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• Amazon announces AWS two-way text messaging

  26-09-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Apparently the two-way texting feature was launched last week, but hadn't been properly announced by AWS.
  
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• ​Drones help with hurricane recovery efforts

  26-09-2017 22:48 via zdnet.com
  Unmanned aerial vehicles are heading to heading to damaged areas in unprecedented numbers.
  
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• Microsoft tries to stem its self-made collaboration-tool confusion

  26-09-2017 22:14 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is using this week's Ignite conference to try to help clarify its collaboration-tool strategy. Here's how SharePoint, Teams and Yammer figure in the mix.
  
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• Google acquires identity management company Bitium

  26-09-2017 21:58 via zdnet.com
  The acquisition, Google said, will "help us deliver on our Cloud Identity vision."
  
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• Google aims for cloud services growth in Brazil

  26-09-2017 21:45 via zdnet.com
  New São Paulo region offers improved latency and ability to pay for services in local currency.
  
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• Mgcool Explorer 1S hands-on: A low-cost action camera with some great features

  26-09-2017 19:46 via zdnet.com
  The Mgcool Explorer 1S 4K action camera is a tiny, lightweight, low-cost alternative to the GoPro, and it does the job rather well.
  
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• SEC steps up efforts to fight cyber crime

  26-09-2017 19:34 via zdnet.com
  In the wake of the Equifax hack and its own cybersecurity breach, the SEC forms a new unit to combat problems like cyber threats to trading platforms and dark web misconduct.
  
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• Data lakes going the way of the visual spreadsheet?

  26-09-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  If you're a spreadsheet kind of person with a ton of data sitting in a data lake, Datameer's new visual exploration feature may be your thing.
  
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• SAP, Mendix ink deal to provide scalable app development platform to the enterprise

  26-09-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP will resell Mendix solutions for mobile and web app creation and management.
  
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• ​Mirantis launches multi-cloud Kubernetes with AWS Support

  26-09-2017 18:20 via zdnet.com
  Mirantis's new Mirantis Cloud Platform's Container-as-a-Service functionality expands beyond private OpenStack clouds to run Kubernetes on the public Amazon Web Services cloud.
  
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• Dyson car: James Dyson announces plans to launch an electric vehicle by 2020

  26-09-2017 18:06
  
  The UK company plans to invest £2 billion in the scheme and already has a team of 400 engineers
  
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• Dyson announces plans to launch an electric car in 2020

  26-09-2017 18:06
  The UK company plans to invest £2 billion in the scheme
  
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• Walmart joins Facebook Workplace

  26-09-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Facebook signs the largest US customer for Workplace, calling it a validation of its vision for thecollaboration platform.
  
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• Dyson is working on electric car that will launch in 2020

  26-09-2017 17:59
  
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• Dyson is ploughing £2bn into its own electric car

  26-09-2017 17:59
  
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• Dyson is ploughing £2.5bn into its own electric car

  26-09-2017 17:59
  
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• Equifax breach claims another scalp

  26-09-2017 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  The CEO of Equifax has stepped down – the third executive to leave the company after it disclosed a massive data breach
  
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• Are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump violating White House email rules? A guide for journalists

  26-09-2017 17:33 via zdnet.com
  In an era where #FAKENEWS is tweeted from the highest office in the land, it's more important than ever that reporters and journalists get their facts right. When it comes to White House email, here are the facts.
  
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• IPsoft launches healthcare practice around AI assistant Amelia

  26-09-2017 17:19 via zdnet.com
  IPsoft said Amelia can be put to work in hospitals to help manage operational and administrative processes.
  
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• Skills shortage tops Security Serious agenda

  26-09-2017 16:45 via computerweekly.com
  Tackling the shortage of cyber security skills tops the agenda for the Security Serious Week, an industry initiative aimed at helping organisations become more security savvy
  
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• Hackers want to crack bank ATM networks - and your nearest cash machine is probably running Windows XP

  26-09-2017 16:18 via zdnet.com
  Hackers are looking to crack ATM networks without needing physical access to the devices. And many cash machines are running antiquated versions of Windows like Windows XP.
  
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• ​SUSE introduces new container management service for IaaS and PaaS clouds

  26-09-2017 16:13 via zdnet.com
  SUSE uses the latest version of Kubernetes in its container-as-a-service release to speed software deployment on both Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) clouds.
  
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• Google isn't violating copyright, says court, even if its thumbnails are of pirated photos

  26-09-2017 16:03 via zdnet.com
  Germany's top court says Google isn't breaking copyright by showing thumbnails of unauthorized photos.
  
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• NBN places spending cap on business products

  26-09-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  NBN has announced a spend cap for business-grade products as a replacement for its Business Ethernet product slated to launch later this year, allowing RSPs to bundle enterprise services together.
  
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• Are these October 2017’s Xbox Games with Gold?

  26-09-2017 15:59
  
  A leak suggests that October’s line-up is looking very promising indeed
  
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• ​New SUSE software-defined storage program on the way to release

  26-09-2017 15:42 via zdnet.com
  SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 will soon be available with new enterprise disk-to-disk backup capabilities.
  
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• ICT Direct maintain pricing despite UK experiencing 30% hike in computer costs - Bdaily

  26-09-2017 15:42
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  ICT Direct maintain pricing despite UK experiencing 30% hike in computer costs
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  Since the EU referendum last June, the cost of computers has shot up by nearly 30%. This can be attributed to a combination of a weakened pound against the dollar, component shortages for items such as memory and a shift to higher spec machines.
  
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• Equifax boss leaves after data breach

  26-09-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The credit report giant's chairman and chief executive, Richard Smith, steps down with immediate effect.
  
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• Microsoft commits to deliver next Office client, servers by second half 2018

  26-09-2017 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Yes, Virginia, there will be another version of the Microsoft Office perpetual client, as well as SharePoint, Exchange and Skype for Business Servers, all coming in the latter half of 2018.
  
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• iPhone X has face recognition but this heart-scan authentication goes one better

  26-09-2017 15:23 via zdnet.com
  A heart-based authentication system keeps you logged in until you walk away from the device.
  
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• Storage 101: The IoT’s impact on storage

  26-09-2017 15:19 via computerweekly.com
  The internet of things will have a huge impact on storage – the sheer volume of data, the radically different types of data created, and the storage needed, from flash to object to cloud
  
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• HP builds 3D printer partner network, Stratasys does eyewear, Carbon focuses on materials costs

  26-09-2017 15:16 via zdnet.com
  A trio of 3D printing manufacturers are making moves that boost adoption for additive manufacturing systems.
  
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• Equifax chief executive steps down after massive data breach

  26-09-2017 15:02 via zdnet.com
  The former chief executive made over $4 million in salary last year.
  
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• Zoom updates video conferencing platform with new features, integrations

  26-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Zoom said the new features will improve collaboration and workflow for users.
  
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• Steelcase launches IoT, smart office analytics platform with Microsoft Azure

  26-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Steelcase's foray into the data science behind the office revolves around a sensor network and analytics to measure real estate and physical space utilization and them optimize it.
  
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• Instagram launches "kindness stickers" and now gives you more control over your comments

  26-09-2017 15:00
  
  The app is also expanding its online help and support tools for people suffering mental health issues
  
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• IBM introduces new unified data system for advanced analytics across clouds

  26-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Integrated Analytics System, the latest in the family of PureData Systems for Analytics, continues IBM's efforts to make data science and machine learning more accessible.
  
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• Apple iPhone 8 Plus costs $295.44 to make, says IHS Markit

  26-09-2017 14:57 via zdnet.com
  Increased memory density and wireless charging boosted the bill of materials for the iPhone 8 Plus.
  
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• Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch and Flyer headset launch on October 1; SDK available today

  26-09-2017 14:49 via zdnet.com
  We've been using the Fitbit Ionic fitness device and Flyer headset for more than two weeks and starting next week the public can pick up this gear for $299.95 and $129.95.
  
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• Bill Gates' new smartphone? Hint: it's not an iPhone

  26-09-2017 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Bill Gates says he's recently switched to an Android phone, but with lots of Microsoft software.
  
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• SAP unveils its Data Hub

  26-09-2017 14:30 via zdnet.com
  SAP leverages its Vora product, visual designers, and a solemn mission to let data stay in its source systems, to create its new Data Hub product.Will the wild Enterprise data landscape finally be tamed?
  
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• Health sector and social media top cyber targets

  26-09-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  The healthcare sector and social media users are popular targets for cyber attackers, a report has revealed
  
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• Tegile says NVMe bottleneck is in the network

  26-09-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  Tegile's chief technology officer says the NVMe roadmap is all in place, but the key bottleneck is in the network and the applications, not its controllers. They’re ready to scale out into clusters for NVMe
  
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• Momentum’s new activism app could change politics forever

  26-09-2017 14:13
  
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• Splunk brings machine learning updates to flagship suites

  26-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Splunk says its latest machine learning advancements will help customers better monitor, investigate and build intelligence with their data.
  
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• Mobile stock trading apps ignore critical flaw warnings

  26-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  IOActive discovered vulnerabilities in today's 21 most popular trading apps -- but the vendors couldn't care less.
  
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• Building ‘senseable’ cities will be the talk of Gitex

  26-09-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  MIT professor will present his vision of smart city developments at Gitex 2017 in Dubai
  
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• Bill Gates switches to Android phone

  26-09-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Microsoft co-founder reveals he does not use a Windows-powered smartphone.
  
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• Your phone's GPS is about to get a massive upgrade

  26-09-2017 13:38 via zdnet.com
  You can soon say goodbye to sketchy directions in mapping apps, thanks to new dual-frequency GPS receivers.
  
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• Social media and censorship in China: how is it different to the West?

  26-09-2017 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  China is disrupting the use of Whatsapp. It's the latest example in a long history of censorship of social media in the country.
  
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