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• Ready for the Internet of Robotic Things?

  18-08-2016 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Devices will monitor events, fuse sensor data from various sources, use intelligence to determine actions, and ultimately control physical objects.
  
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• Spyware maker faces legal battle over alleged affair

  18-08-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A spyware company could face legal action after a US court ruled that it illegally intercepted an unwitting man's messages.
  
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• Facebook partners with Unity to build a PC gaming platform

  18-08-2016 19:06
  
  Game development suite Unity has announced plans to integrate Facebook
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• See inside Syria's brutal Saydnaya prison with this digital reconstruction

  18-08-2016 18:55
  
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• No Man's Sky review: An explorer's dream or just Cataloguing Simulator 2016?

  18-08-2016 18:32
  
  No Man's Sky's huge universe is often a joy to explore, but its cataloguing and general survival systems can be a bit of a grind
  
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• Twitter shuts 235,000 more 'extremist' accounts

  18-08-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter has suspended 235,000 accounts for violating its policies on the promotion of terrorism, the social network says.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review: Arise, king of smartphones

  18-08-2016 18:01
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the undisputed king of smartphones, but it is eye-wateringly expensive
  
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• Uber's driverless taxis will be on the streets this month

  18-08-2016 17:20
  
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• Microsoft open sources PowerShell; brings it to Linux and Mac OS X

  18-08-2016 17:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is open-sourcing its PowerShell command line shell and bringing it to Linux and Mac OS X, as recently rumored.
  
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• Isaca holds first online infosec career fair

  18-08-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Information professionals’ organisation Isaca is to hold an online career fair to give cyber security job seekers direct access to employer organisations
  
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• Uber to deploy self-driving cars in Pittsburgh

  18-08-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ride-sharing firm Uber will begin allowing users to hail a self-driving car in a US city later this month, it confirms.
  
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• Uber brings autonomous cars to roads this month

  18-08-2016 16:40
  
  Uber has teamed up with Volvo to bring autonomous XC90s to its app
  
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• CrimeRadar is using machine learning to predict crime in Rio

  18-08-2016 16:26
  
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• Number of students taking computing A-level rises but ICT popularity falls

  18-08-2016 15:24 via computerweekly.com
  Government describes rise in computing student numbers as encouraging, but boys still dominate tech subjects
  
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• How the Global Modular synth is mapping the sounds of the world

  18-08-2016 15:13
  
  Using sound submissions from over 40 countries, Yuri Suzuki has created the Global Modular Synth to map the music of the world
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• This designer uses LEGO to build prosthetics for children injured by landmines

  18-08-2016 15:05
  
  Columbian-born Carlos Arturo Torres was interning at LEGO when he had an idea to help children injured by landmines
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• Australian 2016 census sabotage puts a question mark on private cloud

  18-08-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Industry experts question why the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ website for the 2016 census, which recently underwent a DDoS attack, was not run on public cloud
  
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• Tekken 7 UK release date, characters and trailer: Hands on with the PS4 version at Gamescom 2016

  18-08-2016 14:38
  
  We go hands on with the latest version of Tekken
  
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• US: We're now ready to give up our role governing the internet

  18-08-2016 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The US says it is ready to pass on its stewardship of the internet's domain name system to ICANN.
  
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• 289 Islamophobic tweets were sent every hour in July

  18-08-2016 14:33
  
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• Is Russia hacking the US election?

  18-08-2016 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huge leaks of data from US organisations have been attributed by some to Russia, so has the former Soviet state launched cyberwar on the US elections?
  
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• Currys PC World scolded over 4K Euro 2016 advert

  18-08-2016 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's advertising watchdog criticises Currys PC World for running a "misleading" advert about 4K television sets.
  
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• BT and Nokia to work together on 5G research

  18-08-2016 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  BT and Nokia plan to work together on customer use cases, proof of concept trials, technology standards and equipment to support 5G
  
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• McDonald's drops wearable over claims it can cause rash

  18-08-2016 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fast food chain McDonald's drops a free wearable tech gadget it was giving to children, over reports that it can cause skin irritation.
  
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• Giant goldfish are being found in Australian rivers

  18-08-2016 12:51
  
  When the domestic fish are thrown away they're invading local rivers, bringing disease and causing breeding problems
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• Entrepreneurs collaborate to make the future

  18-08-2016 12:31
  
  Innovators are creating sustainable energy and low-carbon products, but they need help to build and fund their ideas. Here’s how, with the help of a few partners, Shell is helping to Make the Future
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• Google Maps: Update brings smoother, better-looking Street View

  18-08-2016 12:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has rolled out a new renderer for Maps that improves Street View on mobile and the desktop.
  
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• Nasa mission to grab a piece of asteroid will blasts off next month

  18-08-2016 11:58
  
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• Nasa mission to grab a piece of asteroid will blast off next month

  18-08-2016 11:58
  
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• Tencent overtakes Alibaba as China's biggest tech company

  18-08-2016 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tencent, the owner of popular messaging app WeChat, overtakes rival Alibaba as China's biggest technology firm by market value.
  
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• Three years left to prep UK’s mobile network infrastructure for 5G

  18-08-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  The UK’s mobile networking infrastructure needs a radical overhaul to get ready for the first 5G mobile networks, says O2 CTO Brendan O’Reilly
  
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• Final Fantasy XV is the most ambitious game Square Enix has ever made

  18-08-2016 11:14
  
  We went hands-on with Final Fantasy XV and it's been more than worth the wait
  
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• Olympic Gold: USA track and field team on the science of training

  18-08-2016 10:51
  
  What does it take to be an Olympic medal-winning sprinter? WIRED talks to Team USA’s Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace and Dawn Harper-Nelson.
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• Olympic Gold: USA Track & Field Team On The Science Of Training

  18-08-2016 10:51
  
  What does it take to be an Olympic medal-winning sprinter? WIRED talks to Team USA’s Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace and Dawn Harper-Nelson.
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• Cisco confirms 5,500 lay-offs amid restructuring

  18-08-2016 10:49 via computerweekly.com
  Networking giant has confirmed it will cut more than 5,500 jobs in an effort to trim the fat in low-growth business areas and enhance its performance elsewhere
  
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• Marvel plans 'Runaways' TV series

  18-08-2016 10:47
  
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• Lift-off! The world's longest aircraft makes its maiden flight

  18-08-2016 10:38
  
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• Mobile phone sales drop as smartphone buyers bide their time

  18-08-2016 10:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Slowing smartphone shipments contributed to an overall decline in mobile phone sales during the second three months of 2016, according to Gartner
  
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• Intel Developer Forum: Silicon Photonics boosts datacentre connectivity

  18-08-2016 10:11 via computerweekly.com
  
  Microsoft Azure datacentres increase connectivity to 100Gbps thanks to Silicon Photonics interconnect
  
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• McDonald’s fitness trackers withdrawn after Happy Meal promotion backfires

  18-08-2016 09:56
  
  Fast-food chain kills fitness-tracker promotion after skin complaints
  
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• JK Rowling to release three new Harry Potter books

  18-08-2016 09:42
  
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• Intel defends the imminent death of the classic headphone jack

  18-08-2016 09:19
  
  With new handsets considering eschewing the classic 3.5mm jack, Intel offers reasons to be cheerful
  
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• Nearly two-thirds of IT leaders expect a serious data breach

  18-08-2016 08:45 via computerweekly.com
  Many organisations need to update IT systems to ensure business operations are both truly agile and secure, a report has revealed
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for August 18

  18-08-2016 08:00
  
  The world's biggest airship has flown for the first time, Nasa launching a mission to bring back asteroid samples
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• Meet the robots in Amazon's UK warehouses

  18-08-2016 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  These robots are being rolled out to Amazon's warehouses across the UK.
  
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• Telstra reaches 60 mobile blackspots under government initiative

  18-08-2016 07:13 via zdnet.com
  
  60 locations across NSW, Victoria, SA, WA, and Queensland now have mobile coverage thanks to Telstra activating new or upgraded base stations under the federal government project.
  
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• Telstra flags new mobile and broadband plans, streaming app

  18-08-2016 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In an effort to offer 'unrivalled' access to streaming services content, Telstra is throwing in subscriptions and unmetered offers for mobile and broadband customers, as well as a new app.
  
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• ​Lenovo stays positive despite 6 percent 1Q17 revenue decline

  18-08-2016 04:57 via zdnet.com
  
  While revenue dropped to $10.1 billion for the first quarter of the 2017 financial year, Lenovo remained upbeat thanks to its 64 percent net income increase for the period.
  
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• ​Labor calls for accountability from Turnbull on NDIS payment blunder

  18-08-2016 04:46 via zdnet.com
  
  In the wake of IT disruptions plaguing the National Disability Insurance Scheme payments portal, the federal opposition has called for the government to take responsibility and fix the debacle that has left many inconvenienced.
  
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• Technology investments push ASX yearly operating expenses up 6.5 percent

  18-08-2016 03:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian Securities Exchange has reported operating expenses of AU$170.6 million on underlying profit after tax of AU$426.2 million and operating revenue of AU$746.3 million for the 2016 financial year.
  
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