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• Samsung North America names new CEO

  11-07-2017 23:42 via zdnet.com
  
  In addition to overseeing all aspects ofSamsung Electronics America, Tim Baxter will now have responsibility for Samsung's long-term North American strategy.
  
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• Symantec buys mobile security startup Skycure

  11-07-2017 23:24 via zdnet.com
  
  The deal marks Symantec's second purchase of an Israeli cybersecurity startup in less than a week.
  
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• Samsung acquires text-to-speech startup Innoetics

  11-07-2017 22:27 via zdnet.com
  
  The Greek startup could help Samsung improve its voice-activated agent Bixby.
  
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• Microsoft to close Surface Hub manufacturing facility; cut 124 jobs

  11-07-2017 21:24 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft officials said they remain committed to the company's large-screen Surface Hub conferencing systems in spite of the closure of an Oregon manufacturing plant for the devices.
  
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• Amazon Echo Show review: A smart speaker that shows up the competition

  11-07-2017 20:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon added a screen and a camera to the Echo -- and it's awesome.
  
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• Workday to open up cloud platform, enters PaaS fray

  11-07-2017 20:38 via zdnet.com
  
  Workday will enter the PaaS game as it hatches plans to open its cloud platform and court developers.
  
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• Red Hat opens new OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service public cloud

  11-07-2017 20:11 via zdnet.com
  
  Red Hat relies on Amazon Web Services to enable developers to build cloud-native applications on its latest version of OpenShift Online.
  
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• Intel renews data center push with launch of Xeon Scalable processors

  11-07-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Intel says the processors have up to 1.65 times higher performance power than its previous generation of chips.
  
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• TripAdvisor teams up with Deliveroo

  11-07-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Travellers will be able to order restaurant deliveries in cities across 12 countries thanks to the deal.
  
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• Facebook expands ad options in Messenger

  11-07-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  
  After promising tests in Australia and Thailand, Facebook is going global with the beta of Messenger ads, a new option for reaching customers on the platform.
  
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• Cisco updates UCS servers, software for data-intensive workloads

  11-07-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  
  The fifth generation of Cisco's Unified Computing System is built for customers that have demanding applications to run, without necessarily the budget to match.
  
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• Airbus helps drive critical infrastructure cyber security

  11-07-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Airbus is helping to drive the cyber security market for industrial control systems used throughout industry, including many providers of critical national infrastructure
  
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• Clever plants turn vegetarian caterpillars into bloodthirsty cannibals

  11-07-2017 17:39
  
  Survival of the sickest
  
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• How IT can work alongside marketing to deliver on digital expectations

  11-07-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  A recent digital customer experience summit hosted by Adobe has highlighted the link between IT, in-house talent development and change management
  
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• 'Nordic noir' is coming to gaming

  11-07-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dark Scandinavian crime drama has already conquered TV, now it's coming to gaming.
  
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• Sharing firm loses most of its 300,000 umbrellas

  11-07-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of the Chinese company's 300,000 rentable brollies have gone missing.
  
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• The tech companies divulging your data to the government

  11-07-2017 16:40
  
  When it comes to protecting your data from snooping governments, which tech companies have your back?
  
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• This Android ransomware threatens to expose your browsing history to all your contacts

  11-07-2017 16:31 via zdnet.com
  
  LeakerLocker forgoes using encryption, instead choosing threats to make money out of victims.
  
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• Microsoft to add three more apps to its Office 365 Business Premium cloud service

  11-07-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Microsoft is adding more applications to its Office 365 Business Premium subscription service for small and mid-size businesses.
  
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• EVE Online players are helping astronomers search for real-world exoplanets

  11-07-2017 16:00
  
  CCP Games turns its space MMO into a tool to help researchers
  
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• Earth has entered into a sixth mass extinction event

  11-07-2017 15:42
  
  By: Alexandra Simon-LewisContinue reading...
  
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• How the Calibri font could take down Pakistan’s prime minister

  11-07-2017 15:39
  
  Microsoft’s default font is at the centre of an ongoing corruption investigation
  
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• Scality Zenko.io brings hybrid cloud storage virtualisation

  11-07-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Zenko.io is a control layer that allows customers to manage data in on-site Scality ring object storage and multiple public clouds but falls short of full data portability for now
  
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• OpenText launches Magellan, an AI platform aimed at IBM's Watson

  11-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  OpenText is betting open source, Apache Spark and years of experience with unstructured enterprise data will enable it to take on IBM's Watson and land midmarket customers.
  
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• Dell Latitude 7285 becomes world's first wireless charged 2-in-1 notebook

  11-07-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The Dell Latitude 7285 is the first WiTricity-enabled consumer device that charges wirelessly at a distance and through materials, without precise alignment to a charging pad.
  
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• Thousands of children sexting, police say

  11-07-2017 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 5-year-old boy is among those investigated by police over explicit photos.
  
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• SAP launches Leonardo IoT tools, digital business services

  11-07-2017 14:25 via zdnet.com
  
  SAP is stepping up its Internet of things push as it rolls out a series of applications to track, monitor and manage assets and edge devices in the field.
  
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• The sixth mass extinction event is upon us, warn scientists

  11-07-2017 14:19
  
  Human overpopulation and consumption are to blame for “biological annihilation”
  
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• Former MtGox Bitcoin exchange boss pleads not guilty

  11-07-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Karpeles was head of the world's largest Bitcoin exchange MtGox when it filed for bankruptcy in 2014.
  
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• One month with the HTC U11: Stunning looks and camera, superb audio, and flawless performance

  11-07-2017 14:11 via zdnet.com
  
  HTC may have failed to satisfy people with its last few devices, but the HTC U11 is a champion in nearly every area while also coming in at one of the lowest prices for a flagship smartphone.
  
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• Here's why Prime Day is more than a sale

  11-07-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The online giant's reinvention of the old Christmas in July promotion has turned into a celebration of all things Amazon.
  
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• Kano Pixel Kit review: This DIY lightboard is a friendly and fun intro to coding

  11-07-2017 13:35 via zdnet.com
  
  If the Raspberry Pi is too daunting for your aspiring coder, this package might appeal more.
  
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• Labour's Rebecca Long-Bailey 'won't use morally wrong Uber'

  11-07-2017 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shadow business secretary says drivers are "exploited" but Uber says they like being their own boss.
  
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• Bloodshed and Impressionism: how paleoartists imagined dinosaurs over the decades

  11-07-2017 13:25
  
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• Citrix appoints second new CEO in under two years

  11-07-2017 13:14 via zdnet.com
  
  The company wants to move to cloud subscriptions and develop data-security and analytics services.
  
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• Legal & General picks HomeServe’s IoT LeakBot to protect homeowners

  11-07-2017 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  Insurance firm partners with HomeServe to deploy its internet of things LeakBot technology and lower customer premiums
  
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• What is the gig economy and why is it so controversial?

  11-07-2017 12:41
  
  By: Nicole KobieContinue reading...
  
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• We spent four hours making this Lego London Bus (and it was totally worth it)

  11-07-2017 12:33
  
  By: Mike DentContinue reading...
  
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• Cyber security training must reflect real risks, warns the IISP

  11-07-2017 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  In the rush to skill-up through cyber security training, the IISP warns businesses may go down the wrong track, resulting in a false sense of security
  
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• Three and Ofcom clash over spectrum auction proposals

  11-07-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Three boss brands Ofcom’s spectrum auction proposals a ‘kick in the teeth’ but Ofcom says the operator is already in a much better competitive position
  
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• The drone inspired by spiders

  11-07-2017 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Imperial College London Aerial Robotics Lab has taken inspiration from nature to develop a new drone.
  
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• Internet of Sheep: Why world's biggest NB-IoT pilot is roping in woolly helpers

  11-07-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The world's largest Narrowband IoT pilot is under way in Norway's mountains, and involves 1,000 sheep.
  
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• Risk, film review: Access all Assange areas, to incoherent effect

  11-07-2017 11:48 via zdnet.com
  
  Over six years of filming, Laura Poitras follows the elusive and distant Wikileaks founder from a friend's Norfolk estate to his Ecuadorian Embassy bolt-hole.
  
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• UK firms still relying on perimeter defences for cyber security

  11-07-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Despite the increasing number of data breaches and the looming GDPR compliance deadline, many companies are still relying on perimeter defences and are underinvesting in technologies to keep data safe, research has revealed
  
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• Assessing the appeal of AMD’s EPYC server processor family for IT buyers

  11-07-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Find out how AMD's EPYC server processor family compares to what Intel has to offer datacentre hardware buyers
  
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• Faraday Future shelves electric car factory

  11-07-2017 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The electric car start-up has put plans for the the $1bn (£775m) facility in Nevada on hold indefinitely.
  
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• Taylor Review promises protections for gig economy workers

  11-07-2017 11:02
  
  A new government report takes aim at the business models of companies such as Uber and Deliveroo
  
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• Taylor report calls for protections for gig-economy workers

  11-07-2017 11:02
  
  A new government report takes aim at the business models of companies such as Uber and Deliveroo
  
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• Amazon Prime Day, Echo deals meet peak disruption storyline

  11-07-2017 11:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Day is about so much more than just a deal to drive Prime subscriptions, but the e-commerce spree comes as the bandwagon thinks the company can disrupt every market it enters.
  
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• Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube

  11-07-2017 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Psy's megahit was the most-played video for five years, but it's been overtaken by another song.
  
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