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• Social media stars warned over undeclared paid-for ads

  11-08-2016 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities warn dozens of celebrities after they are found posting paid-for advertising on social media accounts - but refuse to name any of them.
  
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• Stretchy 'pad' turns your arm into the ultimate flexible touchscreen

  11-08-2016 20:00
  
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• Greenland sharks may be able to live to a staggering 500 years old

  11-08-2016 20:00
  
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• Greenland sharks may be able to live to a staggering 400 years old

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• Fabric: The app where Facebook Memories and Google Maps collide

  11-08-2016 18:39
  
  Two ex-Facebook engineers have made an app that tells the story of your life
  
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• Play 'Pokémon Uranium' – a fan-made game that took nine years to complete

  11-08-2016 17:04
  
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• Google wants to stop VR trolling before it begins, with some help from poker-playing dogs

  11-08-2016 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Daydream Labs wants to nudge virtual reality players to behave better towards each other.
  
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• Nimble adds to all-flash arrays with entry-level AF1000

  11-08-2016 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Nimble made its debut in all-flash in February 2016, but now adds an entry-level array, the AF1000, plus upgrades to its hybrid flash array products that up performance and capacity
  
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• Microsoft 'golden key' blunder lets you install any OS on Windows hardware

  11-08-2016 16:25
  
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• Using virtual reality and brain training to help paraplegics walk

  11-08-2016 16:14
  
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• How Zika could spread around the world: Map reveals the countries most at risk

  11-08-2016 16:01
  
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• Security pros split on government access to cloud data, survey shows

  11-08-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Despite rapid cloud services adoption, security and compliance concerns revolving around inappropriate use or access of sensitive cloud data continue to loom large, a survey has revealed
  
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• Tech gets the Brexit blues as confidence slides

  11-08-2016 14:53 via zdnet.com
  
  But will the UK's new government even care what the dotcom crowd thinks, anyway?
  
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• Millions of VW cars at risk: Wireless hack lets crooks clone Volkswagen keys at 100m

  11-08-2016 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers find flaws in the keyless entry system used in around 100 million vehicles from the Volkswagen Group.
  
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• Millions of VW cars at risk: Wireless hack lets crooks clone Volkswagen keys

  11-08-2016 14:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers find flaws in the keyless entry system used in around 100 million vehicles from the Volkswagen Group.
  
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• US couple sues IP mapping firm over 'digital hell'

  11-08-2016 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US couple is suing a firm that maps internet connections to real world locations, saying their home was put at the centre of criminal investigations
  
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• Women warned about booming market in period tracker apps

  11-08-2016 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The market is booming in apps which help women track their periods - but there are warnings about data concerns.
  
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• IT business confidence in UK drops by a fifth

  11-08-2016 14:21 via computerweekly.com
  Brexit is set to shake-up the IT industry, given many tech firms run European head offices in the UK
  
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• Mobile devices becoming first port of call for shopper info

  11-08-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Shoppers are using their mobile devices to search for product and services information they normally would have sought in store, according to research by Hitwise
  
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• Cyberattacks are growing, but still nobody knows what they really cost

  11-08-2016 13:38 via zdnet.com
  
  A single method of determining losses following a cyberattack needs to be introduced, according to the European Union Agency for Network and Information.
  
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• IT departments fear they lack skills to implement IoT

  11-08-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Adoption of IoT systems in enterprises is being held back by worries over skills, says a joint report by Capita and Cisco
  
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• Is Apple working on a waterproof iPhone? Firm files patent for taking photos underwater

  11-08-2016 13:02
  
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• Google urgently wants to test superfast wireless broadband in 24 US cities

  11-08-2016 12:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has sought urgent approval from the FCC to begin testing wireless broadband equipment in 24 cities across the US.
  
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• Split BT and Openreach, ex-minister Anna Soubry says

  11-08-2016 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former business minister Anna Soubry says Openreach, which runs much of the UK's broadband infrastructure, should be split off from BT.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Brexit – An opportunity for infosec pros to take the lead

  11-08-2016 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  What are the pros and cons of Brexit for information security professionals and data protection?
  
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• Dota 2 chat forum hit by hack attack

  11-08-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almost two million login names and passwords are stolen from official forums for Valve's Dota 2 game.
  
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• Are your apps secretly stalking you? Android phones can be used to track you without permission

  11-08-2016 12:27
  
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• You can now buy Elon Musk's Solar Roof panels

  11-08-2016 12:20
  
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• The first houses have been fitted with Tesla's solar roof panels

  11-08-2016 12:20
  
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• Forget solar panels, Elon Musk is working on solar roofs

  11-08-2016 12:20
  
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• Elon Musk's 'attractive' solar roof panels go on sale later today

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• Google Gmail: Now you get security alerts about senders to beat email spoofing

  11-08-2016 12:19 via zdnet.com
  
  If you want your email to be opened by Gmail users, now would be the time to digitally sign your messages.
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery is getting a female lead and will be set 10 years before Captain Kirk

  11-08-2016 12:15
  
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• London's Night Tube is being tested this weekend ahead of its official launch

  11-08-2016 12:04
  
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• Humans and climate change are threatening to wipe out 8,000 animal species

  11-08-2016 11:55
  
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• Technology explained: What is the dark web?

  11-08-2016 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Chris Foxx explains what it is and what it is used for.
  
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• Gallery: the animals most at risk from farming, hunting and climate change

  11-08-2016 11:35
  
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• Pokémon Go hack: How to use incense to catch more Pokémon

  11-08-2016 11:30
  
  Incense is one of the best tools for catching powerful Pokémon. Here’s how to use it
  
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• Brexit – does it matter for IT?

  11-08-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Brexit will have both short-term and long-term implications for businesses and their relationships with IT suppliers
  
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• Google Fiber to expand tests of gigabit-speed wireless broadband

  11-08-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Google Fiber plans to expand tests of wireless broadband to accelerate the roll-out of low-cost superfast internet across the US
  
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• Quick poll: Are you addicted to the internet?

  11-08-2016 11:14
  
  Ofcom says three out of five Britons are hooked, but what about you?
  
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• Star Trek Discovery to feature female lead

  11-08-2016 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new Star Trek TV series is to centre on a female character, the show's executive producer reveals.
  
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• Olympic Gold: Women’s USA Gymnastics Team on the Science of Training

  11-08-2016 10:52
  
  US Olympians Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about training for an Olympics, plus the skill, precision and control required to win a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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• IDC: Global public cloud spend set to double by 2020

  11-08-2016 10:50 via computerweekly.com
  
  Market watcher predicts use of public cloud will soar over the next five years, with IaaS and PaaS leading the way
  
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• Google Ventures boss Bill Maris reveals he is stepping down

  11-08-2016 10:50
  
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• That time Snapchat got a little racist… again

  11-08-2016 10:23
  
  Snapchat released and quickly removed a new filter
  
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• SA Small Business Commissioner wants fees as part of bank negotiation with Apple

  11-08-2016 09:24 via zdnet.com
  
  South Australian Small Business Commissioner John Chapman believes the ACCC should consider fee negotiations when it determines whether to give some of Australia's banks authority to collectively negotiate with Apple.
  
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• Chasing Facebook, ignoring VR and sex memes: WIRED sits down with Netflix boss Reed Hastings

  11-08-2016 09:00
  
  CEO Reed Hastings CEO talks VPNs, new shows and why he'll never make a VR film
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• ReCore: Getting gamers to care about a new franchise

  11-08-2016 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joseph Staten, the creative director of Xbox's publishing team, talks to Newsbeat about making ReCore.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 11

  11-08-2016 08:46
  
  Online markets sell millions of dollars worth of illicit drugs every month, new brain imaging technique shows gene expression in living humans
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