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• Ancient skeletons unravel the secrets of how the Justinian plague ravaged its victims

  30-08-2016 23:00
  
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• EU's net neutrality guidelines get published

  30-08-2016 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New guidelines are published setting out how the EU's net neutrality rules should be applied.
  
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• Twitter to share video advertising cash with creators

  30-08-2016 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter will start sharing advertising revenue generated by videos made by individual users with their creators.
  
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• Apple's €13bn tax fallout: Could this be the trigger for Ireland to leave the EU?

  30-08-2016 19:05 via zdnet.com
  
  With the European Commission being accused of having crossed a red line and damaged future investment in Ireland, will the country's grievances see it part ways with Europe?
  
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• Rail firm to test Uber-style mobile payments system

  30-08-2016 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smartphones could soon replace the traditional rail ticket if an experiment by Chiltern Railways is successful.
  
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• Here's all the big news coming out of IFA 2016

  30-08-2016 17:47
  
  New phones, new wearables, new landfill: here's what we're expecting to see at Europe's biggest tech show
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• Jeremy Corbyn unveils Digital Democracy Manifesto

  30-08-2016 17:39
  
  Labour leader announces eight-point plan for digital bill of rights
  
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• CW@50: The next 50 years

  30-08-2016 17:35 via computerweekly.com
  As Computer Weekly celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look ahead to what we might be writing about in another 50 years from now
  
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• Planet Nine could destroy Neptune and Jupiter – but not for 7 billion years

  30-08-2016 17:20
  
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• Cloud firm Backbone relegates X-IO SAN with Atlantis tiered storage

  30-08-2016 17:15 via computerweekly.com
  London-based Backbone uses Atlantis USX as storage virtualisation layer on top of PCIe flash and X-IO and as a stepping stone to hyper-converged infrastructures
  
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• Should you upgrade to Intel’s new Core CPUs? 5 things to know about Intel’s Kaby Lake

  30-08-2016 17:03
  
  A new generation of Intel Core chips doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth rushing out to buy one
  
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• Solving the mystery of the strange 'crater chains' on Martian moon Phobos

  30-08-2016 17:00
  
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• Watch a human be flung around by a robot in the name of art

  30-08-2016 16:34
  
  Serbian artist Dragan Ilic has become a human paintbrush in his latest project
  
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• Facebook lets users prompt danger alert

  30-08-2016 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is to enable members to trigger its Safety Check service themselves if a dangerous event occurs near them.
  
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• How Google is putting security at the heart of Android

  30-08-2016 15:58
  
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• Terminator 2 will be back: Judgment Day is returning to cinemas in 3D

  30-08-2016 15:46
  
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• Encryption hiding malware in half of cyber attacks

  30-08-2016 15:46 via computerweekly.com
  Cyber attackers are using encryption to hide malicious activity, making it increasingly difficult to find as more organisations turn to encryption to protect data, a study has revealed
  
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• Hewlett Packard Enterprise extends on-demand analytics

  30-08-2016 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  HPE adds a set of pre-built analytics functions on to its Haven OnDemand service to simplify business intelligence app development
  
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• Fastest mobile 4G network speed record 'broken'

  30-08-2016 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new record has been set for the world's fastest 4G mobile internet speed, according to a network operator.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn proposing digital 'bill of rights'

  30-08-2016 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Every home and business in the UK would have guaranteed access to high-speed broadband as part of a digital "bill of rights" proposed by Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Dogs know when they're in trouble by processing language in a similar way to humans

  30-08-2016 14:43
  
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• Kim Dotcom wins right to livestream extradition appeal

  30-08-2016 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A New Zealand judge allows internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to livestream his appeal against extradition to the US on YouTube.
  
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• Tesla clamps down on drivers who fail to use Autopilot correctly

  30-08-2016 14:18
  
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• Human intervention has triggered a new geological epoch

  30-08-2016 14:15
  
  The 11,700 year-old Holocene is over. We’re living in the Anthropocene
  
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• SES company first to use 'second-hand' SpaceX rocket

  30-08-2016 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luxembourg-based SES says it is going to be the first satellite operator to launch a spacecraft on a "second-hand" rocket - a Falcon 9 that previously sent supplies to the space station.
  
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• Apple should repay up to €13bn in 'illegal tax benefits' says European Commission

  30-08-2016 14:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple used a 'head office' with no employees to pay a tax rate as low as 0.005 percent, a European Commission investigation has ruled.
  
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• Apple should repay up to $13bn in 'illegal tax benefits' says European Commission

  30-08-2016 14:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple used a 'head office' with no employees to pay a tax rate as low as 0.005 percent, a European Commission investigation has ruled.
  
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• Remembering Gene Wilder, in his own words

  30-08-2016 13:57
  
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• Alcoholics lack a key enzyme in the brain – and this creates a 'vicious cycle' of addiction

  30-08-2016 13:31
  
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• Mario meets No Man's Sky in this fiendishly fun fan-made game

  30-08-2016 13:23
  
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• Android Nougat: Google's latest OS ported to the Raspberry Pi

  30-08-2016 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  It may have been out for less than a month, but a build of Android Nougat is already available for the $35 credit card-sized board.
  
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• Inside Wish, the world's 'largest virtual shopping mall' taking aim at Amazon

  30-08-2016 13:00
  
  The retail app is only five years old yet reaches six million daily shoppers across 70 countries
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• Your face could be making you unpopular: 'Cold-looking' people are harshly judged by others

  30-08-2016 12:59
  
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• Classic Sierra adventure games finally come to Steam

  30-08-2016 12:41
  
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• Welcome to the Anthropocene: Nuclear testing and pollution have pushed Earth into a new epoch

  30-08-2016 12:32
  
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• Welcome to the Anthropocene: Nuclear testing and pollution has pushed Earth into a new epoch

  30-08-2016 12:32
  
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• Apple's HomeKit, coming to a neighborhood near you: Housebuilders preparing for the rise of the smart home

  30-08-2016 12:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Homebuilders are preparing to build new homes that come with HomeKit devices already built in.
  
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• Apple ordered to pay €13bn in back taxes over 'illegal' deal in Ireland

  30-08-2016 12:02
  
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• Apple ordered to pay €13 billion in back taxes over 'illegal' deal in Ireland

  30-08-2016 12:02
  
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• How tech is helping a casino catch the cheats

  30-08-2016 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dan Simmons finds out how one casino uses its own technology to catch cheats
  
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• Kim Dotcom is going to livestream his own extradition hearing

  30-08-2016 11:30
  
  A New Zealand judge has granted permission for Kim Dotcom to livestream an upcoming court appeal
  
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• Kim Dotcom is going to live stream his own extradition hearing

  30-08-2016 11:30
  
  A New Zealand judge has granted permission for Kim Dotcom to live stream an upcoming court appeal
  
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• VMware to help enterprises manage AWS, Azure and Google cloud deployments

  30-08-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Virtualisation giant VMware offers enterprises a helping hand with managing multi-cloud environments, spanning AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform
  
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• Bizarre radio signal received from a sun-like star baffles astronomers

  30-08-2016 11:04
  
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• Marvel vs DC: Contest of Champions at the box office

  30-08-2016 11:03
  
  WIRED takes a look at the history of DC and Marvel films, what led to both companies creating box-office hit after box-office hit and how they’ve created Hollywood’s biggest franchises.
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• You can now play Solitaire and Tic-Tac-Toe in Google search

  30-08-2016 10:38
  
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• VMware makes case for IT's involvement in line of business cloud purchases

  30-08-2016 10:30 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud software company VMware claims IT departments should not fear the shift in technology buying power to line of business units, as their skills and experience will be in high demand
  
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• Facebook spreads fake news 72 hours after sacking human editors

  30-08-2016 10:10
  
  It took Facebook’s news algorithm less than three days to make its first mistake
  
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• Apple faces record multibillion-euro tax penalty

  30-08-2016 10:10 via computerweekly.com
  After ruling that Apple benefited from an illegal tax deal in Ireland, the European competition authorities are expected to fine the company billions of euros
  
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• Less than a third of organisations prepared for IoT security risks

  30-08-2016 10:00 via computerweekly.com
  The security industry needs to address the security basics with the growing number of IoT devices in corporate networks, according to security firm Tripwire
  
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