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• Protecting Your Clouds - Research Report

  17-10-2017 23:21 via zdnet.com
  In this research report, we present the results of a recent Tech Pro Research survey, asking our readers about their current cloud activities, security operations, and priorities. You'll learn how IT departments are planning their implementation of private and hybrid cloud infrastructure, how they're dealing with concerns about insider threats, their perceptions of shadow IT, and how you can protect your organization in a challenging threat landscape.
  
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• With Surface Book 2, Microsoft shows off its vision of the PC's future

  17-10-2017 23:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft claims its new Surface Book 2 devices pack more computational power than any competitor. Can these super-premium devices convince other PC makers to raise the bar as well?
  
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• MobileIron shares plummet on weak preliminary Q3 results, CEO to depart

  17-10-2017 22:48 via zdnet.com
  The enterprise mobility management firm has named a new chief executive for the second time in less than two years.
  
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• IBM's Q3 gets boost from z System mainframe; As-a-service annual run rate hits $9.4 billion

  17-10-2017 22:33 via zdnet.com
  IBM's results got a lift from an old standby--the mainframe--with a pervasive security twist.
  
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• Garmin Speak adds Amazon Alexa to your car for $149

  17-10-2017 22:06 via zdnet.com
  Garmin's 1.5-inch circular Speak sits above your car dashboard and provides access to Amazon Alexa as well as turn-by-turn navigation.
  
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• Coupa Software buys AI firm Deep Relevance

  17-10-2017 20:48 via zdnet.com
  Coupa plans to apply the AI models developed by Deep Relevance to the spend data Coupa has collected from its customer community.
  
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• Tableau unveils high-scale Hyper engine, previews self-service data-prep and 'smart' capabilities

  17-10-2017 20:37 via zdnet.com
  What's new, what's coming, and what's missing, a conference recap from Tableau Conference 2017.
  
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• Google Calendar gets new business features

  17-10-2017 20:31 via zdnet.com
  An updated version of Google Calendar for the web makes it easier for enterprise teams to schedule meetings.
  
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• Windows 10 Update: How Microsoft is thinking differently about hardware and software

  17-10-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  Maybe this 'One Microsoft' thing really is taking hold -- at least if you believe Microsoft's account of how the latest Surface Book, Windows 10 feature update and new Office release all came to be.
  
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• NBN complaints more than doubling a 'cause for concern': TIO

  17-10-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  While the TIO has said complaints about NBN are expected to grow during the acceleration of the rollout, it has called this year's 160 percent increase concerning, while NBN called it 'unfortunate'.
  
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• Intel unveils the Nervana Neural Network Processor

  17-10-2017 20:00 via zdnet.com
  The chipmaker explains the architecture behind the new AI-focused processor, formerly known as Lake Crest, and names Facebook as a collaborator as it brings the Nervana NNP to market.
  
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• Social media data shared by spy agencies

  17-10-2017 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Details about the data being collected by GCHQ have emerged at a tribunal about surveillance legality.
  
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• Cisco's new predictive services portfolio taps AI to solve IT skills gap

  17-10-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The networking and data center giant said that its predictive services portfolio can help customers spot, predict and prevent IT failures.
  
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• Egnyte analyses 25 PBs of data to discover how businesses manage their content

  17-10-2017 18:52 via zdnet.com
  Do businesses know what sort of data they have -- and more importantly -- where it is stored?
  
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• Adobe patches Flash bug used for planting spying tools

  17-10-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Kaspersky discovered that Flash files were being embedded in Word documents to deliver spyware.
  
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• Microsoft to expand Azure Government Secret cloud option for handling classified data

  17-10-2017 18:41 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft also will be making Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams available for U.S. government customers in early 2018.
  
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• Greenpeace: Apple is green, but there's a greener smartphone maker

  17-10-2017 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics 2017 give Apple a B- on its report card, ahead of the likes of Dell, HP, Samsung, and Amazon. But the top spot goes to a company you may not have heard of.
  
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• Dropbox launches Showcase for exhibiting and tracking digital assets

  17-10-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The new feature was designed for contingent workers who need to display their work in a professional manner to gain business, while also measuring engagement with the content displayed.
  
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• Chinese backdoor malware resurfaces after more than a decade

  17-10-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The malware affects Windows 7 and up to Windows 8.1, the researchers confirmed.
  
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• GM to begin testing self-driving cars in New York in early 2018

  17-10-2017 17:57 via zdnet.com
  General Motors' subsidiary Cruise Automation plans to test fully autonomous vehicles in lower Manhattan.
  
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• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: Microsoft shows off Fluent Design

  17-10-2017 17:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft offers a glimpse of how its new Fluent Design is evolving the Windows 10 experience.
  
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• ZTE Axon M announced: AT&T exclusive dual screen smartphone functions in four modes

  17-10-2017 17:24 via zdnet.com
  While most smartphone manufacturers are minimizing bezels and removing front buttons, ZTE decided to offer another innovation with a dual display folding phone.
  
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• Microsoft Surface Book 2: Specs, pricing, availability

  17-10-2017 17:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's new MacBook Pro competitor will start shipping new 13.5-inch and 15-inch Surface Book 2 high-performance laptops as of mid-November. Here's what to expect.
  
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• 'First 5G mobile net connection' claimed by Qualcomm

  17-10-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Qualcomm says it has achieved 1Gbps internet speeds using a 5G chip on a mobile device.
  
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• ​Traditional PC sales continue to slide

  17-10-2017 17:08 via zdnet.com
  But Windows 10 rollouts may help to boost the market next year.
  
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• Apple Irish datacentre objectors to seek fresh High Court appeal against project

  17-10-2017 17:06 via computerweekly.com
  The remaining objectors to Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry, Ireland, are preparing to launch another appeal against the project, which has now been delayed by more than two and a half years
  
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• Meet Vincent, the AI artist bringing your sketches to life

  17-10-2017 16:56
  
  Can AIs and humans work together in harmony? Vincent is the artist AI trying to prove we can
  
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• Low success rate for government online ID service

  17-10-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Gov.uk Verify fails to register most users trying to access government services.
  
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• Microsoft rolling out Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, available today

  17-10-2017 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest feature update for Windows 10 is now available to mainstream users for PCs. Technically savvy users can grab the final bits starting today, October 17.
  
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• Microsoft unveils the Surface Book 2

  17-10-2017 16:29
  
  Packing five times the graphical power of its predecessor, the Surface Book 2 looks like one to watch
  
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• Microsoft reveals the Surface Book 2 (but has bad news for UK buyers)

  17-10-2017 16:29
  
  Packing five times the graphical power of its predecessor, the Surface Book 2 looks like one to watch
  
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• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: New features to try, but don't rush to install it

  17-10-2017 16:23 via zdnet.com
  The fourth feature update to Windows 10 is here now. It's packed with a wide assortment of new and refined features, including some new security options designed to block zero-day exploits and ransomware. But should you upgrade now?
  
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• PayPal enables Venmo payments at millions of US retailers

  17-10-2017 16:09 via zdnet.com
  Venmo users will be able to use their app balance or linked cards and bank accounts anywhere PayPal is accepted in the US via the mobile web.
  
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• UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears

  17-10-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services, a court will hear this week
  
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• AI used to detect breast cancer risk

  17-10-2017 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Machine learning is being used to spot whether breast lesions are cancerous or not.
  
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• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: New features and security options

  17-10-2017 15:39 via zdnet.com
  The fourth feature update to Windows 10 is here now. It's packed with a wide assortment of new and refined features, including some new security options designed to block zero-day exploits and ransomware. But don't rush to install it yet.
  
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• An AI has been taught to make moral decisions like humans

  17-10-2017 15:37
  
  Researchers aggregated millions of human responses to teach an AI how to behave when faced with an ethical dilemma
  
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• AI researchers teach self-driving cars to moralise like humans

  17-10-2017 15:37
  
  Researchers aggregate millions of human responses to teach an AI how to behave when faced with an ethical dilemma
  
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• AI adoption still nascent, says SAS survey

  17-10-2017 15:26 via computerweekly.com
  At its 2017 conference in Amsterdam, analytics software supplier discloses research into enterprise readiness for artificial intelligence, and identifies blockages
  
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• Polestar 1: Meet Volvo’s 600hp, hybrid GT car

  17-10-2017 15:22
  
  Polestar started life as a Volvo tuning firm, but now it’s a Tesla rival
  
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• How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack

  17-10-2017 15:09 via computerweekly.com
  The discovery of a vulnerability affecting the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard has people in a spin. But how serious is it really, and what basic steps can you take to keep your network safe from a Krack attack?
  
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• Patent battle pits iPod father v Android creator

  17-10-2017 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A start-up funded by Tony Fadell is suing a smartphone-maker led by Andy Rubin.
  
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• How Microsoft is thinking differently about hardware and software

  17-10-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Maybe this 'One Microsoft' thing really is taking hold -- at least if you believe Microsoft's account of how the latest Surface Book, Windows 10 feature update and new Office release all came to be.
  
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• Netgear Orbi Pro, First Take: Business-friendly mesh networking

  17-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Orbi Pro may be more expensive than conventional wi-fi routers, but it offers small businesses a flexible plug-and-play networking solution.
  
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• Microsoft's new MacBook Pro competitor, the Surface Book 2: Specs, pricing, availability

  17-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft will start shipping new 13.5-inch and 15-inch Surface Book 2 high-performance laptops as of mid-November. Here's what to expect.
  
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• Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

  17-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's newest feature update for Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, is available to mainstream users for PCs starting today, October 17.
  
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• Google Pixel 2 XL review: It doesn't get any more Google than this

  17-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The Pixel 2 XL has an improved camera, new design, and new software tricks.
  
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• GE Aviation, Teradata form product partnership

  17-10-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The two companies said they will create products and services for the aviation industry.
  
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• Splunk acquires SignalSense, beefs up machine learning, security expertise

  17-10-2017 14:58 via zdnet.com
  SignalSense will give Splunk more technology and machine learning expertise for its security tools.
  
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• ​Linus Torvalds says targeted fuzzing is improving Linux security

  17-10-2017 14:34 via zdnet.com
  Linux 4.14 release candidate five is out. "Go out and test," says Linus Torvalds.
  
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