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• Qualcomm president Derek Aberle to step down

  25-08-2017 19:40 via zdnet.com
  His departure comes amid multiple ongoing legal battles involving Qualcomm's licensing business
  
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• Vava Moov 28 review: Inexpensive, yet impressive wireless headphones

  25-08-2017 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Looking for reliable wireless headphones that won't drain your bank account? The Moov 28 headphones are worth a look.
  
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• Meizu Pro 7 Plus hands-on: Dual screen innovation with great functionality

  25-08-2017 19:09 via zdnet.com
  Meizu has outdone itself with its latest phones. The Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus have some very cool new features.
  
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• China is overrun with unicorns

  25-08-2017 18:23
  
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• Half-Life 3 may never come, but we finally have a glimpse of how Valve could have ended it all

  25-08-2017 18:00
  
  Ex Half-Life writer reveals how Half-Life 2 Episode 3 could have ended
  
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• ​Ex-CEO Nilekani appointed chairman in desperate attempt to stabilize Infosys

  25-08-2017 17:27 via zdnet.com
  His ability to recruit a suitable CEO candidate may depend on how much of an arms-length agreement with the board and management the co-founders of the company agree to.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out biggest changes in two decades to its Premier customer support program

  25-08-2017 16:54 via zdnet.com
  With 'Volta,' Microsoft is rolling out big changes to its Premier Support plans and structure, which are meant to better support businesses adding cloud services to their mix.
  
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• Pium wants your smart home to smell as good as it looks

  25-08-2017 16:22
  
  Your nostrils will thank you for this week’s fragrant Kickstarter
  
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• Google's real legal headache has nothing to do with James Damore

  25-08-2017 16:19
  
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• Arduino powered and 3D printed, this robot translates to sign language

  25-08-2017 16:16 via zdnet.com
  The video is compelling evidence that technology convergence and falling prices are driving novel, low-cost robotics development
  
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• Make your own VPN server to protect your devices from prying eyes

  25-08-2017 16:15
  
  Use a cheap PC to setup a VPN server so all the devices on your network are protected
  
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• Business confidence in managing digital threats low, survey shows

  25-08-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Business digital transformation and cyber threats have outpaced enterprise security capacity, a survey has revealed
  
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• Hacked robots, tube lines: Podcast 332

  25-08-2017 16:00
  
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• What are mesh networks? The answer to your UK Wi-Fi woes...

  25-08-2017 15:51
  
  Mesh networks can make your Wi-Fi work brilliantly. Here's everything you need to know
  
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• Despite privacy outrage, AccuWeather still shares precise location data with ad firms

  25-08-2017 15:30 via zdnet.com
  New tests reveal that while one privacy-invading feature was removed in an app update, the app still shares precise geolocation coordinates with advertisers.
  
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• VR, AR and MR: What’s the difference?

  25-08-2017 15:29
  
  What we talk about when we talk about VR... and AR and MR
  
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• This expensive new ransomware targets organisations with specially crafted phishing lures

  25-08-2017 15:11 via zdnet.com
  Defray ransomware demands $5000 from victims and has targeted hospitals, manufacturing and even an aquarium with small-scale but highly customised campaigns
  
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• 'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads

  25-08-2017 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Convoys of partially driverless lorries will be seen on British roads by the end of 2018.
  
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• Samsung's bad software update bricks smart TVs

  25-08-2017 14:56 via zdnet.com
  Customers are angry over Samsung's bad update followed by terrible communications.
  
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• Ecovacs Deebot R95 review: Amazon Alexa and smartphone control bring us closer to the Jetson's lifestyle

  25-08-2017 14:21 via zdnet.com
  The Ecovacs Deebot R95 is the most affordable high end robotic vacuum that gives you full control over your cleaning experience while also making sure the job is done well.
  
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• Ghostly creature spotted 27,000ft inside the Mariana Trench is the deepest fish ever seen

  25-08-2017 14:14
  
  The footage was captured during a research cruise by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
  
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• Why did CIA create a bogus software upgrade? To steal data from FBI, NSA

  25-08-2017 14:08 via zdnet.com
  WikiLeaks latest Vault 7 details the CIA's 'spy versus spy' Trojan.
  
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• How AI can aid, not replace, humans in recruitment

  25-08-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Artificial intelligence is gaining prominence in a number of industries and brings advantages and disadvantages in the field of recruitment
  
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• Garmin Fenix 5, First Take: A heavyweight sports watch with a matching price tag

  25-08-2017 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Garmin's Fenix 5 is a bulky smartwatch that majors on sports and activity tracking. It's packed with features, but expensive.
  
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• Security professionals name top causes of breaches

  25-08-2017 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Security professionals have named the top reasons for successful cyber attacks, which are affecting more than half of organisations
  
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• Introducing 'dark DNA' – the phenomenon that could change how we think about evolution

  25-08-2017 13:02
  
  Some animal genomes are missing certain genes and these have been dubbed 'dark DNA'
  
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• India's dodgy mass surveillance project should concern us all

  25-08-2017 13:00
  
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• Google opens up on Titan security: Here's how chip combats hardware backdoors

  25-08-2017 12:58 via zdnet.com
  Google explains how its new Titan chip can tackle threats of the type used by nation states.
  
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• Facebook Messenger scam tricks you into clicking dodgy video links

  25-08-2017 12:47
  
  There have been reports of malware spreading via fake videos on Facebook Messenger
  
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• Beware these fake Facebook Messenger posts spreading malware

  25-08-2017 12:47
  
  There have been reports of malware spreading via fake videos on Facebook Messenger
  
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• No coding skills required: This Android app allows wannabe cybercriminals to build custom ransomware

  25-08-2017 12:45 via zdnet.com
  A free tool available on hacking forums allows budding hackers to build their own Android ransomware simply by filling out a few forms.
  
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• No coding skills required: This Android app allows wannabe cyber criminals to build custom ransomware

  25-08-2017 12:45 via zdnet.com
  A free tool available on hacking forums allows budding hackers to build their own Android ransomware simply by filling out a few forms.
  
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• Nasdaq offers stock market information through Equinix Slough datacentre

  25-08-2017 12:28 via computerweekly.com
  Deal sees UK businesses offered access to US equity data from Equinix’s LD4 Slough datacentre
  
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• Germany bans far-left protest website over G20 riots

  25-08-2017 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The site, linksunten.indymedia, is accused of rallying violent anti-capitalist activists.
  
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• Meet the 21-year-old influencing a generation of Instagram influencers

  25-08-2017 12:17
  
  Ben Jeffries hasn't had an easy road to success, but at 21 he's heading up an industry-leading UK business in marketing's hottest sector
  
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• Uber donates $1.2 million to Girls Who Code, but not everyone is impressed

  25-08-2017 12:16
  
  Susan J Fowler – the author of the Uber sexism memo – is unimpressed by the gesture
  
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• Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption

  25-08-2017 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The de facto boss of the world's largest smartphone maker is convicted of bribery in South Korea.
  
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• Automation by the numbers: record-breaking year for sales of robots, components

  25-08-2017 12:09 via zdnet.com
  New research puts hard numbers behind the staggering growth of automation in recent months
  
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• Eileen Burbidge reveals her secrets for making it as a top VC

  25-08-2017 12:01
  
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• Mayor of London Sadiq Khan appoints first chief digital officer

  25-08-2017 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Camden Council’s Theo Blackwell will lead the digital transformation of the capital city
  
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• ​Are head mounted displays really going to sell in 2021?

  25-08-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Gartner says there will be more than 67 head mounted displays sold in 2021. A safer bet is that head mounted displays will be as cringe-worthy as the mullet or fanny pack.
  
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• Chinese man charged over US hack attacks

  25-08-2017 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chinese national is alleged to have helped buy malicious software used in big data breaches.
  
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• Kill animals over humans, and aim for property: Germany outlines rules for its driverless cars

  25-08-2017 11:24
  
  New guidelines will help form the ethical basis for driverless technology
  
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• Self-driving lorries are coming to the UK

  25-08-2017 11:20
  
  Small platoons of partially driverless lorries will be tested on major UK roads
  
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• Driverless lorries are coming to the UK

  25-08-2017 11:20
  
  Small platoons of partially driverless lorries will be tested on major UK roads
  
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• Asus unveils cryptocurrency mining motherboard that supports 19 GPUs

  25-08-2017 11:02 via zdnet.com
  A motherboard for serious cryptocurrency miners.
  
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• The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

  25-08-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules
  
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• Pepper the robot is now a Buddhist priest ready to conduct funerals

  25-08-2017 10:45
  
  Softbank's Japanese robot has begun operating as a priest after being programmed to conduct ceremonies
  
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• US arrests Chinese national for using malware linked to OPM hack

  25-08-2017 10:24 via computerweekly.com
  US authorities have arrested a Chinese national for allegedly using malware linked to a breach of millions of records at the US federal personnel agency
  
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• Autonomous lorry platoons to take to UK roads in 2018

  25-08-2017 10:23 via computerweekly.com
  The government is to fund tests of wireless platooning technology on the UK’s roads as truly autonomous vehicles take another step towards reality
  
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