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• Report: Android Wear 2.0 to launch in February

  11-01-2017 23:04 via zdnet.com
  
  After many delays, Google's wearable platform will receive a major update in February according to an email sent to developers.
  
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• Android Wear 2.0 to launch in February

  11-01-2017 23:04 via zdnet.com
  
  After many delays, Google's wearable platform will receive a major update in February according to an email sent to developers.
  
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• Fury over India flag doormats for sale on Amazon

  11-01-2017 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's foreign minister threatens to rescind visas for Amazon staff over the "insulting" doormats.
  
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• Alphabet shutters Google X's Titan drone program

  11-01-2017 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Alphabet is turning its focus to cheaper options -- like Google X's Project Loon.
  
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• Apple partners with Tresorit to offer end-to-end encryption for CareKit

  11-01-2017 21:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Along with end-to-end encryption, ZeroKit offers user authentication and zero knowledge key management.
  
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• Apple AirPods: The perfect commuter headset

  11-01-2017 21:15 via zdnet.com
  
  I laughed at the white AirPods hanging from people's ears and made jokes about how they looked on Twitter. I judged too early and they are actually perfect for my two hour daily commute.
  
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• SMBs, take your meds: Four ways the cloud can reduce your stress and expenses

  11-01-2017 21:11 via zdnet.com
  
  These are the key functional areas a small/medium business should be addressing with the cloud this year.
  
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• JetBlue makes satellite Wi-Fi free on all flights

  11-01-2017 21:09 via zdnet.com
  
  JetBlue's "Fly-Fi" is now available "on every aircraft from the departure gate to the arrival gate" -- free for all passengers.
  
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• Workday lands massive Walmart contract

  11-01-2017 20:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Workday said Walmart, which has an estimated 2 million employees, has purchased a subscription to four key Workday products.
  
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• Chrome is the most popular web browser of all

  11-01-2017 19:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The others aren't even close. One time market-leader Microsoft Windows' Internet Explorer is a distant third.
  
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• GCHQ backs cybersecurity start-ups in new Cheltenham hub

  11-01-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A start-up hub backed by GCHQ gives a rare glimpse into the UK intelligence agency's approach to cybersecurity.
  
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• These are the seven cybersecurity startups selected to work alongside GCHQ spy agency

  11-01-2017 19:05 via zdnet.com
  
  The seven companies will receive workspace and guidance at the new Cheltenham Cyber Innovation Centre in an effort to help deliver 'the next generation of cybersecurity systems".
  
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• Plusnet users 'unable to access 4G'

  11-01-2017 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "small number" of Plusnet mobile network users have been unable to access 3G and 4G data services for almost a week.
  
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• FTC vs D-Link: The legal risks of IoT insecurity

  11-01-2017 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Vulnerabilities in connected devices spell potential trouble for product manufacturers.
  
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• DevOps widespread, but not yet seen as strategic, survey shows

  11-01-2017 18:46 via zdnet.com
  
  New survey of more than 2,100 IT managers by F5 Networks finds cloud dominating application plans, while DevOps is still emerging.
  
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• Why digital detoxes are a waste of time and are just 'nostalgia-laden nonsense'

  11-01-2017 18:30
  
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• PayPal partners with Discover for tokenization services, in-store payments

  11-01-2017 18:27 via zdnet.com
  
  For PayPal, the Discover deal offers the same exposure for direct checkout as its previously announced partnerships with ​Visa and ​MasterCard.
  
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• Google Cloud rolls out encryption key management service

  11-01-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The move is designed to court more enterprises in regulated industries that need to control their encryption keys.
  
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• Does Apple need an augmented reality smartglasses product?

  11-01-2017 17:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Think that you'll have Apple-branded AR glasses attached to your face before 2017 is out? I wouldn't hold my breath.
  
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• Does Apple need an AR smartglasses product?

  11-01-2017 17:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Think that you'll have Apple-branded AR glasses attached to your face before 2017 is out? I wouldn't hold my breath.
  
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• HMD Global teases more Nokia smartphone announcements on February 26

  11-01-2017 17:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Ahead of Mobile World Congress' start on Feb. 27, HMD Global is ready to take the wraps off its next Nokia smartphones.
  
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• Exposed: how one of Russia's most sophisticated hacking groups operates

  11-01-2017 17:01
  
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• BBC’s iPlayer will be overhauled by 2020

  11-01-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Broadcaster BBC aims to redesign its digital iPlayer service by 2020 to better reflect the needs of the content rental and streaming environment
  
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• Hortonworks, Neustar collaborate to secure IoT, more efforts to follow

  11-01-2017 16:58 via zdnet.com
  
  With cyberattacks scaling, courtesy of Internet of Things devices, the tech industry needs to partner to lock end points down.
  
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• Over 96 percent recalled Note 7 smartphones returned, FAA lifts announcement requirement

  11-01-2017 16:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Between a high return percentage and a recent software update, the Note 7 debacle is nearing an end.
  
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• Facebook's Journalism Project wants to finally crack the problem of fake news

  11-01-2017 16:42
  
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• Net providers to begin sending 'pirate' emails

  11-01-2017 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users who have downloaded content without paying for it may soon get an email from their provider.
  
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• Asean storage moves towards hybrid model

  11-01-2017 16:39 via computerweekly.com
  Storage is moving to the cloud in the Asean region and a number of storage companies are jostling for position
  
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• Samsung and Twitter among 'least green' big tech firms

  11-01-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samsung, Oracle and Netflix are among the least green of the global tech firms, a report from Greenpeace claims.
  
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• Work on Xbox One and Windows 10 game Scalebound is cancelled by Microsoft

  11-01-2017 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Production of the highly-anticipated exclusive game is scrapped after reported development problems.
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Find and decode secret version details

  11-01-2017 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you have the most recent update to Windows 10? Finding the answer takes a little digging and a secret decoder ring that maps detailed version information to update numbers.
  
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• McKinsey finds hard work to do in Big Data Revisited report

  11-01-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  The McKinsey Global Institute has revisited its path-breaking 2011 big data report, finding a new salience for machine learning, and most companies under-capitalising their data
  
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• Weaponised AI, IoT hacking among tech threats says World Economic Forum

  11-01-2017 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech firms also need to take more responsibility for the disruption caused by their innovations as society struggles to keep pace with technological change, says Global Risks Report 2017
  
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• Microsoft is developing its own human capital management apps

  11-01-2017 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft looks to be building its own next-generation talent-engagement applications that will handle HCM needs 'from hire to retire.'
  
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• Has AI passed a new milestone? It's beaten human players at poker, say researchers

  11-01-2017 15:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Rival AI research groups are jostling to be the makers of the first program to beat professional poker players.
  
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• TrackR: Rip-off or incompetent? Lessons to learn from a total customer service failure

  11-01-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  
  In our omnichannel world, customers have many ways to reach out when they're not happy. The best way to ensure that unhappiness is to misrepresent, dissemble, ignore all those channels, and not deliver. And lo, we have a case study of what not to do.
  
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• US Commerce Dept. turns to Tableau, Enigma to help share public data

  11-01-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The federal agency is partnering with the data management and visualization firms to make its vast troves of data more publicly accessible.
  
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• US Commerce Department turns to Tableau, Enigma to help share public data

  11-01-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The federal agency is partnering with the data management and visualization firms to make its vast troves of data more publicly accessible.
  
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• HPE rolls out capacity updates to StoreVirtual line for SMBs

  11-01-2017 14:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The StoreVirtual 3200 is an entry-level, hybrid cloud-based storage system.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Business should arm against rise in DNS server attacks

  11-01-2017 14:55 via computerweekly.com
  What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?
  
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• Broadsoft kicks off Brazil operations

  11-01-2017 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Unified communications vendor wants to lead the segment locally, plans local acquisitions
  
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• LinkedIn and eBay founders contribute $20m to ethical AI fund

  11-01-2017 14:46
  
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• Ukraine power cut 'was cyber-attack'

  11-01-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A power cut that hit part of Kiev is judged a cyber-attack by researchers investigating the incident.
  
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• Leaked intelligence document claims to shine light on Russian hacking of US election

  11-01-2017 14:26
  
  Secret files detail the roles of Russia, Trump and Wikileaks in the DNC email leaks, it's alleged
  
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• Revenge really does make you feel better, study finds

  11-01-2017 14:08
  
  We really do use revenge to pick ourselves up, and it works
  
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• Graphene has just been used to make the lightest, strongest material in the world

  11-01-2017 14:08
  
  By: James TempertonContinue reading...
  
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• Cookie banner frustration to be tackled by EU

  11-01-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to cut down on "annoying" cookie banners are being considered by the European Union.
  
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• Firms should take note of EC privacy proposals, warns KPMG

  11-01-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Professional services firm KPMG is urging UK firms to ensure they are prepared for proposed EU privacy rules for electronic communications set to become law by May 2018
  
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• Ancient retroviruses have survived for half a billion years

  11-01-2017 14:00
  
  By: Victoria WoollastonContinue reading...
  
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• Here are the first seven startups receiving investment through GCHQ's cybersecurity accelerator

  11-01-2017 13:40
  
  By: Matt BurgessContinue reading...
  
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