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• ​South Korea to create 'data exchange' for AI age

  15-12-2016 23:27 via zdnet.com
  
  South Korea will begin drawing regulations to create a data exchange and data-free zone for intellectual property rights over data, in preparation for the spread of AI tech.
  
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• Hacking: Truth or treason?

  15-12-2016 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Newsnight Editor Ian Katz asks if truth trumps all in a world of hacking
  
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• Verizon changes course, will kill Samsung Note 7 via software update

  15-12-2016 23:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Verizon Wireless is doing the right thing and will release Samsung's impending software update that disables the Note 7 phone.
  
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• Adobe delivers record revenue on Q4 earnings beat

  15-12-2016 22:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The company continues to push an aggressive cloud strategy toward record-setting revenue growth.
  
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• Oracle's quarterly cloud revenue surpasses $1B

  15-12-2016 22:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The software reports mixed Q2 2017 results but continued growth of its cloud business.
  
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• How to delete or protect your Yahoo account

  15-12-2016 22:20 via zdnet.com
  
  It's time to seriously consider deleting your Yahoo account. Can't? OK, here's what you can do to protect it.
  
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• Fake news: Facebook rolls out new tools to tackle false stories

  15-12-2016 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is introducing new features to help combat fabricated news stories online.
  
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• Report: IoT gives advertisers a new way to target millennial yuppies

  15-12-2016 20:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The next time a connected device owner is running low on kombucha, she might be looking for an ad for more on her smart fridge.
  
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• Tech Ticker: No more Windows 10 preview builds in 2016; uBlock Origin for Edge goes live

  15-12-2016 19:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Windows 10 Insiders can take the rest of the year off, with Microsoft deciding that no new Insider Preview builds will ship until after New Year's. And still exclusive club of Microsoft Edge extensions now has a new member, the popular uBlock Origin ad blocker.
  
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• T-Mobile offers free year of DirecTV Now to AT&T customers who switch

  15-12-2016 19:01 via zdnet.com
  If you've been looking for an added incentive to switch from AT&T to T-Mobile, how does a free year of DirecTV Now sound?
  
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• Twitch moves beyond gaming with new 'Twitch IRL' vlog stream

  15-12-2016 19:00
  
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• Meat and potato pie 'sent into space' from Wigan

  15-12-2016 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A meat and potato pie is sent "into space" attached to a weather balloon and is being tracked on its journey to 100,000 feet.
  
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• Water ice is found lurking in craters on dwarf planet Ceres

  15-12-2016 18:00
  
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• Our favourite Rogue One presents and stocking fillers

  15-12-2016 18:00
  
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• May the 4th be with you! Our favourite toys and gadgets to celebrate Star Wars Day

  15-12-2016 18:00
  
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• HTC 10 Evo review: How to ruin a great flagship’s good name

  15-12-2016 17:35
  
  The HTC 10 Evo looks like the HTC 10… but it’s a cruel trick
  
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• The ten best Mario games Super Mario Run has to live up to

  15-12-2016 17:30
  
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• BMW is putting IBM's Watson AI in the passenger seat

  15-12-2016 17:28
  
  BMW is working with IBM to put Watson in four hybrid supercars. Here's why
  
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• Hit by ransomware? No More Ransom portal adds 32 more free decryption tools to help you

  15-12-2016 17:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Bitdefender, Check Point, Emsisoft and Trend Micro have joined the No More Ransom scheme - allowing more victims of ransomware to get their files back without paying criminals.
  
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• Brazilian government advances IoT plan

  15-12-2016 17:21 via zdnet.com
  
  A comprehensive study on the state of the technology in the country will be carried out ahead of the launch of a national strategy next year.
  
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• Facebook Messenger adds Snapchat-style selfie filters

  15-12-2016 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook launches a new camera - complete with video filters - for its Messenger app.
  
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• Viral content: Why the Food Standards Agency is watching what you tweet

  15-12-2016 16:23
  
  Don’t judge people for tweeting their symptoms – it turns out they’re doing the country a huge favour
  
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• Cisco confirms closure of Intercloud public cloud platform in 2017

  15-12-2016 15:50 via computerweekly.com
  
  Networking giant says change in cloud strategy indicates how users’ technology needs are evolving
  
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• FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is stepping down

  15-12-2016 15:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Wheeler was appointed to the top position at the FCC more three years ago by the President Barack Obama.
  
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• Yahoo: How do state hackers break in?

  15-12-2016 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yahoo says a state-sponsored attacker breached its systems - but what do we know about how such hackers act?
  
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• Fitbit's challenge: Winning over Pebble developers, community

  15-12-2016 15:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Fitbit's acquisition of Pebble's software platform revolved around talent and intellectual property. But don't forget the goodwill related to engaging Pebble's third party developer community.
  
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• IBM and BMW want Watson to help drive your car

  15-12-2016 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM Watson partnership with BMW looks to explore the potential of cognitive computing in vehicles.
  
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• Industry backs call for government action on 5G

  15-12-2016 14:55 via computerweekly.com
  
  The mobile industry has rallied around this week’s National Infrastructure Commission report on 5G and telecoms
  
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• BMW Group uses IBM Watson to explore personalised driver systems

  15-12-2016 14:28 via computerweekly.com
  BMW and IBM are putting research teams together to investigate the use of IBM Watson to personalise the driver experience
  
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• APAC users concerned about lack of safety standards in driverless vehicles

  15-12-2016 14:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Half of Asia-Pacific respondents will buy or use a driverless car when available, but lack of safety standards and being targeted by hackers are top concerns, reveals survey.
  
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• Salesforce closes Krux acquisition for smarter marketing

  15-12-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Krux platform brings key innovations to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud, such as allowing marketers to tap into any Salesforce data.
  
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• After Krux acquisition, Salesforce rolls out smarter marketing tools

  15-12-2016 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Krux platform brings key innovations to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud, such as allowing marketers to tap into any Salesforce data.
  
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• Yahoo hack: Should I panic?

  15-12-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yahoo has said data from more than one billion accounts may have been hacked - should you be worried?
  
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• Fujitsu secures 32 million euro deal to push Finnish smart healthcare projects

  15-12-2016 13:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The Apotti project aims to unify the country's healthcare and social systems.
  
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• Infoporn: Sprawling graphics help you 'see' how beautiful the music in Vivaldi's Four Seasons is

  15-12-2016 13:00
  
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• Infographic: 'Seeing' the musical beauty of Vivaldi's Four Seasons

  15-12-2016 13:00
  
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• Facebook wants to make original shows like Netflix and Amazon Prime

  15-12-2016 12:56
  
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• Nokia to acquire IP network analytics firm Deepfield

  15-12-2016 12:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks Nokia's evolution from traditional handsets into the world of networking and data analytics.
  
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• Evernote’s new privacy policy means the company can snoop on your notes

  15-12-2016 12:45
  
  Twitter users are crying out over Evernote’s new privacy policy, but is it actually as bad as it seems?
  
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• Wynn Las Vegas installing an Amazon Echo in every hotel room

  15-12-2016 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Staying in a luxurious hotel room means enjoying special perks and amenties you may not have at home. In 2017, guest of the Wynn in Las Vegas will be able to control their room via voice control thanks to the Amazon Echo deployment.
  
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• Volkswagen snaps up stake in EV charging tech firm Hubject

  15-12-2016 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The automaker is betting big on new technologies to put old scandals to rest.
  
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• Typo allowed Russian hackers to access US Democratic Party emails

  15-12-2016 12:14 via computerweekly.com
  
  Typographical mistake in an email warning of a phishing attack on the US Democrats led to thousands of private emails being accessed and published by Russian-backed hackers
  
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• How young Lebanese devs are tackling their country's Syrian refugee crisis

  15-12-2016 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With refugees from Syria flooding into its far smaller neighbour, Lebanon, local technologists are working to help respond to the humanitarian crisis.
  
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• Lego prices to rise in the UK because of Brexit

  15-12-2016 11:57
  
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• Evernote never forgets: staff will soon be able to read your notes. Here's how to encrypt them

  15-12-2016 11:52
  
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• Evernote abandons controversial privacy policy change

  15-12-2016 11:52
  
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• Microsoft teases Amazon Echo rival powered by Cortana

  15-12-2016 11:33
  
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• Yahoo hacked: One billion users affected by August 2013 data breach, company confirms

  15-12-2016 11:23 via computerweekly.com
  
  Yahoo confirms details of a historic data breach, dating back to 2013, affecting one billion users
  
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• No foreign ownership issues in TPG's path to becoming fourth Singapore telco

  15-12-2016 11:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian telco says it is not aware of any concerns specific to its operations in Singapore, where it has a local entity and will have an employee base of some 450.
  
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• Watch Uber's self-driving car run a red light in San Francisco

  15-12-2016 11:19
  
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