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• Are you the master of your data?

  29-09-2017 23:00 via zdnet.com
  Data-driven business strategies, including the use of predictive analytics, empower organizations to be more efficient and competitive.
  
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• Microsoft's Satya Nadella: Judge us on value we add, not tax we pay

  29-09-2017 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Satya Nadella speaks about the criticism facing large corporations like Microsoft over tax.
  
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• Why Intel built a neuromorphic chip

  29-09-2017 22:07 via zdnet.com
  Intel is already working on several chips designed to train and run deep neural networks faster. With Loihi, the chipmaker hopes to solve a whole different class of AI problems.
  
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• Are you ready for the new world of work?

  29-09-2017 21:00 via zdnet.com
  As the workplace continues to evolve, it's imperative that organizations set employees up so they are empowered for optimal performance.
  
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• Creating the perfect storm

  29-09-2017 19:38
  
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• Strengthening the weak link in security

  29-09-2017 19:31 via zdnet.com
  Security -- no matter the size of the organization -- is a vital part of business today. Your business' strong defence can be brought down by the weak link -- your employee.
  
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• Caring for our future with IBM Watson

  29-09-2017 19:25
  
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• Bloodhound supersonic car fires up Eurofighter engine

  29-09-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The British-led project to build a 1,000mph car reaches a key milestone in its development.
  
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• Altron unit Bytes UK buys Blenheim, in bid to grow ICT footprint abroad - Business Day (registration)

  29-09-2017 19:02
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  Altron unit Bytes UK buys Blenheim, in bid to grow ICT footprint abroad
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  Bytes UK, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has bought technology firm Blenheim for £35.9m, it said on Friday. Altron said the transaction "fits in" with its strategic objectives of growing its international ICT footprint in selected regions. Altron ...en meer »
  
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• Altron unit Bytes UK buys Blenheim, in bid to grow ICT footprint abroad - Business Day

  29-09-2017 19:02
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  Altron unit Bytes UK buys Blenheim, in bid to grow ICT footprint abroad
  Business Day
  Bytes UK, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has bought technology firm Blenheim for £35.9m, it said on Friday. Altron said the transaction "fits in" with its strategic objectives of growing its international ICT footprint in selected regions. Altron ...en meer »
  
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• Musk's rude rocket, Trump's prankster: Podcast 337

  29-09-2017 18:52
  
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• What’s the point of wasps? Turns out, they do a lot more than you think

  29-09-2017 18:49
  
  Wasps are the industrial powerhouse of the insect world
  
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• The best Python courses on Udemy

  29-09-2017 18:03
  
  Python is an ideal choice for a first programming language, and these courses will get you started
  
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• What is Microsoft's AndromedaOS?

  29-09-2017 17:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to advance its long-time goal of a truly common operating system across different Windows form factors with its 'AndromedaOS' effort.
  
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• The wily math behind Reliance Jio's path to telecom supremacy

  29-09-2017 17:56 via zdnet.com
  After having pushed the Indian telecom industry towards the brink of despair with its cut rate pricing, Reliance Jio's new scheme is a master class in how to seek market dominance through financial ingenuity.
  
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• You could soon be eating fish chipped with biodegradable microsensors

  29-09-2017 17:51
  
  Researchers at Zurich have developed an ultra-thin sensor that can monitor the temperature of fish as it’s transported.
  
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• Jim Al-Khalili on why quantum biology matters: “The payback if it’s true is huge”

  29-09-2017 17:10
  
  The quantum physicist on the massive potential of quantum biology and how you teach laypeople about particles
  
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• Strata NYC 2017 to Hadoop: Go jump in a data lake

  29-09-2017 16:54 via zdnet.com
  With more than 30 noteworthy announcements made at the show, this year's Strata Data New York was chuck full o' news.Here's a summary, along with a set of trends we can harvest from the event.
  
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• Nuraphone’s adaptive headphones are the cleverest piece of audio equipment of all time

  29-09-2017 16:50
  
  Among the cleverest audio products we've ever reviewed, the Nuraphones are truly headphones for the 21st century
  
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• ​Kubernetes takes a big step forward with version 1.8

  29-09-2017 16:40 via zdnet.com
  The most popular of the cloud container orchestration programs has stronger security and role-based access control.
  
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• Apple Macs and PCs at risk from boot bug

  29-09-2017 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Out-of-date software that helps computers start could aid "sophisticated" attacks, warns security firm.
  
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• Young wayward hackers could help fill Dutch IT skills gap

  29-09-2017 15:52 via computerweekly.com
  An initiative in Rotterdam is helping young people get into the IT sector by targeting those overlooked by traditional methods
  
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• Microsoft's Nadella talks hardware and Windows

  29-09-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  CEO Satya Nadella says Windows continues to be a very significant part of Microsoft but it's not the only part.
  
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• Is Windows' footprint shrinking? It was 1.5bn users but now Nadella says it's 1bn

  29-09-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  CEO Satya Nadella says Windows continues to be a very significant part of Microsoft but it's not the only part.
  
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• Flawed Apple Mac firmware updates may leave them vulnerable to attack

  29-09-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have found ​the pre-boot Extensible​ ​Firmware​ ​Interface​ ​(EFI)​​in​ ​many​ ​popular​ ​Macs​ ​is​ ​not always​ ​receiving​​ ​security​ ​updates​ as expected.
  
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• Social media warned to crack down on hate speech

  29-09-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Commission urges tech firms to invest more to flag illegal content on social networks.
  
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• Strata NYC 2017 news summary

  29-09-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  With approximately 30 different noteworthy announcements being made at the show, this year's Strata Data New York was chuck full o' news.Here's a summary, along with a set of trends we can harvest from the show.
  
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• Meet the artists using tech to preserve our history

  29-09-2017 14:40
  
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• Turn on iPhone FM radio chips, urges FCC. But iPhone 7, 8 don't have any, says Apple

  29-09-2017 14:35 via zdnet.com
  Apple is under pressure to "light up" the FM radio alleged to be present in the iPhone.
  
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• Oracle introduces Live Experience Cloud for customer engagement

  29-09-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new service enables companies to serve customers in real time via their mobile and business applications with features like HD voice, HD video and screen sharing.
  
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• Building a 300 node Raspberry Pi supercomputer

  29-09-2017 13:54 via zdnet.com
  Commodity hardware makes possible massive, 100,000 node clusters, because, after all, commodity hardware is "cheap" - if you're Google. What if you want a lot of cycles but don't have a few million dollars to spend? Think Raspberry Pi.
  
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• Elon Musk: Rockets will fly people from city to city in minutes

  29-09-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The entrepreneur says his new rocket could fly people from London to New York in 29 minutes.
  
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• BlackBerry given a new lease of life as shares rise by over 12%

  29-09-2017 13:38
  
  Switch to software focus sees Canadian firm’s shares hit a record high
  
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• Six things that only happen on Fifa release day

  29-09-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  As Fifa 18 is released in the UK, here are all the things that will make this #FIFAFriday a different one to usual.
  
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• Project Neptune: A £4 million submarine, made by Aston Martin

  29-09-2017 13:19
  
  Aston Martin is branching away from cars
  
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• This is the world's largest dark matter detector

  29-09-2017 13:18
  
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• Google warns that govt is demanding more of your private data than ever

  29-09-2017 13:13 via zdnet.com
  And thousands more user accounts have been affected by US national security orders than previously reported.
  
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• UN to monitor AI developments and other tech news

  29-09-2017 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Net 'not ready' for vital security update

  29-09-2017 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Millions might have been left without reliable net access if the change had not been postponed.
  
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• The hottest startups in London

  29-09-2017 11:54
  
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• Finnish tax administration strengthens cyber security capabilities

  29-09-2017 11:40 via computerweekly.com
  Tax administration steps up cyber security initiatives as more of its services are delivered digitally
  
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• Cyber security should be data-based, says NCSC

  29-09-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  The National Cyber Security Centre has begun several initiatives in its first year and hopes to use data drawn from those to drive better cyber security practices
  
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• Elon Musk's Big Fucking Rocket to Mars is his most ambitious yet

  29-09-2017 11:28
  
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• Sweden investigates introducing its own e-currency

  29-09-2017 11:07 via computerweekly.com
  Nordic country’s central bank is planning for a future e-currency as cash becomes less relevant
  
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• Most Singapore firms unsure if old employee accounts properly removed

  29-09-2017 10:47 via zdnet.com
  Just 7 percent say they remove user access immediately upon a change in employment status, while 81 percent aren't confident accounts of former employees are removed.
  
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• Dubai is bringing Mars to Earth with a 1.9 million square foot Martian city

  29-09-2017 10:32
  
  Bringing Mars down to Earth
  
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• African anti-malaria programme thrives on strong data culture

  29-09-2017 10:30 via computerweekly.com
  Path health organisation is fuelling its anti-malaria programme in Zambia, and other African countries, with data analytics from Alteryx, Tableau, and others
  
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• Has Facebook learned anything from Trump and Brexit?

  29-09-2017 09:00
  
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• London to Dubai in 29 minutes: Elon Musk now wants to use spaceships to fly us around Earth

  29-09-2017 08:56
  
  "If you built a ship to go to the moon and Mars, why not go to other places on Earth as well?"
  
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• Friday Briefing: SpaceX is planning to take its business to Mars

  29-09-2017 08:56
  
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