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• Being in the modern world: One ID but 18 different people

  27-04-2018 22:52 via zdnet.com
  Your ID doesn't change, but you are not the same person throughout your day...
  
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• We found 24 cloud services your business definitely needs to try

  27-04-2018 22:49 via zdnet.com
  When it comes to cloud services and software-as-a-service (SaaS), we're all familiar with the usual players. But there's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, and Microsoft.
  
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• Brazilian Central Bank regulates credit fintechs

  27-04-2018 20:01 via zdnet.com
  New rules enable startups to provide loans without the intermediation of banks under direct or peer-to-peer models.
  
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• Experts rip Ray Ozzie's plan for unlocking encrypted phones

  27-04-2018 18:19 via zdnet.com
  The former Microsoft executive's idea collapsed in the face of expert scrutiny.
  
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• Deadline to amend UK surveillance laws

  27-04-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A High Court judgement calling for changes came out of a legal challenge mounted by rights group Liberty.
  
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• The CIAM implications of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal

  27-04-2018 18:13 via zdnet.com
  Here's why you should pay attention to recent changes to Facebook Login.
  
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• Tech Tent: the technology of pleasure

  27-04-2018 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the British firm making its mark in the sex tech sector.
  
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• Windows 10 April 2018 Update: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

  27-04-2018 18:08 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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• What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

  27-04-2018 15:33 via zdnet.com
  The latest Windows 10 feature update includes the first public release of the Timeline feature as well as dozens of smaller enhancements to the Windows 10 user experience. Here's what you can expect.
  
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• GDPR: Your data protection questions answered

  27-04-2018 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Deputy Information Commissioner answers questions from BBC Radio 5 live listeners about changes to law.
  
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• Microsoft's latest idea? How foldable two-screen mobile could use 'hinge gestures'

  27-04-2018 15:16 via zdnet.com
  If Microsoft ever launches a foldable phone, it could have these new hinge controls.
  
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• Microsoft Office 2019 client app preview now available to business users

  27-04-2018 15:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is rolling out test versions of a number of its Office apps for x86-based Windows devices in phase one of its Office 2019 preview program.
  
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• Microsoft 365 bundle gets a slew of updates as part of Windows 10 April rollout

  27-04-2018 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft 365, the bundle of Windows, Office 365 and EMS, is getting a lot more than just the latest Windows 10 bits. Here's what else is new.
  
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• iPhone of our dreams: The fixes and features Apple must deliver

  27-04-2018 15:01 via zdnet.com
  Here are the things we'd like to see in future versions of Apple's iOS and iPhone hardware.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows 10 April 2018 Update arrives on Monday

  27-04-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows 10 feature update has an official name and a release date. You've got questions? I've got (some) answers.
  
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• Amazon goes after your kids: Podcast 366

  27-04-2018 14:35
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast Amazon tries to get ‘em young with an Echo for kids, and how we look at some of the problems with how the world has responded to the Toronto attack
  
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• Singapore looks to tighten up antispam, do-not-call laws

  27-04-2018 14:29 via zdnet.com
  Government is seeking public feedback on proposals to merge the two laws and clarify regulations businesses need to adhere to when sending out marketing messages.
  
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• This plastic can be recycled an “infinite” number of times and it could help solve our environmental woes

  27-04-2018 14:06
  
  This new polymer could spell the end of harmful plastics in our environment
  
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• Raspberry Pi-alike NanoPi K1 Plus: For $35 you get 2xRAM, 4K video, Gigabit Ethernet

  27-04-2018 14:05 via zdnet.com
  FriendlyElec's $35 NanoPi K1 Plus takes aim at the Raspberry Pi Model 3 B+.
  
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• Apple makes yet another short-sighted decision

  27-04-2018 13:45 via zdnet.com
  Apple has discontinued a product that it should have made a cornerstone of its home automation and entertainment ecosystem.
  
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• This giant cyber defence exercise has teams defending power grids, 4G networks, drones from hacker attack

  27-04-2018 13:19 via zdnet.com
  The largest international cyber defence game involves 22 teams protecting critical national infrastructure against severe cyber attacks.
  
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• How to boost your Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus battery life

  27-04-2018 13:11
  
  Here are some tips on eking out more power from Samsung's flagship phones
  
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• Scientists find 30 new genes associated with depression

  27-04-2018 13:07
  
  Researchers find 44 gene variants make people more likely to suffer from depression
  
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• Are you genetically at risk of depression? Scientists find 30 new genes linked to the disorder

  27-04-2018 13:07
  
  In total, researchers have now found 44 gene variants that make people more likely to suffer from depression
  
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• HP ZBook x2 G4 Detachable Workstation review: A hybrid for creatives

  27-04-2018 13:06 via zdnet.com
  The ZBook x2 G4 is a premium device with a price tag to match. If you're looking for a workstation-class detachable with excellent pen input, it's your best choice right now.
  
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• Microsoft to Windows users: Here are new critical Intel security updates for Spectre v2

  27-04-2018 12:54 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft releases new Windows updates to address the Spectre variant 2 flaw affecting Intel chips.
  
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• IS web media targeted in EU-led attack

  27-04-2018 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU police agency says it has "punched a big hole" in Islamic State propaganda.
  
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• How to handle the flood of GDPR privacy updates

  27-04-2018 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  How best to make sense of revamped privacy terms issued ahead of the EU's data protection shake-up.
  
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• Facebook and Google, beware: Amazon is building a massive ad business

  27-04-2018 12:00 via zdnet.com
  Amazon's ad business has yet to seriously impact the digital ad duopoly, but it's already a multi-billion program -- and growing fast.
  
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• This prosthetic hand brings back sensation from lost limbs

  27-04-2018 11:18 via zdnet.com
  Researchers are exploring electrical feedback for ways to simulate natural feeling in prosthetics.
  
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• 3D-printed electronic tattoos could charge up battlefield warfare

  27-04-2018 11:11 via zdnet.com
  Low-cost 3D printers can be used to ink temporary sensors on the skin for a wide range of applications in the military and beyond.
  
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• BMW's solid-state LiDAR offers a glimpse of the future of autonomous vehicles

  27-04-2018 11:06 via zdnet.com
  This two-year old startup will provide new sight for German carmaker's 2021 self-driving vehicle production plans
  
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• Golden State Killer suspect caught after relative shared DNA with ancestry website

  27-04-2018 10:59
  
  Investigators tracked the suspected murderer and rapist by comparing DNA at the crime scene with a genealogy database
  
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• Bosch's new car tech reduces diesel NOx emissions by a staggering 90%

  27-04-2018 10:55
  
  Cars must currently emit no more than 168mg/km of NOx. Bosch's tech allows a diesel VW Golf to emit just 13mg/km
  
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• Yale scientists claim pig brains can be kept alive without the body

  27-04-2018 10:54
  
  “This is probably not unique to pigs”
  
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• AI could raise nuclear war risk

  27-04-2018 10:10 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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• Wildlife photo competition disqualifies 'stuffed anteater' image

  27-04-2018 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Wildlife Photographer of the Year excludes a winning image for featuring a taxidermy specimen.
  
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• Google offers Cloud Platform credits to promising researchers

  27-04-2018 09:10 via zdnet.com
  The new program aims to make research cheaper, faster, and more secure.
  
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• Amazon Prime is about to get more expensive: Prime price rise comes despite Jeff Bezo's firm doubling profits in 2018

  27-04-2018 09:10
  
  The price of Amazon Prime is rising to $119, from $99, in the US and it's not known if a similar rise is coming to the UK
  
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• Real-life Transformer: The Japanese robot that becomes a car

  27-04-2018 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Designers say it's first time a machine of this kind has been able to carry people in a functioning vehicle.
  
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• Golden State Killer suspect traced using genealogy websites

  27-04-2018 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Investigators hunting the Golden State Killer say they matched DNA to data from ancestry websites.
  
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• DFAT backs automation of awful manual process for facial verification

  27-04-2018 08:25 via zdnet.com
  A computer could not do a worse job than what the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has in place already, its submission argues.
  
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• Department of Work and Pensions is spending £15 million getting ready for GDPR

  27-04-2018 08:22
  
  The DWP is forecast to spend that sum over the course of 2018 with the money being used for education and awareness
  
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• Porn block

  27-04-2018 06:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Soon you'll have to prove you're 18 years old if you want to watch pornography online. Here is all you need to know.
  
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• Roadshow wins smart TV piracy website blocks

  27-04-2018 04:58 via zdnet.com
  The case to block a series of domain names linked with the HD Subs Plus app being accessed via smart TV boxes has been successful.
  
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• ​NextDC agrees to conditional third-party access to APDC datacentres

  27-04-2018 04:22 via zdnet.com
  Counsel for both parties have agreed that NextDC will allow a prospective purchaser to inspect the three sites it currently leases off APDC, providing written notice is received 24 hours beforehand.
  
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• Basslink saga with Tasmanian government referred to arbitration

  27-04-2018 03:53 via zdnet.com
  Tasmania and Basslink were unable to resolve their dispute over the 2016 subsea cable outage during meetings, with the matter referred to arbitration as a result.
  
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• Foxtel targets 15 piracy websites

  27-04-2018 02:04 via zdnet.com
  Another 15 alleged copyright-infringing websites are in Foxtel's crosshairs, with the content owner claiming they involve illegal torrenting and streaming services.
  
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• ​Alibaba pilots blockchain supply chain initiative down under

  27-04-2018 01:52 via zdnet.com
  Blackmores and Fonterra have joined the pilot that will see products shipped to China from Australia and New Zealand in first trial of Alibaba's blockchain-based Food Trust Framework.
  
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• Gene secrets

  27-04-2018 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Low-cost genetic testing coupled with health data analysis is promising to transform medicine.
  
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