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• Tapping into cloud-based IT resources can make robots smarter and more capable

  22-07-2016 20:08 via zdnet.com
  
  What happens when you mix cloud computing with robotics? You get more powerful robots.
  
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• Players probe Elite game space mystery

  22-07-2016 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elite Dangerous gamers are working feverishly to decipher a puzzle uncovered by one player of the space simulation.
  
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• Facebook drones, losing your life to VR: Podcast 277

  22-07-2016 17:56
  
  Facebook tests its internet-spreading drone, the significance of ARM to UK tech and the future of VR storytelling
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• Libratone One Click review: Stylish, rugged and sounds great

  22-07-2016 17:46
  
  A compact, thoughtfully designed Bluetooth speaker that sounds wonderful. What more could you want?
  
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• Tech firms tackle IoT security with management protocol

  22-07-2016 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  A group of tech firms have joined forces to develop a management protocol for IoT devices that could pave the way to an open, interoperable standard to address security and privacy risks
  
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• Y-cam Evo review: Smaller, cheaper, better than Nest Cam

  22-07-2016 17:16
  
  A tiny, palm-sized security camera that’s incredibly easy to set up and use and comes with free seven-day video hosting
  
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• Which body parts do and don't work with Touch ID?

  22-07-2016 16:59
  
  Someone on Reddit has been busy testing Touch ID on their iPhone 6s Plus – and with every possible part of their body
  
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• Marvel showcases its next wave of Netflix heroes from Luke Cage and Iron Fist to Daredevil season 3

  22-07-2016 16:40
  
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• Little Bird sex toy means you'll never look at your Kindle in the same way again

  22-07-2016 16:30
  
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• Verizon is reportedly on the verge of buying Yahoo for £3.8bn

  22-07-2016 16:23
  
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• Verizon is reportedly on the verge of buying Yahoo for £3.8billion

  22-07-2016 16:23
  
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• Verizon 'agrees' to buy Yahoo for £3.6bn

  22-07-2016 16:23
  
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• Confirmed: Verizon will buy Yahoo for £3.6bn

  22-07-2016 16:23
  
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• US copyright law faces legal challenge

  22-07-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) attempts to overturn parts of US copyright law which, it says, are unconstitutional.
  
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• Meet the man making VR less lonely: Starting conversations in virtual reality

  22-07-2016 15:57
  
  Around 16 times the size of London, HelloVR’s MetaWorld is using SpatialOS to take the real world online
  
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• 'Anti-evolution' drugs could be the key to finally curing cancer

  22-07-2016 15:41
  
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• Snowden designs phone case to spot hack attacks

  22-07-2016 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A smartphone case that tells its owner when their phone has been hacked is being designed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
  
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• R.I.P. VHS

  22-07-2016 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  VHS has come unspooled. It's been taped over. The screen has filled with static, then gone blank.
  
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• US man jailed over bitcoin fraud scheme

  22-07-2016 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Texan man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for running a fraudulent Ponzi-style scheme based around the Bitcoin virtual currency.
  
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• Edward Snowden's iPhone case detects government spying

  22-07-2016 13:45
  
  The "introspection engine" can tell if radio signals are passing in or out of the device and block government snoops
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• Historical records missed one fifth of global warming

  22-07-2016 13:32
  
  Nasa data has highlighted problems in historical climate records over the past 150 years
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• How to get stardust in Pokémon Go: Earn the essential ingredient to level-up your Pokémon

  22-07-2016 13:19
  
  Stardust is an important resource in Pokémon Go. Here's how to get it
  
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• Jihadists’ digital tools revealed

  22-07-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  A report by dark web intelligence firm Flashpoint reveals how jihadist groups use common security and other tools to hide their digital communications from national security forces
  
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• UBTech Alpha 1S review: A £400 robot that’s literally all-singing and all-dancing

  22-07-2016 12:50
  
  There’s no question that Alpha 1S is an impressive piece of technology; how much use it is, however, is up for debate
  
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• Millions of Apple devices at risk of attack due to a security bug

  22-07-2016 12:38
  
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• Pokémon Go launches in Japan and servers immediately crash

  22-07-2016 12:22
  
  Pokémon Go launches in Japan, servers immediately crash
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• Can't access Pokémon Go? These sites let you check if the servers are down

  22-07-2016 12:22
  
  Pokémon Go launches in Japan, servers immediately crash
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• Facebook will build its drone army here in Britain

  22-07-2016 12:12
  
  British company Ascenta is responsible for building Facebook's solar-powered drones
  
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• VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 open for entries

  22-07-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  The VMworld Europe User Awards 2016 are now open for entries until 5 September. Read the criteria and find out how to submit your nomination here
  
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• Privacy Shield gets green light – for now

  22-07-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Privacy Shield faces inevitable legal challenges, so organisations should prepare by considering legal and practical alternatives
  
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• Date with mates: Tinder Social has come to the UK

  22-07-2016 11:22
  
  Tinder Social is supposed to upgrade our social life...
  
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• UK government needs 2,800 extra digital staff to deliver current plans

  22-07-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Head of the National Audit Office highlights risks from a 'digital capability' gap across Whitehall
  
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• Shining a light on how neuroscientists can control our brains

  22-07-2016 11:00
  
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• Nasa's Curiosity Rover can now fire its laser at will

  22-07-2016 10:58
  
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• We went off-road in Jaguar Land Rover's autonomous car

  22-07-2016 10:52
  
  At the firm's Gaydon base, cars are learning to understand whether they're driving on tarmac, gravel, sand or another type of surface
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• Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan

  22-07-2016 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nintendo's Pokemon Go is now available for players in Japan, the birthplace of the little monsters, says game developer Niantic Labs.
  
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• If humans evolved to survive car crashes, we’d look this monstrous

  22-07-2016 10:31
  
  Alarming creation designed to promote road safety in Australia
  
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• Facebook completes first flight of UK internet drone

  22-07-2016 10:24 via computerweekly.com
  Facebook has completed the first test flight in a year-long programme for its UK-developed Aquila drone designed to enable internet connections in remote areas, using high-speed laser communications
  
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• Your next personal shopper will be a couture-crazy chatbot

  22-07-2016 10:00
  
  Robin Chan's Operator does your personal shopping on demand. Not surprising, considering its close Uber connections
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 22

  22-07-2016 08:44
  
  Chinese researchers to carry out the first human CRISPR gene editing trials, USA wants TTIP-style post-Brexit UK trade deal
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• Telstra boosts 4G capacity in regional areas

  22-07-2016 08:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra is utilising its 1800MHz spectrum holdings to boost 4G network capacity by up to 50 percent across Queensland and South Australia.
  
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• Vocus raises AU$228.5m through retail offer for Nextgen Networks acquisition

  22-07-2016 06:51 via zdnet.com
  
  To enable its acquisition of Nextgen Networks, Vocus has raised AU$228.5 million through its retail share offer after raising AU$432 million through the institutional component.
  
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• Pirate sites are 'affecting dance music in a bad way'

  22-07-2016 06:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pirate Download Stores imitate legal sites and fool people into thinking subscription fees are paid to the industry.
  
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• Women in IT 2016: Panel session – what young women want from IT careers

  22-07-2016 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  In this video Sophie Deen of Bright Little Labs, Annabel Sunnucks from CA Technologies, and Elissa Morris from the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development, discussed their journey into the IT industry.
  
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• Women in IT 2016: Panel session – recruiting a diverse workforce

  22-07-2016 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  In this video Sinead Bunting from Monster, Heather Picov from Apps for Good, Emma Chalwin of Salesforce and Melinda Roylett from PayPal discuss how to recruit diverse talent in the IT industry.
  
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• Pokemon Go: Where might you catch 'em all in Japan?

  22-07-2016 03:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The wait is over and Pokemon Go has launched in Japan, the birthplace of the phenomenon - so where might the monsters be hiding out?
  
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• Banking via websites in decline as mobile apps take over

  22-07-2016 03:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  The use of mobile apps to bank is growing fast and fewer people use the internet to handle their financial affairs
  
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• Piracy site-blocking case hinges on pending precedent, arrest of alleged Kickass Torrents owner

  22-07-2016 02:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The case between music studios and ISPs will largely be determined by the decision pending in Foxtel and Roadshow's current case, as well as whether Kickass Torrents is shut down after the arrest of its alleged owner.
  
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• ​NAB on hunt for new chief technology and operations officer

  22-07-2016 02:02 via zdnet.com
  
  National Australia Bank has appointed Bob Melrose as acting chief technology and operations officer following major changes to its organisational structure.
  
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• Children make 3D-printed boot for penguin and other news

  22-07-2016 01:28 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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