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• California becomes first US state to mandate solar on homes

  09-05-2018 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials say homeowners could see significantly lower utilities costs per month.
  
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• ​Red Hat introduces Kubernetes Operators software development toolkit

  09-05-2018 21:09 via zdnet.com
  Kubernetes Operators will help ISVs deliver Red Hat OpenShift-tested and validated cloud-native applications and services across hybrid and multi-cloud footprints.
  
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• LG bets on artificial intelligence for real differentiation

  09-05-2018 20:02 via zdnet.com
  The company's latest G-series smartphone, which may remain so for a while, is heading to the right destination. However, the path it's taking is a familiar one in sticking close to Google.
  
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• Microsoft's Windows 10 'Redstone 5' build introduces cloud clipboard

  09-05-2018 19:44 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is testing a new cross-platform 'cloud clipboard' in its latest preview of Windows 10 'Redstone 5,' along with updates to Sets, Notepad and more.
  
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• ServiceNow launches Virtual Agent, aims to resolve issues via bot

  09-05-2018 18:26 via zdnet.com
  ServiceNow reckons that Virtual Agent will be able to handle and resolve about 15 percent to 20 percent of incoming service requests.
  
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• Cocaine breathalyser 'one step closer'

  09-05-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Researchers plan to integrate their cocaine-detecting chip in a portable scanner.
  
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• Comcast Business launches analytics for SmartOffice video, motion detection

  09-05-2018 18:02 via zdnet.com
  By applying analytics to unstructured video, Comcast Business is enabling its SMB customers to better manage staffing and use of space.
  
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• Iran likely to retaliate with cyberattacks after nuclear deal collapse

  09-05-2018 18:00 via zdnet.com
  Businesses in the US, Europe, and their allies — like Saudi Arabia and Israel — are also at risk of cyberattacks.
  
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• For digital transformation, CFOs are loosening the purse strings

  09-05-2018 17:45 via zdnet.com
  Survey shows majority of finance leaders plan to boost investments in innovative technologies.
  
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• UK broadband speeds leap ahead, according to Ofcom study

  09-05-2018 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Communications watchdog Ofcom says average download speeds rose 28% since its last yearly survey.
  
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• Google has made a 4K Android TV dongle, but it’s not for you

  09-05-2018 16:49
  
  The 4K Android TV dongle is real, but it’s only available to developers
  
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• Microsoft slams claims of poor Xbox One sales as "inaccurate" – still refuses to admit how many it's sold

  09-05-2018 16:44
  
  Just how inaccurate is "inaccurate"?
  
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• It’s official, the PS4 is better than the Xbox One as sales figures leak out

  09-05-2018 16:44
  
  Is it time for Microsoft to give up on the Xbox One?
  
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• Mastercard, Microsoft partner on smart city pilot

  09-05-2018 16:16 via zdnet.com
  The two companies are currently working on a two-city pilot to model the impact of urban events and inform policy decisions with data.
  
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• A new, still forming, “toddler planet” has been found entirely by chance

  09-05-2018 15:46
  
  Astronomers have discovered a celestial body that could help us understand how planets are formed
  
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• Groupon shares climb on Q1 earnings beat

  09-05-2018 15:36 via zdnet.com
  The company is also raising adjusted EBITDA expectations for 2018 based on forecasted returns from its purchase of Vouchercloud.
  
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• Adobe: Experiencing the experiential, part one

  09-05-2018 15:32 via zdnet.com
  The Adobe Experience Cloud Summit 2018 in March was a clear indication of how far Adobe has come in the past two years and how far it has to go. I look at the event, the strategy, the messaging, the program, and the experience itself to see if Adobe can truly make the claim it is in the business of helping businesses create experiences. True or false? Find out.
  
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• Brexit to 'force work on Galileo sat-nav system out of UK'

  09-05-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  An Airbus executive says future UK work on the Galileo sat-nav system would have to be moved to the continent because of Brexit.
  
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• BBC, ITV and Channel 4 consider joining forces to take on Netflix, Amazon and YouTube

  09-05-2018 15:22
  
  ExStream measures
  
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• Walmart finally confirms $16B bid to acquire India's Flipkart

  09-05-2018 15:21 via zdnet.com
  Following weeks of speculation and a premature leak from SoftBank CEO, Walmart has finally confirmed it will fork out US$16 billion to acquire a 77 percent stake in Indian e-commerce operator, Flipkart.
  
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• Android security: Malicious apps sneak back into Google Play after tweaks

  09-05-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  The names of the apps were slightly different - but the malicious code was the same.
  
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• Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global assets in $21.8 billion deal

  09-05-2018 14:55 via zdnet.com
  The purchase is designed to expand Vodafone's presence across Europe.
  
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• Intel and Packet collaborate to offer no-cost access to Optane SSDs

  09-05-2018 14:47 via zdnet.com
  Packet is offering no-cost on-demand access to a fleet of Intel Xeon Scalable servers kitted out with large format Intel Optane SSDs.
  
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• Google bans abortion poll ads in Ireland

  09-05-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The search giant has blocked all ads relating to the Irish Republic's forthcoming referendum on abortion.
  
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• Google: Our new Android P beta shows how AI gives you more battery life

  09-05-2018 14:44 via zdnet.com
  DeepMind takes a first crack at using AI to solve Google's challenges on mobile devices.
  
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• Windows critical flaw: This security bug is under attack right now, says Microsoft

  09-05-2018 14:17 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft patches two flaws that are already under attack, among the 67 bugs in May's Patch Tuesday update.
  
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• Squid news app hits one million downloads

  09-05-2018 14:04 via zdnet.com
  News app that aims to attract elusive millennials market is doing just that, the company says.
  
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• ​Job review site Glassdoor is being acquired in a $1.2bn deal

  09-05-2018 14:02 via zdnet.com
  Job and salary data website has 40 million reviews of companies.
  
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• A gaming PC for business? Here's why it make sense

  09-05-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Especially when there's a deal like this: Get a powerful HP Pavilion desktop for $589.99.
  
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• BMW advert 'promoted dangerous driving'

  09-05-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's advertising watchdog rules a recent BMW campaign encouraged irresponsible driving.
  
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• Mirai DDoS attack against KrebsOnSecurity cost device owners $300,000

  09-05-2018 13:31 via zdnet.com
  The attack levied against the domain using insecure IoT devices cost their owners dearly in power and bandwidth.
  
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• Smart cities: Why Oslo wants its buses to do far more than just transport people

  09-05-2018 13:06 via zdnet.com
  The Norwegian capital has plans to turn its vehicles into data-generating mobile sensor platforms.
  
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• Avast slices estimated IPO share price before market entry

  09-05-2018 12:18 via zdnet.com
  The cybersecurity firm aims to sell roughly 25 percent of its stock in the event.
  
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• Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, BSD: All hit by same 'serious' security flaw

  09-05-2018 12:10 via zdnet.com
  OS and hypervisor makers patch flaw that attackers could use to crash systems or read data from memory.
  
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• How the IoT is keeping traffic moving and the streetlights shining

  09-05-2018 12:08 via zdnet.com
  Keeping the road infrastructure moving is a 24hr job but the IoT can help, according to Yotta.
  
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• Durham Sixth Form Centre paid ransom after cyber-attack

  09-05-2018 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Students' coursework was affected by the attack which the school reported to police, the BBC learns.
  
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• Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash, Creative Cloud

  09-05-2018 11:38 via zdnet.com
  The most dangerous bugs can lead to remote code execution and unauthorized privilege escalation.
  
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• HTC Vive Pro review: Evolution, not revolution

  09-05-2018 11:34
  
  The HTC Vive Pro brings a suite of welcome improvements to VR, but it’s not quite the revolution we were hoping
  
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• iRobot spinoff sells throwable robot to Marines

  09-05-2018 11:21 via zdnet.com
  Defense has become an important early market for commercial robotics companies as autonomous and teleoperated platforms edge onto battlefields
  
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• Researchers teach spider to jump with one eye on the robots of the future

  09-05-2018 10:55
  
  Look at her go!
  
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• Vodafone makes €18bn swoop on Liberty Global cable networks

  09-05-2018 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The European deal will allow the UK telecoms group to take on Deutsche Telekom in Germany.
  
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• Why Google Duplex impersonating humans is unsettling

  09-05-2018 09:00
  
  Google is giving its AI assistant the ability to make calls on your behalf – opening the doors for a creepy future
  
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• Google Duplex: Google responds to ethical concerns about AI masquerading as humans

  09-05-2018 09:00
  
  Google is giving its AI Assistant the ability to make calls on your behalf – opening the doors for a creepy future
  
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• Google Duplex: Google now has an AI that uses your data to impersonate you on the phone – and it's highly unsettling

  09-05-2018 09:00
  
  Google is giving its AI Assistant the ability to make calls on your behalf – opening the doors for a creepy future
  
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• ​Why NAB won't be upgrading its core banking platform any time soon

  09-05-2018 08:35 via zdnet.com
  The bank's CTOO told ZDNet it's far more beneficial to innovate around the customer than make its staff focus on an old system that still works fine.
  
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• Windows Notepad finally understands everyone else's end of line characters

  09-05-2018 08:22 via zdnet.com
  Maybe Microsoft really does heart Linux after all.
  
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• Tinder owner says it's not afraid of Facebook dating app

  09-05-2018 06:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Match Group says the social media giant's plan for a dating app could benefit its business.
  
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• ​LG office raided in tax evasion probe

  09-05-2018 06:33 via zdnet.com
  LG Group's headquarters has been raided by prosecutors for alleged tax evasion.
  
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• Google Assistant calls to make bookings

  09-05-2018 06:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Google has shown off a future feature of its voice assistant - the ability to make an appointment by phone for you.
  
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• NBN aiming to close temporary POIs by year end

  09-05-2018 06:15 via zdnet.com
  Government-owned broadband wholesaler needs to have 65,000 services moved to decommission early points of interconnect.
  
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