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• Questions about your expense account? Check with the robot

  16-09-2016 20:28 via zdnet.com
  
  More companies will be deploying robotics and artificial intelligence in finance departments.
  
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• Tesla Autopilot safety row escalates

  16-09-2016 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla and its former business partner MobilEye have traded more angry remarks over the safety of the vehicle's Autopilot system.
  
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• Self-driving Ubers, Amazon Echo hype: Podcast 285

  16-09-2016 18:16
  
  We take a ride in Ford's self-driving car and try and work out why everyone's so excited about the Amazon Echo
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• Mirantis acquires TCP Cloud in continuous delivery push for OpenStack deployments

  16-09-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  OpenStack distribution provider claims TCP Cloud acquisition will ensure its customers' infrastructure is equipped to cope with the rate of application innovation they are demanding
  
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• Scio smart scanner maker defends delays

  16-09-2016 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The maker of a pocket spectrometer, which can scan and identify a variety of objects, says his company is working hard to fulfil outstanding orders.
  
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• YouTuber Nepenthez charged over video game gambling site

  16-09-2016 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are charged with offences under the Gambling Act in what is thought to be the first prosecution involving betting on video games.
  
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• Bank of England sets date for core payments system replacement

  16-09-2016 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  Bank prepares to replace one of the UK's core financial systems, with Real Time Gross Settlement service set to be modernised
  
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• Maturing OpenStack faces enterprise IT challenges

  16-09-2016 16:12 via computerweekly.com
  We look at how OpenStack is shifting into the enterprise and explore the cultural barriers it faces
  
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• Star Wars Rogue One replaces composer

  16-09-2016 16:03
  
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• Europe's hottest startups 2016: Stockholm

  16-09-2016 15:27
  
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• Alleged hacker Lauri Love to be extradited to US

  16-09-2016 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An autistic man suspected of hacking into US government computer systems is to be extradited from Britain to face trial, a court rules.
  
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• Furniture maker scraps legacy backup for Arcserve appliances

  16-09-2016 15:01 via computerweekly.com
  
  Lancashire-based JJO dumps separate backup apps for servers and PCs to deploy Arcserve UDP backup appliances, and gains 100% protection of 68TB non-virtualised estate
  
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• Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US says court

  16-09-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Court rules that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US.
  
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• Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US, court rules

  16-09-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US, where he could face a 99-year prison sentence
  
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• China launches second experimental space station

  16-09-2016 14:48
  
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• Pokémon Go is getting more Pokémon, battles and live events

  16-09-2016 14:25
  
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• From open-source hater to no. 1 fan: Microsoft now tops Google, Facebook in GitHub contributors

  16-09-2016 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  New figures show that Microsoft, which once equated open source with death, has now enthusiastically embraced the software model.
  
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• Google sets out plans to stop its datacentre waste going to landfill

  16-09-2016 13:40 via computerweekly.com
  Internet giant claims six out of 14 of its global datacentres no longer send any waste to landfill, as a result of its efforts
  
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• Uber starts mapping UK city streets

  16-09-2016 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uber is collecting street images for its own maps of the UK cities in which it operates, starting with London.
  
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• Oracle Q1 2016-17: Oracle's cloud sales grow to almost $1bn

  16-09-2016 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Oracle’s first-quarter fiscal 2017 revenue increased by 2% year-on-year, with cloud revenue for the quarter reaching $969m
  
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• Two charged over video game gambling site

  16-09-2016 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are charged with offences under the Gambling Act in what is believed to be the first prosecution involving betting on video games.
  
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• Microsoft's SwiftKey adds AI: Now it's even smarter at knowing what you want to type

  16-09-2016 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft releases a smarter version of SwiftKey for Android, supercharged with a neural net trained on millions of sentences.
  
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• Lauri Love should be extradited to the USA, British court rules

  16-09-2016 12:32
  
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• Court to rule on extradition of British 'hacker' Lauri Love

  16-09-2016 12:32
  
  Lauri Love could face up to 99 years in US prison and a fine of £6.2 million if found guilty
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• AMD's plan to come back to the big leagues against Intel and Nvidia

  16-09-2016 12:30
  
  Following years of being on the back foot, AMD is gearing up to take back the lost ground against its rivals
  
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• Think Google Fiber's fast? Nokia to show off tech that's 1,000 times faster

  16-09-2016 12:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Core internet networks could see a major boost in coming years with the new terabit-speed optical-fiber links of the type being unveiled by Nokia Bell Labs.
  
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• The tech that could lead to reading a closed book

  16-09-2016 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• Ransomware: What are the legal implications of your business getting hit?

  16-09-2016 12:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Does it count as a data breach if no data leaves your network?
  
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• Uber's city-mapping cars are coming to London

  16-09-2016 12:00
  
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• IBM Watson: Experiencing IBM Watson

  16-09-2016 11:57
  
  See how IBM’s Cognitive Computing revolution is changing how many professions investigate key issues in their work
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• In pictures: the winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016

  16-09-2016 11:51
  
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• EC overhauls telecoms rules to bolster broadband, 5G

  16-09-2016 11:40 via computerweekly.com
  
  The European Commission is set to make a number of changes to European Union telecoms rules to support ultrafast network connectivity
  
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• Would you do a survey for us?

  16-09-2016 11:31
  
  Help keep the Alphr team in coffee - oh, and you could win something too
  
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• IBM Watson: A doctor's digital assistant

  16-09-2016 11:22
  
  This series about IBM Watson will explore how cognitive computing is impacting fields as diverse as finance, education and security.
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• Snowden dismisses 'distorted' US report on mass surveillance disclosures

  16-09-2016 11:17
  
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• Lauri Love: the student accused of hacking the US

  16-09-2016 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  How did a brilliant but fragile teenager from a rural English town end up facing life imprisonment in the US? Computer Weekly speaks to Lauri Love
  
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• The best watches of 2016

  16-09-2016 11:08
  
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• The best watches for men and women

  16-09-2016 11:08
  
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• ReCore review: Microsoft's robot rampage has a glitch in the matrix

  16-09-2016 09:00
  
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• Making Mack: ReCore's robot dog is brought to life

  16-09-2016 09:00
  
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• Singtel launches Wi-Fi calling, ups mobile data allowances

  16-09-2016 08:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobile customers of Singtel can now use Wi-Fi networks for voice calls, with the provider also announcing triple data allowances for less than SG$10 a month.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for September 16

  16-09-2016 08:42
  
  A former Tesla partner has expressed safety concerns over Autopilot, Arctic sea ice hits joint second-lowest levels on record
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• ISPs against broadband speed regulation

  16-09-2016 07:44 via zdnet.com
  
  ISPs say nearly every factor affecting individual users' speeds are out of their control, including the type of network technology, backhaul capacity, end-user hardware, distance to the exchange, and weather.
  
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• Lauri Love - my battle with extradition

  16-09-2016 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  A court ruled today that Lauri Love, a 31 year old electrical engineering student, from Suffolk, can be extradicted to the US to face hacking charges.
  
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• Security TV: Will cyber insurance change the security industry?

  16-09-2016 04:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Security experts and sysadmins be warned, the actuaries and accountants are headed your way.
  
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• US regulators order recall of 1m Samsung Note 7 phones

  16-09-2016 03:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US safety regulators announce a formal recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone after battery issues lead to overheating and the phone catching fire.
  
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• Former Communications Minister Stephen Conroy resigns from Senate

  16-09-2016 03:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The senator responsible for introducing Australia's fibre-to-the-premises NBN, and pushing a controversial internet-filtering policy, has resigned from Parliament.
  
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• ​The open-source Dronecode dog fight

  16-09-2016 01:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The open-source drone software group Dronecode has forked, with some developers leaving for their own project.
  
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• More light, better life

  16-09-2016 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solar power is expanding fast in Africa, and innovative products and payment schemes are ensuring the poor and rural communities don't miss out.
  
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• ADSL mapping service launched by ACCAN for those awaiting NBN

  16-09-2016 01:30 via zdnet.com
  
  ACCAN's new mapping tool will enable consumers to check ADSL coverage and availability in their area, and provides a series of steps for troubleshooting potential issues.
  
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