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• Facebook reaches 2 billion monthly active users

  27-06-2017 23:55 via zdnet.com
  
  More than a quarter of the world now uses Facebook at least once a month.
  
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• Verizon: Multi-vendor interoperability key for 5G

  27-06-2017 23:10 via zdnet.com
  
  One of the most important facets of Verizon's 5G trial networks with Cisco and Samsung has been testing interoperability in a multi-vendor environment, the carrier has said.
  
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• MIT develops drone swarms that can drive

  27-06-2017 22:52 via zdnet.com
  
  MIT's CSAIL team created a swarm of eight quadcopter drones that can fly and drive through a city-like setting.
  
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• Cisco announces Kinetic IoT operations platform

  27-06-2017 22:45 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco has unveiled its Internet of Things operations platform labelled Kinetic, which it said will enable enterprises to extract trillions of terabytes of data from devices.
  
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• Global app economy to reach $6.3 trillion in 2021: App Annie

  27-06-2017 22:31 via zdnet.com
  
  App Annie also projects that a person will spend an average of $946 on mobile commerce by 2021.
  
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• Six quick facts to know about today's global ransomware attack

  27-06-2017 22:03 via zdnet.com
  
  This is what you need to know -- right now.
  
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• Cisco Live 2017: Key Takeaways from CEO Chuck Robbins' Keynote

  27-06-2017 21:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Cisco says it has reinvented networking for the IoT age.
  
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• Facebook hits two billion users

  27-06-2017 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of the world's population now use the social network every month.
  
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• Cisco Jasper rolls out Control Center 7.0, adds premium services

  27-06-2017 20:30 via zdnet.com
  
  Control Center 7.0 is an effort to combine Jasper's IoT platform with other Cisco technologies.
  
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• Microsoft's Nano Server: What to expect this Fall

  27-06-2017 20:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is changing the positioning and feature set of Nano Server with the coming Fall feature release of Windows Server 2016. Here's what to expect.
  
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• Unity is making it much easier to make films from games

  27-06-2017 19:54
  
  At Unity Unite 2017, a PC game is pulled apart and made into a film set
  
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• Sumo Logic raises $75 million led by Sapphire Ventures

  27-06-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Sumo Logic is known for its ability to probe operational log files, find patterns and detect anomalies.
  
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• Is DevOps sustainable after the consultants leave?

  27-06-2017 18:35 via zdnet.com
  
  As with many a corporate initiative, DevOps is launched with high hopes and lots of hoopla. But will everyone continue to work together as one happy, aligned family? .
  
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• Another global ransomware attack underway as reports of Petya exploit spread

  27-06-2017 18:08 via computerweekly.com
  
  Latest cyber attack appears to be based on the same EternalBlue exploit used by the WannaCry ransomware that hit the NHS in May
  
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• The future iPhone: what the seminal device will look like on its 20th birthday

  27-06-2017 18:04
  
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• Google's giant penalty: The internet reacts

  27-06-2017 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 2.4bn euro fine is celebrated by Google's critics but others view the punishment as misjudged.
  
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• Amazon adds five budget-friendly devices to its Prime smartphone lineup

  27-06-2017 17:35 via zdnet.com
  
  Looking for an affordable smartphone and don't mind random ads on your lock screen? Amazon's Prime Exclusive Phones program just added some new wares.
  
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• IBM Watson holds court at Wimbledon 2017

  27-06-2017 17:24 via computerweekly.com
  The All England Lawn Tennis Club is again playing doubles with IBM at its annual championship, this time with assistance from a virtual Fred Perry
  
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• The best UK games deals in 2017: Snap up chart toppers for next-to-nothing ahead of Amazon Prime Day

  27-06-2017 17:03
  
  With Amazon Prime Day fast approaching, these are the best games deals you can get right now
  
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• What is the Petya ransomware spreading across Europe? WIRED explains

  27-06-2017 16:43
  
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• There's another 'worldwide' ransomware attack and it's spreading quickly

  27-06-2017 16:43
  
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• A massive cyberattack is hitting organisations around the world

  27-06-2017 16:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Victims in Ukraine, Russia, Denmark and the UK have all reported being hit by a cyberattack.
  
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• Samsung is working on putting AI voice assistant Bixby in your TV and fridge

  27-06-2017 16:18
  
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• Box expands Microsoft cloud partnership, inks co-sell pact

  27-06-2017 16:12 via zdnet.com
  
  Box will also incorporate more of Microsoft's machine learning and artificial intelligence services into its platform.
  
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• Google's fine will hit more than its coffers. It could shake up every part of your online life

  27-06-2017 16:05
  
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• Global survey: Most people expect humans will grow to trust, even love, AI

  27-06-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  A new survey on attitudes toward AI, commissioned by ARM, illustrates how uses cases may evolve given the level of trust humans expect to have in the technology.
  
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• Ransomware: More and smarter scams coming soon

  27-06-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  
  But on the plus side, fighting between ransomware gangs might reduce some of the threat.
  
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• Tony Fadell reveals the origins of the iPhone

  27-06-2017 15:35
  
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• iPhone-creator Tony Fadell: don't let smartphones threaten your 'analogue life'

  27-06-2017 15:35
  
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• Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube: Here's how we'll stop terrorist propaganda

  27-06-2017 15:18 via zdnet.com
  
  Rivals join forces to curb online terrorist propaganda through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Key coping strategies for effective patch management

  27-06-2017 15:09 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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• IBM Watson is becoming a tennis expert for Wimbledon 2017

  27-06-2017 15:06
  
  IBM’s supercomputer wants every fan to get the most out of the tournament
  
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• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: What's coming on the security front

  27-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft will be adding a number of new security features to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, but for Enterprise and Windows Server users only.
  
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• Huawei announces global launch details of the Honor 9 and Honor Band 3

  27-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Huawei continues to develop the Honor brand for the younger generation and its latest Honor 9 smartphone will be launching soon around the world. The Honor Band 3 is also launching for easy daily activity tracking.
  
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• Cloudflare Apps launched to boost web services, SaaS app deployment

  27-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The new platform will help developers distribute apps to millions of users on the Cloudflare network.
  
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• American Airlines to move consumer-facing apps to IBM Cloud, says Cloud Foundry key

  27-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  American Airlines will move its AA.com, mobile app and kiosks to IBM Cloud.
  
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• Science fact: Your smartphone really is making you dumber

  27-06-2017 14:39 via zdnet.com
  
  If you need to concentrate, put your smartphone out of sight.
  
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• Co-op digital chief Mike Bracken quits to focus on digital government consultancy

  27-06-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  The former GDS chief is leaving the Co-op to work on advising governments around the world on their digital strategy
  
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• SugarCRM launches Hint, aims for 'relationship intelligence'

  27-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  SugarCRM's Hint aims to scour the web to produce more complete customer profiles for enterprises.
  
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• Stronger cyber resilience culture needed to combat threats

  27-06-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Closer collaboration between departments such as business continuity and information security could help raise staff awareness to counter the cyber threat, according to industry experts
  
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• LG X Venture review: A rugged mid-tier $330 phone that's perfect for field work

  27-06-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  
  If you spend your time working outside or in conditions where you might wrap your phone in a big, bulky rugged case then you may want to consider the affordable LG X Venture. It is built tough and provides solid performance with the software being the only let down.
  
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• French aeronautics and aerospace manufacturer optimises datacentres

  27-06-2017 13:38 via computerweekly.com
  High-tech manufacturer outsources datacentre management to support its digital transformation
  
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• Why I'm still surprised the iPhone didn't die

  27-06-2017 13:32 via zdnet.com
  
  As the iPhone hits its tenth anniversary, I'm still surprised that this device became the massive hit that it now is.
  
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• Just having your phone out hurts your brain

  27-06-2017 13:29
  
  Great for procrastination purposes, bad on all other accounts
  
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• Volvo's driverless cars 'confused' by kangaroos

  27-06-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The way the marsupials move makes it hard for the computers to work out how to respond, Volvo says.
  
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• Google hit with record $2.7bn EU fine for demoting rival shopping services

  27-06-2017 13:18 via zdnet.com
  
  European Commission hits Google with the highest penalty it's ever issued for giving an illegal advantage to its own shopping service while stifling competitors.
  
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• The hidden, potentially life-threatening, cost Brexit could have on the UK

  27-06-2017 13:07
  
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• Questions raised over cybersecurity of UK's £3.5 billion Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

  27-06-2017 12:38
  
  By: Matt BurgessContinue reading...
  
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• Claims the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is using Windows XP may not be what they seem

  27-06-2017 12:38
  
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• Begone, sonic boom: NASA takes on the screech of supersonic travel

  27-06-2017 12:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The iconic "boom" of the Concorde can be transformed into little more than a "thump."
  
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