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• How your company can measure its 'cyber resilience' and evaluate its posture

  20-04-2018 22:17 via zdnet.com
  Non-profits ISACA and CMMI help companies score their cybersecurity readiness and create a gap analysis to get up to speed.
  
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• GDPR: Are you ready for the EU's huge data privacy shake-up?

  20-04-2018 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Organisations have just seven weeks to prepare for a major shake-up to EU data privacy laws.
  
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• AT&T's 5G 'foundation' technology is now live in 141 markets

  20-04-2018 22:00 via zdnet.com
  AT&T's 5G Evolution technology has theoretical peak speeds of up to 400 megabits per second on capable devices.
  
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• ​Infosys charts new course, but can it catch up with Accenture and Deloitte?

  20-04-2018 21:59 via zdnet.com
  New CEO Parekh's latest moves -- that are part of his overall strategy of providing comprehensive end-to-end digital solutions -- is just the thing that Infosys needs. But he will need to do a lot more, and fast.
  
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• Why the US federal government has been leaning into the cloud since 2011

  20-04-2018 21:56 via zdnet.com
  The cloud benefits of elasticity, scalability, and nimbleness were tailor-made for some of the massive and intermittent IT projects of the US government.
  
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• Amazon: The world's most innovative tech company

  20-04-2018 21:50 via zdnet.com
  From Alexa Skills Blueprints to AWS to Prime, Larry Dignan and Bill Detwiler make the case for Amazon as the most innovative tech company on the planet. (Analysis and news roundup.)
  
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• Pivotal makes solid Wall Street debut, looks for longterm growth

  20-04-2018 21:39 via zdnet.com
  After a modest first day of trading, Pivotal's CFO says the company is thinking longterm.
  
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• IBM: Fewer records are being breached, but cyber attacks are getting more costly

  20-04-2018 21:39 via zdnet.com
  Incident response research from Big Blue offers surprising results, as hacks get more serious but defenders improve their tools and training. IBM's Wendi Whitmore explains.
  
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• Russia's Telegram ban 'failing'

  20-04-2018 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The messaging app is working around attempts to block it by authorities.
  
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• Wearables, projectors offer displays for the post-screen world

  20-04-2018 19:39 via zdnet.com
  While we like to have expansive views of content, monitors place major restrictions on how fluidly we can work. But a range of emerging options could bring us closer to seamless computing anywhere.
  
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• Apple iPad (2018) review: The best gets even better

  20-04-2018 19:20 via zdnet.com
  The sixth-generation iPad is everything you could want in a tablet, for a fraction of the price.
  
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• Print fast and in color with Dell's $85 C1760nw laser

  20-04-2018 19:16 via zdnet.com
  Normally $150, this compact, network-friendly printer can run on inexpensive toner to boot.
  
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• London Marathon 2018: Strava has some interesting insights ahead of race day

  20-04-2018 18:14
  
  Digging into the data
  
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• Planet analytics 1.0: From the UN lab to the globe

  20-04-2018 18:09 via zdnet.com
  The United Nations (UN) is developing initiatives that leverage data and analytics to measure and streamline sustainable development goals. While this is work in progress, there are some fundamental questions as to its effectiveness.
  
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• Cows could be the biggest mammal left thanks to hominins’ love of hunting

  20-04-2018 16:48
  
  How now, brown cow?
  
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• LG G7 ThinQ will have dedicated Google Assistant button

  20-04-2018 16:46 via zdnet.com
  Hey Google: The hardware button to launch Google Assistant will be on the left side, CNET says.
  
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• Ofcom seeks to scrap local TV roll-out

  20-04-2018 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The media regulator says launching more local TV stations in the UK is not viable.
  
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• Fix your smartphone addiction: Podcast 365

  20-04-2018 16:00
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the future of aeroplane design, what’s the deal with tiny horse and we try to beat our smartphone addictions
  
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• Windows 10: Microsoft to boost Linux app security with Windows Defender firewall

  20-04-2018 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft preps new Windows 10 security features to ensure system integrity during start-up and after it's running.
  
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• Here's how Audi is building the e-tron to outperform its rivals – and it's much more than just the car

  20-04-2018 14:52
  
  For Audi, the e-tron isn’t just a new car but the first step in a new way of thinking
  
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• Here's how Audi is building the e-tron to outperform its rivals, and it's not just all about the car

  20-04-2018 14:52
  
  For Audi, the e-tron isn’t just a new car, but the first step in a new way of thinking
  
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• How to boost your iPhone X battery life

  20-04-2018 14:47
  
  If you've noticed a drop or simply want to limit how much degradation your iPhone X battery experiences, read on
  
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• Adblock Plus scores big legal win: It's not breaking the law, court rules

  20-04-2018 14:34 via zdnet.com
  Adblock Plus isn't in breach of antitrust law or interfering with press freedom, German supreme court rules.
  
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• German supreme court rejects ad-block challenge

  20-04-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Publishing giant Axel Springer has lost a long-running case seeking to limit the use of Adblock Plus.
  
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• Has the time finally come for PostgreSQL?

  20-04-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  As the launch pad for nearly a dozen commercial database products, has the time finally come for PostgreSQL to step out into the spotlight?
  
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• Ransomware, stolen data or malware: How do online crooks really make their money?

  20-04-2018 13:59 via zdnet.com
  The cybercrime economy has "now become a kind of mirror image of contemporary capitalism", says paper.
  
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• Pregnant smokers find online ads more effective than some direct medical interventions – and it's cheaper too

  20-04-2018 13:57
  
  A timely reminder that online ads can be used for good
  
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• Project Kilopower: NASA is about to drop big news on nuclear power in space

  20-04-2018 13:27
  
  Project ‘Kilopower’ is NASA’s master plan for generating nuclear power in space – and a big announcement is on the way
  
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• Facebook removes 'gay sex for rent' posts

  20-04-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  An investigation found groups offering free accommodation for young men in exchange for sex.
  
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• Google's Project Zero exposes unpatched Windows 10 lockdown bypass

  20-04-2018 12:56 via zdnet.com
  Google denies multiple requests by Microsoft for an extension to Project Zero's 90-day disclose-or-fix deadline.
  
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• ​Oracle critical update fixes 254 flaws - so get patching now

  20-04-2018 12:50 via zdnet.com
  Fixes for vulnerabilities spread across 20 products and a Solaris patch that addresses the Spectre processor flaw.
  
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• iPhone terminator: Apple's Daisy teardown robot can rip your phone apart in 18 secs

  20-04-2018 12:40 via zdnet.com
  Apple has a new robot that can recover about 1kg of gold and 7.5kg of silver from every 100,000 old iPhones.
  
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• Google's SMS replacement ready to launch

  20-04-2018 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Android phones are beginning to receive Google's feature-rich new service called Chat.
  
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• These tattoos only become visible when detecting cancer-linked disease

  20-04-2018 12:31 via zdnet.com
  The tattoo "cells" erupt on the skin when potentially dangerous levels of particular minerals are detected.
  
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• Earth Day 2018: What is Earth Day and how can you take part?

  20-04-2018 12:21
  
  Earth Day 2018's theme is tackling the rising tide of plastic pollution
  
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• Robot visits a pub for Westworld promotion and other news

  20-04-2018 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• ​Tech careers: It's time to pump up the volume if you want to succeed

  20-04-2018 11:52 via zdnet.com
  If you don't start shouting about successes, somebody else will steal your credit
  
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• Robot builds an Ikea chair. Everyone goes nuts.

  20-04-2018 11:43 via zdnet.com
  The two-arm robot performed the 50 step assembly in about 20 minutes, making a mockery of the average dorm-dweller
  
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• Bill Gates just endorsed a startup that could surveil every corner of the Earth from space

  20-04-2018 11:14
  
  EarthNow want to launch a network of satellites to monitor the farthest flung corners of the globe via live video screen
  
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• UK goes 55 hours without coal for the first time in 136 years

  20-04-2018 11:01
  
  Earlier this week, absolutely no coal was used to generate energy in UK power stations
  
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• Chat is Google's answer to fix text messaging

  20-04-2018 10:47
  
  At this point, messaging is probably as good as it needs to be
  
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• Alexa Announcements comes to the UK: Intercom feature lets you broadcast messages to every Echo in your home

  20-04-2018 10:46
  
  You record the message once and it will then play out simultaneously to any Echo on the same network
  
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• This is why Apple needs a cheaper iPhone

  20-04-2018 10:33 via zdnet.com
  Apple has managed to keep the iPhone a premium brand for over a decade, but now it's time to expand into lower-priced categories.
  
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• ZTE lashes out at US ban, vows to protect company

  20-04-2018 10:09 via zdnet.com
  Chinese vendor describes US export ban as unacceptable, adding that it has invested significant efforts since April 2016 in ensuring compliance with export laws and, if necessary, will seek judicial recourse to protect its interests.
  
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• Ericsson plans continued 5G R&D as net loss reduces to 700m SEK

  20-04-2018 09:20 via zdnet.com
  Ericsson has reported a net loss of 700 million Swedish Kronor on net sales of 43.3 billion SEK for Q1 2018, saying its 5G, cloud, automation, and machine intelligence R&D investments will continue.
  
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• Netflix apparently wants to buy a cinema chain but its spat with Cannes may have stalled plans

  20-04-2018 08:23
  
  Netflix is said to have cooled on the idea, but was reportedly looking at the Landmark cinema chain in LA
  
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• How plastic-eating bacteria actually work – a chemist explains

  20-04-2018 08:11
  
  Scientists recently discovered a strain of bacteria that can literally eat the plastic used to make bottles
  
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• Another rise in telco complaints shows 'struggling' industry: Comms Alliance

  20-04-2018 08:04 via zdnet.com
  Telstra, Optus, Vodafone Australia, and Pivotel have all clocked in with higher complaints ratios in the quarterly telecommunications complaints in context report.
  
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• God of War: Giving gaming new emotions

  20-04-2018 06:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The team behind God of War tell Newsbeat the gaming industry is maturing to tackle more complex emotions than ever before.
  
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• StarHub appoints former employee as new CEO

  20-04-2018 06:28 via zdnet.com
  Following months of "rigorous global executive search", the Singapore telco unveils Peter Kaliaropoulos as its new chief, who will take over from outgoing CEO Tan Tong Hai in July 2018.
  
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