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• Video Roundup: New in drones

  31-03-2017 20:34 via zdnet.com
  
  From French eagles that are trained to take down terrorist drones to tiny, horse hair-covered drones that can pollinate flowers for bees, this is the latest in drone-related news.
  
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• Laptops and tablets banned? Here's how to stay productive in flight

  31-03-2017 19:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The Trump administration's ban on laptops in airplane cabins on some nonstop flights to the U.S. is a body blow to business travelers' productivity. But the new announcement makes some previously niche products and one obscure Windows 10 feature suddenly relevant.
  
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• Joss Whedon is bringing Batgirl to the big screen

  31-03-2017 18:44
  
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• WIRED Health 2017 startup stage: smartglass hacks and VR therapy

  31-03-2017 18:06
  
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• UK leading in using red team cyber security testing

  31-03-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Red teaming is set to become a key approach to ensuring cyber security controls and processes are fit for purpose and compliant with regulations, and the UK is leading the way
  
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• Microsoft Teams review: Serious competition for Slack and HipChat

  31-03-2017 17:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's new 'Slack competitor' has improved dramatically since the preview, and new features are arriving regularly. Where it shines is threaded chat, easy video meetings and superb integration with other Office 365 tools.
  
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• 5G mobile must be transformative, not mission impossible

  31-03-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  The opportunities from 5G are considerable, but the preparations are complex – we need greater collaboration up front
  
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• A badger was caught on camera burying an entire cow

  31-03-2017 17:00
  
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• Security and privacy will always be an imperfect balancing act: The Alphr view

  31-03-2017 16:50
  
  In April, we’ll be paying close attention to security and privacy, and with very good reason
  
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• WhatsApp encryption, Berlin's Brexit bonanza: Podcast 311

  31-03-2017 16:39
  
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• Passenger jet approaching Heathrow in drone 'near-miss'

  31-03-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pilots spotted the device in the air as they prepared to land at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Twitter eases 140 character limit with handle hack

  31-03-2017 16:02
  
  It’s about to get a little easier to match Twitter’s 140 character limit
  
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• Verizon restructures, hires former Ericsson CEO to lead network team

  31-03-2017 15:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said the restructure will give the company more agility in the market.
  
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• Enterprise wireless: trends and developments in 2017

  31-03-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  What will be the main developments in wireless this year and what challenges will this bring to enterprises?
  
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• BP stresses importance of apprentices to its DevOps and digital transformation plans

  31-03-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  BP explains why IT apprentices are central to the success of its agile and DevOps ambitions, as well as its wider digital transformation programme
  
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• You can now play Space Invaders on a giant 1,000 micro:bit display

  31-03-2017 15:16
  
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• Microsoft opening European IoT/AI lab

  31-03-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is opening its third IoT & AI Insider lab, in Munich.Combined with sister labs in Redmond and Shenzhen, a slew of cloud services and a developer toolkit, Microsoft is clearly pivoting to an Internet of Things + Artificial Intelligence world.
  
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• Raspberry Pi Zero W rival: New $10 Orange Pi 2G-IoT hooks into mobile networks

  31-03-2017 14:31 via zdnet.com
  
  Raspberry Pi challenger Orange Pi has packed a 2G antenna into its latest developer board, aiming to target Internet of Things applications.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy DeX: Desktop experience for the enterprise

  31-03-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung is chasing enterprise buyers and trying to expand the market for its mobile phones. Here's why DeX is on the leading edge of that charge.
  
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• Anti-bullying campaigners call for a ban on chatbot app SimSimi

  31-03-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chatbot app SimSimi has been suspended in Ireland after an anti-bullying campaign. Now, activists are calling for the same in the UK.
  
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• Exposure to dengue virus could make Zika more dangerous

  31-03-2017 14:22
  
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• Custom phishing attacks grow as crooks create fake flight confirmations, receipts

  31-03-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Well-researched attacks designed for cyber espionage and malware distribution specifically target those who regularly use air travel.
  
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• Didn't we offer you enough? Google's $350,000 Project Zero prize attracts junk entries

  31-03-2017 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Was Google's Project Zero prize too difficult or was the prize just too small?
  
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• Wholesale fibre price cut to benefit broadband users, says Ofcom

  31-03-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Ofcom is to cut the wholesale price that Openreach can charge other service providers for its fibre-based broadband products
  
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• The internet eggcorns messing up how we all communicate

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Internet eggcorns are messing up how we all communicate

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Eggcorns and crash blossoms: the web is changing language in ways you may not imagine

  31-03-2017 13:00
  
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• Smartphone use blamed for road deaths

  31-03-2017 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sharp rise in US pedestrian deaths could be partly down to the rise in the use of smartphones.
  
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• Diego Maradona sues over a video game

  31-03-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Argentine international says he's suing Pro Evolution Soccer publishers Konami.
  
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• Blockchain starts to prove its value outside of finance

  31-03-2017 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  Technology behind bitcoin is being adopted in supply chains, power networks and even to support independent musicians
  
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• Amber Rudd and tech firms dodge encryption issue in 'lame' terror meeting

  31-03-2017 12:27
  
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• ​Google to users: Keep an eye out for our new sign-in page. It's faster, simpler

  31-03-2017 12:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has started telling users to watch for a different-looking Google sign-in page that's rolling out over the next few weeks.
  
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• Oculus virtual reality founder leaves Facebook

  31-03-2017 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No word yet on what the founder of the Oculus firm plans to do now he is not part of the VR headset-maker.
  
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• Two-fifths of gaming firms 'could relocate over Brexit'

  31-03-2017 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Companies cited losing access to talent and funding as major risks when Britain leaves the EU.
  
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• Rudd backs down on end-to-end encryption

  31-03-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Lib Dems welcome government’s apparent U-turn on seeking to restrict end-to-end encryption for popular messaging apps and online communication services
  
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• Best gaming headset 2017: The best PS4, Xbox One and PC gaming headsets you can buy

  31-03-2017 11:45
  
  Want to hear every footstep and gunshot or just want to chat with mates? These are the headsets to look at
  
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• £200 million fund can speed up demand for speedy FTTP broadband

  31-03-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  The value of the government’s £200m broadband fund should not be measured in monetary terms, but in terms of demand generation, says Lyndsey Burton, founder of comparison site Choose.co.uk
  
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• SpaceX makes history by launching recycled rocket

  31-03-2017 11:32
  
  Elon Musk: “This is a huge day”
  
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• Rackspace on AWS, OpenStack and the future of the cloud

  31-03-2017 11:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Rackspace CEO Taylor Rhodes discusses the company's plans and why the cloud story is only just getting started.
  
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• Rackspace CEO on AWS, OpenStack and the future of the cloud

  31-03-2017 11:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Rackspace CEO Taylor Rhodes discusses the company's plans and why the cloud story is only just getting started.
  
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• Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey is leaving Facebook and Oculus

  31-03-2017 10:54
  
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• UK losing online extremism battle, research suggests

  31-03-2017 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd says she wants to tackle the issue "head-on".
  
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• Facebook launches Personal Fundraiser

  31-03-2017 10:31
  
  The feature will compete with the likes of GoFundMe
  
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• Ofcom moves to cut superfast broadband prices

  31-03-2017 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Households could see the price of superfast broadband fall under plans by the UK telecoms regulator.
  
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• The architects teaching AI to print cities

  31-03-2017 10:20
  
  From AI-designed buildings to large-scale 3D printing, cities of the future could be more machine than man
  
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• Microsoft’s customised Galaxy S8 might be the closest you get to a Windows Phone in 2017

  31-03-2017 10:01
  
  The special edition of the new handset will be populated with Microsoft’s finest applications
  
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• Nottingham Council tenants to get Hyperoptic broadband

  31-03-2017 10:00 via computerweekly.com
  Nottingham City Homes, which manages Nottingham Council’s public housing stock, has signed a supply deal with FTTP ISP Hyperoptic
  
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• Apple wins Australia ruling to retain Apple Pay dominance

  31-03-2017 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Banks are not allowed to collectively negotiate for their own apps to compete with Apple Pay.
  
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• The robot hand that shadows your movements

  31-03-2017 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mechanical hand that copies the exact movements of your own hand.
  
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• Teams prepare for NanoCar race and other news

  31-03-2017 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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