The Microsoft Azure-based solution has been rolled out to capture and store IoT data, using advanced data analytics and visualisation tools to make sense of it. How Downer is using sensors to predict Sydney Trains maintenance Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Kaspersky Lab says ~70% of the attacks its products detected in Q4 2018 targeted Office vulnerabilities, four times the percentage it saw in Q4 2016 — That’s more than four times the percentage the company was seeing two years before, in Q4 2016. — Microsoft Office products … Kaspersky Lab says
Read MoreA hand-held device brings medical imaging to remote communities, often for the first time. Global Health: In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWith so many start-ups listing their shares this year, each is trying to avoid the traffic jam to get its own moment in the sun. Who Goes Public When? Tech Companies Maneuver to Stand Out in the Horde Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJoi Ito / Wired: Locking kids out of big internet platforms is not the solution to commercial bad actors, we should optimize algorithms instead to make them safer for kids — This column is the second in a series about young people and screens. Read the first post, about connected parenting, here. Locking kids out
Read MoreAfter dangling little more than a title before us for months, EA and Respawn Entertainment finally revealed more about their new Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order over the weekend. What they revealed almost says more about the publishers than it does about the game — namely, that the lack of typical “EA-ish” elements means Electronic Arts may
Read MoreDave Gershgorn / Quartz: Satya Nadella says that Microsoft is making changes to how HR investigates incidents, creates an Employee Advocacy Team to help staff through complaint process — Microsoft employees have been telling executives in recent weeks how workplace harassment and discrimination has pervaded unchecked throughout … Satya Nadella says that Microsoft is making
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amenity Analytics raises $18M Series B for its “text-mining” AI platform that detects sentiment and deception from news and social media for Fortune 100 clients — Amenity Analytics, a New York-based startup developing what it describes as a “text-mining” AI platform for enterprise … Amenity Analytics raises M Series B for
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: YouTube showed a link and description of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as part of its fact checking, underneath live streams of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire — A fire has broken out at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral today, and as you’d expect, many news networks are offering live coverage
Read MorePhones with bendable displays are real, and it’s going to take some getting used to. Galaxy Fold: Using Samsung's new foldable phone is a wild ride so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUS Attorney General William Barr sent a four-page summary of the report to Congress in March. Mueller report on Trump, Russia expected to be released Thursday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Foxconn will mass produce iPhones in India this year, including newer models, according to Foxconn’s chairman Terry Gou, who will step away from day-to-day role — – Apple’s main production partner is prepping an output shift — Foxconn’s Terry Gou says he’ll step back from the day-to-day Foxconn will mass produce iPhones in India
Read MoreDami Lee / The Verge: Facebook rolls out dark mode for Messenger globally, after previously hiding it behind an Easter egg that required users to send a moon emoji to get the feature — It’s official now — Facebook Messenger’s dark mode is rolling out to globally today, as announced on Facebook’s product blog. Facebook
Read MoreIn March, Facebook teased Messenger’s long-awaited dark mode. Users could unlock the feature by simply sending a crescent moon emoji to one of their friends. And now, after a month of public experimentation, the feature is receiving a wide release and can be unlocked simply by activating a toggle. To unleash dark mode, tap your
Read MoreThat would definitely be a change. Facebook tests merging Newsfeed and Stories, so you swipe not scroll – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow you can finally see the foldable future for yourself. We went hands-on with the Galaxy Fold, and here it is – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow we know which house Elon Musk would pledge fealty to. Elon Musk goes Game of Thrones, imagines dragon wings for Starship – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast year, a Microsoft patent for voice-powered wireless earbuds emerged. Microsoft may be moving ahead with plans for that type of device, according to a new report. Microsoft to release its own wireless earbuds: Report Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreParmy Olson / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Google is quietly disbanding a UK panel to review use of AI in health care after panel members chafed at lack of info, authority, and independence — Panel members in U.K. chafed at lack of information access, authority and independence from Google Sources: Google is quietly disbanding a
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Since mid-February, hacker Gnosticplayers has posted 932M+ user records from 44 companies, including 500px and UnderArmor, on dark web marketplace Dream Market — Hacker Gnosticplayers has stolen over 932 million user records from 44 companies. — A hacker who spoke with ZDNet in February … Since mid-February, hacker Gnosticplayers has posted
Read MoreThe investment in Big Zodiac seems … preordained. Venture Capital Is Putting Its Money in Astrology Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Starz apologizes for “inadvertently” issuing DMCA takedown notices for tweets to stories merely reporting about TV show leak, says it suffered a security breach — Facing a backlash over overzealous copyright enforcement, Starz issued an apology for inadvertently taking down tweets to articles about TV show piracy Monday. Starz apologizes for
Read MoreResearchers at Tel Aviv University today unveiled a world’s first – a 3D print of a heart constructed from harvested human tissue and vessels. This technology, although in its formative stages, could potentially one day provide relief for patients whose lives are determined by the fickle whims of organ transplant lists. The organ produced in
Read MoreHer campaign still sponsors several active ads on Facebook. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook, calls social media a ‘public health risk’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJack Dorsey is a polarizing figure. Usually, the criticism is centered on how he runs Twitter. Last week, however, was different. Attention shifted from the usual fare – the ever-pervasive issues of the alt-right and harassment — to a completely different matter: Dorsey’s unusual diet. According to a piece in CNBC, Dorsey follows a highly
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