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• Netflix shares soar as video service posts jump in subscribers

  17-10-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Netflix shakes off worries over growth with new subscriber numbers that beat estimates and sends its share price soaring 20%.
  
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• UK fracking sites could threaten the diversity of Britain's wildlife

  17-10-2016 23:05
  
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• Fog computing: Balancing the best of local processing with the cloud

  17-10-2016 22:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Google and Facebook designed their infrastructures to apply computing where it makes the most sense. And that approach is starting to make more sense for other companies.
  
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• Quick poll: Beyond the Wi-Fi kettle

  17-10-2016 21:35
  
  Where next for the Internet of Things? We want to know what you think...
  
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• Drone racing is coming to Eurosport in November

  17-10-2016 21:00
  
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• Mobile productivity: Apps that Jason Cipriani can't work without

  17-10-2016 20:49 via zdnet.com
  
  It's mind boggling how an app on our smartphone or tablet can make our lives easier. Here are five iOS apps that get me through each day.
  
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• IT's new role: Build a digital society worthy of our descendents

  17-10-2016 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Gartner opened its 2016 Symposium and ITxpo by telling technology leaders 'it's time to build again' and this time it's about laying the foundation for a better digital society.
  
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• 'Land is so yesterday': e-residents and 'digital embassies' could replace country borders

  17-10-2016 19:00
  
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• Tile Mate and Tile Slim review: Bluetooth lost and found tags just got lighter

  17-10-2016 18:47
  
  The handy Bluetooth trackers are back, and they’re more discreet than ever
  
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• Concern over missing man's Facebook page updates

  17-10-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends and relatives of a missing American man are concerned because his Facebook page has become active, but they have not seen him for more than a month.
  
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• The best PlayStation VR games you should be playing right now

  17-10-2016 18:00
  
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• Samsung S7 adds features from doomed Note 7

  17-10-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung is working to bring some features of its ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 phone to its S7 and S7 Edge devices.
  
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• Intelligence agencies collected personal data unlawfully for a decade, says IPT

  17-10-2016 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  UK intelligence agencies have been collecting communications data on the population without adequate oversight for a decade, according to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
  
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• How Samsung Gear VR is helping Sherry Fitzgerald bring off-plan properties to life

  17-10-2016 17:26
  
  Virtual reality can give you a tour of your home – before it’s even built
  
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• MI6, MI5 and GCHQ 'unlawfully collected private data for 10 years'

  17-10-2016 17:06
  
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• UNSW obtains 10-fold boost in quantum computing stability

  17-10-2016 17:01 via zdnet.com
  
  A team of engineers at the University of New South Wales has expanded the time during which calculations could be performed in a future silicon quantum computer.
  
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• Isle of Man launches IT and education campus to share tech skills

  17-10-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  The Isle of Man has opened an IT and Education Campus to teach tech skills to the island’s adults
  
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• Misfit announces the Phase smartwatch hybrid

  17-10-2016 15:47
  
  Misfit’s new wearable looks like a classy addition to your wrist
  
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• UK spy agencies broke privacy rules says tribunal

  17-10-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spy agencies breached privacy rules when they collected bulk data about UK citizens, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules.
  
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• These free ransomware decryption tools have rescued data from 2,500 locked devices

  17-10-2016 14:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Decryption tools have cost cyber-crooks more than a million euros in two months by unlocking encrypted devices for free.
  
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• Business and GDPR to drive consumer identity projects

  17-10-2016 14:33 via computerweekly.com
  
  Business demand for consumer identity management capability is growing to enable new business models, improve customer engagement and ensure General Data Protection Regulation compliance, says KuppingerCole
  
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• A global, digital Britain will only succeed with global tech talent

  17-10-2016 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Government plans for a Brexit Britain must take into account the international nature of tech talent in its approach to immigration
  
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• Panasonic teams up with Tesla to make solar cells at SolarCity

  17-10-2016 13:44
  
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• G.fast broadband proving popular among European operators

  17-10-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Ahead of Broadband World Forum, an Ovum report reveals high levels of interest in G.fast delivery technology, particularly among major European operators with large copper networks
  
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• Polish Enigma codebreakers honoured at London ceremony

  17-10-2016 12:37
  
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• Which part of the UK gets the best mobile broadband speeds?

  17-10-2016 12:33
  
  London wins for coverage, but you have to cross the Irish sea for top speeds
  
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• The German government has a HUGE problem with Tesla Autopilot ads

  17-10-2016 12:30
  
  Tesla Autopilot could disappear in Germany
  
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• Post-Brexit drop in pound sees cloud costs rise by £1,750 a year in UK, 451 Research shows

  17-10-2016 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  451 Research shows UK enterprises are on course to pay thousands of pounds more for the same cloud services as last year, in the wake of Brexit
  
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• Peter Thiel set to donate £1million to Donald Trump's election campaign

  17-10-2016 12:03
  
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• Snapchat reportedly gearing up for £20 billion IPO

  17-10-2016 12:02
  
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• SSP Worldwide customers call for revised compensation offer for two-week cloud outage

  17-10-2016 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Insurance brokers urge software house to rethink rebates, in light of the financial toll prolonged cloud outage has taken on their businesses
  
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• Tesla told to dump Autopilot brand in Germany

  17-10-2016 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tesla is told to drop the Autopilot brand name, which it uses to promote its driver-assistance software, in Germany.
  
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• How to beat Oracle licence audits

  17-10-2016 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  An eight-step guide to tame the Oracle auditors. Don't take the bait...
  
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• UK firms could face £122bn in data breach fines in 2018

  17-10-2016 10:10 via computerweekly.com
  The PCI Security Standards Council is urging firms to act now to avoid exponentially increased penalties under new EU data protection regulations
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 gets the Note 7’s Always On Display upgrade

  17-10-2016 10:09
  
  The Note 7 may be no more, but there’s no point in good software going to waste
  
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• Facebook Messenger’s newest feature is its most useful yet

  17-10-2016 09:35
  
  Facebook is about to bring its best Messenger beta feature to Android iOS users
  
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• You could soon be playing Bloodborne on your phone if Sony's PlayStation plans come to pass

  17-10-2016 09:04
  
  Following in Nintendo’s footsteps, Sony is reviving its mobile PlayStation arm in a bid to woo new players
  
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• Apple Pay arguments against negotiation 'superficial and unconvincing': Banks

  17-10-2016 08:56 via zdnet.com
  
  CBA, NAB, Westpac, and Bendigo Bank have said Apple's security concerns on opening up access to its mobile wallet are 'completely baseless'.
  
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• WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for October 17

  17-10-2016 07:19
  
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• Hyper Anna raises AU$1.25m from Westpac's Reinventure and AirTree VC

  17-10-2016 07:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Hyper Anna, an AI analytics startup, has accepted its first round of investment from Reinventure and AirTree, and has just started working with Insurance Australia Group.
  
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• G.fast broadband expected at 29m premises by 2021: Ovum

  17-10-2016 05:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Western Europe is on track to deliver high-speed G.fast first thanks to the European Commission's 2020 target of 100Mbps to 50 percent of households.
  
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• ​Samsung begins 10nm chip production, heading for Galaxy S8

  17-10-2016 04:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung Electronics has begun production of logic chips, or processors, in the 10-nanometre process that will likely power the Galaxy S8 to be launched early next year.
  
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• Australian, Asian airlines enforce total Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ban

  17-10-2016 03:36 via zdnet.com
  
  More airlines banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 outright over the weekend, following the US Department of Transportation making Note 7s aboard an aircraft a criminal offence.
  
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• How hackers handle stolen login data

  17-10-2016 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If your personal data gets stolen, how long do you have before the criminals come calling?
  
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• BOM chief claims no sensitive data taken in 2015 attack

  17-10-2016 02:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Australian Bureau of Meteorology director Andrew Johnson has said no personal information or sensitive data was taken during the 2015 cybersecurity incident.
  
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• Dubai smart city will be the talk of GITEX

  17-10-2016 01:00 via computerweekly.com
  Global experts in urban planning and smart technology will discuss the important role Dubai will play in supporting the development of smart cities in the Middle East
  
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