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• Kaplan Test Prep graduates to a cloud-based data lake

  18-05-2018 22:44 via zdnet.com
  ​Kaplan uses SnapLogic and Amazon Redshift to cut costs, optimize its product portfolio, and boost profits.
  
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• Sony Brazil focuses on premium products

  18-05-2018 21:23 via zdnet.com
  Under new leadership, the company continues to target consumers of high-end devices.
  
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• IBM warns of instant breaking of encryption by quantum computers: 'Move your data today'

  18-05-2018 20:24 via zdnet.com
  Welcome to the future transparency of today as quantum computers reveal all currently encrypted secrets -- a viable scenario within just a few years.
  
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• Bank of America debuts its AI-powered assistant, Erica

  18-05-2018 18:54 via zdnet.com
  The virtual assistant will be available to Bank of America's 25 million mobile clients
  
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• Yanny or Laurel? Science explains: Podcast 369

  18-05-2018 17:37
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: the science that explains why you hear Yanny or Laurel, Snapchat’s worrying pivot to Facebook and we call time on PGP email.
  
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• Qi Lu steps down as Baidu COO

  18-05-2018 16:47 via zdnet.com
  Lu transitioned into the COO slot last January after joining Baidu from Microsoft.
  
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• GDPR in real life: Fear, uncertainty, and doubt

  18-05-2018 16:37 via zdnet.com
  Part one: Why are most organizations still not ready for GDPR? And what are the implications and mechanisms of applying GDPR provisions for companies, individuals, and regulators?
  
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• WWDC 2018: What to expect at Apple’s big conference

  18-05-2018 16:31
  
  From iOS 12 to the iPhone SE 2, here’s what to expect at WWDC 2018
  
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• Honor 10 review: In pictures

  18-05-2018 16:21
  Image 1 of 41 PicturesEdward Munn
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• Honor 10 review: The most powerful phone under £400

  18-05-2018 16:18
  The Honor 10 is quick and good looking but has a couple of important shortcomings
  
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• Apple shipped 600,000 HomePods in Q1: But it's still dwarfed by Amazon, Google

  18-05-2018 15:53 via zdnet.com
  Competition is heating up though, with Amazon's share falling from 82 percent a year ago to 43 percent.
  
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• Mirai botnet adds three new attacks to target IoT devices

  18-05-2018 15:29 via zdnet.com
  This new version of the botnet uses exploits instead of brute force attacks to gain control of unpatched devices.
  
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• How Microsoft is getting under the skin of surgery with HoloLens

  18-05-2018 15:28
  
  Mixed-reality technology is being used to help surgeons at London’s St Mary’s hospital, with encouraging results
  
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• One in four APAC firms not sure if they suffered security breach

  18-05-2018 15:17 via zdnet.com
  A quarter of Asia-Pacific companies have experienced a security incident, while 27 percent aren't even sure because they haven't conducted any data breach assessment--even as the region is estimated to have lost US$1.75 trillion last year due to cyberattacks.
  
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• How likely is your e-cigarette to explode?

  18-05-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  As a man dies from an exploding vape pen, we ask how dangerous are the devices?
  
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• Ex-Intel security expert: This new Spectre attack can even reveal firmware secrets

  18-05-2018 14:55 via zdnet.com
  A new variant of Spectre can expose the contents of memory that normally can't be accessed by the OS kernel.
  
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• Smart luggage firms close because of airline battery rules

  18-05-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Two firms have closed this month, citing changes in airline policies on carrying batteries.
  
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• US mugshot website owners face criminal charges

  18-05-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The site published images of people taken by police after arrest and asked for cash to remove them.
  
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• Samsung mocks Apple again: This time it's poking fun at iPhone's throttling troubles

  18-05-2018 13:33 via zdnet.com
  Samsung's new Galaxy S9 upgrade ad tries to capitalize on Apple's iPhone "battery slowdown" controversy.
  
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• NHS Capita outsourcing had potential to "seriously harm" patients

  18-05-2018 12:56
  
  Botched deal to transform 20-year-old IT system slammed by National Audit Office
  
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• Airbnb to report homeowners' income to Danish tax authorities

  18-05-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The rental site will report homeowners' income to the Danish tax authorities in the first deal of its kind.
  
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• Scandinavia gets its first autonomous public buses, but there's a big catch

  18-05-2018 12:42 via zdnet.com
  Autonomous buses should start running on public roads in Norway in June, just don't expect them to be fast.
  
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• Brainstorm or green needle? The internet is divided over the new Yanny and Laurel.

  18-05-2018 12:36
  
  The sound made by a Ben 10 toy can be interpreted in a multitude of ways
  
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• The future of all industry is disruption – and that’s a good thing

  18-05-2018 12:29
  
  From small businesses to legacy companies, Accenture’s new research shows disruption is inevitable. The key to survival is embracing the change, rather than fighting against it.
  
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• Planet Nine: Research suggests our solar system has a hidden world

  18-05-2018 12:23
  
  The strange orbit of 2015 BP519 strengthens the case for a ninth planet
  
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• Intel's Mobileye inks deal to supply millions of autonomous vehicles

  18-05-2018 11:49 via zdnet.com
  The EyeQ chip which powers driving-assisted cars appears to be at the heart of the deal.
  
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• Cambridge Analytica starts bankruptcy proceedings in US

  18-05-2018 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm at the centre of the Facebook data row has filed legal papers that will see it wound up.
  
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• Chrome is going to stop telling you if a website is “Secure”

  18-05-2018 10:59
  
  Google's browser will also begin to flash warnings about HTTP websites
  
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• UK households receive half the broadband speed they pay for, report reveals

  18-05-2018 10:49
  
  New guidelines coming into effect from Wednesday will change how ISPs can advertise broadband speeds
  
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• Robot helps patients put on hospital gown and other news

  18-05-2018 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Emily Bates looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.
  
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• Operator of counter-antivirus service Scan4You prosecuted

  18-05-2018 08:59 via zdnet.com
  The service was designed for malware developers seeking to circumvent antivirus products.
  
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• Garzetta is offering bespoke, hand-painted mini PCs...

  18-05-2018 08:45 via zdnet.com
  An obscure company in Groningen in the Netherlands is offering Ardea mini PCs that look different, and you can order your own, bespoke hand-painted design....
  
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• ACMA opens consultation on 5G spectrum auction

  18-05-2018 08:42 via zdnet.com
  The ACMA is seeking feedback on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction in Australia.
  
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• Optus and Telstra battle in court over 'unlimited' mobile ads

  18-05-2018 08:31 via zdnet.com
  Optus argued in court that consumers could assume Telstra's 'unlimited' mobile network ads refer to unlimited network coverage and unthrottled data speeds; Telstra argued the industry is 'awash' with unlimited advertising.
  
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• ​Arm and KEPCO to co-develop secure one-chip for IoT meter project

  18-05-2018 08:07 via zdnet.com
  UK chip giant Arm and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) will co-develop a chipset with embedded security to be used for the latter's national Internet of Things water meter project.
  
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• Most small businesses were not getting value from innovation patents: IP Australia

  18-05-2018 07:52 via zdnet.com
  IP Australia will be unlikely to shed tears when innovation patents disappear.
  
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• ​KT launches NB-IoT-based child monitoring service

  18-05-2018 07:15 via zdnet.com
  South Korean telco KT has launched a child monitoring service that uses its national NB-IoT network.
  
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• ​Shareholders approve AC3's AU$24.7m Bulletproof takeover

  18-05-2018 06:27 via zdnet.com
  The companies need to clear one final court hurdle before Bulletproof ceases trading on the ASX next Friday.
  
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• ​Rio Tinto gets green light for autonomous rail operation

  18-05-2018 06:11 via zdnet.com
  The mining giant has been granted accreditation for its AutoHaul autonomous train transport project.
  
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• ​Kakao to merge with music subsidiary for content push

  18-05-2018 05:25 via zdnet.com
  South Korean chat giant Kakao will merge with its music subsidiary for growth in the global content industry.
  
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• Apple planning new campus for North Carolina: Report

  18-05-2018 01:40 via zdnet.com
  Apple is planning a new corporate campus for the United States, and a new report says it's set for North Carolina.
  
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• Expensive remittances

  18-05-2018 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  New apps are bringing a greater range of services and features to the vital flows of money to families around the world
  
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• Upcoming Star Wars movie was part-filmed in Hampshire

  18-05-2018 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Parts of the upcoming instalment in the franchise were filmed at Fawley Power Station in Hampshire.
  
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• Broadband speeds 'far slower than in ads'

  18-05-2018 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The findings from Which? come ahead of a major overhaul in how providers can advertise broadband speeds.
  
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• PayPal acquires Swedish payments firm iZettle

  18-05-2018 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The move will boost PayPal's in-store presence as competition in the digital payments sector grow.
  
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• How VR could bring Glastonbury into your living room

  18-05-2018 00:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Concerts in your living room and other ways tech is changing music.
  
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• PayPal to acquire iZettle for $2.2 billion

  18-05-2018 00:27 via zdnet.com
  The deal would help PayPal compete with Square for space in physical storefronts.
  
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