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• US 'fake news' kingpin Paul Horner found dead at 38

  27-09-2017 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Horner, who claimed to be behind Donald Trump's win, is said to have died from a drug overdose.
  
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• Google moves Cloud IoT Core to public beta, adds new features

  27-09-2017 22:10 via zdnet.com
  The fully managed service is already in use in industries like transportation, oil and gas, utilities, healthcare and ride-sharing.
  
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• Robot metamorphosis: Watch a robot shed its skin for different tasks

  27-09-2017 21:49 via zdnet.com
  Origami robots look simple but they solve several problems that plague traditional robots.
  
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• Chuwi SurBook hands-on: A high-performing Surface clone

  27-09-2017 21:03 via zdnet.com
  The Chuwi SurBook is an affordable, high-performing alternative to the Microsoft Surface and the Apple iPad Pro.
  
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• Amazon revamps Echo smart speaker family

  27-09-2017 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The new speaker promises better bass than before and can change its shell to match a room's decor.
  
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• Secure your iPhone and iPad: Change these iOS 11 privacy and security settings now

  27-09-2017 20:41 via zdnet.com
  New to iOS 11? You need to lock down your device. Here's how you do it.
  
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• CloudFlare launches Stream video service

  27-09-2017 20:22 via zdnet.com
  As its name suggests, Stream is a service for hosting and streaming video online.
  
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• Meet the new Amazon Echo range: Everything you need to know about the Amazon event

  27-09-2017 20:16
  
  The new Echo products were unveiled at an Amazon event in Seattle
  
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• Meet the new Amazon Echo range: Echo 2, Echo Plus, Echo Connect, Echo Spot and...Echo Buttons

  27-09-2017 20:16
  The new Echo products were unveiled at an Amazon event in Seattle
  
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• Amazon expands its Alexa everywhere strategy, launches new Echo devices, Connect, Plus, Buttons, Spot

  27-09-2017 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is rolling out a series of Alexa-powered devices to put the digital assistant in more areas of your life. Here's what it all means.
  
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• Amazon expands its Alexa everywhere strategy, launches new Echo devices, Buttons, Connect, Plus

  27-09-2017 19:57 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is rolling out a series of Alexa-powered devices to put the digital assistant in more areas of your life. Here's what it all means.
  
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• Windows 10 tip: Learn the secret shortcuts to jump straight to system folders

  27-09-2017 19:07 via zdnet.com
  Windows 10 keeps a collection of shortcuts to system and user folders. If you know the registered name of one of those folders, you can get to it easily using shell: commands. Here are some useful ones.
  
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• Microsoft readies new Dynamics 365-branded HCM apps, virtual customer service agents

  27-09-2017 18:46 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is expanding its Dynamics 365 lineup with new modular SaaS apps, and is selling customizable virtual support-agent services under the 'Dynamics 365 AI' brand.
  
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• IPhone X to use 'black box' anti-spoof Face ID tech

  27-09-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Even Apple will be unable to explain how its anti-spoof facial recognition technology works.
  
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• The Discovery Tour DLC makes Assassin's Creed educational

  27-09-2017 18:30
  
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• SAP outlines blockchain plans for IoT

  27-09-2017 18:09 via zdnet.com
  The company also inked deals with a series of partners including as NetApp, Capgemini, HCL Technologies and Deloitte to co-develop systems.
  
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• ​Jeremy Corbyn wants to tax robots and their greedy overlords

  27-09-2017 18:05 via zdnet.com
  Benefits of automation cannot be left to money-grabbing bosses, says Labour leader.
  
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• Nvidia's Tesla V100 GPU gets broad backing as server vendors eye AI workloads

  27-09-2017 17:55 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia's Tesla V100 GPU equates to 100 CPUs. That means the speed limit is lifted for AI workloads.
  
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• Not sure which ransomware has infected your PC? This free tool could help you find the right decryption package

  27-09-2017 17:54 via zdnet.com
  A new tool analyses the ransom note and the encrypted file in order to offer the appropriate decryption tool - if it exists.
  
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• UpVote 15: sex robots, robot sex

  27-09-2017 17:43
  
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• Nintendo SNES Classic Mini review: amazing games marred by hardware oversights

  27-09-2017 17:34
  
  By: Matt KamenContinue reading...
  
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• SDN an essential component of future public sector networks

  27-09-2017 16:47 via computerweekly.com
  Public sector organisations need to adopt software-defined networking to deliver more agile and resilient networks that bring fit-for-purposes services to users and citizens
  
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• “Privacy is a fundamental right”: Apple goes all out to prove it’s not trying to steal your data

  27-09-2017 16:34
  
  Apple has also published more details about Face ID privacy and security measures
  
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• Talent shortage keeps Nordic IT companies focused on job satisfaction

  27-09-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Nordic companies are aiming to win the race for scarce IT professionals through improving the workplace and concentrating on employees’ job satisfaction levels
  
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• How marketers can use FOMO to influence customers and track social proof

  27-09-2017 16:29 via zdnet.com
  You can get potential customers to buy your product through their fear of missing out (FOMO), and deliver social proof that your campaigns are worth that budget spend.
  
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• Accelerating Bright Ideas to Meet the Energy Challenge

  27-09-2017 16:23
  
  Nurturing bright energy ideas in London – #makethefuture
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• Building a network of trust: Don't let partners be your weakest link in cybersecurity

  27-09-2017 16:21 via zdnet.com
  Bringing third-party vendors or partners into your organization changes the threat landscape. Here are five best practices to protect your enterprise.
  
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• Ransomware surges again, as cyber crime-as-a-service becomes mainstream for crooks

  27-09-2017 16:06 via zdnet.com
  Europol report warns on increasingly professional nature of cyber crime and how the likes of WannaCry demonstrates now ransomware is eclipsing most other online crime.
  
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• SNES Nintendo Classic Mini review: A shot of nostalgia right to the eyeballs

  27-09-2017 16:02
  Nintendo’s elusive retro console is worth every penny, but only if you’re not paying over the odds
  
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• Gartner: Alibaba outperforms AWS, Microsoft and Google in public cloud revenue growth

  27-09-2017 16:02 via computerweekly.com
  While Amazon remains leader of the IaaS and public cloud market, Gartner’s figures highlight emerging competitive pressure from Alibaba on the other runners and riders in the market
  
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• Most Chinese consumers comfortable letting IoT devices shop for them

  27-09-2017 15:38 via zdnet.com
  Just 18 percent of consumers in China are uneasy about devices that place orders on their behalf without prior consent, compared to 39 percent of Australians and 55 percent in Singapore who want to first approve the purchase.
  
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• Mozilla: Firefox 57 is so fast we're calling it Firefox Quantum

  27-09-2017 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Firefox Quantum will test whether Mozilla's efforts to modernize its browser can pay off.
  
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• How retailers are using technology to remain relevant

  27-09-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  From the constant innovation at Asos, Amazon and Missguided to the new supply chain prowess flaunted by Diesel and Gap, fashion retailers are investing in tech to stay relevant to their customers
  
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• Earth was "born" from a giant melting pot of molten rock

  27-09-2017 15:00
  
  The composition of our planet may have come about from the evaporation of molten rock
  
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• Apple TV 4K review: Still patchy, but Apple’s best streamer yet

  27-09-2017 15:00
  
  Still a little flaky from a content perspective, but Apple’s 4K streamer is its most attractive TV box to date
  
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• Microsoft's Linux love deepens: It's now one of Open Source Initiative's big backers

  27-09-2017 14:40 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft takes its next step towards embracing the open-source movement.
  
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• Leaving the phone behind: Running with the Apple Watch Series 3 and Samsung Gear S3 Frontier

  27-09-2017 14:19 via zdnet.com
  Samsung smartwatches have had LTE connectivity for years, but with the release of Apple's first truly wireless Apple Watch it was time to take the two best smartwatches out on the road without a phone.
  
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• You’re probably worse at multitasking than a pigeon

  27-09-2017 14:09
  
  Pigeons were 250 milliseconds faster than humans when switching from one task to another
  
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• Salesforce rolls out data sharing platform on Marketing Cloud

  27-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new Salesforce Data Studio aims to resolve problems associated with third-party data brokers.
  
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• Portability and AI accessibility are Microsoft's new mantras

  27-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Growing support for Linux and opening new paths to machine learning were the overriding themes of Microsoft's Ignite conference this week.
  
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• Why Twitter's double-sized tweets will be a really big deal

  27-09-2017 13:23 via zdnet.com
  Doubling tweets from 140 to 280 characters will change Twitter for the better for most users.
  
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• If the government can’t get an Uber ban right, Facebook and Google have nothing to worry about

  27-09-2017 13:23
  
  It may seem like a win for government over tech giants, but look closer and you’ll see how weak our elected bodies remain
  
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• How and why to conduct a cyber threat and risk analysis

  27-09-2017 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  An ethical hacker’s insights into how and why organisations should conduct a cyber threat and risk analysis based on nine years’ experience conducting penetration tests for hundreds of organisations
  
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• Apple's first iOS 11 update: iPhone users get urgent fix for broken Microsoft email

  27-09-2017 13:12 via zdnet.com
  Apple fixes an iOS 11 bug that stopped iPhone users sending email from Microsoft's email services.
  
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• Startup tips from Love Home Swap founder Debbie Wosskow

  27-09-2017 13:07
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn wants to tax robots. No, really

  27-09-2017 12:59
  
  Companies need to compensate for job losses, says Labour leader
  
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• Firefox Quantum is Mozilla's supercharged attempt to topple Chrome

  27-09-2017 12:59
  
  Extensions will let users screenshot from within the browser, store pages for later and sync tabs between desktop and mobile versions.
  
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• Installing Linux on your PC is super easy - here's how to do it

  27-09-2017 12:53 via zdnet.com
  I will show that it's possible to install, configure, and use this Linux distribution with absolutely no command-line access.
  
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• Mercury poisoning and fire gilding: the science behind S Town

  27-09-2017 12:50
  
  By: Abigail BeallContinue reading...
  
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• EasyJet backs all-electric planes for its short-haul flights

  27-09-2017 12:38
  
  Fly without the environment on your conscience – as long as it's under 350 miles
  
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