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• WhatsApp in Brazil temporarily suspended

  19-07-2016 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp was temporarily suspended in Brazil after a judge said the company had failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.
  
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• Pokemon Go: Bosnia players warned of minefields

  19-07-2016 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Players of the hugely popular mobile game Pokemon Go in Bosnia are warned to avoid areas where landmines lie unexploded from the war in the 1990s.
  
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• ​Microsoft invests in fundamentally speeding up networking

  19-07-2016 21:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is updating its TCP/IP network stack to take advantage of Google's latest Internet network transport improvements.
  
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• Hyperloop One lawsuit accuses former employees of plotting to form Hyperloop Two

  19-07-2016 21:37
  
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• Hyperloop One counter-sues Brogan BamBrogan

  19-07-2016 21:37
  
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• Hyperloop One accuses former employees of plotting to form Hyperloop Two

  19-07-2016 21:37
  
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• Brazilian judge orders another WhatsApp block over message encryption

  19-07-2016 20:32 via zdnet.com
  
  WhatsApp uses end-to-end encrypted messages, which the company can't decrypt.
  
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• Meet the latest new Pokémon for Sun and Moon

  19-07-2016 18:49
  
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• Making a Murderer is coming back for a second series

  19-07-2016 18:35
  
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• 15 innovations pushing human performance to the limit

  19-07-2016 18:30
  
  Sport science and technology are helping athletes – professional and amateur – to optimise their physical output. WIRED explains how
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• Behind-the-scenes of new Robot Wars

  19-07-2016 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robot Wars is preparing for a TV comeback from a warehouse in Glasgow.
  
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• Mercedes-Benz's autonomous 'Future Bus' just drove itself across Amsterdam

  19-07-2016 18:14
  
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• ARM and SoftBank: Why the UK needs more giant tech takeovers, not less

  19-07-2016 18:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The problems with the UK's tech industry are bigger than the fate of just one company.
  
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• The Great Fire of London has been reimagined in Minecraft

  19-07-2016 17:59
  
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• Why TV fans are turning off Netflix: Price hikes are blamed for the service stalling

  19-07-2016 17:17
  
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• Peering inside supervolcanoes may unlock the mysteries of their violent eruptions

  19-07-2016 17:00
  
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• Carbon Black bets on next-generation antivirus

  19-07-2016 16:28 via computerweekly.com
  Carbon Black is betting on next-generation antivirus technology by acquiring Confer to extend the capability and appeal of its endpoint protection offerings
  
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• BT must 'put its house in order' - MPs

  19-07-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs strongly criticise telecoms giant BT in a new report, which accuses it of "significantly under investing" in Openreach, the division responsible for most of the country's broadband roll-out.
  
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• Star Wars' BB-8 is brought to life: Engineers reveal the secrets behind how the droid works

  19-07-2016 15:55
  
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• Social Nature connects marketers with influencers to beat Facebook's algorithm

  19-07-2016 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  One company has found a sure-fire way to make brand products more visible across social media sites.
  
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• How clouds around Venus are revealing secrets of the planet's surface

  19-07-2016 15:31
  
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• US government joins legal challenge of EU-US data transfers

  19-07-2016 15:26 via computerweekly.com
  
  Helen Dixon, Ireland’s data protection commissioner, is asking the European Court of Justice to rule on the legality of EU-US data transfers, post-Safe Harbour, in a landmark legal challenge
  
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• The world's largest telescope just got bigger (thanks to Ireland)

  19-07-2016 15:14
  
  The football-field-sized facility in Ireland will extend LOFAR's range by 30 per cent
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• How Salesforce is encouraging people into coding

  19-07-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Trailhead initiative is targeting people of diverse ages and backgrounds to take up coding
  
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• DDoS attack size up 73% from 2015

  19-07-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Distributed denial of service attacks continue to be popular with attackers, increasing in size, complexity and frequency in the first half of 2016, according to the latest global report by Arbor Networks
  
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• Is your phone damaging your attention span? Telling yourself stories could help

  19-07-2016 14:47
  
  As automation becomes more common, the risk that our attention spans will fail has risen. So how can we regain control of our attention?
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• Private data should only be kept for ‘serious crime’, says European Court

  19-07-2016 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  European Court of Justice opinion lays down the limits of data retention following legal challenge brought by two UK MPs, and David Davis withdraws his name from legal action after assuming a post in Theresa May’s cabinet
  
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• Nintendo rally sees its market value soar past Sony

  19-07-2016 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Think of a Japanese tech giant, a truly global player made in Japan - Sony, you say? Well, think again. Or rather - think Nintendo instead.
  
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• This futuristic self-driving Mercedes-Benz bus just made a landmark journey

  19-07-2016 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Mercedes has developed the Future Bus with CityPilot because mobility "cannot be met by private transport alone".
  
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• The Green Grid rolls out datacentre efficiency metric to clampdown on PUE misuse

  19-07-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Datacentre efficiency consortium The Green Grid plans to introduce a metric to drive up the accuracy of facility performance measurements during downtime and normal operating conditions
  
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• Lying scientists and the lying lies they tell

  19-07-2016 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  When you read academic papers, you aren't looking for treachery and deceit behind the stolid prose. Don't be so trusting: universities can be a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Here's help.
  
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• Watch a 'speedcuber' solve a Rubik's Cube at a near superhuman pace

  19-07-2016 14:10
  
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• BBC+ app gathers together content in personalised hub

  19-07-2016 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC launches a new app that presents a selection of the broadcaster's online content chosen to appeal to each user's interests.
  
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• Finding rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go just got a lot easier

  19-07-2016 13:53
  
  From Pikachu to Dragonite, this app makes finding Pokémon a cinch
  
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• Pokémon Go hack: How to evolve Eevee into a Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon

  19-07-2016 13:42
  
  Got an Eevee in Pokémon Go? Here's how to evolve it to what you want
  
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• Navy sonar broke whale protection laws, says US court

  19-07-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US appeals court has ruled that sonar approved for use by the US Navy broke marine laws.
  
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• Has open source become the default business model for enterprise software?

  19-07-2016 13:20 via zdnet.com
  
  SpliceMachine's decision to open-source its product has become the latest reminder that -- in emerging technology markets -- open source is increasingly the rule, not the exception.
  
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• Nominet Trust launches £500,000 fund for digital inclusion programme

  19-07-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Nominet Trust and the Baring Foundation launch a fund for tech innovations designed to engage older people in creative arts
  
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• Germany mulls self-drive car 'black box'

  19-07-2016 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany is considering introducing a black-box-style data recorder for autonomous cars to help investigators in the event of an accident.
  
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• The only way to play Pokémon Go is with this 3D-printed Pokédex battery case

  19-07-2016 12:36
  
  Pokéfan 3D-prints Pokédex for authentic Pokémon hunting
  
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• This tiny storage breakthrough could hold 10 terabytes of data in one square centimetre

  19-07-2016 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The system is based on chlorine atoms at -198 degrees -- but it could have a future in the cloud.
  
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• Hyperoptic gets £21m to bring high-speed broadband to 500,000 UK homes

  19-07-2016 12:22
  
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• Ape escape: how travelling broadens the minds of chimps

  19-07-2016 12:15
  
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• BT accused of under-investing in Openreach, prompting renewed calls for business split

  19-07-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  The Culture, Media and Sport Committee calls for operation and investment overhaul for Openreach, and claims failure to deliver on this should prompt Ofcom to order breakaway from BT
  
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• Southern Rail Tycoon turns you into a train-cancelling overlord

  19-07-2016 11:56
  
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• World’s smallest hard disk can write information atom by atom

  19-07-2016 11:47
  
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• IBM’s growth in strategic areas helps beat revenue expectations

  19-07-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  IBM continues to bet on strategic businesses such as cloud, which delivered 30% growth in the second quarter despite an overall revenue decline for the period of 3% compared with 2015
  
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• Understanding Pokémon Go: Battling gyms and catching new types in your city

  19-07-2016 10:58
  
  In this video we take a look inside Pokémon Go, the new mobile game from Nintendo.
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• Understanding Pokémon Go and catching new types in your city

  19-07-2016 10:58
  
  In this video we take a look inside Pokémon Go, the new mobile game from Nintendo.
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• 'Biohybrid' robot crawls using muscles taken from a slug's mouth

  19-07-2016 10:45
  
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