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• General Electric says internal ideas will produce $5bn in savings

  12-10-2017 23:40 via zdnet.com
  GE says its efforts "to disrupt itself" have generated a backlog of valuable innovations that will produce billions of dollars in value
  
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• What's really holding back today's CIO from digital transformation?

  12-10-2017 23:14 via zdnet.com
  A new generation of IT leader has been arriving on the scene, more in-tune with the business, more collaborative, and with better soft skills, but a legacy tangle of tech stands in the way of moving towards the future.
  
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• Equifax removes webpage after malware issue

  12-10-2017 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm is still reeling since disclosure of an earlier cyber-breach that affected millions in the US and UK.
  
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• PillDrill offers reminders to improve medication adherence

  12-10-2017 21:15 via zdnet.com
  While it leaves a few loopholes, the PillDrill system can remind people visually and audibly that it's time to take their meds.
  
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• Target partners with Google for voice shopping through Google Express

  12-10-2017 21:02 via zdnet.com
  Target joins Walmart, Costco, Kohl's and Ulta in a growing list of retailers that have partnered with Google's voice-activated shopping platform.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 3 review: Always connected, just without the guilt

  12-10-2017 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Apple's newest smartwatch is smarter in that it's always connected, but is it worth the cost?
  
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• Oculus Go: We must control virtual reality before it controls us

  12-10-2017 19:52 via zdnet.com
  We must face up to the potential dangers of widespread virtual reality technology before it's too late.
  
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• Google has Pixel-perfect timing to advance in smartphones

  12-10-2017 19:01 via zdnet.com
  The high bar and rapid leapfrogging of the smartphone state of the art carries a number of barriers to entry. But the sea of sameness is providing smooth sailing for Google's device efforts.
  
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• The malware that won't die: Is Locky reclaiming its title as king of ransomware?

  12-10-2017 18:27 via zdnet.com
  Once by far the most common form of ransomware, Locky ransomware is now on the rise again.
  
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• Rose McGowan, one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers, has account limited by Twitter

  12-10-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media company says it was because one of her tweets included a private phone number.
  
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• Government announces digital 'T-level' to encourage technical skills

  12-10-2017 17:45 via computerweekly.com
  A digital T-level has been announced among the first of the new technical qualifications the UK is introducing to tackle technical skills gaps
  
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• Press L2 to brake: I played GT Sport with a real Nissan GT-R

  12-10-2017 17:11
  
  0-60mph in 2.9 seconds, and a squeeze of the R2 trigger
  
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• Branson's Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One

  12-10-2017 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Richard is joining the board of the pod-based US transport company.
  
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• Facebook 'fully committed' to sharing Russian ad data

  12-10-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Data on who was targeted during the US election, and the webpages the ads linked to, will be released by Facebook.
  
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• Alba Orbital: pushing the limits of space development

  12-10-2017 16:45
  
  AlbaOrbital's PocketQube could democratise space itself
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• At Facebook's big VR showcase, the big news wasn't VR

  12-10-2017 16:31
  
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• Fighting back against the cyber threat

  12-10-2017 16:20
  
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• Virgin’s Richard Branson backs Hyperloop One

  12-10-2017 16:17
  
  Virgin describes Hyperloop One as a “revolutionary train service”
  
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• Hyperloop One rebrands as Virgin Hyperloop One following investment from Richard Branson

  12-10-2017 16:17
  
  Virgin describes Hyperloop One as a “revolutionary train service”
  
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• The tiny island of Vanuatu now lets people buy citizenship with Bitcoin

  12-10-2017 16:13
  
  Vanuat-you mean you can pay for citizenship using Bitcoin?
  
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• AWS, Microsoft launch deep learning interface Gluon

  12-10-2017 16:01 via zdnet.com
  The interface gives developers a place where they can prototype, build, train and deploy machine learning models for cloud and mobile apps.
  
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• This simple USB key protects everyone from phishing

  12-10-2017 15:56
  
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• Cloud giants hit pause on Internet backbone spending, Juniper's Q3 suffers

  12-10-2017 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Juniper Networks recent quarters have been fueled by cloud giants building their own Internet backbones, but these customers recently hit pause on their capital spending.
  
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• Cloud computing spending is growing even faster than expected

  12-10-2017 15:31 via zdnet.com
  Most new features are being offered by vendors as cloud services only.
  
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• Virgin Mobile is giving away FIFA 18 PS4 bundles with Sony Xperia phones

  12-10-2017 15:06
  
  A great way of getting a PlayStation 4 and a top notch phone
  
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• Microsoft's mystery update arouses anger, suspicion among Windows 10 users

  12-10-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's update ser4vers are pushing out a new Photos Add-on app, with no explanation of what it does. Windows 10 users aren't taking it well.
  
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• Why agile teams prefer to bring their own development tools to projects

  12-10-2017 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Why restrict a developer’s creativity and productivity with corporate standards? We explore the benefits of open source tools freedom
  
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• SAP Vora 2.0 ushers in containers, Kubernetes, tighter HANA integration

  12-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  SAP's Spark-based data query platform gets a refresh.Now it's containerized, cloudified and runs on Spark 2.x.
  
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• Researchers find 450,000 financial scams operating on social media

  12-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Each successful attack can cost victims tends of thousands of dollars.
  
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• Apple wins Irish court backing for €850m datacentre in Athenry

  12-10-2017 14:58 via computerweekly.com
  After more than two years of planning delays and appeals, the Irish court has quashed two legal challenges to Apple’s plan to build a datacentre in the west Ireland town of Athenry
  
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• Take a break from work with the Moto Gamepad Mod: hands-on

  12-10-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Many of us rely on our phones as essential tools to get work done. However, there is a time for relaxation and with the Moto Gamepad mod you can transform your Moto Z into a portable gaming machine.
  
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• Alibaba Cloud to offer, host Red Hat software

  12-10-2017 14:32 via zdnet.com
  Chinese internet giant has joined Red Hat's cloud partner ecosystem and will offer the latter's open source products to Alibaba Cloud customers as well as host Red Hat customers on its cloud platform.
  
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• Australian defence contractor hacked for fighter jet data

  12-10-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  The hacking of an Australian defence sub-contractor has once again highlighted the importance of supply chain cyber security
  
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• ​Apple CEO Tim Cook: It's still too early for quality AR headsets

  12-10-2017 14:20 via zdnet.com
  The technology just isn't available to create a flawless augmented reality headset, says Apple's chief.
  
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• Quick poll: Is social media bad for you?

  12-10-2017 14:16
  
  How much time to do you spend on social media? And what advice do you have for people who want to cut back?
  
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• Cisco updates ACI for customers moving to a multi-cloud strategy

  12-10-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  The new features should simplify network management and improve security across complex environments.
  
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• IT industry more reliant on non-UK workers than economy as a whole

  12-10-2017 13:31 via computerweekly.com
  The UK IT sector is more reliant on workers from other countries than the average for other sectors.
  
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• Facebook bans rapper Lil B for 'hate speech' posts

  12-10-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Lil B is banned from Facebook for 30 days for several posts about white people and gun violence.
  
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• City-centre robot distribution is speeding up one-hour delivery

  12-10-2017 13:23
  
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• Reports suggest we could soon see an iPhone with a foldable screen

  12-10-2017 13:10
  
  Apple and LG to work on foldable iPhone to rival Samsung Galaxy X
  
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• ​Google ditches Home Mini's top-touch panel feature after spying blunder

  12-10-2017 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Google's Home Mini has permanently lost the ability to receive top-tap commands over privacy concerns.
  
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• Google disables touch function on Home Mini

  12-10-2017 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Home Mini speaker units were responding to every sound close to them, early users found.
  
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• This Netflix-flavoured phishing attack targets your business emails

  12-10-2017 12:36 via zdnet.com
  Attackers take advantage of people using corporate email addresses for consumer services.
  
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• The Technology Excellence Awards 2017: We crown the best brands and pick the top products of the year

  12-10-2017 12:33
  
  Thousands of you voted for the brands you trust, and we painstakingly picked out the top products of 2017 – here are this year's results
  
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• Kansas City mayor spams Amazon reviews in bid for headquarters

  12-10-2017 12:12 via zdnet.com
  Nothing smells of desperation more than spamming Amazon with thousands of potentially "fake" reviews.
  
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• UK bank Standard Chartered opens IT service centre in Bangalore

  12-10-2017 12:10 via computerweekly.com
  Bank is expanding its operation in India, which provides business services to its operations globally
  
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• Clean Growth Strategy: UK outlines plans to reduce our reliance on carbon

  12-10-2017 11:55
  
  Victoria Woollaston
  45 min 25 sec ago
  EnvironmentAt an event in Olympic Park, the UK business and energy secretary Greg Clark has officially released the government's Clean Growth Strategy. 
  It outlines the UK's plans to reduce our reliance on carbon and promote renewable and sustainable energy sources to help grow the UK economy. 
  According to the plans, carbon emissions in the UK have fallen and national income has "risen faster and further" than any other nation in the G7, which inc
  
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• Clean Growth Strategy: UK outlines plans to cut our energy bills and get us all driving electric cars

  12-10-2017 11:55
  
  Victoria Woollaston
  2 hours 17 min ago
  EnvironmentAt an event in Olympic Park, the UK business and energy secretary Greg Clark has officially released the government's Clean Growth Strategy.
  It outlines the UK's plans to reduce our reliance on carbon and promote renewable and sustainable energy sources to help grow the UK economy.
  According to the plans, carbon emissions in the UK have fallen and national income has "risen faster and further" than any other nation in the G7, which includes Canad
  
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• Is Nintendo planning an entirely superfluous Game Boy Mini?

  12-10-2017 11:46
  
  A patent filing suggests the Game Boy may be the next Nintendo machine to get miniaturised
  
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• ​Amazon's Alexa can now recognise different voices

  12-10-2017 11:36 via zdnet.com
  Echo owners can now make Alexa recognize different users, cutting out the need to tell it to switch accounts.
  
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