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• Just how bad were those iPhone sales?

  02-05-2017 23:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Clue - they're bad, but they could be a lot worse. And there is a very unusual silver lining buried in the bad news.
  
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• Earnings roundup: Etsy shares tank with job cuts on deck, GoDaddy Q1 solid

  02-05-2017 23:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Etsy also announced that CEO Chad Dickerson is stepping down and CTO John Allspaw is leaving the company.
  
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• Apple misses on iPhone sales in Q2

  02-05-2017 22:54 via zdnet.com
  
  The Cupertino tech giant saw shipments of the iPhone down slightly year over year, though services revenue continues to grow at a strong clip.
  
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• Twilio tops Q1 estimates, lowers guidance for fiscal year

  02-05-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  
  The lower-than-expected revenue guidance sent Twilio's shares down as much as 27 percent in after market trading.
  
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• Red Hat and Amazon integrate AWS, RHEL, and OpenShift

  02-05-2017 21:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The public AWS cloud will meet the private OpenShift cloud in Amazon and Red Hat's newest cloud plan. In addition, Red Hat and Amazon will be co-ordinating Red Hat Enterprise Linux and AWS releases.
  
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• As challenges mount, FBI issues fewer secret subpoenas

  02-05-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The number of national security letters issued by the FBI fell by more than 5 percent year over year.
  
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• LinkedIn received 150 government data requests in second half of 2016

  02-05-2017 20:50 via zdnet.com
  
  LinkedIn said it complied with roughly 73 percent of government requests.
  
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• What is Windows 10 S?

  02-05-2017 19:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's May 2nd event in New York City was ostensibly focused on education. But the biggest surprise was a major addition to the Windows 10 family. Here's what you'll find on a PC running Windows 10 S.
  
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• Slack refines admin controls for guest access, profiles

  02-05-2017 19:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Slack says it's trying to give admins and teams more capabilities when working with guest accounts, without compromising security or policy management.
  
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• Microsoft unveils new Surface laptop

  02-05-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tech giant also unveiled a new version of Windows for schools.
  
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• Carbon Health: the app that puts a doctor in your pocket

  02-05-2017 18:37
  
  Carbon Health puts total control of doctor-patient relationship in your hands.
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• Honda Clarity review: We drive the world's most advanced hydrogen car

  02-05-2017 17:51
  
  Honda says the Clarity is the best hydrogen car ever – but there’s one HUGE catch
  
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• Shodan can now find malware command and control servers

  02-05-2017 17:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Over 3,000 command and control servers serving ten remote access trojans have been found already.
  
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• T-Mobile to begin nationwide 5G rollout in 2019

  02-05-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking to claim the nation's first 5G network, T-Mobile is focusing on coverage, and not speed.
  
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• Physicists 'breed' largest ever Schrödinger's cat – and it could help unlock the quantum world

  02-05-2017 17:34
  
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• Microsoft readies June preview of its full featured Office apps coming to its Windows, Education Stores

  02-05-2017 17:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will begin testing in June preview versions of its full-featured Office apps,which will be downloadable and updatable from its Windows and Education Stores.
  
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• Microsoft's Surface Laptop is glorious, but your wallet will hate you

  02-05-2017 17:16
  
  Far from being a Chromebook rival the Surface Laptop is a device designed to last from orientation to graduation
  
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• Microsoft reveals the Surface Laptop, and it’s glorious

  02-05-2017 17:16
  
  Far from being a Chromebook rival the Surface Laptop is a device designed to last from orientation to graduation
  
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• Minecraft, a Surface Laptop and Windows 10 S: the highlights from Microsoft's education event

  02-05-2017 17:12
  
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• Microsoft's new Surface laptop promises a 14.5-hour battery life

  02-05-2017 17:12
  
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• Microsoft Surface Laptop: Price, specs, availability

  02-05-2017 17:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has added a new line of Surfaces to its family. The Surface Laptop is a premium device meant to run Windows 10 S.
  
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• Rubrik raises $180m to power cloud data management growth

  02-05-2017 16:23 via zdnet.com
  
  The cloud storage vendor's latest round of financing brings the total raised to $292m.
  
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• Microsoft launches Windows 10 S, its Store-centric version of Windows 10

  02-05-2017 16:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding a new more locked-down version of Windows 10 (formerly known as Windows Cloud) to its line-up.
  
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• DaddyOFive parents lose custody 'over YouTube pranks'

  02-05-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents, from Maryland, faced criticism over the videos, which sometimes showed their children in tears.
  
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• Think open source is a meritocracy? It is, but only if no one knows you're a woman

  02-05-2017 16:11 via zdnet.com
  
  If you're a woman programmer you can probably boost the chances of your code being accepted by picking a gender-neutral username.
  
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• Docker appoints industry veteran as new CEO

  02-05-2017 16:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Container company says it's seeing 'strong momentum' among enterprise customers for the open-source technology.
  
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• No superfast broadband requirement in Digital Economy Bill

  02-05-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  The Digital Economy Bill has received Royal Assent during the pre-election wash-up period, but a Lords amendment demanding a legal minimum broadband speed of 30Mbps has been ditched due to take-up concerns
  
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• Why creatives and data scientists should walk hand in hand

  02-05-2017 15:44
  
  Creativity and data-driven insights can, and should, work together across the marketing industry
  
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• Samsung self-driving car trial in South Korea approved

  02-05-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The technology giant says the trial is intended to develop its AI and deep learning software.
  
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• Shopify delivers solid Q1, revenue up 75 percent

  02-05-2017 15:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The company said revenues were bolstered by a record number of merchants signing up for its services.
  
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• How China's "Great Wall of Culture" could wreck Wikipedia's utopian project

  02-05-2017 15:19
  
  China’s plan to build an online encyclopedia could break the barrier-straddling Wikipedia into country-sized echo chambers
  
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• Building, recruiting and retaining digital talent for an automated tech-driven future

  02-05-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  More than 75% of non-technical workers would consider a technology career, but are they the answer to the skills gap and how can organisations recruit and keep them?
  
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• CIO strategies: How to make your business trust IT again

  02-05-2017 14:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Tech leaders need to win over their boardroom colleagues. Here's how.
  
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• China is creating its own state-funded Wikipedia and has 20,000 people writing it

  02-05-2017 14:33
  
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• Brazilian satellite attempts launch

  02-05-2017 14:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Following delays caused by a general strike in French Guiana, the equipment is expected to take off this week
  
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• Most think cloud services are as good as or better than IT department

  02-05-2017 14:18 via computerweekly.com
  Veeam survey shows levels of penetration for as-a-service cloud options and reveals that most IT managers think cloud providers meet service levels better than in-house IT
  
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• Salesforce launches AppExchange partner program, new $100 million platform fund

  02-05-2017 14:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The CRM giant is trying to bring more developers into the its $389 billion app economy.
  
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• London buses and routes will soon be colour-coded like the Tube

  02-05-2017 14:11
  
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• Amazon, eBay, Google Maps apps for Apple Watch vanish. But will they ever return?

  02-05-2017 14:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Several big-name brands have quietly dropped their Apple Watch apps.
  
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• UBS applies data protection for compliance and competitive advantage

  02-05-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Swiss bank UBS aims to get greater value out of investments in sensitive data protection systems by using its security capabilities as a differentiator
  
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• IBM warns of malware on USB drives shipped to customers

  02-05-2017 13:48 via zdnet.com
  
  IBM said some flash drives for Storewize initialisation should be destroyed because they may contain Trojan malware.
  
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• China to launch Wikipedia rival in 2018

  02-05-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 20,000 people are hired to work on the project, to help guide "the public and society".
  
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• New Mac malware spies on your web traffic

  02-05-2017 13:07 via zdnet.com
  
  OSX.Dok is able to steal credentials for any website victims visit.
  
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• AirPods are officially the most popular debut Apple product

  02-05-2017 13:07
  
  Survey shows AirPods have received highest satisfaction rating for a first-year Apple product
  
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• Tinder investigates after 40,000 profile pics snatched

  02-05-2017 13:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dataset included 40,000 profile pictures of men and women in California - but it has now been removed.
  
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• Uptime Institute research: 65% of enterprise applications still run in private datacentres

  02-05-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  According to the Uptime Institute’s seventh annual industry survey, enterprise-owned datacentres and colocation facilities remain primary compute venue for many organisations
  
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• Scientists pinpoint the brain's 'moral compass' to discover why cheating feels so wrong

  02-05-2017 13:00
  
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• Atlassian begins cloud infrastructure expansion in Europe

  02-05-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Atlassian announced on Tuesday that it is kicking off its cloud infrastructure expansion in Ireland to cater to its European customers who bring in 40 percent of its total revenue.
  
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• Behold the metre-high LEGO Apollo Saturn V rocket made from 1,969 pieces

  02-05-2017 12:48
  
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• Android security: Google's May update hits bugs with critical patches for Nexus, Pixel

  02-05-2017 12:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Google's updates for Nexus and Pixel devices address critical bugs that could lead to remote code execution.
  
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