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• Brazilian outsourcer CI&T buys US digital experience firm

  15-08-2017 23:38 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition will widen the company's footprint in the US while increasing resources to deliver digital transformation projects to clients
  
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• Samsung to launch Gear Fit 2 Pro smartband with swim tracking: Report

  15-08-2017 22:05 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's follow up to the Gear Fit 2 could launch in the coming weeks with a fitness focus.
  
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• Trump tweets cartoon of train hitting CNN reporter

  15-08-2017 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president also apparently accidentally retweeted a post by someone calling him "a fascist".
  
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• Google Allo now available for desktop

  15-08-2017 19:04 via zdnet.com
  Google's smart messaging app is now available on the desktop/web, but only if you're an Android user. Google says iPhone support is coming soon.
  
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• Scottish Parliament targeted in 'brute force' cyber attack

  15-08-2017 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish Parliament is targeted in a "brute force" cyber attack, Holyrood's chief executive confirms.
  
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• WaterField announces Air Porter: A bag optimized for the airline traveler

  15-08-2017 18:18 via zdnet.com
  Airline travel is a necessity for many businesses and to help make the experience better for travelers, Waterfield Designs released a new bag that was designed in collaboration with customers and frequent fliers.
  
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• AI seeks fantasy football challengers

  15-08-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The University of Southampton is challenging fantasy football fans to beat its AI at Premier League predictions.
  
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• Leaked SMB exploits make malware powerful, warns Cylance

  15-08-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers
  
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• Amid controversies, Uber steadily grows its enterprise business

  15-08-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The transportation company is revamping Uber for Business, after tripling revenue on the platform in the last six months.
  
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• How to Prevent Accidental Data Exposure in the Cloud

  15-08-2017 17:33 via zdnet.com
  In the last month, there have been several security news headlines highlighting incidents of accidental data exposure in the cloud. How Can You Protect Yourself and Your Business?
  
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• Bill Gates just gave away another huge chunk of his fortune

  15-08-2017 17:28
  
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• Bill Gates just gave a whopping $4.6bn to charity

  15-08-2017 17:28
  
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• Norway to house the world's biggest green data centre

  15-08-2017 17:14
  
  US-Norwegian startup Kolos is set to build the data centre in Norway's Arctic Circle
  
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• Considering a career in data science? Start with this (​ZDNet Academy)

  15-08-2017 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Become a SQL superstar for $49.
  
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• Interview: Equality starts with education, says Salesforce.org exec

  15-08-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Everyone needs access to education to create a level playing field for entering the technology industry, but the curriculum needs to change, says Salesforce’s Charlotte Finn
  
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• What is Elon Musk’s Solar Roof?

  15-08-2017 16:54
  
  Electric cars and SpaceX? So 2016. Elon Musk’s Solar Roof is the billionaire’s new brainchild…
  
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• Amazon targets the convenient store with new Instant Pickup locations

  15-08-2017 16:48 via zdnet.com
  Instant Pickup lets shoppers order snacks and drinks on the Amazon mobile app and have their order ready for pickup in as little as two minutes.
  
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• Amazon targets the convenience store with new Instant Pickup locations

  15-08-2017 16:48 via zdnet.com
  Instant Pickup lets shoppers order snacks and drinks on the Amazon mobile app and have their order ready for pickup in as little as two minutes.
  
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• Microsoft acquires cloud-computing orchestration vendor Cycle Computing

  15-08-2017 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is buying Cycle Computing, which develops software for orchestrating workloads in the Azure, Amazon, and Google clouds, for an undisclosed amount.
  
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• SlingStudio hints at the future of smartphone event videos

  15-08-2017 16:33 via zdnet.com
  Sling Media's field video editing suite can work with high-end camcorders and DSLRs as well as smartphones, but smart switching among multiple video sources has broad applications.
  
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• Bill Gates' stake in Microsoft is now just 1.3 percent

  15-08-2017 16:16 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is continuing to reduce his holdings in the Redmond software and services giant with his latest donation of 64 million shares.
  
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• ​Swinburne reaches for the sky with AU$4m astronomical supercomputer

  15-08-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  The Dell EMC-powered supercomputer will be used by the university to power a new age of gravitational wave astrophysics, building on Albert Einstein's theory 100 years on.
  
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• Openreach withdraws plans for wholesale dark fibre product

  15-08-2017 15:47 via computerweekly.com
  After a successful appeal against conditions laid down by Ofcom, Openreach has withdrawn plans to launch a wholesale dark fibre product
  
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• How a one man hacking operation was able to infiltrate international firms

  15-08-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  A recent phishing and malware campaign looked like the work of a cybercriminal gang -- but researchers have tracked it back to a lone attacker in Nigeria.
  
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• What is energy?

  15-08-2017 15:13
  
  How do we power the world around us? Here’s Alphr’s quick explainer on energy, and the challenges of powering the world
  
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• Tech execs confident about Q3, 2017 prospects

  15-08-2017 15:02 via zdnet.com
  CompTIA's business confidence index spiked for the third quarter relative to the second.
  
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• Ciena upgrading Sydney Trains optical network

  15-08-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Ciena will use its 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to upgrade Sydney Trains' SDH network with an optical transport network switching solution.
  
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• UPS adds VR to driver training to simulate road conditions, hazards

  15-08-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  UPS is moving some of its driver training from touchscreens to virtual reality headsets.
  
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• A robotic technology stack aimed at developers on a budget

  15-08-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  It's a handy hexapod for the masses
  
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• NAS Wars 2017: Best avoid the Buffalo TeraStation 5410DN RAID

  15-08-2017 14:33 via zdnet.com
  Welcome to the second 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 evaluate the Buffalo TeraStation 5410DN. This one's gonna hurt.
  
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• ZTE's new Blade Z Max: Big battery, big screen, dual cameras, $129

  15-08-2017 14:31 via zdnet.com
  ZTE's Blade Z Max focuses on the camera to bring premium features to its budget phone.
  
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• BT to scrap half of the UK's remaining telephone boxes

  15-08-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Although 33,000 calls are made each day, one third of phone boxes don't handle any calls at all.
  
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• In the future, your body won’t be buried... you’ll dissolve

  15-08-2017 14:07
  
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• Rackspace rolls out managed data protection service

  15-08-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Rackspace is the latest firm to offer new cybersecurity tools ahead of the GDPR implementation.
  
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• Exploit leaks are a cyber security game changer, says Kaspersky Lab

  15-08-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Leaked exploits became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in the second quarter of 2017, say security researchers
  
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• GoFundMe removes campaigns for Charlottesville suspect

  15-08-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  GoFundMe removes campaigns for James Alex Fields Jr, arrested after a car ploughed into protesters.
  
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• 8th-generation Intel Core processors unveiling next week

  15-08-2017 13:29 via zdnet.com
  The processor market is hotting up as AMD and Intel fire shots across one another's bows.
  
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• Google Calendar: New desktop designs show cleaner look that's coming soon

  15-08-2017 13:23 via zdnet.com
  Google is finally giving Calendar on the web a Material Design makeover.
  
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• DJI drones to gain privacy mode after US Army ban

  15-08-2017 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The app that controls DJI's drones will stop sending data to the internet to reassure customers.
  
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• Qualcomm enhances Spectra Module program for Android photography, AR

  15-08-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  The program has been opened up for enhanced image processing across the entire Android handset ecosystem.
  
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• Refugee Open Ware, real-life Iron Man, Improbable join WIRED Live 2017

  15-08-2017 12:46
  
  Refugee Open Ware, real-life Iron Man, Improbable join WIRED Live - taking place in London, on November 2-3
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• AI projects are taking off: What does this mean for the future of work?

  15-08-2017 12:35 via zdnet.com
  CIO Strategies: How can CIOs prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence?
  
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• The Google memo on diversity should be a learning opportunity

  15-08-2017 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  Google's knee-jerk reaction did not tackle the root cause of the controversial employee memo
  
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• Google shuts down neo-Nazi site's domain and YouTube channel

  15-08-2017 12:30 via zdnet.com
  Tech firms move to cut off a hate site after this weekend's violent protests in Charlottesville.
  
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• Tipping Uber drivers: a publicity stunt that misses the point

  15-08-2017 12:20
  
  By: James FarrarContinue reading...
  
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• Web firm fights DoJ on Trump protesters

  15-08-2017 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Department of Justice seeks 1.3 million IP addresses of visitors to an anti-Trump protest site.
  
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• AI tipped as top tech trend of next decade

  15-08-2017 12:18 via computerweekly.com
  In 2010, social, cloud, analytics and mobile were tipped as megatrends – now Gartner sees artificial intelligence as the emerging tech trend with the biggest potential
  
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• Samsung’s next Gear Fit2 is a swimmer’s build

  15-08-2017 12:08
  
  Leaked images show Samsung’s next wearable – and it’s aimed at swimmers
  
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• MareNostrum 4 supercomputer now runs at 11 petaflops but there's more to come

  15-08-2017 12:08 via zdnet.com
  The ambitions of Barcelona's Supercomputing Center stretch well beyond the newly-operational MareNostrum 4.
  
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• Owl wings could be the answer to noise pollution

  15-08-2017 11:59
  
  The answer to quieter aircraft and wind turbines could lie with the trusty owl, says engineer
  
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