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• Robot arm wins Amazon's tech award

  04-07-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mechanical arm created by a Dutch team of roboticists wins Amazon's Picking Challenge award.
  
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• Locusts to 'sniff out explosives'

  04-07-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists are researching technology they hope will allow locusts to detect explosives using their sense of smell.
  
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• Ask.fm changes hands once again

  04-07-2016 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Q&A-based social network Ask.fm is under new ownership, less than two years after it last changed hands.
  
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• Chris Evans just quit the new Top Gear, and Twitter is putting the boot in

  04-07-2016 17:14
  
  Chris Evans just stepped down from Top Gear, and there's been a huge reaction on social media
  
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• Mystery of why Mars has two moons is solved

  04-07-2016 17:00
  
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• Gambling is not a uniquely human quality

  04-07-2016 17:00
  
  Plants and apes will gamble if they think the odds are in their favour
  
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• Online freedom is a 'human right' that must be protected, says UN

  04-07-2016 16:30
  
  Governments who cut off internet access are denying citizens their rights
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• Sucking robot arm wins Amazon Picking Challenge

  04-07-2016 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robot arm that combines a suction cup and a "two-fingered" grip wins Amazon's warehouse robot competition.
  
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• Huawei P9 Plus review: Bigger, with more RAM and storage, and better speakers

  04-07-2016 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The 5.5-inch Huawei P9 Plus is every bit as impressive as the smaller 5.2-inch P9, but with a number of key feature enhancements. The dual-lens main camera will appeal to many, but the P9 Plus has plenty more going for it.
  
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• CityFibre and Gigaclear partner to close rural broadband gap

  04-07-2016 16:21 via computerweekly.com
  Backhaul supplier and ultrafast ISP form strategic partnership to boost broadband speeds in rural areas
  
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• Honda Miimo review: The robot that makes mowing child's play

  04-07-2016 15:58
  
  Honda's ingenious Miimo brings autonomous tech to your garden; beware, though, it's pricey
  
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• Bloodhound back on course to smash land speed record in 2017

  04-07-2016 15:21
  
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• Play Pokémon on a Game Boy Advance that has been rebuilt in Minecraft

  04-07-2016 15:12
  
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• Play Pokémon on a Game Boy Advance rebuilt in Minecraft

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• Israel angered by Facebook hatred rules

  04-07-2016 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government ministers in Israel accuse Facebook of failing to tackle "inciteful" posts against the country on the social network.
  
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• How and when you should automate expense processes

  04-07-2016 14:53 via computerweekly.com
  Gartner looks at the benefits of expense management tools and the circumstances that make software as a service preferable
  
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• A second US man pleads guilty to hacking celebrity accounts

  04-07-2016 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  A second US hacker faces five years in jail after a guilty plea for hacking into celebrity accounts and stealing private images that were leaked online in 2014
  
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• Why there's still a role for the CIO in the age of shadow IT

  04-07-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  How organisations buy technology is changing -- but that doesn't mean the IT team is obsolete.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Use biometric security at the right time and place

  04-07-2016 14:00 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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• Lab-grown drones could be the future of warfare

  04-07-2016 13:55
  
  Researchers at Glasgow University are working with an arms manufacturing firm to develop a drone-growing “chemputer”
  
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• Muslim Match dating website hacked

  04-07-2016 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The personal details of more than 150,000 members of dating website Muslim Match have been posted online.
  
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• European omni-channels: Hype or reality?

  04-07-2016 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Organisations in Europe are adapting to demands for omni-channel services from consumers across the continent
  
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• Associated Press turns to robot baseball writers

  04-07-2016 13:35
  
  Minor League Baseball will be covered by artificial intelligence
  
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• Hit anime Attack on Titan returns for season two in 2017

  04-07-2016 13:25
  
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• See an F1 race through the eyes of the driver and witness his near-superhuman reactions

  04-07-2016 13:04
  
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• Facilities firm ISS picks IBM Watson IoT to manage client sites

  04-07-2016 12:43 via computerweekly.com
  Danish outsourcing and services firm signs new deal with IBM to use Watson’s internet of things capabilities to better manage its clients’ properties
  
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• What really happens in a footballer's brain when they miss a penalty

  04-07-2016 12:39
  
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• The science behind what happens in a footballer's brain when they miss a penalty

  04-07-2016 12:39
  
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• 'Celebgate' nudes hacker pleads guilty

  04-07-2016 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US man pleads guilty to running a phishing campaign to steal private pictures and videos from film and TV stars.
  
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• China hunts for aliens with the world's largest telescope

  04-07-2016 11:48
  
  The 500-metre-wide Aperture Spherical Telescope will be used to search for extraterrestrial life
  
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• Stars are vanishing. The reasons why could reveal clues about alien life

  04-07-2016 11:38
  
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• Electric car pioneer Tesla misses production targets

  04-07-2016 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US electric carmaker Tesla says it will fall short of its annual shipment targets, sparking worries about its production capabilities.
  
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• Huge uptick in Zepto ransomware spam, warn researchers

  04-07-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Security researchers have raised concerns that attackers are gearing up for a massive Locky-related ransomware campaign
  
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• "It looked better on paper!" The psychology of presenting ideas

  04-07-2016 10:36
  
  How you present an idea can be as important as what the idea is. Here's some tips from psychology on presenting
  
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• Evolving Glasgow’s Future City

  04-07-2016 10:30 via computerweekly.com
  It has been two years since Glasgow was awarded £24m under the Future City demonstrator programme. We find out how it has evolved
  
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• Bloodhound supersonic car project back on track

  04-07-2016 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bloodhound supersonic car project is back on track thanks to new sponsorship, and now aims to break the land speed record in October 2017.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson and former Top Gear hosts launch DriveTribe, a social network for car fans

  04-07-2016 10:04
  
  Ahead of The Grand Tour, former Top Gear stars aim to revolutionise the car community with new social network
  
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• Windows 7 usage recovers, while Windows 10 switches to fullscreen nagging

  04-07-2016 09:55
  
  For the second month running, Net Analytics report unexpected growth for the seven year old OS
  
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• Windows 7 usage recovers, while Windows 10 switches to full-screen nagging

  04-07-2016 09:55
  
  For the second month running, Net Analytics reports unexpected growth for the seven-year-old OS
  
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• How the tools you use affect how your idea develops

  04-07-2016 09:45
  
  Whether you use paper or pixels to develop your ideas will affect what you end up with
  
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• ACCC investigates deregulating ADSL

  04-07-2016 09:31 via zdnet.com
  
  With the rollout of the NBN and continuing high usage of mobile internet services, the telecommunications regulator is looking into whether to regulate ADSL from 2019.
  
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• Take a tour of Apple’s nearly-finished $5 billion campus

  04-07-2016 09:22
  
  July brings new drone fly-by footage of Apple’s biggest project to date
  
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• Take a tour of Apple’s almost-finished $5 billion campus

  04-07-2016 09:22
  
  July brings new drone fly-by footage of Apple’s biggest project to date
  
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• Microsoft's new Surface is an iMac rival, not a Surface 4

  04-07-2016 09:01
  
  Rumours suggest Microsoft is looking to revolutionise the all-in-one PC
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 4

  04-07-2016 08:56
  
  Facebook introduces multilingual posting, the UN says uncensored net access is a basic human right
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• How to brainstorm and workshop your ideas in business

  04-07-2016 08:49
  
  Developing ideas as a group is one of the most challenging but rewarding events for any small business
  
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• Submissions indicate scope for Australia to improve data openness

  04-07-2016 08:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Tyro Payments has warned in its submission made to the Productivity Commission that there is still room for improvement when it comes to data openness in Australia, which it believes will boost the country's global competitiveness.
  
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• ​SK Telecom commercialises IoT-dedicated network

  04-07-2016 07:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Costing only 2,000 won ($1.75) for 100MB of data per month, SK Telecom hopes the price competitive IoT-dedicated network will create new services in the emerging area.
  
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• Telstra acquires Readify for cloud, big data, IoT software

  04-07-2016 03:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra is boosting its cloud portfolio by purchasing Australian Microsoft development company Readify for an unspecified amount.
  
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• Vocus raises AU$432m through institutional share offerings

  04-07-2016 02:16 via zdnet.com
  
  To complete its purchase of Nextgen Networks, Vocus has successfully raised more than AU$430m through its institutional entitlement offer and institutional placement offer.
  
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