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• LeEco CEO admits capital crunch

  08-11-2016 23:52 via zdnet.com
  
  In a letter sent to employees, LeEco co-founder Jia Yueting acknowledged the company is facing a shortage of cash due to its fast sprawl of businesses in too many directions, while relevant shares also tumbled.
  
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• You can now purchase a refurbished iPhone 6S directly from Apple

  08-11-2016 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The company has updated its online refurbished store to include its most successful product, the iPhone, for the first time.
  
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• Nasa's quest to bring back supersonic flight with its X-planes

  08-11-2016 21:21
  
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• Microsoft opens Xbox Preview Program to everyone. Here's how to become a tester

  08-11-2016 21:02
  
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• How to build a billion pound app

  08-11-2016 19:00
  
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• Fujitsu workers stage 48-hour strike over gender pay gap

  08-11-2016 18:41
  
  300 Fujitsu employees go on strike in Manchester to protest against jobs, pensions and pay
  
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• AI that lip-reads 'better than humans'

  08-11-2016 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An artificial intelligence system has learnt to lip-read with 90% accuracy, researchers say.
  
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• Will computer vision help France take a lead in AI?

  08-11-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  There are signs that France could become a centre for artificial intelligence research and development
  
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• Human-machine teaming key to cyber defence, says Intel Security

  08-11-2016 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Intel Security is working with a select group of customers on developing systems to enable human-machine teaming to get the best of both worlds in applying cyber threat intelligence
  
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• “No ego trips": The inside story of the Panama Papers

  08-11-2016 17:04
  
  How Süddeutsche Zeitung helped co-ordinate the biggest data leak in history
  
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• BT boosts broadband speeds for SME and consumer customers

  08-11-2016 16:58 via computerweekly.com
  Telco is increasing the broadband speeds it makes available for small businesses and consumer customers using its fibre-to-the-premises network
  
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• Picasso Labs knows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s best sides

  08-11-2016 16:46
  
  Picasso Labs uses AI to take the guesswork out of pictoral creativity
  
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• AWS shares datacentre security secrets to inspire more enterprise cloud adoption

  08-11-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  CISO says there is no need to sacrifice security to pursue innovation in the cloud, as he reveals how the cloud giant safeguards customer information in its datacentres
  
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• Forget Trump, Zoltan Istvan wants to be the 'anti-death' president

  08-11-2016 15:57
  
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• Forget Trump and Clinton, Zoltan Istvan is running for president as the 'anti-death' candidate

  08-11-2016 15:57
  
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• Microsoft and smartphones: What could it have done differently?

  08-11-2016 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Steve Ballmer says the Microsoft's mistake was not getting into hardware faster: but that's just one of the reasons the company didn't become a smartphone giant.
  
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• Apps are dying. Long live the subservient bots ready to fulfil your every desire

  08-11-2016 15:38
  
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• WIRED Retail 2016: Delegates

  08-11-2016 15:31
  
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• VR transports WW2 veteran to French town he helped liberate

  08-11-2016 15:27
  
  Virtual reality helps a Chelsea pensioner revisit a town he helped to liberate during the Second World War
  
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• Ehang Ghostdrone 2.0 VR review: Great value but a pig to fly

  08-11-2016 15:25
  
  Great price, loads of features, but the Ghostdrone 2.0 VR just isn't fun to pilot
  
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• European agencies seek to bolster co-operation on cyber crime

  08-11-2016 15:14 via computerweekly.com
  
  Fifth annual joint workshop seeks to foster better co-operation between national cyber incident response teams and law enforcement agencies to establish a network to discuss topics of mutual interest
  
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• Gmail for iOS gets a facelift and faster search

  08-11-2016 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  The new Gmail for iOS offers more powerful search, a modern design, and swipe-to-delete.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Cyber insurance a great complement to good security practice

  08-11-2016 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  What should organisations consider if they are to prepare for cyber insurance?
  
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• More than 1,000 UK schools found to be monitoring children with surveillance software

  08-11-2016 14:23
  
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• YouTube adds HDR technology to make videos more vibrant

  08-11-2016 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  YouTube introduces support for HDR - a technology that makes videos more vibrant but can cause unintentional side-effects.
  
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• Playing House: How IBM's Watson is helping doctors diagnose the most rare and elusive illnesses

  08-11-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Marburg Hospital's Centre for the Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases is using the cognitive computing system to solve some of the most complex medical cases.
  
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• Facebook sued over 'discriminatory' house and job adverts

  08-11-2016 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook faces a lawsuit over an option that allows advertisers to exclude certain ethnic groups.
  
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• Android 7.0 Nougat smartphone rollouts begin as LG updates G5

  08-11-2016 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Android Nougat 7.0 rollout for LG's G5 marks the first update to a non-Google Marshmallow phone.
  
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• Secure browser add-on pulled after privacy lapse

  08-11-2016 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Details of people's sexual preferences, health and surfing history have been shared by a browser add-on that rates website privacy and security policies.
  
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• Hyperloop may become reality in Dubai

  08-11-2016 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A firm behind super-fast transport system, Hyperloop, has signed a deal in the United Arab Emirates.
  
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• Tesco Bank blames sophisticated cyberattack for thefts, customers' online transactions remain frozen

  08-11-2016 13:22 via zdnet.com
  
  National Crime Agency and Information Commissioner's office investigating breach which has led to Tesco Bank freezing all online transactions.
  
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• WIRED Horizons: What does the future look like?

  08-11-2016 13:00
  
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• SSE Enterprise Telecoms doubles network footprint in Capita deal

  08-11-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  SSE Enterprise Telecoms set to expand national Ethernet connectivity service for business customers, while Capita and Updata get additional strength for outsourcing projects
  
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• Tesco Bank attack was unprecedented, says regulator

  08-11-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The attack on Tesco Bank which affected 40,0000 accounts "looks unprecedented in the UK".
  
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• Zika vaccine is a step closer after scientists 'neutralise' the virus during pregnancy

  08-11-2016 12:52
  
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• Hackers may 'discredit' US electoral process

  08-11-2016 12:35
  
  Experts warn that disruption to electoral process is more likely than widespread hack
  
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• CIO interview: David Cooper, interim CIO at Centrica

  08-11-2016 12:19 via computerweekly.com
  Interim CIO at utility company Centrica tells Computer Weekly how his job is more than just keeping the lights on
  
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• Facebook trials LinkedIn-style jobs tab to let you apply for roles through the social network

  08-11-2016 12:16
  
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• Pokémon Go update hints at the arrival of 100 new Pokémon – including Ditto

  08-11-2016 12:10
  
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• Google Home has same core as Chromecast, says iFixit teardown

  08-11-2016 12:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Taking a close look at the Google Home smart speaker, iFixit reveals some familiar innards.
  
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• From the hackspace to the production line: why 3D printing is no longer just for hobbyists

  08-11-2016 12:00
  
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• Android Auto is now available for all drivers and cars

  08-11-2016 11:55
  
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• Tesco Bank theft shows need to take cyber security more seriously

  08-11-2016 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Tesco Bank compromise should act as a wake up call to UK businesses to take cyber security more seriously, say security experts
  
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• Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's Falcon 9 explosion was caused by 'frozen oxygen'

  08-11-2016 11:40
  
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• If this astronaut can vote, so can you

  08-11-2016 11:18
  
  Shane Kimbrough casts his vote from 250 miles over the Earth
  
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• Samsung puts out full-page apology ads over Galaxy Note 7 recall

  08-11-2016 11:06
  
  “We will listen to you, learn from this and act in a way that allows us to earn back your trust”
  
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• We’re clueless without search engines and that’s worrying

  08-11-2016 10:56
  
  58% of British adults rely on search engines for a quick grasp of complex topics to avoid social embarrassment
  
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• Building virtual reality games

  08-11-2016 10:48
  
  What do consumers want from virtual reality? What effect will it have on the games industry?
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• Deliveroo riders seek to unionise and gain workers' rights

  08-11-2016 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Couriers working for food delivery service Deliveroo take legal steps to gain workers' rights.
  
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• This algorithm can probably guess your password

  08-11-2016 09:25
  
  TarGuess framework uses mathematical models to crack your paswords
  
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