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• Australian government departments responsible for their own cybersecurity: Tehan

  02-11-2016 22:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Rather than take a centralised approach, the individual components of the Australian government should look after themselves, cyber minister Dan Tehan has said.
  
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• Facebook blocks Admiral's car insurance discount plan

  02-11-2016 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook blocks an insurer's plan to view young drivers' profiles to set car insurance premiums.
  
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• How to hack your memory and remember almost anything

  02-11-2016 19:48
  
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• Microsoft Teams brings Slack-style messages to Office 365

  02-11-2016 19:39
  
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• Gawker settles Hulk Hogan privacy case for $31m

  02-11-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The defunct US news website Gawker settles a privacy lawsuit won by retired wrestler Hulk Hogan.
  
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• Microsoft Teams challenges work chat rival Slack

  02-11-2016 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft unveils a workplace chat tool that resembles Slack, a popular app from a Canadian start-up.
  
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• Gear WIRED loves: innovative ways to serve your favourite drinks

  02-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Facepalm emoji, farewell Vine: Podcast 292

  02-11-2016 18:15
  
  2016 gets the emoji it deserves, a fond farewell to Vine and controversy over car insurance based on your Facebook posts
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• Apple MacBook Pro (2016) review: Faster, thinner, lighter - but more expensive

  02-11-2016 17:52
  
  No longer as good value as it once was, but the new MacBook Pro 2016 is still a fantastic laptop
  
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• Apple MacBook Pro (2016) review: A better laptop, but at a higher price

  02-11-2016 17:52
  
  No longer as good value as it once was, but the new MacBook Pro 2016 is still a fantastic laptop
  
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• The TUMI x WIRED Innovation in Travel Awards

  02-11-2016 17:51
  
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• Pure-play cyber security has real value, says incoming McAfee head

  02-11-2016 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  Intel Security has outlined its strategy to protect the new digital economy as it gears up for innovation as a new independent pure-play security firm under the McAfee banner
  
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• Customers are more than just data. IBM Watson is helping brands see people in the numbers

  02-11-2016 17:38
  
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• Nand flash shortage to push up solid-state drive prices

  02-11-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Flash storage chip supply is being squeezed by smartphone manufacturers’ demand, increased notebook and datacentre hardware demand, and difficulties switching to 3D Nand production
  
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• How VR and the CD-ROM have more in common than you might think

  02-11-2016 17:00
  
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• British Airways to offer wi-fi on short-haul flights

  02-11-2016 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Airways will offer wi-fi internet access on short-haul flights from 2017, owner IAG says.
  
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• MIT's latest breakthrough? Getting AIs to explain their decisions

  02-11-2016 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  MIT researchers have figured out a way for neural nets, which are typically black boxes, to reveal the rationale behind their decisions.
  
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• When it comes to horror in VR, how scary is too scary?

  02-11-2016 16:12
  
  Virtual reality and horror seem like a perfect match, but game-makers are still drawing the lines around what is and isn’t acceptable
  
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• Three ways hackers can invade your home

  02-11-2016 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Even your kettle could give them a way in, as cybersecurity expert Ken Munro explains.
  
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• Citizen journalism is playing a crucial role in Syria – but it comes at a cost

  02-11-2016 15:58
  
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• Drone-hacking cybersecurity boot camp launched in UK

  02-11-2016 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Budding cyberspies will learn how to hack into drones and crack codes at a new government-backed cybersecurity boot camp.
  
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• Broadcom buys Brocade but will sell off IP network business

  02-11-2016 15:52 via computerweekly.com
  Chipmaker will acquire Brocade for $5.9bn to broaden its storage business, and plans to sell off most of its acquisition’s networking business
  
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• Why Windows hack is being blamed on Russia-linked group

  02-11-2016 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Microsoft says a notorious group of hackers are exploiting a flaw in its Windows operating system.
  
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• Three-quarters of banks see startups as best way to access latest technology

  02-11-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  The latest survey of banks by Efma and Infosys reveals a big appetite for working with startups in the traditional banking sector
  
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• Coca-Cola cloud project bottles rewards for 25,000 staff

  02-11-2016 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Coca-Cola European Partners, which bottles 15 billion litres of soft drinks each year, is working with an HR technology supplier to develop flexible rewards packages for its 25,000 employees
  
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• Nintendo Direct reveals massive update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf

  02-11-2016 14:57
  
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• Nintendo adds amiibo support and new characters to Animal Crossing: New Leaf

  02-11-2016 14:57
  
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• GDS starts to fill vacancies in leadership team after recent executive departures

  02-11-2016 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  Government Digital Service chief Kevin Cunnington announces two new appointments, after the departures of five former directors
  
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• Microsoft unveils Concept Graph: 'It's time AI learned some common sense'

  02-11-2016 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has opened up a knowledge base of words linked to concepts to help machines get better at understanding human communications.
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens, hands-on: What it's like to wear the future

  02-11-2016 13:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Testing out Microsoft's mixed-reality headset.
  
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• Using tech to understand the customer journey in retail

  02-11-2016 13:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Understanding what customers do online and in-store is key to success in retail, says Dixons Carphone CIO.
  
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• Facebook's Gameroom takes aim at Steam

  02-11-2016 13:24
  
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• Network analytics gives mining firm a better view of its cloud

  02-11-2016 13:10 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mining equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals deployed Xangati's monitoring and analytics tools to manage its VMware-based cloud and virtual desktop environments
  
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• Turning pings into packets: Why the future of computers looks a lot like your brain

  02-11-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  In the future, circuits and systems modelled on human brains could end up in everything from supercomputers to everyday smartphones.
  
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• An energy revolution is coming. Meet the startups leading the charge

  02-11-2016 13:00
  
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• Following flops, modular smartphones must pick up the pieces

  02-11-2016 12:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The end of Google's Project Ara and disappointing sales of LG's G5 raise the stakes for the slick modules of Lenovo's Moto Z.
  
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• NHS trust up and running again after virus hits IT systems

  02-11-2016 12:41
  
  North Lincolnshire and Goole cancelled operations and procedures for three days after a attack on its computer systems forced a major shutdown
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• NHS trust cancels operations for third day after virus hits IT systems

  02-11-2016 12:41
  
  North Lincolnshire and Goole trust has shut down nearly all computer systems at three hospitals following an attack on computer systems
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• First Google Tango phone out now: But will buyers take to Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro?

  02-11-2016 12:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo launches the first phone featuring Google's Tango design, offering Google an important test of whether consumers really want the technology.
  
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• Facebook blocks Admiral's plan to analyse applicants' profiles

  02-11-2016 12:26
  
  Motor insurer had planned to scour your social networking life for personality traits that denote safe driving
  
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• Admiral will consider your Facebook personality when offering a car insurance quote

  02-11-2016 12:26
  
  Motor insurer will scour your social networking life for personality traits that denote safe driving
  
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• Roli Blocks: British music firm produces radical Lego-like electronic music system

  02-11-2016 12:18
  
  Pocket-friendly and affordable, Roli’s new instrument aims to make producing professional electronic music easier for all
  
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• Ford's self-driving cars will be powered by BlackBerry software

  02-11-2016 11:53
  
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• Nintendo denies it's about to call time on Wii U production

  02-11-2016 11:43
  
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• Unilever puts digital transformation in the hands of IT

  02-11-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  The global IT director of digital marketing at Unilever explains how the firm has managed digital transformation by shifting the role of the IT team
  
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• Nasa hints at further Moon missions so it can fill 'knowledge gaps' about the lunar body

  02-11-2016 11:14
  
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• The government pledges to 'damage, disrupt and destroy' cyberattackers who target the UK

  02-11-2016 10:56
  
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• Battlefield 1 review: Experience the dawn of modern warfare

  02-11-2016 10:47
  
  DICE returns to WW1 to make the best Battlefield shooter in years
  
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• Intel Security shifts channel strategy

  02-11-2016 10:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  Intel Security adjusts its channel strategy in response to a market shift towards services-based security
  
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• Sea levels have risen more than we thought, NASA research suggests

  02-11-2016 10:43
  
  20th-century sea levels rises were up to 28% higher than we previously estimated
  
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