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• Facebook launches digital skills training for European SMBs

  22-01-2018 23:42 via zdnet.com
  Facebook wants to provide in-person training for 100,000 SMBs and online training for 250,000 businesses by 2020.
  
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• Google's Waymo expands to Atlanta to test self-driving cars

  22-01-2018 22:46 via zdnet.com
  Google didn't provide specifics on the Atlanta rollout, set to provide another climate and conditions for testing.
  
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• Adobe ups Q1 financial targets, says CFO to retire

  22-01-2018 22:41 via zdnet.com
  Adobe is gearing up for the expected financial impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which reduces the US corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent.
  
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• Netflix to raise technology, marketing, content spending in 2018

  22-01-2018 22:38 via zdnet.com
  The streaming service plans to spend $1.3 billion on technology and development for 2018, up from $1.05 billion in 2017.
  
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• Alstom testing automated freight train in the Netherlands

  22-01-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The automated freight train can travel 100km without driver intervention.
  
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• 5 cheap ways to make your desk smarter

  22-01-2018 19:07 via zdnet.com
  Your workspace overhaul starts now. More light, more ports... more better!
  
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• Leaving Windows: How the Pixelbook replaced my Surface Pro 4, no regrets

  22-01-2018 18:18 via zdnet.com
  The world continues to move to the cloud and less is being done with offline apps. Last month I put my Microsoft Surface Pro 4 on the shelf and connected my new Google Pixelbook to my external Dell monitor as I went all in with a Chromebook.
  
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• Spectre and Meltdown: Linux creator Linus Torvalds criticises Intel's 'garbage' patches

  22-01-2018 17:48 via zdnet.com
  Linux guru complains about approach to patching the chip flaw.
  
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• Ex-GCHQ boss: 'Social media firms sit above democracy'

  22-01-2018 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Former GCHQ boss says that social media organisations “have huge power” over governments.
  
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• Apple partners with Malala Fund to educate more young women as it expands its Everyone Can Code initiative

  22-01-2018 17:37
  
  70 colleges and universities in Europe have adopted Apple’s Everyone Can Code curriculum
  
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• Overwatch pro player suspended over homophobic slur

  22-01-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Felix Lengyel has been suspended by the Overwatch league and Dallas Fuel, and fined $2,000.
  
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• L'Oreal hijab model pulls out of campaign after backlash

  22-01-2018 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Hijab model Amena Khan says she's pulling out of a L'Oreal campaign because of a backlash.
  
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• Parsec delivers streaming games from the cloud or your PC

  22-01-2018 16:48 via zdnet.com
  Just a few short years ago, the latency involved in streaming games from the cloud was a deal breaker. But one startup has developed a service so responsive that it support split-second game reactions from a PC hosted in your basement.
  
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• The next generation of smartphone cameras could see through walls

  22-01-2018 16:25
  
  The latest camera research is shifting from increasing the number of megapixels towards fusing data with computational processing
  
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• TCS opens new office in Brazil

  22-01-2018 16:25 via zdnet.com
  The Indian IT outsourcer plans to create 4,000 new local jobs.
  
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• Your iPhone X/8 battery could wear out in about 18 months

  22-01-2018 16:12 via zdnet.com
  Wireless charging and fast charging might be a great solution to the pressures that more power-thirsty devices are placing on batteries, but these solutions could very well cause other problems down the line.
  
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• Think Firefox Quantum is fast? Try Firefox 58, out this week, says Mozilla

  22-01-2018 16:09 via zdnet.com
  The incoming Firefox 58 brings faster page loads thanks to a new compiler and streaming compilation, reports Mozilla.
  
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• Nuance CEO Paul Ricci to retire in March

  22-01-2018 15:56 via zdnet.com
  The voice recognition software giant also reported preliminary earnings results for the fiscal first quarter.
  
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• ADP acquires WorkMarket, plans to integrate contractor management with HCM

  22-01-2018 15:50 via zdnet.com
  ADP will acquire more tools to manage freelancers and project-based workers.
  
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• HQ Trivia app launches UK version

  22-01-2018 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The live quiz app is popular in the US, but analysts have questions about its business model.
  
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• Priceline names former Dell Technologies exec Goulden as CFO

  22-01-2018 15:24 via zdnet.com
  David Goulden, who led Dell Technologies infrastructure solutions group, is going to Priceline to be CFO. He will be expected to play a role in Priceline's digital efforts.
  
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• Dragon Ball FighterZ review: The closest thing you’ll find to playing the TV anime series

  22-01-2018 15:21
  
  Has Arc System Works created one of the most accessible fighting games yet?
  
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• Cloud computing: Now hospitals can keep confidential patient records in the public cloud

  22-01-2018 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Healthcare organisations get the green light to use cloud computing services to store sensitive information.
  
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• How to use Alexa’s voice support on your iPhone, right now

  22-01-2018 15:07 via zdnet.com
  Here's how to access Alexa's voice commands on iOS, today... plus a tip for using Alexa on your phone to control your home from anywhere.
  
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• The dawn of automation and the promise of a formula for business success

  22-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Quest for the One True DevOps, Part II: Where the ideal of automation itself seems capable of being automated, packaged, and marketed, and a debate ensues over whether such processed packages of processes can retain their innate humanity.
  
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• Microsoft touts Office dictation, new Windows 10 devices starting at $189 aimed at Chromebooks in education

  22-01-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is continuing to push new Windows 10 PCs, plus its various Learning Tools as key differentiators in its quest for more share in the education space.
  
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• Windows 10: Latest preview builds hint at new privacy tools

  22-01-2018 14:29 via zdnet.com
  For years, privacy advocates have been pushing Microsoft to offer more transparency over the telemetry data it collects in Windows 10. The latest Insider Preview builds suggest that new tools to manage this data are in the works.
  
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• Apple's Tim Cook keeps nephew off social media

  22-01-2018 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Tim Cook criticises social media as providers face demands for tougher regulation.
  
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• Consortium to build subsea cable system linking Hong Kong, US

  22-01-2018 14:18 via zdnet.com
  Stretching more than 13,000 kilometres, the Hong Kong-Americas submarine cable network will be deployed by a consortium that includes China Telecom, Facebook, and Tata Communications.
  
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• Skyline is an Android wallpaper that gives you a live(ish) bird’s-eye view of your location

  22-01-2018 13:51
  
  The £1.79 app uses 3D terrain data pulled straight from MapBox
  
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• How 'revenge porn' changed my life

  22-01-2018 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Chrissy Chambers tells the BBC's Jane Wakefield how "revenge porn" changed her life.
  
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• From graph to the world: Pioneering a database virtual machine

  22-01-2018 13:36 via zdnet.com
  What are the options for querying graphs, and how do we go from that to the equivalent of a virtual machine for databases?
  
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• This hacking gang just updated the malware it uses against UK targets

  22-01-2018 13:04 via zdnet.com
  The National Cyber Security Centre issues a warning over updated Neuron malware attacks by the Turla hacking group.
  
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• Boing Boing blog sued over Playboy centrefolds link

  22-01-2018 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The pornographic magazine wants damages for linking to an alleged pirated gallery of centrefolds.
  
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• Hacker jailed for DDoS attacks against Skype and Google

  22-01-2018 13:02 via zdnet.com
  The 21-year-old has been jailed for running a botnet and selling malware in the Dark Web.
  
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• These glasses promise to get rid of motion sickness in driverless cars

  22-01-2018 13:01
  
  “Light-array systems” are used to simulate the car’s movement in the passenger’s peripheral vision
  
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• Kim Dotcom sues New Zealand government for damages

  22-01-2018 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Kim Dotcom says New Zealand is liable for destruction to his business and property.
  
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• Sim card shoes send alert if wearer falls.

  22-01-2018 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  E-vone has developed a smart connected shoe for elderly or frail people.
  
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• CFTC files lawsuit against Entrepreneurs Headquarters over Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

  22-01-2018 12:18 via zdnet.com
  The US agency alleges that The Entrepreneurs Headquarters defrauded customers out of $1.1 million in Bitcoin.
  
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• Instagram adds WhatsApp-style “last seen” feature: Here’s how to turn it off

  22-01-2018 12:06
  
  Instagram last seen feature now lets you monitor your followers’ activity, but it’s easy to disable
  
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• Is Apple planning to kill the original iPhone X?

  22-01-2018 11:57
  
  X axed?
  
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• UK top 500 legal firm credentials leaked on the Dark Web

  22-01-2018 11:45 via zdnet.com
  The majority of file dumps include both emails and passwords for corporate accounts.
  
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• Robot fired from grocery store for utter incompetence

  22-01-2018 11:38 via zdnet.com
  Patrons reported feeling uncomfortable and annoyed at the officious humanoid
  
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• Amazon's checkout-free store opens

  22-01-2018 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon opens its first grocery store without cashiers to shoppers in Seattle on Monday.
  
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• Acoustic "tractor beam" breakthrough may hold the key to the future of medicine and manufacturing

  22-01-2018 10:59
  
  A breakthrough by researchers at Bristol University means ultrasonic waves can now levitate larger objects than ever before
  
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• Only one in four trust social media, says survey

  22-01-2018 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Two-thirds of Britons think platforms like Facebook and Twitter should be more tightly regulated, according to a survey.
  
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• Supermarket sacks Fabio the robot after a week of creeping people out

  22-01-2018 10:27
  
  Robot Flaws
  
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• Nissan's Energy Solar to start selling solar panels and home batteries in the UK

  22-01-2018 09:42
  
  Nissan says homeowners could save up to 66% on their energy bills by using the service, which is offered in a variety of guises
  
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• LG is working on a folding phone, but don’t expect it at MWC

  22-01-2018 09:40
  
  A new patent surfaces for a foldable LG phone like the Samsung Galaxy X
  
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