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• Korea's 'gigatopia': KT delivering gigabit speeds over copper

  13-11-2017 23:13 via zdnet.com
  Korea Telecom is working to provide gigabit-speed broadband even for its 10-20 percent of customers still on ADSL by using 'GiGA Wire' technology over copper and coax cable.
  
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• How blockchain will shape up in the enterprise in 2018

  13-11-2017 23:07 via zdnet.com
  Enterprises must be ready to face the hype behind blockchain technology.
  
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• The new long-term Linux kernel, Linux 4.14, has arrived

  13-11-2017 21:05 via zdnet.com
  For the next six years, Android smartphones, embedded Linux devices, and Linux-based Internet of Things gadgets will use the newly released Linux 4.14 kernel.
  
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• Brazilian banks lead in artificial intelligence planning

  13-11-2017 20:49 via zdnet.com
  The number of institutions that see AI as important to their strategies is higher than other countries - but number of real case studies is still small.
  
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• Missouri AG launches Google antitrust probe

  13-11-2017 19:47 via zdnet.com
  Missouri's top law enforcement official is also investigating whether the internet giant violated the state's principal consumer protection statute.
  
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• Decoding OtterBox and LifeProof cases for iPhone X

  13-11-2017 19:16 via zdnet.com
  If you look at the two leading brands of protective enclosure for Apple's flagship smartphone, it's easy to be confused by all the models. Here's the distilled version to help you choose the right case.
  
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• Dell EMC high performance computing bundles aimed at AI, deep learning

  13-11-2017 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Dell EMC at SC 17 outlined a series of bundles designed to bring HPC to industries and enterprises.
  
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• Report: Artificial intelligence is creating jobs, generating economic gains

  13-11-2017 18:29 via zdnet.com
  New study from Deloitte shows that early adopters of cognitive technologies are positive about their current and future role.
  
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• Regent Street Apple store guard threatened by moped gang

  13-11-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten suspects on five mopeds smashed their way into the central London store in the early hours.
  
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• China dominates top supercomputers list

  13-11-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  China overtakes the US to have more supercomputers in the list of the world's fastest 500 systems.
  
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• 60 years ago today, Britain entered the space age with its Skylark rocket

  13-11-2017 17:16
  
  A new exhibition at the Science Museum celebrates the UK’s major contribution to space science
  
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• 60 years ago, Britain entered the space age with its Skylark rocket

  13-11-2017 17:16
  
  A new exhibition at the Science Museum celebrates the UK’s major contribution to space science
  
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• Micron doubles capacity of NVDIMM memory

  13-11-2017 17:11 via zdnet.com
  Larger capacity NVDIMMs means dramatically increased throughput and improved total cost of ownership.
  
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• Lamp posts in London are being turned into charging points

  13-11-2017 16:55
  
  Kensington and Chelsea Council is converting some of its streetlights into electric chargers
  
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• Oracle and cloud: Success demands a customer-centric culture

  13-11-2017 16:40 via zdnet.com
  Three top enterprise software industry analysts explain Oracle's plans and strategy. Learn what it means for Oracle customers and to your company.
  
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• 'Supercomputing for all' with AMD EPYC

  13-11-2017 16:37 via zdnet.com
  AMD announces the availability of new, high-performance EPYC-based PetaFLOPS systems.
  
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• Rethink AI in 2018 -- or risk failing

  13-11-2017 16:34 via zdnet.com
  2018 will be the year that most enterprises realize AI and other emerging technologies will require hard work.
  
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• Why UK police are learning cyber forensics

  13-11-2017 16:29 via computerweekly.com
  The need for the UK police force to conduct forensic investigations on computers is nothing new, but a rapid escalation of cyber crime has demanded a different approach
  
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• Next year's iPhones: More X? More notch? Here are our predictions

  13-11-2017 16:15 via zdnet.com
  Now that the Class of 2017 iPhones have been announced and are shipping, it's time to turn our attention to next year. Here, we present our predictions for next year's iPhones.
  
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• Gaydar founder Henry Badenhorst dies in South Africa

  13-11-2017 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Henry Badenhorst created the dating website after a friend complained he was too busy to find love.
  
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• Cloud computing: What it's like to make the move

  13-11-2017 15:32 via zdnet.com
  Cloud computing customers on why they made the migration and what companies following in their footsteps should, and should not, do.
  
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• Thousands of scientists sign doomsday warning to humanity: Earth faces “mutilation and misery” if we don’t change

  13-11-2017 15:23
  
  25 years after the first Warning to Humanity, 15,000 scientists have called for more to be done to avoid an environmental collapse
  
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• Qualcomm rejects Broadcom acquisition offer

  13-11-2017 15:23 via zdnet.com
  Updated: The US chip maker says the $130 billion deal "undervalues" Qualcomm and its future prospects.
  
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• Earth faces “vast human misery” if we don’t change our ways

  13-11-2017 15:23
  
  25 years after the first Warning to Humanity, 15,000 scientists have called for more to be done to avoid an environmental collapse
  
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• GE to hone digital efforts, leverage additive manufacturing as it focuses on core businesses

  13-11-2017 15:14 via zdnet.com
  GE will focus on its core businesses--aviation, healthcare and power--and digital investment will follow.
  
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• ​UN to host discussion about AI in warfare

  13-11-2017 15:12 via zdnet.com
  AI researchers warn world leaders that autonomous weapons shouldn't be allowed to make fatal decisions.
  
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• What is eCall? We explain what that SOS button in your car actually does

  13-11-2017 15:10
  
  BMW, Volvo and PSA Peugeot Citroen have SOS systems on their cars that can call the emergency services in the event of an accident
  
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• Huddle's 'highly secure' work tool exposed KPMG and BBC files

  13-11-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Private files belonging to tax adviser KPMG and the BBC are exposed by Huddle's team-sharing tool.
  
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• Is Bill Gates building a ‘smart city’, or his own personal SimCity?

  13-11-2017 15:07
  
  The billionaire is building a smart city in Arizona
  
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• Bill Gates is building a ‘smart city’ in Arizona worth $80 million

  13-11-2017 15:07
  
  Investment firm Cascade Investment LLC, owned by the Microsoft boss, has funded the 25,000-acre project
  
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• iPhone X suffers first-generation teething troubles

  13-11-2017 15:04 via zdnet.com
  It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that a device as ambitious as the iPhone X suffers some teething troubles out of the gate.
  
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• IBM shares updates on DOE's Summit supercomputer

  13-11-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  With expectations that it will be the world's fastest and most powerful supercomputer, Summit is expected to be completed in early 2018.
  
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• Android security: Google cracks down on apps that want to use accessibility services

  13-11-2017 14:32 via zdnet.com
  Measure would prevent feature designed for aiding disabled users from being abused by malicious apps -- but could force changes for popular apps, too.
  
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• Buses in parts of the UK will soon cost more - unless you use an official app (and hand over your data)

  13-11-2017 14:09
  
  Despite our protestations, privacy seems to be something which we trade away at the first opportunity
  
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• 10 days with the iPhone X: My joy of smartphones restored

  13-11-2017 13:59 via zdnet.com
  I've used hundreds of handheld devices over the past 20 years and a select few have brought me sheer joy. The iPhone X arrived on November 3 and it has me as excited as I was 10 years ago when the first iPhone launched.
  
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• Lovense sex toy app recorded and stored nearby sounds

  13-11-2017 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A smart vibrator-maker blames a bug for causing the software to save audio recordings.
  
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• Rackspace partners with HPE to introduce pay-as-you-go private cloud

  13-11-2017 13:45 via zdnet.com
  By applying a public cloud payment model to dedicated infrastructure, Rackspace says it could bring a whole new range of enterprise workloads to private cloud.
  
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• YouTube removes dead extremist's videos

  13-11-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Nearly 50,000 videos by radical Islamist preacher Anwar al-Awlaki are purged from the video-sharing site.
  
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• Uber set to sell $10bn stake to Softbank

  13-11-2017 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The ride-hailing firm says a cash injection would help to fuel expansion and investment in technology.
  
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• Neurons are seen exploding across the brain "like fireworks" in the most detailed map ever made

  13-11-2017 13:39
  
  Beyond teaching us more about the structure of the brain, these maps could help unlock some of the secrets of memory, taste and touch
  
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• Panasonic Toughbook CF-XZ6 review: A lightweight and robust, but expensive, 2-in-1 detachable

  13-11-2017 13:29 via zdnet.com
  The Toughbook CF-XZ6 is a lightweight and robust 12-inch detachable laptop, but it's an expensive device that's not without drawbacks.
  
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• IT leaders failing to prepare for cyber attacks, despite fears

  13-11-2017 13:23 via computerweekly.com
  Organisations are over-confident about their ability to defend against major cyber attacks, despite fears that they will be hit in the coming year, a survey has revealed
  
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• Apple iPhone X review: This is as good as it gets

  13-11-2017 13:22 via zdnet.com
  Face ID, an impressive display, new interaction methods, and solid performance put the iPhone X on top.
  
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• Samsung's Black Friday ad features deals on its laptops, Galaxy tablets

  13-11-2017 13:07 via zdnet.com
  The electronics manufacturer has deals on its Chromebook Plus and Pro and Galaxy Book 2-in-1 that haven't been seen in other retailers Black Friday ads.
  
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• China’s answer to bureaucracy in police stations is AI

  13-11-2017 12:58
  
  China will soon be home to the first ever human-free police station
  
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• A better blockchain: Bitcoin for nothing and transactions for free?

  13-11-2017 12:52 via zdnet.com
  Imagine a blockchain-like protocol that promises to remove what is seen as the two biggest deficiencies in blockchain: inefficient mining and soaring transaction fees. IOTA makes this promise on the premise of the tangle, a graph data structure to replace the blockchain, and a different engineering and operational philosophy.
  
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• Sex robot maker dismisses rival's creation as a toy

  13-11-2017 12:39 via zdnet.com
  What does and doesn't constitute a robot? It's more nuanced than it seems.
  
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• Almost half of UK IT workers are looking for a new job

  13-11-2017 12:38 via computerweekly.com
  Survey shows organisations must do more to retain their skilled IT staff as they embark on digital transformation
  
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• Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green on ad fraud, connected TV, China and the data marketplace

  13-11-2017 12:30 via zdnet.com
  We caught up with Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green to talk shop, the data market and the future of digital advertising. Here are the highlights.
  
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• IT in 2018 underpinned by bots, automation and software-defined

  13-11-2017 12:07 via computerweekly.com
  The need for speed in IT will drive many to deploy software-defined infrastructure and adopt continuous deployment practices next year
  
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