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• Spotify sued over songwriter rights

  02-01-2018 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Wixen Music Publishing is seeking damages of at least $1.6bn.
  
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• Apple acquires Buddybuild for app developer tools

  02-01-2018 22:28 via zdnet.com
  Buddybuild's team will be folded into the Xcode engineering group.
  
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• Eelo: A Google-less Android alternative emerges

  02-01-2018 20:41 via zdnet.com
  Linux pioneer Gaël Duval is working on an easy-to-use, Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone for your smartphone.
  
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• Impeach your ISP: Let's stand up to net bias in 2018

  02-01-2018 20:14 via zdnet.com
  In the continuing fight for holding our broadband providers accountable for their actions, our front line weapons will be the cloud and the Internet of Things.
  
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• Logan Paul: Outrage over YouTuber's Japan dead man video

  02-01-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Six million people watched the film showing Logan Paul finding an apparent suicide victim in Japan.
  
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• Amazon, Salesforce would love to move from Oracle databases, muzzle Ellison, but can they succeed?

  02-01-2018 18:04 via zdnet.com
  It must be time for those Oracle database negotiations to start. A report highlights how Amazon and Salesforce are aiming to run their businesses on their own databases.
  
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• Top UK and US firms still overestimating GDPR readiness

  02-01-2018 18:00 via computerweekly.com
  Less than five months before the compliance deadline for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), most top UK and US firms are still overestimating their state of readiness, a study suggests
  
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• What's the best way to charge your iPhone X or iPhone 8?

  02-01-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Using the supplied cable and charger isn't the best way to charge your new iPhone X or iPhone 8. But it's also not the worst.
  
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• Trackside network to bring 5G to UK rail travellers by 2025

  02-01-2018 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  The government has launched a consultation on improving mobile connectivity for rail passengers
  
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• HCM provider Asure Software eyes market growth with trio of acquisitions

  02-01-2018 16:27 via zdnet.com
  The company announced on Tuesday that it recently bought TelePayroll Inc, Pay Systems of America, and Savers Administrative Services.
  
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• Laundroid: A home robot that folds and sorts clothes

  02-01-2018 16:23 via zdnet.com
  Seven Dreamers CEO Shin Sakane gives us a preview of a robotic home appliance that will fold and sort your laundry in 2019.
  
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• Smart speakers open new windows into customer behaviour for CRM

  02-01-2018 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Voice recognition has become a new frontier for customer relationship management. What does the new voice channel mean for understanding consumers and how will voice data integrate with existing customer intelligence?
  
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• Google's masterplan to foster LatAm tech startups in 2018

  02-01-2018 15:39 via zdnet.com
  Internet giant plans on accelerating its plans around tech startup development in the region within the coming months.
  
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• Gaming addiction classified as disorder by WHO

  02-01-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The World Health Organisation will include gaming addiction in its disease bible for first time.
  
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• Maybe it's time for Apple to spin off the Mac as a separate company

  02-01-2018 14:07 via zdnet.com
  While Mac sales keep growing and there are a few new machines, the platform is getting far less love than some users want. Here's a thought experiment to see if there might be another strategy.
  
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• Big Data 2018: Cloud storage becomes the de facto data lake

  02-01-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  While AI, IoT, and GDPR grab the headlines, don't forget about the about the generational impact that cloud migration and streaming will have on big data implementations.
  
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• Samsung is reportedly having more Galaxy Note-shaped battery problems

  02-01-2018 13:30
  
  Note again!
  
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• Ripple becomes second most valuable crypto-coin

  02-01-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Deals with banks and credit card firms drive a rise in the value of the Ripple crypto-currency
  
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• 10 things in cybersecurity that you might have missed in 2017

  02-01-2018 13:06 via zdnet.com
  From frustrating to mysterious to downright creepy, here are ten things we learned during 2017.
  
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• Controversial council broadband service sold to Gigaclear

  02-01-2018 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Ultrafast broadband services supplier Gigaclear has acquired the assets of troubled district-council-backed altnet Aylesbury Vale Broadband
  
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• ​WhatsApp ends support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 8

  02-01-2018 12:53 via zdnet.com
  Time to switch to a newer device if you want to keep chatting.
  
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• Germany’s new hate speech law has forced Twitter to block its first far-right troll

  02-01-2018 12:48
  
  The NetzDG law came into effect in the new year and it’s already found its first victim
  
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• North Korea is hijacking computers to mine cryptocurrency

  02-01-2018 12:32
  
  The Kim Jong-un regime is seeking alternative ways of making money after most of its international exports were banned
  
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• Diabetes drug used in three-pronged attack against Alzheimer’s

  02-01-2018 12:22
  
  The medication reversed symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease in mice
  
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• Cloud culture calls for flexible networks

  02-01-2018 12:06 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud-based workloads demand more flexibility, so how can businesses rethink their WAN strategies to accommodate this
  
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• Pokemon Go game set to launch in China

  02-01-2018 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The monster-catching game is set to make its debut in China - the world's largest mobile market
  
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• Ransomware to hit cloud computing in 2018, predicts MIT

  02-01-2018 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Ransomware targeting cloud services is one of the six biggest cyber threats likely to face organisations in 2018, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
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• Eight burning questions for enterprise technology in 2018

  02-01-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  We may not have all the answers for the year ahead, but questions abound. Here's a look at what's ahead.
  
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• WeChat denies 'storing' chat histories

  02-01-2018 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows criticism from Chinese businessman Li Shufu who accused the messaging app of spying.
  
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• LeEco chairman Jia Yueting defies demand to return to China

  02-01-2018 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The debt-laden Chinese technology firm has struggled after expanding fast into many sectors
  
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• Asus Transformer Pro T304UA: A well-priced 12.6-inch Surface Pro clone

  02-01-2018 11:24 via zdnet.com
  Battery life and the performance of the solid-state drive both leave room for improvement, but the Transformer Pro T304UA is still an attractive option for business travellers.
  
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• Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018

  02-01-2018 11:14 via zdnet.com
  CIO Strategies: How to make the most of your opportunities to shine.
  
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• Robots en route to Antarctica to measure growing threat

  02-01-2018 11:06 via zdnet.com
  Is a flooding catastrophe inevitable? An undersea robotic network will soon tell us how screwed we are
  
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• NASA identifies unknown organisms in space

  02-01-2018 11:00
  
  Astronauts have analysed microbes living on the ISS
  
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• Donald Trump’s website quietly removes hypocritical Obama insult from the code

  02-01-2018 10:25
  
  People in glass houses shouldn’t swing a sledgehammer around
  
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• Robots take on nursing duties at Japanese hospitals

  02-01-2018 09:50 via zdnet.com
  It is hoped the robots will be able to reduce the legwork and pressure on nurses and doctors.
  
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• Forever 21 investigation reveals malware presence at some stores

  02-01-2018 09:46 via zdnet.com
  A recent data breach involved the installation of malware at point-of-sale systems at a number of outlets.
  
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• Congo suspends Internet, SMS services

  02-01-2018 09:00 via zdnet.com
  The extreme order has been made in response to anti-government protests.
  
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• Rebecca Salsbury, BBC: Introverts and leadership

  02-01-2018 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  The head ofpersonalisation services at the BBC discusses how introverts can be leaders and the role of charisma in leadership
  
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• David Henderson, Global Radio: Concrete approaches to driving diversity in IT

  02-01-2018 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  The CIO of Global Radio discusses 10 initiatives he introduced to improve diversity in his IT department and the results so far
  
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• David Henderson, Global Media & Entertainment: Concrete approaches to driving diversity in IT

  02-01-2018 06:00 via computerweekly.com
  The CIO of Global Media & Entertainment discusses 10 initiatives he introduced to improve diversity in his IT department and the results so far
  
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• ​LG develops 88-inch 8K OLED display

  02-01-2018 04:57 via zdnet.com
  LG Display's 88-inch 8K OLED display has 33 million pixels, four times as many as Ultra HD and 16 times as many as Full HD.
  
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• ASIC seeks externally managed data analytics service for financial stats

  02-01-2018 03:18 via zdnet.com
  Australia's corporate regulator has turned to the market for the provision and management of a data analytics and reporting tool.
  
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• Microsoft Australia makes AU$43m profit after settling AU$39m ATO bill

  02-01-2018 01:22 via zdnet.com
  The local arm of Microsoft coughed up AU$39 million during the 2017 financial year to settle its outstanding bill with the Australian Taxation Office.
  
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• The path to empowering and profiting off India's next wave of online users

  02-01-2018 01:00 via zdnet.com
  The Omidyar Network's latest report offers entrepreneurs valuable tips on how to access India's next gigantic wave of online users.
  
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