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• Personal data fuels smart city programs

  18-01-2017 21:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Many citizens will be sharing information about themselves with municipal governments -- in exchange for enhanced services
  
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• CES 2017 recap: Big trends, top products, and wackiest tech

  18-01-2017 21:45 via zdnet.com
  
  On the CNET Stage at CES 2017, ZDNet and TechRepublic editors wrapped up the show with a discussion of the most important trends and product categories at this year's CES.
  
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• Elasticsearch ransomware attacks now number in the thousands

  18-01-2017 21:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Like the MongoDB ransomware attacks before it, Elasticsearch users are being hammered by ransomware assaults because they were too dumb to practice basic security.
  
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• Internet firms expected to boost Brazilian public treasuries in 2018

  18-01-2017 21:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The city of São Paulo will be the main beneficiary from changes in service taxes online on-demand entertainment services will have to pay.
  
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• The coffee machine to give your mornings the best shot

  18-01-2017 21:00
  
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• Twitter kills the buy button, ends focus on ecommerce

  18-01-2017 20:49 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter began its buy button endeavor under former CEO Dick Costolo.
  
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• Here's when the Moto Z, Moto Z Play will receive Android Nougat

  18-01-2017 20:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola's latest devices still don't have Android Nougat, but the company has given a timeframe on its eventual release.
  
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• Artificial robotic heart muscles keep pigs alive after heart attacks

  18-01-2017 20:00
  
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• U.S. Department of Labor files employee pay discrimination suit vs. Oracle

  18-01-2017 19:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle said the lawsuit is politically motivated. The Department of Labor noted that government contracts could be at stake.
  
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• Twitter sells its developer platform Fabric to Google

  18-01-2017 19:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter's acquisition talks went nowhere last year, but the company is slimming down by selling its developer platform.
  
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• AIs will battle to loosen Samsung's grip on Android

  18-01-2017 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  While Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi and others attack the middle market, Google and Andy Rubin's startup seek to shake Samsung leadership via advanced agent technology
  
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• Here's how much it will cost for all the Nintendo Switch kit

  18-01-2017 19:26
  
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• Slack adds threaded conversations to collaboration mix

  18-01-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  According to Slack, Threads will provide a better way to organize and focus conversations and provide context.
  
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• Galileo satellites experiencing multiple clock failures

  18-01-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The onboard atomic clocks that drive the satellite-navigation signals on Europe's Galileo network have been failing at an alarming rate.
  
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• Photos show 'weaponised commercial drones' in Iraq

  18-01-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographs taken in Iraq appear to show commercial drones adapted to drop grenades on the Iraqi security forces.
  
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• Drone photography company to pay $200,000 fine

  18-01-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Chicago-based drone operator is to pay the largest fine ever issued to settle claims it carried out dozens of illegal flights.
  
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• Expanding Doddle picks Cradlepoint to ease pressure on host networks

  18-01-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Click-and-collect service Doddle has implemented a cloud-based all-in-one network model to support its expansion, and be a better neighbour to its host organisations
  
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• Clear Linux OS now available on Azure

  18-01-2017 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has added support for yet another Linux distribution on Azure: Clear Linux OS.
  
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• Intelligence bill drops FBI bid to read Americans' browser history, email records

  18-01-2017 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The provision would have expanded the FBI's powers to use national security letters to grab Americans' browsing histories without a court order.
  
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• Cybercrime gang uses Google services for malware command and control

  18-01-2017 17:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Gang behind multiple cyberattacks on banks and financial institutions has found a new way to manage its activities.
  
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• How Voltron: Legendary Defender revamped an anime classic for Netflix

  18-01-2017 16:38
  
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• GDS declares public cloud secure enough for "vast majority" of public sector

  18-01-2017 16:38 via computerweekly.com
  Government Digital Service moves to allay public sector concerns about using off-premise services in a bid to speed up cloud adoption beyond Whitehall
  
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• How Slack brought its desktop app to the Windows Store

  18-01-2017 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack's Desktop client is available in the Windows 10 app Store. Here's how and why it got there.
  
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• DNA-testing smartphone aims to tackle drugs resistance

  18-01-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A smartphone attachment that analyses DNA could help improve cancer and tuberculosis treatments.
  
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• 28 hours to hack happiness

  18-01-2017 16:10
  
  At Digital Catapult’s Hacking Happiness hackathon, seven teams have interesting ideas of how tech can make you happy
  
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• Lack of diversity risks creating big gaps in AI

  18-01-2017 16:04 via computerweekly.com
  A panel discussion at the World Economic Forum has highlighted the need to widen the artificial intelligence developer skills pool
  
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• This beautiful dress has a glowing secret: bacteria

  18-01-2017 16:00
  
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• Daniel Springer of Responsys joins DocuSign as CEO

  18-01-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The long-awaited new chief executive says the e-signature and digital transaction management company is "IPO ready."
  
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• PizzaExpress UAE upgrades customer Wi-Fi and adds analytics platform

  18-01-2017 15:46 via computerweekly.com
  
  UAE-based restaurant chain has upgraded its Wi-Fi and introduced a platform to help it understand customer behaviour
  
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• ServiceNow buys DxContinuum to boost enterprise automation services

  18-01-2017 15:38 via zdnet.com
  
  DxContinuum develops algorithms for machine learning and predictive analytics software for sales teams.
  
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• Samsung SmartCam can be easily hacked and hijacked, researchers find

  18-01-2017 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  The researchers warned that the bug likely exists in all Samsung SmartCam devices.
  
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• IT workers mostly don't like their jobs

  18-01-2017 15:33
  
  Economic uncertainty led industry experts to predict IT workers would seek greater security in current roles
  
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• IT workers defy predictions in search of fresh job opportunities

  18-01-2017 15:33
  
  Economic uncertainty led industry experts to predict IT workers would seek greater security in current roles
  
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• Windows 10: Fujitsu goes mobile with pocket-sized tablet plus ultralight laptop

  18-01-2017 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Fujitsu has unveiled a six-inch Windows 10 tablet, and a 13.3-inch super-light Windows 10 notebook.
  
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• Microsoft to continue to partner with Baidu, following former VP Lu's move

  18-01-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft plans to seek continued partnership opportunities with Baidu following the move of its former Vice President Qi Lu's move to head up AI and act as COO at the Chinese search giant.
  
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• Pentagon advances cloud strategy with on-prem services from Smartronix, Dell

  18-01-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Defense Department is aiming to consolidate workloads with a new on-premise managed services contract.
  
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• GCHQ encourages teenage girls to become cybersecurity professionals of the future

  18-01-2017 14:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Competition aims to inspire girls aged 13 to 15 to take up a role in protecting the UK from cyberattacks.
  
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• From UFOs to its psychic Stargate tests, the CIA just dumped 13 million declassified pages online

  18-01-2017 14:08
  
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• US Army turns to IBM to build, manage private cloud data center

  18-01-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks the first time the Army has enlisted a private company to run a large-scale data center on its behalf within a military installation.
  
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• Startups are snubbing Silicon Roundabout

  18-01-2017 13:46
  
  Fiendishly high rents are pushing businesses into surrounding areas
  
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• Love Lego? The University of Cambridge is looking for a 'professor of play'

  18-01-2017 13:38
  
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• Oracle's monster security update: 270 fixes and over 100 remotely exploitable flaws

  18-01-2017 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Oracle urges customers to apply patches immediately to prevent at least 100 remotely exploitable flaws present in its products being exploited.
  
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• Is the rise of connected devices bad for business?

  18-01-2017 13:16
  
  With IoT dominating this year’s CES, we look at the implications for business security
  
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• France launches French Tech Visa to bring more startups and entrepreneurs to the country

  18-01-2017 13:14
  
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• Galaxy Note 7 recall refuseniks face new action

  18-01-2017 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US owners of the Galaxy Note 7 who ignored a recall face a fresh effort to make them return the fire-risk phones.
  
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• China says it will finish 'super supercomputer' prototype this year

  18-01-2017 13:04
  
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• Middle-aged, male and in tech? You're probably a CIO

  18-01-2017 13:02
  
  New research shows just how few women or young adults make it into influential roles in tech businesses
  
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• Thousands warned they may be victims of rogue webmaster

  18-01-2017 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in the Netherlands are contacting more than 20,000 people who they suspect had their data stolen by a rogue web developer.
  
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• Gallery: USB-C devices and accessories

  18-01-2017 12:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's our guide to some of the best adapters for your older USB peripherals, as well as the smartest new devices that offer the full versatility of USB-C.
  
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• Does blockchain have a place in business?

  18-01-2017 12:48
  
  Once the preserve of Bitcoin, blockchain is starting to show its enterprise potential
  
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