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• Nasa's Juno spacecraft snaps another 1,744 images of Jupiter

  12-08-2016 17:44
  
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• Inside the infinite world of No Man's Sky and its evolving soundtrack

  12-08-2016 17:42
  
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• Big data and robotics: A long history together

  12-08-2016 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Analytics and huge volumes of information have played a significant role in robot development.
  
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• Gallery: Nasa's Juno spacecraft snaps another 1,744 images of Jupiter

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• Dragonfly army drone could be developed if company wins Ministry of Defence funding

  12-08-2016 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dragons' Den meets James Bond - companies pitch for £800m to make futuristic tech for the Armed Forces.
  
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• When is the Perseid meteor shower: How and where to watch 2016's biggest cosmic event in the UK

  12-08-2016 16:55
  
  The Perseid Meteor shower is one of the best cosmic events. Here’s when it’s happening, and where and how to watch it in the UK
  
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• Government announces digital apprenticeship service as part of apprenticeship levy guidelines

  12-08-2016 16:36 via computerweekly.com
  The government has released guidelines for the upcoming apprenticeship levy, including how businesses can access funds to train apprentices
  
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• Infoporn: Plotting past and future lunar missions

  12-08-2016 16:32
  
  Last walked on by humans in 1972, interest in Earth's satellite is on the rise. WIRED plots past and future lunar missions
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• Tesla's Autopilot is reportedly getting a huge update

  12-08-2016 16:23
  
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• Care charity Avante enhances unified communications capabilities with 3CX

  12-08-2016 15:47 via computerweekly.com
  Kent-based residential care charity Avante Care and Support installed an IP PBX to manage telephony across multiple sites and a mobile workforce
  
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• Has Facebook outsmarted Adblock Plus in cat-and-mouse ad blocking game?

  12-08-2016 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Facebook's battle with ad blockers intensifies after launching its ad-blocker bypass for the desktop site and Adblock Plus striking back.
  
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• Gallery: Infographic: Plotting past and future lunar missions

  12-08-2016 13:47
  
  After the 1972 lunar landing, attention waned for the Moon. But interest is back because of the prospect of mining resources
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• Think you can take out a swarm of attack drones? DARPA wants to hear from you

  12-08-2016 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Pentagon research agency DARPA wants to develop a system that's capable of countering a swarm of attack drones.
  
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• Financial cyber attacks increase as malware writers join forces

  12-08-2016 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Financial malware attacks increased 16% in the second quarter of the year, driven by collaboration between the developers of two banking Trojans in the top the financial malware threats, says Kaspersky Lab
  
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• Mystery planets and strange orbits: what is lurking in the far reaches of our Solar System?

  12-08-2016 13:22
  
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• NASA releases breathtaking new images of Mars

  12-08-2016 13:17
  
  A NASA probe just sent back some incredible pictures of the red planet
  
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• Atoms are even smaller than thought – and the measurement has left physicists baffled

  12-08-2016 12:59
  
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• ​Samsung crams 32TB SSD into a 2.5-inch drive, aims for 100TB by 2020

  12-08-2016 12:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung has unveiled its fourth-generation V-NAND technology and several SSDs made possible by the new tech.
  
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• 'Millions' of Volkswagen cars can be unlocked via hack

  12-08-2016 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sizeable proportion of 100 million Volkswagen cars sold since 1995 can be unlocked remotely by hackers, a team of researchers says.
  
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• Facebook blocks adblockers, Netflix and chill: Podcast 280

  12-08-2016 11:45
  
  Crafty crows, Netflix and chill, Facebook blocks adblockers and big changes for the UK's TV license
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• Millions of Volkswagen‎ cars are at risk from a new security hack

  12-08-2016 11:44
  
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• Man aims to cycle UK in virtual reality and other tech news

  12-08-2016 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Stephen Beckett looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• Russia competition watchdog fines Google $6.8m over Android

  12-08-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  As Google faces a fine of around $3bn for anti-competitive practices in Europe, Russian authorities have ordered the internet giant to pay $6.8m for abusing its dominant position with Android device makers
  
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• Newcastle and Gateshead take public Wi-Fi network to the streets

  12-08-2016 10:42 via computerweekly.com
  Newcastle and Gateshead councils have extended their public Wi-Fi network for a further 10 years with assistance from BT and the government
  
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• No Man's Sky is finally coming to PC today

  12-08-2016 10:17
  
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• Seismic sensor security claims denied

  12-08-2016 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A seismic sensor firm has rejected claims that its geological monitoring systems are vulnerable to cyber attack.
  
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• Darth Vader returns in the new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  12-08-2016 09:38
  
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• ABS staff point finger at government for Census crash: Union

  12-08-2016 08:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The union has said ABS staffers blame the Turnbull government for the Census crash after 'dilly-dallying' in appointing a chief statistician, changing ministers thrice, and cutting staff members.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 12

  12-08-2016 08:40
  
  Google has been fined £5 million for breach of Russian anti-monopoly law, Tesla's Autopilot 2.0 reportedly uses a triple camera system
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• ​Business consortium wants China to change proposed cyber laws

  12-08-2016 08:04 via zdnet.com
  
  A coalition of business groups are concerned that China's proposed cybersecurity laws will squeeze foreign competition out, harming trade and potentially violating international standards in the process.
  
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• Telstra's AU$3b network spend criticised by analysts

  12-08-2016 07:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The AU$3 billion to be sunk into its network betrays Telstra's previous underinvestment, according to telecommunications analysts.
  
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• NZ Commerce Commission investigates backhaul services regulation

  12-08-2016 05:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The ComCom is looking into whether the backhaul market is appropriately regulated and competitive despite new technologies and networks.
  
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• iPhone market share shrinks further in China: Kantar

  12-08-2016 04:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Recent Kantar research suggests that Apple's smartphone share in China has further declined, with the company currently sitting behind Huawei and Xiaomi.
  
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• ​Acer sees net profit surge as operating income heads south

  12-08-2016 03:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The Taiwanese giant has continued its profit tumble this quarter, reporting an operating loss of NT$279 million.
  
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• Queensland government legalises Uber in wake of transport regulation overhaul

  12-08-2016 03:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Following a ban earlier this year, Uber will soon be able to operate legally in Queensland, the sixth state or territory in Australia to legalise the ride-booking serivce.
  
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• Australian Treasurer puts IBM on notice for compensation

  12-08-2016 02:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Scott Morrison has said the government will look thoroughly into the Census 2016 failure, and will pursue it to 'the nth degree'.
  
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• Paranoid parents?

  12-08-2016 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can tech help busy working parents keep tabs on their toddlers or does it simply make them feel more guilty and paranoid?
  
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