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• Apple releases iOS 11 preview. Here's what's new

  26-06-2017 22:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The software improves several security features, such as nudging users to use two-factor authentication.
  
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• Cisco's 'network intuitive' the next era of networking: Chuck Robbins

  26-06-2017 21:38 via zdnet.com
  
  CEO Chuck Robbins used his Cisco Live keynote to expound on the networking giant's new network intuitive, saying the company had to rewrite iOS to enable its command centre and analytics platform, encrypted traffic analytics, and programmable switches.
  
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• Get your iPhone or iPad ready for the iOS 11 public beta

  26-06-2017 21:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Here's what you need to do to make sure things go smoothly for you and you don't lose any data.
  
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• Telling stories, closing deals with data visualization

  26-06-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  
  At Ecolab, IT and analytics pros use visualizations and dashboards to communicate the value their services bring to customers.
  
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• Walmart takes its Amazon battle to the clouds

  26-06-2017 20:20 via zdnet.com
  
  The battle between the retail giants will take place not only on the streets but on the cloud as well.
  
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• Amazon reportedly bringing translation service to AWS

  26-06-2017 19:52 via zdnet.com
  
  The service would mark Amazon Web Services' latest effort to bolster its AI-driven features.
  
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• Could apple-picking robots signal the end of a human hand in agriculture?

  26-06-2017 19:51 via zdnet.com
  
  A shortage of labour and a huge increase in demand to feed an exploding global population means that the kind of bot that can effortlessly and accurately pick an apple will eventually be an inextricable part of farm life.
  
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• NBA analytics: Going data pro

  26-06-2017 19:35 via zdnet.com
  
  For the NBA, like every other sports league, awards are important. They can generate attention, spur debate, make money, and involve fans, players, and experts, among others. Is there data science and analytics behind them -- can there or should there be? We picked the NBA Most Improved Player award as an example to analyze some aspects of data-driven culture.
  
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• Analytics and data jobs: What employers are looking for

  26-06-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  IT managers at Ecolab share the skills they're looking for when recruiting developers and analysts for their data-driven operation.
  
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• Waymo teams with Avis to manage autonomous vehicle fleet

  26-06-2017 18:49 via zdnet.com
  
  The multi-year agreement brings in Avis to store and service Waymo's 600-vehicle fleet of Chrysler self-driving vans at select rental facilities.
  
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• Learn machine learning concepts in this 10-course bundle (​ZDNet Academy)

  26-06-2017 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  Explore a new tech frontier for under $40.
  
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• Microsoft readies private previews of Dynamics 365 sales and marketing apps for SMBs

  26-06-2017 18:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is readying its next wave of Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP apps and updates. Officials providedpartners with a three-day preview of some of what to expect with the July 2017 refresh.
  
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• Why you should care about net neutrality

  26-06-2017 18:00
  
  By:Brett M Frischmannand Evan SelingerContinue reading...
  
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• Playing with Romanian communism in Black the Fall

  26-06-2017 17:50
  
  Upcoming platformer game Black the Fall is based on its creators’ experiences of living under communist rule
  
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• Brazil remains stagnant in innovation ranking

  26-06-2017 17:41 via zdnet.com
  
  The country did not advance in its overall innovation efforts in the last year; Chile is the leader in the region.
  
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• Google wants every YouTube video to be in VR

  26-06-2017 17:27
  
  Cute videos of puppies are about to get much more immersive
  
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• Samsung Gear 360 (2017) review: Improved in (almost) every way, and £130 cheaper

  26-06-2017 17:26
  
  Your fantastic fish-eyed friend
  
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• ​From the links to the on-premise data centre with Callaway

  26-06-2017 17:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Callaway talks about the drive behind creating an on-premise datacentre and implementing company-wide infrastructure changes.
  
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• Protecting App Dev and Test Environments

  26-06-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Next-generation attacks necessitate next-generation security, especially when the intellectual property in your cloud environment, public or private, represents the future of your company. We'll look at the importance of best practices for keeping cloud projects segmented for security and compliance.
  
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• Palo Alto Networks confident of taking security into SaaS era

  26-06-2017 16:48 via computerweekly.com
  Security platforms could make it easier to take products to market and improve firms’ security posture by making innovative products easier to consume, but the biggest winners could be the platform providers
  
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• Quick Mac tip: What to do if your cooling fans are always on

  26-06-2017 16:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Are the fans in your Mac or MacBook constantly roaring away at full speed? Try these tips.
  
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• Inspiring the maker mentality in the corporate world

  26-06-2017 16:09 via zdnet.com
  
  The maker movement is inspired by a powerful do-it-yourself drive, combined with innovation, and the sense that anything is possible. Can you imagine how far corporations would go with that drive?
  
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• ​Microsoft claims ASD cloud certification for 50 Azure, Office 365 services

  26-06-2017 16:03 via zdnet.com
  
  The Redmond-based tech giant now has 50 services across Azure and Office 365 available for adoption by Australian government organisations.
  
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• 6 decisions that led to the iPhone's world domination

  26-06-2017 16:00
  
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• AA blames password reset email glitch on ‘internal error’

  26-06-2017 15:58 via computerweekly.com
  Automobile Association apologises for sending out password reset confirmation emails to a small selection of customers in error, which led some to assume the company may have been hacked
  
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• A Linux laptop with security at its core: Purism's Librem PCs now widely available

  26-06-2017 15:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Fans of the Librem 13 and Librem 15 no longer need to wait months before receiving orders.
  
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• Debian Linux reveals Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors have broken hyper-threading

  26-06-2017 15:22 via zdnet.com
  
  The latest Intel chips have a nasty bug that causes unpredictable system behavior.
  
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• Anthem customers to get less than $1 each after 2015 breach

  26-06-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  
  The lawyers who brought the suit get up to one-third of the $115 million settlement.
  
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• Overspending in the cloud: Lessons learned

  26-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services, figured out how to right-size its cloud investment with help from Microsoft.
  
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• Microsoft delays Teams' Guest Access feature

  26-06-2017 14:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft won't meet its self-imposed June target for adding Guest Access to Teams. Meanwhile, Redmond is adding more features to Teams for Office 365 Education users.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Apply risk-based approach to patch management

  26-06-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  How should organisations address the need to keep software up to date with security patches without it costing too much or being too labour intensive?
  
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• 10 major iPhone failures – and how Apple learned from them

  26-06-2017 14:00
  
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• 10 biggest failures in iPhone history – and how Apple learned from them

  26-06-2017 14:00
  
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• Google will no longer read your emails to personalise adverts

  26-06-2017 13:49
  
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• Russia targets Telegram app after St Petersburg bombing

  26-06-2017 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A suicide bomber who killed 15 people in St Petersburg used the messaging app, officials say.
  
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• Gmail to end ad-targeting email scans

  26-06-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Privacy groups cautiously welcome Google's pledge to end scans of Gmail messages to personalise ads.
  
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• ​Corvil's network analytics to plug into Cisco's Tetration platform

  26-06-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Dublin-based Corvil said its network analytics tools will be integrated into Cisco's Tetration platform.
  
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• “Snail.Bubble.Drums”: The app making poetry out of GPS co-ordinates

  26-06-2017 13:26
  
  What3words turns the world into trillions of word-trios, and could change the way we navigate the Earth
  
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• A ​Windows 10 PC that fits in your pocket: Tiny GPD laptop on sale for $500

  26-06-2017 13:25 via zdnet.com
  
  The seven-inch GPD Pocket, which resembles a squished MacBook Air, is available to pre-order.
  
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• Why pressing Trump for a reprieve on the H-1B today may not help Modi or Indian IT

  26-06-2017 13:04 via zdnet.com
  
  The inexorable changes sweeping the global tech landscape means that the Indian Prime Minister's attempts to fight for the H-1B will not rescue Indian IT in the long run.
  
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• Twitter can predict a riot

  26-06-2017 13:01
  
  A new study finds that social media can be used to detect events such as riots
  
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• News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage

  26-06-2017 12:51 via computerweekly.com
  News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target
  
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• Are we brave enough to entrust how we live to algorithms?

  26-06-2017 12:51
  
  If you want a glimpse of the future we’ll all live in, Autodesk University is the place to be
  
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• Court ruling on Apple’s Irish datacentre planning dispute delayed by ‘shortage of judges’

  26-06-2017 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  The outcome of a judicial review into Apple's plans to build a datacentre in County Galway was delayed on Friday 23 June because of a shortage of judges, it has emerged
  
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• Security services investigate cyberattack against UK Parliament after emails hacked

  26-06-2017 12:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Parliamentary personnel using 'weak passwords' have had email accounts compromised, and it remains unclear whether MPs, Lords and their staff use two-factor authentication.
  
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• Self-driving car owners could become the traffic elite through Hyperlanes

  26-06-2017 12:40 via zdnet.com
  
  While autonomous vehicles may have their own premium lane in the future, the rest of us could be stuck in gridlock.
  
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• Player protests force change on GTA V mod kit

  26-06-2017 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Complaints, negative reviews, and petitions make GTA's publisher end legal action over a popular game add-on
  
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• Wendy Tan White is moving from Entrepreneur First to BGF Ventures

  26-06-2017 12:30
  
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• Why lionfish are being hunted by robots in Bermuda

  26-06-2017 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bermuda is using robot technology to control the population of venomous lionfish.
  
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• How to unlock Harry Potter Easter eggs on social media

  26-06-2017 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's 20 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came out.
  
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