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• Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

  28-12-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Reports say men in balaclavas kidnapped Pavel Lerner in the Ukrainian capital two days ago.
  
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• Batterygate: Apple betrayed its customers and now it faces a world of hurt

  28-12-2017 23:28 via zdnet.com
  It takes decades to build up fierce customer loyalty and just one mistake to completely dismantle it.
  
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• Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firm

  28-12-2017 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The investment comes as the ride-hailing company concludes a difficult year.
  
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• After iPhone slow-downs, Apple offers battery replacements - but it'll cost you

  28-12-2017 23:24 via zdnet.com
  Apple will discount out of warranty iPhone battery replacements to $29 for one year to make up for battery confusion.
  
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• Softbank buys large stake in Uber: Report

  28-12-2017 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Uber investors and employees will tender shares equal to 20 percent of the company, at a discount.
  
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• Softbank buys large stake in Uber

  28-12-2017 22:37 via zdnet.com
  Uber investors and employees will tender shares equal to 20 percent of the company, at a discount.
  
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• Tim Cook required to fly only by private jet

  28-12-2017 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Tim Cook is required to fly on private aircraft for "security and efficiency".
  
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• 5 reasons DevOps will be a big deal in the year ahead

  28-12-2017 17:59 via zdnet.com
  The typical enterprise has become a nonstop software and data factory, operating 24x7. Technology has to be there at all times.
  
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• Microsoft in 2017: Windows 10, company layoffs are the big stories

  28-12-2017 17:55 via zdnet.com
  In spite of Microsoft's continued push to be a cloud-first/AI-first company in 2017, ZDNet readers still were Windows watchers, first and foremost.
  
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• Exmo Bitcoin exchange chief executive kidnapped in Kiev

  28-12-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Reports say Pavel Lerner was snatched in Kiev by men in balaclavas.
  
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• Samsung Gear Sport review: Smartwatch and activity tracker with enterprise-focused functionality

  28-12-2017 14:47 via zdnet.com
  The Samsung Gear Sport offers a high end stainless steel smartwatch with a user interface optimized for the wrist. It supports activity tracking with the capability for customized healthcare solutions while also offering business app support.
  
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• Nintendo Switch secret golf game wiped

  28-12-2017 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A 1984 video game hidden on the Nintendo Switch console has been deleted.
  
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• These robots sweat while doing pushups

  28-12-2017 14:22 via zdnet.com
  Researchers designed humanoids that mimic our musculoskeletal structure.
  
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• Amazon versus Google: When ecosystems collide

  28-12-2017 14:16 via zdnet.com
  As their interests have expanded, Amazon and Google's many steps into each others' turfs have turned nasty. But the need to keep Alexa at the top of her game could drive an uneasy truce.
  
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• Workplace robots could increase inequality, warns IPPR

  28-12-2017 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A think tank says replacing low-skilled workers with robots could mean bigger salary gaps in workplaces.
  
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• Failed satellite programmed with 'wrong co-ordinates'

  28-12-2017 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A multi-million pound weather satellite is lost after being programmed to take off from the wrong base.
  
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• My favorite cheap tech of 2017

  28-12-2017 13:50 via zdnet.com
  Some great products and services made this year more affordable than ever.
  
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• Troll alert tool banned by Twitter

  28-12-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A crowd-sourced effort to tackle fake accounts on the social network has been banned.
  
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• John McAfee says his Twitter account was hacked

  28-12-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Cyber-security pioneer reports his Twitter account was hacked and used to promote crypto-currencies.
  
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• Apple to release source code for pre-Mac computer Lisa

  28-12-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Next year, Apple fans will be able to tinker with the source code for the firm's Lisa computer.
  
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• Top 10 stories on state surveillance, technology and the law in 2017

  28-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  In 2017, the government faced multiple legal challenges over the legality of mass surveillance of the population, most of whom pose no threat, in cases that will set the parameters between individual freedom and state intrusion
  
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• Top 10 mobile stories of 2017

  28-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  A look back at some of Computer Weekly’s most read mobile networking stories of 2017
  
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• Top 10 HR and training technology stories in 2017

  28-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  Advances in artificial intelligence, data analytics and cloud technology are changing the relationship between companies and their employees
  
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• Top 10 CIO interviews of 2017

  28-12-2017 11:00 via computerweekly.com
  IT leaders from across the UK and Europe shared their plans, strategies and best practice advice with Computer Weekly
  
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• Top stories of 2017

  28-12-2017 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple, ransomware and Bitcoin all feature prominently in BBC Tech's most read stories of the year.
  
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• Tech 2017: BBC News Online's biggest technology stories

  28-12-2017 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Apple, ransomware and Bitcoin all feature prominently in BBC Tech's most read stories of the year.
  
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• NextDC offered APDC datacentres it occupies for 'illogical' AU$300 million

  28-12-2017 07:18 via zdnet.com
  Asia Pacific Data Centre Group offers NextDC the datacentres it leases for a valuation it has already trashed.
  
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• ​South Korea to auction 5G spectrum in June 2018

  28-12-2017 07:11 via zdnet.com
  The government expects fifth-generation (5G) network to be commercialized in March 2019 and deployed nationwide by 2022.
  
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• The year in crowdfunded PCs: Who succeeded? Who failed?

  28-12-2017 04:21 via zdnet.com
  Slowing sales haven't kept manufacturers from trying to harness Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites to introduce new systems. Here's a rundown of how their projects have fared in 2017.
  
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• These are Google Android 8.1's five best features

  28-12-2017 03:45 via zdnet.com
  Besides numerous security fixes, the latest version of Android includes multiple features that developers will be using to improve your smartphone experience.
  
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• With AWS and Azure in its sights, Alibaba opens India cloud data center

  28-12-2017 03:20 via zdnet.com
  India is a major part of the Chinese company's global ambitions but it will have to work hard to differentiate itself from the biggies.
  
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• Under strain

  28-12-2017 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Worried about the impact of screens on your child's eyesight? Get them outdoors, say doctors.
  
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