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After Windows 10's buggy patches, Microsoft talks up its 'high-quality' fixes
Microsoft promises its software updates will improve next year.
Lenovo Yoga C930 review: Flagship 2-in-1 flirts with greatness
The 13.9-inch Yoga C930 ticks most of the boxes for an ultraportable 2-in-1 convertible. This is a good laptop that's just shy of being a great one.
Over 40,000 credentials for government portals found online
Malware operators have collected login credentials for government portals in Italy, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, more.
IT firms, telcos among dozens hacked in new info-stealing malware attack
Seedworm hacking operation adopts new techniques to speed up attacks - but it's come at a cost that's allowed researchers to uncover their activity.
Microsoft urges governments to regulate facial recognition tech
Microsoft wants new laws to put some constraints on the use and development of facial recognition. Read more: https://zd.net/2Qjjqmn
2018's most high-profile cryptocurrency catastrophes and cyberattacks
We explore the worst high-profile cyberattacks, data breaches, vulnerabilities, and cases of fraud to strike the cryptocurrency space over 2018.
15 timesaving tips for Firefox power users
This collection of tips will help you work more efficiently in Firefox, from enabling anti-tracking features to blocking cryptojacking to using the Side View experiment. From the tips: The later releases...
OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition hands-on: Papaya orange highlights, Warp Charge 30, and 10GB of RAM
The OnePlus 6T is already one of the fastest and most capable Android phones available today. The special McLaren Edition provides more RAM, faster charging, and some other slick McLaren touches for $70 more.
Doze detector monitors head position to identify sleepy & distracted drivers
Distracted or drowsy drivers are dangerous. Cockpit sensors can help.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: 'Our mission is to protect your privacy'
Google CEO Sundar Pichai today faces questions from Congress about privacy and political bias on its platforms.
Rise of the shelf scanning robot
There's growing competition among robotics companies targeting brick & mortar retail.
IT strategy: How to be an influential digital leader
Telling people what to do isn't the same as persuading them that you are right. Here's how to get them onboard with your vision.
Grab opens Malaysia research facility to boost driver safety, communications capabilities
New research lab is the mobile app developer's seventh worldwide and will focus on tapping machine learning to improve driver safety and developing real-time communications functions, such as VoIP calls over its GrabChat messaging platform.
Canberra to give businesses AU$20K digital transformation makeover
Funding will come by way of hardware, software, and digital skills training.
O2 reportedly seeking tens of millions in compensation from Ericsson for outage
UK media has reported that O2 will be seeking up to £100 million in damages from Ericsson following the mobile data outage last week.
Australia's encryption laws will fall foul of differing definitions
A cryptographer's rebuttal to a GCHQ interception concept highlights how participants in the encryption-busting debate are talking past each other. What even is a "systemic weakness", anyway?
Fender turns cloud adoption up to 11
Serverless isn't usually something synonymous with stringed instruments and amplifiers, but Fender's chief digital product officer believes it's the way forward for the guitar-maker.
IBM, Nvidia pair up on AI-optimized converged storage system
IBM Spectrum AI with Nvidia DGX is designed for AI and machine learning workloads.
Telstra has its first enterprise 5G customer
Telstra has announced providing commercial 5G connectivity to FKG Group via the HTC 5G Hub, with the company testing the service across IoT applications in Toowoomba.
