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• Rogue One sizzle reel revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe

  15-07-2016 20:02
  
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• Pokemon: From Game Boy to augmented reality

  15-07-2016 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at the first time that Pokemon became a craze in the 1990s.
  
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• UK robot cars to challenge Google and Tesla

  15-07-2016 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British firm develops autonomous car software that it hopes will be used by a variety of vehicle manufacturers.
  
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• UK robot cars to challenge Google

  15-07-2016 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British firm develops autonomous car software that it hopes will be used by a variety of vehicle manufacturers.
  
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• This startup is bringing insurance to the developing world

  15-07-2016 18:02
  
  MicroEnsure sells insurance to African and Asian markets where average incomes are low
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• What does Brexit mean for the digital economy?

  15-07-2016 17:37 via computerweekly.com
  
  It has become increasingly clear that there is no plan beyond the Brexit, so what do we do now, asks Chi Onwurah, the shadow minister for business
  
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• This concept electric car recharges itself as it drives

  15-07-2016 17:32
  
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• Latest IT staffers: Software robots for data entry and process tasks

  15-07-2016 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  New robotic process automation tools can take over mundane data entry and other process tasks for your IT team.
  
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• Collaboration is essential in dispelling “deeply ingrained” gender career stereotypes

  15-07-2016 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  O2’s HR director Ann Pickering urges collaboration between government, schools and business to break down tech industry barriers
  
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• The phenomenal impact of Pokémon Go in numbers

  15-07-2016 16:21
  
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• Gorilla bushmeat, Pokémon mania: Podcast 276

  15-07-2016 16:21
  
  Gorillas are being eaten for bushmeat by miners in the DRC, emoji equality is on the rise and we all get obsessed with Pokémon Go
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• Gorilla bushmeat, Pokémon Go mania: Podcast 276

  15-07-2016 16:21
  
  Gorillas are being eaten for bushmeat by miners in the DRC, emoji equality is on the rise and we all get obsessed with Pokémon Go
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• Pokemon Go: Sex offender caught playing game with child

  15-07-2016 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A registered child sex offender is arrested after being caught playing Pokemon Go with a child outside a courthouse in the US state of Indiana.
  
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• Chef bangs the drum for greater diversity in DevOps teams

  15-07-2016 14:42 via computerweekly.com
  
  More diversity in DevOps teams could expand the total addressable market for the products and services they create, says Chef
  
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• O2 boss Ronan Dunne steps down

  15-07-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  Telefónica UK CEO Ronan Dunne is to leave the business in August, and will be replaced with current CFO Mark Evans
  
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• Now ransomware is taking aim at business networks

  15-07-2016 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  One in ten instances of this cybercriminal activity involving the likes of CTB-Locker, Locky and other ransomware now targets a business
  
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• Artificial light might be doing terrible things to our bodies

  15-07-2016 13:41
  
  New evidence in mice suggests the constant glow of artificial lighting could be causing our bodies real problems
  
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• Elizabeth Denham to start as UK information commissioner on 18 July 2016

  15-07-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Canadian Elizabeth Denham is to begin work as the UK’s information commissioner after a three-week delay
  
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• Hacker gets two years in jail for celebrity 'swatting'

  15-07-2016 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US hacker who put the personal data of celebrities and officials online has been sentenced to two years in jail.
  
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• Digital transformation gives CIOs chance to be agents of change

  15-07-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Whether it’s the IoT, cloud, mobility, big data or analytics, there is always something new to grapple with. At Cisco Live in Las Vegas attendees found out how to keep up
  
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• German police target hate crime in co-ordinated raids

  15-07-2016 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German police carry out raids on 60 addresses, targeting people suspected of posting hate content on social media.
  
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• Review: Electronic Dreams, How 1980s Britain Learned to love the computer

  15-07-2016 12:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The inside story of the British computing revolution which changed the world.
  
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• Electronic Dreams, book review: The inside story of the UK's computing revolution

  15-07-2016 12:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The early days of computing in the UK were enlivened by a varied cast of characters, some iconic machines, and plenty of specialist magazines to document every twist and turn. Tom Lean's excellent book gives a historian's perspective on this formative era.
  
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• Microsoft calls ruling a “victory for privacy”

  15-07-2016 12:25
  
  Microsoft had warned that being forced to surrender overseas data would lead to a “free-for-all”
  
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• The rollercoaster history of computing in the UK from Amstrad to Sinclair

  15-07-2016 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  'How 1980s Britain fell in love with the computer.'
  
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• Pokémon Go: Where to find Articuno, Mew, Snorlax, Pikachu and other rare and legendary Pokémon in the UK

  15-07-2016 12:07
  
  Here’s where to find those legendary and rare Pokémon in the UK
  
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• First look at Mantis in the concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  15-07-2016 12:05
  
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• You'll struggle to find the hidden iPhone in this photo

  15-07-2016 11:59
  
  Have you ever dropped your iPhone only to find that it's become invisible? That's what happened to one iPhone user in the Philippines
  
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• Have questionable taste in music? Blame your parents

  15-07-2016 11:59
  
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• This is what it would look like to land on the surface of Pluto

  15-07-2016 11:54
  
  The video comes one year after New Horizons passed the dwarf planet
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• Tech industry welcomes Microsoft victory in data access case

  15-07-2016 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Tech firms, civil liberties groups and trade bodies welcome what could be a landmark ruling by a US court in protecting the privacy of cloud services
  
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• Nostalgia Entertainment System: Nintendo Classic Mini is a new, compact NES

  15-07-2016 11:05
  
  Nintendo is releasing a shrunken version of its 1983 console
  
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• Netherlands needs ‘bottom up’ approach to create smart cities

  15-07-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Dutch municipalities see the need to make their cities smarter, but often lack the necessary knowledge and do not know where to begin
  
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• Map of the expanding universe reveals how dark energy 'bends' more than a million galaxies

  15-07-2016 10:39
  
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• President Donald Trump would be a “disaster for innovation,” 145 tech stars argue

  15-07-2016 10:19
  
  Open letter accuses Trump of “ignorance about how technology works”
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 15

  15-07-2016 08:43
  
  The US government has no right to access Microsoft data stored in other countries, global biodiversity has fallen to dangerous levels
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• 42 percent of working Canadians at high risk of being replaced by automation, says study

  15-07-2016 07:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The one big silver lining is the eventual occurrence of net long-term job creation in low-risk professions is far greater than job losses in high-risk ones.
  
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• Dell says there are more opportunities for Australian startups to grow

  15-07-2016 06:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Dell ANZ managing director Angela Fox has outlined that access to capital, talent, and technology will further boost entrepreneurship in Australia.
  
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• ​Samsung invests in China's BYD for electric car chip supply

  15-07-2016 06:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung will invest in China's largest electric car maker BYD, reportedly for $440 million, to grow its semiconductor business for connected cars.
  
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• ​Samsung Pay enters Brazil ahead of Olympics

  15-07-2016 03:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung Pay will launch in Brazil on July 19 ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month.
  
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• NZ Commerce Commission investigates proprosed Vodafone-Sky merger

  15-07-2016 03:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The Commerce Commission in New Zealand will have until November 11 to investigate whether the proposed merger of Sky and Vodafone will lessen competition in the market, before deciding whether or not to give clearance.
  
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• Sina Weibo enhances recreational emphasis for further growth

  15-07-2016 02:52 via zdnet.com
  
  China's Twitter-like social platform has transformed to provide more recreational and entertainment topics in a bid to further expand its penetration among younger groups and second and third-tier cities.
  
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• Australia wants to steal US patents: US Senate Finance chair

  15-07-2016 01:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The chair of the US Senate Finance Committee is standing firm in not allowing the TPP to be ratified until patent terms for medicines are extended.
  
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• Robotic furniture moves to suit your needs and other news

  15-07-2016 01:03 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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• Why Pokemon Go is a taste of the future

  15-07-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people are playing Pokemon Go - a mobile game that blends the real world with computer graphics.
  
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• Technology explained: What is augmented reality?

  15-07-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of people are playing Pokemon Go - a mobile game that blends the real world with computer graphics.
  
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• Empire strikes back

  15-07-2016 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology that makes audiences feel like they are in the movie, rather than just watching it, is helping cinemas sell more tickets at higher prices.
  
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• Where are all the disabled emoji? Scope releases icons to celebrate the Paralympics

  15-07-2016 01:01
  
  Disability charity Scope has released a new set of emoji to celebrate the Paralympics
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• Australia’s new government under pressure to hit broadband targets

  15-07-2016 01:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Newly elected conservative coalition government will see Australia’s National Broadband Network plan become a higher priority
  
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• The DIY diabetes kit that's keeping us alive

  15-07-2016 00:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meet the growing number of type 1 diabetics who are building their own unapproved, open source monitoring systems.
  
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