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• Netflix to raise another $1.6bn to finance new films and shows

  23-10-2017 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The streaming service expects to spend up to $8bn next year on new content.
  
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• 'One-off' £1.5m supercar damaged in crash at Tangmere

  23-10-2017 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Police believe the Pagani Zonda had been in a convoy of supercars when it hit a crash barrier.
  
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• Open-sourcing data will make big data bigger than ever

  23-10-2017 20:15 via zdnet.com
  Open source changed everything about how we write code, can open-sourcing data do the same for big data? The experts say yes.
  
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• Apple quietly kills off 256GB iPhone 7

  23-10-2017 20:08 via zdnet.com
  Hoping to pick up a high-capacity iPhone 7? You'd better hurry.
  
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• Touchscreen Google Home existence hinted within code

  23-10-2017 20:02 via zdnet.com
  Taking on Amazon Echo Show: Official Google app code suggests the company has a touchscreen Google Home in the works.
  
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• Which trends will be hot for marketers this holiday season?

  23-10-2017 19:58 via zdnet.com
  As Amazon reaches further and further across our online shopping experience, which trends can brand marketers use to effectively compete?
  
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• Preventing Data Leakage, Protecting Your Business Infographic

  23-10-2017 19:23 via zdnet.com
  SaaS implementations deliver high productivity and low overhead, but user error or malicious activity may lead to data leakage. A recent CBSi survey shows that companies are concerned about SaaS breaches; we share expert recommendations for SaaS security.
  
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• UK to help CES tech start-ups after expo chief's criticism

  23-10-2017 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The government will fund small firms to attend the tech expo after claims it did little last time.
  
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• Stranger Things 2 suffers from sequelitis, but it's not fatal

  23-10-2017 18:58
  
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• Amazon receives 200-plus headquarters proposals

  23-10-2017 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Cities across North America are competing to be home to Amazon's next hub.
  
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• Apple COO Jeff Williams: Mobile is a major AI platform

  23-10-2017 18:22 via zdnet.com
  Artificial intelligence future: Apple is relying on a mobile framework that will allow developers to create apps that will enhance the AI experience.
  
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• Encryption stops the FBI from accessing over half the devices it tries to look at

  23-10-2017 18:06
  The statistic was revealed at the International Association of Chiefs of Police
  
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• Birmingham SMEs to get help from London Digital Security Centre

  23-10-2017 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  SMEs in Birmingham are to get the opportunity to learn how to protect themselves from cyber attacks at a free event on 25 October 2017
  
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• Adobe updates Experience Manager for fast, multi-channel content delivery

  23-10-2017 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The updates should help marketers deliver consistent but contextually-appropriate messages across the growing number of devices and channels customers use.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update rollout: A progress report

  23-10-2017 17:33 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is just about a week into its staged rollout of its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. So how's it going?
  
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• Apple, Samsung headed back to trial over iPhone damages

  23-10-2017 17:33 via zdnet.com
  Patent wars continued: Judge Lucy Koh is giving Apple and Samsung until October 25 to propose a date for the retrial.
  
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• Is it time to stop blaming organisations for being breached?

  23-10-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  The IT security industry needs to look at itself and its practices before blaming organisations that have been hit by cyber attacks
  
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• Intuit unveils new finance platform Turbo

  23-10-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  With Turbo, Intuit is hoping to make TurboTax a year-around financial services tool rather than a once-a-year tax filing site.
  
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• Here's one ingenious way London can tackle its air pollution crisis

  23-10-2017 16:33
  
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• SAP Brazil delivers first Leonardo case study

  23-10-2017 16:24 via zdnet.com
  Agribusiness firm is the first to go public about its use of the innovation suite; cloud products continue to perform well in third quarter results.
  
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• Raccoons pass an ancient intelligence test by knocking it over

  23-10-2017 16:21
  
  The test, called ‘The Crow and the Pitcher’ is used to study animals' understanding of cause and effect
  
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• Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing on Azure

  23-10-2017 16:19 via computerweekly.com
  Both Microsoft and Amazon are building up their HPC capabilities. The partnership with Cray could help to bolster Azure’s footprint
  
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• Mini phone maker admits performance shortcomings

  23-10-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The Jelly handset's battery life, originally billed at three days, can be as little as three hours.
  
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• Hackers are attacking power companies, stealing critical data: Here's how they are doing it

  23-10-2017 16:04 via zdnet.com
  Attackers are particularly interested in industrial control systems -- and they're still at it right now.
  
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• Arm announces PSA security architecture for IoT devices

  23-10-2017 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Arm hopes the adoption of its new PSA system will help protect trillions of connected devices in the future.
  
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• Microsoft Azure customers now can run workloads on Cray supercomputers

  23-10-2017 15:49 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft and Cray are teaming to give Azure customers with data-intentsive HPC, AI workloads access to Cray supercomputers running in select Microsoft datacenters.
  
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• T-Mobile gains more ground as Sprint merger nears

  23-10-2017 15:46 via zdnet.com
  The carrier boasts another strong quarter, but everyone's just wondering when its deal with Sprint will go down.
  
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• Kaspersky Lab announces global transparency initiative

  23-10-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  Faced with a US government ban and media reports alleging co-operation with Russian spies, Kaspersky Lab has announced a global transparency initiative
  
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• Windows 10 Mobile: Now you can update your phone from your PC

  23-10-2017 15:25 via zdnet.com
  Windows Phone is dead, but Microsoft has released a new updater tool to keep your devices patched.
  
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• Project Loon restores web in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

  23-10-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The balloons are helping Puerto Ricans send text messages and browse the web on their phones.
  
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• Samsung SDS, BioCatch integrate behavioral biometrics to Nexsign

  23-10-2017 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Samsung SDS America and BioCatch have partnered up to add behavioral biometrics to the Nexsign authentication platform.
  
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• Cisco to acquire BroadSoft in $1.9 billion deal

  23-10-2017 14:41 via zdnet.com
  BroadSoft's technology will improve Cisco's enterprise collaboration solutions portfolio.
  
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• Google: This surge in Chrome HTTPS traffic shows how much safer you now are online

  23-10-2017 14:17 via zdnet.com
  Google's HTTPS-everywhere push is showing results in page loads on Chrome.
  
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• Man arrested because of a Facebook mistranslation

  23-10-2017 14:14
  
  A post on Facebook saying "good morning" in Arabic was taken to mean "attack them" in Hebrew
  
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• Understand cyber security, don’t fear it, says NCSC head

  23-10-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has urged organisations to ensure they understand cyber risks, as a survey reveals mid-sized firms have inadequate cyber protection
  
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• What is the Kuiper Belt?

  23-10-2017 13:58
  
  It's three billion miles away, but getting to grips with the Kuiper Belt could help scientists understand a lot more about our universe
  
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• Essential Phone price slashed $200 after two months

  23-10-2017 13:50 via zdnet.com
  There is a lot of potential in the Essential Phone and it is honestly a fantastic piece of hardware with a stock Android experience. Sales must not be going well for such a drastic price drop so quickly though.
  
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• Essential Phone review: Lovely titanium and ceramic with potential for greatness

  23-10-2017 13:47 via zdnet.com
  The Essential Phone was a tough sell at $699, but at $499 it is compelling. It offers flagship specs with lots of potential, but there is some risk in a startup launching its first phone.
  
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• Hackers target security researchers with malware-laden document

  23-10-2017 13:37 via zdnet.com
  State-backed hackers are trying to deliver malware to people interested in cybersecurity, using malicious documents about a real conference as a lure.
  
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• Beats Studio3 Wireless review: huge battery life with a solid sound

  23-10-2017 13:33
  
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• Apple is being sued for use of the term ‘Animoji’

  23-10-2017 12:55
  
  A Tokyo-based company is suing Apple for using the Animoji name when the company’s Animoji app is already on the App Store
  
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• Pollution kills more than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis combined

  23-10-2017 12:54
  
  Pollution is the reason for 16% of all deaths in the world, a new report says
  
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• Pixel XL 2 screen burn-in: Google investigates this latest display issue

  23-10-2017 12:43 via zdnet.com
  Has screen burn-in just been added to the list of problems with the Pixel XL 2's OLED display?
  
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• FBI failed to access 7,000 encrypted mobile devices

  23-10-2017 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Encryption has become "a huge, huge problem" for investigations, the FBI director says.
  
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• Kaspersky Lab tries to claw back trust with transparency initiative

  23-10-2017 12:33 via zdnet.com
  The company has promised independent source code reviews and increased bug bounty rewards in the future.
  
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• US warns of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure

  23-10-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  The US government has issued a warning about ongoing cyber attacks targeting critical national infrastructure, saying some networks and at least one power generator have been compromised
  
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• Adidas is using robots to produce small-batch, local-market shoes

  23-10-2017 12:03 via zdnet.com
  It usually takes 18 months to bring a shoe to market. Global shoe brands want to bring that down to a few days.
  
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• Comcast: How AI, machine learning, DevOps and a bit of hardware may make it a smart home platform

  23-10-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Comcast may emerge as a key smart home platform player. Here's a look at Comcast's digital transformation playbook, which includes DevOps, AI and machine learning, voice and user interface and even hardware design.
  
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• How going cloud native can increase app agility

  23-10-2017 11:51 via computerweekly.com
  We look at how cloud-native applications can deliver far more dynamic support to meet an organisation’s needs
  
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• Tesla is boosting the speed of old Model X and Model S cars

  23-10-2017 11:50
  
  A new Tesla upgrade will make some old Model X and Model S cars one second faster
  
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