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• Police Scotland IT programme abandoned

  01-07-2016 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £40m Police Scotland computer programme is abandoned, after it emerged it could not be delivered within budget or timeframe.
  
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• Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking: Podcast 274

  01-07-2016 19:32
  
  Coming up today: sunspots, undersea cables, Richard Dawkins on no-platforming and a very special message from Stephen Hawking
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• Brian Cox on explaining the universe and arguing on Twitter

  01-07-2016 18:51
  
  Brian Cox is returning to the BBC with Forces of Nature, a new show that explains the science behind Earth's beauty. WIRED speaks to him about making complex ideas work on TV, life in the universe and idiots on Twitter
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• Oracle ordered to pay $3bn damages to HP

  01-07-2016 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electronics firm Hewlett Packard has been awarded $3bn (£2.26bn) in damages in a legal dispute with software giant Oracle.
  
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• Enterprise mobility: BYOD, EMM, and new security approaches

  01-07-2016 18:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Today's enterprise employees increasingly expect to be productive wherever they may be, on whatever device they choose, which raises multiple management and security issues for IT departments.
  
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• Brogan BamBrogan has left Hyperloop One

  01-07-2016 17:35
  
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• Sony Xperia XA review: Where did the bezels go?

  01-07-2016 17:31
  
  Ambitious design for a £240 smartphone, but can the rest of the Sony Xperia XA hit the mark?
  
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• Can anyone stop the online whistleblowers?

  01-07-2016 16:36
  
  Companies and governments spend millions on IT security, but can they ever hope to thwart attacks from within?
  
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• The strange case of the UK’s missing information commissioner

  01-07-2016 16:26 via computerweekly.com
  
  The post of information commissioner for the UK remains vacant, with new appointee, Elizabeth Denham, still in Canada awaiting a Crown warrant of appointment
  
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• Note to HP Spectre and skinny rivals: Laptops are thin enough

  01-07-2016 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Opinion: Laptops have gotten so thin that they differ by mere millimeters. Do customers really care?
  
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• The death of stitches? This glue could revolutionise surgery

  01-07-2016 15:32
  
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• BMW and Intel plan robot car production

  01-07-2016 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BMW, Intel and computer vision firm Mobileye have signed a deal to develop autonomous vehicles.
  
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• The incredible tech in tyres

  01-07-2016 14:45
  
  Metzeler’s tyres won two-thirds of all podium places at this year’s Isle of Man TT. Here’s how.
  
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• Brazil blocks Facebook funds in WhatsApp row

  01-07-2016 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court in Brazil has frozen 19.5 million reals (£4.5m, $6.07m) of Facebook's funds in a dispute with secure messaging service WhatsApp over a criminal case.
  
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• The Services Family bank outsources IT to Sopra Steria

  01-07-2016 14:26 via computerweekly.com
  The Services Family, a bank set up to serve military personnel, has outsourced technology services to Sopra Steria
  
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• The best Star Trek episodes you should be watching on Netflix

  01-07-2016 13:57
  
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• Engage with the all-time best Star Trek episodes on Netflix

  01-07-2016 13:57
  
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• OnePlus 3 review: The best smartphone in its price range

  01-07-2016 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Anyone looking for a new Android handset off-contract should consider the OnePlus 3: it's quite simply the best handset in its price range right now.
  
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• 'Our universe may be an island in a cosmic archipelago': Martin Rees on space, robots and Brexit

  01-07-2016 13:37
  
  From multiverses to referendums, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees talks to WIRED about the future of the country and the cosmos
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• China-based Android Trojan netting $500,000 a day

  01-07-2016 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Security researchers say fast-spreading Hummer Android malware could be netting cyber criminals around $500,000 a day for installing porn and other apps on mobile phones
  
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• DietDash game uses brain training to help you lose weight

  01-07-2016 13:23
  
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• Barclays banks on agile and DevOps to tackle competitive threats in fintech

  01-07-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Barclays Bank opens up about how increasing competition in the financial services sector has fuelled its 18-month, company-wide campaign to increase its use of agile and DevOps methodologies
  
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• The first big Internet of Things security breach is just around the corner

  01-07-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A huge security breach traced back to an unsecured IoT device will happen within the next two years, warn security experts.
  
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• Is this the future of online dating?

  01-07-2016 12:57
  
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• Hole in the ozone layer is showing 'clear signs' of healing

  01-07-2016 12:44
  
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• Security Think Tank: Biometrics have key role in multi-factor security

  01-07-2016 12:42 via computerweekly.com
  How can organisations move to biometric authentication of users without running the risk of exposing sensitive biometric information?
  
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• Work experience teenagers discover two possible exoplanets

  01-07-2016 12:29
  
  Teens doing work experience at Keele University may have made scientific history
  
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• Success! Nasa's Juno craft is now in orbit around Jupiter

  01-07-2016 12:20
  
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• Listen to the roar of solar wind on Jupiter

  01-07-2016 12:20
  
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• Juno gets ready to plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere

  01-07-2016 12:20
  
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• Spotify accuses Apple of blocking app and using store as 'weapon to harm competitors'

  01-07-2016 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple is accused of blocking Spotify's streaming service by demanding the firm uses the iTunes billing service.
  
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• Watch the official music video of David Brent's Lady Gypsy

  01-07-2016 11:44
  
  The Office star is back with a music video ahead of his film David Brent: Life on the Road
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• US authorities open investigation into Tesla following fatal crash

  01-07-2016 11:44
  
  A Tesla driver has died after his car crashed while in autopilot mode
  
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• Apple reportedly wants to buy Jay Z's Tidal

  01-07-2016 11:34
  
  The smartphone giant may be looking to benefit from Tidal's artist exclusivity deals
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• Mysterious sand dunes found on Mars are unlike anything on Earth

  01-07-2016 11:27
  
  Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars are a type "not seen on Earth"
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• Apple 'considering takeover' of Jay Z's streaming service Tidal

  01-07-2016 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US technology company is said to be considering a takeover bid for Jay Z's music-streaming service Tidal.
  
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• First fatality for self-drive cars as Tesla driver killed in crash

  01-07-2016 10:58 via computerweekly.com
  US authorities have launched an investigation after the driver of a Tesla Model S was killed in what is believed to be the first fatality involving an self-drive vehicle
  
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• British Gas offers free electricity at weekends

  01-07-2016 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Gas is to offer free electricity for eight hours at weekends to two million customers who have smart meters installed.
  
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• Take a trip into the depths of the Universe among galaxies that are billions of years old

  01-07-2016 10:45
  
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• Apple considers buying Tidal to boost Apple Music

  01-07-2016 10:41
  
  Jay Z’s music platform could be just the thing to grow Apple Music in its battle against Spotify
  
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• The bottle that empties every drop of soap and other news

  01-07-2016 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news
  
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• Driver is killed after his Tesla hit a truck while on Autopilot

  01-07-2016 09:47
  
  US officials are investigating the death of a Model S driver who was using Autopilot
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 1

  01-07-2016 08:46
  
  US regulators investigate a Tesla Autopilot crash, the Antarctic ozone hole is 'healing'
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• ​LG to develop deep learning robot guides for Incheon Airport

  01-07-2016 06:55 via zdnet.com
  
  LG Electronics will develop automated guide robots and cleaning robots based on deep learning technology for use in Incheon International Airport in South Korea.
  
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• Most influential woman in UK IT 2016: Maggie Philbin speech

  01-07-2016 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  Maggie Philbin, discusses how many people accidentally find themselves in technology careers and the importance of embracing tech talent.
  
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• Dutch telco KPN deploys LoRa IoT network across Netherlands

  01-07-2016 04:56 via zdnet.com
  
  KPN has announced that its LoRa network has been activated across the Netherlands, with 1.5 million IoT connections under contract already.
  
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• Huawei unveils NB-IoT solution at MWC Shanghai

  01-07-2016 04:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Huawei has announced its NB-IoT solution in Shanghai, with a series of commercialised products and solutions to be made available at the end of this year.
  
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• ANZ inching towards being agile at the core

  01-07-2016 03:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Sitting on top of CSC's Hogan core banking system is not stopping ANZ bank from embracing agile working habits, its CIO Scott Collary has said.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook named independent director at Nike

  01-07-2016 03:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's CEO will now work as lead independent director at Nike, having been on the board since 2005.
  
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• NZ ComCom decides to examine Spark fixed-line deregulation

  01-07-2016 02:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Thanks to increasing retail and wholesale competition from the UFB and Chorus, New Zealand's telco regulator has made a final decision to investigate deregulating Spark's fixed-line services.
  
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