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• Homeland Security bans Kaspersky Lab software across US government

  13-09-2017 23:48 via zdnet.com
  Federal agencies have 90 days to remove Kaspersky Lab software from their systems.
  
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• ReSpeaker releases its 4-microphone Raspberry Pi software for voice applications

  13-09-2017 22:36 via zdnet.com
  You can now build a voice product that integrates Amazon Alexa Voice Service and Google Assistant on your Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Shopify wants to spur a QR code comeback

  13-09-2017 21:45 via zdnet.com
  The $6 billion Canadian commerce company announced this week the launch of Shopcodes.
  
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• Apple iPhone vs Samsung Galaxy models: Specs, prices, and features compared

  13-09-2017 20:54 via zdnet.com
  For those more interested in specifications than flashy marketing, look at this.
  
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• Watch this origami drone tackle a crucial problem with drone delivery

  13-09-2017 20:25 via zdnet.com
  More proof that hardware is becoming increasingly elegant in the age of desktop prototyping
  
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• Galaxy Note 8 users have options galore. iPhone X users? Not so much

  13-09-2017 20:23 via zdnet.com
  After watching the Apple keynote yesterday and seeing what is provided in the iPhone X, I couldn't get past the limited options users have when compared to the Galaxy Note 8.
  
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• The asteroid belt might actually be a giant a cosmic refugee camp

  13-09-2017 20:00
  
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• Brazilian government tries to prove e-voting is safe

  13-09-2017 19:58 via zdnet.com
  A partnership with the Brazilian Computer Society aims at convincing the population that the electronic voting method is fraud-proof.
  
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• ​Oracle joins the Kubernetes movement

  13-09-2017 19:27 via zdnet.com
  Oracle joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and released Kubernetes on Oracle Linux and its own Kubernetes cloud installer.
  
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• Apple's iTunes removes iOS App Store from desktop version

  13-09-2017 19:18 via zdnet.com
  If you own a Mac or even a Windows PC, you will no longer be able to download iOS apps to your desktop to sync to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
  
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• ShareIQ launches feature to help brands visualise influencer value

  13-09-2017 19:13 via zdnet.com
  Brand marketers will now be able to visualise the true value of their influencer marketing with the ShareIQ influencer marketing tool
  
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• This exo-inferno planet has titanium in its atmosphere

  13-09-2017 19:00
  
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• Equifax had 'admin' as login and password in Argentina

  13-09-2017 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Credit report firm is accused of using "admin" as a login and password for its Argentine business.
  
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• Raiders of the storm: The data science behind weather prediction

  13-09-2017 18:27 via zdnet.com
  What kind of data and techniques are used to model and predict weather and climate? How do you reduce uncertainty and communicate complexity? Are Harvey and Irma signs of climate change, and is it going to get worse?
  
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• Philip Hammond: AI will stoke productivity in government

  13-09-2017 18:15 via computerweekly.com
  Philip Hammond, chancellor of the exchequer, told a House of Lords select committee that artificial intelligence could stoke government productivity in areas of “low-level decision making”
  
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• ​SonicWall, SentinelOne partner for SMB network and endpoint protection

  13-09-2017 18:01 via zdnet.com
  The two companies will deliver automated breach detection, prevention, and remediation to the small to medium-sized business segment.
  
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• The world's first conductor robot has taken to the stage

  13-09-2017 17:41
  
  YuMi conducted Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and the world-renowned Lucca Philharmonic orchestra
  
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• Take a peek inside Apple's new HQ

  13-09-2017 17:35
  
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• Take a peak inside Apple's new HQ

  13-09-2017 17:35
  
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• Atlassian rolls out several cloud-focused product updates

  13-09-2017 17:30 via zdnet.com
  The product enhancements, announced at the Atlassian Summit in San Jose, are designed to improve collaboration and visibility across different corporate teams.
  
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• Apple faces challenge of convincing users to upgrade to iPhone X

  13-09-2017 17:21 via computerweekly.com
  Apple has announcedthe iPhone X but it faces a challenge of convincing current owners to make the jump.
  
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• The iPhone X's best feature is its A11 artificial intelligence brain

  13-09-2017 17:06
  
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• Tabagotchi: Manage your multitasking or this adorable digital pet will die

  13-09-2017 17:05
  
  Stay focused or Snuffles gets it
  
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• Comcast Business launches software defined wide area networking service

  13-09-2017 16:50 via zdnet.com
  Comcast Business has launched its ActiveCore platform and its first service revolves around SD-WAN.
  
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• British Army enhances data-driven decision making to staunch churn

  13-09-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  The British Army is continuing to use SAS analytics software to improve its data management, with a particular focus on reducing high-value personnel churn
  
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• Before the next hurricane: Storm trackers and other survival tools for mobile and desktop users

  13-09-2017 16:41 via zdnet.com
  Your tablet and smartphone can be invaluable tools to help you stay out of harm's way during hurricane season.
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Run any program (except one) as an administrator

  13-09-2017 16:40 via zdnet.com
  You're signed in as an administrator, so why does Windows keep running your programs as if you were a standard user? Here's how to force any program (with one major exception) to run using your elevated credentials.
  
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• Tesla is partly to blame for last year's fatal crash, says safety agency

  13-09-2017 16:33
  
  "Tesla allowed the driver to use the system outside of the environment for which it was designed"
  
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• DevOps salary survey highlights link between server farm size and practitioner pay

  13-09-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Puppet 2017 DevOps Salary Report suggests practitioners working at larger firms, with sizeable server farms and low-level manual configuration management, get paid more
  
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• Apple Watch 3 only offers about an hour of talk time over LTE

  13-09-2017 16:08 via zdnet.com
  How hard does having cellular built into the Apple Watch 3 hit the battery? Pretty hard.
  
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• Windows 10's Subsystem for Linux: Here's how hackers could use it to hide malware

  13-09-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  But the Bashware attack is complicated.
  
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• Finland’s Valmet transforms IT with €38m outsourcing deal

  13-09-2017 15:41 via computerweekly.com
  Industrial tech firm Valmet outsources IT infrastructure services to focus its internal IT resources on business and digital developments
  
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• What is DuckDuckGo? The search engine for the privacy-conscious

  13-09-2017 15:24
  
  DuckDuckGo has almost doubled its popularity in the past year, giving it the title of 400th most popular website worldwide
  
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• Instagram removes photo showing Stoke boy without an eye

  13-09-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Charlie Beswick, whose son Harry only has one eye, says it feels like discrimination.
  
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• Microsoft to make more privacy tweaks to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

  13-09-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making more privacy-related changes to Windows 10 with the Fall Creators Update. Here's what customers can expect.
  
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• Robot conductor YuMi makes opera debut

  13-09-2017 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The bot was welcomed on stage by tenor Andrea Bocelli to conduct its first show.
  
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• The biggest thing Apple unveiled this week was also the smallest

  13-09-2017 14:27
  
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• Here's how you can get iOS 11 now

  13-09-2017 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Why wait a week when you can get it today?
  
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• ​Bain, Apple group takes step towards buying Toshiba memory chip business

  13-09-2017 13:53 via zdnet.com
  Consortium signs memoranda of understanding with Toshiba, aims to agree deal by the end of the month.
  
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• iPhone X, iPhone 8 UK price: Apple thinks you should pay more than US users

  13-09-2017 13:48 via zdnet.com
  Apple is asking more in the UK for an iPhone X and giving Brits half the US price cut on older models.
  
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• Destiny 2 apology for 'Nazi-inspired' Kekistan flag

  13-09-2017 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The game's publisher is removing instances of art that resembles a flag linked to the alt-right.
  
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• These routers encrypt everything and anything you do online

  13-09-2017 13:30
  
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• The way squirrels organise their nuts will put your wardrobe to shame

  13-09-2017 13:24
  
  No matter what order the nuts were given in, the squirrels buried the same type of nut in the same place
  
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• iPhone X: How outrageous is that $999 price tag?

  13-09-2017 13:20 via zdnet.com
  The iPhone X starts at $999 for 64 gigabytes of storage, with that price rising to $1,149 for those who want 256 gigabytes of storage. Is this price tag justifiable or is it outrageous?
  
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• Self-preservation: The Gibraltar National Archives uses cloud to safeguard its history

  13-09-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  The head of the Gibraltar National Archives discusses how cloud and archiving technologies are safe-guarding the history of the island for future generations
  
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• Apple iPhone X sets the stage for future price hikes, not innovation

  13-09-2017 12:56 via zdnet.com
  When we accept expensive smartphones and salivate over smart features, there is no barrier to budget.
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft races to fix a ton of bugs for October's Fall Creators Update

  13-09-2017 12:38 via zdnet.com
  We're not done with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update just yet, says Microsoft.
  
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• Don't buy Bitcoin, it's a 'fraud' and heading for a crash says JPMorgan CEO

  13-09-2017 12:00
  
  “Honestly, I am just shocked that anyone can’t see it for what it is.”
  
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• Apple's iPhone 8, iPhone X, Apple Watch, augmented reality: What it all means for business

  13-09-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Sure, Apple's iPhone trio will dominate the headlines, but there were a bevy of other developments worth noting from the company's big launch. Here's the crib sheet.
  
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• Vodafone identifies 50 future digital hubs

  13-09-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  A Vodafone research report has identified a number of towns and cities that have the potential to become what it refers to as Digital Super Towns
  
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