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• ​While India protects net neutrality, an Indian-origin American seeks to destroy it

  30-11-2017 23:44 via zdnet.com
  India's telecom regulator TRAI has issued rules to unequivocally protect net neutrality principles while Trump appointee and FCC chair Ajit Pai is well on his way to dismantling it in the US.
  
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• NBN HFC pause will cost Telstra AU$600m in FY18 EBITDA

  30-11-2017 23:36 via zdnet.com
  The decision by NBN to pause its HFC rollout while it repairs network issues will cost Telstra AU$600 million in EBITDA, AU$700 million in total income, AU$200 million in free cashflow, and AU$600 million in net one-off NBN receipts over FY18, the telco has said.
  
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• Nutanix beats Q1 expectations with large deals, federal sales

  30-11-2017 23:20 via zdnet.com
  Revenue grew 46 percent year over year as the company moves toward a software-centric business model.
  
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• VMware beats Q3 earnings targets as revenue climbs 11 percent

  30-11-2017 22:36 via zdnet.com
  The virtualization giant reported Q3 revenue of $1.98 billion, or $1.34 per share.
  
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• Google will lock down Chrome on Windows

  30-11-2017 22:32 via zdnet.com
  Does the Chrome web browser crash on you in Windows? Google plans on fixing a common cause for these problems.
  
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• Hey, Cortana: What do you think of Alexa for Business?

  30-11-2017 21:59 via zdnet.com
  How does Amazon's new Alexa for Business service fit with the recent Microsoft-Amazon partnership around voice assistants?
  
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• Toyota's T-HR3 robot mimics human movement

  30-11-2017 20:42 via zdnet.com
  This third-generation humanoid shows off a suite of joint sensors for smooth, flexible movement.
  
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• How one Sheriff's Office is using machine learning to uncover persons of interest

  30-11-2017 20:31 via zdnet.com
  The Sheriff's Office needed a better way to identify unknown suspects, so it turned to AWS Rekognition and now uses machine learning to locate persons of interest within a matter of minutes.
  
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• MacTel announces Sydney network operations centre

  30-11-2017 20:27 via zdnet.com
  A decision by its third-party network operations services provider to offshore jobs led Macquarie Telecom to build its own NOC, it has announced.
  
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• Google hires Intel's former data center chief Diane Bryant

  30-11-2017 20:14 via zdnet.com
  Bryant, who brings technical knowledge a strong focus on clients to Google Cloud, will serve as Google Cloud COO.
  
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• The future of digital will be human-centric and voice will reign supreme

  30-11-2017 20:10 via zdnet.com
  ​AWS is preparing for a future where digital access will be human-centric, with the first step being voice, the most natural way of interacting.
  
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• Amazon launches browser-based IDE AWS Cloud9

  30-11-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  AWS boasts the Integrated Development Environment is "cloud native" with AWS integrations including Lambda functions.
  
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• Alexa for Business: 10 key takeaways

  30-11-2017 18:42 via zdnet.com
  'Hey Alexa, start the meeting.' AWS has launched Alexa for Business as it readies customers for the next wave of disruption, voice.
  
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• Microsoft delays rollout of full Guest Access for Teams

  30-11-2017 18:27 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft isn't looking likely to deliver Microsoft Account Guest Access support for Teams until 2018, months later than it initially planned.
  
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• Will energy companies strike oil with AI?

  30-11-2017 18:15 via zdnet.com
  Adoption of artificial intelligence is still sluggish, but business can reap big benefits.
  
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• Security Think Tank: Three things to do differently to secure websites in the cloud

  30-11-2017 17:31 via computerweekly.com
  What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed?
  
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• Digital infrastructure critical to future development of London

  30-11-2017 17:26 via computerweekly.com
  Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new London Plan will treat access to digital infrastructure as critical to the city’s development over the next 20 to 25 years
  
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• Security community urges caution on offensive cyber defence

  30-11-2017 17:12 via computerweekly.com
  Some Nato countries are reportedly considering responding to cyber attacks with offensive cyber strikes, but security industry commentators warn of dangers
  
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• The year's best gifts: Our favorite tech for work and play

  30-11-2017 17:06 via zdnet.com
  We've assembled hundreds of our favorite gadgets, accessories and assorted tech must-haves for everyone on your holiday list. Happy browsing!
  
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• Microsoft's Edge browsing apps generally available for iOS, Android

  30-11-2017 16:22 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to bang the Windows 10 'Continue on PC' drum with its Edge browser apps for iOS and Android.
  
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• Tech Nordic Advocates brings cross-border collaboration to Helsinki

  30-11-2017 16:12 via computerweekly.com
  The Nordic region is increasingly being considered by entrepreneurs as a place to establish a tech startup
  
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• ​Windows 10: What's behind the latest jump in users?

  30-11-2017 15:58 via zdnet.com
  The number of devices running Windows 10 is growing at a slightly faster rate, perhaps a sign that enterprise adoption is taking hold.
  
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• Apple's patch for stupid root access bug breaks file sharing for some - but the fix is easy

  30-11-2017 15:43 via zdnet.com
  The patch that Apple rushed out yesterday to fix the root access flaw in macOS brings with it problems of its own. Fortunately, this new bug is quite easy to fix.
  
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• NSA leak exposes Red Disk, the Army's failed intelligence system

  30-11-2017 15:10 via zdnet.com
  The leak marks at least the fifth exposure of NSA-related data in as many years.
  
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• Enterprise phishing attacks surge but resiliency is on the rise

  30-11-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  We are getting better at detecting phishing campaigns, but fraudsters are improving, too.
  
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• Dell EMC updates hyperconverged VxRail, XC Series systems with latest PowerEdge servers

  30-11-2017 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Hyperconverged systems and Dell EMC's VxRail and XC Series are seeing more diversified workloads.
  
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• Drones to deliver rural broadband... huh?

  30-11-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Openreach say they want to start using drones to roll out high-speed broadband.
  
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• Cable-laying drone wires up remote Welsh village

  30-11-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A remote Welsh village has superfast broadband after a drone was used to install fibre cables.
  
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• Google faces mass legal action for tracking iPhone users in the UK - could you be entitled to compensation?

  30-11-2017 14:49
  
  The claim accuses Google of breaking data protection laws and is demanding at least £1 billion in compensation
  
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• Lauri Love would face jail in detention centre condemned by US judges

  30-11-2017 14:41 via computerweekly.com
  Appeal court hears that conditions in the Metropolitan Detention Centre, where alleged hacker Lauri Love is likely to be incarcerated if he is extradited to the US, have been described by US judges as “unconscionably bad”, and that Love, who has serious medical conditions, would be at “real risk”
  
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• Lauri Love could face jail in detention centre condemned by US judges

  30-11-2017 14:41 via computerweekly.com
  Appeal court hears conditions in Metropolitan Detention Centre, where alleged hacker Lauri Love is likely to be sent if extradited to the US, described by US judges as 'unconscionably bad', and that Love would be at 'real risk'
  
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• OpenDrives: Building an 8k video editing rig

  30-11-2017 14:31 via zdnet.com
  When I went to the NAB 2017 show this spring, everyone was showing 4k. But only one was editing full - not proxies - 8k video, a company by the name of OpenDrives. How do they do it?
  
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• Transport researchers get 2PB of Scality object storage

  30-11-2017 14:22 via computerweekly.com
  Transport Systems Catapult retires ageing NetApp filers with 2PB of Scality object storage in a £1.5m project that future proofs the organisation with built-in DR
  
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• More gamblers 'self-excluding' as online betting grows

  30-11-2017 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The gambling industry has a "great responsibilty" to prevent harm to customers, regulators say.
  
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• Windows security: New BSOD scam emerges from fake tech-support swamp

  30-11-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Scam uploads shot of victim's screen and tries to sell 'Windows Defender Essentials' for $25 via PayPal.
  
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• AWS re:Invent Big Data spotlight shines on global footprint and storage access

  30-11-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  With Google Cloud Spanner and Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB in its sights, global scale and resiliency were key big data themes at re:Invent.
  
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• Facebook disables ethnicity advert targeting system

  30-11-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network is looking into how its targeting systems can be abused to exclude some ethnicities.
  
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• What is the Raspberry Pi 3? Everything you need to know about the tiny, low-cost computer

  30-11-2017 13:50 via zdnet.com
  An introduction to the Raspberry Pi 3 computer, from how to set it up, to what you can do with it.
  
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• Fintechs must curb privacy invasion, says Privacy International

  30-11-2017 13:47 via computerweekly.com
  Privacy International is calling for legislation and regulation to ensure financial technology firms respect consumers’ rights to privacy, equality and non-discrimination
  
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• Elon Musk bids to build Chicago travel pods

  30-11-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The entrepreneur will compete to build a futuristic transport link to the city's airport.
  
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• Alexa for Business likely to win in smart office, leverage AWS, Echo, developers and consumers

  30-11-2017 13:11 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is taking Alexa to the office and here's why the digital assistant will be able to scale via developers, consumerization and the sheer scale of AWS.
  
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• Windows: This sneaky cryptominer hides behind taskbar even after you exit browser

  30-11-2017 13:09 via zdnet.com
  Closing your browser won't stop this JavaScript cryptocurrency miner.
  
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• Sorry cat owners, dogs are officially smarter than their feline rivals

  30-11-2017 13:07
  
  Researchers counted the number of cortical neurons in carnivores to determine which species is smarter
  
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• Stephen Hawking plans to use HPE's supercomputer to solve the universe's greatest mysteries

  30-11-2017 12:50
  
  The computing heavyweights will test cosmological theory into gravitational waves, cosmic microwave background, stars and galaxies
  
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• You can still buy hard drives full of other people's data, but SSDs are less risky

  30-11-2017 12:34 via zdnet.com
  Kroll Ontrack bought hard drives and SSDs on eBay and found almost half still had business and personal data on them.
  
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• ‘Depressing’ lack of diversity in UK IT workforce sees widespread discrimination

  30-11-2017 12:09 via computerweekly.com
  The UK IT sector is a difficult place to find a job unless you are a white, able-bodied male under 50, says BCS research
  
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• This is the smartest robotics company in the world (and soon to be one of the most important)

  30-11-2017 12:01 via zdnet.com
  Forget "the revolution." Adoption of robots will only happen when startups team up with legacy heavyweights.
  
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• Google's Datally: New free Android tool stops greedy apps eating up all your data

  30-11-2017 11:38 via zdnet.com
  Google's new Datally app is its latest effort to connect the next billion users.
  
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• IRS victory: Coinbase to hand over 14,000 user records, transaction data

  30-11-2017 11:30 via zdnet.com
  Over 14,000 people will be linked to their accounts to check they have been declaring their cryptocurrency profits.
  
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• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review: Early impressions of Nintendo's ambitious JRPG

  30-11-2017 11:25
  
  The Nintendo Switch’s latest RPG is shaping up to be yet another gem, here are our early impressions of it
  
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