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• Wildlife biologists use Intel drones to spy on polar bears

  06-10-2017 20:25 via zdnet.com
  Intel's Falcon 8+ drone launched from research boats despite steel interference.
  
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• PledgeMusic exposed accounts by letting anyone log in without a password

  06-10-2017 18:52 via zdnet.com
  The site boasted three million users last year.
  
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• University of Cambridge solar car crashes before race

  06-10-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The University of Cambridge team's solar-powered Mirage car rolled and crashed during testing.
  
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• Artist 'vandalises' Snapchat's AR Balloon Dog sculpture

  06-10-2017 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Sebastian Errazuriz said he is standing against an "augmented reality corporate invasion".
  
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• FDIC hit with more than 50 security breaches over two years

  06-10-2017 17:42 via zdnet.com
  A new report from the Office of Inspector General has brought another wave of cybersecurity woes to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
  
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• One month with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8: The S Pen rises above all else

  06-10-2017 17:32 via zdnet.com
  After more than a month with the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, I am convinced it is the best phone for me and the best for many in the enterprise.
  
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• The Handmaiden and 10 more of the best films on Amazon Prime UK

  06-10-2017 17:02
  
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• Spotlight and 8 more of the best films on Amazon Prime UK

  06-10-2017 17:02
  
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• This sneaky phishing attack hijacks your chats to spread malware

  06-10-2017 16:59 via zdnet.com
  Organisations around the world have fallen victim to a highly-targeted phishing campaign which intercepts ongoing email threads to customise messages and spread malware.
  
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• Towards a unifying data theory and practice: Combining operations, analytics, and streaming

  06-10-2017 16:47 via zdnet.com
  We've heard the one data platform to rule them all story before. Could it be this time it's actually true? New Pivotal-backed and Spark-compatible open source solution SnappyData promises so, and we take the opportunity to look inside and around for whys, hows, and options.
  
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• Intel Coffee Lake review: 8th gen desktop chips are fast, but expensive

  06-10-2017 16:31
  
  Do Intel's latest chips have what it takes to hit bat at AMD's mighty Ryzen CPUs?
  
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• Internet speed guarantees must be realistic, says Ofcom

  06-10-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  New Ofcom rules require ISPs to be realistic about speeds before customers purchase contracts.
  
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• Forget Kaspersky Labs, it's the NSA that sucks at security

  06-10-2017 15:31
  
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• iPhone 8 Plus loses its camera crown: One-lens Pixel 2 snatches it with record score

  06-10-2017 15:13 via zdnet.com
  The Pixel 2 outperforms other flagship phone cameras but still can't match the iPhone 8 Plus' background blur.
  
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• "That doesn't even *seem* innocent:" Elon Musk calls out Google’s eerie and invasive Clips camera

  06-10-2017 14:55
  
  Is Google’s personal cameraman Clips a step too far?
  
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• Clips is Google’s eerie and invasive camera for the social-media generation

  06-10-2017 14:55
  
  Is Google’s personal cameraman Clips a step too far?
  
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• Running Hadoop on a Raspberry Pi 2 cluster

  06-10-2017 14:45 via zdnet.com
  Last week I wrote about a 300 node cluster using Raspberry Pi (RPi) microcomputers. But can you do useful work on such a low-cost, low-power cluster? Yes, you can. Hadoop runs on massive clusters, but you can also run it on your own, highly-scalable, RPi cluster.
  
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• Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah just started his own cryptocurrency business, Cream Capital

  06-10-2017 14:29
  
  “Crypto Rules Everything Around Me”
  
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• Windows 10 Mobile loses another big champion: HP drops its flagship Elite X3

  06-10-2017 14:27 via zdnet.com
  HP says Elite X3 sales will be limited to the stocks left in countries.
  
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• Message fired to US and North Korea as anti-nuclear weapons group win Nobel Peace Prize

  06-10-2017 14:02
  The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded 2017's Nobel Peace Prize
  
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• Google: Windows 10 patches put Windows 7 users in danger

  06-10-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  If Microsoft is going to patch Windows 10, it should patch the same bugs in Windows 7, says Google's Project Zero.
  
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• Get the best deal on the best MFP for a small business

  06-10-2017 13:59 via zdnet.com
  This all-in-one routinely goes on sale. Here's when you should pull the trigger -- and why.
  
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• Raspberry Pi: Hands-on with the Pi-Desktop kit

  06-10-2017 13:54 via zdnet.com
  This kit promises to turn your Pi into a functional desktop computer. I'm going to try it out and see how easy it is to assemble and use.
  
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• Elon Musk says he can rebuild Puerto Rico's power grid with solar

  06-10-2017 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tesla founder says he can replace the island territory's destroyed power grid with solar energy.
  
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• SanDisk unveils industrial and automotive-grade SD and microSD cards

  06-10-2017 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Need SD or microSD cards that can operate across a broad temperature range? SanDisk have you covered.
  
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• On encryption, the UK sets a collision course with Europe

  06-10-2017 13:10 via zdnet.com
  End-to-end encryption is still seen as a danger by British politicians but as a useful protection by Europeans.
  
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• Waste-generated biogas is turning homes into power plants

  06-10-2017 13:00
  
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• Car infotainment is 'too dangerous' to use driving: So what's riskier, voice or buttons?

  06-10-2017 13:00 via zdnet.com
  Just because the tech is in your car doesn't make it safe to use.
  
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• Benjamin Clementine: 'If someone calls me a soul artist, I get pissed'

  06-10-2017 13:00
  
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• Asphalt helps batteries charge more quickly

  06-10-2017 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Batteries that charge to full power in five minutes could be the outcome of US research that uses asphalt.
  
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• US security secrets reportedly stolen in Russian NSA hack

  06-10-2017 12:46
  
  Kaspersky has responded to allegations it was involved in the hack, claiming it has been "caught in the middle of a geopolitical fight"
  
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• Ofcom adds new protections for consumer broadband buyers

  06-10-2017 12:46 via computerweekly.com
  ISPs will have to provide more detailed information on the range of broadband speeds customers are likely to receive during the buying process
  
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• Google Home Max UK release date: Google’s new Home speaker is big on sound

  06-10-2017 12:33
  
  Audiophiles should go ga-ga over the latest Google Home device
  
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• Are algorithms making us W.E.I.R.D.?

  06-10-2017 12:14
  
  Western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic (WEIRD) norms are distorting the cultural perspective of new technologies
  
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• Brother moves core internal applications to Amazon cloud

  06-10-2017 11:56 via computerweekly.com
  Manufacturer Brother has moved its back-office and customer-facing systems to the Amazon cloud using public and hybrid models
  
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• Fujitsu could see more industrial action after union members reject company proposal

  06-10-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  IT supplier Fujitsu could face more industrial action as members of Unite at the company voted to reject an offer from the company to resolve a dispute
  
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• Security Serious Unsung Heroes announced

  06-10-2017 11:25 via computerweekly.com
  Awards celebrate the people of the cyber security industry on the front lines of organisations battling cyber threats
  
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• The best startups in Edinburgh

  06-10-2017 10:55
  
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• Security Think Tank: Security analytics can provide serious value

  06-10-2017 09:47 via computerweekly.com
  What are the main challenges that security analytics can be used to address?
  
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• Honda unveils a disaster relief robot and other news

  06-10-2017 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.
  
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• Who cares if Kazuo Ishiguro is a sci-fi genre writer or not?

  06-10-2017 09:00
  
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• This ICO for an AI blockhain is the most tech-hype idea of the year

  06-10-2017 09:00
  
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• This ICO for an AI blockchain is the most tech-hype idea of the year

  06-10-2017 09:00
  
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• Friday briefing: Pesticide traces found in 75 per cent of worldwide honey samples

  06-10-2017 08:48
  
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• Friday briefing: Neonicotinoid traces found in 75 per cent of worldwide honey samples

  06-10-2017 08:48
  
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• ACMA to auction off mobile spectrum

  06-10-2017 07:14 via zdnet.com
  The ACMA has announced that it will be selling 39 lots of spectrum across the 1800MHz, 2GHz, 2.3GHz, and 3.4GHz bands in November, with starting prices ranging between AU$1,000 and AU$5.7 million.
  
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• NBN denies Kenya has faster broadband

  06-10-2017 06:20 via zdnet.com
  NBN has said reports from Akamai that Kenya has faster average broadband speeds than Australia fail to take into account that only 2 percent of Kenyan households have access to fixed-line connectivity.
  
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• Mobile domestic roaming: An explainer

  06-10-2017 03:36 via zdnet.com
  Vodafone is continuing to fight the regulator in court over its decision due later in October -- but would a mobile domestic roaming declaration increase or decrease competition for consumers?
  
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• Ericsson launches 5G design centre in Texas

  06-10-2017 02:17 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson will use its new Austin, Texas design centre for designing, developing, and testing core microelectronics for 5G radio base stations and for collaborating with industry on silicon solutions.
  
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• No more privacy?

  06-10-2017 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Four experts examine the issue of information security in an online world.
  
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