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• Qualcomm invests in semiconductor factory in Brazil

  10-03-2017 21:59 via zdnet.com
  
  A joint venture with the government will see $200m invested in the creation of the São Paulo-based site.
  
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• Why the Bitly link-shortening service went down for some users

  10-03-2017 21:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Comcast users were unable use Bitly link shortening services for several hours because Comcast blocked its addresses out of security concerns.
  
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• Google Cloud Platform adds free tier

  10-03-2017 20:08 via zdnet.com
  
  On the final day of the Google Next conference, Google stresses its commitment to openness
  
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• Lego Worlds review: an overly complex Minecraft rival that just misses the mark

  10-03-2017 19:33
  
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• Will the cloud go serverless?

  10-03-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  
  What does the serverless cloud mean for you?
  
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• Google pulls Nexus 6 March security update

  10-03-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Having issues using Android Pay on your Nexus 6 after the latest update? You're not alone.
  
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• Google briefly pulls Nexus 6 March security update

  10-03-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Having issues using Android Pay on your Nexus 6 after the latest update? You're not alone.
  
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• New and improved Samba file server released

  10-03-2017 18:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Samba, the classic Linux/Unix Windows-compatible file server, has been given a major update.
  
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• Africa gets its own web address with launch of .africa

  10-03-2017 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The continent gets its "own digital identity" with the launch of the domain name .africa.
  
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• Flippy the robot uses AI to cook burgers

  10-03-2017 17:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The secret sauce is computer vision and deep learning software.
  
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• Vero aims to be the social network you’ll love, not just use

  10-03-2017 17:36
  
  A social network that lets you be yourself, without ads? Can it really work?
  
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• 25 years since first email attachment

  10-03-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the invention of email attachments in 1992 changed the way we communicate.
  
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• 25 years of email attachments

  10-03-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How the creation of a new email attachment system in 1992 changed the way we communicate.
  
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• SecuritySpy: A quick fix for orphaned Logitech Alert owners

  10-03-2017 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
  What happens when the hardware you have still works, but the software has gone to the great bit bucket in the sky? In the case of Logitech Alert owners, they move to a better replacement product. Here's how.
  
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• Navigating those early stages: research in its many forms

  10-03-2017 16:35 via computerweekly.com
  This is the third in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast
  
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• Microsoft's Windows Server on ARM move: More questions and answers

  10-03-2017 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's official acknowledgement that it has Windows Server running on ARM for use in its own, and potentially others', datacenters generated a number of questions. Here are a few answers.
  
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• The 2018 Volvo XC60 takes control to stop head-on smashes

  10-03-2017 16:25
  
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• These slo-mo videos of Volvos crashing and rolling are surprisingly mesmerising

  10-03-2017 16:23
  
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• UN privacy watchdog says "little or no evidence" that mass surveillance works

  10-03-2017 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  The laws are "predicated on the psychology of fear," which prevents the public from "objectively assessing the effectiveness" of privacy-busting measures, said the UN special rapporteur.
  
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• Germany surveillance: Security trumps privacy as video bill passed

  10-03-2017 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Privacy advocates protest as German deputies make it easier to install public video surveillance.
  
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• Paying ransomware attackers perpetuates attacks, says researcher

  10-03-2017 15:41 via computerweekly.com
  Continually evolving ransomware is among the threats organisations need to factor into their cyber defences in 2017, but only once they have taken care of the basics, says Kaspersky Lab researcher
  
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• The smaller the device, the larger the search: How to future-proof your search strategy

  10-03-2017 15:36
  
  The assumption that mobile users use smaller search terms is wrong. Here’s how to turn that to your advantage
  
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• ​Now Google's clever AI can tell you're not a bot without reCAPTCHA even appearing

  10-03-2017 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  You'll no longer need to confirm "I'm not a robot" with the latest version of Google's reCAPTCHA bot filter test.
  
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• National Theatre and Accenture partner up for VR studio

  10-03-2017 15:34
  
  The National Theatre will be premiering a new VR show at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival
  
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• Executive interview: Gideon Mann, head of data science, Bloomberg

  10-03-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  We find out how Bloomberg’s Gideon Mann balances the certainty of analytics with the alchemy of machine learning
  
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• Timex IQ+ Move review: Step-tracking with flair (but not much else)

  10-03-2017 15:03
  
  The Timex IQ+ is quite simply the most beautiful Bluetooth-enabled thing I’ve put on my wrist. But it’s not the most useful
  
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• How to manage multiple public cloud strategy

  10-03-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Troy Toman, director of engineering at Planet Labs, explains how his organization effectively uses both AWS and Google Cloud.
  
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• How to build a multi-cloud strategy

  10-03-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Troy Toman, director of engineering at Planet Labs, explains how his organization effectively uses both AWS and Google Cloud.
  
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• Everspin's 1.5 million IOP SSD: Their secret is MRAM

  10-03-2017 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  It's twice as fast as today's high-end NVMe/PCIe SSDs, and Everspin is just getting started. They're using persistent Magnetic RAMwhich has the durability - and almost the speed - of DRAM. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Google develops invisible web security Captcha form

  10-03-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Puzzles asking you to prove you're "not a robot" may soon disappear.
  
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• Cloud migration: Dipping in a toe before diving all in

  10-03-2017 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  The Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine rebuilt its data warehouse on the Google Cloud Platform, taking advantage of pay-as-you-go pricing to make sure it was the right move.
  
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• An insecure mess: How flawed JavaScript is turning web into a hacker's playground

  10-03-2017 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Researchers say tens of thousands of sites are using JavaScript libraries that are years old and contain publicly known vulnerabilities.
  
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• Ransomware: What would you do? One in three infected organisations pay hackers to get data back

  10-03-2017 14:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Pay up, lose your data or try to recover the files yourself?
  
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• Facebook AI chief: We can give machines common sense

  10-03-2017 13:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Yann LeCun believes that neural networking could be used to gift robots with what we call common sense.
  
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• HP Elite x3 Lap Dock, First Take: An add-on laptop experience for your Windows 10 Mobile phablet

  10-03-2017 13:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Without an HP Workspace subscription, the Lap Dock is simply a dumb screen-extending device for the Elite x3 -- albeit a well-built one that offers a 1,920-by-1,080 viewing area.
  
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• Here's the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer history forgot

  10-03-2017 13:39
  
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• Technology behind 'all serious crime'

  10-03-2017 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organised crime groups rely on hi-tech campaigns for cash to fund their operations, says Europol.
  
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• Here's why you must back up your iPhone and iPad before upgrading to iOS 10.3

  10-03-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS 10.3 is expected to land before March is out, and it's vital that you have an effective backup mechanism in place for your iPhone before you upgrade.
  
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• Broadband controversy will linger despite BT Openreach split

  10-03-2017 13:21 via computerweekly.com
  Communications experts have welcomed the news that the legal separation of BT and Openreach will go ahead, but it remains unclear how, or when, the state of the UK's broadband will change for the better
  
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• CIA hacks, shrinking Wally: Podcast 308

  10-03-2017 12:56
  
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• The Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e - luxury gets electric

  10-03-2017 12:49
  
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• Saffron Technology: The AI company quietly changing the world

  10-03-2017 12:46
  
  Saffron CEO Gayle Sheppard talks to Alphr about how her AI company has been ticking away since 1999
  
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• BT Openreach deal aims to shakeup UK broadband

  10-03-2017 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision to make the broadband network operator a distinct company is hailed as a "significant day" for customers.
  
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• Legal fight over $22.5m gaming takeover deal

  10-03-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doom creator John Carmack is claiming he is owed the cash from the sale of his game studio.
  
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• Google announces a partnership with SAP at Google Cloud Next

  10-03-2017 12:28
  
  Google Cloud support offered for SAP Hana, SAP Cloud and more
  
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• BT, Openreach forced to cut ties

  10-03-2017 12:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Ofcom's wish has been granted and both companies will now legally separate.
  
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• Google's big Hangouts revamp: Now you get separate Meet and Chat apps

  10-03-2017 12:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Google splits Hangouts video-conferencing and chat capabilities into two distinct meeting and collaboration apps.
  
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• Manjaro Linux 17.0 has arrived: An excellent time to give it a spin

  10-03-2017 11:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Official versions with Xfce and KDE desktop, and Community versions with Gnome, Cinnamon, LXQt and i3 desktops available. Here's what I've found so far.
  
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• Elon Musk bets he can solve South Australia's 'energy crisis' in 100 days

  10-03-2017 11:33
  
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• Outsourcing gives Scottish charity’s IT team time to think ahead

  10-03-2017 11:29 via computerweekly.com
  Carr Gomm outsources IT support to allow internal IT team to think beyond keeping the lights on
  
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