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• The 5 best Chromebooks for school or anywhere else in 2017

  07-08-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Chromebooks are great for work and the classroom.
  
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• Twilio beats Q2 revenue targets

  07-08-2017 22:20 via zdnet.com
  Twilio's share price was up as much as 12 percent in after hours trading.
  
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• AI on the high seas: Royal Caribbean sets a course for 'frictionless and immersive' vacations

  07-08-2017 21:50 via zdnet.com
  The CIO of Royal Caribbean explains how artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies are a crucial part of the cruise line's effort to rethink customer experience. Read this fascinating story for keen insights into digital transformation.
  
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• Intel outlines specs for its Core i9 X-series aimed at high-end desktops

  07-08-2017 21:29 via zdnet.com
  The chips will also come in handy when it comes to fending off AMD.
  
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• Humans like mistake-prone robots better than perfect performers

  07-08-2017 19:02 via zdnet.com
  To err is human, but to replicate errors may soon be robotic
  
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• Privacy group accuses Hotspot Shield of snooping on web traffic

  07-08-2017 18:30 via zdnet.com
  The privacy group says the FTC must investigate discrepancies in the company's privacy policy.
  
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• Sexism in the tech industry 'needs to be called out'

  07-08-2017 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Newsbeat's been speaking to young women working in the tech industry about sexist remarks made by a Google employee.
  
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• Google's new algorithm edits your photos in the blink of an eye

  07-08-2017 18:29
  
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• Call of Duty can "harm your brain", but playing Super Mario is good for you, study claims

  07-08-2017 18:21
  
  Games can have an impact on your amount of grey matter, if you’re playing the wrong ones that is...
  
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• HomePod can wait: Three reasons we depend on Alexa

  07-08-2017 18:11 via zdnet.com
  With HomePod on the horizon, some Amazon Echo users are getting Pod-curious. But if you're going to look at the HomePod, first consider what you might be giving up if you dump your Alexas.
  
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• Forrester warns CIOs of cloud market consolidation risks and rewards

  07-08-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Market watcher's latest cloud report outlines how the consolidation of the cloud software and infrastructure market can mean good and bad news for enterprises
  
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• Your choice of Instagram filter could reveal if you're depressed

  07-08-2017 17:30
  
  AI is being trained to identify signs of depression by studying posts on Instagram
  
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• The colours in your Instagram photos could reveal if you're depressed

  07-08-2017 17:30
  
  AI is being trained to identify signs of depression by studying posts on Instagram
  
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• Security industry welcomes planned UK Data Protection Bill

  07-08-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  The cyber security industry has generally welcomed planned UK data protection legislation, but some say it is hypocritical in the light of the Investigatory Powers Act
  
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• Netflix's first takeover: a comics firm

  07-08-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Millar, who set up the company, says it is only the third time a comic book purchase on this scale has ever happened.
  
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• What's next for Microsoft's Skype for Business unified communications products

  07-08-2017 17:07 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft looks to be readying a new Skype for Business on-premises server and may soon clairfy how Teams fits into its unified communications business roadmap.
  
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• Japan's 'golden coder' making games apps aged 82

  07-08-2017 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Masako Wakamiya took up programming when she retired from her bank clerk job.
  
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• In-memory computing: Where fast data meets big data

  07-08-2017 16:48 via zdnet.com
  The evolution of memory technology means we may be about to witness the next wave in computing and storage paradigms. If Hadoop disrupted by making it easy to utilize pooled commodity hardware with spare compute and storage, could the next disruption come from doing the same for spare compute and memory?
  
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• Samsung's ultra-durable Galaxy S8 Active launches this week

  07-08-2017 16:47 via zdnet.com
  Hard on phones? The Galaxy S8 Active just might be the phone for you.
  
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• Cultural change a critical but neglected element of IoT security

  07-08-2017 16:41 via computerweekly.com
  Managing how people within an enterprise deal with data is a vital element of shoring up security around the internet of things, says Vodafone
  
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• Dumping Windows and installing Linux Mint, in just 10 minutes

  07-08-2017 16:12 via zdnet.com
  One of my netbooks needed refreshing, and I decided to dump Windows completely and install only Linux Mint. The entire process took 10 minutes. Here are the details.
  
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• UN human rights watchdog sends Apple letter over China VPN demands

  07-08-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The letter follows Apple removing VPN apps from its China App Store after a change in the country's law.
  
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• Gaming apps ‘main source’ of mobile phishing attacks, research shows

  07-08-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Analysis of 100,000 corporate devices shows more than a quarter of traffic going to phishing domains was from gaming apps
  
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• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics

  07-08-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts
  
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• Bitcoin soars to record high value

  07-08-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The virtual currency reaches more than $3,400 after trading for less than $2,000 a few weeks ago.
  
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• Judge Dredd deserves another Sylvester Stallone-less movie

  07-08-2017 15:32
  
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• Samsung's U Flex headphones let you use phone without taking it out of your pocket

  07-08-2017 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's new U Flex headphones offer access to Bixby without touching the smartphone.
  
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• Cyberwar: A guide to the frightening future of online conflict

  07-08-2017 14:52 via zdnet.com
  With cyberwarfare, the battlefield is going online. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Brazilian bank offers free Wi-Fi access in São Paulo

  07-08-2017 14:52 via zdnet.com
  Banco do Brasil enables Internet access at one of the city's postcard locations in the largest private sector service provision initiative in the country.
  
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• UK government starts recruiting digital experts for Brexit

  07-08-2017 14:27 via computerweekly.com
  Department for International Trade advertises job for digital designer to support future trade arrangements
  
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• Emojis help software spot emotion and sarcasm

  07-08-2017 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The algorithm learned to recognise sarcasm, allowing it to spot hate speech faster than humans.
  
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• Windows 10: Want to try new features before anyone else? You've missed your chance

  07-08-2017 14:07 via zdnet.com
  Window shuts on the chance to skip ahead and get early builds of the next major Windows 10 release following the Fall Creators Update.
  
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• To get the most out of devOps, go all in, survey suggests

  07-08-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  A survey of IT professionals, commissioned by New Relic, suggests that a partial adoption of a devOps strategy may be counterproductive.
  
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• Audeara A-01: Headphones tuned for you

  07-08-2017 13:56
  
  Fascinating technology that really makes a difference but I’d like to hear it on a better pair of headphones
  
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• Ancient asteroid family is as old as the solar system

  07-08-2017 13:37
  
  Astronomers have discovered an asteroid family that’s kept together for four billion years
  
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• Sadiq Khan urges YouTube to remove 'violent gang culture videos'

  07-08-2017 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The mayor of London says YouTube has refused to remove the videos, first reported in December.
  
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• Great Rexpectations: Audible sells audiobooks to dogs

  07-08-2017 13:02
  
  It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single dog in possession of a good speaker, must be in want of a book
  
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• Sadiq Khan condemns YouTube for allowing glorification of gang culture

  07-08-2017 13:01
  
  Khan’t be having that…
  
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• Psychedelic drugs saved my life. So why aren't they prescribed?

  07-08-2017 13:00
  
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• Self-driving cars vs hackers: Can these eight rules stop security breaches?

  07-08-2017 12:55 via zdnet.com
  The UK has issued a set of cyber security guidelines for vehicles.
  
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• Google employee anti-diversity memo causes row

  07-08-2017 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A male employee argues the lack of women in top jobs is due to biological differences between the sexes.
  
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• Secretive surgical robotics company raises $280 million

  07-08-2017 12:40 via zdnet.com
  Details are scant, but Auris could change how lung cancer is treated
  
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• Google: Here's why software engineer's anti-diversity memo is just wrong

  07-08-2017 12:16 via zdnet.com
  Arguing the gender gap in tech is due to biological differences, a Google engineer's memo has sparked outrage.
  
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• Google fires employee who wrote anti-diversity 'manifesto'

  07-08-2017 12:16
  
  James Demore, the Google engineer who wrote a 10-page 'manifesto' slamming diversity, has been let go by the tech giant
  
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• Google employee's internal memo slams diversity policy

  07-08-2017 12:16
  
  As if the tech world needed to alienate women further...
  
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• Ships are ditching GPS for radio technology over fears of being hacked

  07-08-2017 11:55
  
  Navigation systems based on World War Two-era technology are being planned in South Korean, the US and Russia
  
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• The International: The biggest e-sports event in the world

  07-08-2017 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Newsbeat talks to players, fans and commentators ahead of the world's richest e-sports tournament.
  
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• Systems of insight light way ahead for data

  07-08-2017 11:36 via computerweekly.com
  Computer Weekly looks at why data management must become oriented towards business outcomes, not technology management outcomes
  
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• Driverless electric pods: Just part of this startup's move beyond ride-hailing

  07-08-2017 11:35 via zdnet.com
  Middle East and North Africa ride-hailing service Careem is focusing on new customer and tech innovations.
  
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• UK gov prepares for Brexit with new data protection bill

  07-08-2017 11:25
  
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