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• AWS broadens focus on innovation acceleration

  13-04-2018 23:22 via zdnet.com
  Lessons for CIOs from this year's AWS Summit.
  
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• TED 2018: Alphabet firm's tools to combat extremism

  13-04-2018 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Google, which faces scrutiny over extremist and hateful content, is developing tools to counter it.
  
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• Coffee trends

  13-04-2018 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Coffee in five charts: How coffee drinking varies around the world.
  
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• Apple's memo warning employees about leaking information is predictably leaked

  13-04-2018 20:51 via zdnet.com
  According to Apple, leaking information "undermines everyone at Apple and the years they've invested in creating Apple products."
  
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• Santander Brazil launches blockchain-based international wire transfer service

  13-04-2018 18:48 via zdnet.com
  The offering reduces wire processing time from two days to two hours.
  
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• Rezzed 2018: The best indie games you have to play this year

  13-04-2018 18:22
  
  Wondering what games to see at Rezzed 2018? Here's our pick of unmissable indie games at the show
  
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• Infosys buys ad firm WongDoody, plots sell off of Sikka acquisitions

  13-04-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Infosys said it's now searching for buyers for Kallidus, Skava and Panaya.
  
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• Secret Bluetooth tips: How to print files and share your phone's web connection without Wi-Fi

  13-04-2018 17:25
  
  Bluetooth has multiple uses, here is our pick of those you may not know about
  
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• The promises and problems of period-tracking apps

  13-04-2018 17:24
  
  How are women’s health apps shaping the way we think about natural rhythms?
  
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• The problems and promises of period-tracking apps

  13-04-2018 17:24
  
  How are women’s health apps shaping the way we think about natural rhythms?
  
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• First timer

  13-04-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The big winner at the Bafta Games Awards was Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, including Best Performer - won by a video editor.
  
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• McIntosh MB50 review: Treat your ears to sweet, sweet music

  13-04-2018 17:11
  
  A quirky music streamer with a very high price tag – but it sounds utterly wonderful
  
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• Get a complete business startup kit for free

  13-04-2018 16:50 via zdnet.com
  This StackSocial bundle includes extended trials of over a dozen useful tools and services.
  
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• Donkey Kong champion loses title for 'using emulator'

  13-04-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The game's world record is invalidated after claims Billy Mitchell did not use an original machine.
  
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• Moto G6: Release date, price and specs rumours for Motorola’s new budget smartphone

  13-04-2018 16:43
  
  Here’s everything we know about the Motorola Moto G6, including a recent titillating Amazon leak
  
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• Cyber security: Don't leave it to your tech team or you'll get breached, warns data protection chief

  13-04-2018 16:19 via zdnet.com
  "If left solely to the technology teams, security will fail through lack of attention and investment," warns Information Commissioner.
  
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• Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case

  13-04-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A businessman fighting for the "right to be forgotten" wins a UK High Court action against Google.
  
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• AMD unveils 2nd generation AMD Ryzen processors

  13-04-2018 15:51 via zdnet.com
  AMD continues to pile the pressure on Intel, with prices range from $199 to $329.
  
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• Facebook and Mr Zuckerberg go to Congress: Podcast 364

  13-04-2018 15:12
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the definitive review of Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day theatrical epic at the US Congress
  
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• Google AI can pick out a single speaker in a crowd: Expect to see it in tons of products

  13-04-2018 15:09 via zdnet.com
  Google reveals its speech-separating tech, which could, for example, transform hearing aids.
  
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• Fake news and sick society: More decline ahead as the media seeks stable business model

  13-04-2018 15:06 via zdnet.com
  Job cuts and shrinking revenues continue to mark the media industry --as the largest online publishers grab the majority of ad revenues but reject the social responsibilities.
  
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• What is Fortnite? Getting started with the free Fortnite game that’s smashing records and giving PUBG a run for its money

  13-04-2018 14:59
  
  Here’s everything you need to know about Fortnite Battle Royale
  
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• Facebook 'too slow to deal with hack', says singer

  13-04-2018 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Philippa Hanna's account was taken over by a hacker, apparently in Turkey, and it took days to get it back.
  
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• Geckos inspire the grip of soft robot hands

  13-04-2018 14:15 via zdnet.com
  Researchers are studying the gecko to improve the grip of robotic fingers.
  
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• Windows 10 later this year: Microsoft's new test build shows more of what's coming

  13-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  New Windows 10 preview brings Sets tabbing to Office 365, revealing more of what's due after Spring update.
  
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• Deep Learning: The interest is more than latent

  13-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  A recent survey of O'Reilly newsletter subscribers reveals that interest in deep learning is more than academic. But the skills shortages remain very real.
  
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• Broadcom launches $12 billion stock buyback program

  13-04-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom says the program will "deliver value" to shareholders.
  
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• Tesla 'removed' from fatal car crash probe

  13-04-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The US National Transportation Safety Board says Tesla "released investigative information".
  
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• Android security: Your phone's patch level says you're up to date, but that may be a lie

  13-04-2018 12:47 via zdnet.com
  Study into missed security updates casts doubt on Google's Android patch level system.
  
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• You're allowed to be openly racist on Reddit as the CEO claims it doesn't break the site's rules

  13-04-2018 12:37
  
  Reddit, the self-proclaimed “front page of the internet”, says “open racism” doesn’t break its rules
  
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• Russia to block Telegram app over encryption

  13-04-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A court approves the media regulator's request after the app refuses to hand over encryption keys.
  
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• Russia bans Telegram encrypted chat app

  13-04-2018 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Telegram refused to hand over its encryption keys to state authorities.
  
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• After court battle, Russia finally bans Telegram app

  13-04-2018 12:19 via zdnet.com
  Telegram refused to hand over its encryption keys to state authorities.
  
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• Samsung launches £130 Galaxy J2 Pro without any internet connectivity – it can't even connect to Wi-Fi

  13-04-2018 12:04
  
  The Galaxy J2 Pro supports calls and texts but doesn’t work with 3G, 4G LTE or even Wi-Fi
  
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• How SAP uses anthropologists to build better software

  13-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  An in-house team of anthropologists has helped SAP improve SuccessFactors, its HCM software, by drawing out insights from users that regular market research wouldn't find.
  
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• Creepy or cool? These prescription contact lenses automatically darken in the sun

  13-04-2018 12:00
  
  These contact lenses block out sunlight, but will anyone actually wear them?
  
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• Chinese man caught by facial recognition at pop concert

  13-04-2018 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspect was caught by facial recognition technology at a pop concert, which he regrets attending.
  
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• Apple is reportedly killing iTunes and ditching downloads in favour of its Apple Music streaming service

  13-04-2018 11:52
  
  Buying music is so 2003, Apple wants it to be all about streaming
  
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• Tertill robot is like a Roomba for your garden

  13-04-2018 11:41 via zdnet.com
  A startup developing a weed whacker robot for gardens just got backing from an industry heavyweight
  
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• Court tells Facebook: Stop deleting 'offensive' comment

  13-04-2018 11:34 via zdnet.com
  Facebook's move to block a user and cut a comment from that account has been challenged by a German court.
  
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• Immunotherapy could hold the key to eradicating cancer, but what is it and how does it work?

  13-04-2018 11:19
  
  Cancer immunotherapies work by using the body's own immune system to help fight tumours
  
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• This dubious box costs £21,000 and lets authorities unlock your iPhone and download your data

  13-04-2018 11:13
  
  The $30,000 (£21,000) box works offline and comes with full, unlimited unlocking capacity
  
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• Google’s AI can now pick out individual voices in a noisy room

  13-04-2018 11:06
  
  The deep learning model uses video to separate speech signals
  
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• Coinsecure, not so secure: Millions in cryptocurrency stolen, CSO branded as thief

  13-04-2018 10:59 via zdnet.com
  It is not every day a key executive is accused of embezzlement.
  
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• Coinsecure, not so secure: Millions in cryptocurrency stolen, CSO blamed

  13-04-2018 10:59 via zdnet.com
  It is not every day a key executive is accused of embezzlement.
  
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• 'Robotic' surgeon at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford

  13-04-2018 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The technology means patients' stays are shorter due to the precision of the surgery.
  
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• The UK's 100,000 Genome Project reaches the halfway stage

  13-04-2018 10:35 via zdnet.com
  This flagship project, run using MongoDB is sequencing 100,000 whole genomes.
  
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• Best 2-in-1 laptops, convertibles, and hybrid laptops for business 2018

  13-04-2018 10:33 via zdnet.com
  2-in-1 devices that can function as laptops or tablets are a growing segment of the PC market. But which type and model convertible laptop should you buy? We explore the options and list some of the best.
  
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• Yahoo confirms purchase of stake in cryptocurrency exchange

  13-04-2018 10:16 via zdnet.com
  Yahoo's 40 percent stake is estimated to be worth two to three billion yen.
  
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• Chinese media giants hit snag with piracy block

  13-04-2018 10:03 via zdnet.com
  The Australian Federal Court is considering whether watching live Chinese broadcast content constitutes copyright infringement, while Roadshow is seeking similar domain name blocks.
  
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