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• ​ATO systems still not fully functional

  20-12-2016 23:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Over a week since the tax office suffered its 'worst' unplanned system outage, the ATO's services are now available, but with reduced functionality.
  
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• Twitter CTO Adam Messinger stepping down

  20-12-2016 23:33 via zdnet.com
  
  After five years with the company, Messinger announced his departure in a tweet.
  
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• NBN updates rollout map for most Australians

  20-12-2016 22:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Australians are now able to enter their address to see when they will be connected to the NBN, unless they are on HFC.
  
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• 7-Eleven and Flirtey complete a month of regular drone deliveries

  20-12-2016 22:38 via zdnet.com
  
  More than 70 deliveries of items like over-the-counter medicine were made to a select group of 12 customers.
  
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• Happy Holidays: Linux Mint get a major upgrade

  20-12-2016 22:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The best Linux desktop just got even better.
  
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• Tech Ticker: EFF launches anti-Trump initiative; Tim Cook promises "great desktops" on Apple's roadmap

  20-12-2016 21:31 via zdnet.com
  
  The Electronic Frontier Foundation comes out swinging with a new "in defense of users" campaign aimed at convincing tech companies to oppose Trump. Also, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells employees on a private message board that new Mac desktops are in the pipeline.
  
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• Facebook is gunning for radio and podcasts with Live Audio

  20-12-2016 20:59
  
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• Can the Healthcare Industry Maintain the Speed of Technology?

  20-12-2016 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  People are no longer patients, but instead they are consumers of healthcare. This blog explores how the healthcare ecosystem must evolve to support this shift in consumerism, the increased patient data that is available, the IoT, electronic medical records (EMRs), shifts in politics, and the transformation to outcome based care.
  
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• Microsoft SharePoint-OneDrive sync now due in January 2017

  20-12-2016 20:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has pushed back slightly its delivery target for SharePoint-OneDrive sync, and is rolling out a standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac.
  
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• Loyalist flags protester wins £3,000 Facebook damages

  20-12-2016 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook is ordered to pay £3,000 damages to a loyalist flags protester for publishing comments about his children's religion.
  
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• ​Samsung, YouTube to bring HDR contents to QD TV

  20-12-2016 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung Electronics will support YouTube's High Dynamic Range contents on its Quantum Dot TV for the proliferation of the technology that will likely become the industry standard in the near future.
  
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• Human OS launched to scale up Facebook Messenger chatbot programs

  20-12-2016 18:56 via zdnet.com
  
  With thousands of chatbots on Facebook Messenger, how can brands utilize chatbots to improve their interactions with consumers? Can a chatbot make smarter on-the-fly decisions than a human?
  
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• Scientists turn to AI for safer batteries

  20-12-2016 16:51
  
  Research identified 21 solid materials that could replace flammable liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries
  
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• Drone flies with artificial feathers in Switzerland

  20-12-2016 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Engineers in Switzerland build a drone made with artificial feathers that can cope with strong winds and make sharp turns.
  
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• HTC to make mystery announcement 'For U' on January 12

  20-12-2016 16:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Is it a wearable? A new phone? Your guess is as good as ours.
  
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• PayAsUGym hack exposes members' card details

  20-12-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hackers accessed PayAsUGym users' financial details as well as email addresses and passwords, it has emerged.
  
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• Security risk on in-flight entertainment systems, say researchers

  20-12-2016 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In-flight entertainment systems could be hacked because of security flaws, say researchers.
  
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• BlackBerry posts small profit as focus shifts to security software

  20-12-2016 15:13 via zdnet.com
  
  BlackBerry's big bet on software and services is making progress -- albeit slowly.
  
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• Digital Realty sets sights on loosening Equinix’s grip on global colocation market

  20-12-2016 15:04 via computerweekly.com
  
  Digital Realty's managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa sets out how the business is drawing on its recent datacentre acquisitions to take Equinix on in 2017
  
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• Methbot: Russian botnet steals millions from US companies every day

  20-12-2016 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Up to $5 million every day is being stolen in what researchers call one of the most profitable bot operations in existence.
  
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• Over configuring - and how to fix it

  20-12-2016 14:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Over configuration of IT resources - both real and virtual - is a massive waste of money. But until CEOs and CFOs decide to fix it, IT and users will happily keep wasting tens of billions every year. We can do better!
  
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• Facebook accused over WhatsApp takeover

  20-12-2016 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook has been accused by the European Commission of misleading it during its investigation of the firm's 2014 takeover of WhatsApp.
  
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• IT error means 420,000 Scottish taxpayers not informed of new rates

  20-12-2016 13:57 via computerweekly.com
  National Audit Office report reveals how error in HMRC system led to thousands of taxpayers not receiving notification letters for Scottish Rate of Income Tax
  
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• Facebook provided "misleading information" about WhatsApp takeover, claims European Commission

  20-12-2016 13:53 via zdnet.com
  
  But the social media giant said it acted in good faith during the acquisition.
  
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• Locky Ransomware: How this malware menace evolved in just 12 months

  20-12-2016 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Malware gets multiple updates as it tries to evade detection by security companies.
  
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• 2016: Apple's year of ups and downs

  20-12-2016 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  It's been a year of ups, and also quite a few downs for Apple.
  
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• A jet stream of liquid iron has been found deep in the heart of the Earth's core

  20-12-2016 13:30
  
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• Minecraft arrives on Apple TV as Pocket Edition gets Ender update

  20-12-2016 13:21
  
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• BT tops UK broadband complaints list

  20-12-2016 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BT's broadband and pay-TV services received the most complaints during the summer, show figures from regulator Ofcom.
  
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• Apple is not giving up on the desktop

  20-12-2016 13:19
  
  Tim Cook answers employee questions about lack of refreshes for Mac Pro and iMac computers
  
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• El Niño and climate change blamed for the spread of the devastating Zika virus

  20-12-2016 13:16
  
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• El Niño and climate change blamed for the devastating Zika outbreak

  20-12-2016 13:16
  
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• Google responds on skewed Holocaust search results

  20-12-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Google says it is "thinking deeply" about ways to improve search, after criticism over how some results were ranked.
  
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• Sewage analysis shows London to be the cocaine capital of Europe (on weekdays, anyway)

  20-12-2016 12:57
  
  By analysing sewage before it gets treated, scientists can get a true analysis of illegal drug use
  
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• BlackBerry opens self-driving car research centre

  20-12-2016 12:29
  
  Troubled smartphone maker continues push into new markets with research into autonomous cars
  
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• Samsung Gear S3 review: The best Apple Watch alternative for Android phone owners

  20-12-2016 12:26
  
  A brilliant smartwatch with seriously impressive battery life, great design and software; the best alternative to the Apple Watch Series 2
  
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• EU says Facebook misled it over WhatsApp takeover

  20-12-2016 12:11
  
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• Free, open source: Games that use machine learning to boost autism attention spans

  20-12-2016 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intensive education is the best way of reducing autism symptoms in children, but it can be costly, which is why Turkish startup Otsimo decided that free, open-source games could really help.
  
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• Uber's 2016 losses to top $3bn according to leaked financials

  20-12-2016 11:58
  
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• Some Cynical BI Predictions for 2017!

  20-12-2016 11:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Some cynical predictions for Business Intelligence and Analytics in 2017...
  
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• Movie dialect coach breaks down actors' accents: Ep. 1

  20-12-2016 11:45
  
  New York dialect coach to-the-stars, Erik Singer, analyses the accents of some of Hollywood’s biggest names.
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• Movie dialect coach breaks down actors' accents

  20-12-2016 11:45
  
  New York dialect coach to-the-stars, Erik Singer, analyses the accents of some of Hollywood’s biggest names.
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• Dogs go grey with stress, just like humans

  20-12-2016 11:43
  
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• Midland News Association backs shared services for improved business agility

  20-12-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Midland News Association took home the Best of Show prize at the 2016 Best of VMworld Awards after cutting costs and boosting business agility by overhauling its IT infrastructure
  
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• Being pregnant physically changes a woman's brain

  20-12-2016 11:26
  
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• How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs)

  20-12-2016 10:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Got a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the job done.
  
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• Facebook Messenger now lets you video call 50 people. Here's how

  20-12-2016 10:26
  
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• Tim Cook reveals why he met Donald Trump

  20-12-2016 10:04
  
  Essentially, you can do more good by being in the discussion than avoiding it
  
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• Top 10 women and diversity stories of 2016

  20-12-2016 10:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Computer Weekly takes a look at some of the defining moments for women and diversity in the technology industry in 2016
  
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• Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2016

  20-12-2016 10:00 via computerweekly.com
  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber crime stories of 2016:
  
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