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• In Obama's final year, US secret court denied record number of surveillance requests

  20-04-2017 22:02 via zdnet.com
  
  It's an unprecedented spike given that the FISA court has only turned down 21 government requests in three decades.
  
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• Marketo buys sales engagement platform ToutApp

  20-04-2017 19:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Marketo plans to combine ToutApp's toolset with its ABM and sales insights portfolios.
  
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• Google Home now supports multiple accounts with voice recognition

  20-04-2017 19:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Up to six people can access their accounts on the smart speaker, simply by speaking to it.
  
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• Lilium's jet-powered taxi completes its first test flights over Germany

  20-04-2017 19:00
  
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• Jet-propelled sky taxi tested in Germany

  20-04-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plane-maker Lilium hopes to launch a five-seater sky taxi service in the future.
  
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• Microsoft to roll out new Windows 10, Office feature releases twice annually

  20-04-2017 18:01 via zdnet.com
  
  IT pros, mark your calendars. Starting in September 2017 with Windows 10 "Redstone 3," Microsoft will begin rolling out new feature updates to Windows and Office 365 ProPlus together, twice a year.
  
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• Alipay brand expands into Southeast Asia via Lazada

  20-04-2017 17:59 via zdnet.com
  
  A year after Alibaba acquired a controlling stake in e-commerce operator Lazada, the latter's payment platform is rebranded to Alipay across four Southeast Asian markets including Singapore and Indonesia.
  
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• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review: There’s never been a better reason to own a Switch

  20-04-2017 17:37
  
  Nintendo proves that even a beefed-up re-release can feel like a revelation on Switch
  
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• Facebook’s future: first destroy Snapchat, then own reality

  20-04-2017 17:00
  
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• How to ensure tech staff gain ‘essential soft skills’

  20-04-2017 16:55 via computerweekly.com
  
  Nottingham Trent University’s infrastructure services manager explains how she has made sure her technology team have the essential soft skills they need to support users
  
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• Farpoint preview: PlayStation VR’s finest shooter takes immersion to new levels

  20-04-2017 16:21
  
  Sony’s brand-new VR shooter Farpoint is unlike anything you’ll have played before
  
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• Camden open data platform aims to blaze trail across London

  20-04-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Camden council’s open data platform aims to enlist other London boroughs in a drive to be “world class”. The borough is home to leading lights of UK tech, including Google UK and BT Openreach
  
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• Camden open data platform aims to blaze a trail across London

  20-04-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Camden council’s open data platform aims to enlist other London boroughs in a drive to be “world class”. The borough is home to leading lights of UK tech, including Google UK and BT Openreach
  
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• Mastercard debuts a credit card with a fingerprint sensor to fight fraud

  20-04-2017 16:02 via zdnet.com
  
  The fingerprint reader aims to target in-store fraud by reducing the need of PIN codes and signatures.
  
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• Shopify now offers its own credit card reader

  20-04-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  The e-commerce platform provider also announced a new online payment feature aimed at boosting mobile conversion rates.
  
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• Location tracking Android spyware found in Google Play store

  20-04-2017 15:56 via zdnet.com
  
  Fake 'System Update' app downloaded by over a million users since first appearing in 2014.
  
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• ​Don't want Windows 10? Dev helps new PCs bypass Microsoft's block on Windows 7, 8.1 updates

  20-04-2017 15:53 via zdnet.com
  
  A developer has released an unofficial patch to undo Microsoft's block on updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on newer silicon.
  
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• And 2017’s best UK mobile network is…

  20-04-2017 15:22
  
  It’s an EE landslide, with some uncomfortable reading for O2
  
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• Mastercard integrates biometric technology into cards

  20-04-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  MasterCard tests out biometric technology embedded into payment cards, with further trials in Europe planned
  
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• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review: Switch racer is the pinnacle of Nintendo's series

  20-04-2017 15:09
  
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• Brain scans reveal how psychedelic drugs create a 'higher state of consciousness'

  20-04-2017 15:09
  
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• Linksys Smart Wi-Fi routers a hotbed of unpatched security flaws

  20-04-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Over 20 models are impacted, exposing thousands of household devices online to exploit.
  
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• Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?

  20-04-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts
  
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• Data scientists really love their jobs, survey finds

  20-04-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  According to a CrowdFlower survey, more than 90 percent of data scientists said they were happy doing their jobs, and nearly 50 percent said they were thrilled.
  
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• How tech teams can reduce LGBT+ university dropout

  20-04-2017 14:54 via computerweekly.com
  The number of students in the LGBT community who consider dropping out of university is higher than the average, but IT teams can make some small changes which will make a big difference to this figure
  
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• Mercedes compact cars review: Hands on with the A-class, B-class and GLA

  20-04-2017 14:52
  
  We test the smaller, affordable part of the Mercedes line-up
  
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• Mercedes compact cars (2017) review: Hands on with the A-Class, B-Class and GLA

  20-04-2017 14:52
  
  We test the smaller, affordable part of the Mercedes lineup
  
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• Still using Windows XP, Vista? No Firefox 53 for you

  20-04-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest Firefox release promises fewer crashes thanks to its new Quantum Compositor, and drops support for some antique operating systems.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy S8 apps are better than the Google alternatives

  20-04-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Samsung includes a few of its own apps on the Galaxy S8 that offer a duplication of services found on Android. It turns out, these apps are more functional and better than the default Google apps.
  
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• Raspberry Pi challenger Asus Tinker Board hits US: Faster, more memory, $60

  20-04-2017 14:29 via zdnet.com
  
  US hardware enthusiasts can now buy Asus' high-performance alternative to the Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Your new iPhone could soon be made entirely from old iPhones

  20-04-2017 14:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple is pledging to end its reliance on mining minerals altogether and make iPhones, iPads, Macs and other devices entirely out of recycled materials, just not yet.
  
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• RIP Wunderlist: Microsoft is killing off the task manager in favour of its own To-Do app

  20-04-2017 14:04
  
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• Kafka channels the big data firehose

  20-04-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Kafka has emerged as the open source pillar of choice for managing huge torrents of events. The challenge is refining the tooling and raising the game on security beyond basic authentication.
  
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• Verizon's wireless business shows strain in Q1, but unlimited plan stems defections

  20-04-2017 13:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Verizon lost postpaid retail customers in the first quarter, but the damage could have been worse without the launch of Verizon Unlimited. Verizon aims to diversify.
  
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• Apple lays out ambitions to produce fully recycled iPhones

  20-04-2017 13:49
  
  Apple commits to making fully recycled iPhones… at some point
  
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• Facebook, Google fight back: 'Draft hate speech law will gag free expression'

  20-04-2017 13:46 via zdnet.com
  
  With a proposed new law on online hate speech heading to Germany's parliament for approval, tech firms and rights groups are making a stand.
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts and Here Technologies join AWS cloud customer roll call

  20-04-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  Companies have separately declared AWS to be their preferred infrastructure partner, as the cloud giant continues to make significant in-roads into the enterprise
  
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• 'Benign' worm seeks out vulnerable smart devices

  20-04-2017 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The program is vying with other malicious worms trying to take over gadgets to use them in attacks
  
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• Ofcom: Openreach must do more on duct and pole access

  20-04-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Ofcom releases more detailed proposals to enable CSPs to access Openreach’s national network infrastructure for fibre broadband roll out
  
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• Wi-fi connected 'smart' juicer criticised

  20-04-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A smart juicing device has been criticised on social media after journalists found you could squeeze a similar amount of juice using your hands.
  
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• Garmin adds SmartThings support to its GPS sports watches

  20-04-2017 13:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Garmin continues to expand the functionality of its GPS sports watches with SmartThing integration providing users with the ability to control their homes.
  
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• Banks suffer average of 85 attempted serious cyber attacks a year, and one-third are successful

  20-04-2017 13:05 via computerweekly.com
  
  Banks face daily cyber attacks, many of which succeed in stealing data, research finds
  
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• Scientists 'breed' terrifying red-eyed mutant wasps...because they can

  20-04-2017 13:04
  
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• Facebook needs to stop relying on us to police its content. It's time its AI took responsibility

  20-04-2017 13:04
  
  By: Liat ClarkContinue reading...
  
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• Facebook is hiring 3,000 people to finally tackle the problem of offensive videos and posts

  20-04-2017 13:04
  
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• The story of how one Syrian teenager rebuilt Aleppo wins Sheffield Doc/Fest prize

  20-04-2017 12:43
  
  Future Aleppo follows a Syrian teenager’s paper-craft recreation of the war-torn city
  
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• The story of how a Syrian teenager rebuilt Aleppo wins Sheffield Doc/Fest prize

  20-04-2017 12:43
  
  Future Aleppo follows a Syrian teenager’s paper-craft recreation of the war-torn city
  
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• Chrome: Is ad giant Google about to roll out in its own ad blocker?

  20-04-2017 12:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Does it make sense for a company that makes $60bn a year from online ads to turn the world's most popular browser into an ad blocker?
  
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• Bose sued for logging listening habits

  20-04-2017 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A lawsuit alleges the firm is gathering data on listening habits without getting permission.
  
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• Millions of game accounts exposed in data breach, responsibility thrown to the wind

  20-04-2017 12:27 via zdnet.com
  
  If vendor data breach apathy has set in, we're all in trouble.
  
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