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• NextDC H1 profit soars to AU$19.3m

  23-02-2017 23:53 via zdnet.com
  
  Datacentre-as-a-service provider NextDC has reported AU$19.3 million in after-tax profit on revenue of AU$58.7 million for the six months ended December 2016.
  
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• Huawei eyes self-driving cars: Report

  23-02-2017 23:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Following its successful telecom equipment and smartphone businesses, Huawei has ramped a team with over 200 talent to test its driverless cars, according to Chinese reports.
  
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• New £1 'most secure coin in the world'

  23-02-2017 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new 12-sided coin comes into circulation in March, and the Royal Mint is working 24/7 to make 1.5bn of them.
  
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• Intuit tops Q2 targets despite slow tax season

  23-02-2017 23:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Citing statistics from the IRS, Intuit said that the slow-tax trend is industry wide, rather than a loss of market share.
  
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• HPE misses Q1 revenue estimates

  23-02-2017 22:25 via zdnet.com
  
  HPE's Q1 revenue was $11.4 billion, down 10 percent from a year ago.
  
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• Storj introduces a distributed blockchain-protected cloud storage service

  23-02-2017 20:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Would you believe in a safe peer-to-peer cloud storage solution? Storj Labs thinks you will with their blockchain-protected, open-source service.
  
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• Lenovo sold three million Moto Zs, Moto Mods will be comptabile over next three years

  23-02-2017 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  With failed attempts at smartphone modularity, I've been hesitant to spend money on accessories. Motorola Mobility recently revealed in an interview that we can count on Moto Mods for at least three years.
  
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• Lenovo sold three million Moto Zs, Moto Mods will be compatible over next three years

  23-02-2017 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  With failed attempts at smartphone modularity, I've been hesitant to spend money on accessories. Motorola Mobility recently revealed in an interview that we can count on Moto Mods for at least three years.
  
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• Lenovo plans to sell three million Moto Zs, Moto Mods will be compatible over next three years

  23-02-2017 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  With failed attempts at smartphone modularity, I've been hesitant to spend money on accessories. But Motorola Mobility recently revealed that we can count on Moto Mods for at least three years.
  
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• Mercy Talks Improved Patient Outcomes And Medication Optimization At #HIMSS17

  23-02-2017 20:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Mercy, the 5th largest Catholic health care system in the U.S., is dedicating efforts to improve the quality of care and costs by noting that a large portion of the inefficiency in healthcare can be contributed to failures in care delivery, care coordination, and overtreatment.
  
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• Bring a piece of the ocean into your home with WIRED's favourite sea-worthy treasures

  23-02-2017 19:00
  
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• RAID vs erasure coding for flash storage

  23-02-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Flash storage needs array data protection. We run the rule over RAID for flash storage and look at erasure coding, which will become more attractive as drive sizes increase
  
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• Backup datacentre power: Using diesel generators to plug the UK's energy supply gaps

  23-02-2017 17:57 via computerweekly.com
  Energy market stakeholders are calling on the datacentre community to help them close the UK's energy demand and supply gap by hooking up their diesel generators to the National Grid, but will it work?
  
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• Nasa's gorgeous travel posters advertise the best sights in the Universe

  23-02-2017 17:18
  
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• Nasa posters and graphics reveal more secrets about the TRAPPIST-1 system

  23-02-2017 17:08
  
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• Cancer vs. the machine: how to personalise treatment using computing power

  23-02-2017 16:59
  
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• Lenovo P2 review: Unparalleled smartphone battery life

  23-02-2017 16:51
  
  Leagues ahead: the Lenovo P2's battery life is outstanding, leaving others in the dark while you on
  
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• Smart glasses advance from freak show to fashion show

  23-02-2017 16:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Four years after the debut of Google Glass, more practical eyewear is gaining more practical technology.
  
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• Tech giants face the harsh reality of VR and AR

  23-02-2017 16:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook all see us interacting with digital objects. But they're all running into real-world obstacles.
  
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• What is autism spectrum disorder? WIRED explains

  23-02-2017 16:20
  
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• Lords pressurise government over broadband USO

  23-02-2017 16:18 via computerweekly.com
  In a House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill, peers passed an amendment to set the minimum standard speed for broadband at 30Mbps
  
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• Hoping for a payrise? Then watch out for this sneaky phishing scam

  23-02-2017 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Latest scam tries to trick you into handing over passwords and financial details.
  
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• Linux's decade-old flaw: Major distros move to patch serious kernel bug

  23-02-2017 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Google fuzzer helps find 11-year-old memory-corruption flaw in the Linux kernel.
  
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• The truth behind claims autism can be triggered by herpes

  23-02-2017 15:46
  
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• Recreating the PCLinuxOS Full Monty with KDE Plasma Activities

  23-02-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  
  I'm a nostalgic type, so I decided to try to learn a bit more about the KDE Plasma desktop by creating an updated Full Monty installation of PCLinuxOS.
  
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• 7 reasons you must attend WIRED Health 2017

  23-02-2017 15:30
  
  Listen to – then meet – 19 industry-leading speakers
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• Fitness data and photos help expose race cheat

  23-02-2017 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The runner missed out more than a mile of the Fort Lauderdale race to clock a fast time
  
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• Adobe's big plans for Brazil

  23-02-2017 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  After moving its Latin America headquarters from Miami to São Paulo, the company wants to boost the uptake of its digital marketing products as local users focus on improving customer experience
  
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• Dataiku's latest release has a DataOps slant

  23-02-2017 15:27 via zdnet.com
  
  Like agile software development, data science works best when models can be tested and iterated rapidly. The latest release from data science collaboration tool Dataiku adds integrations with GitHub and HipChat that will not only bring developers and data scientists together, but also some of their DevOps discipline.
  
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• Cybercriminals start cashing in on vulnerable WordPress websites

  23-02-2017 15:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Domains are being compromised through a vulnerability in the WordPress REST API.
  
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• Mercedes unveils the AMG F1 W08 EQ: Will this car dominate Formula One in 2017?

  23-02-2017 15:16
  
  This is the F1 car that could power Lewis Hamilton to a fourth world championship
  
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• Russian military admits significant cyber-war effort

  23-02-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Country's defence minister admits the presence of a powerful military team focused on controlling information.
  
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• Natalie Dormer joins the cast of Mass Effect: Andromeda

  23-02-2017 15:01
  
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• Game of Throne's Natalie Dormer on why she joined the cast of Mass Effect: Andromeda

  23-02-2017 15:01
  
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• Nintendo Switch review: it’ll ruin your life...but that's half the fun

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Nintendo Switch review: it’ll ruin your life... but that's half the fun

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Nintendo Switch preview: bonkers but brilliant

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Gallery: Nintendo Switch hardware preview

  23-02-2017 15:00
  
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• Think you're safe from hackers offline? This drone steals data from a PC's blinking LED

  23-02-2017 14:56 via zdnet.com
  
  If you've got an air-gapped computer, it might be time to cover up the hard drive's leaky flashing LED lights.
  
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• Meet the innovators fighting for your right to privacy online

  23-02-2017 14:35
  
  Bringing about the next phase of data privacy
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• Digitisation opens up security weakness in oil and gas

  23-02-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  The oil and gas industry needs to address the security risks associated with operational technology and vulnerable IT systems, says Ponemon Institute report
  
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• Flash storage and the diseconomies of sharing

  23-02-2017 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  With flash storage, individual SSDs are as fast as most all flash arrays. For many apps neither is the economic solution. So how do you choose?
  
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• Amazon resists US demands to hand over Echo audio in murder case

  23-02-2017 14:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Prosecutors want the audio recordings for evidence, but are they protected by free speech laws?
  
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• Dutch banks and ISPs behind in domain security

  23-02-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Dutch banks are falling behind organisations in other sectors when it comes to securing domains.
  
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• Starling Bank opens API with hackathon

  23-02-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Challenger bank Starling opens its API up to developers in hackathon at Google’s London Campus
  
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• Homeland Security password collection: Not in tech’s name

  23-02-2017 13:29
  
  One tech coalition isn’t taking the US’s proposed social media password submission policy lying down
  
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• How the Met Office chooses names for storms in the UK

  23-02-2017 13:24
  
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• Ad blocking usage 'not growing', says report

  23-02-2017 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 22% of UK adults are using ad blocking software, says the Internet Advertising Bureau.
  
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• Sony Xperia XZ Premium review (hands on): Sony’s 4K phone returns

  23-02-2017 13:14
  
  Sony's big beast makes a return, this time with HDR and the new Snapdragon 835 chip in tow
  
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• Cyberattacks threaten democracy itself, warns NATO

  23-02-2017 13:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Society is at risk from hackers attempting to interfere in elections, argues NATO's Jamie Shea.
  
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