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• Data61 has its sights on a blockchain-based future

  06-06-2017 22:05 via zdnet.com
  
  While it's no silver bullet, Australia's research body believes blockchain has the ability to drive both operational efficiency and structural change for the country.
  
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• Access privileges for distributed stakeholders

  06-06-2017 21:59 via zdnet.com
  
  When collaborative groups include employees and third parties, you need comprehensive access control. Here's a look at solutions that restrict unauthorized users while ensuring that legitimate workers stay productive.
  
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• Scammers use Instagram to help them steal $50,000 from PA banks

  06-06-2017 21:13 via zdnet.com
  
  The Facebook-owned photo sharing application was used as a recruiting tool to lure people into a bank fraud scheme.
  
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• I saw the world through Snapchat Spectacles for a day. Here's what I learned

  06-06-2017 21:00
  
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• Kaspersky Lab files more antitrust complaints against Microsoft

  06-06-2017 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Russian security vendor Kaspersky Lab has filed more antitrust complaints against Microsoft over Windows 10, this time with the EU and German Federal Cartel.
  
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• ​Red Hat supports NFS in Ceph Storage 2.3

  06-06-2017 19:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Want better NFS and cloud storage software-defined storage for your Linux servers? Check out Red Hat's latest take on Ceph.
  
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• Apple's iOS 11 update ends support for iPhone 5 and 5C

  06-06-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some older apps on newer devices will also stop working when the operating system is installed.
  
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• The challenges of shared files

  06-06-2017 18:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Distributed workgroups make file sharing and version control a complex proposition. Here are common pain points and tips on how to control the chaos.
  
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• Will your Mac run macOS High Sierra?

  06-06-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Find out if there's life in your old Mac, or whether it's time to unlimber your wallet and give Apple some more of your hard-earned cash.
  
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• Segment's cross-domain analytics bypasses third-party data aggregators

  06-06-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The customer data platform's new feature is an "industry first," Segment says, in its ability to offer personalization without sacrificing consumer privacy.
  
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• The ambitious, possibly dangerous plan to fight fake news with AI

  06-06-2017 17:48
  
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• Full Fact's new tools check the accuracy of subtitles and hunt down the source of false claims

  06-06-2017 17:48
  
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• WWDC 2017: iOS 11 features Apple didn't have time to announce

  06-06-2017 17:46 via zdnet.com
  
  As Apple executives sped through slide after slide during Monday's keynote, we caught a glimpse of more iOS 11 features.
  
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• Internet and tech giants to stage global net neutrality protest

  06-06-2017 17:28 via zdnet.com
  
  The day of protest will go ahead on June 12.
  
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• Get the most from Google Chrome with these tips and tricks

  06-06-2017 17:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Do you want to become a Google Chrome power user? Read on!
  
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• Lloyds bank staff will move to IBM in outsourcing deal

  06-06-2017 17:18 via computerweekly.com
  About 1,500 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group will join IBM as part of an IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement
  
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• Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jean Michel-Jarre receive the 2017 Stephen Hawking Medal

  06-06-2017 17:15
  
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• This conductive dough safely teaches children about electricity as they play

  06-06-2017 17:00
  
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• Executive interview: Brian Kelly, chief security officer, Rackspace

  06-06-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  The IT security business is a cat-and-mouse game to thwart attacks, and arm-wrestling determined hackers who adapt their code until they succeed, says Rackspace CSO
  
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• Amid fresh NSA leak, why you should start taking printer security seriously

  06-06-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A leaked NSA report highlights the need for better printer security, logging jobs, and tracking documents. Here are three lessons for enterprises to ponder.
  
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• Amazon to discount Prime for US families on welfare

  06-06-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American families on welfare or receiving food stamps will get Prime for less, says Amazon.
  
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• Pokémon brawler Pokkén Tournament DX is headed to Nintendo Switch

  06-06-2017 16:39
  
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• Pokkén Tournament DX is headed to Nintendo Switch

  06-06-2017 16:39
  
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• Uber refunds journeys made during London Bridge terror attack

  06-06-2017 16:35
  
  But Twitter users claim surge pricing lasted past midnight
  
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• WWDC 2017: Can Apple's P2P payments push challenge Venmo?

  06-06-2017 16:30 via zdnet.com
  
  The real win for Apple might instead be its revenue-generating ties to mobile commerce.
  
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• Russia 'hacked voting systems before US election'

  06-06-2017 16:20
  
  Voter registration official also targeted by nation state - report
  
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• Network tech helps BT customers cut carbon emissions

  06-06-2017 16:20 via computerweekly.com
  Telco claims it is now making 22% of its total group revenues from products contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions
  
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• These cars want to drive the equivalent of London to Helsinki on a single litre of fuel

  06-06-2017 16:16
  
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• Cornerstone OnDemand revamps learning tools, takes design cues from Netflix, Spotify

  06-06-2017 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Cornerstone Learning is designed to better surface learning content for employees so they can stay fresh amid trends such as robotics and automation.
  
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• UK voters worried that election will be targeted by hackers

  06-06-2017 15:48 via computerweekly.com
  Online voting is being held back in the UK because of fears that cyber criminals could influence the results
  
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• Google Maps: Street View cars could soon reveal how polluted your neighborhood really is

  06-06-2017 15:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has released its first map showing air-pollution levels captured by its Street View cars over the course of a year in one location.
  
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• Security firm asks EU to investigate Microsoft

  06-06-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kaspersky complains that Microsoft is driving Windows 10 users to its own anti-virus software.
  
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• Cyber-spies are adding to difficult world for intelligence agencies, says former security chief

  06-06-2017 15:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Former MI5 chief says cyber-espionage and the balance between security and privacy means 'we're facing a very difficult world'.
  
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• Photosynthesis 'created' in a lab can produce hydrogen for 10 hours

  06-06-2017 15:09
  
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• Uber and Lyft ordered to share data with San Francisco

  06-06-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city attorney says he needs to ensure the ride-hailing firms are not creating "a public nuisance".
  
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• Vodafone starts blocking ads on sites that promote hate speech and fake news

  06-06-2017 15:05
  
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• Alteryx expands product set, makes data science acquisition

  06-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Alteryx, fresh off its IPO, introduces Alteryx Connect, a data catalog/governance product based off its previously undisclosed acquisition of Semanta. Alteryx is also announcing its acquisition of Yhat, a startup specializing in data science development, management, and deployment.
  
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• Veritas adds multi-cloud support to visualization, data management tools

  06-06-2017 14:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Veritas will provide visibility into data as it moves between the cloud and private infrastructure starting with AWS S3 and then adding Google, Microsoft and IBM.
  
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• Microsoft's new Face Swap app: Now you can put your face anywhere

  06-06-2017 14:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Developers at Microsoft Bing have created a face-swapping app for Android and iOS.
  
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• Infosec17: Recruit agile people for agile security teams

  06-06-2017 14:36 via computerweekly.com
  Organisations should enlist agile people to join agile security teams that are able to deal with the continually changing cyber threat landscape, say security team leaders
  
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• Logitech launches 4K huddle-room conference camera

  06-06-2017 14:01 via zdnet.com
  
  MeetUp reduces the need to huddle in small meeting rooms, thanks to its 120-degree field of view.
  
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• VMware updates vRealize to help customers with hybrid investments

  06-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest version of the cloud management platform includes updates in the areas of automation, intelligent operations and devOps-ready IT.
  
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• Millennials are driving the future fintech trends – and big banks will fail if they don't keep up

  06-06-2017 14:00
  
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• MapR diversifies to cloud storage market

  06-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  MapR has rebranded its file system to target the cloud storage business. It's part of an ongoing strategy to transcend its Hadoop heritage.
  
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• HSBC launches global social network for businesses

  06-06-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  HSBC Bank is helping its business customers connect with potential partners through a digital hub
  
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• iOS 11 will make these iPhones and iPads obsolete

  06-06-2017 13:55 via zdnet.com
  
  iOS 11 signals the end of the road for some hardware, and apps.
  
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• WWDC 2017: I miss Steve Jobs and his 'Reality Distortion Field'

  06-06-2017 13:36 via zdnet.com
  
  The modern Apple keynote is packed with Darth Vader and special effects and TIE fighters and explosions and weed jokes, and there's not a moment to catch a breath.
  
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• Insurance giant Allianz opens up about how DevOps success is fueling its move to cloud

  06-06-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  The German financial services giant reveals details of how a year-long push to embrace DevOps has set the scene for a move to cloud
  
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• Harvard bars students for posting 'obscene memes'

  06-06-2017 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Racial slurs and jokes about sexual abuse were being shared in a Facebook group for new entrants.
  
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• Chrome 59 is out: Bug fixes, native macOS notifications, Windows 10 Action Center support in the works

  06-06-2017 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  Google has integrated Chrome notifications with the macOS Notification Center and is working on adding support for Windows 10's Action Center.
  
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