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• AI processors go mobile

  19-09-2017 23:49 via zdnet.com
  Deep learning is already having a big impact in the data center. Now it is moving to the edge as chipmakers add neural engines to mobile processors. But Qualcomm, Intel and others are taking very different approaches.
  
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• Oracle unveils "universal credits," license mobility for easy cloud consumption

  19-09-2017 23:25 via zdnet.com
  On the heels of announcing its fully autonomous databases, Oracle rolls out more ways it's trying to cut into with Amazon's cloud dominance.
  
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• Adobe tops Q3 targets on 26 percent revenue growth

  19-09-2017 22:42 via zdnet.com
  Once again, the Photoshop maker broke a corporate record for quarterly revenue.
  
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• NBN to trial tool for detecting in-home copper wiring faults

  19-09-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Pointing out that slow speeds and dropouts can be due to a number of factors, and not necessarily the wholesale network itself, NBN has announced trials of a diagnostic tool for remotely discovering in-home wiring faults.
  
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• Internet 'having midlife crisis', says Baroness Lane-Fox

  19-09-2017 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Lastminute.com's founder says the internet has done much good but sees "social and economic tensions".
  
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• Google to announce $49 Google Home Mini in October: Report

  19-09-2017 21:40 via zdnet.com
  Google is planning to release a miniature version of its Google Home smart speaker with Google Assistant. It's said to cost $49, and it'll be announced on Oct. 4.
  
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• Udacity announces 'flying car' nanodegree, new partnership with Lyft

  19-09-2017 21:37 via zdnet.com
  The online education company is also expanding its self-driving car programming, with an Intro to Self-Driving Cars program without any application restrictions.
  
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• Twitter suspends 299,000 accounts linked to terrorism in past six month

  19-09-2017 21:37 via zdnet.com
  The company said 75 percent of the infringing accounts were suspended before their first tweet.
  
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• Counting down Apple's Lightning connector deathwatch

  19-09-2017 20:52 via zdnet.com
  Just as the iPhone X has scrapped the Home button, Apple's adoption of the Qi wireless standard marks another step in the marginalizing of the iPhone's lone connector.
  
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• Equifax lesson: It's time for tougher rules, regulations, fines to combat breaches

  19-09-2017 20:36 via zdnet.com
  Can oversight and stiff punishments spur enterprises to prioritize cybersecurity and secure their data?
  
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• iOS 11 bricked your phone? Here's how to bring it back to life

  19-09-2017 20:30
  
  If, while updating your phone to iOS 11, you’ve run into problems, here’s how to solve them
  
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• The political challenges of implementing smart city solutions

  19-09-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Andy Berke, mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee, talks about balancing the political demand for short-term results with long-term goals.
  
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• Microsoft adds its gaming chief to its Senior Leadership Team

  19-09-2017 18:44 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Phil Spencer, now an Executive Vice President, is becoming part of the company's inner circle of advisers, in a move signaling the growing importance of gaming to the company.
  
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• Tableau is the data visualization program you need to learn (​ZDNet Academy)

  19-09-2017 18:26 via zdnet.com
  Analyze data more efficiently with this essential program.
  
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• T-Mobile, Sprint merger talks reportedly back on

  19-09-2017 18:05 via zdnet.com
  CNBC reports that the companies are in active talks about a stock-for-stock merger that would leave Deutsche Telekom as the majority owner of both carriers.
  
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• Neo-Nazi site finds home in Iceland

  19-09-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The neo-Nazi Daily Stormer site, chased off the internet in the wake of Charlottesville, has found a company willing to host it in Iceland.
  
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• Hitachi launches Vantara, aims to target IoT, data center, cloud, analytics

  19-09-2017 17:45 via zdnet.com
  The entity, called Hitachi Vantara, unifies a series of enterprise units including: Hitachi Data Systems;
  Hitachi Insight Group; and Pentaho.
  
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• Poor passwords still putting UK firms at risk

  19-09-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  Poor password practices are still putting UK citizens and the companies they work for at risk, a survey reveals
  
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• Is Amazon recommending bomb ingredients?

  19-09-2017 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  What are Amazon's algorithms recommending when it comes to purchasing the ingredients to make a bomb?
  
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• John Chambers to step down as Cisco executive chairman

  19-09-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  Former CEO John Chambers will leave the networking sector kingpin after 27 years, supplier reveals
  
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• Pepe the Frog creator in copyright fight

  19-09-2017 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The creator of the cartoon character says it has been hijacked by nationalists.
  
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• The best new features in iOS 11

  19-09-2017 16:44
  
  By: Sian BradleyContinue reading...
  
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• Microsoft Outlook issue fixed

  19-09-2017 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Email users across Europe were affected, the technology giant said.
  
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• China orders Bitcoin exchanges in capital city to close

  19-09-2017 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  All Bitcoin exchanges in Beiing and Shanghai must submit plans for winding down operations.
  
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• AWS to adopt per-second billing for select cloud services from October 2017

  19-09-2017 16:21 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud giant claims the world of tech is a very different place than it was in 2006 when it debuted its per-hour billing model
  
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• Low-cost tools making cybercrime more accessible: SecureWorks

  19-09-2017 16:05 via zdnet.com
  A report from the security vendor has said the increasing affordability of cybercrime tools is providing budding criminals with a low barrier of entry into the game.
  
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• New alliance advocates the blockchain to improve IoT security, trust

  19-09-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  The Trusted IoT Alliance hopes to "set the standard" for IoT blockchain protocols worldwide.
  
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• Amazon revamps Fire HD 10 tablet, improves specs; adds Alexa-powered hands free mode starting at $149

  19-09-2017 15:56 via zdnet.com
  Amazon updates its Fire HD 10 tablet, but make no mistake: The move is all about putting Alexa everywhere.
  
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• iPhone 8 review roundup

  19-09-2017 15:55 via zdnet.com
  While everyone is still talking about the iPhone X that's set to launch next month, right now it's the time for the iPhone 8 to shine.
  
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• Kohl's to offer Amazon returns as two retailers cozy up on omnichannel

  19-09-2017 15:29 via zdnet.com
  Kohl's and Amazon outlined the latest installment of a budding omnichannel partnership.
  
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• Skyrim VR and Doom VFR review: Hands on with Bethesda’s leap into virtual reality

  19-09-2017 15:26
  
  Bethesda has given some of its biggest games a VR makeover. Are the results any good?
  
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• iOS 11 rolls out today with Safari anti-tracking: Here's why advertisers hate it

  19-09-2017 15:13 via zdnet.com
  Ad industry pleads for Apple to change tack with Safari's new privacy feature.
  
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• Fitbit Flyer hands-on: A sweatproof wireless headset designed for the Fitbit Ionic

  19-09-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  Along with Fitbit's new smartwatch, it is launching an attractive complementary Bluetooth headset to help people enjoy music while exercising with the new Ionic watch.
  
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• Avril Lavigne is the “most dangerous celebrity” online

  19-09-2017 15:06
  
  ...and not because Sk8er Boi is a crime against linguistics
  
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• ​IP Australia gets automated with Pegasystems

  19-09-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  IP Australia has expanded its existing Pegasystems deployment to cover back-end business processes as the government agency places heavier reliance on technology-based process enhancements.
  
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• Fitbit Ionic review: Tops the Apple Watch with fitness focus, long battery life, detailed sleep tracking

  19-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Fitbit Ionic brings integrated GPS, onboard storage for music playback, smart notifications, wearable payment support, and an application platform in a very attractive and comfortable form factor with a battery life of up to four days.
  
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• Amazon Fire HD 10 gets 1080p screen and hands-free Alexa

  19-09-2017 15:00
  
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• Security Think Tank: Cyber resilience cheaper than attack recovery

  19-09-2017 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  What key things should organisations be doing in terms of cyber defences to ensure they are resilient?
  
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• TigerGraph, a graph database born to roar

  19-09-2017 14:42 via zdnet.com
  Imagine your database of choice blown out of the water by a startup emerging from stealth. TigerGraph may have done just that for graph databases.
  
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• Public sector cloud use still too focused on ‘low-hanging fruit’ IT projects, finds research

  19-09-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  Public sector cloud adoption continues to rise, but wide-scale digital transformation success remains elusive, claims Cloud Industry Forum research
  
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• Apple's iOS 11 kills old 32-bit iPhone and iPad apps

  19-09-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple's latest mobile operating system will not launch several ageing educational apps and games.
  
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• Scientists complete eight month isolation experiment to simulate life on Mars

  19-09-2017 14:08 via zdnet.com
  Considering how 2017 is playing out, I'd go straight back in.
  
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• Welcome to the digital arts festival that's literally underground

  19-09-2017 14:02
  
  The Abandon Normal Devices festival is coming to the caves and valleys of the Peak District
  
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• Salesforce Einstein turns one with a bevy of new features

  19-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce also announced the launch of a $50 venture million fund that will invest in startups focused on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Hackers reveal leading enterprise security blind spots

  19-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Mobile devices and facial recognition software have made the list this year.
  
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• Google's latest Gmail change? Getting directions to an address with a single tap

  19-09-2017 13:58 via zdnet.com
  No more fiddling around on smartphones to use addresses, phone numbers, and contact information.
  
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• Double trouble: This ransomware campaign could infect your PC with two types of file-locking malware

  19-09-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Victims around the world hit by criminals who can switch the malicious payload of emails between Locky and FakeGlobal on a whim.
  
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• Enterprise IT security planning: Five ways to build a better strategy

  19-09-2017 13:31 via zdnet.com
  Struggling to get the boss to take security seriously? Here are some pointers that can help the board get on-board.
  
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• Phishing: These are the days of the week when you're most at risk

  19-09-2017 13:11 via zdnet.com
  Security threats vary by the day of the week, with more malicious software detected on Mondays.
  
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• The next big act out of Abbey Road could be an AI startup

  19-09-2017 13:02
  
  By: Libby PlummerContinue reading...
  
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