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• 'LED street lights are disturbing my sleep'

  13-03-2017 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cities around the world are converting to low-energy LED street lights - but some residents say their sleep is being affected and are fighting back.
  
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• ​Tax software startup Canopy secures $20m

  13-03-2017 23:22 via zdnet.com
  
  Lehi, Utah-based startup Canopy has raised $20 million to support the growth of its tax resolution software as well as for ongoing R&D.
  
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• Okta files for $100 million IPO

  13-03-2017 23:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The identity and device management firm has incurred significant net losses each year but continues to grow its revenue.
  
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• CIO playbook: Digital transformation at scale

  13-03-2017 22:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The impact of digital transformation on the CIO and IT is considerable. A world expert explains how to undertake transformation in large organizations.
  
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• Could and should Microsoft buy Citrix?

  13-03-2017 21:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Cloud and virtualization vendor Citrix is said to be seeking buyers, yet again. Might long-time Microsoft partner be a bidder for all or parts of the company?
  
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• Yahoo names CEO for Altaba spin off, and it's not Marissa Mayer

  13-03-2017 21:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Mayer won't lead the newly formed Altaba Inc, made up of Alibaba and Yahoo Japan. If Verizon doesn't hire Mayer following the sale, she could get a cool $23 million.
  
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• Microsoft to start previews of on-premises Dynamics 365 for Operations in April

  13-03-2017 20:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is providing three different deployment options -- including an on-premises/local one -- for its Dynamics 365 for Operations release.
  
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• Infor inks integration, sales pact with Marketo

  13-03-2017 19:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Infor's CRM suite will integrate with Marketo's marketing automation platform, allowing the two companies to jointly sell them to business customers.
  
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• How ethics migrate to the cloud

  13-03-2017 18:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The cosmetics company Lush makes ethics a priority in its decision making, CDO Jack Constantine explains. So when Lush moved to the cloud, it looked for a provider that met its digital ethical standards.
  
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• From cases to cars: the best products to buy in Pantone's 2017 colour of the year

  13-03-2017 18:00
  
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• The true impact of a cyber breach on share price

  13-03-2017 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  As cyber security breaches become increasingly common, a security consultant explores how recent headline breaches have affected company valuations
  
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• Intel buys driverless car technology firm Mobileye

  13-03-2017 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US chipmaker is taking over its Israeli-based driverless technology partner Mobileye.
  
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• Xero intros machine learning system for SMB invoicing

  13-03-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The technology automatically suggests the appropriate account codes for an invoice based on past invoicing behavior of the business owner and their advisor.
  
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• The mystery of the first monster black holes explained

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Super fast laser pulses could make computers 100,000 times faster

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Laser breakthrough could make computers 100,000 times faster

  13-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Brazil removes tax on e-books

  13-03-2017 16:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Electronic books will now enjoy the same tax immunity as print
  
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• Samsung commits to monthly updates for unlocked Galaxy phones in US

  13-03-2017 16:13 via zdnet.com
  
  For owners of unlocked Galaxy devices, the promise of monthly security updates is welcome news.
  
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• California mulls driver-free car tests

  13-03-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Currently autonomous vehicles tested on the roads must have a human driver ready to take control.
  
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• Powering the cloud: Unlocking the secrets of Google datacentres

  13-03-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  At the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco, the internet search giant opened up about how it secures, operates and stress-tests its growing cloud datacentre fleet
  
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• Phishing: Would you fall for one of these scam emails?

  13-03-2017 15:06 via zdnet.com
  
  There's still plenty more phish in the sea, as workers can't stop clicking on scam emails. Would these ones trick you?
  
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• IBM vs Microsoft: 'Human parity' speech recognition record changes hands again

  13-03-2017 14:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Artificial intelligence can do many things better than humans, but speech recognition isn't one of them. Yet.
  
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• Watch the upgraded Ghost Minitaur robot scramble over ice without falling

  13-03-2017 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The new and improved robot can now traverse grass, rocks, sand, ice, and snow.
  
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• Why cloud hardware always matters

  13-03-2017 14:18 via zdnet.com
  
  We're told that cloud hardware doesn't matter any more but is it true?
  
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• WIRED Money 2017: The Startup Stage

  13-03-2017 14:10
  
  Join us at WIRED Money's Startup Stage to meet the fintech firms you'll be reading about in years to come.
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• Statistically speaking, what will Apple announce next -- and when?

  13-03-2017 14:10 via zdnet.com
  
  A crystal ball for data nerds: David Gewirtz assembles a decade's worth of event data -- 26 product announcements -- to calculate whether Apple is running late on its spring announcement cadence.
  
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• Ebola vaccine trial for great apes shows promise

  13-03-2017 14:05
  
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• Your password is probably useless, says coding guru Jeff Atwood. Here's why

  13-03-2017 13:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The best way to improve passwords is to think like the user and stop creating bad password-composition rules, Stack Overflow founder Jeff Atwood tells developers.
  
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• India’s long-lost lunar spacecraft found by NASA

  13-03-2017 13:52
  
  Once thought lost, NASA has discovered the Chandrayaan-1 still orbiting the moon
  
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• Hackers steal personal data of thousands of hospital staff

  13-03-2017 13:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Information on staff accessed through attack on IT contractor's server.
  
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• Intel is buying self-driving tech firm Mobileye for £12 billion

  13-03-2017 13:49
  
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• Royal Dutch Touring Club stimulates innovation and renewal of ICT

  13-03-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Dutch motoring club has shaped its business in a way that enables the business and IT department to innovate together
  
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• Analytics sell Tegile hybrid flash as college replaces iSCSI

  13-03-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Bolton College replaces six-year-old Dell EqualLogic iSCSI block arrays and is won over to Tegile hybrid flash by ease of troubleshooting troublesome VM I/O spike issues
  
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• Hands-On: Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Trackball

  13-03-2017 13:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Ignore the odd name - this is a very nice and very versatile trackball.
  
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• Cloud computing is the new normal: Is it time to use it for everything?

  13-03-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The big question is not whether you should use cloud computing, but what happens if you use it for everything.
  
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• Silicon Valley startups aim to make big data capture and prep slicker

  13-03-2017 13:26 via computerweekly.com
  A group of California-based startup and early-stage data analytics and management companies are bidding to make big data, including sensor data, more tractable for analysis
  
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• Vodafone brings offshore contact centre work to UK

  13-03-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile operator Vodafone is creating 2,100 jobs in the UK by reducing the amount of call centre work done offshore
  
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• Intel buys Mobileye for $15.3 billion, eyes autonomous driving market, computer vision

  13-03-2017 13:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Mobileye will integrate Intel's autonomous driving unit as the two companies aim to crunch the data provided by various sensors. The acquisition also provides a counterweight to Qualcomm's NXP purchase.
  
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• Google to Android users: Take this personality test and we'll tell you the best look for your phone

  13-03-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's #myAndroid taste test will match you up with the recommended ways to customize the look and feel of your Android phone.
  
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• Google Amps up its enterprise message

  13-03-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Google might be a household word for consumer services, but not necessarily cloud computing. At last week's annual NEXT conference, Google began filling in the blanks to get itself taken seriously by the enterprise.
  
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• Can technology stamp out claims of racism in the police?

  13-03-2017 13:00
  
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• US military leak exposes "holy grail" of security clearance files

  13-03-2017 12:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Exclusive: These security clearance applications contain sensitive personal information, and are highly valuable to foreign adversaries seeking to undermine US national security.
  
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• iPhone 8 may not have the killer feature we've been hoping for

  13-03-2017 12:45 via zdnet.com
  
  But it's still likely to be the biggest upgrade the smartphone has seen since its release back in 2007.
  
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• Police hack PGP server with 3.6 million messages from organized crime BlackBerrys

  13-03-2017 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Custom PGP BlackBerry smartphones allegedly used by criminal gangs for secure messaging have suffered a setback.
  
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• Seattle Uber drivers subjected to mandatory anti-union propaganda

  13-03-2017 12:16
  
  It’s the latest in a spate of money-saving endeavours from the transportation network
  
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• AMD Ryzen review: The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X gives Intel's Core i7-6950X a run for its money

  13-03-2017 11:55
  
  Near perfection, the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X performs spectacularly, and rivals the £1,600 Intel Core i7-6950X
  
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• Alexander Graham Bell warned of man-made climate change 100 years ago

  13-03-2017 11:55
  
  Celebrating a century of brushing the problem under the carpet
  
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• Nearly 2,000 Lloyds bank IT jobs set to move to IBM in £1.3bn outsourcing deal

  13-03-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Around 2,000 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group are set to transfer to IBM as part of a seven-year IT outsourcing deal, says union
  
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• Storage systems evolve to meet need for speed

  13-03-2017 11:23 via computerweekly.com
  The race is on to develop revolutionary storage-class memory products to meet rocketing data processing requirements
  
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• NCSC to educate UK politicians on the cyber threat

  13-03-2017 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  The National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver tailored seminars for politicians on how to protect their email communications and voters’ data to defend against cyber threats to the political system
  
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