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• Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7bn

  16-06-2017 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal marks the biggest push yet by Amazon into traditional bricks and mortar retailing.
  
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• Mobile + Collaboration: A conversation with Microsoft and G&J Pepsi about real-world solutions

  16-06-2017 19:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Managing a large and diverse mobile workforce is challenging, especially when legacy solutions impose limitations and complexity on IT departments. In this webcast, Microsoft Corporate VP Brad Anderson and G&J Pepsi's Cloud Services and Systems Integration Manager Eric McKinney have a candid chat with CBSi Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz and Technology Editor Michael Steinhart about the ways Microsoft Cloud Services can help organizations streamline their mobility and workforce manageme
  
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• Anker PowerCore+ 26800mAh PD portable power bank can recharge smartphones, tablets, and even MacBooks

  16-06-2017 19:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The perfect solution for those who want to break free of the power cord for extended periods.
  
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• Anker PowerCore+ 26800mAh PD portable power bank can recharge smartphones, tablets, and even a MacBook

  16-06-2017 19:45 via zdnet.com
  
  The perfect solution for those who want to break free of the power cord for extended periods.
  
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• Will robots ever really become part of our daily lives?

  16-06-2017 18:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk sees artificial intelligence as the future. Professor Stephen Hawking thinks robots will one day destroy all human life. Who do you side with on the AI debate?
  
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• Samsung launches Bixby voice early preview program in the US

  16-06-2017 18:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Have a Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus? Samsung wants you to help test Bixby's voice feature.
  
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• Taxidermy owls, monkeys and echidnas are being repaired back to glory at a London museum

  16-06-2017 17:43
  
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• Inside Microsoft's Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 5

  16-06-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  
  According to iFixit, Microsoft's Surface Laptop is not a laptop. It's a glue-filled monstrosity.
  
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• Inside Microsoft's Surface Laptop and Surface Pro

  16-06-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  
  According to iFixit, Microsoft's Surface Laptop is not a laptop. It's a glue-filled monstrosity.
  
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• How to watch Le Mans 2017: Livestream this year’s 24-hour race

  16-06-2017 16:51
  
  Fancy watching Le Mans this year? Here’s how to stream the 2017 race online
  
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• How to watch Le Mans 2017: How to live stream this year's race online or on TV

  16-06-2017 16:51
  
  Want to stream Le Mans this year? Here’s how to watch the 2017 race online
  
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• Walmart buys menswear label Bonobos for $310 million

  16-06-2017 16:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks Walmart's latest push into the fashion category.
  
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• Russia’s startups and corporations hook up at Startup Village

  16-06-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  Annual IT event Startup Village in Russia saw blockchain take centre stage and support from the country’s government
  
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• 10 Hottest Products for Millennials – Libratone Zipp Mini

  16-06-2017 15:39
  
  A versatile speaker you take anywhere with a hefty sound
  
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• Best Buys for Millennials – Now TV Smart Box

  16-06-2017 15:36
  
  The one box you need for better TV - including Sky Sports
  
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• 10 hottest products for Millennials – Now TV Smart Box

  16-06-2017 15:36
  
  The one box you need for better TV - including Sky Sports
  
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• Why Vulkan is the future of mobile gaming

  16-06-2017 15:28
  
  The Vulkan API might sounds like something obscure, but it can deliver desktop-class gaming to your mobile
  
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• Amazon gobbles up Whole Foods for $13.7 billion

  16-06-2017 15:24
  
  Amazon pushes further into grocery delivery with announcement it will buy organic food supplier Whole Foods
  
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• Google faces record-breaking €1bn-plus EU fine in antitrust probe

  16-06-2017 15:21 via zdnet.com
  
  European Commission is set to conclude its antitrust investigation into whether Google favoured its Google Shopping service in search results.
  
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• 10 Android Games to play before you die

  16-06-2017 15:20
  
  The ten best games which will stretch your smartphone and your brain
  
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• Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, dives into bricks, clicks, groceries

  16-06-2017 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon said it will keep Whole Foods running under current leadership as it expands its physical and grocery footprint in one swoop.
  
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• North Korean Lazarus botnet linked to WannaCry attack

  16-06-2017 15:10 via computerweekly.com
  
  US-Cert puts out an alert on DeltaCharlie, a distributed denial of service tool from North Korean hacker group Lazarus
  
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• Windows support scams: Here's how we're taking down fraud kingpins, says Microsoft

  16-06-2017 15:06 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is fighting tech-support scammers' automation with artificial intelligence from its research labs.
  
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• Fast(er) food: Robot can make 400 burgers an hour

  16-06-2017 15:04
  
  Late-night fast food runs just became a lot more efficient
  
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• The new Nokia 3310: hip or hype?

  16-06-2017 15:02
  
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• Playing Sea of Thieves with randoms will make you want to walk the plank

  16-06-2017 15:02
  
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• Programmers who use spaces 'paid more'

  16-06-2017 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Small differences in the way programmers develop code can boost the cash they earn, finds a survey.
  
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• Micro Focus appoints LatAm head

  16-06-2017 14:43 via zdnet.com
  
  Brazil head Marco Leone gets promoted as the company's vice president for the region.
  
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• China now has an robo-grocery store that will drive to your door

  16-06-2017 14:18
  
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• China now has a robo-grocery store that will drive to your door

  16-06-2017 14:18
  
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• Uber meltdown, E3 highlights: Podcast 322

  16-06-2017 14:11
  
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• All Windows 10 devices get fingerprint login with Microsoft's new keyboard

  16-06-2017 14:07 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft has released a Surface lookalike keyboard and mouse for non-Surface Windows 10 hardware.
  
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• University ransomware attacks: services remain disrupted, warnings over further attacks

  16-06-2017 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  University College London and Ulster University are still dealing with the aftermath of ransomware attacks, which could possibly be linked according to security experts.
  
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• Microsoft's Surface Laptop and Surface Pro arrive in the UK

  16-06-2017 13:01
  
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• Mobile operator Three fined over 999 call issue

  16-06-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Regulator Ofcom discovered a threat to Three's emergency call access from a single technical fault.
  
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• Greggs bakes in business change programme with SAP

  16-06-2017 12:52 via computerweekly.com
  UK baker and food-to-go retailer says it has significantly advanced its business change programme with a full panoply of SAP software
  
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• How the Xbox One X helped Forza 7 shine on older consoles

  16-06-2017 12:40
  
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• Amsterdam targets tech talent

  16-06-2017 12:32 via computerweekly.com
  Dutch capital is working hard to become Europe’s tech startup capital, but startups need skilled engineers and the country has a general shortage of tech talent
  
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• Legal threat shuts down GTA game toolkit

  16-06-2017 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Complaints have flooded online forums dedicated to GTA after the software kit goes offline.
  
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• Amazon files sinister patent for its physical stores

  16-06-2017 12:12
  
  Amazon’s “Physical Store Online Shopping Control” prevents in-store users looking at competitors’ prices
  
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• Microsoft's Pix for iPhone: Now AI gives your photos an art makeover

  16-06-2017 12:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's AI can transform your photos into paintings that look like famous artworks.
  
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• Microsoft's Pix for iPhone: Now AI gives your photos a pop art makeover

  16-06-2017 12:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's AI can transform your photos into paintings that look like famous artworks.
  
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• Digital transformation about to face business reality vs. investment tug of war

  16-06-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Digital transformation sounds great until the core business slows down and shareholders want better returns. Get ready to juggle priorities and possibly executives too.
  
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• North Korea carried out the WannaCry ransomware attack, say security services

  16-06-2017 11:57 via zdnet.com
  
  The cybersecurity arm of British intelligence services has reportedly suggested the global ransomware outbreak was launched from North Korea.
  
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• Three fined £1.9m over emergency communications failure

  16-06-2017 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Telecoms regulator Ofcom has hit mobile operator Three with a £1.9m fine after a loss of service left customers unable to contact the emergency services
  
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• FileMaker 16, First Take: Powerful but still usable

  16-06-2017 11:10 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple's venerable database adds new layout and programming tools to make building desktop and mobile apps more powerful, but still approachable.
  
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• Le Mans 2017: Watch Kobayashi set the fastest lap ever around the Circuit de la Sarthe

  16-06-2017 11:08
  
  Watch ex-F1 driver Kobayashi destroy the Le Mans lap record
  
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• Amazon patents way to stop you checking online rival prices in-store

  16-06-2017 10:54 via zdnet.com
  
  Well, it isn't very polite after all.
  
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• How Facebook is using AI to tackle terrorism online

  16-06-2017 10:45
  
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• AMD Radeon Vega Frontier graphics cards make an appearance

  16-06-2017 10:04 via zdnet.com
  
  You might want to be sitting down before having a look at the prices.
  
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