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• Microsoft looks to Cortana, Teams, ambient intelligence for smarter meetings

  07-05-2018 21:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is getting closer to delivering on its commitment to try to make meetings smarter and less painful using Cortana, Teams, HoloLens business apps and more.
  
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• Microsoft Build goes gaga for AI: Azure Machine Learning and beyond

  07-05-2018 19:25 via zdnet.com
  Need proof that both AI and data are crucial to Microsoft's success, even eclipsing Windows in importance? This year's developer event delivers.
  
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• After Equifax breach, major firms still rely on same flawed software

  07-05-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  At least seven tech giants still use the vulnerable software that hackers exploited to attack Equifax last year.
  
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• Singapore MVNO offers public transit riders free data

  07-05-2018 17:43 via zdnet.com
  Mobile virtual network operator Circles.Life will offer 100MB data for every 10 rides taken using stored value card, EZ-Link, and an additional 1GB for customers who link their numbers through the app.
  
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• Microsoft's Visual Studio Live Share collaboration service available to testers

  07-05-2018 17:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's Visual Studio Live Share, now in preview, allows Visual Studio and VS Code programmers to collaborate using their languages and frameworks of choice.
  
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• Microsoft opens its 'BrainWave' AI-on-FPGA service to external testers

  07-05-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's project to run fast AI tasks on FPGAs in Azure is starting to come to fruition, with testers starting to get access to the first pieces now.
  
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• Microsoft delivers new edge-computing tools that use its speech, camera, AI technologies

  07-05-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is shifting its main focus at Build 2018 from Windows to the intelligent edge, and is looking to attract developers with new kits, tools and more.
  
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• Build 2018: Microsoft embraces Android and iOS, extends Timeline feature

  07-05-2018 17:30 via zdnet.com
  At this week's Build developers conference, Microsoft will show off new features designed to connect its cloud-based services more tightly to mobile devices running iOS and Android. But will developers see an opportunity?
  
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• Brazilian fintech Neon finds new banking partner, rushes to restablish operations

  07-05-2018 17:25 via zdnet.com
  The startup, hurt by the liquidation of the bank supporting its operations, settles partnership with another institution.
  
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• LG G7 ThinQ first take: Despite terrible names, the camera and audio capabilities make it a contender

  07-05-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Although we have seen vocal scorn for Apple's iPhone X notch, it's what Android manufacturers are now rolling out. Although the LG G7 may not have one standout feature, it has everything you need and may even be better than the Samsung Galaxy S9.
  
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• Microsoft Build 2018: What to expect and how to watch

  07-05-2018 16:36 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's early-May Build developer conference is coming into further focus as the company reveals more (but still not all) of the sessions it's planning for the three-day event.
  
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• Take home along: Six ways a VPN can help travelers connect wherever they go

  07-05-2018 16:30 via zdnet.com
  It's often difficult to access your home Internet services and resources when you travel out of the country. David Gewirtz outlines six ways a virtual private network can help.
  
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• Google changes rules for buying election adverts

  07-05-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  A policy change means anyone buying ads will have to prove who they are and be a US citizen
  
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• Controversy, thy name is Europe: Open credit scores, data-driven counter-forensics, and the regulation debate

  07-05-2018 15:59 via zdnet.com
  Europe's biggest digital culture festival raises questions beyond the use of data.
  
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• Qlik announces new Latin America head

  07-05-2018 15:47 via zdnet.com
  Former sales director Paulo Iannone will be responsible for some markets in the region.
  
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• Nokia buys SpaceTime Insight to expand IoT, machine learning, analytics portfolio

  07-05-2018 15:26 via zdnet.com
  SpaceTime gives Nokia sales heft and technologies for the energy and transportation industries.
  
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• Fitbit rolls out quick replies, female health tracking, and new apps

  07-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Fitbit launched the Versa with Fitbit OS 2.0 and with today's update has now provided additional functionality for Versa and Ionic users.
  
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• HPE revamps Nimble Storage portfolio

  07-05-2018 13:30 via zdnet.com
  'Generation five' of the Nimble portfolio triples all flash value and is NVMe/SCM ready.
  
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• Information watchdog seeks Cambridge Analytica data

  07-05-2018 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner wants to find out how the firm gathered and used data on a US citizen
  
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• MIT's MapLite brings self-driving vehicles to country roads

  07-05-2018 12:43 via zdnet.com
  MIT hopes the new system will help autonomous vehicles drive safely even when there are no maps to speak of.
  
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• MIT is teaching self-driving cars to deal with the unknown

  07-05-2018 11:24
  
  Going off grid
  
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• $820 million for maker of a Stormtrooper robot? Here's why it was a smart move.

  07-05-2018 11:21 via zdnet.com
  The Chinese robotics upstart is now valued at $5 billion and has no clear road to profitability ... and that's just fine
  
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• Apricorn USB 3.0 Aegis Padlock DT drive - Up to 12TB of hardware-based encryption

  07-05-2018 11:08 via zdnet.com
  Securing sensitive data stored on external hard drives is usually a minefield, especially if you are looking for cross-platform compatibility. The Apricorn USB 3.0 Aegis Padlock DT drive is the solution to this problem.
  
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• Apricorn USB 3.0 Aegis Padlock DT drive - Up to 12TB of hardware-based encrypted storage

  07-05-2018 11:08 via zdnet.com
  Securing sensitive data stored on external hard drives is usually a minefield, especially if you are looking for cross-platform compatibility. The Apricorn USB 3.0 Aegis Padlock DT drive is the solution to this problem.
  
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• V2: The Vine revival may already be dead

  07-05-2018 09:44
  
  V2 hits problems has has been “postponed for an indefinite amount of time”
  
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• Elon Musk wants to get into the candy industry

  07-05-2018 09:07
  
  A whole new Mars mission for Musk
  
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• ​Open Universities turns to Bluewolf to redefine student experience

  07-05-2018 04:14 via zdnet.com
  Gaining a single view of each student has allowed Open Universities Australia to look to a future where machine learning can help them complete their degree in a more personalised way.
  
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• Facial recognition system had 7 percent hit rate at 2017 Champions League Final

  07-05-2018 03:43 via zdnet.com
  NEC system trialled at UEFA Champions League Final by South Wales Police produced almost 2,300 false positives.
  
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• AU$1.3b transformation spend reaps rewards for Westpac in H1

  07-05-2018 03:04 via zdnet.com
  After spending AU$1.3 billion on developing new services and upgrading its infrastructure, Westpac has posted AU$4.2 billion in first half after-tax profit.
  
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• Android P to stop apps from monitoring network activity

  07-05-2018 02:54 via zdnet.com
  It's about time Google patches this nasty security flaw where any Android app can monitor network access of another app.
  
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• MacTel deploys SD-WAN services for potato farms

  07-05-2018 02:27 via zdnet.com
  Macquarie Telecom will deploy its SD-WAN platform across Spudshed's 24 farming and retail sites in Western Australia.
  
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• Fictional futures

  07-05-2018 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  With the continuing success of Black Panther, "afrofuturism" is now more important than ever.
  
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• Could Trump's 'Space Force' become a reality?

  07-05-2018 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  "We're getting very big in space," says the US president. What would a new branch of the military do?
  
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• ​Google I/O vs. Microsoft Build: Dueling yet similar visions for developers

  07-05-2018 01:22 via zdnet.com
  Google and Microsoft outline their roadmaps and advances for developers. Don't be surprised if two tech giants AI-infused visions rhyme.
  
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• The future of enterprise IoT: 2 factors to watch

  07-05-2018 00:00 via zdnet.com
  Some companies have learned from multiple generations of IoT projects, and are ready to take advantage of the next big leaps ahead.
  
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