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• China Oceanwide completes its purchase of IDG

  29-03-2017 23:16
  
  The sale of tech publishing pioneer International Data Group to China Oceanwide Holdings Group and China-based IDG Capital has closed, the companies said Wednesday.
  
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• Is technology contributing to increased inequality? - TechCrunch

  29-03-2017 23:02 via techcrunch.com
  
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  Is technology contributing to increased inequality?
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  Christoffer O. Hernæs is chief digital officer of Skandiabanken, Norway's first pure internet bank and leading challenger bank. More posts by this contributor: Cash is no longer king · What Facebook's European payment license could mean for banks. As ...
  
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• Congress to US citizens: Want online privacy? Pay up!

  29-03-2017 23:01
  
  Tuesday’s congressional vote to repeal U.S. restrictions on broadband providers doesn’t mean that online privacy isn’t dead. U.S. consumers will just have to pay for it.
  
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• 5 things Samsung's Bixby artificial intelligence service will do

  29-03-2017 22:49
  
  Could artificial intelligence make devices easier to use? According to Samsung, it sure can, and that's what it the company out to prove with its Bixby AI service.
  
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• Copying Snapchat shows Facebook’s lack of innovation

  29-03-2017 22:15
  
  Photo masks and disappearing messages are fine as far as they go, but Facebook needs to continue to fuel fresh features if it means to grow.
  
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• Silicon Valley is living in a bubble of technology that's not accessible to the rest of the world - Recode

  29-03-2017 22:10 via recode.net
  
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  Silicon Valley is living in a bubble of technology that's not accessible to the rest of the world
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  A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry. Science-fiction author William Gibson famously said, “The future is already here; it's just not ...and more »
  
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• Oracle recommends axing Java object finalizer

  29-03-2017 21:55
  
  But due to Java’s release schedule, the Object.finalize feature will likely stick around for a while
  
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• Trump again uses iPhone to tweet, backtracking from 2016 pledge

  29-03-2017 21:50
  
  President Donald Trump now uses an iPhone to broadcast his famous early-morning tweets, even though last year he urged supporters to boycott Apple.
  
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• Google Calendar finally comes to the iPad

  29-03-2017 21:50
  
  Google’s Calendar app is making a long-awaited move to a new device: Apple’s iPad.
  
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• Sleek new Galaxy S8 phones feature facial recognition, Bixby intelligent agent

  29-03-2017 21:45
  
  Samsung launched sleek new Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones with features including facial recognition, an intelligent agent called Bixby and Samsung Pass for secure e-commerce mobile payments.
  
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• Trojan source code leak poised to spur new online banking attacks

  29-03-2017 19:26
  
  The source code for a new banking Trojan has been published online, offering an easy way for unskilled cybercriminals to launch potent malware attacks against users.
  
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• Microsoft's Surface Book and Surface Studio will ship in more markets

  29-03-2017 18:27
  
  The Surface Studio, Surface Book and Surface Dial will now available in many more Asian and European countries.
  
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• Samsung announces DeX dock for new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphone

  29-03-2017 17:18
  
  Smartphone docks haven’t done well historically, but analysts say this one might catch on.
  
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• What's in Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones?

  29-03-2017 17:00
  
  Samsung's new Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones look beautiful, and are loaded with new features that could make an upgrade worthwhile.
  
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• Cisco expands wireless reach with access points, management software

  29-03-2017 17:00
  
  Cisco targets SMB arena with new Aironet APs, Mobility Express software.
  
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• Privacy advocates plan to fight Congress' repeal of ISP privacy rules

  29-03-2017 16:05
  
  Privacy advocates haven't given up the fight after the U.S. Congress has voted to allow ISPs to sell customers' browsing histories and other personal information without their permission.
  
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• Experts: Online trolls are here to stay, unless we do something

  29-03-2017 16:00
  
  A report issued this morning by the Pew Research Center and Elon University said that online interactions will continue to be shaped by trolling and mistrust, according to a survey of digital scholars and futurists.
  
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• F5 to buy Brocade’s virtual ADC business?

  29-03-2017 15:32
  
  The latest piece of the Brocade IP product suite hanging in the balance
  
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• Windows 10's next major update arrives April 11

  29-03-2017 15:00
  
  After months of waiting, beta tests, and trickles of information about new features, the next major update for Windows 10 will arrive on April 11. Microsoft announced Wednesday that the Creators Update, as it’s known, will start rolling out to users of the company’s latest operating system in roughly two weeks.
  
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• Belfast Waterfront centre equipped with state of the art network

  29-03-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Belfast City Council has refitted its Waterfront conference and entertainment venue with new smart building connectivity to enhance the staff and visitor experience
  
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• Kubernetes 1.6 scales to 5,000 nodes

  29-03-2017 12:00
  
  Google's container orchestration platform can now scale to massive clusters
  
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• In-flight electronics ban unsustainable, says IATA

  29-03-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  The IATA calls on the American and British governments to urgently find alternatives to restricting the carry-on of laptops and tablets on Middle Eastern flights
  
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• 'Groundbreaking' technology enables quadriplegic man to move his limbs - Medical News Today

  29-03-2017 10:07 via medicalnewstoday.com
  
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  'Groundbreaking' technology enables quadriplegic man to move his limbs
  Medical News Today
  Hundreds of thousands of Americans have a spinal cord injury, and many of those affected are paralyzed from the shoulders down. For these patients, neuroprosthetic technology may offer some hope. A new study showcases a man with quadriplegia who ...
  
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• Uber shuts down in Denmark after less than three years

  29-03-2017 09:28 via computerweekly.com
  Changes in Denmark’s taxi legislation force transportation network company to cease its operations in the country
  
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• NBN says it has ‘zero tolerance’ over leaks

  29-03-2017 03:24
  
  NBN says that it takes seriously “any potential crime or breach of employee code of conduct, such as the theft of company materials, and will continue to take a zero tolerance approach in the best interests of the company, its shareholders, and the Australian taxpayers.”
  
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• ITPA threatens to ‘out’ abusers of 457 visa scheme

  29-03-2017 02:29
  
  The IT Professionals Association (ITPA), which represents some 7000 IT workers in systems administration and IT support roles, has called for greater transparency in the 457 visa scheme. The organisation says it has evidence that the scheme is being abused to hire people on lower salaries and into roles that could easily be filled locally.
  
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• Protection from the inside out

  29-03-2017 01:51
  
  In the workplace your best assets - your employees - are also your biggest risk.
  
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• US House votes to undo broadband privacy rules

  29-03-2017 01:09
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to repeal privacy rules that can prevent broadband providers from selling customers’ internet-browsing histories and other data without their permission.
  
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