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• Apple: We're now powered by 100 percent renewable energy worldwide

  09-04-2018 22:36 via zdnet.com
  Green push: Apple announces its business and facilities are now powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources. AKA, Apple's purchased green energy exceeds electricity use.
  
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• Apple now powered by 100 percent renewable energy worldwide

  09-04-2018 22:36 via zdnet.com
  Green push: Apple announces its business and facilities are now powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources. AKA, Apple's purchased green energy exceeds electricity use.
  
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• How to tell if Cambridge Analytica accessed your Facebook data

  09-04-2018 22:25 via zdnet.com
  Here's how to check if you or a Facebook friend were connected to the "This is Your Digital Life" quiz, which is how Cambridge Analytica harvested data.
  
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• How to watch Mark Zuckerberg's congressional hearings online

  09-04-2018 22:06 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will make his first congressional appearance to answer questions about user privacy in the wake of Cambridge Analytica. Here's how to watch the hearings live.
  
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• Nvidia accelerates artificial intelligence, analytics with an ecosystem approach

  09-04-2018 21:23 via zdnet.com
  Nvidia's GTC 2018 event spotlights a playbook that goes far beyond chips and servers. Get set for next era of training, inferencing, and accelerated analytics.
  
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• Wake words and voice UI are coming to our favorite apps

  09-04-2018 19:32 via zdnet.com
  At last, there is a breakthrough in AI technology that could change how we will interact with our favorite mobile apps.
  
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• Microsoft to detail its 'Zanzibar' smart rollable mat at April ACM CHI confab

  09-04-2018 18:51 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft researchers will show off the company's 'Zanzibar' portable mat, designed to blend the physical and digital worlds, at the end of this month.
  
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• New collaboration and measurement tracking tools automate influencer management workflow

  09-04-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  Influencers have a voice their audience trusts -- and influencer marketing reaches consumers in a way they appreciate. But influencer management can be a big a challenge for brands without workflow automation.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg holds his cards close in opening statement to Congress

  09-04-2018 18:42 via zdnet.com
  In his statement to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Facebook CEO takes full responsibility for recent security and privacy controversies, but he shared little new information.
  
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• Facebook: Cambridge Analytica warning sent to users

  09-04-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The social network has also suspended another data analytics firm, Cubeyou.
  
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• Facebook reveals Mark Zuckerberg's US Congress testimony

  09-04-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian interference on the platform.
  
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• Google Photos backup: How to back up photos in Google Photos

  09-04-2018 17:37
  
  A no-stress guide to mastering Google Photos
  
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• Facebook to let research commission access proprietary user data

  09-04-2018 17:15 via zdnet.com
  The commission of independent academic researchers will try to assess the role of social media in elections.
  
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• Facebook to give research commission access proprietary user data

  09-04-2018 17:15 via zdnet.com
  The commission of independent academic researchers will try to assess the role of social media in elections.
  
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• Dell Precision Workstation AIO 5720 review: A professional-level all-in-one with excellent GPU performance

  09-04-2018 17:12 via zdnet.com
  The Precision AIO 5720's high-end graphics performance makes it well suited to tasks such as photography, design and illustration work. It's also competitively priced.
  
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• How the humble eyebrow has shaped human history

  09-04-2018 17:03
  
  Human evolution owes more than you might think to the expressive eyebrow, study finds
  
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• Crapware: Why manufacturers install it, what you can do about it, and why it's not going to go away

  09-04-2018 17:03 via zdnet.com
  Crapware (also known as "bloatware" or "junkware") is the stuff that hardware makers install onto their devices on top of the operating system.
  
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• Introducing the Mac mini Pro

  09-04-2018 17:02 via zdnet.com
  What would it take for Apple to update the Mac mini to a modern, professional-level machine? According to David Gewirtz, not much.
  
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• Samsung announces DeX Pad availability for $99.99, free with new Galaxy S9 purchase

  09-04-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  A couple of months after announcing it, the new DeX Pad is available for pre-order with shipping beginning on 13 May. It's a powerful enterprise accessory for one of the best smartphones available today.
  
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• Pokémon Go Kanto celebration: More than 150 shiny Pokémon from generation one are about to land in Pokémon Go

  09-04-2018 16:53
  
  Dataminers are reporting that all the shiny 3D assets of the 151 generation one Pokémon have been discovered in the game’s code
  
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• Pokémon Go Kanto celebration is live: More than 150 Pokémon from generation one land in Pokémon Go

  09-04-2018 16:53
  
  The event, rumoured to include shiny Pokémon, kicked off at 9pm on Tuesday 10 April and will run until 17 April
  
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• HP Chromebook x2 is the first detachable Chromebook, takes aim at iPad Pro

  09-04-2018 16:48 via zdnet.com
  HP's two-in-one device is a high-end Chromebook with 12.3-inch screen: can it take on Apple's iPad Pro?
  
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• Uber to buy electric bicycle-sharing firm Jump

  09-04-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Deal to buy Jump Bikes could allow Uber users to be able to hire electric pedal bikes via the app.
  
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• Apple announces (Product)Red iPhone 8, 8 Plus

  09-04-2018 16:26 via zdnet.com
  You won't find the iPhone X in red, but it's not completely left out.
  
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• Samsung 49 inch QLED business monitor review: Multi-tasking single monitor setup

  09-04-2018 16:21 via zdnet.com
  Samsung released a 49 inch curved monitor focused on gamers last year and is now marketing it as a productivity powerhouse. It mostly lives up to the claims, but suffers a bit in resolution.
  
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• Huawei's P20 Pro has a huge design flaw

  09-04-2018 16:13 via zdnet.com
  For a smartphone built around a sophisticated triple-lens camera set up, the P20 Pro has a design flaw that will no doubt infuriate owners who want to take lots of photos.
  
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• HP aims to use its Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing technology in its supply chain

  09-04-2018 15:45 via zdnet.com
  HP is planning to use its own supply chain as a testbed and case study for scaling 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology.
  
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• Coursera expands in Brazil

  09-04-2018 15:15 via zdnet.com
  Education venture boosts its online course portfolio in Portuguese to address language gap, plans further growth.
  
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• Durham police criticised over 'crude' profiling

  09-04-2018 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Privacy groups said it is dangerous to rely on data when trying assessing offenders' lifestyles
  
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• Backpage.com sex advert website seized by FBI

  09-04-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Backpage.com's international sites are blocked following the move by the US authorities.
  
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• Child protection coalition demands FTC probe into YouTube data collection

  09-04-2018 14:07 via zdnet.com
  A coalition has accused YouTube of violating child protection laws.
  
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• Linux all-in-one: Slimbook Curve comes with your distro of choice pre-installed

  09-04-2018 14:01 via zdnet.com
  Linux users can pick which of 10 Linux distros the Slimbook Curve 24-inch screen all-in-one one is delivered with.
  
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• Huami announces Amazfit Stratos $200 multisport GPS smartwatch with onboard music storage

  09-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Huami impressed with its low cost Amazfit Bip smartwatch and partnered with key training professionals to launch a high-end GPS sport watch at a reasonable price.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg at Congress: Why, when and where to watch

  09-04-2018 13:51
  
  Mr Zuckerberg goes to Washington
  
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• Ransomware: Not dead, but evolving nasty new tricks

  09-04-2018 13:40 via zdnet.com
  Crooks distributing ransomware are still tweaking their tactics, in an effort to extort as much profit as possible while a 'passing of the guard' is underway.
  
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• Oracle Solaris patch theft lands IT-support CEO in jail for two years

  09-04-2018 13:10 via zdnet.com
  Oracle is happy that Terix's CEO is being jailed and fined $100,000.
  
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• YouTube 'broke child protection laws'

  09-04-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The site is accused of violating child protection laws by a coalition of 23 consumer groups.
  
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• Spotify teases special launch event: Company may be on the verge of releasing its first hardware later this month

  09-04-2018 12:43
  
  Rumours suggest Spotify’s hardware will not be a smart speaker, but a device for the car
  
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• Cisco security: Russia, Iran switches hit by attackers who leave US flag on screens

  09-04-2018 12:29 via zdnet.com
  Hackers use Cisco gear to send Russia a message not to mess with US elections.
  
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• Facebook to warn users embroiled in Cambridge Analytica data scandal

  09-04-2018 12:16 via zdnet.com
  Facebook will notify up to 87 million users whose data may have been slurped for political gain.
  
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• No, Buzz Aldrin didn’t pass a lie detector test about the existence of aliens

  09-04-2018 11:53
  
  The truth is out there – it’s just not in tabloid reporting
  
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• YouTube accused of illegally harvesting data about children on its site

  09-04-2018 11:43
  
  More than 20 privacy groups have filed a complaint alleging Google has violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
  
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• China’s SenseTime becomes world’s most valued AI startup

  09-04-2018 11:31
  
  SenseTime's facial-recognition technology is used by the Chinese government as part of its vast state surveillance
  
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• Watch NASA lob crash-test dummies through the air to see what happens to our bodies during plane crashes

  09-04-2018 11:27
  Watch the lifelike dummies take one for the team in this shudder-inducing videos
  
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• Twitter hopes trolls can be stopped by eradicating ignorance

  09-04-2018 11:19 via zdnet.com
  Twitter wants to know if reminding trolls of the rules can stop abusive behavior.
  
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• "First-ever" use of a robot in a military breaching exercise

  09-04-2018 11:18 via zdnet.com
  U.S. and allies are escalating the use of robots in training exercises, increasing speculation that unmanned platforms will see heavier use on tomorrow's battlefields
  
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• Xiaomi pushes for local smartphone component creation in India

  09-04-2018 10:42 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese firm hopes to prompt local job creation and new opportunities for manufacturing partners.
  
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• DeepMind is teaching its AI to navigate cities using Street View images

  09-04-2018 10:18
  
  Google is teaching its AI to learn cities by walking the streets of New York
  
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• How to take your smartphone photos to the next level

  09-04-2018 10:15 via zdnet.com
  Reviews often rate phone camera quality. But should they really be looking at what pictures we take with those phones once they're in our pockets?
  
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• Worldwide IT spending to reach $3.7 trillion in 2018

  09-04-2018 10:00 via zdnet.com
  Gartner suggests that the IT industry is going strong with a spend increase of 6.2 percent from 2017.
  
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