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• 'Last Concorde' makes its final journey

  07-02-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the 'last Concorde' made its final journey, we look back at the iconic plane's history.
  
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• Twilio tops Q4 targets, revenue up 60 percent

  07-02-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  For the year, Twilio's revenue was $277.3 million, up 66 percent annually.
  
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• Apple's head of enterprise and government John Solomon leaves company

  07-02-2017 22:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's VP of enterprise and government, John Solomon, has stepped down. It's not immediately clear who Solomon's replacement will be at Apple.
  
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• ZTE's first smartwatch 'Quartz' under development: Report

  07-02-2017 21:33 via zdnet.com
  
  A notorious mobile leaker may have revealed ZTE's first Android Wear smartwatch.
  
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• Email Privacy Act passed by House, but don't get your hopes up

  07-02-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Will it die in the Senate as it did once before? Even if it does pass, would Trump sign it?
  
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• Celebrating Black History Month: the men and women blazing a trail in STEM and modern culture

  07-02-2017 21:00
  
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• BlackBerry wants to bring BBM to all enterprise apps

  07-02-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As BlackBerry continues its efforts in transitioning to a software company, a BBM Enterprise SDK provides a new revenue stream.
  
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• How to prepare your privacy practices for the year ahead

  07-02-2017 19:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Securing and protecting data is only one aspect of managing privacy. Forrester identifies the top three privacy lessons learned in 2016.
  
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• Apple Watch accounts for half of smartwatch sales, 80 percent of revenue

  07-02-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's smartwatch continues to dominate the nascent market.
  
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• Senstone first look: Intelligent wearable audio recorder that syncs to your phone

  07-02-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  While you can use your phone to capture voice recordings, there's a small wearable recorder coming that simplifies the process while adding speech-to-text, third party integration, and more.
  
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• Watch the latest Iron Fist trailer (and see if you spot the Daredevil throwback)

  07-02-2017 18:52
  
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• Logitech ZeroTouch dock adds Amazon Alexa to your car

  07-02-2017 18:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Alexa everywhere: ​You won't need to buy a new car to use Amazon Alexa from the driver seat.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks aims to thwart credential theft

  07-02-2017 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  The technology rolls out along with a new security platform, hardware and virtual firewalls from Palo Alto.
  
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• Antibiotics may still be able to kill drug-resistant bacteria

  07-02-2017 18:30
  
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• South Korea is strengthening its battery laws to prevent another Note 7 style safety crisis

  07-02-2017 18:20
  
  Stronger safety requirements, more inspections and more testing
  
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• Why does Apple need another connector?

  07-02-2017 18:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Don't panic. Apple isn't replacing the Lightning connector, but it will mean more cable hassles and may mean more dongles.
  
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• PayPal launches first bot through Slack app

  07-02-2017 17:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Users can now send and receive PayPal payments without leaving Slack.
  
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• Twitter's new tools aim to curb abuse with safe search, filtering

  07-02-2017 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Twitter's executive team is promising more tools to curb abuse, by filtering out the noise.
  
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• Just Eat uses startup accelerator to stay ahead in foodtech

  07-02-2017 17:24 via computerweekly.com
  Online food ordering service’s head of corporate ventures explains how helping startups through its accelerator programme helps it to keep in the centre of the food technology ecosystem
  
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• E-cigarettes are not as toxic as first thought, study finds

  07-02-2017 17:03
  
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• The Science Museum's Robots exhibition gives some unsettling truths about humanity

  07-02-2017 17:00
  
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• Quip revamped with new UI, Salesforce integrations

  07-02-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As Quip becomes more tightly integrated with Salesforce, it will be the "glue" that holds together Salesforce customers' work, Quip CEO Bret Taylor says.
  
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• Twitter rolls out new anti-abuse tools

  07-02-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter announces more changes for users, aimed at combating bullying on its platform.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa can now be put into any connected products in the UK

  07-02-2017 16:49
  
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• Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy

  07-02-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The US government says the legal case by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner could have sweeping ramifications for EU-US data sharing and could undermine international co-operation
  
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• Uber hires 'flying car engineer' from Nasa

  07-02-2017 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ex-Nasa engineer is Uber's latest hire as it explores the possibilities of flying cars.
  
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• Workday touts Amazon as latest customer win

  07-02-2017 16:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal comes just weeks after Workday landed a massive Walmart contract.
  
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• Rail firms mull iris scan train fares

  07-02-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology such as biometric scanning and smarter trains could improve rail travel for UK customers.
  
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• Berkshire Hathaway jumps into wearables with a smart jewelry line

  07-02-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  As consumers spend more on technology and less on jewelry, the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary the Richline Group is looking to capitalize on market trends.
  
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• Logitech releases BRIO, a premium webcam for serious communicators

  07-02-2017 15:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Support for Ultra HD (4K) video at 30fps, HDR and Windows Hello facial recognition are all available, at a price, on Logitech's flagship webcam.
  
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• 5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco

  07-02-2017 15:47 via computerweekly.com
  In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed
  
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• How Google's Awareness API applies to digital transformation efforts, but note best practices

  07-02-2017 15:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's a look at what Google's Awareness API could do for your business and transformation efforts. Like most things Google, there's a balance between what's creepy and ridiculously useful.
  
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• The Ocado warehouse run by robots

  07-02-2017 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC visits online grocery retailer Ocado's factory
  
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• The Lady Gaga effect - ad success as Super Bowl fans drop phones to tune in

  07-02-2017 15:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Sunday's Super Bowl uncovered some interesting internet reactions about our watching patterns during the game.
  
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• Microsoft to make more Cognitive Services tools available to developers

  07-02-2017 15:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making more of its Cognitive Services programming interfaces available to developers, starting today with its Custom Speech Service public preview.
  
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• Hootsuite buys Facebook ad manager AdEspresso

  07-02-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hootsuite is aiming to expand its services that help users create and manage Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns.
  
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• Fox Film picks Brazilian cloud provider

  07-02-2017 14:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Storage services by Mandic have been chosen for the São Paulo office of the film studios
  
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• HPE gives Mesosphere's DC/OS a reseller boost in hybrid cloud deployments

  07-02-2017 14:41 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE and Mesosphere have an OEM and reseller deal that will give the DC/OS more traction in the enterprise.
  
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• How evolution turned ordinary plants into ravenous meat-eaters

  07-02-2017 14:28
  
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• Superfast broadband everywhere? Terahertz breakthrough could make satellite as fast as fiber

  07-02-2017 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Japanese researchers develop a transmitter that could pave the way for wireless connections at fiber speeds.
  
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• Mobile data traffic will increase 7-fold from 2016 to 2021, Cisco says

  07-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  By 2021, mobile data traffic should represent 20 percent of total IP traffic, according to Cisco - up from 8 percent of total IP traffic in 2016.
  
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• MapR gets container religion with Platform for Docker

  07-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Like Big Data?How about container-based virtualization?MapR thinks these are two great tastes that taste great together, and is introducing the Converged Data Platform for Docker to make it all work.
  
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• Users can try Surface Hub before buying starting February 15

  07-02-2017 13:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft adds Try & Buy, leasing options for its Surface Hub conferencing systems.
  
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• Artificial intelligence: How to build the business case

  07-02-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  AI might be a hot topic but you'll still need to justify those projects.
  
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• Nine of the most creepy and retro machines in the Science Museum's Robots exhibition

  07-02-2017 13:28
  
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• Facebook in court over refugee selfie fake news stories

  07-02-2017 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook faces allegations that it failed to remove posts that defamed a Syrian refugee.
  
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• ​IoT devices will outnumber the world's population this year for the first time

  07-02-2017 13:24 via zdnet.com
  
  But analyst firm Gartner has slashed its 2020 forecast for Internet of Things devices by 20 percent, or five billion units.
  
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• Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem?

  07-02-2017 13:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Worried you're not getting good battery life from your iPhone anymore? Here's how to test your hardware to find out if you have a battery drain problem.
  
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• David Hockney’s love-hate affair with technology

  07-02-2017 13:16
  
  Tate Britain's new retrospective highlights Hockney's uneasy interest in technology, and how it offers new ways to see the world
  
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• WIRED's Mobile World Congress round-up for 2017

  07-02-2017 13:12
  
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