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• ​Alphabet's Nest brings smart devices to Australian homes

  10-07-2017 23:21 via zdnet.com
  
  Nest's indoor and outdoor security cameras, as well as its smoke and carbon monoxide alarm, are now available in Australia, but only through iSelect.
  
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• Brazilian government defines IoT priorities

  10-07-2017 22:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Smart cities, health and agriculture will be target areas as the country develops its national policies for the technologies.
  
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• Dating app tech finds celebrity lookalikes

  10-07-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular dating app Badoo adds facial recognition technology to let members hunt for star lookalikes.
  
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• Prime Day: A showcase for Amazon's engagement 'echosystem'

  10-07-2017 20:46 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon Prime Day arguably is replacing Black Friday as the shopping day of the year. Brent Leary, customer analyst/influencer extraordinaire, shows how Prime Day is part of the Amazon masterplan to foster engagement and disrupt the universe. Today's the day.
  
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• Spotify denies promoting 'fake artists'

  10-07-2017 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The music streaming platform has responded angrily to claims some of the artists it streams don't exist.
  
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• Mansfield radio station hit by 'winker' song hijacker

  10-07-2017 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The station says people are complaining their children are humming the double entendre-filled song.
  
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• Shipping to data: The case of Amazon Prime Day

  10-07-2017 19:57 via zdnet.com
  
  Did you ever wonder how retail hallmarks like Amazon Prime Day and global shipping are connected? Freightos has the data to answer such questions, as it happens to be on a mission to disrupt the freight industry.
  
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• Amazon rolls out Geek Squad-style home services

  10-07-2017 19:48 via zdnet.com
  
  The new smart home consultation and installation services could accelerate the adoption of Alexa -- and could help Amazon take down Best Buy.
  
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• Review: 10.5-inch iPad Pro is the 'Goldilocks' edition. It's juuust right

  10-07-2017 18:00
  
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• Review: 10.5-inch iPad Pro is the 'Goldilocks' edition. It's just right

  10-07-2017 18:00
  
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• Microsoft 365 puts Windows and Office in one package for businesses

  10-07-2017 17:31
  
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• Amazon's Prime Day marks debut of Prime Air cargo planes, a FedEx, UPS threat

  10-07-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon says its ​Prime Air cargo planes are "fueled and ready to support Prime Day in the U.S. for the first time."
  
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• GDPR brings serious implications for data storage

  10-07-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  New European Union data protection regulations put tough requirements on organisations that store “personally identifiable data”. We look at what is needed to achieve compliance
  
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• Apple to build second European datacentre in Denmark later this year

  10-07-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Consumer electronics giant confirms plans to start building a second, renewably-powered datacentre in Denmark during the fourth quarter of 2017
  
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• This Kickstarter campaign wants to fix the smartwatch’s number one problem

  10-07-2017 16:57
  
  ...and it’s quite the looker too
  
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• Mobile operators must act soon as 5G business models emerge

  10-07-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Full deployment of a commercial 5G mobile network is still at least two years away, but new business models are already beginning to crystallise around the technology, and operators would be wise to start preparations soon, a new report claims
  
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• Taylor Review to say gig economy workers are "dependent contractors"

  10-07-2017 16:17
  
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• Taylor Review into gig economy workers attacked for being 'feeble'

  10-07-2017 16:17
  
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• Gig economy workers should get holiday and sick pay, Taylor Review recommends

  10-07-2017 16:17
  
  By:Matt Burgessand Nicole KobieContinue reading...
  
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• Super Mario Odyssey hands-on: Nintendo’s plumber is back on form

  10-07-2017 15:51
  
  Move over Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy, Switch is host to the best Super Mario yet
  
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• Tesla battery lasts to set new cross-country record

  10-07-2017 15:34
  
  Two guys drove from Los Angeles to New York in 51 hours
  
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• Former GCHQ chief: End-to-end encryption is an “overwhelmingly good thing”

  10-07-2017 15:34
  
  The former head of GCHQ has spoken about the importance of end-to-end encryption, saying backdoors are a “threat to everybody”
  
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• Keypoint detection unlocks secrets of body language

  10-07-2017 15:19 via zdnet.com
  
  Machines are pretty good at deciphering voices, but your slouch may say more
  
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• Hackers are using this new attack method to target power companies

  10-07-2017 15:05 via zdnet.com
  
  These phishing emails being used to steal credentials from critical infrastructure firms can silently harvest data without even using macros, warn researchers.
  
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• Microsoft wraps cloud subscription services into new Microsoft 365 bundles

  10-07-2017 15:02 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is taking another crack at getting enterprise and business customers to use more of its cloud services with new Microsoft 365 bundles.
  
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• Microsoft Azure Stack is ready to order from Dell EMC, HPE, and Lenovo

  10-07-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft's first three server partners are starting to take orders for Microsoft's hybrid-computing Azure Stack appliances.
  
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• Trend Micro, VMware team up to tackle enterprise mobile security

  10-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The companies hope integrated platforms will give the enterprise more insight into threats and vulnerable devices on their networks.
  
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• Nokia 6 first look: Latest Android software and security, sub-$200 price, excellent fit and finish

  10-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Back in 2013, many wished Nokia had gone with Android to survive without the Microsoft takeover. Nokia-branded smartphones are back and the Nokia 6 gives us a glimpse of the greatness to come from HMD Global.
  
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• Microsoft turbo-charges Azure SQL Data Warehouse

  10-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft triples available compute units, adds SSD-based cache to its cloud data warehouse service
  
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• Azure IoT, Schneider Electric and WaterForce support sustainable farming

  10-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Azure Cloud, Schneider's EcoStruxure and WaterForce's SCADAFarm help New Zealand's Blackhills Farm realize 30 percent savings in water utilization and 50 percent reduction in energy costs.
  
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• Russia causing 'cyber-space mayhem', says ex-GCHQ boss

  10-07-2017 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former head of GCHQ says cyber-retaliation "may be necessary" in future.
  
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• Five secret tricks only serious Gmail ninjas need to know

  10-07-2017 14:14 via zdnet.com
  
  With great power comes great responsibility. If you click into this article, be sure to pay attention to the warnings.
  
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• Foobot, First Take: A flexible and useful air quality monitor

  10-07-2017 14:05 via zdnet.com
  
  As well as temperature and humidity, Foobot tracks things like particulate matter and volatile organic compounds, building up a detailed picture of indoor air quality.
  
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• Experian admits mobile and online issues after system upgrade

  10-07-2017 14:03 via computerweekly.com
  
  Some customers of credit referencing company are having problems accessing a service they pay for following an IT upgrade and large customer migration to a new system
  
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• Medical college retires HP for Scale Computing hyper-converged

  10-07-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine replaces ageing HP servers and MSA SAN with Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged infrastructure, and saves £80,000 in replacement costs
  
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• GDPR compliance not relevant, believe most UK decision makers

  10-07-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Most UK decision makers believe GDPR is not relevant to them, but a fifth admit they do not know, a survey reveals
  
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• Stripe is making it easier for British businesses to sell to Chinese customers

  10-07-2017 13:57
  
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• Google guillotine falls on certificate authorities WoSign, StartCom

  10-07-2017 13:33 via zdnet.com
  
  When Chrome 61 is released, the Chinese CA and its subsidiary will be completely blacklisted.
  
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• Singapore unveils first look at new cybersecurity laws

  10-07-2017 13:29 via zdnet.com
  
  Government says proposed cybersecurity legislations were necessary to take proactive measures to safeguard the country's critical infrastructures and include licensing selected cybersecurity vendors.
  
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• Fedora 26 is coming: Here's what you need to know

  10-07-2017 13:17 via zdnet.com
  
  No last-minute delays in the final release date this time -- here's what the new release will bring.
  
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• China is locking up four volunteers to prepare for its mission to the moon

  10-07-2017 13:11
  
  China’s literal moonshot follows hot on the heels of its previous 60-day test
  
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• China is locking students in its Yuegong-1 moon simulator for 200 days

  10-07-2017 13:11
  
  China’s literal moonshot follows hot on the heels of its previous 60-day test
  
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• Nokia 'regrets' Withings health app backlash

  10-07-2017 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nokia's replacement for the Withings Health Mate app has not gone down well with customers.
  
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• Carbon emissions report says 100 companies to blame for 71% of greenhouse gases

  10-07-2017 13:02
  
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• IBM pledges help tackle climate change with its virtual supercomputer

  10-07-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Big Blue will commit $200M to up to five research projects that could benefit from the World Community Grid, an IBM initiative that provides huge amounts of free, crowd-sourced computing power.
  
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• A courier's view: I don’t hate Deliveroo, but it has to change

  10-07-2017 13:00
  
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• Hard Rock, Loews hotels admit data breach

  10-07-2017 12:58 via zdnet.com
  
  It is believed the attacks are linked to the SynXis travel reservation platform.
  
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• Best Amazon Prime Day 2017 Deals: Amazon slashes own brand products

  10-07-2017 12:49
  
  It's that time of year again...
  
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• WLAN casts net wider as demand grows

  10-07-2017 12:47 via computerweekly.com
  Wireless local area networking has become a vital part of the IT infrastructure. Computer Weekly looks at the challenges of delivering it
  
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• Nordic CIO interview: Ann Hellenius, City of Stockholm

  10-07-2017 12:43 via computerweekly.com
  Stockholm’s CIO is relishing the challenge of trying to make the Swedish capital the smartest city in the world
  
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