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• Red Hat handily tops Q2 earnings targets

  25-09-2017 22:58 via zdnet.com
  Red Hat said Q2 subscription revenue was up 20 percent year over year to $638 million.
  
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• Cage director found guilty of terrorism offence after refusing to disclose passwords.

  25-09-2017 21:54 via computerweekly.com
  Muhammad Rabbani, international director of Cage, is convicted of an offence under the terrorism act after refusing to disclose his mobile phone pin and laptop password under terrorism law.
  
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• ​CIO playbook: HP talks customer experience and digital transformation

  25-09-2017 21:07 via zdnet.com
  It's time for IT to become the hero of awesome customer experience in the enterprise, Two digital leaders explain why this matters and how to do it.
  
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• Microsoft CEO Nadella's 'Hit Refresh': Is a cultural revolution enough to refresh Microsoft?

  25-09-2017 21:03 via zdnet.com
  Review: Microsoft chief Satya Nadella's first book, out on September 26, offers a glimpse of how the company's third CEO has attempted to reinvigorate the company.
  
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• Apple is dropping Bing in favor of Google in Siri, Spotlight on Mac

  25-09-2017 20:46 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Bing gets a ding from Apple, which is switching out its BIng-powered Web search results to those from Google.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 3 first impressions: No LTE issues, battery life is surprising

  25-09-2017 19:11 via zdnet.com
  What's it like to use Apple's first, always-connected wearable? Let's take a look.
  
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• This bank data stealing Android malware is back - and it's now even sneakier

  25-09-2017 18:46 via zdnet.com
  BankBot trojan malware waits twenty minutes after the app is used before moving to run its payload.
  
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• Ex-NSA hacker drops macOS High Sierra zero-day hours before launch

  25-09-2017 18:43 via zdnet.com
  The vulnerability lets an attacker steal the contents of a Keychain — without needing a password.
  
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• Uber: London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs talks after firm's apology

  25-09-2017 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The London mayor welcomes an apology from Uber's boss in which the firm accepted it "must change".
  
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• Jared Kushner used private email for White House business

  25-09-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump's adviser and son-in-law used a private account, a practice Hillary Clinton was attacked over.
  
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• After 15 years in a vegetative state, an implant makes a man cry again

  25-09-2017 18:00
  
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• After 15 years in a vegetative state, a man cries again

  25-09-2017 18:00
  
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• After 15 years in a coma, an implant makes a man cry again

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• What business should learn from the EU's cyber war games

  25-09-2017 17:57 via zdnet.com
  Governments are waking up to the impact that cyber attacks can have on critical infrastructure and other real world facilities.
  
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• Satellites the size of a shoebox

  25-09-2017 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  US firm Planet Labs makes satellites you could hold in your hands, and has more in orbit than anyone else.
  
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• Tim Peake's Soyuz capsule and VR experience goes on UK tour: Here's where you can see it

  25-09-2017 17:53
  
  The Soyuz capsule tour will also show you what it’s like to be an astronaut with the help of virtual reality
  
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• Anthony Weiner jailed for 21 months for sexting underage girl

  25-09-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-congressman is sentenced to 21 months in prison for sending explicit messages to a teen.
  
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• SUSE Linux turns 25: From business distro leader to cloud power

  25-09-2017 17:37 via zdnet.com
  SUSE, one of the oldest Linux and open-source businesses, celebrated its 25th birthday while setting its eyes on its future inthe cloud and software-defined infrastructure.
  
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• Deloitte hit by data breach

  25-09-2017 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The corporate finance giant says "very few" clients are affected.
  
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• TalkTalk voted worst broadband provider in the UK

  25-09-2017 17:23
  
  Zen came in at the top of the charts with a rating of 85%, followed by Utility Warehouse with a 76% rating and SSE in third
  
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• Transforming processes with big data: Refining company turns to SAP Process Mining

  25-09-2017 17:22 via zdnet.com
  Refining company Neste plans to leverage SAP mining and analytics to enhance day-to-day operations.
  
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• ​Facebook poaches SAS LatAm head

  25-09-2017 17:05 via zdnet.com
  Conrado Leister will lead Brazil operations at the social networking giant.
  
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• Deloitte confirms hack exposed email system

  25-09-2017 17:01 via zdnet.com
  It's said that a lack of two-factor authentication on an administrator's account failed to keep attackers out.
  
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• Deloitte breach underlines need for better authentication

  25-09-2017 16:57 via computerweekly.com
  A breach of Deloitte’s email system, which may have exposed client details, emphasises the need for two-factor authentication and the monitoring of systems administrators
  
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• Michelin's driverless tyre concept looks like a loofah

  25-09-2017 16:42
  
  Driverless cars are going to change how tyres are made
  
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• Firms look to security analytics to keep pace with cyber threats

  25-09-2017 16:38 via computerweekly.com
  Traditional approaches to cyber security no longer enable organisations to keep up with cyber threats, but security analytics is an increasingly popular addition to the cyber arsenal
  
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• Outcome of Amazon Irish datacentre planning appeal potentially delayed until November

  25-09-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Amazon faces having to wait up to two months to hear the outcome of an environmental appeal against its plans to build a datacentre in Dublin
  
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• The future of supercomputers could be powered by ‘magic dust’ made of light and matter

  25-09-2017 16:26
  
  Quasiparticles called polaritons could be used to improve computing
  
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• Apple iPhone 8 Plus review: Fast but far from inspirational

  25-09-2017 16:18
  
  Not a particularly exciting upgrade, or an essential one, but the iPhone 8 Plus is still a very fine phone
  
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• Google: Got an old iPhone? Here's what we'll give you for it towards a new Pixel 2

  25-09-2017 16:09 via zdnet.com
  It could make buying the Pixel 2 easier, but don't expect great prices.
  
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• Using thumbprints to prevent ID fraud

  25-09-2017 16:07 via zdnet.com
  If you're worried about identity fraud, you can prevent it - at least in the UK - by requiring a thumbprint to verify any transaction that requires a credit check. Jamie Jamieson has been using the idea for 13 years....
  
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• Lowe's taps Apple's ARKit for new home improvement apps

  25-09-2017 16:06 via zdnet.com
  Lowe's is pitching the apps as a way to solve problems posed by visualization.
  
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• Customer-facing employees left behind in digital transformation: Microsoft

  25-09-2017 16:05 via zdnet.com
  ​A report from Microsoft has found that managers are out of touch with customer-facing employees' needs when it comes to workplace culture and technology-based desires.
  
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• UK cyber defences among the best in Europe

  25-09-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  The UK is among the European countries that are most prepared for cyber attack, but there is room for improvement by all, a report has revealed
  
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• The best wireless multi-room speakers put to the test

  25-09-2017 15:31
  
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• 'Insourcing' predicted to throttle Indian IT services revenues

  25-09-2017 15:24 via zdnet.com
  Global firms are increasingly opening up in-house, off-shore technology centres that are likely to put more stress on Indian technology services outfits, say experts.
  
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• The Microsoft Graph is about to light up a new way for business users to search

  25-09-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  The Microsoft Graph API is the 'secret sauce' behind Bing for Business, new contextual search for SharePoint and Delve and more.
  
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• More Windows 10 S PCs, starting at $275, are on the way

  25-09-2017 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and partners are working on more Windows 10 S devices, coming later this year, that will be touted as 'Microsoft 365-powered.'
  
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• Apple Watch 3 teardown reveals tiny battery upgrade

  25-09-2017 15:07 via zdnet.com
  There's not much room inside the Apple Watch 3 for a bigger battery, but Apple managed a tiny upgrade.
  
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• Microsoft adds new Microsoft 365 versions, plus security and management features

  25-09-2017 15:06 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to evolve its Microsoft 365 subscription bundles. Here's what's coming next.
  
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• Microsoft unveils its next-generation AI developer tools

  25-09-2017 15:04 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is readying more AI tools for developers and data scientists, including a Visual Studio Code extension and a data-wrangling tool.
  
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• Microsoft takes its first steps of its plan to migrate Skype for Business users to Teams

  25-09-2017 15:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is planning to migrate its Skype for Business Online users to Microsoft Teams, but maybe not in the way and timeframe some were thinking.
  
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• Splice Machine database travels full circle to predictive application platform

  25-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  As Splice Machine launches its managed service in the AWS marketplace, it is seeking to go higher up the value chain from database to solution platform. In so doing, the company and its founder are traveling full circle. Splice Machine's challenge will be herding partners to help it put all the moving parts in place.
  
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• Review: SQL Server 2017 adds Python, graph processing and runs on Linux

  25-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Integration of Python for data science, graph processing for NoSQL-like functionality, and it runs on Linux as well as Windows. At almost 30 years of age, Microsoft's flagship database has learned many new tricks.
  
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• Microsoft Ignite kicks off with cross-platform SQL and on-premise Azure

  25-09-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Microsoft announces completion of cross-platform SQL Server, GDPR compliance for Office 365, plus Azure Stack
  
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• Hortonworks DPS reaches out to the virtual data lake

  25-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  If you're building a data lake, chances are, it won't be contained within a single monolithic Hadoop cluster. That's the guiding assumption behind Hortonworks cloud-based Dataplane Service (DPS) being announced today.
  
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• Is Google AMP to blame for Russian hackers stealing information?

  25-09-2017 14:52
  
  Phishing scams are evolving, but is it Google's problem?
  
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• Hope for coma patients as implant helps man start to regain consciousness after 15 years in a vegetative state

  25-09-2017 14:50
  
  Researchers are now planning a large study to understand the potential of the vagus nerve simulation treatment
  
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• WaterField Designs Air Porter review: The bag for business travelers

  25-09-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  I've earned at least Alaska MVP status for about a decade and spend lots of time in airplanes. I also love WaterField Designs bags and thus was very excited to see the release of the Air Porter bag designed for the business traveler.
  
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• Two-thirds of UK businesses have adopted fintech

  25-09-2017 14:45 via computerweekly.com
  Most UK businesses are using financial technology products and services in some way, with cost savings being the main attraction
  
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