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• Microsoft's data announcements, and what they mean

  23-11-2016 21:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Last week, Microsoft made a slew of announcements around its data and analytics offerings.Here's a rundown of the announcements, and an analysis of where they take Microsoft...and us.
  
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• Political inertia puts U.S. IoT security reform on hold

  23-11-2016 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Security experts' recent pleas to Congress for regulations in support of IoT security standards fell on deaf ears.
  
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• Data to analytics to AI: From descriptive to predictive analytics

  23-11-2016 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be the buzzword du jour for organizations, but this is not an obvious or straightforward transition even for those building advanced products and platforms. Many organizations are still struggling with digital transformation to become data-driven, so how should they approach this new challenge?
  
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• GoPro Hero 5 Black review: The best action camera just got better

  23-11-2016 18:13
  
  Small improvements and additions abound in the GoPro Hero 5 Black — it's the best action camera money can buy
  
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• What the Autumn Statement means for tech, science and UK businesses

  23-11-2016 18:08
  
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• ICT Investment Trends in the UK: Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through to ... - Digital Journal

  23-11-2016 17:53
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  MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report “ICT Investment Trends In The UK: Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2017” to its database. This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire. Albany, NY ...
  
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• Chancellor announces 5G funding and cash for driverless cars in the Autumn Statement

  23-11-2016 17:07
  
  Hammond wants to turn startups into scale-ups
  
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• What's stopping people getting online? A growing fear of hackers

  23-11-2016 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Until we know how much data breaches cost each victim, there's little chance of getting business to invest enough in cybersecurity, warns the Internet Society.
  
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• IBM's computer vision research zeroes in on identifying skin cancer

  23-11-2016 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM's methods for identifying skin cancer in its tested data sets have performed as well as medical specialists.
  
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• Case study: How the RAC is digitising roadside assistance

  23-11-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  The RAC, an organisation steeped in tradition, is on a modernisation drive. We look at how Microsoft Azure is helping itdigitise older cars
  
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• Rackspace is opening a new datacenter in Germany

  23-11-2016 16:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Facility will focus on private clouds, hosting, and fully managed VMware environments.
  
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• Rackspace is opening a new data centre in Germany

  23-11-2016 16:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Focus is on private clouds, hosting and fully managed VMware environments.
  
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• Twitter tells law enforcement to stop mining tweets for surveillance

  23-11-2016 16:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Reports of law enforcement agencies and police departments using the service to spy on suspects has caused the company "great concern."
  
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• Breitbart news site blocked by ad exchange

  23-11-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A leading ad exchange blacklists Breitbart News because of concerns over hate speech and incitement to violence.
  
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• Nasscom lowers sales growth prediction for India’s IT industry

  23-11-2016 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Nasscom lowers the rate at which it expects revenues for the Indian IT services industry as a whole to grow, citing domestic and global issues in its revision
  
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• Where to find the best Black Friday deals – and even Apple is getting involved this year

  23-11-2016 16:00
  
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• Yes, ​Apple's iPhone is still generating monster profits, and Android is still miles behind

  23-11-2016 15:49 via zdnet.com
  
  iPhone grabs 91 percent of worldwide smartphone profits, while the nearest Android maker only manages two percent. But it's not clear how long that will continue.
  
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• Government offers five-year tax holiday on new fibre networks

  23-11-2016 15:39 via computerweekly.com
  In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirms a massive cash injection for broadband and 5G, and announces business rate cuts for new fibre broadband network builds
  
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• What the IR35 reforms, coupled with a hard Brexit, could mean for the UK tech sector

  23-11-2016 15:21 via computerweekly.com
  Colin Morley, professional services director at recruitment firm Harvey Nash, spells out the possible consequences of the forthcoming IR35 tax reforms and the prospect of a “hard Brexit”
  
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• David's guide to surviving Thanksgiving (2016 edition)

  23-11-2016 15:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Learn about dark meat turkey, Jedi family management skills, and a little tech. Plus some tips about how to have and enjoy a non-traditional holiday and giving Mom a break. In our 2016 update, we spend a few minutes on real thankfulness and remind you to avoid politics.
  
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• Buying a PC on Black Friday? Here are five trends to watch out for

  23-11-2016 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Based on this year's ads, things are a little different than in the past if you're looking to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet. Here's how.
  
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• 5 Top Trends if You're Buying a PC on Black Friday 2016

  23-11-2016 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Based on this year's ads, things are a little different than in the past if you're looking to purchase a laptop, desktop, or tablet. Here's how.
  
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• Foldscope's origami microscope smashes its Kickstarter target in less than 24 hours

  23-11-2016 14:48
  
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• Trump to Cook: "Build a big plant in the United States"

  23-11-2016 14:39 via zdnet.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump tells Apple CEO Tim Cook that it would be a "real achievement" if Apple were to shift manufacturing to the U.S.
  
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• Outlook not syncing? Microsoft says it's rolling out a fix after lengthy disruption

  23-11-2016 14:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has been having email issues for just shy of a week. A fix is finally rolling out, but will it tell customers what went wrong?
  
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• EE just filled hundreds of 4G blackspots in the UK overnight

  23-11-2016 14:29
  
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• WIRED Health 2017: Delegates

  23-11-2016 14:16
  
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• EE calls on competitors to commit to clarify coverage

  23-11-2016 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  EE CEO Marc Allera calls on his competitors to get behind a new proposal to offer better information on the geographical extent of mobile coverage around the UK
  
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• This cheap and nasty ransomware will try to encrypt files across your network and removable drives

  23-11-2016 13:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The Stampado ransomware has evolved worm-like techniques to spread.
  
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• Nationwide breaks norm and opens branch because of technology

  23-11-2016 13:49 via computerweekly.com
  Nationwide Building Society is bringing a bank branch back to Glastonbury to try out new technology on customers
  
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• Samsung Gear S3 first impressions: Much improved over the S2, but with potential to be the best smartwatch

  23-11-2016 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung continues to push the limits of technology with the best LTE smartwatch available today. The Gear S3 can be even better once the advertised capability is released to the public.
  
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• Study finds iPhone owners are less trustworthy than their Android counterparts

  23-11-2016 13:46
  
  Android owners are more likely to be more humble, older and male
  
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• Autumn Statement: Five places you say need better broadband around the UK

  23-11-2016 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the government pledges to invest in superfast broadband, Newsbeat listeners say they just need decent download speeds.
  
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• Deliveroo blames reused passwords for spate of account hacks

  23-11-2016 13:32
  
  But security experts say companies must change user behaviour
  
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• Deliveroo blames re-used passwords for spate of account hacks

  23-11-2016 13:32
  
  But security experts say companies must change user behaviour
  
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• IBM, HPE and T-Systems compete for Europe-wide €5.3m hybrid cloud contract

  23-11-2016 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  European research groups confirm details of who made it through to next stage of their hybrid cloud procurement process
  
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• New long-lasting 'battery' can charge in seconds, doesn't degrade

  23-11-2016 13:19 via zdnet.com
  
  If this battery breakthrough makes it beyond the lab, waiting for a smartphone to charge could be a thing of the past.
  
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• How Neo4j is taking graph databases into the mainstream

  23-11-2016 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Q&A with Neo4j CEO Emil Eifrem on the development of the graph database, his biggest competition, and taking on the enterprise.
  
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• These tiny batteries charge phones in seconds and last for a week

  23-11-2016 13:11
  
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• The robo 'gym' where Minecraft is being used to train super smart AI

  23-11-2016 13:00
  
  By: Gian VolpicelliContinue reading...
  
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• Google's AI just created its own universal 'language'

  23-11-2016 12:41
  
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• Axa offers on-demand insurance via mobile app

  23-11-2016 12:33 via computerweekly.com
  
  Insurance company launches app that offers quick and easy insurance cover for individual items owned by customers
  
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• EE calls for mobile coverage clarity

  23-11-2016 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile operator EE has called on phone networks to provide "greater clarity" about their UK signal coverage.
  
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• Ransomware abusing encrypted chat app Telegram protocol cracked

  23-11-2016 12:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have managed to ruin the malware's encryption in the same month it was discovered.
  
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• HPE focuses on hybrid IT and IoT as revenue drops

  23-11-2016 12:11 via computerweekly.com
  
  CEO Meg Whitman continues on her quest to refocus Hewlett Packard Enterprise as the company posts its fourth-quarter results
  
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• Google aims to tackle Black Friday crush

  23-11-2016 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new tool launched by Google ahead of Black Friday offers to tell shoppers how busy a shop is, in real time.
  
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• Two-thirds of London councils have suffered data breaches

  23-11-2016 12:07
  
  FoI: London boroughs claim no user account data was leaked
  
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• This 3D-printed cat tongue reveals how felines 'brush' their fur with Velcro-like spikes

  23-11-2016 12:02
  
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• Internet of Trash: The printable electronics you can just throw away

  23-11-2016 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With products needing more disposable electronics than are made in sufficient volumes using silicon, Norwegian firm Thinfilm thinks it can print out the solution.
  
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• Budget busters: Three ways for CIOs to fund digital initiatives

  23-11-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  The business wants IT to innovate, but CIOs find their budgets are frozen. Who you gonna call?
  
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