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• Dozens of popular iPhone apps vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks

  06-02-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  It's up to app makers to ensure their apps are not vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks.
  
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• Zenefits names Jay Fulcher as new CEO

  06-02-2017 22:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The former Ooyala and Agile Software executive will try to help Zenefits navigate a ​corporate turnaround.
  
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• Trump's FCC begins net neutrality attack

  06-02-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  
  As expected, Trump's assault on net neutrality has begun -- with Ajit Pai leading the way.
  
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• Microsoft's One Engineering System brings Git Virtual File System to the masses

  06-02-2017 21:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is bringing some of its own internally developed tools, like the new Git Virtual File System, to its customers as part of its One Engineering System mission.
  
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• Intel's drone light show at Super Bowl will lead to more business use

  06-02-2017 20:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel used 300 synchronized drones in a Super Bowl lightshow that highlighted the entertainment possibilities and a few options for business applications.
  
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• Apple seeds iOS 10.3 beta 2 to developers

  06-02-2017 20:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has released the second version of its iOS 10.3 beta for developers, along with new watchOS 3.2 and tvOS 10.2 builds.
  
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• Uber hires NASA engineer Mark Moore for its flying car initiative

  06-02-2017 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Uber isn't building its own flying cars at this point. However, the company is interested in advancing the technology and the ecosystem around it.
  
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• Colocation giant Equinix eats up IO's UK datacentre business

  06-02-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  Equinix has hit the acquisition trail once again to snap up the UK business of US modular datacentre provider IO
  
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• Building business value with IT4IT

  06-02-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  To reinvent IT, CIOs must go beyond current process-based approaches and equip their teams with the right information and tools, completely automate end-to-end workflows, and provide the business with the controls to govern IT
  
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• Gene therapy allows 'deaf' mice to hear

  06-02-2017 18:22
  
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• Biologists help deaf mice hear again by inserting healthy genes into their ears

  06-02-2017 18:22
  
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• Google Maps update puts commute info a tap away

  06-02-2017 18:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Google is making it easier for you to figure out commute times, where to go after work for a quick bite, or which train to catch.
  
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• Moto Mods Hackathon: Moving the modular smartphone concept forward

  06-02-2017 17:43 via zdnet.com
  
  With active participation in hackathons and a full Mod Development Kit, Motorola Mobility is enabling hardware developers to help its Moto Mods be successful. The Moto Z is an excellent modular smartphone that looks to be getting even better.
  
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• Three to expand into fixed broadband

  06-02-2017 17:41 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile network operator Three is to acquire UK Broadband, heralding an expansion into fixed broadband services for the first time
  
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• Catch 'em all in Minecraft with fan-made Pokémon Cobalt and Amethyst

  06-02-2017 17:40
  
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• My first (belated) payment with Apple Pay: Wow, this really does change everything

  06-02-2017 17:35 via zdnet.com
  
  I would have tried Apple Pay sooner, but my bank didn't support it until recently. Now that I have it, I'm a believer.
  
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• Samsung Gear VR shipped more devices than Oculus, HTC Vive, and PSVR combined

  06-02-2017 17:34
  
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• What's going on with Microsoft's to-do list successor to Wunderlist?

  06-02-2017 17:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's 'Project Cheshire,' its successor to Wunderlist, continues to wind its way through private beta. But does Microsoft need another to-do list app?
  
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• Snapchat to host new Planet Earth II episodes for exclusive mini-series

  06-02-2017 17:07
  
  In a bid to woo untapped markets, Snapchat will feature a miniature version of David Attenborough’s magnum opus
  
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• AWS dominates cloud computing infrastructure market, bigger than IBM/Google/Microsoft combined

  06-02-2017 16:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's cloud provider is the biggest player in the rapidly growing cloud infrastructure market, according to new data.
  
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• Google to appeal against order to hand over foreign emails

  06-02-2017 16:42 via computerweekly.com
  UK firms urged to consider the risks of non-UK cloud service providers and to encrypt data in the light of another US warrant to access emails held by a US cloud services firm on non-US servers
  
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• YouTuber admits Fifa gambling offences

  06-02-2017 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Craig Douglas, known as Nepenthez, involved with a betting website connected to the Fifa video game.
  
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• Darknet follows Google's bug bounty lead: But this cash is for flaws that expose shady traders

  06-02-2017 16:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Now it's a darknet marketplace that hopes a bug bounty scheme can improve security for its clientele.
  
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• Technology explained: What is Fifa betting?

  06-02-2017 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unofficial websites let Fifa players gamble with their virtual currency
  
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• Make Google Chrome faster, reduce how much RAM it uses, and be more productive

  06-02-2017 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Chrome is my browser of choice, but it does have a habit of consuming a lot of system RAM. Also, there are times when it seems to start feeling a bit sluggish. Fortunately, these problems are easy to fix.
  
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• UK cyber security workforce up 163% in five years

  06-02-2017 15:22 via computerweekly.com
  Private and public sector step up efforts to close the cyber security skills gap in the face of a global skills shortage
  
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• Robots will replace 250,000 government jobs -- and that's just the beginning

  06-02-2017 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Is your job dull enough that a robot could do it? If so, start worrying.
  
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• Government digital transformation strategy finally set to be published this week

  06-02-2017 15:18 via computerweekly.com
  The much-delayed plan – now expected to be known as the government transformation strategy – is due to be announced by Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer
  
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• A vision for 3D precision: this robot arm 'prints' giant structures using AI

  06-02-2017 15:00
  
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• What would you do with MIT's new invisible underwater robots?

  06-02-2017 14:32 via zdnet.com
  
  MIT researchers developed hydrogel robots that are powerful, precise, gentle, and transparent. They just need a purpose.
  
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• China is leading the world in solar energy production

  06-02-2017 14:27
  
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• Google could be stopping Pixel XL production soon

  06-02-2017 14:24
  
  Canadian phone network claims that Google has started to kill off its flagship phone
  
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• Big data headaches? Massive memory capacity flattens server costs

  06-02-2017 14:22 via zdnet.com
  
  You don't have to wait for Intel and Micron. Diablo's Memory1 DIMMs are now qualified with several vendors and the price/performance is stunning. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Over 150,000 insecure printers send their owners a friendly warning robot

  06-02-2017 14:10
  
  “For the love of God, please close this port, skid.”
  
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• The best movie and TV trailers from Super Bowl 2017

  06-02-2017 14:06
  
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• Stratoscale acquires Tesora, adds database-as-a-service offering

  06-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Database services are becoming an increasingly important feature for Stratoscale customers who want to build an Amazon-compatible cloud environment.
  
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• Medical device 'birth certificates' could solve healthcare security woes

  06-02-2017 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Can "digital birth certificates" defend medical devices against cyberattacks?
  
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• Film site IMDB to shut down message boards

  06-02-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users have been warned they have two weeks to archive material they want to save.
  
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• Super Bowl trailers whip up fan anticipation

  06-02-2017 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adverts for Fast and Furious 8 and Stranger Things' second series entertain Super Bowl viewers.
  
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• China killed it on the solar energy scales last year

  06-02-2017 13:44
  
  With China established as the world’s biggest producer of solar energy, the future’s looking, ahem, bright
  
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• Lenovo's budget Windows 10, Chromebook rival: But is $299 A12 an Android tablet or laptop?

  06-02-2017 13:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Lenovo's new Android device features its Yoga Book haptic feedback touch-based keyboard.
  
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• Office 365 tip: Using 'Add to AutoCorrect' to make you more productive

  06-02-2017 13:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Never make the same typos again by using AutoCorrect to make your typing much more efficient.
  
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• Will a robot take your job? 250,000 public sector admin jobs at risk

  06-02-2017 13:39
  
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• Apple, Google, Facebook and 94 others fight Trump's travel ban

  06-02-2017 13:37
  
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• DevOps done right: Creating a collaborative and supportive business culture

  06-02-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Cultivating a supportive and collaborative business culture is considered central to getting DevOps to take hold in an organisation. We take a look at what this entails
  
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• Openreach launches enhanced duct and pole mapping service

  06-02-2017 12:33 via computerweekly.com
  BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach, has made digital maps showing its duct and pole network infrastructure available to allow other comms services providers to plan new fibre broadband networks
  
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• Defence and finance sectors lead in making people cyber defenders

  06-02-2017 12:22 via computerweekly.com
  Organisations in the defence and finance sectors are leading the way in making people a key element of their cyber defences, says human behaviour specialist Jessica Barker
  
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• Kali Linux on the Raspberry Pi: 3, 2, 1, and Zero

  06-02-2017 12:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Combining two of my favorite things: Kali Linux and variety of Raspberry Pi models.
  
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• Hacker briefly hijacks insecure printers

  06-02-2017 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warning messages urging printer owners to beef up security are left on insecure devices.
  
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• Dutch businesses have heads in the cloud

  06-02-2017 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  In the Netherlands, cloud computing is used by the central bank, large multinationals like Unilever, startups such as WeTransfer, and even a Dutch potato processing plant in China
  
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