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• Robot wrangler

  21-03-2018 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  As we build more robots, more people will be needed to manage them, and they may not all be advanced engineers.
  
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• 3 new career categories being created by artificial intelligence

  21-03-2018 23:24 via zdnet.com
  Information modelers, explainability strategists, and ethics compliance managers are all new job titles needed to manage AI.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook's response to Cambridge Analytica controversy

  21-03-2018 21:30 via zdnet.com
  After several days of silence, the Facebook founder and CEO calls the incident a "breach of trust"
  
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• How Nintendo made shooting squids a success with Splatoon

  21-03-2018 20:55
  
  Splatoon producer Hisashi Nogami explains just how Splatoon became Nintendo’s hottest new IP
  
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• Apple is playing the long game with Siri

  21-03-2018 19:48 via zdnet.com
  The voice agent pioneer has not kept pace as Alexa and Google Assistant rack up integrations. But voice interaction is ultimately about conversation, not delegation.
  
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• Dropbox updates its vulnerability disclosure policy to protect researchers

  21-03-2018 19:47 via zdnet.com
  The cloud-based company aims to set an example for other businesses after realizing security researchers have faced "decades of abuse, threats, and bullying"
  
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• New York is the best city for start-ups -- but Denver has better internet speeds

  21-03-2018 19:13 via zdnet.com
  When searching for the best opportunities around the world, millennials should look at the top cities that attract their generation.
  
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• The savagery of Vladimir Putin, and how to defeat it: UpVote 25

  21-03-2018 19:08
  
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• Facebook 'lost sight' of data accessed by apps, insider tells MPs

  21-03-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Sandy Parakilas tells MPs the site did not have adequate ways of detecting data misuse by app developers.
  
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• How a data management change helped Save the Children

  21-03-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  Charitable organization Save the Children leverages technology to enhance processes and help comply with GDPR.
  
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• Slack and Workday team up to bring HR tools into the Slack platform

  21-03-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  The integration will enable employees to access a bevy of Workday's HR services without leaving the Slack app.
  
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• Replace Outlook with the awesome Hiri and save 60 percent

  21-03-2018 17:34 via zdnet.com
  For less than $50, you get a lifetime subscription to this productivity-oriented email client.
  
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• Hey Apple! Why do you do this nonsense?

  21-03-2018 17:24 via zdnet.com
  If I'm searching for a specific app in your App Store, why do you show me something totally irrelevant as the top result? Oh, wait, it's because someone paid you.
  
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• Windows 10 feature updates painfully slow? Relief is in sight

  21-03-2018 17:20 via zdnet.com
  The biggest downside of Microsoft's twice-annual feature update schedule is the forced downtime as those updates install. A series of setup improvements in the Spring Creators Update promise to make the experience less painful.
  
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• Google bolsters security tools on Google Cloud, G Suite

  21-03-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Google wants its customers to know that it's emphasizing products that protect an organization's sensitive data and assets.
  
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• March Madness: How to watch 2018 NCAA men's tournament games without cable

  21-03-2018 16:45 via zdnet.com
  If you don't have cable, you can still stream for free all 67 NCAA tournament games through the iPhone, Android phones, web, tablet, and set-top boxes (including Apple TV and more). Here's how -- plus, all the March Madness Live dates and schedules you need to know.
  
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• Teenager hacks crypto-currency wallet

  21-03-2018 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Firm disputes significance after a 15-year-old hacks into a hardware wallet used to securely store crypto-currency.
  
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• Technology giants face European 'digital tax' blow

  21-03-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Firms such as Facebook and Google may be forced to pay 3% of their EU digital revenues.
  
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• Volume, velocity, and variety: Understanding the three V's of big data

  21-03-2018 15:47 via zdnet.com
  For those struggling to understand big data, there are three key concepts that can help: volume, velocity, and variety. These three vectors describe how big data is so very different from old school data management.
  
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• Securing Facebook: Keep your data safe with these privacy settings

  21-03-2018 15:34 via zdnet.com
  Facebook privacy settings explained: Don't let your personal information get in the wrong hands.
  
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• Surgeon David Nott: Hack led to Syria air strike

  21-03-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  David Nott had helped Syrian surgeons via the internet - weeks later, their hospital was destroyed.
  
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• India takes down local website of Cambridge Analytica

  21-03-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The company counts both of India's major political parties among its clients.
  
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• This tooth-mounted sensor knows what you've eaten

  21-03-2018 15:13
  
  Scientists have developed a tiny sensor that can track diet in real-time
  
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• Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?

  21-03-2018 15:06
  
  The answer may lie in the blockchain
  
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• ManageEngine zero-day vulnerabilities impact three out of five Fortune 500's

  21-03-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Six vulnerabilities impacting ManageEngine products could have serious ramifications for the enterprise.
  
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• Life Fitness launches cloud gym management software

  21-03-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The fitness equipment vendor is launching a software-as-service effort to improve gym management and reduce member churn.
  
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• Google develops data analytics service in Brazil

  21-03-2018 14:59 via zdnet.com
  The company wants to select and work with 12 of its largest local clients this year
  
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• Google parent's free DIY VPN: Alphabet's Outline keeps out web snoops

  21-03-2018 14:57 via zdnet.com
  Alphabet's Jigsaw unit has released a new VPN service for news organizations to protect writers from prying eyes.
  
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• Audi A7 Sportback review (2018): Luxury cruiser gets A8 tech

  21-03-2018 14:54
  
  Packed with technology and with more to come, the Audi A7 offers drivers a more practical and affordable taster of what’s in the A8
  
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• 'Child porn links could make Bitcoin blockchain illegal'

  21-03-2018 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of links to child sexual abuse imagery could make using Bitcoin's blockchain illegal, a study says.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica: What we know so far

  21-03-2018 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  How the row over Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook data unfolded.
  
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• Atari reboots Ataribox as Atari VCS, teases April pre-order date

  21-03-2018 14:17 via zdnet.com
  After canceling a crowdfunded campaign for its Linux-powered game console/living room PC hybrid, the legendary brand resurrects the concept with a new name and promising a pre-order date next month.
  
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• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

  21-03-2018 14:11 via zdnet.com
  Each time Microsoft rolls out a major upgrade to Windows 10, you have the option to wait a few months before you install it on PCs running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. But you have to act quickly.
  
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• Microsoft takes wraps off Dynamics 365 Spring update coming in April

  21-03-2018 14:04 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Dynamics 365 'Spring '18' refresh across its various services is coming next month. Here are highlights of what's included.
  
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• Amazon becomes the world’s second most valuable company following Cambridge Analytica revelations

  21-03-2018 13:31
  
  Amazon has pushed past Alphabet to become the world’s second most valuable company after its value rose 2.7% on Tuesday
  
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• Tencent sees 2017 profit climb 75 percent on robust ad sales

  21-03-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  Chinese tech giant's online advertising revenue grew 49.9 percent for its fiscal 2017, which saw its profit grow to US$11.09 billion on overall revenue hitting US$36.39 billion.
  
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• AMD on chip flaws: 'Newly outed bugs are real but no big deal, and fixes are coming'

  21-03-2018 13:00 via zdnet.com
  AMD casts chip security bugs as a storm in a teacup but will offer firmware updates to fix them in coming weeks.
  
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• Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers

  21-03-2018 12:37 via zdnet.com
  Finding and keeping the right people is always a challenge: here's how some top business leaders approach recruiting and retaining tech staff.
  
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• How new technologies and ideas are taking football beyond the game

  21-03-2018 12:26
  
  WIRED follows the Audi Summer Tour 2017 to explore the new technologies, fanbases and ideas changing the ways we experience football.
  
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• Twitter a “toxic place for women,” says Amnesty International UK

  21-03-2018 12:17
  
  78% of women surveyed said they didn’t feel they could express an opinion without backlash
  
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• ​This Android, iOS virtual tailor wants to cut out millions of online clothing returns

  21-03-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  ISizeYou is a virtual tailor app that helps you buy the right size of clothes online first time.
  
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• IoT security spending to reach $1.5 billion in 2018

  21-03-2018 11:51 via zdnet.com
  Gartner estimates that worldwide IoT security spending is set to climb this year in light of an escalation in attacks targeting IoT devices.
  
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• After making a fortune selling out to Facebook, WhatsApp's co-founder is now urging everyone to delete the social network

  21-03-2018 11:24
  
  Brian Acton recently invested $50bn in the Signal Foundation
  
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• There's a "best way" to press a button, apparently – and we could use it to make buttons great again

  21-03-2018 11:03
  
  Hot button issue
  
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• Dell EMC introduces Virtual Edge Platform family for virtual networking

  21-03-2018 11:00 via zdnet.com
  With open networking at the enterprise edge, customers should be able to add virtual network functions to the platform as needed.
  
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• ​With MuleSoft, Salesforce gets a hybrid cloud play

  21-03-2018 10:44 via zdnet.com
  Salesforce's acquisition of MuleSoft adds an integration cloud and a way to connect to more hybrid cloud deployments.
  
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• KPMG acquires Singapore mobile app developer

  21-03-2018 10:42 via zdnet.com
  Consulting firm says it has purchased Singapore-headquartered Rainmaker Labs in a move to beef up its digital and mobile offerings.
  
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• Paraplegic rats walk again after robot therapy and spinal cord stimulation

  21-03-2018 10:35 via zdnet.com
  Swiss researchers have now observed how damaged neurons reorganize with new therapies, giving more hope to those living with spinal cord injury
  
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• Artificial intelligence key to do 'more with less' in securing enterprise cloud services

  21-03-2018 10:00 via zdnet.com
  iboss CEO Paul Martini tells us why AI and predictive analytics are crucial to reducing the burden on security staff in the enterprise.
  
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• A cure for blindness could be in reach after doctors used stem cells to restore the sight of two patients in the UK

  21-03-2018 09:19
  
  Stem cells were used to correct the loss of vision caused by age-related macular degeneration
  
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