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• Tesla's market value overtakes Ford

  03-04-2017 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The market value of the electric car maker sails beyond Ford, despite a much smaller vehicle output.
  
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• Verizon rebranding Yahoo, AOL as 'Oath'

  03-04-2017 23:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Verizon's AOL is teasing a big summer 2017 push for "Oath: A Verizon company."
  
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• ATM hackers release cold, hard cash at the click of a remote button

  03-04-2017 22:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The ATMitch heist has shown attackers are now able to remotely create an ATM tunnel to financial reward with little effort.
  
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• Trump administration issues new H1-B visa guidelines

  03-04-2017 21:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The new guidelines, setting higher standards for those seeking "computer related" visas, were issued right before the 2018 lottery opened.
  
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• Hackers responsible for $80m bank heist show 'no signs of stopping'

  03-04-2017 20:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Lazarus, linked to the famous Bangladeshi bank heist, is probing Southeast Asia and Europe in the hunt for fresh targets.
  
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• Machine learning adds punch to predictive analytics

  03-04-2017 20:25 via zdnet.com
  
  How businesses can make better use of the data they're gathering.
  
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• Bang & Olufsen's new wireless speaker system seamlessly clips together on your wall

  03-04-2017 20:00
  
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• Amazon Cash enables shopping on Amazon without a credit or debit card

  03-04-2017 19:44 via zdnet.com
  
  The service should make Amazon more accessible to the 9 million US households without a bank account.
  
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• Apple releases iOS 10.3.1 for iPhone, iPad

  03-04-2017 19:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple says the small update includes bug fixes and improved security.
  
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• Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water

  03-04-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The development could help provide clean drinking water for millions of people who lack access to safe sources.
  
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• 'Serious' hack attacks from China targeting UK firms

  03-04-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hacking group is using tech service firms as a proxy to access data of its real targets.
  
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• LinkedIn: Machine learning is like oxygen, but the human element is not going away anytime soon

  03-04-2017 18:51 via zdnet.com
  
  How do data and machine-learning powered algorithms work to control newsfeeds and spread stories? How much of that is automated, how much should you be able to understand and control, and where is it all headed? LinkedIn has answers.
  
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• Ancient Moonlight Maze backdoor remerges as modern APT

  03-04-2017 18:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Businesses worldwide are at risk of attack by an elderly APT twisted for modern purposes.
  
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• Microsoft updates Office 365 Enterprise K1 to include Teams, StaffHub, more

  03-04-2017 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding support for its Teams collaboration service to another of its Office 365 plans: Its Enterprise K1 edition for frontline/kiosk workers.
  
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• Facebook Live 'sex assault': Boy, 14, arrested in Chicago

  03-04-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens watched a Facebook Live stream but nobody reported it to Chicago police.
  
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• Ordnance Survey's digital map of Britain offers stunning views

  03-04-2017 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ordnance Survey launches 3D aerial images to help people plan walks, cycle routes and climbs.
  
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• DevOps: What is it, and how can it help your business?

  03-04-2017 17:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Inspired by the world of just-in-time manufacturing and widely practised in 'greenfield' IT organisations such as web-scale businesses and startups, DevOps is now making inroads into the 'brownfield' enterprise market.
  
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• 6 reasons you need to change your password right now

  03-04-2017 17:19
  
  I know it’s boring, but trust me on this one
  
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• Research report: A big shift towards DevOps adoption is coming

  03-04-2017 16:25 via zdnet.com
  
  In a recent survey by Tech Pro Research, 32% of respondents said they've already implemented DevOps. Another 50% said it's coming up for their organization.
  
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• Cognitive and artificial intelligence spending expected to surge through 2020, says IDC

  03-04-2017 16:21 via zdnet.com
  
  AI and cognitive systems spending will hit $12.5 billion in 2017 with most of that sum going to applications. Services will also occupy a big chunk of spending.
  
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• Less than 8% of retailers respond to customer queries across all channels

  03-04-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  The omni-channel environment of the retail industry is raising customer service expectations, but very few retailers are responding to consumers on all of the channels they offer
  
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• Global reign of terror: map plots every terrorist attack and death in real-time

  03-04-2017 16:00
  
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• Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

  03-04-2017 15:58 via computerweekly.com
  Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation
  
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• HPE completes enterprise services spinoff, cuts outlook

  03-04-2017 15:28 via zdnet.com
  
  With enterprise services no longer contributing to its financials, HPE is adjusting its outlook for the second quarter and fiscal year 2017.
  
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• One month with Sprint LTE Plus: Good coverage, fast speeds, and great prices

  03-04-2017 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Sprint was one of the first to launch a high speed data network in the US with the HTC EVO 4G in early 2010. It turns out everyone else was working on LTE networks and while WiMAX had some benefits, the masses wanted LTE and now Sprint is playing a bit of catch up.
  
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• Drones prompt 'flood' of complaints to police

  03-04-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Incidents reported to police include invasions of privacy, neighbour disputes and near misses.
  
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• How hibernating animals are helping doctors treat diabetes and Alzheimer's

  03-04-2017 15:00
  
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• NASA is developing drones for Mars exploration

  03-04-2017 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  The next Mars rover could be equipped with a UAV to get a bird's eye view of the planet.
  
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• Eavesdrop on your fellow commuters in thoughtful listening game, Tacenda

  03-04-2017 14:31
  
  Using voices from the BBC’s Listening Project, Tacenda is a reflective mix of verbatim recording and dreamlike visuals
  
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• I'm calling it: No spring Apple event this year

  03-04-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Statistically speaking, if you're counting on a big April Apple announcement, you're in for a disappointment. Probably.
  
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• Cloudian launches beefed-up Hyperstore 400 object storage box

  03-04-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Object store specialist packs nearly a TB into 4U of rackspace in appliances with S3 and file access aimed at service providers, media and video surveillance use cases
  
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• Apple is designing its own GPU, will drop Imagination's chips

  03-04-2017 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple wants to end its reliance on Imagination Technologies - but the British chip designer has questioned Apple's ability to build its own chips without IP infringement.
  
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• CIA operations may be disrupted by new Wikileaks' data release

  03-04-2017 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leak could be "one of the most technically damaging" the CIA has faced, according to an expert.
  
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• Intuit CTO Stansbury on bringing AI, machine learning to businesses

  03-04-2017 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Intuit CTO Tayloe Stansbury says the company is planning a complete rewrite of TurboTax and revamping its product line to embed artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.
  
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• Intuit CTO Stanbury on bringing AI, machine learning to businesses

  03-04-2017 13:34 via zdnet.com
  
  Intuit CTO Tayloe Stanbury says the company is planning a complete rewrite of Turbo Tax and revamping its product line to embed artificial intelligence and machine learning technology.
  
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• Tesla just had its most productive quarter ever

  03-04-2017 13:32
  
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• Tesla beats Ford and GM to become most valuable car maker in the US

  03-04-2017 13:32
  
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• Fake funding

  03-04-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After GoFundMe vows to refund people that fall victim to fraudulent pages, we have some tips on how to spot a fake crowdfunding campaign.
  
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• Imagination Technologies' shares plunge after Apple ends contract

  03-04-2017 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK chip designer faces the loss of lucrative royalty payments from its biggest customer.
  
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• Laptop battery life overstated, Which? tests find

  03-04-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some laptops have less than half the battery life promised on the box, a Which? study finds.
  
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• Here's why iOS 10.3 updates are taking so long

  03-04-2017 13:03 via zdnet.com
  
  Are you finding that iOS 10.3 takes a long time to install? You're not alone.
  
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• Going underground: how London's Tube network was built

  03-04-2017 13:00
  
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• Gallery: behind the scenes at London Underground

  03-04-2017 13:00
  
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• The secrets of mosquito flight have finally been revealed

  03-04-2017 12:53
  
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• UK nuclear stations on terror alert for cyber attacks

  03-04-2017 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  The cyber security industry has been urged to co-operate with government to protect UK critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.
  
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• Apple ditches UK's Imagination Technologies to make its own chips

  03-04-2017 12:27
  
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• WikiLeaks publishes code that could expose CIA hacking operations

  03-04-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  The latest files published by WikiLeaks reveal techniques used by the CIA to hide its hacking tools, potentially making it possible to identify the agency’s hacking operations
  
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• Fancy Bear strikes again: Russian hackers accessed IAAF athletes' medical data in cyberattack

  03-04-2017 12:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Confidential medical data about athletes "seems to have been removed from the server" of world athletics governing body.
  
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• Samsung's DeX dock makes most old home PCs look anachronistic

  03-04-2017 12:01
  
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• This is the most detailed 'map' of dark matter ever seen

  03-04-2017 12:00
  
  By: Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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