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• FCC chairman proposes $500 million in funding for rural broadband

  16-01-2018 22:39 via zdnet.com
  Rural digital divide: The additional funding would go to cooperatives and small rural carriers for broadband deployment.
  
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• Amazon won't say if it hands your Echo data to the government

  16-01-2018 22:36 via zdnet.com
  The retail, cloud, and device giant stands as the least transparent of transparent tech companies.
  
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• Add wireless charging to your phone for under $15

  16-01-2018 22:22 via zdnet.com
  Want to charge like the cool kids do? It's surprisingly cheap and easy.
  
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• Cryptocurrency comes with one colossal caveat: Remember the tulips

  16-01-2018 21:59 via zdnet.com
  If you’re considering jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and gambling your hard earned cash, read this first.
  
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• Lyft expands Concierge service to all businesses

  16-01-2018 21:54 via zdnet.com
  Now businesses of all sizes can book customers rides through Lyft.
  
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• Microsoft's newest Windows Server test build adds new storage, failover clustering updates

  16-01-2018 20:19 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows Server Insider test build, 17074, adds new Storage Spaces Direct capabilities, among a couple of other new features.
  
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• Windows 10 free upgrade: Today's your last chance to get it

  16-01-2018 19:52 via zdnet.com
  After several extensions to the deadline, 16th January is the last day for owners of Windows 7 and 8.1 to get a free upgrade under the "assistive technologies" offer.
  
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• New Thrive app helps us avoid too much focus on our phones and lets us reconnect with life

  16-01-2018 18:33 via zdnet.com
  We are incredibly distracted by our smartphones. Fortunately a new app aims to help us to completely disconnect.
  
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• Workday buys SkipFlag to bolster machine learning capabilities

  16-01-2018 18:18 via zdnet.com
  SkipFlag's platform functions as an AI knowledge base that builds itself from a company's internal communications.
  
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• Can you crack these GCHQ challenges? Brain teasers released to launch CyberFirst Girls contest

  16-01-2018 17:17
  
  NCSC and GCHQ experts have devised 100 challenges for female pupils as part of the contest
  
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• Opening banking data and APIs: Land of opportunity or Pandora's box?

  16-01-2018 17:16 via zdnet.com
  The EU directive PSD2 may not be as famous as GDPR, but its effects may be even more dramatically felt by financial institutions and anyone transacting with them.
  
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• Startup Republic: How France reinvented itself for the 21st century by wooing entrepreneurs to Paris

  16-01-2018 17:03 via zdnet.com
  The City of Light is cutting through a long tradition of government bureaucracy to make it easy for global companies to launch in France. Steve Ranger went inside the phenomenon.
  
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• Comcast: How customer experience drives product development

  16-01-2018 16:44 via zdnet.com
  The media giant's chief product officer talks with Michael Krigsman and digital transformation analyst, Brian Solis, about teams, metrics, data, AI, and Net Promoter Scores.
  
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• Uber to introduce limit on drivers' hours

  16-01-2018 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Drivers who do not take a long enough break will not be able to log in to the app and take trips.
  
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• Vulnerability exploit report shows importance of patching

  16-01-2018 16:33 via computerweekly.com
  Latest vulnerability exploit report by security firm AlienVault shows the most popular vulnerabilities remain exploited for several years
  
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• Google to open five more datacentre regions across the globe in 2018

  16-01-2018 16:26 via computerweekly.com
  Cloud giant Google is on a mission to boost the capacity and performance of its services, through investments in new datacentres and subsea cables
  
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• CES 2018: Floating ads created by Kino-mo's spinning tech

  16-01-2018 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Spinning LED strips are used to create video images that appear to float in mid-air like holograms.
  
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• Eye pupils change size even when animals are asleep - and it could be a defence mechanism

  16-01-2018 16:00
  
  Pupils are at their smallest in deep sleep to protect memory consolidation
  
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• Twitch spamming suspect charged in Canada

  16-01-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Streams were widely disrupted by a series of attacks that hit them with hundreds of toxic comments.
  
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• Microsoft to add file restore to OneDrive for Business starting in late January

  16-01-2018 15:48 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest new feature for its OneDrive for Business cloud storage service, as of late this month, will be able to restore all file types and even an entire OneDrive if files get corrupted, deleted or infected.
  
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• Windows Meltdown-Spectre: Watch out for fake patches that spread malware

  16-01-2018 15:41 via zdnet.com
  Criminals have yet to exploit Meltdown and Spectre, but they're playing on users' uncertainties about the CPU flaws in their malware and phishing schemes.
  
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• LeakedSource operator could face up to 10 years in jail

  16-01-2018 15:33 via computerweekly.com
  Canadian man accused of selling stolen identities and passwords on website
  
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• "AdultSwine" malware shows adult content on children's apps

  16-01-2018 15:31
  
  60 games displayed adult content and tricked users into installing apps and subscribing to premium services
  
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• Financial savings just the beginning for CIOs who understand code quality

  16-01-2018 15:30 via computerweekly.com
  Businesses need to understand the quality of the code in their applications if they are to avoid unnecessary costs and glitches
  
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• Garmin introduces $80 Vivofit 4 with one year battery life and color display

  16-01-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  One aspect that causes activity trackers to end up in the drawer is short battery life. Garmin achieves year long battery life with its latest tracker while including a small color display.
  
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• Just Eat offers £10 after unwanted texts

  16-01-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Just Eat says its "appalled" at its initial response to a customer who complained about messages from a delivery driver.
  
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• Got a lot of SSDs and hard drives to erase? You need the StarTech 4-bay drive eraser

  16-01-2018 15:19 via zdnet.com
  If you have a huge backlog of hard drives or SSDs to erase, then you need a professional tool that is up to the job. Enter the StarTech 4-bay drive eraser.
  
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• Sweden pilots surveillance technology to combat terrorism and crime

  16-01-2018 15:07 via computerweekly.com
  The Swedish police and security agencies are trialling surveillance equipment to help them respond to terrorism and crime more quickly
  
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• Windows vs Linux: Open source beats Microsoft to win Barcelona's backing

  16-01-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  No more Microsoft, says Barcelona City Council, in pursuit of "full technological sovereignty".
  
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• ​Cloud computing: Now Google adds more datacenters, plans its own undersea cable

  16-01-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  The cloud computing infrastructure arms race is accelerating again.
  
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• ​Cloud computing: Now Google adds more data centers, plans its own undersea cable

  16-01-2018 14:23 via zdnet.com
  The cloud computing infrastructure arms race is accelerating again.
  
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• What is the Internet of Things? Everything you need to know about the IoT right now

  16-01-2018 14:10 via zdnet.com
  The Internet of Things explained: what the IoT is, and where it's going next.
  
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• It's the 125th anniversary of the humble escalator. Here are eight things you never knew about them

  16-01-2018 14:06
  
  Well that escalated quickly
  
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• MapR midcourse correction puts original CEO back in the drivers seat

  16-01-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  MapR's sudden CEO change announcement signifies a back to basics strategy.
  
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• Adobe adds Hadoop connector to Adobe Campaign

  16-01-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  With the move Adobe is looking to give marketers direct access to big data and Hadoop.
  
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• Boeing builds its first UAV cargo drone as it plans for a future of electric flight

  16-01-2018 13:45
  
  This is the first step on Boeing's future of autonomous flying cargo vehicles
  
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• ​Tech jobs: Why the enterprise architect is your new secret weapon

  16-01-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  ​Enterprise architect role is now key to successful projects, but there are changes ahead for this role.
  
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• $400,000 stolen in Lumens BlackWallet theft

  16-01-2018 13:20 via zdnet.com
  Another day, another theft in the world of cryptocurrency wallets.
  
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• Abu Dhabi continues fintech agenda in 2018

  16-01-2018 13:17 via computerweekly.com
  Abu Dhabi is open to developing its fintech ecosystem, with the next 12 months expected to see more focus on the sector
  
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• Project Linda proposes marriage of Razer Phone with 13.3-inch laptop dock

  16-01-2018 13:16 via zdnet.com
  The hybrid Android portable isn't the first phone-and-docking-system combination, but the gaming hardware company's concept is sleek and packs a "Quad HD" display and 200GB of built-in storage for its new smartphone.
  
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• OnePlus phone company investigates card fraud claims

  16-01-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost 200 people report seeing fraudulent charges following a purchase via the OnePlus site.
  
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• Laing O’Rourke unifies on-site and cloud backup on Commvault

  16-01-2018 13:07 via computerweekly.com
  Construction firm sweeps away tape and multiple backup products for single Commvault environment to cut admin time, slash backup windows and boost legal and regulatory compliance
  
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• Flaw in VR porn app leaves 20,000 names exposed

  16-01-2018 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  SinVR app says it has fixed an issue which left 20,000 names and email addresses exposed.
  
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• IBM, Maersk form blockchain joint venture to focus on global trade

  16-01-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM and Maersk have been collaborating on creating a blockchain platform for the global supply chain. Now the duo will create a new company to commercialize the platform broadly.
  
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• Suspected LeakedSource operator charged in Canada

  16-01-2018 12:45 via zdnet.com
  The for-profit breach notification site offered access to approximately three billion identity records.
  
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• Heads up

  16-01-2018 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  This year's Detroit car show sees new US investments, a Chinese challenger, nostalgia and fashionable headlights.
  
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• Skygofree Android spyware active since 2014, say researchers

  16-01-2018 12:27 via computerweekly.com
  Powerful, highly advanced spyware has been targeting Android mobiles for the past four years, security researchers have discovered
  
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• Android security: This newly discovered snooping tool has remarkable spying abilities

  16-01-2018 12:24 via zdnet.com
  Mobile malware can steal WhatsApp messages, eavesdrop on targets based on GPS coordinates of a specific location and more.
  
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• There’s a socioeconomic divide between those who track their sleep and those who don’t

  16-01-2018 12:22
  
  A new study suggests that only the healthy and wealthy are tracking their sleep
  
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• AWS commits to expansion of UK datacentre region

  16-01-2018 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added a third availability zone to its London region, as demand for locally hosted cloud services continues to grow in the UK
  
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