence political campaigns.

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Singapore targets lawyers in digital transformation drive

Law Society establishes SmartLaw Guild to showcase best practices and case studies of technology adoption in the legal community, which have been offered support, including a S$3.68 million tech fund, to digitise their operations.

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A large chunk of Ethereum clients remain unpatched

Unpatched clients leave Ethereum network vulnerable to 51% attacks.

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Amazon invests in UK mobile food courier Deliveroo

The investment may be strategic in expanding Amazon’s food delivery footprint in the country.

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Hacktivist attacks dropped by 95% since 2015

Hacktivist scene collapses as Anonymous hacker collective dies a slow death.

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Report slams police for using "garbage" data with facial recognition tools

From artist sketches to pictures of celebrity look-alikes, US police have submitted questionable images to facial recognition systems to track down suspects, a Georgetown Law report notes.

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Stack Overflow says hackers breached production systems

Stack Overflow said it detected a security breach over the weekend.

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Nvidia Q1 beats expectations despite sharp declines in GPU, data center sales

The company also said it lost $289 million in revenue from cryptocurrency mining processors.

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Sprint HTC 5G Hub available on May 31: Fast speeds on an Android-powered media center

5G networks are starting to go live and one of the first ways to experience this on Sprint is with the new HTC 5G Hub. It offers an Android media device with long battery life, connectivity for up to 20 devices, and VPN configuration for your small business.

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Forrester’s 2019 CIO predictions redux: Innovation and adaptiveness accelerate

We put ourselves to the test: Did our 2019 predictions for CIOs hit the mark?

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US telcos say they stopped selling user location data, with a few exceptions

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon tell the FCC they've terminated most user data sharing arrangements.

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Microsoft, Sony reveal game-streaming partnership

Microsoft and Sony are exploring how the two could collaborate on cloud-based gaming and content-streaming, as well as on smart sensors for Sony consumer products.

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Where IBM and Red Hat go from here

Sometime in the next few months, IBM's acquisition of Red Hat will go through. Here's what will happen to Red Hat afterwards.

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Privacy concerns raised about upcoming Client-Hints web standard

Brave devs warn about new alternative user fingerprinting method being rolled out with Chromium-based browsers.

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XGIMI Play hands-on: An ultra-portable handheld projector

The XGIMI Play is a nice little hand-held pico projector that gives a crisp sharp image if you do not want a huge display.

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Apptio buys Cloudability to enter cloud spend management market

Cloubability​ is focused on managing multi-cloud deployments and spending across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

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Walmart's online grocery business remains growth driver in Q1

The retailer expects to offer grocery pickup at 3,100 of its stores and delivery at 1,600 of those locations by year-end.

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Breaking up Facebook? Try data literacy, social engineering, personal knowledge graphs, and developer advocacy

Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up is by getting hold of its data and functionality, one piece at a time. It will take a combination of tech, data, and social engineering to get there. And graphs -- personal knowledge graphs.

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Six ways the new Mac Pro could go terribly, terribly wrong

Apple has promised a new modular Mac Pro. With WWDC around the corner, there's a good chance we'll get a look at what Apple has in mind. But with Apple's recent track record, we have worries.

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Roborock S6 robot vacuum review: Faster, quieter, and more efficient than its predecessor

The most reliable and best performing robot vacuum I have ever tested was the Roborock S5. That title now passes to its successor, the Roborock S6, that improves in a couple of key areas along with continued smartphone app updates.

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Facebook and Instagram don't wreck kids' lives, claims new study

So many researchers have claimed that social media is ruining children's lives. Researchers from the University of Oxford differ.

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The future of SAP HANA

The message that came out of SAPPHIRE last week is that SAP remains all in on HANA, and that the future is making it cloud-native.

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A smart suitcase and navigation app for blind flyers

Assistive technologies help open new frontiers for those with vision impairments.

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iOS 13 likely to drop support for a lot of older hardware

iOS 11 and 12 have been kind to those running older iPhones and iPads, not only giving older devices extra time but also a performance boost. But a report suggests that iOS 13 will drop support for a number of older iPhones and iPads.

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Doctolib can see you now: Meet the e-health tool that's taken off in France

Medical appointment booking app Doctolib is clocking up 30 million online visits from patients a month.

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YouTubers, book review: In search of authenticity

You could be forgiven for noticing YouTube only when a scandal breaks, but, as Chris Stokel-Walker writes, it's an increasingly important part of the entertainment business.

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Microsoft releases new version of Attack Surface Analyzer utility

New Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0 works on Windows, but also Mac and Linux.

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Trump signs executive order banning US telcos from buying or using foreign gear

Executive order doesn't mention Huawei, but it's a Huawei ban for all intents and purposes.

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IBM updates Watson Studio

The enhanced version of Watson Studio is part of IBM's effort to create AI tools for hybrid and multi-cloud customers.

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'Project Campfire' effort for dual-booting Windows on Chromebooks is shutting down

It looks like Chromebooks won't be getting an option to run Windows and Linux apps natively via the 'Project Campfire' effort, after all.

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Cisco slightly beats Q3 expectations

Shares were up in after-hours trading after the company reported revenue growth across its products and services.

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Russian government sites leak passport and personal data for 2.25 million users

Passport data for high-ranking Russian politicians among the leaked information.

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1TB Sandisk microSD cards now available, but at a price

Need a 1TB microSD card so you can seriously boost the capacity of your smartphone? Sandisk has you covered… for a price!

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The 'modular' Mac Pro is the solution to a problem that Apple itself created

As is the case with most things related to Apple, there's a lot of buzz surrounding the anticipated 'modular' Mac Pro. But who really wants a 'modular' Mac?

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Google to replace faulty Titan security keys

Vulnerability in Bluetooth pairing protocol forces Google to replace Titan keys sold in the US.

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Best gifts for graduates under $50 on Amazon

Show your college or high school graduate how proud you are of them with these neat-yet-inexpensive gifts.

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Brazilian ERP firm Totvs sells hardware business to Elgin

Bematech had been acquired in 2015 for $137 million and was sold for $6.2 million; the firm wants to focus on software and capitalize on the fintech trend.

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The Windows 10 security guide: How to safeguard your business

How do you configure Windows 10 PCs to avoid common security problems? There's no software magic bullet, unfortunately, and the tools are different for small businesses and enterprises. Here's what to watch out for.

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Arm unveils Mali-D77 display processor aimed at VR head-mounted displays

New hardware functions in Arm's next-generation DPU enable VR acceleration and help to eliminate motion sickness.

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A robot cop that executes traffic stops. But will cops test it?

An ingenious use of technology sees an attempt to reduce the potential confrontation between drivers and officers who stop their cars.

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Motorola's plan with Motorola One Vision is to tackle global demand for 'mid-premium' smartphones

The Motorola One Vision will roll out in Latin America and Europe first.

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Alibaba Cloud hits annual revenue run rate tops $4.4 billion

Alibaba Cloud continues to gain traction and enterprise customers as it now represents 7 percent of the Chinese e-commerce giant's revenue.

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UK hacking powers can be challenged in court, judge rules

UK spies are no longer allowed to skip court if their choices are considered unlawful.

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Intel rolls out Clear Linux Developer Edition

Intel's own Clear Linux distribution has a new installer and a developer edition for x86 programmers. Intel is also doubling down on securing popular open-source projects and offering new open-source AI and deep learning and data analytics software developer stacks.

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San Francisco bans police from using facial recognition tech on residents

Some residents may be developing the technology but it won’t be permitted for use on their doorstep.

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How Twilio SendGrid uses machine learning to thwart phishing attacks

SendGrid trained a TensorFlow-backed machine learning system called Phisherman to catch phish in its email pipeline.

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Recycling is broken. Can these robots help?

We're in the middle of a full-fledged international recycling crisis. The only hope may be to deal with the mess ourselves.

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Cybersecurity unicorn CrowdStrike files to go public on the Nasdaq

The startup offers a cloud-based endpoint protection solution to the enterprise.

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Microsoft Build 2019: Innovation at cloud speed in all directions

I have no idea what the most important thing at Build was, and that's just fine.

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Adobe security update released for critical Flash, Acrobat, Reader bugs

The update aims to prevent code execution attacks and data leaks.

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SingPost, Synagie to offer on-demand SMB warehousing services

Singapore Post and Synagie have partnered to offer cloud-based warehousing and fulfilment services aimed at small and midsize businesses in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as the two companies look to tap the region's booming internet economy.

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Google opens second Japan cloud region

Located in Osaka and part of the company's US$47 billion global investment, Google's latest cloud region is the second in Japan and seventh in Asia-Pacific, and supports a clientele that includes Asahi Group, Sharp, Yamaha, and Mercari.

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How to test MDS (Zombieload) patch status on Windows systems

PowerShell script tells you if you're Windows OS is safe from MDS attacks.

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Google opens hub for privacy engineering in Germany

With the launch of the Google Safety Engineering Center, Google will double the number of privacy engineers it has in Munich.

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Citing concerns from NASA, senators urge FCC to rein in 5G expansion

Scientists from NASA and other agencies warn 5G operations in high-band spectrum could interfere with weather forecasting.

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Patch status for the new MDS attacks against Intel CPUs

Where to get updates for Zombieland, RIDL, Fallout, and all the new Intel MDS vulnerabilities.

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AT&T to pay off 75% of Time Warner debt by yearend

In a shareholder update, AT&T also reaffirmed its pledge to have nationwide 5G coverage by early 2020 and said it's attracting new customers with its FirstNet network for first responders.

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Linux vs. Zombieload

Zombieload, another Intel processor side-channel attack, just like Meltdown and Spectre before it, poses a security threat for Linux systems.

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New Relic rolls out New Relic One, aims identify codependency of containers, microservices, cloud, apps

The goal for New Relic CEO Lew Cirne was to build a platform that was futureproofed as compute environments evolve in the enterprise.

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Microsoft May 2019 Patch Tuesday arrives with fix for Windows zero-day, MDS attacks

Microsoft patches 79 security flaws in the May 2019 Patch Tuesday update train.

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10 best cheap phones: $400 (or much less) buys an iPhone, Pixel, or Galaxy alternative

In the past, low cost smartphones offered terrible performance, were never updated, and it was tough to recommend them. As flagship prices skyrocket, the low end is being lifted up and there are some excellent options, including a couple from Apple and Google.

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iOS 12.3: How to keep your iPhone safe from hackers and snoopers

Your iPhone and iPad is likely packed with important, valuable, and even sensitive information that you might not want others to be able to access. Here are the steps you should take to lock down an iPhone or iPad running iOS 12.3.

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Google adds the Pixel 3a to its Android Enterprise Recommended program

Touting its enterprise-grade security and support for zero-touch enrollment, Google endorses the new low-cost phone for knowledge workers.

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Microsoft patches Windows XP, Server 2003 to try to head off 'wormable' flaw

Citing a potential 'wormable' flaw in Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft is patching not just Windows 7, but its no-longer-supported XP and Windows Server 2003 OS variants, as well.

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Coros announces VERTIX GPS adventure watch: 45-day battery life and extreme operating profile

There are wearables for daily activity tracking, casual runners, serious athletes, and extreme athletes. The new Coros GPS watch is designed for climbers, runners, and outdoor explorers.

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Presearch extension enables private searching across on Chrome, Firefox, and Brave browsers

A decentralized search engine alternative to Google and DuckDuckGo has just passed one million users to meet consumer demand for private browsing.

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Intel CPUs impacted by new Zombieland side-channel attack

Researchers, academics detail new Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) attacks.

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Single server ties hacked diplomatic cables to Chinese cyberattacks worldwide

Further investigation into a single C2 has revealed some interesting results.

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Sisense merges with Periscope Data

Self-service BI firm Sisense and SQL/R/Python analytics provider Periscope Data become one, under Sisense's brand and leadership.

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OnePlus launches OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G as it straddles premium, mid-premium smartphones

OnePlus is positioning its devices a bit above the value smartphones, but lower than many premium devices. Add it up and OnePlus 7 Pro may make a good bring-your-own-device play for work.

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Microsoft wants its Azure servers to be as durable as tardigrades

Microsoft is working to improve the reliability of its Azure infrastructure on multiple fronts, including via 'Project Tardigrade,' its effort to enable a cloud app to survive platform failure.

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iOS 12.3: iPhone tips and tricks

Here's a compilation of my favorite iOS features. Some make use the 3D Touch feature, and this is present on all iPhones from the iPhone 6S to the latest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, however it is not available on the iPhone XR.

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ASUS WebStorage abused to spy on users at the router level

Vulnerable software is potentially facilitating surveillance and data theft.

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iOS 12.3: Should you install it?

iOS 12.3 is out, but should you rush out to install it or take your time and let the braver -- or more foolhardy -- go ahead?

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Confluent makes Apache Kafka cloud-native

Confluent Cloud, the heretofore Platform as a Service offering for Apache Kafka, now offers a server-less, consumption-based pricing model.

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Machine vision is the newest weapon against crop loss

Like Terminator for weeds, precision ag combines computer vision, robots, and AI to get crops right.

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Alexa Guard now turns your smart speaker into a home security device

The system can detect breaking glass as well as the sound of smoke alarms.

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MarkLogic launches a Data Hub for the pharmaceutical industry

MarkLogic also announced the latest versions of the MarkLogic Data Hub and the underlying MarkLogic multi-modal database.

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iOS 12.3 draining your iPhone battery fast? Here's what you should do

Are you finding that your iPhone's battery life is bad since installing iOS 12.3? It's quite normal after an update. Here's what you can do to diagnose the problem and to get get more battery life.

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Over 25,00 smart Linksys routers are leaking sensitive data

A security flaw grants remote access to router information.

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With ThinkBook laptops, Lenovo hopes to catch eye of millennial workforce

The kid siblings of buttoned-down ThinkPads, the new notebooks emphasize style to attract younger workers in small- and medium-sized business.

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How Lenovo plans to become the world's largest hyperscale infrastructure provider

On Monday, Lenovo outlined its ambitious plans to ramp up its relatively new data center business.

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Lenovo previews foldable PC

With a 13.3-inch screen that folds in half, Lenovo's upcoming laptop aims to bring more portability to PCs.

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Thrangrycat flaw lets attackers plant persistent backdoors on Cisco gear

Most Cisco gear is believed to be impacted. No attacks detected, as of yet.

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Goodbye, walled garden: Apple gets bitten right in the app store

If we are going to bust open the castle walls with the proverbial antitrust dragon, then we will need the right tools and services in order to reduce any possible end-user carnage.

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Lenovo launches AR/ VR headset for the enterprise

The PC maker on Monday also announced new desktop computers, laptops and IOT devices all aimed at business users.

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CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction 2019 part one: Adobe

The CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction won top honors for a reason. Let's start by seeing what Adobe did to win -- and why analyst bias was used as a positive not a negative.

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Twitter bug shared location data for some iOS users

Twitter said "a trusted partner" received some iOS users' geo-location data.

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CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction 2019, part one: Adobe

The CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction won top honors for a reason. Let's start by seeing what Adobe did to win -- and why analyst bias was used as a positive not a negative.

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North Korean cyberspies deploy new malware that harvests Bluetooth data

StarCruft hackers deploy Bluetooth-harvesting malware in recent campaign.

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Supreme Court rules against Apple in App Store monopoly case

The ruling will allow iPhone users to pursue an antitrust lawsuit against the company, which could lead to a decision that forces Apple to change its App Store purchase model and policies.

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Google rips iPhone for being a rip-off

In a questionable ad for the Pixel 3a, Google seems to equate its new cheap phone with the iPhone X series.

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Mailchimp expands beyond email, aims to be full service marketing provider for SMBs

The company is launching an entirely new product suite and a major pivot in business strategy.

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Coolpad Legacy first look: Android phone that performs far above its $130 value price

Flagship smartphones today exceed $1,000 and for many people these high prices might be justified. Thankfully, companies like Coolpad continue to offer affordable alternatives and after a few days with the Coolpad Legacy it's going to be tough to justify spending a thousand dollars for a phone.

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Unsecured server exposes data for 85 percent of all Panama citizens

Server contained patient data, but no medical records were exposed --only personally identifiable information (PII).

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Top 10 'under the hood' Google Chrome tweaks

There's a lot you can do to tweak the Google Chrome browser, as long as you know how to lift the hood and what to tweak. Here is a selection of my favorite 'under the hood' tweaks that leverage the Chrome Flags feature.

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Slack projects fiscal Q1 revenue of $133.8 million to $134.8 million, CEO Butterfield talks strategy

Slack said that its fiscal first quarter revenue will be up 66 percent from a year ago at the midpoint of guidance.

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How to make posting Instagram hashtag clusters a breeze

If you want to expand your Instagram engagement, you have to use a lot of hashtags. Posting them can be a pain, but we show you a way to post an entire cluster with one tap.

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Apple wants your pillow to monitor your health while you are asleep

A new patent has highlighted Apple’s extensive journey into the smart health market.

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Apple wants you to laugh out loud and annoy other people

In its latest attempt to tout its privacy features, Apple shows that privacy can be very noisy.

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Amazon opens up Delivery Service Program to employees: Here's why it makes sense

Amazon is working on standard one-day shipping and needs more saturation in its logistics network. The Delivery Service Program launched last year has created 200 small businesses. In theory, former employees would require less training to ramp up.

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Pixel Schmixel: How Google's phone can escape its Android prison

If Google wants to grow its devices business, the company faces some hard choices. And that may mean becoming more like Apple.

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Adobe intros Commerce Cloud integrations with Google, Amazon and PayPal

The integrations focus on SMBs and mid-market retailers and closing the gap between customers, sales channels and experiences.

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SEC gives the green light to stock exchange for tech startups

LTSE could shake up how we view and invest in new tech projects.

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Walmart ditches e-commerce in Brazil

The company has shut down its online marketplace as part of a new plan around omnichannel.

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SIM hijacking ring which stole millions in cryptocurrency dismantled by feds

“The Community” raked in over $2.4 million.

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An algorithm to dramatically reduce drone catastrophes

More propellers? Parachutes? The answer to safer drones for commercial uses could be in the code.

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SHA-1 collision attacks are now actually practical and a looming danger

Research duo showcases first-ever SHA-1 chosen-prefix collision attack.

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Google I/O wrap-up, Garmin Forerunner 245 and 945, Jabra takes on Bose & Sony (MobileTechRoundup show #469)

Google revealed a new phone last week and some improved serves, Kevin bought a new wearable, and Matt's testing out some new phones and watches.

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Hackers are collecting payment details, user passwords from 4,600 sites

Same hacker group compromises Cloud CMS and Picreel to deploy malicious code to thousands of sites.

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Cloud, enterprise tech decisively exits the zero-sum era and enters a lovefest

Since the cloud pie is so big and IT spending is growing too foes are becoming partners. We'll see how long this lasts.

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Top cloud providers 2019: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud; IBM makes hybrid move; Salesforce dominates SaaS

The cloud computing race in 2019 will have a definite multi-cloud spin. Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves.

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UAG Apple Watch straps: Affordable, durable, attractive bands

Urban Armor Gear (UAG) is well-known for making high quality smartphone cases with drop-test certification so it is with interest we see it launch Apple Watch bands. The bands are very well constructed, look great, and are much more affordable than Apple's bands.

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I bought some Beats noise-canceling headphones. They don't cancel noise

Many are seduced by the idea that they can listen in silence. This doesn't seem to be true.

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Indiana Pacers disclose security breach

Company behind Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever said hackers breached employee accounts, stole personal data.

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AI helps improve and smooth IT service delivery, survey shows

So far so good with AIOps, which applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to help unravel IT hairballs.

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UAG cases for the LG G8 and Huawei P30 Pro: Stylish rugged drop protection

Urban Armor Gear (UAG) is known for making lightweight, attractive cases for the latest smartphones and has models available for the latest from LG and Huawei. These affordable cases will protect your expensive smartphone investment while looking cool.

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Fun and functional Raspberry Pi accessories

One of the awesome things about the Raspberry Pi ecosystem is that it is so hugely popular that there are literally thousands of hardware accessories out there available -- along with the associated code and drivers -- to allow you to take your board and oput it at the center of quite an elaborate project.

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Best Raspberry Pi alternatives

Fantastic selection of single board computers suitable for a variety of projects, from basic homebrew builds all the way to advanced applications such as automation, and even AI and ML, with prices ranging from around $10 to over $250.

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GitHub launches Package Registry to easily generate packages from your code

GitHub Package Registry currently supports Docker images and npm, NuGet, Maven, and RubyGem packages.

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Microsoft vs. Google: Why this browser war isn't about privacy

At Microsoft's just-concluded Build developers conference, questions about privacy and trust took center stage. Yet despite multiple opportunities, the company took almost no jabs at its arch-rival Google. Why is Microsoft so hesitant to use privacy as a competitive weapon?

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Turkey fines Facebook for December 2018 API bug

Facebook fined $270,000 for API bug that exposed the non-public photos of 300,000 Turkish users.

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Deal alert: Adobe's CC All Apps plan is 40% off -- but only for five days

The offer starts on May 13, 2019 and expires on May 17, 2019.

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Microsoft pushes ahead with conversation transcription, virtual microphone arrays

Microsoft Research's 'Project Denmark' technology allows users to use the microphones in phones and laptops to create a virtual array that can handle conversation transcription and more.

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Microsoft SharePoint servers are under attack

Canadian and Saudi cyber-security agencies warn of attacks that have been going on for at least two weeks.

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Uber vs. Lyft: How the rivals approach cloud, AI, machine learning

Uber is launching its IPO at $45 a share and Lyft is already public. Here's a look at how they approach technology, infrastructure and development.

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Software update crashes police ankle monitors in the Netherlands

Borked update prevents ankle monitors from sending data back to police control rooms.

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Is the Ultimaker S5 the ultimate Ultimaker 3D printer?

In this in-depth first-look review, David Gewirtz takes a hands-on look at the flagship of the Ultimaker line, the new S5. Is it worth the $6,000 the machine costs? Read on to find out.

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Has your iPhone or iPad stopped charging? Check this first!

Has your iPhone or iPad suddenly and unexpectedly stopped charging? Or has charging become slow, or is charging intermittent even though the cable is plugged in and the charger is working? Here's what you should check first!

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‘Unhackable’ eyeDisk flash drive exposes passwords in clear text

The eyeDisk USB drive does not appear to meet its lofty security claims.

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Custodians of the Internet, book review: Content moderation under the microscope

How do you moderate content on platforms of the scale of YouTube or Facebook? Tarleton Gillespie lays out the options and highlights the impact of 'Web 2.0' on society.

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Buying a replacement iPhone battery? Be careful you don't get ripped off

Just because you're told that the replacement iPhone battery you're buying is new doesn't mean that it is. It could be old and worn out.

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Mobile accounts for nearly half of all banking transactions in Brazil

The number of transactions soars as consumer confidence in the channel increases, according to the Brazilian Banking Federation.

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North Korea debuts new Electricfish malware in Hidden Cobra campaigns

The tool is used to forge covert pathways out of infected Windows PCs.

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Cybersecurity basics still the key for preventing business email compromise

Business email compromise is up, and people are still falling for phishing attacks that give cyber criminals access to corporate email systems.

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Two crypto-mining groups are fighting a turf war over unsecured Linux servers

War in the Cloud: The Rocke and Pascha group are at each other's throats competing for vulnerable systems.

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Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer explains why he's "bullish" on foldable phones

At Google I/O, Lockheimer also shed light on Google's Fuschia OS, saying "it's not about replacing Android or ChromeOS."

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F5 acquires NGINX: What to expect from the deal

F5, the application services and application delivery networking, has just bought NGINX, best known for its speedy open-source web server.

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Symantec names new interim CEO, CFO, delivers mixed Q4 and weak Q1 outlook

Symantec said its enterprise unit delivered weaker than expected bookings, but thinks its overall strategy works. Nevertheless, it's time for a leadership change.

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US charges one of the Anthem hackers

Chinese national member of a larger hacking group indicted today in Indianapolis.

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Dropbox Q1 tops expectations as company hits 13.2 million paying users

The company said average revenue per paying user was $121.04, compared to $110.79 for the same period last year.

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Future Android versions to support Electronic IDs

Electronic IDs not expected to land in Android Q.

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Apple wants you to use your iPhone for three years… then 'do one last great thing with it'

Apple's latest ad encourages users to do their part for the planet and trade in their old iPhone after they are done with it. But how much of this is related to the environment, and how much is Apple crassly tugging at user's heartstrings in order to sell more iPhones?

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Mozilla offers research grant for a way to embed Tor inside Firefox

Mozilla working on a Tor-powered Super Private Browsing (SPB) mode for Firefox.

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Security robots now have facial recognition. Face of the future?

Knightscope security robots can now detect faces. Whose faces?

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Google Cloud's embrace of SAP highlights enterprise ambitions

SAP and Google Cloud will offer architecture, best practice and other help to move C/4HANA and S/4HANA to public cloud providers.

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues for a breakup of Facebook, but easier said than done

Facebook could be a monopolist, but it's not a slam dunk the courts would see it that way. A Facebook breakup is interesting but the details are messy.

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All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward

Google has announced that all new Chromebook devices will be Linux ready.

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Microsoft recommends using a separate device for administrative tasks

Microsoft's Security Team publishes basic advice for securing corporate networks.

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Garmin unveils 2019 Dash Cam lineup and Dash Cam Mini: Providing incident detection and driver alerts

As more and more distracted drivers take on responsible drivers, dashboard cameras are a rather inexpensive method to help alert you to poor drivers and capture evidence during an incident.

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Amazon sellers struck with 'extensive' fraud, financial theft

The company says sellers fell victim to an “extensive” fraud scheme last year.

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Microsoft Build 2019: Everything announced on Azure, IoT, Edge on Chromium, AI, Windows apps, Microsoft Graph

Azure, AI and conversational bots are key themes for Microsoft's big developer conference, but the software giant also gave developers some strategic cues.

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Micro-robotic sex toy gets $2M funding, belated award recognition

Fate and an emerging social mission have made Lora DiCarlo a standards-bearer in gender-inclusive, sex-positive technology.

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Emergency responders drop this squishy robot from 600 feet

Robots can go where people can't. Getting them there is the big challenge.

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OneCoin ‘CryptoQueen’ sued over alleged $4bn cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

The lawsuit claims that OneCoin slurped up investor funds despite having no technology to speak of.

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Researchers expose mass credit card stealing campaign

Over 100 websites including top Alexa domains are infected.

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Hackers attack Confluence Servers, hijack power for cryptocurrency mining

Illicit Monero mining is the goal.

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New leaks of Iranian cyber-espionage operations hit Telegram and the Dark Web

This time no hacking tools were released, but the leakers exposed a previously unknown Iranian APT group.

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Piecing together Microsoft's 'people-centric' computing strategy

Microsoft's vision for how it can put people at the center of its future computing experiences pulls together everything from its coming Fluid Framework to more collaboration-friendly devices and furniture.

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Zero-power listening device for voice activated remote

An always-on mic that won't drain batteries.

source Latest blogs for ZDNet https://zd.net/2Hd8ilb

Alpine Linux Docker images ship a root account with no password

Attackers can authenticate on vulnerable systems using the root user and no password.

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OpenShift 4: Red Hat's on ramp for the hybrid cloud

Red Hat's Kubernetes platform, OpenShift, is how Red Hat plans to build hybrid clouds.

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Google's Web Packaging standard arises as a new tool for privacy enthusiasts

Web Packaging will let site owners create signed versions of their pages to distribute via alternative channels.

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Qlik Brazil appoints new country manager

Olimpio Pereira takes up the top role at the firm, vacant since March.

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Here's Microsoft's new plan to keep Cortana alive and differentiated

Microsoft is looking to breathe new life into Cortana by enabling its digital assistant to handle more complex queries, starting with people-centric, productivity-based ones. Here's how this will work.

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Two-out-of-three Americans interact with AI chatbots, but we still prefer humans

How do we feel about our interactions with AI machines compared to humans when it comes to customer service?

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Singapore parliament passes bill against online falsehoods amidst heated debate

As expected, the Singapore government has voted to pass the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill despite strong urging from industry observers and global technology companies to reassess the legislation, which they say gives the government far-reaching powers over online communication.

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New Windows 10 20H1 test build brings Microsoft Search to File Explorer

Microsoft is making its cross-product unified search capability available inside File Explorer starting with the Windows 10 20H1 test build 18894.

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Google launches Portals, a new web page navigation system for Chrome

Google Chrome developers launch new iframe replacement tech.

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Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with 'Windows Apps'

Is Microsoft's UWP going away? Is the Microsoft Store on its way out? Microsoft Corporate VP Kevin Gallo explains the latest twists in Microsoft's long and winding Windows developer platform strategy.

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Anker unveils Power IQ 3.0 USB-C smartphone, tablet and laptop charger

Want a compact, high-power charger that can output a total of 60W over USB-A and USB-C ports? You need Anker's new PowerPort+ Atom III charger.

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Red Hat Universal Base Image: RHEL containers for everyone

With Red Hat Universal Base Image, you can build and share containerized RHEL applications with your friends and customers.

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DeepDotWeb Dark web resource dies with FBI seizure

The domain was known for providing links to websites in the Dark web.

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iOS 13: Bug fixes, performance boosts, and poaching ideas

It's a fact of life that as operating systems mature, the excitement of revolutionary new features gives way to small, evolutionary changes and poaching ideas from others.

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On the Rookout for live data: Instant observability to fix software bugs and open AI black boxes

Getting data to debug your code while running in production, without stopping or redeploying it. Whatever you may be running, wherever you may be running it. And now, with support for open source machine learning frameworks Apache Spark and Tensorflow added to the mix. This is what startup Rookout promises.

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SAP makes its cloud data service, data management play with HANA

SAP wants HANA to be your one gateway to enterprise data. There's a good reason for that, but a bevy of other enterprise vendors have the same idea.

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Orange acquires SecureLink in European enterprise security push

The deal has been inked for over €500 million.

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Jabra Elite 85h headset review: Competing for the wireless ANC crown with SmartSound tech, for $50 less than Bose and Sony

Wireless headphones with active noise cancellation are a popular accessory for workers and business travelers. Bose and Sony are the leaders in this area, but Jabra just launched its latest offering that offers more for less.

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Microsoft Build 2019 Postmortem: Bring on the graph, but hold the glitz

It was hard to top last year’s demonstration of the new Microsoft 365 experienced powered by the Microsoft Graph. The focus this year shifted to how the graph could break down application and device silos to make everyday applications more user-centric.

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What do tech giants know about you? A new tool shows you just how much

We rely on social media and smartphone apps, from dating and connecting to online shopping and browsing the web. We constantly give out private data online -- but what exactly do we share with these platforms?

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CIA camps out in anonymized Tor network

If you want to join the intelligence agency or send a tip, you can now do so through the .onion website.

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Freedom Mobile data breach impacts thousands of customers

Unencrypted financial information has reportedly been compromised.

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CEOs aim for growth, but eye tech for efficiency, cost management, productivity

Growth was cited as a top priority for 53% of CEOs, up 40 percent in 2018. Cost management also moved up the ranks in terms of priorities.

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Epson launches $499 smart glasses using Android, Windows compute

The BT-30C comes at a price point that may entice enterprises to dabble more with augmented and mixed reality apps.

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Nation state actors, affiliates behind increasing amount of data breaches

Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report highlights how nation states and espionage are becoming a worry for businesses and their data.

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Hackers steal $41 million from cryptocurrency exchange Binance

Binance says it will absorb the loss using a backup fund so users won't lose any Bitcoin.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella comes to Red Hat Summit

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain. Or, in this case, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella came to Red Hat Summit to announce a new Microsoft/Red Hat partnership: Azure Red Hat OpenShift.

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Google Chrome to support same-site cookies, get anti-fingerprinting protection

Firefox already supports both features since last year.

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3D Systems Q1 misses estimates due to low sales, high inventory

The company reported Q1 revenue of $152 million, compared to revenue of $165.9 million a year ago.

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IBM's Red Hat acquisition moves forward

The Department of Justice has approved IBM's acquisition of Red Hat. Since IDC thinks Red Hat Enterprise Linux alone is expected to contribute to more than $10 trillion worth of global business revenues in 2019, IBM's $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat is looking better than ever.

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Google expands UI framework Flutter from just mobile to multi-platform

In addition to mobile apps, developers will be able to use Flutter to build apps for the web, desktop and embedded devices -- all from a single code base.

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Google expands Android Jetpack, other Android development tools

At Google I/O, Google made a number of announcements focused on how it's helping Android developers work more productively.

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Google I/O: 14 Android OS modules to get over-the-air security updates in real-time

Google announces a new way for delivering Android security updates for core OS components.

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Google makes Cloud TPU Pods publicly available in beta

Composed of racks of Google's custom silicon chips, TPU Pods can take just minutes to complete ML workloads that would take days on other systems, Google says.

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Google expands ML Kit capabilities for building machine learning into mobile apps

At Google I/O, Google launched new capabilities for the machine learning SDK available on Firebase.

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Google's Pixel 3a's specs, price, features have near perfect timing given 4G to 5G transition

Google's Pixel 3a doesn't have everything, but it does have some real value packed into a $399 starting price. Look for value smartphones to gain traction as tech buyers play wait-and-see with 5G.

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Google I/O: From "AI first" to AI working for everyone

Two years after adopting its "AI first" strategy, CEO Sundar Pichai showcased how Google is applying AI across its platforms to make a "more helpful" Google.

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Google says it will address AI, machine learning model bias with technology called TCAV

TCAV is short for Testing with Concept Activation Vectors and its a technology that can identify high concept signals and therefore defend against bias.

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Workday Unifies Approach to Machine Learning, Analytics and Planning

Workday roadmap reveals what’s ahead on machine augmentation, reporting and Adaptive Insights-powered planning. Here’s what’s next.

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Google sees next-gen Duplex, Assistant as next step in taking over your tasks

At Google I/O, Google showcased how its latest AI-powered tools can streamline productivity in your work and personal lives.

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Hands on with the Amarey A900 robot vacuum: Quiet intelligent cleaning on a flexible schedule

The Amarey A900 robot vacuum is an intelligent cleaner that cleans floors in a structure efficient way.

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Promo.com now makes YouTube video ads more accessible to small businesses

SMBs, start-ups, and solopreneurs can now create ad content for YouTube -- without a big budget.

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Facebook and Instagram don't wreck kids' lives, claims new study

So many researchers have claimed that social media is ruining children's lives. Researchers from the University of Oxford differ.

source Latest blogs for ZDNet https://zd.net/2LsRtH2

WordPress finally gets the security features a third of the Internet deserves

WordPress 5.2 released with support for cryptographically-signed updates, a modern cryptographic library.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook touts enterprise augmented reality as Apple, SAP further integrate

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined SAP CEO Bill McDermott to talk about the latest advancement of their partnership.

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Cloud computing and AI: Can IBM finally catch the wave this time around?

Since 1980 we've seen five major tech revolutions that have made the fortunes of other tech giants. When will it be the turn of IBM?

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Linux 5.1 arrives

The latest Linux kernel is ready for you with support support for using persistent storage as system memory, a new Linux Security Module, and live patching

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Rio de Janeiro metro enables contactless payments

Brazil’s top tourist destination introduces the system across 41 stations.

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Hell freezing over? Microsoft readies its own Linux for Windows

I told you Microsoft might be building its own Linux distro. They're not there yet but this new Microsoft Linux kernel for Windows Subsystem for Linux is a big step in that direction.

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AMD, Cray to build 1.5 exaFlop Frontier supercomputer for Oak Ridge National Lab

Frontier is set to become the world's fastest supercomputer when it arrives at the lab in 2021.

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Amazon employees charged with theft of $100,000 in Apple Watch products

The goods were allegedly stolen from a US fulfillment center.

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How to secure your iPhone or iPad from hackers, snoopers, and thieves (iOS 12.2)

Your iPhone and iPad is likely packed with important, valuable, and even sensitive information that you might not want others to be able to access. Here are the steps you should take to lock down an iPhone or iPad running iOS 12.2.

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Mobile operators are moving towards 5G commercialisation, but new use cases will take time

Opportunities abound in the upcoming 5G era, but security is a major concern.

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Salesforce brings more Einstein AI tools to Financial Services Cloud

Salesforce is aiming to help wealth managers and retail bankers use predictive analytics on things like churn rate to be more strategic about how they manage their book of business.

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Russian cyberspies are using one hell of a clever Microsoft Exchange backdoor

Turla APT found exploiting LightNeuron backdoor, a first of its kind targeting Microsoft Exchange email servers.

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Samsung to customers: Do you still want your $2,000 Galaxy Fold?

Samsung is asking pre-order customers to confirm if they still want to proceed with their Galaxy Fold order.

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TRON critical security flaw could break the entire blockchain

A severe bug has been found that could have rendered the TRON blockchain unusable.

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Proofpoint snaps up zero trust security firm Meta Networks in $119m deal

The aim is to boost Proofpoint’s cloud security portfolio.

source Latest blogs for ZDNet https://zd.net/2GWWzpa

Wyzant online tutoring platform suffers data breach

The personal data of users and connected Facebook profile information may have been compromised.

source Latest blogs for ZDNet https://zd.net/2VkAzP7

Facebook wipes out more Russian political activity, ‘inauthentic’ accounts

This time, the networks focused on inflaming tensions over Ukraine.

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Chinese hackers were using NSA malware a year before Shadow Brokers leak

Hacker group used a unique version of the DoublePulsar backdoor, not the one released by the Shadow Brokers.

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Singapore seeks public consult on 5G policies, deployment

Country's industry regulator wants industry and public feedback on the regulatory framework it should put in place to facilitate the deployment of 5G network and services by 2020, including spectrum allocation and skills requirements.

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Windows 10 is getting a Microsoft-built Linux kernel

Microsoft is adding its own open-sourced Linux kernel to Windows 10 to improve performance of Windows Subsystem on Linux.

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Google unveils new design for Android Auto

Android Auto now supports more than 500 car models from 50 different brands, Google said Monday, unveiling new design features like a darker color palette that should improve visibility.

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ServiceNow inks partnership, tech integration deal with Google Cloud

The company also announced significant changes to its global partner ecosystem strategy.

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Surge of MegaCortex ransomware attacks detected

New MegaCortex ransomware strain detected targeting the enterprise sector.

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Dell laptop deals: Save 10% on XPS 13 and Alienware 15 with this promo code

Dell is offering a limited-time promo code for five different Windows 10 PCs. It's valid from May 6 to May 13.

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Singapore programme to assess use of exoskeletons in rehabilitation care

Led by Temasek Foundation and Trailblazer Foundation, the initiative will evaluate the use and scalability of exoskeletons in rehabilitation care across various healthcare institutions including a local hospital, nursing home, and stroke support group.

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Malvertiser behind 100+ million bad ads arrested and extradited to the US

Ukrainian man behind slew of fake companies that delivered malicious ads on legitimate sites.

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Apple isn't really a tech company, says Tim Cook

Apple likes to distance itself from many other Silicon Valley companies. So it's now claiming not to be a tech company at all.

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Microsoft, Red Hat develop open-source service for auto-scaling serverless containers on Kubernetes

It wouldn't be a Microsoft conference without a slew of open-source announcements. Here's the roundup of some of the big ones for Build 2019.

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Microsoft promises new 'conversational engine' to make virtual assistants, including Cortana, more useful

Microsoft is using technology from its Semantic Machines acquisition to make virtual assistants better able to engage in more natural conversations.

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Microsoft looks to turn the Web into a more collaborative canvas with Fluid Framework

Compound documents are back. Microsoft's newest approach to making them happen is via its 'Fluid Framework,' coming to users and developers late this year.

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Machine learning for .NET devs: ML.NET goes GA

.NET developers, across platforms, now have access to machine learning from their home turf. Microsoft Automated Machine Leaning (AutoML) is included, and a Model Builder extension for Visual Studio rolls out an ML red carpet for developers.

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Chromium-based Edge: What's coming next in Microsoft's open-source browser

Microsoft's next version of its Edge browser is currently in a bare-bones preview release for developers. At its Build developers conference, the company unveiled a few enterprise-friendly features it plans to include in the final release of the new browser.

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Microsoft 'Builds' its data story, in the cloud and at the edge

On the day after Cinco de Mayo, it's Christmas for Azure database pros. Cosmos DB, Azure Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse all see significant updates.

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Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft launches election security service, SDK

ElectionsGuard is an open source software developer kit for security and Microsoft 365 for Campaigns also aims to secure federal races.

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The security and privacy implications of drones

Drones are drastically transforming a variety of industries today, but they could give rise to a range of privacy and security risks.

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T-Mobile LG G8 ThinQ review: An affordable, customizable flagship worth considering

The LG G8 ThinQ looks a lot like last year's G7 with some minor updates and a couple gimmicky inconsistent functions. However, it is an affordable flagship at $620 and offers most of what we see on the more expensive Samsung Galaxy S10 while also offering a ton of settings that let you fully customize your smartphone experience.

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Salesforce intros Pardot Business Units for enterprise marketing teams

The new feature gives large companies with sub-brands or multiple geographies more insight into what other parts of the organization are doing.

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10 super sweet laptops that come with Linux pre-installed

If you're a Windows user, there's tremendous choice when it comes to laptops. And sure, you can install Linux. But if you want to buy a laptop with Linux pre-installed and supported by the vendor, this is the list for you.

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Microsoft Build 2019 preview: Azure is the star, and Windows is a bit player

Ten years ago, Microsoft announced the official release of Azure and pitched "three screens and a cloud" at its signature developers conference. Today, its developer pitch is all about Azure.

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How to boost your Bluetooth signal to cover your entire home or office

Bluetooth is a great technology for connecting together devices, but it has one limitation – range. But you can fix that! Here's how to spread a Bluetooth signal all around your home and office.

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Samsung and Huawei crush Apple's smartphone global market share

It wasn't long ago that it looked like Apple would overtake Samsung to grab the biggest chunk of the global smartphone market. But now the company has been pushed into third place by Huawei.

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Technology problems are not going to be sorted out by more Kool-Aid

If what is on offer so far in the Australian election is what passes as technology policy, I'd like a re-roll.

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In a first, Israel responds to Hamas hackers with an air-strike

Israel military said it bombed building housing Hamas cyber forces.

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Garmin Forerunners, Google I/O expectations, Huawei solid number two (MobileTechRoundup show #468)

Google I/O is coming up this week, Huawei continues to rise in worldwide smartphone share, and Garmin announced five new Forerunner GPS sports watches.

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Apple says your iPhone could injure you. A repair specialist is appalled

After Apple uses a curious argument to block the Right To Repair Bill, I asked an Apple repair specialist about the dangers of repairing your own iPhone.

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Japanese government to create and maintain defensive malware

Japan to deploy malware against opponents in case the country is under attack.

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Hackers steal card data from 201 online campus stores from Canada and the US

Magecart group breached PrismRBS and modified the PrismWeb​ e-commerce platform.

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Hands-on with the BlackBerry KEY2 Red Edition: Double storage and vibrant color

TCL released a new color model of the BlackBerry KEY2, it's highest end BlackBerry to date. It's pricey at $699, but it sure looks good.

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Generation Z workers expect promotion within six to 12 months

Employers are familiar with the wants and needs of millennials and baby boomers but they will need to learn and prepare for what Generation Z specifically wants from their careers.

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