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• Facebook profits beat expectations

  27-07-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook announces another exceptional quarter of growth, with profit climbing 186% from this time last year.
  
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• Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot acts as a 'radiator' for the planet

  27-07-2016 19:00
  
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• Sage updates its accounting apps for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

  27-07-2016 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Accounting software company joins Apple's mobility partner program.
  
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• You can now share Google Play downloads with other people

  27-07-2016 17:30
  
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• ​Google Play Family Library allows content sharing between six accounts

  27-07-2016 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has introduced Family Library, which allows up to six users to share purchases on Google Play.
  
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• UK education system failing to support cyber security profession

  27-07-2016 17:22 via computerweekly.com
  Countries and companies must act quickly to address the cyber security skills shortage through improvements in education, workforce diversity, training opportunities, security technology and data collection, a report says
  
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• Windows 10 Anniversary Update: In Pictures

  27-07-2016 17:19
  
  We run through the features that have been added to Windows 10 since its birth a year ago – and what’s coming next Image 1 of 8 PicturesSasha Muller
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• Tech groups told Europe funds 'on pause'

  27-07-2016 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tech companies express concern over the current freeze on allocating crucial European funding in the wake of the Brexit vote.
  
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• Lady Layton takes over in latest Professor Layton sequel

  27-07-2016 16:35
  
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• Windows 10 Anniversary Update: What's changed, what's new and what you need to know

  27-07-2016 16:34
  
  We run through the features that have been added to Windows 10 since its birth a year ago – and what’s coming next
  
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• Apple touts giant iPad deal as part of enterprise push

  27-07-2016 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Another 22,000 iPads for a bank that has already bought 10,000.
  
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• Digital Greenwich joins forces with University of Surrey for 5G smart city tests

  27-07-2016 16:18 via computerweekly.com
  Collaboration will investigate “smarter” ways to cope with challenges related to transport, health, energy and the built environment
  
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• Tour the breathtaking space images shortlisted for Astronomy Photographer of the Year

  27-07-2016 16:08
  
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• Apple macOS Sierra, First Take: Siri comes to the desktop

  27-07-2016 15:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's annual desktop OS update brings a new name and Siri voice control, but there are some bugs to iron out before the final release.
  
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• UK security startup discovers one-stop-shop for cyber crime businesses

  27-07-2016 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  Setting up a cyber criminal business is easier than ever believed, according to UK information security startup Digital Shadows
  
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• What effect does suspension technology really have on our cars?

  27-07-2016 15:13
  
  Here's how Öhlins suspension dampers can change how you drive
  
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• Twitter's own figures show its userbase is shrinking

  27-07-2016 15:12
  
  Still more than 140 characters, though
  
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• Twitter and Sky Sports team up for Premier League highlights

  27-07-2016 14:49
  
  Near-live highlights of Premier League matches are coming to Twitter for the 2016/2017 season
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• Samsung Gear Fit 2: The best, and least expensive, GPS music playing activity band available

  27-07-2016 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  It's not designed for a hardcord athlete, but Samsung's latest Gear Fit 2 brings both music and GPS tracking together in a light weight band form factor.
  
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• Pokémon Go Plus accessory delayed until September

  27-07-2016 14:45
  
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• Osram Lightify light bulbs 'vulnerable to hack'

  27-07-2016 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Security researchers discover nine vulnerabilities in a range of internet-connected light bulbs made by Osram.
  
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• Finding MH370: How algorithms are helping to hone in on the missing plane

  27-07-2016 14:00
  
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• “Weird stuff can happen in folk tales”: Ed Key talks meaning, morals and evil bears in Forest of Sleep

  27-07-2016 13:51
  
  Thomas McMullan chats to Proteus creator Ed Key about his upcoming, computer-generated story game, Forest of Sleep
  
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• Major LastPass security bug puts millions of accounts at risk

  27-07-2016 13:25
  
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• Brick by brick: Will modular handsets save the smartphone market, or destroy it?

  27-07-2016 13:14 via zdnet.com
  
  For the foreseeable future, modular smartphones will be niche products -- and you might just be that niche.
  
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• Scality: Why object storage has a nice ring to it

  27-07-2016 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Q&A with CEO Jérôme Lecat, CEO of object-based storage company Scality.
  
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• Digital divide

  27-07-2016 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are strong social divisions in how young people use digital technology at home, according to international research from the OECD.
  
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• Highly paid CEOs are actually pretty rubbish at their jobs, study finds

  27-07-2016 12:51
  
  Want to invest in a strong and stable company? Better check the CEO’s payslip first
  
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• High-paid CEOs are actually pretty rubbish at their jobs, study finds

  27-07-2016 12:51
  
  Want to invest in a strong and stable company? Better check the CEO’s pay slip first
  
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• Accenture to move HMRC tax system to private cloud

  27-07-2016 12:36 via computerweekly.com
  HMRC has awarded Accenture a contract that will run until 2020 to digitise the UK tax system
  
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• Privacy Shield good to go for at least a year, say EU regulators

  27-07-2016 12:17 via computerweekly.com
  Transatlantic data transfer framework approved, but will need more fine-tuning in the first joint review in a year’s time
  
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• Broadband providers urge UK firms to have their say on Ofcom’s BT-Openreach proposals

  27-07-2016 12:13 via computerweekly.com
  
  Nationwide campaign seeks to enable UK businesses to make their views known as regulator considers the future of BT-Openreach
  
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• BT and Openreach: Can this new plan fix Britain's broadband woes?

  27-07-2016 12:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The competition believes the regulator does not go far enough and full separation of BT's wholesale and retail arms is now "inevitable".
  
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• The Ice Bucket Challenge just funded an ALS breakthrough

  27-07-2016 12:01
  
  The social media campaign went viral on Facebook but faced criticism from those who branded it as 'slacktivism'
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• Android’s new feature could genuinely save your life

  27-07-2016 11:22
  
  Google quietly rolls out a new feature to pass on location data during 999 calls
  
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• iPhone sales fall again as people wait longer to upgrade

  27-07-2016 11:18
  
  A September launch for Apple's next iPhone could give sales a boost
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• Where are the digital leaders in local government?

  27-07-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Brexit presents a challenge and an opportunity for digital leaders in local government – they need to work together to find the best solutions
  
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• Warwickshire and West Mercia police select Saab to update shared control room

  27-07-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Warwickshire and West Mercia combine emergency and contact centre systems using Saab Group’s Safe unified control room system
  
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• European scientific community seeks support for €5.3m hybrid cloud build

  27-07-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Research organisations from across Europe want to build a hybrid cloud platform to support their HPC and big data projects
  
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• Driver in fatal Tesla Autopilot crash was speeding, report finds

  27-07-2016 10:43
  
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• Driver in fatal Tesla Autopilot crash ignored seven warnings to put his hands back on the wheel

  27-07-2016 10:43
  
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• UK firms miss out on lucrative data science exploitation

  27-07-2016 10:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Economist Intelligence Unit finds UK companies struggling to cash in on data exploitation, in a SAS-sponsored research study
  
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• Apple highlights services revenue and future bets as iPhone sales decline

  27-07-2016 09:59 via computerweekly.com
  Apple share price up on strong performance in services and investments in augmented reality and artificial intelligence, despite 27% year-on-year decline in quarterly profit
  
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• Clones of Dolly the sheep are aging just fine

  27-07-2016 09:47
  
  Four clones of a cloned sheep have made it to their ninth birthday without issue
  
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• Clones of Dolly the sheep are ageing just fine

  27-07-2016 09:47
  
  Four clones of a cloned sheep have made it to their ninth birthday without issue
  
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• Gov.uk Notify notifications system starts to be used for live digital services

  27-07-2016 09:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  Status updates system is latest part of the government-as-a-platform strategy from the Government Digital Service
  
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• ​Australia's big banks apply to join forces to negotiate with Apple

  27-07-2016 09:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Some of Australia's big banks are requesting approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to collectively negotiate with Apple on putting their mobile banking apps onto the iPhone.
  
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• Vodafone Australia CTO Benoit Hanssen departing

  27-07-2016 08:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The CTO responsible for Vodafone's push into regional network coverage is departing for a role at Hutchison.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 27

  27-07-2016 08:42
  
  Twitter sees its future in video, Android can automatically tell emergency services where you are when you dial 999
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• UK councils demand government guarantee on universal broadband

  27-07-2016 08:38
  
  Local councils have pressed on the UK government to honour its Digital Economy Bill commitments
  
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