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• Big Data week in review: Integrated features rule

  02-12-2016 22:24 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's re:Invent drove a Big Data news cycle this week, including items emanating from outside the conference. Here's a roll-up of the announcements, and a theme to connect them.
  
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• TV apps are breaking down into a confusing mess

  02-12-2016 21:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The idea of an app equating to a TV channel is breaking down as broadband video aggregators are recreating the cable experience over broadband. That's putting companies like Apple in conflict with video providers.
  
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• Juniper Networks buys cloud management startup AppFormix

  02-12-2016 20:52 via zdnet.com
  
  AppFormix's software platform leverages streaming analytics and machine learning in a distributed architecture for use in cloud environments.
  
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• Apple blames 'air' for iPhone 6s battery problem

  02-12-2016 20:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you have a problem where your iPhone 6s randomly and unexpectedly shuts down for no reason? Apple is blaming air for the issue.
  
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• How and why Microsoft is stepping up its focus on 'families' with Windows 10

  02-12-2016 20:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 10's Home Hub feature set could be a step along Microsoft's long-term goal of making households, and not just workplaces, more productive and connected.
  
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• FCC doesn't like AT&T, Verizon 'zero rating' their own video apps

  02-12-2016 19:34 via zdnet.com
  
  After the launch of DirecTV Now earlier this week, the FCC is following up with AT&T and Verizon on their "zero rating" practices.
  
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• Researchers figure out how to trick facial recognition systems

  02-12-2016 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Neural networks may be the hot topic these days, but they're far from infallible.
  
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• British Telecom appoints new Brazil head

  02-12-2016 18:08 via zdnet.com
  
  Company veteran Alex Inglês becomes the company's new general director.
  
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• Ant vomit, magic internet boat: Podcast 296

  02-12-2016 18:03
  
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• How deep learning will transform the future of the auto industry

  02-12-2016 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  A new report shows that vehicle makers need to change the way they think about producing products to survive the coming transformation.
  
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• 100 Women 2016: The winners of the BBC hackathon develop app

  02-12-2016 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC 100 Women team have hosted a hackathon with Facebook UK to give female developers the chance to create a unique social media product.
  
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• Sennheiser MB 660 UC wireless headset, First Take: Business-class comms

  02-12-2016 17:07 via zdnet.com
  
  This premium-priced headset offers a comprehensive set of features, including adaptive active noise cancellation.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Cyber security must be recognised as a fundamental component of business

  02-12-2016 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  How can information security professionals help organisations to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?
  
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• How to 'build' a musician: WIRED visits the Red Bull Music 'incubator' in Montreal

  02-12-2016 17:00
  
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• Microsoft Ventures' newest investments: Private cloud, analytics, texting and IoT

  02-12-2016 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft Ventures has made 14 publicly disclosed investments in startups since its founding in May. Here's who is on the list.
  
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• Using the cloud as a platform for innovation

  02-12-2016 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  On-demand IT provides a strong base from which the business can test, develop and roll out creative solutions
  
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• Security veteran urges firms to prioritise spear phishing defence

  02-12-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  UK firms should prioritise defence against spear phishing as a key component of cyber attacks, according to security veteran Peter Wood
  
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• Good game, Overwatch - Blizzard's shooter wins big at The Game Awards

  02-12-2016 15:31
  
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• AWS on bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to the cloud masses

  02-12-2016 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Amazon Web Services used Re:Invent 2016 to stake its claim as an early adopter of machine learning, while revealing details of its plans to boost the technology's take-up among everyday developers
  
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• Phone encryption: Police 'mug' suspect to get data

  02-12-2016 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives have developed a new tactic to beat criminals using mobile phone encryption - legally mug them.
  
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• A terabyte too tight? Small businesses, beware the cloud storage ceiling

  02-12-2016 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Dropbox, Google's G Suite, Microsoft's OneDrive, and Apple's iCloud each have pricing and service policies that close the door on tiny businesses. Here's why that's bad for customers and the storage providers, too.
  
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• ​How artificial intelligence has morphed accountants into business advisors

  02-12-2016 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud software has allowed the accountants to focus on why they joined the industry in the first place. We take a look at how leaving large-scale calculations and mundane tasks to machines has allowed accountants morph into more than bean-counters.
  
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• This creepy website reveals exactly how the web is tracking you in real time

  02-12-2016 15:00
  
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• Volvo unveils huge 300-passenger bendy bus for Rio roads

  02-12-2016 14:29
  
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• Motorola is pulling the plug on its smartwatches

  02-12-2016 14:19
  
  Don't expect a Motorola Moto 360 anytime soon as the manufacturer has fallen out of love with wearables
  
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• VR: The next big shift in advertising

  02-12-2016 14:16
  
  Virtual reality advertising is still in its infancy, but already it is achieving real results for companies willing to invest
  
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• French man jailed for visiting pro-IS websites

  02-12-2016 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A French man has been sentenced to two years in jail for repeatedly visiting websites that back the so-called Islamic State terror group.
  
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• Apple lacks "courage" and " risks to the company have never been greater," claims Oppenheimer

  02-12-2016 13:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple doom-mongering has kicked up a few notches over the course of 2016.
  
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• These analytic and AI services from AWS will be huge hits. Here's why

  02-12-2016 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Web Services is following in competitor's footsteps by announcing analytic and AI services. However, in the face of Amazon's scale, head starts won't matter.
  
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• Fake news detector plug-in developed

  02-12-2016 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one developer came up with a way of flagging fake news on social media.
  
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• UK helps dismantle Avalanche global cyber network

  02-12-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  The UK's National Crime Agency has contributed to the takedown of a cloud-based cyber crime network in a collaborative law enforcement operation involving 30 countries
  
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• Testing car seats to protect children

  02-12-2016 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With rules on children's car seats set to change next year, Richard Westcott visits a facility for conducting tests.
  
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• Hideo Kojima's new Death Stranding trailer is the most twisted yet

  02-12-2016 12:15
  
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• Football meets virtual reality in new headset computer game

  02-12-2016 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A football computer game has been given a futuristic makeover, immersing players into the world of virtual reality.
  
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• Petition to elect Hillary Clinton becomes largest ever campaign on Change.org

  02-12-2016 12:13
  
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• Smart duvet: the bed that makes itself

  02-12-2016 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bed that can make itself after being slept in is developed in Montreal, Canada.
  
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• The digital opportunity for CIOs

  02-12-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  CIOs have a unique opportunity to lead the digital strategy in their organisations, but they have to move quickly to make sure they have the right skills and infrastructure in place
  
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• Academics link payment card vulnerability to Tesco Bank cyber heist

  02-12-2016 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  UK academics uncover a vulnerability in online payment systems, which they say could have been used in the Tesco Bank cyber heist
  
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• App helps drone pilots avoid no-fly zones

  02-12-2016 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new app lets drone pilots know if they are flying their craft in or near restricted airspace.
  
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• 'Frighteningly easy' for criminals to get Visa card details, study claims

  02-12-2016 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is "frighteningly easy" for criminals to get security details for a Visa debit or credit cards, according to research from Newcastle University.
  
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• Russian supply shuttle is destroyed on its way to the ISS

  02-12-2016 11:23
  
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• Uber can now track your location even when you're not on a ride. Here's how to turn it off

  02-12-2016 11:06
  
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• Ligo is back and it's on the hunt for gravitational waves again

  02-12-2016 10:42
  
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• Businesses forget disability and accessibility when buying IT

  02-12-2016 10:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Both customer and supply side IT organisations need to consider the needs of disabled people when embarking on new procurements, according to a recent study
  
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• Researchers mimic how we recognize faces through artificial intelligence

  02-12-2016 09:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The new findings appear to have captured the "human" element missing from current machine learning systems.
  
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• The AI-generated Christmas karaoke song and other news

  02-12-2016 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
  
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• Selena Gomez is revealed as Instagram's most popular celebrity in 2016

  02-12-2016 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pop singer has eight of the 10 most-liked celebrity photos on Instagram this year.
  
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• 'How do you create water with feelings?' Disney's animators on moving to CGI for Moana

  02-12-2016 09:00
  
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• Avalanche botnet network struck down in global operation

  02-12-2016 08:52 via zdnet.com
  
  A concerted effort between law enforcement and cybersecurity firms has resulted in the destruction of a major botnet platform.
  
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• Uber compensation package approved by Queensland government

  02-12-2016 08:04 via zdnet.com
  
  In December, taxi and limo license holders in Queensland will receive a letter from the government detailing how they can be compensated for the legalisation of ride-sharing in the state.
  
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