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• Microsoft realigns its cloud, AI, data organizations

  07-06-2017 23:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is moving a number of its cloud, AI and data leaders and their reports in the name of better alignment and speedier service and product delivery. Here's what's changing.
  
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• Bringing voice control to the office of the future

  07-06-2017 22:52 via zdnet.com
  
  Voice control has been the stuff of sci-fi movies since 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968. But is voice control now a workable solution for the office of the future?
  
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• Okta beats expectations for Q1 2018

  07-06-2017 22:40 via zdnet.com
  
  In its first earnings report since going public, the identity and device management firm noted it's well positioned to capitalize on growing markets.
  
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• US intelligence chiefs want controversial spying law, set to expire, to be permanent

  07-06-2017 22:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Intelligence agency heads are pushing Congress to renew the controversial surveillance law for the first time since the Edward Snowden disclosures in 2013.
  
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• Digital Transformation via Cloud: A Conversation with Microsoft CVP Brad Anderson

  07-06-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President of the Enterprise Client & Mobility team at Microsoft, shares his insights around Office 365 for anytime/anywhere collaboration and Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) for keeping mobile devices secure.
  
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• AWS makes Greengrass generally available

  07-06-2017 21:51 via zdnet.com
  
  The Internet of Things service, which allows customers to program and update IoT devices with AWS Lambda, is available now inAmazon's US East and US West regions.
  
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• Sony remains optimistic about Brazil

  07-06-2017 21:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The company is confident about customer demands for quality as it launches its product range for 2017.
  
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• How to beat Putin's Kremlin at its own game, move by move

  07-06-2017 21:00
  
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• This is the war cry of a young voter

  07-06-2017 20:32
  
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• São Paulo Mayor outlines smart city plan

  07-06-2017 20:21 via zdnet.com
  
  João Doria Jr pledges to improve efficiency of public services provision and security with the introduction of technology
  
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• So Cortana IS smarter than Siri -- but Google Assistant is smartest (for now)

  07-06-2017 20:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Virtual assistants are becoming ubiquitous in our work and home lives. Many of us own at least one personal assistant -- either Siri on iPhone or Cortana on Windows 10 -- but which one is better and more accurate at responding to our requests?
  
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• Nominations open: Most influential women in UK technology 2017

  07-06-2017 19:24 via computerweekly.com
  
  Computer Weekly’s 2017 awards for the most influential women in UK technology are now open for nominations
  
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• WWDC 2017: We don't need better Macs. We need more powerful iPads.

  07-06-2017 19:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Cupertino is allowing vertical markets to slip away to their competition in favor of appeasing its dwindling Mac fanbase.
  
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• ZTE Quartz smartwatch review: An inexpensive Android Wear watch with one glaring issue

  07-06-2017 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  ZTE is known for selling inexpensive -- yet capable -- smartphones. Now, the company is trying to bring that approach to smartwatches.
  
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• ZTE Quartz Smartwatch: In pictures

  07-06-2017 18:42 via zdnet.com
  
  With an updated watchband, ZTE's inexpensive smartwatch wouldn't look all that bad.
  
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• HTC U11 review: HTC's best phone in four years competes with Android flagships for less

  07-06-2017 18:31 via zdnet.com
  
  HTC set the standard in mobile for many years and with the HTC U11 everything I've wanted in an HTC phone is provided. The camera finally lives up to the hype and the price is tough to beat.
  
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• AI in healthcare is being built by and for the wealthiest: we need a wider perspective, warns WHO

  07-06-2017 18:00
  
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• With iOS 11, the iPad finally grows up

  07-06-2017 17:50 via zdnet.com
  
  The product launched to fit between a smartphone and laptop has shifted hard toward the latter. But it's too late to make amends for its misspent youth and overtake Windows 10 2-in-1s.
  
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• Sony sells one million VR headsets

  07-06-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales of the VR headset have exceeded expectation, says Sony.
  
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• This startup is using VR for social good

  07-06-2017 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  New charitable site Virtual Village is deploying virtual reality to give donors an immersive experience.
  
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• Annoy a raven, and it’ll shun you for at least a month

  07-06-2017 17:28
  
  Quoth the raven: “Nevermore... am I trusting you, you big jerk”
  
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• Einstein's 'impossible' star theory has been proved by the Hubble telescope

  07-06-2017 17:15
  
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• Rethink risk through the lens of antifragility

  07-06-2017 17:12 via computerweekly.com
  
  Antifragility is an exciting alternative that fuses value and risk, and CIOs and IT executives are well positioned to help
  
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• Apple plants seeds with ARKit and HomePod

  07-06-2017 16:57 via zdnet.com
  
  One is software without a device. The other is a device without any software. Both could be big plays for developers.
  
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• US spy chief reverses course, will not say how many Americans caught in NSA surveillance

  07-06-2017 16:56 via zdnet.com
  
  The director of national intelligence said that redirecting government resources would be "unjustified."
  
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• Silencing the seas: climate change is irrevocably altering the sound of our oceans

  07-06-2017 16:31
  
  By: Alexandra Simon-LewisContinue reading...
  
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• BlackBerry rolls out QNX hypervisor, brings containers to connected autos

  07-06-2017 16:17 via zdnet.com
  
  QNX Hypervisor 2.0 brings containers to connected automobiles as a way to segment non-safety applications from critical systems.
  
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• Best practices for collaborative backup and recovery

  07-06-2017 16:05 via zdnet.com
  
  CBSi surveys show that storage and backup are the primary use cases for cloud services. Here's how to ensure that shared files are backed up reliably and accessible easily.
  
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• Infosec17: IoT security regulation coming, warns Bruce Schneier

  07-06-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  A security expert urges the security industry to engage with government to ensure that regulation of IoT security is smart regulation
  
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• ARMS review: This essential Nintendo Switch brawler is out today

  07-06-2017 16:00
  
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• ARMS review: fantastically fun and freaky fighter is a must-have for the Nintendo Switch

  07-06-2017 16:00
  
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• Short of iPhone space? iOS 11 can auto-delete unused apps but keep the data

  07-06-2017 15:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple has an answer in iOS 11 for infrequently used apps that take up scarce storage space.
  
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• Video takes you behind the scenes of Ben Ainslie's quest to win the 35th America's Cup

  07-06-2017 15:26
  
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• UpVote 7: it's decision time! Labour versus Tory, by the policies

  07-06-2017 15:01
  
  By: Rowland ManthorpeContinue reading...
  
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• Election 2017: Labour is winning the fight for Google searches

  07-06-2017 15:01
  
  Google searches seem to follow the broad narrative of the election campaign so far
  
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• Rimini Street to offer database, security services

  07-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The plan for Rimini Street, which recently outlined plans to merge with an investment company and be publicly traded, has been to expand into broader services.
  
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• OneLogin security chief reveals new details of data breach

  07-06-2017 14:40 via zdnet.com
  
  Two breaches in as many years. Is the trust gone? Alvaro Hoyos, the company's chief information security officer, answered key questions.
  
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• Hyperloop One: These nine new routes could bring 680mph maglev travel to millions

  07-06-2017 14:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Europe dreams of Hyperloop One connections that could drastically cut transit times.
  
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• HP embraces VR with Omen X Compact Desktop, adds external graphics dock solution

  07-06-2017 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The company's backpack PC for virtual reality will finally reach consumers, while the Omen by HP Accelerator is a Thunderbolt 3-based housing for a graphics card to boost the gaming power of your laptop.
  
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• Computers trained to spot fake online profiles

  07-06-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social media users who lie about their age and gender may soon be spotted by computer algorithms.
  
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• Thermal imaging on your smartphone gets serious

  07-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  FLIR Systems has introduced the third generation of its infrared add-ons for smartphones and tablets, including a high-resolution FLIR ONE Pro model.
  
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• The Dark Web is the place to go to find bugs before public disclosure

  07-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  New vulnerabilities are being published to the underbelly of the web days before public release.
  
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• Dell EMC grows as HPE loses ground to white box server providers

  07-06-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  The latest Gartner server market share figures show that Dell has gained ground following the acquisition of EMC
  
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• Theresa May wants to 'rip up' human rights laws. Here's why that should concern you

  07-06-2017 13:19
  
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• Challenger bank technology arm hires former ABN Amro IT executive as CIO

  07-06-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Bank and banking technology supplier Fidor hires an experienced banking CIO to support its international expansion
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Save a copy (or two) of your BitLocker recovery key

  07-06-2017 13:10 via zdnet.com
  
  BitLocker Drive Encryption is a tremendous way to keep a thief from accessing your business and personal secrets. But don't let BitLocker lock you out of your own PC. Here's how to save a secure backup copy of your encryption key for panic-free recovery.
  
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• Is your company ready for the $4 billion tweet?

  07-06-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes aims to teach execs what they need to know about social media in 30 minutes or less.
  
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• 'Cosmic void' theory suggests our Universe is like Swiss cheese and we live in one of its holes

  07-06-2017 12:54
  
  By: Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• DevOps success relies on supportive and communicative senior leaders, research shows

  07-06-2017 12:41 via computerweekly.com
  
  The 2017 State of DevOps Report highlights why supportive, communicative and visionary senior leadership is a must for agile software development to succeed
  
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• How Audi is going to answer the life and death questions of driverless cars

  07-06-2017 12:30
  
  Audi's Beyond initiative will help answer the question nobody wants to ask
  
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