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• Kaspersky files lawsuit over anti-virus software ban

  18-12-2017 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The Moscow-based company said claims that it is vulnerable to Kremlin influence are unfounded.
  
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• Trump's national security strategy outlines 'cyberspace' goals

  18-12-2017 22:09 via zdnet.com
  The sprawling 68-page document included a brief list of action items that aim to improve the country's approach to cybersecurity.
  
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• Facebook wants to rid of engagement bait with machine learning

  18-12-2017 21:54 via zdnet.com
  Facebook wants people to stop posting content that encourages users to interact with likes, shares and comments.
  
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• Kubernetes 1.9 brings beta support for Windows apps

  18-12-2017 20:16 via zdnet.com
  Kubernetes, the cloud container orchestration program, expands even further and has grown more stable.
  
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• Microsoft's cloud Big Data service cuts prices up to 52 percent

  18-12-2017 19:34 via zdnet.com
  Making its pricing far more competitive with AWS, Microsoft cuts pricing on HDInsight by up to 52 percent and cuts additional charges for R Server by 80 percent.
  
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• Uber driver arrested after Briton murdered in Lebanon

  18-12-2017 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Rebecca Dykes, a British embassy worker in Beirut, was strangled and sexually assaulted, police say.
  
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• Touch-based identity faces an uncertain future after Face ID

  18-12-2017 17:45 via zdnet.com
  Touch ID eased smoothly into the iPhone user interface and worked like magic when it debuted. Now that Apple is moving away from fingerprint reading, fingerprint sensors are searching for a new home on the phone.
  
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• Twitter suspends Britain First leaders

  18-12-2017 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The leader and deputy of a far-right British political group's Twitter accounts are frozen.
  
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• Big data, crystal balls, and looking glasses: Reviewing 2017, predicting 2018

  18-12-2017 17:17 via zdnet.com
  It's this time of year again, when crystal balls meet data. Here's what's kept the data world busy in 2017, and will most likely continue to do so in 2018.
  
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• UK businesses' lament: All I want for Christmas is... decent broadband

  18-12-2017 17:16 via zdnet.com
  Hundreds of thousands of UK enterprises don't have access to basic broadband.
  
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• Microservices and the invasion of the identity entities

  18-12-2017 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Where we apply the solution of unimpeachable identity to the new realm of microservices, and grapple with the strange philosophical dichotomies we create in the process.
  
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• Wacom Bamboo Folio, First Take: From paper to cloud

  18-12-2017 16:48 via zdnet.com
  This 'smartpad' solution sounds good on (digital) paper, but the implementation could be better.
  
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• YouTube money-makers

  18-12-2017 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  YouTuber Evan Edinger's latest video explains the five main ways of making money from YouTube.
  
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• Facebook: Post more to feel better about yourself

  18-12-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Using Facebook more proactively can combat its negative impact on wellbeing, says the social network.
  
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• Brazilian PC market back on track

  18-12-2017 15:57 via zdnet.com
  Another quarter of increased revenue confirms return to growth, says IDC research.
  
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• AMD had an EPYC 2017

  18-12-2017 15:51 via zdnet.com
  2017 was the year that AMD made processors exciting again.
  
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• How to change your ringtone on an iPhone

  18-12-2017 15:45
  
  Don’t know how to get rid of Opening or Marimba? Here’s how to change your iPhone ringtone
  
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• Century 21 CEO: Relationships and mobile-first technology are competitive weapons

  18-12-2017 15:24 via zdnet.com
  The leader of America's most iconic real estate brand shares his lessons on disruption, transformation, and competing in a digital world.
  
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• Highways England awards telecoms service contract to Telent

  18-12-2017 14:52 via computerweekly.com
  Network upgrade will enable Highways England to prepare for technologies such as 5G and connected cars
  
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• DIY-IT: A look at projects coming in 2018

  18-12-2017 14:34 via zdnet.com
  Get ready for another year of 3D printing, drones, robots, smart homes, and more as David Gewirtz unveils early plans for DIY-IT projects and hands-on making in 2018.
  
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• Smartphone portrait mode shootout: Eight phones starting at $200 challenge the $1,000 Apple iPhone X

  18-12-2017 14:21 via zdnet.com
  DSLR photographers have been shooting bokeh for years and in the last couple of years we have seen companies like Huawei, Google, Samsung, and Apple add functionality for the same, commonly labeled wide aperture, portrait, and depth effects.
  
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• Russia meddled on Twitter after UK terror attacks, study says

  18-12-2017 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A study accuses Russian-linked Twitter accounts of exploiting four terrorist attacks to divide the UK.
  
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• Databricks is no longer playing David and Goliath

  18-12-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Over the past year, Databricks has more than doubled its funding while adding new services addressing gaps in its Spark cloud platform offering. With the recent Azure Databricks deal, Databricks gains a strategic partner that could level the playing field with Amazon, Google, and IBM.
  
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• Change agents aren't personas, they are human

  18-12-2017 14:00 via zdnet.com
  This report is really interesting and potentially very valuable to those of you who have digital transformation efforts either underway or are contemplating some version of one.
  
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• Advertising Standards considers inquiry into Amazon Prime

  18-12-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Advertising standards watchdog has had complaints about Amazon delivery promises and may investigate.
  
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• California’s guidelines on how to avoid phone radiation are at best, misleading; at worst, scaremongering and dangerous

  18-12-2017 13:34
  
  Despite contradictory evidence, California's guidelines on radiation from phones could cause a panic
  
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• California’s guidelines on how to avoid phone radiation are at best, misleading; at worse, scaremongering and dangerous

  18-12-2017 13:34
  
  Despite contradictory evidence, California's guidelines on radiation from phones could cause a panic
  
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• Destiny 2 tips, tricks and things to know: Become the ultimate Guardian at Destiny 2

  18-12-2017 13:24
  
  Wondering what a Xur is or what rifle is best for you? Here’s our handy guide to getting started in Destiny 2
  
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• ​Microsoft patent hints at dual-screen foldable tablet

  18-12-2017 13:10 via zdnet.com
  Could these hinges offer Microsoft a new entry into the mobile market?
  
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• Beyond PornHub: The sex rebels reclaiming adult film

  18-12-2017 13:09
  
  “Because porn has been dismissed as culturally worthless, it has infinite unexplored potential”
  
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• Using Facebook more regularly could make you happier and improve your mental health…according to Facebook

  18-12-2017 13:04
  
  Sending more messages, comments and timeline posts is good for your mood
  
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• ​Google Maps: Now it tells you when it's time to get off the train

  18-12-2017 12:53 via zdnet.com
  Google Maps on Android now tracks your progress on public transport.
  
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• Graphene tests cause for celebration in space experiments

  18-12-2017 12:03 via zdnet.com
  Graphene has proven to be promising for potential applications off-planet.
  
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• Maths proves that angry drivers make driving worse for everyone, including themselves

  18-12-2017 11:53
  
  Turns out we'll all actually get there faster if you’re courteous driver
  
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• Letting your child spend hours on a phone may not be bad after all

  18-12-2017 11:48
  
  Oxford researchers suggest current guidelines around screen time for children may be too strict
  
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• UK firms 'stockpile' Bitcoin to pay off ransomware hackers

  18-12-2017 11:22 via zdnet.com
  Ransomware attacks can cripple a business, leading to a rather sad trend in the industry.
  
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• Kali Linux 2017.3 hands-on: The best alternative to Raspbian for your Raspberry Pi

  18-12-2017 11:21 via zdnet.com
  The latest release of this excellent security, forensic, and penetration testing Linux distribution is everything I have come to expect from the software and more, with both PC (32 and 64 bit) and Raspberry Pi images.
  
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• No Jedi: Mark Hamill slams FCC chairman Ajit Pai over net neutrality

  18-12-2017 11:18
  
  Plus Ted Cruz tries to paint Darth Vader as a fan of net neutrality
  
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• Top 10 storage and backup stories of 2017

  18-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  In Computer Weekly’s top 10 storage stories of 2017, we tracked key trends such as the continued rise of hyper-converged infrastructure, the emergence of NVMe flash and object storage
  
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• Top 10 cloud stories of 2017

  18-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cloud stories of 2017
  
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• Top 10 business applications stories of 2017

  18-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Indirect licensing of SAP software was the big story, with SAP’s victory over Diageo in the High Court proving a tinderbox. AI, machine learning and blockchain oscillated between hype and reality
  
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• Top 10 broadband stories of 2017

  18-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 broadband stories from 2017
  
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• Tech books for Christmas: Food for thought

  18-12-2017 10:48 via zdnet.com
  No trace of turkey is to be found in this quintet of seasonal reading choices.
  
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• Toyota to sell at least 10 electric vehicles worldwide by 2020

  18-12-2017 10:30 via zdnet.com
  Sales are expected to start in China before hitting other markets worldwide.
  
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• Toyota to sell at least 10 electric vehicle models worldwide by 2020

  18-12-2017 10:30 via zdnet.com
  Sales are expected to start in China before hitting other markets worldwide.
  
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• Dubai Health Authority to launch app to help doctors’ stroke diagnosis

  18-12-2017 10:22 via computerweekly.com
  Dubai healthcare organisation is developing a medical application with UAE telco Etisalat
  
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• Train app could help disabled travellers

  18-12-2017 09:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A new app could help wheelchair users get help at railway stations and better access to trains.
  
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• Broadband and 4G coverage in the UK is "deplorable": Ofcom report reveals just how few people get decent speeds

  18-12-2017 09:20
  
  The watchdog's Connected Nations report found that 1.1 million UK properties are in areas that cannot get acceptably speedy broadband
  
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• NBN should pause fixed-wireless sales to fix congestion: Aussie Broadband

  18-12-2017 07:30 via zdnet.com
  Much like NBN's HFC pause, Aussie Broadband has said the fixed-wireless rollout could be halted in order to repair congestion among towers in certain areas.
  
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• Mobile phone and broadband services need 'radical improvement'

  18-12-2017 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The head of the UK's Infrastructure Commission says mobile phone and broadband coverage is deplorable.
  
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