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• New Windows 10 'Redstone 5' test build includes a new way to push Edge

  16-03-2018 22:08 via zdnet.com
  The newest Windows 10 test build, 17623, includes a change via which links in Windows Mail open in Edge, regardless of a user's default browser choice. Let the complaints begin!
  
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• Wave Computing close to unveiling its first AI system

  16-03-2018 21:08 via zdnet.com
  The chip startup's novel architecture promises to make training neural networks faster and easier.
  
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• Camelot warns of 'low level' National Lottery hack

  16-03-2018 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers should change their passwords as a precaution, the National Lottery owner says.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S9 vs iPhone 8: Which flagship is better?

  16-03-2018 17:59
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S9 is finally here, and it wants to give Apple’s iPhone 8 a run for its money
  
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• Hacker Adrian Lamo dies at 37

  16-03-2018 17:59 via zdnet.com
  The coroner confirmed Lamo's death, but the circumstances of his passing are not yet known.
  
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• Remembering Stephen Hawking: Podcast 360

  16-03-2018 16:27
  
  Britain First gets banned from Facebook, the UK threatens to unleash cyber on Russia, and we remember the life of Stephen Hawking through his own words.
  
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• Get a full-size Logitech wireless keyboard for $35

  16-03-2018 15:58 via zdnet.com
  It's refurbished, but sells for at least $62 elsewhere. Might be the perfect addition to your new standing desk?
  
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• Ingram Micro Cloud becomes headline sponsor for the UK Cloud Awards 2018

  16-03-2018 15:44
  
  Ingram Micro Cloud is the exclusive headline fifth annual UK Cloud Awards
  
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• The future of IT: Snapshot of a modern multi-cloud data center

  16-03-2018 15:35 via zdnet.com
  The death knell of the traditional corporate data center continues apace outside of a few rarified domains as powerful new types of cloud data centers emerge that are designed to help enterprises regain control and flexibility in an operating universe now mostly dominated by large commercial clouds.
  
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• Virtual cash helps cyber-thieves launder money, research suggests

  16-03-2018 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual cash and digital payment systems are becoming embedded in cyber-crime, suggests research.
  
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• Apple preps education event for Chicago

  16-03-2018 15:18 via zdnet.com
  At the March 27 event, Apple says it will debut "creative new ideas for teachers and students" at a high school in Chicago.
  
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• Bionic limbs get a sense of movement

  16-03-2018 15:14 via zdnet.com
  Cleveland Clinic researchers used a small robot to vibrate the muscles to simulate a sense of movement for people with amputations.
  
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• London wheelchair travellers get Google Maps help

  16-03-2018 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Users will be able to filter for "wheelchair accessible" advice when planning journeys in the capital.
  
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• "Let's take a field trip": Apple teases education event in Chicago later this month

  16-03-2018 14:41
  
  The invitation is a little out of sync with the tech giant's regular annual events
  
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• SoulCalibur 6 review: Hands-on with the return of SoulCalibur

  16-03-2018 14:13
  
  A welcome return to the stage of history
  
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• SoulCalibur 6 preview: Hands-on with the return of SoulCalibur

  16-03-2018 14:13
  
  A welcome return to the stage of history
  
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• IBM launches Cloud Private for Data; elite data science consulting team

  16-03-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  IBM is bundling platforms and aiming to use its services group to speed up data science and AI deployments.
  
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• The 10 best smartphones of 2018

  16-03-2018 13:40 via zdnet.com
  CES and MWC are over and it's time to clear the dust and see what smartphones are leading the pack this year.
  
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• Hackers are using a Flash flaw in fake document in this new spying campaign

  16-03-2018 13:26 via zdnet.com
  The payload is delivered via phishing emails about a real defence conference - but nothing happens until the target scrolls down to the third page...
  
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• PinkKite point of sale malware spotted in the wild

  16-03-2018 13:25 via zdnet.com
  The point-of-sale malware may be small, but it packs a punch.
  
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• We can't tell if this "VPN for women" is a joke, or just insulting

  16-03-2018 13:14
  
  "Ladies, for far too long VPNs have been the domain of techie men..."
  
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• GitHub: New copyright rules could strangle software development

  16-03-2018 13:12 via zdnet.com
  New regulations could force platforms hosting code repositories to scan uploaded code.
  
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• Phantom Secure allegedly provided 20,000 modified BlackBerry phones to drug cartels

  16-03-2018 13:07
  
  Phantom Secure was “designed to profit off of criminal activity committed by transnational criminal organisations”
  
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• Apple iMac Pro review: Iron fist in a velvet glove

  16-03-2018 13:02
  
  Power, practicality and beauty all in one minimalist package, the Apple iMac Pro is the most powerful all-in-one ever made
  
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• Biohacker fined for travel card implant

  16-03-2018 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian biohacker fined for fare evasion in spite of travel card inside hand.
  
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• ​What's the best cloud storage for you?

  16-03-2018 12:53 via zdnet.com
  UPDATED: Free and cheap personal and small business cloud storage is everywhere. Here's how to decide which one is right for you.
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens: How mixed reality is finding fans in the hard hat gang

  16-03-2018 12:36 via zdnet.com
  In business, mixed and augmented reality makes a lot more sense than virtual reality.
  
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• Facebook launches Express Wi-Fi Android app to get more people online

  16-03-2018 12:20
  
  Now live in Indonesia, Kenya and India
  
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• Uber, Toyota seek self-driving car tech deal

  16-03-2018 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Uber wants to become a provider of self-driving technologies for automakers including Toyota.
  
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• The future of train travel: Biometric tickets, sensors and drone repairs could spell the end of delays and strikes

  16-03-2018 12:07
  
  More than 100 different tech pilots are either on trial or soon to be launching across the UK
  
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• Leaked documents show Amazon’s TV gamble is paying off strongly, with The Grand Tour leading the way

  16-03-2018 10:46
  
  The Grand Tour costs just $49 per first stream, compared to Good Girls Revolt’s $1,560
  
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• Currys PC World apologises for extra charges on laptops

  16-03-2018 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers report being charged up to £40 more for laptops than the online advertised price.
  
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• ​Embracing data for service delivery reportedly stifled by public service culture

  16-03-2018 05:43 via zdnet.com
  The 4th Australian Government Data Summit in Canberra this month highlighted that data is important to government entities, but it was reported by many that it's the culture of the public service that's stifling progression.
  
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• Google adds plus codes support for remote areas

  16-03-2018 05:35 via zdnet.com
  The search giant said the capability will allow users to better locate addresses in remote areas in countries such as India.
  
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• ZTE returns to full-year profit normality after 2016 aberration

  16-03-2018 04:42 via zdnet.com
  Without a set of fines to pay, the Chinese networking giant returned to posting more than 4 billion yuan of profit for the full year.
  
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• NanoMap: How uncertainty helps this drone fly

  16-03-2018 03:26 via bbc.co.uk
  MIT CSAIL's NanoMap system enables drones to avoid obstacles while flying at 20 mph (32km/h)
  
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• OAIC received 31 notifications in the first three weeks of data breach scheme

  16-03-2018 01:52 via zdnet.com
  The OAIC has revealed to ZDNet it has received 31 notifications since the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme came into effect last month.
  
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• Rotten ideas

  16-03-2018 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  As the fight against plastic pollution gains momentum, firms are tackling the issue in different ways.
  
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• Yet again, Google tricked into serving scam Amazon ads

  16-03-2018 01:19 via zdnet.com
  At the top of search results for "Amazon" was a bad ad, trying to tricking users into falling for a tech support scam.
  
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• Energy storage: the power of cold air

  16-03-2018 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Highview Power uses liquefied cold air to create stored energy. The air is reheated to produce power.
  
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• A better way to care for dementia patients

  16-03-2018 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Infrared technology and artificial intelligence offer a better way to take care of dementia patients. It can scan their vital signs 24 hours a day.
  
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• Remote shoppers

  16-03-2018 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to a million people are employed around the world as professional shoppers for clients in China.
  
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• 'Ambulance to the future'

  16-03-2018 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Freezing the deceased in the hope of one day reviving them could become a mainstream service, advocates say.
  
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• Adapt or die

  16-03-2018 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  In the first of our Future of Work series, we look at how new tech could change our working lives.
  
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• ​Phantom Secure criminals indicted in global joint law enforcement 'smash'

  16-03-2018 00:45 via zdnet.com
  The law enforcement collective comprising Australian, US, and Canadian authorities has announced 'smashing' the criminal enterprise allegedly servicing the organised crime market with secure, encrypted communications.
  
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• ​Meet the Scarlett Johansson PostgreSQL malware attack

  16-03-2018 00:25 via zdnet.com
  An image of the popular actress is being used as a malware attack vector on the open-source DBMS PostgreSQL.
  
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• DHL rolls out new same-day delivery service for online retailers

  16-03-2018 00:22 via zdnet.com
  Jumping back into domestic B2C deliveries, DHL's new software platform gives shoppers a seamless shopping and delivery experience.
  
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