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• HPE acquires behavioral security analytics firm Niara

  01-02-2017 23:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Niara's behavior analytics software will be integrated with HPE Aruba's ClearPass network security portfolio.
  
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• ​ANZ creates chief data role to oversee 'digital transformation'

  01-02-2017 23:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Emma Gray has been appointed as the bank's first chief data officer.
  
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• Facebook's Q4 beats across the board, monthly users up 17 percent

  01-02-2017 22:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The world's largest social network now stands at more than 1.86 billion monthly active users.
  
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• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 Creators Update test build has lots of fixes for PC users

  01-02-2017 22:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft pushes more bug fixes and fairly minor updates to Windows 10 Fast Ring Insiders with PC test build 15025.
  
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• Facebook's Oculus ordered to pay $500 million to ZeniMax

  01-02-2017 22:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey failed to comply with a non-disclosure agreement.
  
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• Bigger, better LibreOffice 5.3 released for the cloud

  01-02-2017 21:58 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest version of LibreOffice is out now for Linux, macOS, Windows, and, at long last, the cloud.
  
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• AT&T to start rolling out 5G markets in Austin, Indianapolis

  01-02-2017 21:34 via zdnet.com
  
  At launch, the wireless networks should offer theoretical peak speeds of 400 Mbps, reaching peak speeds up to 1Gbps in some areas later in the year.
  
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• IT projects to resume in Brazil in 2017

  01-02-2017 21:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Despite current uncertainty, tech spending will increase and the local IT market is set to grow by 5.7 percent, says IDC
  
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• Identity theft, credit card fraud cost US consumers $16 billion in 2016

  01-02-2017 21:21 via zdnet.com
  
  A study from Javelin Strategy & Research found that card-not-present (CNP) fraud increased 40 percent in 2016.
  
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• You can now play a murder mystery game with Amazon's Alexa

  01-02-2017 20:23
  
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• How many iPhones did Apple sell every second during the last quarter?

  01-02-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Over the quarter Apple sold 39,000 metric tons of iPhones, the equivalent of 630 modern battle tanks.
  
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• Windows 10 Cloud on ARM gives Microsoft a potent Chromebook rival

  01-02-2017 19:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Innovative hardware couldn't overcome Windows RT's lack of compatibility with many apps. But things have changed enough in the Windows 10 era to tempt fate again.
  
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• The key to colonising Mars could lie in the icy wastelands of the South Pole

  01-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Getting humans to Mars begins at the South Pole

  01-02-2017 19:00
  
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• This light-propelled probe could orbit exoplanets and hunt for alien life

  01-02-2017 18:44
  
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• The iPad is on life support

  01-02-2017 18:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook might be bullish about the future of the iPad, but the numbers suggest that "peak iPad" was three years ago, and nothing Apple has done is changing that.
  
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• Researchers find the key to ‘locked-in’ syndrome

  01-02-2017 18:08
  
  Scientists decipher ‘yes’ and ‘no’ answers from patients previously unable to communicate whatsoever
  
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• Trump’s cyber security executive order delayed

  01-02-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  It is not yet clear when US president Donald Trump will sign an eagerly-awaited executive order on cyber security that was scheduled to take pace on 31 January 2017
  
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• Middle East bank claims blockchain first in payments

  01-02-2017 17:57 via computerweekly.com
  The National Bank of Abu Dhabi is to use blockchain-based technology to offer cross-border payments service to its customers
  
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• Facebook planning Apple TV, set-top box app with video focus: Report

  01-02-2017 17:44 via zdnet.com
  
  There's no word on when Facebook's new video hub could launch, but it makes sense given the social network's big video kick.
  
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• Internet of Things in the enterprise: The state of play

  01-02-2017 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  The Internet of Things can be a major driver of digital transformation, enabling new business models based on widespread devices and new data streams--if you can cope with the immature ecosystems.
  
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• Infographic: Companies are using IoT to monitor environments and improve products

  01-02-2017 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  A recent Tech Pro Research survey asked what IoT data companies are collecting, and how it's being used. This infographic contains details from those findings.
  
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• Internet of Things: CIOs are getting ready for the next big revolution

  01-02-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  What steps should your organisation take to be ready for the Internet of Things?
  
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• Tone down the bile on Facebook and Twitter: Your job may depend on it

  01-02-2017 17:39 via zdnet.com
  
  It's important to remember that whatever you post on social media may be around forever.
  
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• Accenture CTO Paul Daugherty on how the cloud enables the AI revolution

  01-02-2017 17:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Artificial intelligence will change how work is done, companies and their digital transformation efforts and the workforce.
  
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• Executive interview: Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals firm's big cloud bets for 2017

  01-02-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  New Rackspace president Jeff Cotten reveals details of what the future holds for the managed cloud company now it's under new ownership
  
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• Samsung, Apple still world's biggest chip buyers

  01-02-2017 17:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The two smartphone makers accounted for 18.2 percent of global market, spending US$61.7 billion on semiconductors last year, with Samsung leading the market as top design total available market company.
  
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• Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World review: Excruciatingly adorable, undeniably Nintendo

  01-02-2017 16:40
  
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• Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World review: Excruciatingly adorable, undeniably Nintendo

  01-02-2017 16:40
  
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• Bring about an age of stupidity in book-bashing game Quote

  01-02-2017 16:40
  
  Imagine Hieronymus Bosch and Umberto Eco dancing the tango above a burning library
  
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• Huawei's next smartphone challenge: Navigating Trump-China relations

  01-02-2017 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  With President Trump's recent tough talk on trade, can Huawei, Lenovo and ZTE achieve the success predicted for Chinese manufacturers?
  
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• 3D Systems steps up vertical, industry focus with purchase of Vertex

  01-02-2017 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  3D printing and additive manufacturing companies are betting industry-specific use cases can juice growth. 3D Systems is targeting the dental industry.
  
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• Security of industrial systems must be a top priority

  01-02-2017 16:09 via computerweekly.com
  
  The idea that hackers could switch off a country’s electricity, water, oil and gas supplies is a nightmare scenario – but it could happen
  
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• NHS staff trigger Google cyber-defences

  01-02-2017 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS staff using Google's search engine triggers one of its cybersecurity defences.
  
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• This wearable will tell you how other people are feeling from the tone of their voice

  01-02-2017 16:00
  
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• MIT explores potential of wearable AI to serve as a "social coach"

  01-02-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers at MIT's CSAIL lab have developed a deep-learning system that, using audio and vital-sign data, could one day help people with social anxiety or Aspberger's.
  
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• ​Brain-computer talks to completely paralyzed patients

  01-02-2017 15:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers have devised a method of communicating with patients suffering paralysis so severe they cannot even communicate with their eyes or fingers.
  
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• UK legislation will mirror EU’s GDPR, says Matt Hancock

  01-02-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The UK plans a full implementation of the GDPR and is confident of agreements with the US to ensure uninhibited data exchanges with the EU and US post-Brexit, says digital secretary Matt Hancock
  
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• O2 offers internet of things-backed motor insurance

  01-02-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mobile network O2 expands its reach into the vehicle insurance market with the launch of an internet of things monitoring service
  
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• Microsoft gives Windows device makers their 2017 marching orders

  01-02-2017 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has some specific ideas about the types of Windows 10 devices it wants its partners to build for holiday 2017. Here's what to expect if Redmond has its way.
  
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• Hortonworks introduces Data Warehouse Optimization jumpstart solution

  01-02-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hortonworks is taking the next step with the OEM tools that it is now reselling by introducing a prescriptive, jumpstart engagement to implement the full bundle. With the market calling for simpler onramps to Hadoop, we believe that Hortonworks should take this new jumpstart program to the cloud.
  
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• £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize: Digital camera tech lauded

  01-02-2017 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The inventors of digital camera technology win the highest international prize for engineering.
  
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• Apple's iOS 10.3 beta warning: Does it signal end for 32-bit apps in iOS 11?

  01-02-2017 14:24 via zdnet.com
  Following a recent purge of broken iOS apps, Apple may be gearing up to drop support for 32-bit apps.
  
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• Discovery strikes deal to keep channels on Sky

  01-02-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sky reaches a last-minute agreement to keep all 12 of Discovery's channels on its platform.
  
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• Logitech Spotlight Presentation Remote, First Take: An elegant tool for professional presenters

  01-02-2017 14:09 via zdnet.com
  
  This wireless presentation tool goes beyond laser pointing to deliver navigation and content interaction features designed to boost your confidence when facing an audience.
  
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• Security flaws in Pentagon systems "easily" exploited by hackers

  01-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hackers are likely exploiting the easy-to-find vulnerabilities, according to the security researcher who warned the Pentagon of the flaws months ago.
  
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• European Union reaches final agreement on mobile roaming charges

  01-02-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mobile roaming charges in the European Union will end by 15 June 2017 after final agreement was reached on the regulation of wholesale prices
  
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• DuckDuckGo: what is it and how does it work?

  01-02-2017 14:00
  
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• Cisco updates Tetration analytics platform, aims to automate security policies

  01-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco's policy automation platform aims to migrate companies more toward white list security policies.
  
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• All hail the privacy pioneers! DuckDuckGo's ambitious plans to be 'more than a search engine'

  01-02-2017 14:00
  
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