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• Microsoft allowed to sue US government over gag orders, court decides

  09-02-2017 23:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft previously argued that gag orders are often used for crimes not involving national security.
  
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• Most people are optimistic about workplace automation, social data suggests

  09-02-2017 23:20 via zdnet.com
  
  A study by Adobe Digital Insights posits that the average worker is upbeat about welcoming robots into the workplace.
  
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• Nvidia posts record Q4 results but shares fall after hours

  09-02-2017 22:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The graphics chipmaker has another stellar quarter, though the outlook for the current quarter is only slightly above market market consensus.
  
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• Twitter shares dive as losses widen

  09-02-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter's fourth-quarter losses nearly double as user numbers grow but advertising revenues do not.
  
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• Hubble spots 'big brother' of Halley’s Comet being torn apart by white dwarf

  09-02-2017 21:00
  
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• Amazon Tap goes hands-free thanks to update

  09-02-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Just say "Alexa": Amazon's $129 Alexa-enabled speaker can now be summoned from across the room.
  
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• Secrecy surrounds White House cybersecurity staff shakeup

  09-02-2017 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The Obama-appointed chief information security officer was charged with keeping the president and his staff safe from cyber-threats posed by hackers and nation-state attackers.
  
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• Secrecy mounts over White House cybersecurity staff shakeup

  09-02-2017 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The Obama-appointed chief information security officer was charged with keeping staff working closely with the President safe from cyber-threats posed by hackers and nation-state attackers.
  
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• Microsoft to release Visual Studio 2017 on March 7

  09-02-2017 19:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's next version of its Visual Studio tool suite will be released March 7. Here's a refresher on what's new in VS 2017.
  
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• Snap commits to spending $1B with AWS

  09-02-2017 19:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Combined with its commitment to Google, Snap plans to spend $3B on cloud services over five years - and may build its own infrastructure.
  
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• The business case for digital transformation

  09-02-2017 19:11 via zdnet.com
  
  This is how digital adoption affects ROI.
  
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• SAP connects S/4 Hana in the cloud with ‘intelligent’ ERP

  09-02-2017 19:00 via computerweekly.com
  SAP has announced an intensification of S/4 Hana cloud delivery, together with an infusion of its enterprise resource planning with artificial intelligence
  
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• Finding Proxima b: the 'planet hunters' searching for signs of alien life around nearby stars

  09-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Apple 'optimistic' about post-Brexit UK

  09-02-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apple boss tells PM the firm is "optimistic" as the US Chamber of Commerce says some US firms are delaying investment.
  
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• Staying agile: data-driven IT operations

  09-02-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Would you like to have an end-to-end picture of your IT operations, but are lost in translation among a myriad monitoring solutions and metrics? Your monitoring should be as agile as your operations, and OpsDataStore says it can help you get there.
  
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• ​SAP doubles down on S/4HANA, rolls out public cloud editions

  09-02-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The enterprise software firm has added automation to its 'next-generation' intelligent ERP S/4HANA Cloud offering.
  
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• SAP aims to step up its artificial intelligence, machine learning game as S/4HANA hits public cloud

  09-02-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP joins the parade of enterprise software giants planning to bring machine learning and artificial intelligence to their applications.
  
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• Google Fiber 2.0 targets the city where it will stage its comeback, as AT&T Fiber prepares to go nuclear

  09-02-2017 18:26 via zdnet.com
  
  As Google Fiber is sorting out its next moves, ground zero in the gigabit wars has emerged in Louisville, Kentucky, where AT&T Fiber has talked big but signed up very few gigabit customers.
  
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• There’s an online troll in all of us

  09-02-2017 18:19
  
  Your inner internet troll might be lying dormant, but it could awaken at any moment, researchers warn
  
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• High earners more likely to use smartphone voice commands in public places according to new study

  09-02-2017 18:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you talk to your mobile device in public? If so, you are more likely to be a man earning over $100k according to a new survey.
  
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• Robo-bees covered in sticky horsehair could one day help pollinate crops

  09-02-2017 18:00
  
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• Microsoft and Amazon open up AI

  09-02-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  This year is set to be the year AI breaks through into mainstream computing, and the major IT firms are gearing up
  
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• Rubbish, waste and recycling collection frequencies

  09-02-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The time between waste collections in some areas has been getting longer, and a handful of areas now have to wait for a month.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook talks tech, skills and Brexit with Theresa May

  09-02-2017 17:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple CEO also meets with London Mayor Sadiq Khan to talk about Apple's new HQ in Battersea and more
  
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• Your next iPhone could easily cost over $1,000

  09-02-2017 17:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone won't come cheap.
  
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• Is AI the next Android differentiator? LG teases 'less artificial more intelligence' for G6

  09-02-2017 17:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Google Assistant is available on the Pixel, Alexa is coming to the Huawei Mate 9, Sense Companion is coming on the HTC U Ultra, Samsung may be launching Bixby on the Galaxy S8, and LG may be bringing something else on the G6.
  
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• Virtual-reality tumour gives researchers a whole new way to study cancer

  09-02-2017 17:26
  
  VR project among first four winners of £100 million Cancer Research UK challenge
  
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• Microsoft adds Cisco UCS to short list of servers that will run Azure Stack

  09-02-2017 17:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding a fourth vendor, Cisco, to the short list of server vendors who will ship Azure Stack appliances in 2017.
  
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• Drone market to hit 3 million units in 2017 with $6 million in revenue, says Gartner

  09-02-2017 17:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Of those 3 million drone units in 2017 about 174,000 of them will be for commercial uses. Commercial drones also represent the bulk of revenue in 2017.
  
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• NBA creates e-sports league for basketball

  09-02-2017 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US basketball league and a video games maker launch contest starting in 2018.
  
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• Snoopers' Charter, round two: Privacy campaigners gear up for next web surveillance battle

  09-02-2017 17:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Human rights group Liberty has raised funds for a judicial review of the controversial web surveillance law.
  
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• Microsoft starts turning on its Cortana suggested reminders email feature

  09-02-2017 17:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is starting to roll out Cortana suggested reminders that are triggered by Outlook.com and Office 365 email messages.
  
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• Project Cars 2 news, trailer and gameplay: New racer on PC, Xbox One and PS4 with possible PS VR support

  09-02-2017 17:02
  
  Project Cars 2 is going to go head to head with GT Sport
  
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• Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister

  09-02-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch
  
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• Cancer Research UK drives donations with proximity Wi-Fi network

  09-02-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Cancer Research UK used Devicescape’s virtual Wi-Fi network and marketing platform to engage support and drive donations on World Cancer Day
  
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• Restaurant apologises after rejecting waitress with emoji

  09-02-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The restaurant chain Miller & Carter claims it accidentally sent 18-year-old Megan Dixon for a job with a crying emoji.
  
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• Winter Olympics 2018 critical systems will all be in the cloud

  09-02-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Atos is on course to hit its target of having all core Olympic IT systems in the cloud by next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea
  
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• Can I trust a fertility app to stop me getting pregnant?

  09-02-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sexual health experts say there needs to be more research into how effective fertility tracking apps are at preventing pregnancy.
  
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• Twitter quarterly loss widens to $167m

  09-02-2017 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter's fourth-quarter losses nearly double as user numbers grow but advertising revenues do not.
  
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• IBM's Watson and Bluemix step up: Free cloud-based push to boost tech skills

  09-02-2017 15:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Using its Watson AI platform and Bluemix cloud, IBM is aiming to develop the tech skills of millions of young Africans for free.
  
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• ​Spammer's delight: Gmail weirdly doesn't see spoofed @gmail.com addresses as junk

  09-02-2017 15:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Spammers could have a field day with Gmail users, simply by spoofing real Gmail accounts, according to a security researcher.
  
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• Y Combinator now lets you recommend startups for its 2017 investment scheme

  09-02-2017 15:30
  
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• The politics of things: Policymakers must help shape the IoT

  09-02-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Saverio Romeo, principal analyst at Beecham Research, explores the role of policymakers in the rapidly expanding internet of things
  
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• Fix your Mac with these simple troubleshooting tips

  09-02-2017 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Got a Mac that's not behaving itself? Here are some simple things you should try before taking it to a Genius at your nearest Apple Store.
  
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• Scaling applications for the unexpected

  09-02-2017 15:23 via zdnet.com
  
  AVI Networks boasts a breakthrough in elastic, software-defined load balancing done at "a fraction of the cost of traditional load balancers".Does it deliver?
  
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• Twitter misses Q4 revenue targets amid advertising revenue slump

  09-02-2017 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said income from its video ads remained but promoted tweets have declined.
  
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• UK esports champions Fnatic are getting into mobile gaming

  09-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Government launches £10 million scheme to boost commercial spaceflight in the UK

  09-02-2017 14:56
  
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• Firms split on who handles aftermath of cyber-attacks

  09-02-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The confusion could leave companies open to future attacks, suggests BAE research.
  
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• Twitter's latest earnings call confirm it isn't failing, it's resetting

  09-02-2017 14:24
  
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