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• Microsoft partners with Token on biometric ring for logging into Windows 10

  29-06-2017 23:26 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is partnering with Token, maker of a biometric ring, to give users another option to log into Windows 10 via a wearable device.
  
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• Advanced Analytics: A conversation with Microsoft and Ecolab about cloud strategies and intelligence

  29-06-2017 20:58 via zdnet.com
  
  Ecolab uses advanced analytics to save water and deliver safer, more efficient operations for its customers. In this webcast, Microsoft Cloud Data Solution Architect Jin Cho and Ecolab Director of Analytics, Development and Architecture Craig Senese have a candid chat with CBSi Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz about the ways Microsoft Azure helps Ecolab transcend the limitations of legacy infrastructure and leverage real-time analytics.
  
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• Red Hat integrates Kubernetes in Red Hat Cloud Suite

  29-06-2017 20:50 via zdnet.com
  
  Want an all-in-one hybrid-cloud system? Red Hat thinks it has what you need in its Linux-based Red Hat Cloud Suite.
  
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• Facebook gives moderators "full access" to user accounts suspected of terror links

  29-06-2017 20:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Big problem: Facebook and others have refused to define what "terrorism" is.
  
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• Government data site user details leak

  29-06-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usernames and email addresses for data.gov.uk users are found on an unsecured website.
  
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• A pair of 'dancing' black holes has been spotted circling each other for the first time

  29-06-2017 19:00
  
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• Teclast X3 Plus review: A 6GB tablet at a really good price

  29-06-2017 18:47 via zdnet.com
  
  The X3Plus from Teclast looks and feels like a Microsoft Surface Pro clone -- with more RAM than the basic model and at a much cheaper price too.
  
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• AI may save your life

  29-06-2017 18:34 via zdnet.com
  
  The rise of machine intelligence is often associated with the downfall of humanity, but analysis of clinical data is improving outcomes. That's making doctors more informed, not more redundant, for now.
  
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• Malawi and Unicef launch drone air corridor

  29-06-2017 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The site will also be open to universities and other partners to explore the use of drones.
  
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• Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot

  29-06-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed
  
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• Instagram mission to remove all offensive comments to combat online bullying

  29-06-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Human employees are training computer systems to recognise offensive comments posted on photos on social media.
  
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• Wetherspoons just deleted its entire customer email database – on purpose

  29-06-2017 17:31
  
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• Adobe brings voice analytics to its cloud platform

  29-06-2017 17:29 via zdnet.com
  
  The software will analyze voice-activated searches through AI assistant platforms including Siri, Cortana, Alexa, and Google Home.
  
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• The best and worst inventions of 2007 as the iPhone turns 10

  29-06-2017 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the iPhone turns 10, other inventions from 2007 haven't stood the test of time as well as Apple's revolutionary smartphone.
  
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• Key lessons from ‘Petya’ ransomware attack

  29-06-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  While the cyber security community is still working to understand the latest ransomware attack that has reportedly hit 60 countries, there are key lessons to be learned
  
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• In the future, grocery delivery service will be driverless

  29-06-2017 16:19
  
  Oxbotica and Ocado just wrapped up a two-week trial run
  
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• Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy review: a new spin that can't hide its age

  29-06-2017 15:59
  
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• How has the iPhone changed our lives? WIRED asks tech's leading names

  29-06-2017 15:53
  
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• Microsoft buys cloud-monitoring vendor Cloudyn

  29-06-2017 15:51 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is acquiring Cloudyn, a cloud monitoring and analytics firm with which it has partnered previously, for an undisclosed amount.
  
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• A day at the drone races

  29-06-2017 15:45
  
  The Drone Racing League is celebrating phenomenal growth, but what’s it like to watch in person?
  
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• AI monitors NatWest communications to ensure advice is appropriate

  29-06-2017 15:44 via computerweekly.com
  NatWest is testing out artificial intelligence technology that listens to the conversations between its advisers and customers to help keep them compliant
  
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• Our obsession with phones could be changing the shape of our eyes

  29-06-2017 15:30
  
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• FedEx's TNT Express deliveries disrupted by virus attack

  29-06-2017 15:29 via zdnet.com
  
  TNT Express deliveries hit by virus attack at the same time as the Petya ransomware is causing problems around the globe.
  
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• This Dutch building is covered in concrete emoji

  29-06-2017 15:18
  
  Turn that frown upside down. No, seriously, you’ve put it in the wrong way around
  
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• The iPhone at 10: How it changed everything

  29-06-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ten years ago the first iPhone went on sale.
  
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• Microsoft aims to simplify Windows 10 PC set-up with Windows AutoPilot

  29-06-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding several new management features to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and its Intune mobile-device management service this Fall.
  
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• Hands-on with the Moto Z2 Play and new Moto Mods

  29-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Motorola's latest smartphone and new Moto Mods have a launch date and a price.
  
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• AMD unveils Ryzen Pro, enterprise processors with a security focus

  29-06-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  AMD's new processor range will include enhanced security at the hardware level.
  
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• How Donald Trump has nudged French CIOs still further from US cloud storage

  29-06-2017 14:47 via computerweekly.com
  French CIOs are looking at alternatives to storing data with US-based suppliers
  
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• App-based banking continues its ascent in the UK

  29-06-2017 14:35 via computerweekly.com
  The number of people banking from their mobile phones is increasing as more services are made available through the channel
  
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• The big four cloud firms are set for price war over serverless computing, suggests 451 Research

  29-06-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud industry price wars could enter new phase, as demand for serverless computing services grows, suggests 451 Research
  
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• Logitech Slim Combo for Apple iPad 10.5 hands-on: Not very slim, but great for productivity

  29-06-2017 14:21 via zdnet.com
  
  It is common to pair an iPad with a keyboard to get work done on the go and Logitech is one of the key brands that works directly with Apple to develop its keyboards. The new Slim Combo is a solid option to Apple's Smart Keyboard.
  
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• Royal Society and British Academy call for data governance body

  29-06-2017 14:19 via computerweekly.com
  The Royal Society and the British Academy have jointly released a report urging the UK government to set up a public body to oversee data use
  
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• Ransomware attacks are getting easier, and the targets are getting bigger

  29-06-2017 14:13 via zdnet.com
  
  National Crime Agency report warns on growing dangers of hacking, ransomware and the dark web.
  
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• Linux on Azure: What are your choices?

  29-06-2017 14:09 via zdnet.com
  
  More than a third of virtual machines running on Azure are Linux VMs. Here's what's available.
  
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• Cyber-attack was about data and not money, say experts

  29-06-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They point to "aggressive" features of the malware that make it impossible to revive key files.
  
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• Huawei's new MateBooks coming to the US in July, starting at $699.99

  29-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  We don't often get Huawei products in the US, but the MateBook line is coming to online retailers starting next week, and at lower prices than in Europe.
  
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• Datameer makes deep learning more accessible

  29-06-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  With SmartAI, Datameer is addressing the last mile in putting machine learning to work in business intelligence.
  
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• The iPhone is ruining teenagers' sleep patterns. But it can also fix them

  29-06-2017 13:56
  
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• Security Think Tank: Patching is vital and essentially a risk management exercise

  29-06-2017 13:30 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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• Alexa, help! Amazon just hit me with the worst tech support ever

  29-06-2017 13:30 via zdnet.com
  
  You'd expect better than a sub-Prime support experience from the presumed leader in home automation and Internet of Things.
  
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• eBay, Made.com, Wheelys and Grabble confirm for WIRED Retail

  29-06-2017 13:20
  
  eBay, Made.com, Wheelys and Grabble confirmed as speakers at WIRED Retail, taking place in London, October 11
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• ​Linux's systemd vulnerable to DNS server attack

  29-06-2017 13:16 via zdnet.com
  
  Patch available for high priority issue affecting the Linux init daemon systemd.
  
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• Gearhead episode two: Apple's iPhone turns 10

  29-06-2017 13:00
  
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• Mobile seduction: iPhone 7 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S8

  29-06-2017 12:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Why did a Samsung device attract a business user away from Apple? Learn the details and what it means for you.
  
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• Tech career paths: Where do CIOs go next?

  29-06-2017 12:57 via zdnet.com
  
  CIO Strategies: Taking a look at the options for the tech chief beyond the traditional CIO role.
  
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• Telegram registers with Russian regulator

  29-06-2017 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The founder of the encrypted messaging app agrees to comply with new data laws - for now.
  
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• Why victims of Facebook's bizarre hate speech policy have trouble leaving the network

  29-06-2017 12:46
  
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• WannaCry and Petya are just the beginning. It's going to be an 'ugly few years'

  29-06-2017 12:45
  
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