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• Science on the brain: How your mind's hidden 'physics engine' can predict the future

  08-08-2016 21:00
  
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• Facebook tests Express Wi-fi service in India

  08-08-2016 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook confirms that it is in the early stages of testing a wi-fi service with Indian internet service providers (ISPs).
  
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• Breathtaking images of Mars mark HiRISE's 10 years in space

  08-08-2016 18:17
  
  The HiRISE camera has taken nearly 250,000 images of Mars over the past 10 years
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• The 'Dyson Sphere' mystery deepens: Bizarre star keeps dimming and no-one knows why

  08-08-2016 16:48
  
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• IT failure grounds Delta flights worldwide

  08-08-2016 16:48 via computerweekly.com
  
  US airline Delta has temporarily grounded flights worldwide after a power failure took key IT systems offline in its home base of Atlanta, Georgia
  
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• Interview: Sainsbury digital experience boss shuns silos

  08-08-2016 16:37 via computerweekly.com
  Charlotte Briscall, head of digital experience at Sainsbury's, explains why the supermarket chain has kept its digital experience department integrated with the rest of the business
  
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• Playing online games can make children smarter (just don't let them use social media)

  08-08-2016 16:00
  
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• Nasa witnesses ancient comet being vaporised by the Sun

  08-08-2016 15:51
  
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• Here's an open source PC that can be a laptop, desktop or even tablet

  08-08-2016 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Supporters of open-source computing now have several new options for giving their backing to the environmentally-friendly EOMA68 PC project.
  
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• Strider cyber attack group deploying malware for espionage

  08-08-2016 15:39 via computerweekly.com
  Symantec security researchers have uncovered a spying campaign by a previously unknown group using modular malware as stealthware
  
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• Bitfinex users to share 36% of bitcoin losses after hack

  08-08-2016 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People who stored bitcoins at a popular exchange are told they will lose 36% of their assets following a cyber-attack.
  
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• Playing games can make you smarter, but Facebook makes you stupid

  08-08-2016 14:51
  
  Who said video games were bad for you?
  
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• Delta computer outage hits Heathrow as flights are grounded

  08-08-2016 14:07
  
  A power cut in Atlanta has caused a whole lot of problems for Delta customers
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• Google: Unwanted bundled software is way more aggressive than malware

  08-08-2016 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have exposed the questionable practices of the pay-per-install industry behind the lucrative market for unwanted software.
  
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• Addicted to Stranger Things? Watch this spooky VR teaser

  08-08-2016 14:01
  
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• Tesla car 'drove owner to hospital'

  08-08-2016 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lawyer Joshua Neally puts his Tesla into autopilot to take him to a local hospital while suffering piercing pain in his chest.
  
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• Brexit data flow confusion prompts datacentre project slowdown

  08-08-2016 13:08 via computerweekly.com
  
  TechUK has said it is working with government to ensure the datacentre community will continue to benefit from the free flow of data between the UK and EU after Brexit
  
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• If your company doesn't care about IT, here are four ways to change their mind

  08-08-2016 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  It's time to take a new approach when talking about tech to the business - here's how.
  
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• If your company doesn't care about IT, here are four ways to change its mind

  08-08-2016 12:47 via zdnet.com
  
  It's time to take a new approach when talking about tech to the business -- here's how.
  
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• Facial recognition can identify you even if your face is blurred

  08-08-2016 12:43
  
  Posting those endless holiday pics to Facebook is a bad idea
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• Delta Air Lines says power problems are behind computer outage that grounded flights

  08-08-2016 12:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: Airline says power outage in Atlanta is behind computer system outage, and that "large-scale" cancellations are expected today as a result.
  
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• Delta Air Lines flights grounded by computer outage

  08-08-2016 12:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Updated: Airline says power outage in Atlanta is behind computer system outage, and that "large-scale" cancellations are expected today as a result.
  
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• CityFibre nears end of Edinburgh fibre broadband roll-out

  08-08-2016 12:16 via computerweekly.com
  Urban fibre broadband supplier CityFibre is nearing the end of a 12-month, 150km network dig in Edinburgh, its largest project to date
  
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• Head: Digital transformation needs mainframe DevOps

  08-08-2016 12:03 via computerweekly.com
  As organisations become more digital, CIOs must consider how best to tap into data held in mainframes
  
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• Digital transformation needs mainframe DevOps

  08-08-2016 12:03 via computerweekly.com
  As organisations become more digital, CIOs must consider how best to tap into data held in mainframes
  
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• Watch 1,000 robots simultaneously dance their way to a new world record

  08-08-2016 12:00
  
  The remote-controlled bots danced in sequence at the Quingdao Beer Festival
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• This hush-hush hacker group has been quietly spying since 2011

  08-08-2016 11:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Strider hackers reference the all-seeing eye of Sauron in their 'nation-state level' malware, which has been used to steal files from organisations across the globe.
  
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• Tech for good’s Cast awarded £1m to give charities digital aid

  08-08-2016 11:56 via computerweekly.com
  The Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology (Cast) has been awarded £1.12m by the Big Lottery Fund to help charities build digital solutions
  
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• ​Google wants you to log in once on Android - with any password manager

  08-08-2016 11:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is backing the new OpenYOLO initiative to allow all password managers gain the autofill features that its own Smart Lock password manager offers on Android.
  
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• New licence fee detector vans won't snoop on Wi-Fi, BBC says

  08-08-2016 11:46
  
  There has been "considerable inaccurate reporting" about changes to TV licence vans, according to the BBC
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• Is your phone at risk? Up to 900 million Android devices are vulnerable to attack

  08-08-2016 11:34
  
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• Is your phone at risk? QuadRoot app lets you check if your Android device is vulnerable

  08-08-2016 11:34
  
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• 900 million Android devices vulnerable to new attack. But don't panic

  08-08-2016 11:34
  
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• Security Think Tank: Brexit – An opportunity to clean house

  08-08-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  What are the pros and cons of Brexit for information security professionals and data protection?
  
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• The hackers backing Hillary Clinton

  08-08-2016 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hillary Clinton gains some unlikely support from the hacking community, which is gathering in Las Vegas this week.
  
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• Is the BBC really going to listen in on your home Wi-Fi network?

  08-08-2016 10:59
  
  In a bid to catch TV licence skippers, the BBC is apparently going to invade your home network
  
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• Iran becomes the first country to ban Pokémon Go

  08-08-2016 10:30
  
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• Android bug fear in 900 million phones

  08-08-2016 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data are found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices.
  
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• 900 million Android devices vulnerable to attackers

  08-08-2016 09:55 via computerweekly.com
  
  Enterprises and individuals need to install security updates for all devices with vulnerable Qualcomm chip drivers if they want to ensure attackers can‘t take control of them, warns Check Point
  
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• How this bed could rock you to sleep

  08-08-2016 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Somnomat uses bespoke motors to make smooth movements without making too much noise.
  
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• Over 900 million Android smartphones are vulnerable to this crippling hack

  08-08-2016 09:21
  
  Chances are, your Android smartphone could be blown wide open by any one of these four massive flaws
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 8

  08-08-2016 08:37
  
  BBC won't use packet sniffing to detect licence fee evaders, the world wide web has turned 25
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• ​Turnbull offers up AU$18m in collaboration grants

  08-08-2016 08:33 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian government has pledged AU$18 million over five years to businesses and researchers to spend on global-scale collaboration.
  
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• Senator Xenophon refuses to complete Census

  08-08-2016 07:13 via zdnet.com
  
  A former NSW deputy privacy commissioner and a senator have added their names to the list of people refusing to complete the online Census due to privacy and security concerns.
  
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• ​Bitfinix to spread $65m loss across all customers

  08-08-2016 05:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Rather than issuing debt, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will be docking its customers by a generalised loss percentage of 36 percent in the wake of its $65 million heist.
  
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• ​Bendigo and Adelaide Bank doubles software assets, reduces IT spend for FY16

  08-08-2016 02:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has reported capitalised software reached AU$148.8 million, while IT expenses dropped to AU$69.7 million during the 2016 financial year.
  
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• Alistair MacGibbon out to fix Australia's broken cybersecurity model

  08-08-2016 02:44 via zdnet.com
  
  A few months into the role as Australia's first Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Cybersecurity and Alastair MacGibbon has his eyes set on working through the 33 initiatives of the Cyber Security Strategy.
  
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• Alastair MacGibbon out to fix Australia's broken cybersecurity model

  08-08-2016 02:44 via zdnet.com
  
  A few months into the role as Australia's first Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Cybersecurity and Alastair MacGibbon has his eyes set on working through the 33 initiatives of the Cyber Security Strategy.
  
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• Telstra considering cutting more than 200 jobs

  08-08-2016 01:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra is considering axing another 204 jobs, with the majority to be offshored, according to a report from the union.
  
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• The dirtiest little secret about big data: Jobs

  08-08-2016 00:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Big data holds enormous promise that it can help global organizations of all sizes to move faster and make better decisions. But, making it work demands something more than just good algorithms.
  
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