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• Australia to finally get its hands on Amazon Alexa

  17-01-2018 23:31 via zdnet.com
  Years after the assistant took up residency in homes overseas, Amazon has finally introduced Alexa and its Echo, Echo Plus, and Echo Dot offerings in Australia.
  
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• Google releasing fix for Chromecast Wi-Fi crashes

  17-01-2018 23:22 via zdnet.com
  After knocking WiFi routers offline, Google is releasing a fix on Jan. 18 for its Cast software that powers the Chromecast.
  
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• Google to consider page speed for mobile search rankings

  17-01-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Set to start in July, Google's "Speed Update" will only affect a "small percentage" of mobile search queries.
  
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• C3 IoT raises $100 million, eyes global expansion

  17-01-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  C3 IoT says the funding will be used to increase service and distribution capacity globally.
  
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• Broadcom faces FTC antitrust probe: Report

  17-01-2018 21:38 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom calls the inquiry, reportedly for anticompetitive tactics, "immaterial to our business."
  
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• ​Learn how to run Linux on Microsoft's Azure cloud

  17-01-2018 20:44 via zdnet.com
  With Linux running one in three server instances on Azure, it's past time to learn how to do a good job of running Linux on Microsoft's Azure cloud
  
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• Apple to pay $38bn on foreign cash pile

  17-01-2018 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The payment is expected to be the largest of its type following US tax code changes.
  
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• Google's Project Fi gains 'unlimited' data plan with Bill Protection

  17-01-2018 19:29 via zdnet.com
  Bill Protection caps your monthly fee while adding more data and providing peace of mind.
  
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• Apple expands US capital spending, plans to add 20,000 jobs, invest in data centers

  17-01-2018 19:20 via zdnet.com
  Apple joins the chorus of companies outlining revised capital spending plans, as it repatriates offshore cash to the US.
  
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• Brazilian government will seek help from tech giants to reduce fake news

  17-01-2018 19:01 via zdnet.com
  The country's electoral authority will engage with Google, Facebook and Twitter to try and reduce spreading of false stories online ahead of general elections; educational material to be released to educate voters.
  
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• Slack debuts private shared channels

  17-01-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  The new functionality aims to make Slack more useful for businesses dealing with confidential or classified content.
  
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• Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds

  17-01-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A new campaign aims to make lessons about intellectual property infringement fun.
  
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• Salesforce Sales Cloud data can now import to Google Analytics 360

  17-01-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration stems from a strategic partnership that the two companies inked last November.
  
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• Google intros Security Center tool for G Suite

  17-01-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Security center aims to bring together analytics, insights and recommendations about an organization's data security.
  
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• Business needs to reduce cyber threat to payment card data

  17-01-2018 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  Cardholder data is a prime target for cyber criminals, and that is only likely to increase in the coming year, according to a cloud-based secure payments firm
  
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• YouTube singer Chrissy Chambers wins revenge porn case

  17-01-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Chrissy Chambers is awarded damages from her ex-boyfriend who posted sexual videos of her online.
  
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• IT infrastructure spending shifting toward cloud deployments

  17-01-2018 16:46 via zdnet.com
  Traditional IT infrastructure spending is losing steam as private and public cloud build-outs accelerate, according to IDC.
  
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• Forrester forecasts 5 percent growth in global tech market over the next two years

  17-01-2018 16:43 via zdnet.com
  Forrester examines how the global tech market will be impacted in the coming years.
  
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• Private cloud storage 101: Key components and hardware options

  17-01-2018 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Private cloud makes consumption of storage easier for the user and simplifies delivery for the IT department. We walk through the key components and the platform choices
  
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• CA Technologies forms cobot research project with Tampere University of Technology, Tieto

  17-01-2018 16:22 via zdnet.com
  CA Technologies will pair up with Finnish researchers to look into optimizing human-robot workflows.
  
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• This “urban mining” map reveals the valuables hiding in our e-waste mountains

  17-01-2018 16:00
  
  There’s gold in them thar (e-waste) hills!
  
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• Cloud computing: Why a major cyber-attack could be as costly as a hurricane

  17-01-2018 15:58 via zdnet.com
  The economic costs of a large cyber-attack could be as large as the impact of a major natural disaster.
  
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• Want more privacy online? ProtonMail brings its free VPN to Android

  17-01-2018 15:47 via zdnet.com
  ProtonVPN comes to Android, promising no malware, no ads, and no selling of user data.
  
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• Drone hit newly erected crane during Kent site survey - report

  17-01-2018 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  It struck a crane that was not in place when the pilot carried out site safety check, a report says.
  
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• Drone hit newly erected crane during Kent site survey

  17-01-2018 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  It struck a crane that was not in place when the pilot carried out site safety check, a report says.
  
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• Ofcom pushes ahead with spectrum auction despite legal hold-up

  17-01-2018 15:22 via computerweekly.com
  Regulator starts preparation work for the long-delayed auction of radio spectrum to support enhanced 4G and future 5G mobile network roll-out
  
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• The top 10 security challenges of serverless architectures

  17-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Broken authentication and privileged access without cause are among the most common security concerns.
  
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• Q&A: Mint SIM tackles prepaid wireless with online only approach

  17-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Saving money on wireless service is something most of us want, but how? Mint SIM thinks it has the answer. We recently sat down and talked with Aron North.
  
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• Google vows to simplify creation of custom machine learning models for developers

  17-01-2018 15:00 via computerweekly.com
  Google’s ongoing push to lower the barriers to machine learning and artificial intelligence adoption for enterprises moves up a gear with custom model creation
  
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• Google launches Cloud AutoML, an effort to simplify and automate the grunt work behind AI and machine learning models

  17-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Google's Cloud AutoML uses the company's research and technology to enable enterprises to customize models and tune algorithms with their proprietary data.
  
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• Cloud AutoML: How Google aims to simplify the grunt work behind AI and machine learning models

  17-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Google's Cloud AutoML uses the company's research and technology to enable enterprises to customize models and tune algorithms with their proprietary data.
  
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• Now anyone can harness the power of machine learning with Google’s new AutoML

  17-01-2018 14:57
  
  Developers with no knowledge of machine learning can use AutoML to create their own AI-enabled apps quickly and easily
  
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• Xbox One tips and tricks: Unlock the secrets of your Xbox One with these tips

  17-01-2018 14:49
  
  Whether you’re an Xbox One beginner or an Xbox pro, these tips will make the most of your Xbox One
  
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• Meltdown-Spectre: Oracle's critical patch update offers fixes against CPU attacks

  17-01-2018 14:29 via zdnet.com
  The enterprise software giant is working on Spectre fixes for Solaris on Sparc V9.
  
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• BT guarantees broadband speeds for two new services

  17-01-2018 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 250,000 homes will be able to access the new services - a fraction of the total connected to the internet.
  
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• Bitcoin dips below $10,000 for first time since December

  17-01-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The crypto-currency has nearly halved in value since its peak in December.
  
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• Oracle to market: We're Cloud 2.0

  17-01-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Oracle is using its later start to position its cloud as the state of the art platform that delivers guaranteed service levels. It is also aggressively positioning its public cloud as the best place to run Oracle databases, and yes, the bulls eye is on Amazon.
  
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• Samsung providing exclusive Olympic Winter Games edition Galaxy Note 8 to world athletes

  17-01-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  For 30 years Samsung has been involved as a sponsor of the Olympic Games. It continues active participation with another limited edition smartphone for athletes and staff.
  
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• Belgium 'abduction': Woman uses phone map to provide her location

  17-01-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A 19-year-old woman finds her location in Charleroi in Belgium and alerts her brother.
  
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• Turn your iPhone/Android into a satellite phone

  17-01-2018 13:38 via zdnet.com
  Being out of cellphone reception is no problem if you own a satellite phone. Here's how to never miss a call again no matter where you are in the world, and yet still keep your iPhone or Android device.
  
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• How to take control of Windows 10 updates and upgrades (even if you don't own a business)

  17-01-2018 13:29 via zdnet.com
  Using the Windows Update for Business feature, you can postpone or pause Windows 10 upgrades and updates. You don't have to be an IT pro to use Windows Update for Business (although it helps), but you'll need a business edition of Windows 10. Here are step-by-step instructions.
  
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• Satori botnet successor targets Ethereum mining rigs

  17-01-2018 13:28 via zdnet.com
  A variant of the botnet targets rigs to covertly replace their wallet addresses.
  
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• Surface Book 2: Microsoft's 15-inch premium laptop just got easier to buy

  17-01-2018 13:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's premium tablet PC is now available in to order in more countries.
  
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• Net neutrality showdown: Now Mozilla and 21 states sue FCC over internet freedom

  17-01-2018 13:13 via zdnet.com
  States sue the Federal Communications Commission in a bid to block its repeal of Obama's net neutrality rules.
  
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• Google is laying even more subsea cables - one in completely unclaimed territory

  17-01-2018 13:10
  
  One cable called "Curie" will snake from the US to Chile and two others will link US to Europe, and Hong Kong to Guam
  
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• Google is installing even more Google Cloud fibre-optic cables in untouched territories underwater

  17-01-2018 13:10
  
  Google Cloud is expanding its reach in 2019
  
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• Metroid Prime 4 release date rumours and news: Is 2018 the year Samus returns?

  17-01-2018 13:03
  
  Ten years on, the galaxy-jumping bounty hunter is rumoured to be back in Metroid Prime 4
  
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• Garmin Vivosport review: A decent but fiddly tracker

  17-01-2018 12:51
  
  The Garmin Vivosport doesn’t really do much wrong, but it’s not my favourite fitness tracker
  
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• Gears of War 5 release date and news: Will The Coalition take more risks with Gears of War 5?

  17-01-2018 12:40
  
  Gears of War 5 could arrive in 2019. Here’s everything we know so far
  
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• "Skygofree" trojan can intercept your WhatsApp messages

  17-01-2018 12:39
  
  The app can perform a range of other sophisticated attacks including recording your voice at specific locations
  
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