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• Moon Express cleared for lunar landing

  03-08-2016 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moon Express becomes the first private firm to win US approval for an unmanned mission to the moon.
  
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• Kik hits 20,000 bot apps four months after store launch

  03-08-2016 20:07
  
  More than 1.8 billon messages have been exchanged on Kik’s bot platform since it launched in April
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• Lack of cash threatens to cut Venezuela off the Internet

  03-08-2016 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Phone and Internet provision becomes unaffordable to most consumers in the country- and those who can pay are getting very poor levels of service.
  
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• Lack of cash threatens to cut off Venezuela from the Internet

  03-08-2016 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Phone and Internet provision becomes unaffordable to most consumers in the country- and those who can pay are getting very poor levels of service.
  
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• Vibrations bring still photos to life

  03-08-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographs in which still objects can be manipulated are developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  
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• Engineers just created a programmable quantum computer

  03-08-2016 19:08
  
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• There's a 'switch' in our brains that wakes us up

  03-08-2016 19:00
  
  Researchers say the 'Sandman' mechanism could help unravel the science of sleep
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• Video: #makethefuture at the Olympic Stadium

  03-08-2016 18:10
  
  On July 1, Shell held the #makethefuture Accelerator, a unique event run by Shell & WIRED Consulting in the Olympic Stadium
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• 'Fantastic Beasts' Potter spinoff gets release date for sequel

  03-08-2016 18:00
  
  Warner Bros has set a release date and crew details for the second Fantastic Beasts film, head of the release of the first
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• Private space firm gets landmark approval to land on the moon

  03-08-2016 17:58
  
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• The man who launched iPlayer wants to revolutionise school video

  03-08-2016 17:49
  
  Who says learning has to be dull and boring? Knowledgemotion is here to answer one of the biggest problems with education
  
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• “We would have loved a product like this to have come along a long time ago”: How the Superbook is trying to modernise the laptop

  03-08-2016 16:58
  
  The Superbook has raised more than $1.4m on Kickstarter. Creator Andrew Jiang talks us through his vision
  
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• HP Spectre 13 review: Ultra-thin and ultra-lovely

  03-08-2016 16:51
  
  HP’s Spectre 13 is probably the prettiest Windows ultraportable to ever roll off a production line
  
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• One in five businesses hit by ransomware are forced to close, study shows

  03-08-2016 16:31 via computerweekly.com
  
  More than half of UK companies have been hit by ransomware in the past year, a study on the impacts of this popular attack method has revealed
  
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• Gogoro: Berlin just got an army of rentable, all-electric scooters

  03-08-2016 16:26
  
  Is this the future of shareable, electric transport? Probably
  
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• HP Elite X2 1012 review: A business-class 2-in-1 hybrid

  03-08-2016 16:22 via zdnet.com
  
  HP has taken inspiration from Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 in the design of its Elite X2 1012, which is very solidly built for such a slim and light device. The price is competitive, but battery life needs to improve.
  
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• Wayne Rooney: Facebook history to be made by Manchester United attacker

  03-08-2016 16:04
  
  Testimonial match will be the first game between two Premier League teams to be streamed on Facebook
  
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• Rethinking global finance

  03-08-2016 15:43
  
  The second in our series on IBM Watson examines how banking, insurance and trading institutions – and their customers – can benefit from cognitive computing
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• 11 steps that will convince your company to buy you a premium laptop

  03-08-2016 15:27
  
  Trying to persuade your company to upgrade your work laptop? Here's a few handy pointers
  
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• Uber faces ban in Taiwan

  03-08-2016 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Car-booking app Uber could be banned in Taiwan, after state officials claim the company does not operate lawfully within the country.
  
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• MTR Crossrail overcomes tech hurdles to roll out beacons

  03-08-2016 15:17 via computerweekly.com
  Rail operator deploys one of Europe’s largest beacon roll-outs across its stations to accommodate new audit and driver apps
  
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• Government awards blockchain G-cloud contract to startup Credits

  03-08-2016 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  The government awards a contract to startup firm Credits to supply public services with blockchain platform as a service
  
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• MIT creates video you can prod - it even lets Pokemon realistically bounce off bushes

  03-08-2016 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  MIT researchers have developed an imaging technique that can cheaply simulate the way objects respond to various forces, with potential applications as diverse as games and civil engineering.
  
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• Blockchain-as-a-service approved for use across UK government

  03-08-2016 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Whitehall departments, devolved governments, and local authorities now all have an official provider of distributed ledger technology.
  
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• Telegram denies Iranian mass breach

  03-08-2016 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Highly encrypted messaging service Telegram denies hackers breached its systems to gain the details of 15 million Iranian users.
  
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• Tech-savvy targeted by ID thieves, says Experian

  03-08-2016 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly a quarter of identity fraud victims in the UK last year were tech-savvy mobile and social media users, according to a credit checking service.
  
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• Not enjoying your job? Let the spark of passion come first

  03-08-2016 14:12
  
  The truly gritty are driven by two intrinsic motivations: interest and purpose
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• Gap between biggest and smallest cloud infrastructure firms is growing

  03-08-2016 13:58 via computerweekly.com
  
  Synergy Research Group's second-quarter cloud infrastructure services tracker reveals that the gap between the market's biggest and smallest players is getting wider
  
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• This Brighton bar is using Victorian tech to kill mobile phones

  03-08-2016 13:55
  
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• IBM's 'lab-on-a-chip' is the latest weapon in the fight against disease

  03-08-2016 13:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The device can separate biological particles at the nanoscale and could help enable physicians to detect diseases like cancer.
  
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• Fly the Valley of the Wind on this real-world 'Nausicaa' glider

  03-08-2016 13:52
  
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• Mozilla Firefox 48: Out now with multi-process Electrolysis to cut lag, freezing

  03-08-2016 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla says Firefox 48's new Electrolysis multi-process architecture is the biggest change it's ever made to the browser.
  
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• Rio 2016: Kohei Uchimura gets £3,700 Pokemon Go bill

  03-08-2016 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura racks up a £3,700 mobile phone bill playing Pokemon Go after arriving in Brazil for the Rio Games.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Brexit – a mix of challenges and opportunities for infosec

  03-08-2016 13:29 via computerweekly.com
  What are the pros and cons of Brexit for information security professionals and data protection?
  
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• Using agile development to build storage for SMEs

  03-08-2016 13:27 via zdnet.com
  
  European storage company Syneto on agile development and the needs of its SME customer base
  
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• China opens terrifying glass walkway on the side of Tianmen Mountain

  03-08-2016 13:15
  
  The pathway is 100 metre long and 1,500 metres up a mountain
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• Here's all the dumb Pokémon Go news you may have missed

  03-08-2016 13:09
  
  Pokémon nightclubs, people getting stuck in trees and dangerous driving – all in the name of catching 'em all
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• China's bonkers elevated bus is real and already on the road

  03-08-2016 12:52
  
  The Transit Elevated Bus could be in full use by the end of the year
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• Bonkers elevated bus was probably a scam, Chinese police investigating

  03-08-2016 12:52
  
  The Transit Elevated Bus could be in full use by the end of the year
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• Now you'll be getting videos in your LinkedIn feed, too

  03-08-2016 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Top 500 influencers will now be able to post 30-second videos on business topics.
  
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• Facebook is live-streaming Wayne Rooney's testimonial

  03-08-2016 12:44
  
  Manchester United versus Everton will be available to an audience of 1.7 billion people through Facebook Live
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• Jaguar is building an all-electric SUV to take on the Tesla Model X

  03-08-2016 12:40
  
  The Jaguar SUV should be here by 2019
  
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• UAE consumers not confident that their data is safe

  03-08-2016 12:34 via computerweekly.com
  Protecting customer data is a top priority for organisations in the Middle East as threat levels increase
  
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• Websites are tracking you through your device's dying battery

  03-08-2016 12:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Your device's battery status may be giving away far more information about you on the web than you know.
  
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• Blockchain could be decades away for Australian enterprises

  03-08-2016 11:54 via computerweekly.com
  Blockchain use by Australian enterprises could be decades away despite the hive of activity around the technology
  
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• Snapchat launches city-specific stickers (including Pizza Rat)

  03-08-2016 11:50
  
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• Government considers use cases for blockchain

  03-08-2016 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  A government Select Committee met with industry experts to discuss the potential for using blockchain in and outside of the UK government
  
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• We know how you'll be voting

  03-08-2016 11:37
  
  Candidates with masculine features are more likely to be voted for in times of war, according to multiple studies on electoral behaviour
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• Five of the most stunning luxury watches money can buy

  03-08-2016 11:27
  
  These classy timepieces look the part but will set you back a pretty penny
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• China's elevated bus: Futuristic 'straddling bus' hits the road

  03-08-2016 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus took its inaugural test run in the streets of Hebei, much to the amazement of Chinese citizens.
  
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