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• Snap Inc looks to land in China: Report

  19-12-2016 23:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Camera company Snap Inc, which owns popular mobile app Snapchat, is reportedly setting up an R&D team in China, despite the app remaining inaccessible in the country due to government bans.
  
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• Box won't say if it's giving your secrets to the government

  19-12-2016 21:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The company says it only gives up customer data when "required by applicable law." But if it's keeping quiet on reportable figures, should we assume the worst?
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg shares insights gained from building his AI 'butler' Jarvis

  19-12-2016 21:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The project underscored, for example, the need for common APIs and standards for smart homes.
  
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• Cuba announces home internet trial scheme in Havana

  19-12-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cuba unveils a two-month pilot scheme in Havana to allow internet in private homes.
  
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• New state bill wants to put porn blocks on new computers

  19-12-2016 19:17 via zdnet.com
  
  A key caveat is that both buyers and sellers could remove the block for a fee.
  
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• Google's Waymo teases first photos of self-driving Chrysler minivan

  19-12-2016 19:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's new self-driving car company Waymo showed its sensor-equipped minivan through a partnership with Fiat Chrysler in a Medium post on Sunday. It looks like any other Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid -- with sensors.
  
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• CIO view: Inside the World Health Organization

  19-12-2016 18:52 via zdnet.com
  
  An exclusive conversation with the Chief Information Officer of WHO reveals technology used to prepare for and manage outbreaks of disease on a global scale.
  
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• Jarvis is real! Mark Zuckerberg has spent 2016 building an Iron Man-style AI that controls his life

  19-12-2016 18:49
  
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• The SAP platform and digital transformation

  19-12-2016 18:42 via zdnet.com
  
  I had the opportunity to attend SAP TechEd in Barcelona recently in order to assess the software giant's latest enhancements to their platform. In the process, I also gauged its readiness to fully support that urgent IT priority of our time, digital transformation.
  
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• Blade Runner 2049: Watch the first trailer for the sci-fi sequel

  19-12-2016 17:28
  
  Ryan Gosling meets Harrison Ford's Richard Decker in teaser for Blade Runner 2049
  
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• The new Blade Runner 2049 trailer is as explosive and dystopian as you'd expect

  19-12-2016 17:06
  
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• The Blade Runner 2049 trailer is finally here

  19-12-2016 17:06
  
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• Brexit, algorithms and Watford FC: A trip to Football Manager’s studios

  19-12-2016 17:03
  
  We talked to Sports Interactive’s studio head about the politics and process behind Football Manager
  
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• With Yoga Book, Lenovo has reinvented the convertible

  19-12-2016 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Coming soon to Chrome OS, Lenovo's ultrathin notebook can't replace laptops for serious text entry, but could be just the ticket for those who want tablet-like mobility with a serviceable keyboard.
  
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• Facebook launches “most requested Messenger feature ever”

  19-12-2016 16:26
  
  Video chat with up to five other people at a time
  
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• Street Fighter V rage quitters 'to be shamed' in new update

  19-12-2016 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Screen shots in gaming forum Neogaf appear to show that in the new update "penalties will be incurred" for quitting when angry.
  
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• The mystery of the 'alien call' deep in the Mariana Trench is solved

  19-12-2016 16:00
  
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• HMRC slammed over tax probe into Newcastle datacentre campus investors

  19-12-2016 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  HM Revenue and Customs said it is committed to clamping down on abuses of the UK tax system, following criticism of its decision to recoup tax relief payments to datacentre investors
  
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• Microsoft needs to fix LinkedIn's terrible newsfeed

  19-12-2016 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  LinkedIn's value has always been about making connections, but the company's newsfeed lags many other news sources in delivering relevant content. A dose of Microsoft AI could help.
  
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• Tweet with flashing images sent to epileptic writer

  19-12-2016 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vanity Fair writer Kurt Eichenwald suffered a seizure after receiving a flashing image tweet
  
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• We basically have no defences against a surprise comet or asteroid

  19-12-2016 15:16
  
  NASA scientist says we should get building our defences right away
  
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• ICT sector most confident on outlook among UK SMEs - survey - Telecompaper (subscription)

  19-12-2016 15:11
  
  ICT sector most confident on outlook among UK SMEs - survey
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  SMEs in the IT and telecoms industry are among the most confident in the UK and expect business conditions to improve for their business in the coming twelve months, according to a survey by YouGov for Amazon and Enterprise Nation. Only the real estate ...
  
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• Algorithms should be regulated, says Labour MP

  19-12-2016 15:10
  
  Shadow industry minister says there's a case for government to intervene in Silicon Valley's secret sauce
  
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• Turkey blocks access to Tor anonymising network

  19-12-2016 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Turkey has blocked direct access to the Tor anonymous browsing network as part of a wider crackdown on the ways people circumvent official internet censorship.
  
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• METHOD-1 is a giant robot mech that's a cross between Alien's Power Loader and the Iron Giant

  19-12-2016 14:27
  
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• Lenovo reorganizes Brazil operation

  19-12-2016 14:19 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is "adapting costs to a new market reality"
  
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• What's really inside the deep sea internet cables that keep us all online?

  19-12-2016 14:05
  
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• Why AirPods are the future of wireless audio

  19-12-2016 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Their sound quality may not impress audiophines but Apple's odd-looking wireless earbuds set a new experience standard for connections that the industry should embrace.
  
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• Super Mario Run jumps over a gap for Nintendo fans

  19-12-2016 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Nintendo has characterized its belated smartphone assault as a long game to win new fans, but its famous character is easing the pain as the company shifts game platforms.
  
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• BMW runs first Innovation Lab for financial services division

  19-12-2016 13:35 via computerweekly.com
  Five startups take part in luxury car manufacturer’s first “innovation lab” to develop financial technology solutions
  
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• Will AR wearables replace your iPhone?

  19-12-2016 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  One Apple analyst believes that AR wearables will be what replaces the iPhone in your pocket.
  
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• Which programming languages are most popular (and what does that even mean)?

  19-12-2016 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Popularity may not be a single vector answer, but students and professionals still want to know if they're guiding their careers and companies in the right direction.
  
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• David Lynch teases Twin Peaks fans with new 'donut' trailer

  19-12-2016 13:23
  
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• Developing an aeroplane that can fly itself

  19-12-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BAE Systems is researching the feasibility of an autonomous aircraft.
  
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• Consumers prepare for Christmas broadband misery

  19-12-2016 13:11 via computerweekly.com
  
  Holiday pressure on already over-capacity broadband services is likely to leave consumers frustrated this Christmas, according to a survey
  
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• The 16 best scientific breakthroughs of 2016

  19-12-2016 13:00
  
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• Five ways to make your digital strategy a success in 2017

  19-12-2016 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Five best practice tips for CDOs looking to make a big business impact.
  
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• Adding computer science to the art of marketing

  19-12-2016 12:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Q&A with CEO of digital marketing company iQaunti.
  
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• Living with MS: the innovators working on ways to help millions battle multiple sclerosis

  19-12-2016 12:45
  
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• Vine is back from the dead (sort of)

  19-12-2016 12:44
  
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• Vine Camera launches today – download your vintage Vines while you still can

  19-12-2016 12:44
  
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• Apple fights back with appeal against EU Irish tax ruling

  19-12-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple files an appeal over an EU ruling that it should pay up to £11bn in back taxes in Ireland.
  
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• A game music prom?

  19-12-2016 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'Interactive music' means the player is 'creating the musical experience'
  
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• Super Mario Run reviews hit Nintendo share price

  19-12-2016 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bad reviews of Nintendo's Super Mario Run mobile game lead to an 11% fall in the firm's share price.
  
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• Windows cracks under data access demands

  19-12-2016 12:22 via computerweekly.com
  The operating system fights for survival as workers demand cross-platform access to corporate data
  
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• Why 2017 will be the year of AI

  19-12-2016 12:17
  
  AI is more than machine learning, and 2017 could be the year it goes mainstream
  
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• What does Tech Nordic Advocates network look like a year on?

  19-12-2016 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Group set up to stimulate collaboration in the Nordic and Baltic IT communities to help them grow is a year old
  
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• Explore Google Earth one squiggle at a time

  19-12-2016 11:51
  
  Land Lines pairs your doodles to Google Earth satellite imagery
  
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• Catching Pokémon just got easier as Pokémon Go increases spawn rates

  19-12-2016 11:38
  
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• This Chrome extension fact-checks Donald Trump's tweets

  19-12-2016 11:34
  
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