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• The Atlantic warns of backlash against more diversity in tech

  08-12-2017 23:39 via zdnet.com
  The Atlantic magazine is coming to San Francisco to campaign for inclusivity and diversity in the tech industry
  
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• Bitcoin: 'I'm part of a crazy wave'

  08-12-2017 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Three people share their experiences of buying Bitcoin.
  
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• Apple close to acquiring Shazam: Report

  08-12-2017 22:01 via zdnet.com
  The deal could be worth as much as $400 million and be announced by Monday.
  
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• Jony Ive is back to managing design at Apple

  08-12-2017 21:54 via zdnet.com
  In 2015, Ive was promoted to chief design officer at Apple.
  
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• Google pauses removal of apps that want to use accessibility services

  08-12-2017 21:29 via zdnet.com
  Google is giving developers another 30 days to help it consider "responsible and innovative uses of accessibility services."
  
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• Amazon Echo availability expands to 80 more countries

  08-12-2017 20:34 via zdnet.com
  Amazon is rolling out its smart speaker to new markets during the holiday shopping season. China, Russia, and Mexico are among the new countries.
  
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• Spotify and Tencent Music buy stake in each other

  08-12-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Two of the world's most popular online music streaming services are buying shares in one another.
  
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• This breathing robot wants to help you sleep better

  08-12-2017 18:12
  
  Somnox is a huggable buddy that uses science to lull you to sleep
  
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• Bitcoin bubble, Google Pixel Buds: Podcast 347

  08-12-2017 18:00
  
  Coming up today: we review Google’s Pixel Bud headphones and explore why the bitcoin bubble keeps on growing and growing...
  
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• Amazon launches single sign-on service for AWS cloud

  08-12-2017 17:30 via zdnet.com
  AWS SSO will let users manage access to multiple AWS accounts and applications using their existing corporate credentials.
  
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• Bayonetta 3 is happening, and it’s exclusive to Nintendo Switch

  08-12-2017 17:16
  
  Nintendo brings Platinum Games’ fantastic Bayonetta series to Switch
  
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• Some Amazon Prime Exclusive phones are now even cheaper

  08-12-2017 17:15 via zdnet.com
  Amazon wants to see more of its affordable smartphones under the tree this holiday season.
  
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• Best comedies on Netflix UK 2017

  08-12-2017 17:04
  
  We’ve rounded up the best comedies available on Netflix UK in 2017, on everything from British bureaucracy to the perils of dating in LA
  
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• Best comedies on Netflix UK

  08-12-2017 17:04
  
  We’ve rounded up the best comedies available on Netflix UK in 2017
  
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• Dark Souls 3 developer From Software is working on a new game

  08-12-2017 16:35
  
  Is From Software’s new game going to be the long-awaited Soldiers’ Soul?
  
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• Code First Girls aims to teach 20,000 girls to code by 2020

  08-12-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Social enterprise Code First: Girls has launched a campaign with the aim of teaching 20,000 young women to code by 2020
  
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• The best PS4 Pro games of 2017: Every game you need to make the most of your PS4 Pro

  08-12-2017 16:01
  
  The most gorgeous 4K HDR games you can play on PS4 Pro
  
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• Best cheap smartphones: $300 (or much less) buys a great holiday gift

  08-12-2017 15:53 via zdnet.com
  In the past, low cost smartphones offered terrible performance, were never updated, and it was tough torecommend them to readers. As flagship prices skyrocket, the low end is being lifted up and there are some excellent options. All but one of these is available for under $300.
  
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• Brazil sees mobile phone sales slowdown in Q3

  08-12-2017 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Sales dropped by 2 percent as consumers save for Black Friday and Christmas, says IDC.
  
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• Singapore taxi operator acquires majority stake in Uber's car rental business

  08-12-2017 15:42 via zdnet.com
  ComfortDelGro is forking out S$642 million for a 51 percent stake in Uber-subsidiary, Lion City Holdings, which runs a fleet of some 14,000 vehicles.
  
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• Huawei Mate 10 Pro camera: Enhancing auto mode through artificial intelligence

  08-12-2017 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Smartphone cameras have improved significantly over the last couple of years, but the majority of people still use auto mode and just like to point and shoot. Many phones have manual mode for highly customizable shots, but Huawei is attempting to combine the best of both convenience and power with intelligence.
  
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• Huawei Mate 10 Pro review: Style and substance

  08-12-2017 15:11
  
  The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is a fine handset, but be prepared for a premium price
  
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• Google lifts lid on FBI data requests: Now you can read actual letters online

  08-12-2017 14:42 via zdnet.com
  Google publishes all the National Security Letters on its Transparency Report that it's been cleared to disclose.
  
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• NI town 'has UK's fastest runners'

  08-12-2017 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Fitness app Strava analysed 24.7m runs and 31m bike rides logged across the UK this year.
  
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• Santander UK recruits digital banking expert from Barclays

  08-12-2017 14:22 via computerweekly.com
  Santander UK has poached Michael Harte from Barclays to drive digital transformation
  
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• Apple HomeKit flaw left smart gadgets vulnerable

  08-12-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The company has fixed a flaw in its HomeKit that let unauthorised people control smart home gadgets.
  
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• A tale of two server processors: Intel Xeon Skylake-SP and AMD EPYC 7000 Series

  08-12-2017 14:06 via zdnet.com
  The way in which the latest Intel and AMD server CPUs have been assimilated shows how the server market is becoming more complex.
  
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• Legend of Zelda: wins big at the Game Awards

  08-12-2017 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  There was also a major reveal for Hideo Kojima's highly anticipated game Death Stranding.
  
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• Paul Coby to step down as John Lewis CIO

  08-12-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  CIO of retailer John Lewis, Paul Coby, has announced he will be stepping down from his role in 2018, after almost seven years
  
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• How to delete all photos from your iPhone (without losing them for good)

  08-12-2017 13:18
  
  Whether you're looking to save on iPhone storage or selling your device, here's how to delete all photos from your iPhone
  
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• This ransomware asks victims to name their own price to get their files back

  08-12-2017 13:16 via zdnet.com
  Attackers behind this form of file-encrypting malware - which has similarities with Locky - think that if the victim can set their own price, they're more likely to pay.
  
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• Windows 10: UK's GCHQ found out how to hack Windows Defender to own your PC

  08-12-2017 13:10 via zdnet.com
  And it didn't keep the vulnerability to itself.
  
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• Shadow of the Tomb Raider release date: New Tomb Raider confirmed, but what is it?

  08-12-2017 13:09
  
  Crystal Dynamics confirm a new Tomb Raider is coming, but will it be the much-rumoured Shadow of the Tomb Raider?
  
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• Forging a new identity: IT underpins Openreach’s independence

  08-12-2017 13:08 via computerweekly.com
  Openreach chief technology and information officer Mark Lam discusses how IT is helping to forge a new and distinct identity for the network infrastructure business as it leaves the wider BT Group
  
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• Is being straight or gay written in your genes? Scientists discover genetic traits for sexual orientation

  08-12-2017 12:55
  
  A new study points to a pair of genes that may influence whether a man is heterosexual or homosexual
  
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• GDPR prompts businesses to use motivational tactics to drive culture change

  08-12-2017 12:47 via computerweekly.com
  Impending arrival of General Data Protection Regulation pushes organisations to use rewards or penalties to motivate staff to ensure compliance
  
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• Pupils design app to encourage children to go outdoors

  08-12-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The two high school students' Envirocache encourages youngsters to go on nature treasure hunts.
  
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• The SEAT Ateca and Leon will soon have Alexa as a co-pilot

  08-12-2017 12:39
  
  SEAT drivers prepare — for real-time news, traffic-swerving tips and music on command, with Amazon’s Alexa
  
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• Second GCHQ Cyber Accelerator kicks off

  08-12-2017 12:32 via computerweekly.com
  Nine cyber security firms have been chosen to take part in the second GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, which is aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems
  
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• will.i.am: 'I want to be like Bill Gates'

  08-12-2017 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Why will.i.am, the award-winning musician and front-man for the Black Eyed Peas is collaborating with coders.
  
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• Best cheap smartphones: $300 (and much less) can buy mobile satisfaction

  08-12-2017 12:23 via zdnet.com
  In the past, low cost smartphones offered terrible performance, were never updated, and it was tough torecommend them to readers. As flagship prices skyrocket, the low end is being lifted up and there are some excellent options. All but one of these is available for under $300.
  
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• Nvidia's Titan V giant: $3,000 buys you 'most powerful PC GPU ever'

  08-12-2017 12:17 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia brings its Volta architecture chips for supercomputers to the PC.
  
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• Highlights from WIRED Retail: Post-Show Roundup

  08-12-2017 12:14
  
  Missed WIRED Retail 2017? Here are some of our best highlights.
  
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• How do you turn these islands into a living IoT lab? Just add 500,000 sensors

  08-12-2017 12:00 via zdnet.com
  The TV and radio masts already exist, so adding IoT antennas is a logical step for Spain's Balearic Islands.
  
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• Superglue for your eyeballs is now a thing

  08-12-2017 11:50
  
  The revolutionary gel seals eye wounds shut when immediate medical care isn’t an option
  
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• Hackers steal nearly $80m in bitcoin

  08-12-2017 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Hackers have stolen nearly $80m worth of bitcoin from a bitcoin mining service as the cryptocurrency’s value continues to skyrocket
  
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• Enterprise-focused startups on the rise in Nordics

  08-12-2017 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Tech startups focused on the enterprise sector are attending the Slush startup event in increasing numbers
  
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• How EVE Online’s Project Discovery wrangled half a million players into helping science

  08-12-2017 10:39
  
  From mapping proteins to hunting for exoplanets, Project Discovery is linking video games to actual scientific research - so what’s next?
  
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• Cisco snaps up Cmpute.io to boost enterprise cloud cost-cutting tech

  08-12-2017 10:26 via zdnet.com
  Cisco says that as IT systems become more complex, clients could do with some help reducing expenses.
  
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• Celebrities will now answer your Google questions about them directly

  08-12-2017 10:20
  
  Straight from the horse’s mouth
  
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