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• Telstra backs out of Autohome completely with AU$282m sale

  22-02-2017 23:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Telstra has pulled out of Autohome completely, selling its remaining 6.5 percent stake in the Chinese online auto company for AU$282 million.
  
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• Fitbit's Q4 is a miss, strong 2017 guidance lifts stock

  22-02-2017 22:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Fitbit also revealed that it paid just $23 million to acquire the assets of rival smartwatch maker Pebble in Q4 2016.
  
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• HP delivers solid Q1 as notebook units surge

  22-02-2017 22:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's earnings were better than expected and HP's notebooks and personal systems sold well.
  
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• Square beats Q4 earnings targets, revenue up 21 percent

  22-02-2017 22:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Square's gross payment volume (GPV), a key metric for the payments company, ticked up to $13.7 billion.
  
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• Virtual Reality used in marketing: What if the Blue whale is AT&T?

  22-02-2017 22:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers are creating incredible virtual reality experiences. What happens when VR becomes used as a marketing technology?
  
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• Snikt! Everything you need to know about X-23, Wolverine's protégé in 'Logan'

  22-02-2017 22:00
  
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• New OpenStack Ocata stabilizes popular open-source cloud

  22-02-2017 21:05 via zdnet.com
  
  Instead of new features, this latest OpenStack release focuses on improving stability and performance.
  
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• Albums are dying. Regular releases are being killed by the constant stream culture

  22-02-2017 21:00
  
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• Autodesk backs Israeli IoT startup Jumper.io

  22-02-2017 19:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The investment stems from Autodesk's $100 million Forge Fund.
  
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• Hootsuite buys social analytics firm LifeMetrix

  22-02-2017 19:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Hootsuite said the acquisition will bolster its existing social media analytics dashboard, Hootsuite Analytics.
  
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• Nasa's discovers 'extraordinary' system of seven Earth-sized exoplanets that could host life

  22-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Nasa discovers 'extraordinary' system of seven Earth-sized exoplanets that could host life

  22-02-2017 19:00
  
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• Embedded computer vision could prevent distracted driving

  22-02-2017 18:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Israeli firm eyeSight Technologies is adding cameras and software to cars to detect distracted driving.
  
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• Data-driven farming with agricultural drones

  22-02-2017 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  CNH Industrial is partnering with DroneDeploy on an agricultural drone package. The next generation of farmers might have to become experts in data analytics.
  
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• Instagram now lets you upload multiple photos and videos. Here's how to use the tool

  22-02-2017 18:32
  
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• Artificial intelligence in the real world: What can it actually do?

  22-02-2017 18:19 via zdnet.com
  
  What are the limits of AI? And how do you go from managing data points to injecting AI in the enterprise?
  
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• Intel should be very worried about AMD's Ryzen 7 processors

  22-02-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  For almost a decade AMD has yielded ground to Intel when it comes to processors, but the new Ryzen 7 chips change all that.
  
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• How Campbell Soup is betting on digital transformation, ecommerce, science to grow sales

  22-02-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Like most consumer packaged goods and food companies, Campbell Soup is struggling to grow sales. Enter ecommerce, science, analytics, and a lot of supply chain optimization.
  
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• How Campbell Soup is betting on digital transformation, e-commerce, science to grow sales

  22-02-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Like most consumer packaged goods and food companies, Campbell Soup is struggling to grow sales. Enter e-commerce, science, analytics and a lot of supply chain optimization.
  
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• You can now read Walt Whitman's long-lost Jack Engle novella 165 years after it disappeared

  22-02-2017 18:00
  
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• NComputing launches a Raspberry Pi 3-based thin client

  22-02-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The versatile RX300 can operate as a locked-down Windows thin client or as a Raspberry Pi 3 device.
  
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• Ahead of LG G6 and Galaxy S8 launch, T-Mobile offers S7, S7 Edge, and LG V20 for just $360

  22-02-2017 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  We often see discounts of $100 on existing flagship phones when new flagships are about to be launched. T-Mobile is offering last year's models, which all run the latest version of Android, at a massive discount.
  
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• Adobe updates Document Cloud with more tools for digital signatures

  22-02-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  With the upgrades, ​Adobe Sign will offer cloud-based digital signing on any device through the Adobe Document Cloud.
  
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• Rugged Tablets vs. Consumer Tablets: A World of Difference

  22-02-2017 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The bumps and jostles of everyday use can spell disaster for workers who rely on consumer tablets -- even when they are paired with a rugged case. Ruggedized tablets combine durability and reliability with long battery life and enterprise-grade productivity tools.
  
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• GE, Nokia, Qualcomm bet private LTE networks will play a role in IoT deployments

  22-02-2017 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  A demonstration from GE, Nokia and Qualcomm highlight how a private LTE network built on unlicensed and shared spectrum can bolster industrial Internet of things deployments.
  
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• Self-driving cars must be covered by insurance, says UK bill

  22-02-2017 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK proposes that insurance companies have to cover all accidents involving self-driving cars.
  
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• How to collect special items in Pokémon Go Gen 2: Evolving Onix into Steelix

  22-02-2017 17:04
  
  The Pokémon Go update has introduced special items required for selected Pokémon evolutions
  
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• All RBS and NatWest branches to have a technology expert

  22-02-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  RBS Group is putting a digital expert in every NatWest and RBS branch in 2017
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Cut to the front of the line for the next version

  22-02-2017 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  If the idea of joining the Windows Insider program fills you with dread about the dangers of running beta software, consider the Release Preview ring. Here's how to sign up.
  
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• UPS tests delivery drones, insists robots won't replace drivers

  22-02-2017 16:40 via zdnet.com
  
  A UPS truck was equipped with Workhorse's drone delivery system, but drivers will still remain central to the business.
  
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• Parrot Pot review: The plant pot that keeps your greens alive

  22-02-2017 16:37
  
  A largely frivolous invention, but the Parrot Pot is a very clever idea, magnificently implemented
  
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• Facebook confusion over fake cancer babies U-turns

  22-02-2017 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook apologises after repeatedly restoring posts featuring stolen photos of children and posted claims they had cancer.
  
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• IT security breaches: Why users shouldn't take all the blame anymore

  22-02-2017 16:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Information security professionals need to get beyond 'blaming the user' says expert.
  
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• Where are the human clones? 20 years since Dolly was unveiled we look at the future of cloning

  22-02-2017 16:20
  
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• Cloud demand fuels record European growth for colocation market in 2016, confirms CBRE

  22-02-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  CBRE’s full-year colocation tracker data confirms record take-up for colocation space across Europe in 2016
  
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• Apple's new campus, Apple Park, opens in April

  22-02-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple Park's 1,000-seat, glass cylinder auditorium will be named the Steve Jobs Theater, in honor of the late co-founder, who would have turned 62 this Friday.
  
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• Verizon to trial 5G in 11 cities as it eyes commercializing service

  22-02-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  The wireless ecosystem is picking up the pace when it comes to trials of 5G services.
  
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• From malware to cyber-spies, the 15 biggest threats online, ranked

  22-02-2017 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  When it comes to cyber security, what should you really be worried about?
  
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• UPS delivery drone has glitch at launch event

  22-02-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A demonstration of a package delivery drone service goes awry when the aircraft is nearly destroyed.
  
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• Progress on business IoT adoption slower than expected

  22-02-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Economist Intelligence Unit last looked at business IoT adoption in 2013. Its latest business adoption index shows slow progress
  
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• Loopholes and luxuries: how Silicon Valley stays one step ahead of the tax man in the UK

  22-02-2017 15:06
  
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• Loopholes and luxuries: how Apple, Facebook and Google stay ahead of the tax man

  22-02-2017 15:06
  
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• Video Roundup: New from RSA 2017 conference

  22-02-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  At RSA 2017, we met with executives at IBM Security, HPE, Hytrust, Zscaler, and Bracket Computing to talk about challenges in cybersecurity, IoT security, data sovereignty, cloud-based security, and more.
  
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• Windows 10 Continuum but for Android: Jide aims to turn your phone into a PC

  22-02-2017 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Can Jide's Remix OS on Mobile deliver the dream of one device to power all your computing needs, from mobile to desktop, and the TV?
  
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• Ron Howard is the new director of the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff

  22-02-2017 14:26
  
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• Meet the cast of Star Wars' Han Solo spinoff

  22-02-2017 14:26
  
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• We talked to Windows tech support scammers. Here's why you shouldn't

  22-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  They're after one thing -- money. And when they can't get it, they'll resort to any means necessary.
  
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• Veritas lands AWS, Microsoft Azure cloud deals as it revamps under CEO Coleman

  22-02-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Veritas is integrating its data management and backup storage software with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. The pivot comes as Veritas eyes growth from companies scurrying to meet the EU's data protection regulations.
  
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• IBM, Northern Trust partner on financial security blockchain tech

  22-02-2017 13:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Can the cryptocurrency technology pave the way for more secure and transparent private equity funds?
  
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• Nvidia Tesla K80 GPUs added to Google Compute Engine and Cloud Machine Learning

  22-02-2017 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has added beta support for Nvidia Tesla K80 GPUs to allow Cloud Platform customers to get extra computational power for deep learning tasks.
  
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