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• US government to ban most electronics from some US-bound flights

  20-03-2017 23:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Homeland Security isn't saying what the reason for the impending ban is, but that a change to the rules have been considered for several weeks.
  
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• Sighthound Cloud brings accuracy to emotion and gender detection

  20-03-2017 19:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Sighthound Cloud can recognize faces and detect emotion in your images or video streams, with more accuracy than Microsoft Cognitive Services.
  
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• Ebay to start guaranteed three-day delivery on 20 million items

  20-03-2017 18:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Look out, Amazon Prime: eBay this summer will begin a program that will guarantee an item is at your door in 72 hours.
  
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• Nuru AI chatbot helps to solve day-to-day problems in Africa

  20-03-2017 18:34 via zdnet.com
  
  In the Western world, everyone is talking about messaging apps and chatbots. Now, users in Africa and other low-income countries can use chatbots instead of text messages to ask questions.
  
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• Openreach trains apprentice engineers in virtual reality

  20-03-2017 18:15 via computerweekly.com
  Openreach inductees get to experience an immersive simulation of life as an engineer, taking them up telephone poles and into underground chambers
  
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• Gear WIRED loves: Love Hultèn's synthesiser mixes 70s nostalgia with modern minimalism

  20-03-2017 18:00
  
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• Hundreds of Cisco switches vulnerable to flaw found in WikiLeaks files

  20-03-2017 17:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The flaw was found by Cisco security researchers, despite WikiLeaks' claiming that the CIA hacking unit disclosures did not contain working vulnerabilities.
  
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• How Canada is tempting Trump’s tech exiles

  20-03-2017 17:49
  
  At a time when the US and UK look inward, Canada is pressing its openness to attract tech talent
  
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• Capgemini to launch innovation center in Brazil

  20-03-2017 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The facility will be focused on the development of digital and cloud services
  
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• Many UK local councils still unprepared for GDPR, ICO survey shows

  20-03-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  The ICO fines the Norfolk Council as it publishes GDPR guidelines for local councils after a survey revealed not all were up to speed in preparations to comply with the new data protection law
  
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• Are you talking about me? How to get alerted when your name is used online

  20-03-2017 17:23 via zdnet.com
  
  In today's competitive environment, marketing intelligence is more important than ever before. We look at seven tools for monitoring media mentions both on the web and in social media.
  
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• HCL Technologies to support IT for Volvo Ocean Race

  20-03-2017 17:15 via computerweekly.com
  HCL Technologies is to build and support the IT that will make the Volvo Ocean Race available to spectators around the world
  
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• Security Think Tank: Governance framework key to best security at lowest cost

  20-03-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  How can organisations maintain usability and keep support costs low without compromising on security?
  
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• Google apologises after ads appear next to extremist content

  20-03-2017 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A row over ads appearing next to extremist content leads several firms to halt advertising on Google.
  
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• Toshiba Portégé X20W-D review: Premium ultraportable gets a rotating screen

  20-03-2017 16:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Toshiba's latest flagship ultrabook offers light weight, convertible laptop/tablet functionality, 7th-generation Intel Core processors and all-day battery life, but it's not without drawbacks.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S8 will be missing a key Bixby feature

  20-03-2017 16:29
  
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• Samsung officially unveils its Bixby AI ahead of the Galaxy S8 release

  20-03-2017 16:29
  
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• Samsung Bixby: first impressions of the Galaxy S8's Siri-rival

  20-03-2017 16:29
  
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• Apple working on new AR features for iPhone: Report

  20-03-2017 16:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple could bring augmented reality to the next iPhone, believed to launch this fall. An Apple AR headset is also reportedly in the works.
  
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• Storage fails the business as data balloons, survey finds

  20-03-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Lack of agility and failure of storage to keep pace with the business and data growth are major concerns to UK businesses that see data volumes increase by 27% a year
  
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• Layla's childhood leukaemia was 'incurable' until this radical 10-minute treatment saved her life

  20-03-2017 16:00
  
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• Sir Martin Sorrell says Google must 'place ads in the right way'

  20-03-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Advertising boss Sir Martin Sorrell says there is 'great concern' over how Google places advertisements.
  
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• Industrial robots are good for the economy, study suggests

  20-03-2017 15:50 via zdnet.com
  
  A new study shows that robotics investments pay off, and the US is in the lead.
  
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• Leaked Samsung Galaxy S8 images claim to show color options

  20-03-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's next flagship will be available in "black sky," "orchid grey," and "arctic silver," according to a well-known leaker.
  
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• Qualcomm announces 205 mobile platform for entry-level LTE feature phones

  20-03-2017 15:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Modernizing the feature phone for 2017: Soon the world's feature phones will have access to 4G LTE.
  
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• Sony VPL-VW550ES review: The best 4K projector 9-grand can buy

  20-03-2017 15:19
  
  Glorious picture quality for a comparatively low cost; the best 4K projector you can buy for less than £10,000
  
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• Beyond fitness trackers: How can tech make a bigger impact on our health?

  20-03-2017 15:18
  
  At ActiveLab Live, the fitness industry was grappling with how we put all that data to permanent lifestyle change
  
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• Spring has sprung! Four things you need to know about the vernal equinox

  20-03-2017 15:07
  
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• Spring has sprung! Five things you need to know about the vernal equinox

  20-03-2017 15:07
  
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• Can you 'cure' a terrorist? Inside the controversial scheme hoping to deradicalise ISIS recruits

  20-03-2017 15:00
  
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• Galaxy S8 Bixby assistant will be expanded to all Samsung devices

  20-03-2017 14:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung's upcoming voice assistant Bixby will arrive on the Galaxy S8, but later will be applied to all of its appliances such as air conditioner or TV to evolve from a smartphone interface to an "interface for your life."
  
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• PM set to reveal gig economy bill to provide modern workers rights

  20-03-2017 14:49
  
  Theresa May set to back self-employed with new legislation
  
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• Singapore government reshuffles agencies to deepen smart nation focus

  20-03-2017 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Just months after a previous restructure, the Singapore government has unveiled plans to create a new unit under the Prime MInister's Office to better integrate and "turbo-charge" its smart nation efforts.
  
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• IBM and Red Hat aim to boost hybrid cloud computing, OpenStack usage

  20-03-2017 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue touts hybrid cloud deals with Red Hat and Veritas.
  
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• Google's open-source Guetzli: JPEG file sizes cut by 35 percent for faster browsing

  20-03-2017 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Google hopes its new Guetzli JPEG encoder will speed up image-heavy websites and cut bandwidth costs for mobile users.
  
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• Virtual reality could spot concussion in footballers

  20-03-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New technology which could be used by club doctors is being trialled, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• The secret to curing cancer could lie in treatments that 'supercharge' immune systems

  20-03-2017 14:00
  
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• Samsung, Sony and LG make the list of Netflix Recommended TVs for 2017

  20-03-2017 14:00
  
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• Microsoft moves ahead on cloud, data, AI fronts

  20-03-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Can Microsoft fight a multi-front data war, winning hearts and minds from each local population?
  
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• Why Snapstreaks are worrying some kids

  20-03-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What is Snapchat streak? And why is it worrying some kids? Newsround's Ricky Boleto explains.
  
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• This robot paints and cleans high-rise buildings

  20-03-2017 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  A team of engineers in Singapore developed Outobot, a robot that cleans and paints skyscrapers.
  
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• How business analysts can bring a human touch to IT change programmes

  20-03-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Aviva business analyst David Beckham is keynoting at the Innovation, Business Change & Technology Forum on how his profession can help IT and other workers through trauma of change programmes
  
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• Stephen Hawking could soon become a verified astronaut

  20-03-2017 13:19
  
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