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• Google acquires Owlchemy Labs

  10-05-2017 23:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Owlchemy will continue building VR content for multiple platforms, the company said.
  
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• Symantec misses Q4 revenue targets

  10-05-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  
  In prepared remarks, Symantec CEO Greg Clark focused on corporate synergy following Symantec's $4.6 billion acquisition of Blue Coat last year.
  
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• 9 out of 10 Americans don't fact-check information they read on social media

  10-05-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  
  American adults spread fake news because they place a lot of trust in their social media friends and acquaintances.
  
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• ​Hitachi Data Systems eyes growth in Brazil

  10-05-2017 21:17 via zdnet.com
  
  The company hired a new country manager and aims for threefold increase to its local operations.
  
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• Here's why legacy enterprise systems may never die

  10-05-2017 21:14 via zdnet.com
  
  Sapho is adding support to Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint with its micro app approach. Here's how Sapho fits into a broader trend of squeezing every last drop out of legacy enterprise systems.
  
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• Nvidia unveils Tesla V100 GPU with new DGX server and workstation

  10-05-2017 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  Chip giant announces new accelerator that has 12 times the throughput of Pascal for dealing with matrices.
  
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• Advertising data going forward: Transparency and scale

  10-05-2017 19:37 via zdnet.com
  
  The problem with advertising data and what to do about it. Plus, the future of big data architecture, and other stories from the Ad Tech trenches
  
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• Seven lessons for VR journalists, from the people who should know

  10-05-2017 19:24
  
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• Hidden system of 'volcanic plumbing' could be creating lava waves on Jupiter's moon Io

  10-05-2017 19:00
  
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• Microsoft makes Visual Studio for Mac generally available

  10-05-2017 18:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is making its Visual Studio for Mac -- a rebranded version of Xamarin Studio for the Mac -- generally available.
  
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• Turn your kitchen into a mini brewery with this craft beer Kickstarter

  10-05-2017 18:03
  
  Picobrew wants to bring home brewing to the masses with its Nespresso-concept Pico C machine
  
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• Land Rover launches high-spec £39,000 Evoque Landmark edition

  10-05-2017 17:25
  
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• A twist in the evolutionary tale: why the discovery of a 'young' Homo naledi changes everything

  10-05-2017 17:13
  
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• Microsoft debuts Azure Cosmos DB, a superset of its DocumentDB service

  10-05-2017 17:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is taking its NoSQL DocumentDB service a step further with its new Azure Cosmos DB.
  
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• Windows 10 installed base hits 500 million

  10-05-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  For most tech companies, getting a flagship product onto half a billion devices would be a very big deal. For Microsoft, hitting that milestone with Windows 10 is a slight disappointment.
  
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• Trump’s ‘hire American’ rhetoric is stalling global IT services sector

  10-05-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  The IT services sector is facing an important period as political decisions impact their business models
  
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• Microsoft cloud to SQL Server: let's have an open (source) relationship

  10-05-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft adds MySQL, PostgreSQL to Azure's managed relational database platform.
  
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• Retro tech: When the pager was king

  10-05-2017 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back at the must-have gadget of the early 90s, after Vodafone announces plans to close its pager business in the UK.
  
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• Nordic region competes for datacentre dominance

  10-05-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  The Nordic region is an attractive region for datacentres as demand for cloud services in the area grows
  
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• Here's what the OLED iPhone 8 will (probably) look like

  10-05-2017 16:45 via zdnet.com
  
  A video of Apple's much-rumored iPhone 8 based on a factory CAD drawing pulls in many of the major leaks and gives us the best look at the next-generation iPhone to date.
  
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• Anti-net neutrality spammers are flooding FCC's pages with fake comments

  10-05-2017 16:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Several people we spoke to denied they had posted comments to the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) feedback pages.
  
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• A bot is flooding the FCC's website with fake anti-net neutrality comments

  10-05-2017 16:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Several people we spoke to denied they had posted comments to the FCC's feedback pages, in which one-in-ten comments appear to be fake.
  
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• Easy WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram access now built into Opera browser

  10-05-2017 16:23 via zdnet.com
  
  Opera's new Reborn browser wants to make it easier to chat and surf simultaneously with a new quick-launch option on the sidebar.
  
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• Facebook SOS as burglar found in pub

  10-05-2017 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police had told the pub owner they did not consider it was an emergency.
  
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• Singapore’s startup-like approach to government is making life better for its citizens

  10-05-2017 16:03
  
  Want to get things done? Singapore’s government technology division discovered it’s best to just do it yourself
  
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• NBN complaints double again; telco complaints jump by 30 percent: TIO

  10-05-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Complaints to the ombudsman about the NBN have more than doubled, increasing by 117.5 percent year on year, while all telco complaints rose by 33.8 percent to a total of 65,970.
  
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• 120,000 IoT cameras vulnerable to new Persirai botnet say researchers

  10-05-2017 15:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Internet connected cameras across the globe are easy to find and hijack to carry out DDoS attacks.
  
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• Aruba Atmosphere: Businesses at odds with IT departments over IoT

  10-05-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  A survey of business and IT leaders conducted for wireless networking supplier Aruba has found a lack of cohesion between departments is affecting IoT usage, confidence levels and security across Emea
  
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• Durham Police to use artificial intelligence to help decide if suspects should be held in custody

  10-05-2017 15:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Durham Police are to use artificial intelligence to help them decide whether or not to keep suspects in custody
  
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• How Vladimir Putin mastered the art of 'online Judo' – and why the west should be worried

  10-05-2017 15:11
  
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• Forget Microsoft and Google, Apple's next tech arch-enemy is Amazon

  10-05-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's rapid expansion of its Echo hardware into the living room, and the rolling out of a calling service between devices presents a real threat to Apple.
  
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• Apple makes history by hitting $800 billion market cap

  10-05-2017 15:04
  
  The company solidifies its position as the world's most valuable brand
  
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• Mozilla: We will keep Thunderbird after all, so long as it's not a burden to Firefox

  10-05-2017 14:55 via zdnet.com
  
  Mozilla has decided against palming off the Thunderbird email project to other open-source organizations.
  
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• HP's new Elite x2 1012 G2 hybrid laptop tops Surface Pro 4 in several ways

  10-05-2017 14:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The updated device is thinner than Microsoft's convertible notebook, and includes Intel's newest Kaby Lake processors that the latest Surface Pro lacks.
  
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• Dell EMC World brings “bigger, faster, stronger” storage upgrades

  10-05-2017 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  All-flash additions plus hardware and software upgrades see platform refreshes across all Dell EMC storage offerings, as well as design changes in Isilon and Xtremio
  
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• Automation can turn tables on cyber attackers

  10-05-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Security defenders should use automation to turn the tables on attackers, according to the CTO of the US Department of Homeland Security
  
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• Opera wants to be your phone away from phone

  10-05-2017 14:09
  
  Opera is reborn, with Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Telegram front and centre
  
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• The shift away from bimodal is already happening and CIOs need to get on board -- fast

  10-05-2017 13:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Bimodal dinosaurs won't be able to lead their companies to success.
  
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• Work Smarter: insights, lessons and tips from the world's most successful people

  10-05-2017 13:43
  
  By: Victoria TurkContinue reading...
  
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• Startup Cities: Manchester

  10-05-2017 13:35
  
  By: Gian VolpicelliContinue reading...
  
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• How to keep your digital life in check

  10-05-2017 13:35
  
  By: Bonnie ChristianContinue reading...
  
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• Ellen MacArthur broke records sailing around the world. Now she wants to fix the economy

  10-05-2017 13:33
  
  By: Charlie BurtonContinue reading...
  
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• Europe's tech scene is no longer in the Valley's shadow. Atomico is bringing it into the light

  10-05-2017 13:30
  
  By: Liat ClarkContinue reading...
  
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• Fewer meetings, more productivity: Can enterprise messaging apps help your team?

  10-05-2017 13:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Flock CEO argues that businesses needs better collaboration tools.
  
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• EnterpriseDB Postgres powers TfL tunnel monitoring

  10-05-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  EDB, based on the open source Postgres database, is powering a new monitoring application at Transport for London
  
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• Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote review: Smarten up your old TV

  10-05-2017 13:13 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's streaming stick is fast, and the Alexa-equipped remote adds voice control to your TV.
  
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• This sight-saving R2D2 robot wants to stick a tiny knife in your eye

  10-05-2017 12:56
  
  By: Alexandra Simon-LewisContinue reading...
  
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• Why Windows must die. For the third time

  10-05-2017 12:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft knows Windows is obsolete. Here's a sneak peek at its replacement.
  
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• This Android flaw is 'used by most ransomware'. But Google won't fix it until Android O

  10-05-2017 12:44 via zdnet.com
  
  Malicious Android apps are targeting Google's exception to a security rule for apps installed from Google Play. Just pray Google can stop malicious apps from appearing on its store.
  
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• Why the UK should care about James Comey's Trump testimony

  10-05-2017 12:29
  
  By:Matt Burgessand Alexandra Simon-LewisContinue reading...
  
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