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• Solar planes, farewell Philae: Podcast 278

  28-07-2016 20:00
  
  We celebrate Solar Impulse's 2 historic round-the-world flight and say a fond farewell to the Philae lander
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• Transport yourself into Dota 2's esport battle arena using VR

  28-07-2016 19:26
  
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• Oracle buys NetSuite, but vows to respect independence

  28-07-2016 18:35 via computerweekly.com
  
  Oracle has agreed to buy NetSuite but the acquired company will retain autonomy says Oracle
  
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• This racing Nissan Leaf is a glimpse into the future

  28-07-2016 17:52
  
  Nissan engineers made a Leaf with double the battery power of the standard car - but it’s not going to build it
  
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• Nordic CIO interview: Vesa Erolainen, Pöyry

  28-07-2016 17:48 via computerweekly.com
  
  Doubts were raised when Vesa Erolainen, CIO at Finnish engineering and consulting company Pöyry, outlined his IT transformation plan, but he ended up winning an award for it
  
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• Consumer identity management is the core of real CRM

  28-07-2016 17:27 via computerweekly.com
  IAM + CRM is much more than simply IAM for external users, says Ivan Niccolai
  
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• Revealed: The battle for GDS – how Whitehall mandarins are trying to carve up digital strategy

  28-07-2016 16:55 via computerweekly.com
  Insiders say senior civil servants want to break up the Government Digital Service and return IT to its previous departmental model
  
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• Six essential processes for keeping data secure

  28-07-2016 16:52 via computerweekly.com
  
  Data security is increasingly vital for organisations as the countdown begins for compliance with new rules imposed by the EU’s general data protection regulation
  
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• Almost 60% of millennials search for jobs through company websites

  28-07-2016 16:51 via computerweekly.com
  
  Research by Monster finds the younger generation react strongly to what they find on an employer’s website when looking for work
  
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• Democrat hack: Who is Guccifer 2.0?

  28-07-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lone hacker is claiming responsibility for the hack on the US Democratic Party but is that person to be believed?
  
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• How to buy an executive laptop

  28-07-2016 16:18
  
  Buying a laptop used to boil down to performance, portability and screen quality, but today’s executives should demand so much more
  
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• MI5 accused of compromising security court

  28-07-2016 16:03 via computerweekly.com
  Judges at the UK's most secret court were persuaded not to disclose the existence of secret intrusive data on the population after briefings and lunch with MI5's deputy director general
  
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• Daimler’s big signing shows it wants to destroy Uber

  28-07-2016 15:52
  
  Daimler just bought Hailo, and now it wants to take down Uber
  
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• Most cloud applications not GDPR-ready, report reveals

  28-07-2016 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Just 2% of more than 15,000 enterprise cloud application analysed are GDPR-ready, according to a cloud risk report
  
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• Meet Rocky, the orangutan who has learnt how to mimic human speech

  28-07-2016 15:24
  
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• Apollo astronauts' health issues raise serious concerns about deep space travel

  28-07-2016 15:04
  
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• Apollo astronaut deaths raise serious concerns about deep space travel

  28-07-2016 15:04
  
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• Technology explained: What is the internet of things?

  28-07-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Wakefield explains what the so-called internet of things is all about.
  
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• Stranger Things season 2 will be darker and full of horror

  28-07-2016 14:53
  
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• A second series of Stranger Things is in the works

  28-07-2016 14:53
  
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• Sky extends its Buy and Keep service to add box sets

  28-07-2016 14:42
  
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• Samsung Gear 360 review: A super 360 degree camera that only plays nicely with Galaxy phones

  28-07-2016 14:23
  
  The Samsung Gear 360 is a super bit of kit, but small niggles irk considering the price
  
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• Samsung Gear 360 review: A great 360-degree camera, but it only plays nicely with Galaxy phones

  28-07-2016 14:23
  
  The Samsung Gear 360 is a super bit of kit, but small niggles irk considering the price
  
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• Time is running out to get your free upgrade to Windows 10

  28-07-2016 14:18
  
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• The curious history of psychedelic drug therapy

  28-07-2016 14:07
  
  Notoriously illegal and synonymous with hedonism, LSD and ecstasy started life as aids to psychotherapy
  
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• Toy-maker designs £15 VR headset in deal with Google

  28-07-2016 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A toy-maker from the West Midlands has signed a deal with Google to design and manufacture a low-priced cardboard virtual reality headset which works with smartphones.
  
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• Pets left hungry as smart feeder breaks

  28-07-2016 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners of smart pet-feeding device Petnet are told to "feed their pets manually" after a server problem stopped the device from working.
  
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• BT sales increase 35% in 2016 Q2 with EE and broadband boosts

  28-07-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  BT Group reported a 35% increase in revenue as it benefits from its EE acquisition and a large share of the broadband market
  
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• Pokemon Go: Player claims to have caught all UK characters

  28-07-2016 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Pokemon Go player claims to have become the first to catch all the characters available in the UK.
  
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• Black Mirror is back: Series 3 is coming to Netflix later this year

  28-07-2016 13:07
  
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• Al Murooj Rotana increases guest satisfaction with updated Wi-Fi network

  28-07-2016 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  Dubai-based Rotana Hotels sees guest satisfaction rates rise on back of 802.11ac wireless roll-out at its Al Murooj Rotana property
  
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• Wireless keyboards are stupidly easy to hack

  28-07-2016 12:37
  
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• System Shock remake Kickstarter will add virtual reality stretch goal - at $3m

  28-07-2016 12:13
  
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• Sniffing out new drugs: Antibiotics hiding in your nose can fight MRSA

  28-07-2016 11:57
  
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• From sewer to brewer: making Belgian beer out of urine

  28-07-2016 11:52
  
  Scientists in Belgium are using urine from a ten-day music festival to brew beer
  
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• 1.1 billion people use Facebook each day – and ad revenues are soaring

  28-07-2016 11:42
  
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• Smartphone sales boost Samsung’s second quarter

  28-07-2016 11:28 via computerweekly.com
  
  Samsung has reported a 27% rise in operating profit for its mobile division in the second quarter, driven by strong demand for Galaxy smartphones, which the company expects to continue
  
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• Using a #hashtag to take diversity awareness global

  28-07-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Recruiter Structur3dpeople utilises the power of social media to spread the word about women in the technology industry
  
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• Interview: Google cloud chief Diane Greene talks enterprise strategy and taking on AWS

  28-07-2016 10:48 via computerweekly.com
  
  Computer Weekly talks to Google cloud chief Diane Greene about how it intends to win over the enterprise market and give AWS a run for its money
  
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• Apple sells its billionth iPhone – despite declining sales

  28-07-2016 10:41
  
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• UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threats

  28-07-2016 10:15 via computerweekly.com
  Technological advancements make it difficult for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to assess privacy threats, say the tribunal’s own judges
  
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• Amazon Dash launches in the UK for AmazonFresh customers

  28-07-2016 10:06
  
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• Facebook’s revenue rockets on strong growth

  28-07-2016 10:03 via computerweekly.com
  
  Facebook has reported a 186% year-on-year increase in second-quarter profits driven by a 63% rise in advertising revenue boosted by demand for video ads
  
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• Amazon now has a shop window dedicated to Kickstarter products

  28-07-2016 09:42
  
  Retail giant opens up a section of the site dedicated to Kickstarter success stories
  
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• Never lose track of customer journey, says Brussels Airlines CIO

  28-07-2016 09:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Brussels Airlines is transforming its IT, with customer experience the driving force.
  
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• ​4.6m Australian jobs at risk at the hands of technology: StartupAUS

  28-07-2016 09:25 via zdnet.com
  
  A report by StartupAUS believes startup and innovation hubs are the key to combating the 4.6 million jobs at risk of obsolescence in the digital era.
  
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• ​LG mobile division bleeds $136m amid record profits

  28-07-2016 09:08 via zdnet.com
  
  LG Electronics' mobile division saw an operating loss of 153.5 billion won ($136 million), being the thorn in an otherwise successful second quarter.
  
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• Apple has now sold over one billion iPhones

  28-07-2016 09:08
  
  Celebrations in Cupertino as Apple passes a significant smartphone milestone
  
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• NBN to leave Telstra with an earnings gap: Moody's

  28-07-2016 08:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Ratings agency Moody's has said it expects Telstra to be unable to completely replace revenue lost due to the rollout of the National Broadband Network by 2020.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for July 28

  28-07-2016 08:16
  
  New MRSA-fighting antibiotic discovered in the human nose, Apple has sold its billionth iPhone
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