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• Salesforce fires red team staffers who gave Defcon talk

  09-08-2017 21:58 via zdnet.com
  "As soon as they got off the stage, they were fired."
  
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• eSports could be added as an Olympic sport by 2024

  09-08-2017 21:40
  
  The co-president of the Paris bid committee plans to discuss the proposal with IOC and eSports groups
  
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• Amazon jumps on Kubernetes bandwagon

  09-08-2017 21:19 via zdnet.com
  Amazon Web Services is joining the Kubernetes DevOps group, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, as a platinum member.
  
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• South Korea mulling world's first robot tax

  09-08-2017 20:09 via zdnet.com
  Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for workers
  
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• Trump can’t use cyber to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons

  09-08-2017 19:51
  
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• DeepMind has been training its AI to play StarCraft II - and now anyone can do the same

  09-08-2017 19:45
  
  The AI company has worked with Blizzard to design an API that will let researchers train AI programs
  
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• Move big data to the public cloud with an insight PaaS

  09-08-2017 19:31 via zdnet.com
  In five years you'll be using insight platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) for big data in the public cloud. On-premise won't be an option. Here's why.
  
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• Vantiv finalizes $10.4 billion Worldpay acquisition

  09-08-2017 19:11 via zdnet.com
  Vantiv said the combined company will be called Worldpay.
  
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• Next Apple Watch faces the long road to mass smartwatch appeal

  09-08-2017 18:31 via zdnet.com
  Smartwatches have been great companion devices for smartphone giants like Apple and Samsung, and they've been a check-off item in the portfolio of luxury and fashion brands. But their growth will be limited as long as they live in the shadow of phones.
  
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• Fake Google firm shut down after probe

  09-08-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Movette used "deceptive methods" to bill clients for managing how they appeared in search results.
  
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• Holiday couple watch on CCTV app as Streetly home burgled

  09-08-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The holidaymakers were 120 miles away when they were alerted that someone was in their garden.
  
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• “Fire and fury”: How Donald Trump’s views on nukes have gone backwards

  09-08-2017 18:06
  
  Even a stopped Doomsday clock might be right once per century
  
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• Robot housekeepers and commercial space travel: Gen Z predict the future

  09-08-2017 17:59
  
  New research from Dell Boomi shows just how saturated in technology the lives of Generation Z are
  
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• AI can provide huge benefits to energy companies -- so why aren't they using it?

  09-08-2017 17:58 via zdnet.com
  Barriers to adoption include resistance to change, and skepticism about whether new technologies will deliver.
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence 'blindsided' by nude photos leak

  09-08-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Jennifer Lawrence says it feels "terrifying" to have had her privacy violated.
  
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• No, rain doesn't cause your joints to ache but sunny weather might

  09-08-2017 17:37
  
  The study used Google Trends to analyse search traffic around joint pain and compared it to weather conditions
  
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• Fire closes Flash Memory Summit show

  09-08-2017 17:31 via zdnet.com
  The Flash Memory Summit — ground zero for all things flash in Silicon Valley — has shut down its exhibit show floor due to a fire
  
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• Intel's Mobileye is building a fleet of fully autonomous cars

  09-08-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  The first slate of level 4 SAE vehicles will deploy sometime later this year, Intel said.
  
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• These are best sci-fi movies you should be watching

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
  Looking for a sci-fi fix? Here's our pick of the best sci-fi movies available on Netflix UK, Now TV and Amazon Prime
  
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• The best sci-fi movies you should be streaming right now

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
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• The best sci-fi movies to watch after Blade Runner 2049

  09-08-2017 17:11
  
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• Homicide in the age of Amazon: How smart speakers and wearables are revolutionising detective work

  09-08-2017 16:54
  
  Police investigators are increasingly turning to the Internet of Things to help solves crimes
  
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• 'Bollywood blocks the Internet Archive'

  09-08-2017 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Indian movie producers appear to be responsible for the Wayback Machine being barred.
  
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• Stratasys delivers solid Q2, sees demand for its workplace 3D prototype system

  09-08-2017 16:14 via zdnet.com
  The company said its F123 unit has seen 1,000 orders since February.
  
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• 4G sees growth in Brazil

  09-08-2017 16:14 via zdnet.com
  Mobile accesses through the spectrum doubled over the last year; coverage sees four-fold growth.
  
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• Anker unveils $35 Alexa-powered Eufy Genie smart speaker

  09-08-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Think Echo Dot, only $15 cheaper.
  
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• Apple is banking on gimmicks and old technology to sell the iPhone 8

  09-08-2017 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Can AR, face unlocking, wireless charging, and an OLED display really get people to part with over $1,000 for a smartphone?
  
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• Meditation and mindfulness: what matters to Thread founder Kieran O’Neill

  09-08-2017 15:50
  
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• Running, yoga, design: what matters to District Vision's Max Vallot and Tom Daly

  09-08-2017 15:45
  
  What matters to District Vision founders Max Vallot and Tom Daly
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• Why IoT is a critical part of digital transformation

  09-08-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  With the IoT market growing at a increasingly fast pace, companies need to have a plan of how they will use IoT in their business and how they will protect its data.
  
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• Scientists leak damning global warming report over fears President Trump would bury it

  09-08-2017 15:43
  
  Federal scientists leak a report confirming onslaught of climate change, as Trump administration remains impervious
  
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• Over 40% of IT professionals want another general election this year

  09-08-2017 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  A large proportion of IT workers in the UK want another general election this year in the hope it will stave off a hard brexit
  
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• Vulnerable solar panels could leave entire power grids open to hackers

  09-08-2017 15:25
  
  Dutch researcher Willem Westerhof discovered 17 vulnerabilities in solar power inverters
  
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• Adobe patches security flaws in Acrobat and Reader

  09-08-2017 15:18 via zdnet.com
  Patches are available to download now.
  
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• Password guru regrets past advice

  09-08-2017 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Advice to frequently change passwords and to muddle up words with numbers and symbols has changed.
  
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• HBO hacking gets personal

  09-08-2017 14:47 via computerweekly.com
  Theft of data from US television network has become personal with the release of details of actors in Game of Thrones and could signal a trend of cyber attacks on entertainment firms
  
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• ​Google drops cloud Local SSD prices by up to 63 percent

  09-08-2017 14:46 via zdnet.com
  Google has made its Local SSD pricing more attractive for standard VMs and its cheap preemptible instances.
  
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• Tableau acquires startup ClearGraph for natural language processing

  09-08-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  The business intelligence firm plans to use ClearGraph's natural language query technology toenable smart data discovery and data analysis.
  
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• NAS Wars 2017: We test the Drobo 5N2 RAID

  09-08-2017 14:25 via zdnet.com
  Welcome to the first of seven NAS stress tests, where we brutalize NAS devices to failure and then attempt to see if they can be recovered. This week, we kick off our new series with the Drobo 5N2. It's got a lot going for it, but it's not perfect.
  
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• We’ve ranked the best Windows startup sounds from 10-1 (because we have nothing better to do)

  09-08-2017 14:24
  
  Take a trip down memory lane with our look back on a better time of Windows chimes
  
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• FBI sting 'unmasks' US cyber-extortionist targeting girls

  09-08-2017 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  An online extortion campaign attempted to make young girls share explicit pictures of themselves.
  
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• Hate silly password rules? So does the guy who created them

  09-08-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Password rules followed by millions of users for over a decade turn out not to be based on any real-world data.
  
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• Mazda’s new breakthrough just killed diesel engines once and for all

  09-08-2017 13:56
  
  Mazda just cracked the holy grail of engine tech
  
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• Mazda hails more efficient petrol engine

  09-08-2017 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The carmaker says it is the world's first commercial petrol engine to use compression ignition.
  
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• Disney's streaming gamble is all about not getting eaten by Netflix

  09-08-2017 13:39
  
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• Minecon as we know it is dead, long live Minecon Earth — a live stream dedicated to all things Minecraft

  09-08-2017 13:30
  
  The annual Minecon event is being replaced with a live stream in November alongside a series of community events
  
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• Firefox 55 is out: Windows users get WebVR, plus more speed, faster launches

  09-08-2017 13:01 via zdnet.com
  Firefox 55 becomes the first desktop browser with WebVR support.
  
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• Automated decision making shows worrying signs of limitation

  09-08-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  AI and data-driven decision making projects need to be handled with care – worrying limitations revealed in the law and healthcare
  
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• Vigilante artist forces Twitter to face up to hate speech

  09-08-2017 12:56
  
  The German-Israeli artist stencilled hate-fuelled tweets outside the company’s Hamburg HQ
  
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• Stripe founder John Collison's tips for startup success

  09-08-2017 12:55
  
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