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• Privacy shake-up looms

  22-05-2018 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  If you are fed up of "stay on our mailing list" emails, spare a thought for those having to send them.
  
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• Intuit tops Q3 earnings targets after strong tax season

  22-05-2018 22:23 via zdnet.com
  Intuit has also raised its guidance for the fiscal year.
  
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• HPE beats Q2 expectations

  22-05-2018 22:18 via zdnet.com
  The company saw revenue growth across its business segments and raised its fiscal 2018 outlook.
  
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• Grace mission launches to weigh Earth's water

  22-05-2018 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The joint US-German Grace satellites go into orbit to monitor Earth's most important resource.
  
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• ​Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth pulls no punches on Red Hat and VMware in OpenStack cloud

  22-05-2018 22:08 via zdnet.com
  Canonical CEO and Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth claims Canonical OpenStack is a better deal than either Red Hat or VMware's OpenStack offerings.
  
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• WWDC 2018: 9 features I want to see in iOS 12

  22-05-2018 21:41 via zdnet.com
  With iOS 12 set to make its initial debut in early June, here are some features I want to see added.
  
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• ACLU tells AWS: Stop selling facial recognition tools to the government

  22-05-2018 21:05 via zdnet.com
  Forty civil rights groups sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, decrying the fact that Amazon is helping law enforcement agencies use its Rekognition service.
  
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• FBI won't say how many investigations are hindered by encryption

  22-05-2018 21:00 via zdnet.com
  The agency says encrypted phones harm its investigations, but it won't say how many are affected.
  
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• Zuckerberg's European Parliament testimony criticised

  22-05-2018 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The Facebook founder faces questions from European lawmakers over the data scandal and fake news.
  
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• A Beats-branded HomePod? Why would Apple do that?

  22-05-2018 20:25 via zdnet.com
  It's the latest pulsating rumor. But does it really make any sense?
  
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• Practical applications of AI for businesses

  22-05-2018 20:14 via zdnet.com
  With all the hype around AI, can businesses use this technology in a practical way across the enterprise?
  
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• Hammond to pledge superfast broadband for most homes

  22-05-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chancellor pledges full-fibre connections for most homes and businesses by 2025.
  
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• Google selects first cohort of Launchpad Accelerator in Brazil

  22-05-2018 19:59 via zdnet.com
  São Paulo is the third city where the local version of the startup fostering initiative is being implemented.
  
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• ISPs rank lowest in telecom industry for customer satisfaction

  22-05-2018 19:10 via zdnet.com
  According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), ISP customers are unsatisfied with overall data transfer speed and the variety of internet plans available.
  
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• Workday rolls out new data visualization tool

  22-05-2018 19:03 via zdnet.com
  The new data discovery capability is part of Prism Analytics, Workday's self-service business insight product.
  
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• Facebook open sources Katran networking tool, outlines automation system called Vending Machine

  22-05-2018 19:00 via zdnet.com
  Facebook outlined how it manages its network and global backbone at scale.
  
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• Microsoft: Our chatbots can converse like humans, too

  22-05-2018 18:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is touting the 'full duplex' conversational capabilities of its Chinese chatbot, Xiaoice, while promising similar functionality will come soon to its Zo.ai bot.
  
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• Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for 'harm'

  22-05-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The Facebook founder faces questions from European lawmakers over the data scandal and fake news.
  
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• It's official: Apple WWDC 2018 keynote will be held June 4

  22-05-2018 18:43 via zdnet.com
  The company has given us an official date and time for its next keynote.
  
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• We're all a bit of Trump when it comes to cybersecurity

  22-05-2018 18:41 via zdnet.com
  President Trump reportedly sees security procedures as too inconvenient. Unfortunately, he's not alone.
  
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• Slack's new Actions tool turns messages into tasks

  22-05-2018 18:30 via zdnet.com
  The tool is designed to close the loop between Slack, third party platforms and resulting action items.
  
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• GDPR compliant? Here's a handy five-step preparation checklist

  22-05-2018 18:09 via zdnet.com
  Ensuring compliance with GDPR means all departments that collect and handle personal data must comply with GDPR. Here's how to ensure the marketing department is ready for GDPR.
  
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• Former Uber engineer sues for sexual harassment

  22-05-2018 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A former Uber engineer is suing the firm for sexual harassment and discrimination.
  
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• Survey shows that three-quarters of businesses improve revenue with AI

  22-05-2018 17:46 via zdnet.com
  With GDPR in force this week, are brands ready for the shift towards using first-party customer data coupled with AI?
  
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• Companies may think they are ready for GDPR, but their employees are not

  22-05-2018 17:34 via zdnet.com
  While EU organizations have been scrambling to meet the GDPR deadline, more than half their employees are not ready, according to a UK survey from Egress Software Technologies....
  
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• What is SDN? How software-defined networking changed everything

  22-05-2018 17:31 via zdnet.com
  The internet began as a system for applying addresses to servers.Now it's a means for giving names to services, and distributing those services across the planet. SDN gave rise to a new way of implementing computing on the broadest scale of infrastructure, and has become, for better or worse, the whole point of networking.
  
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• This international power adapter includes a USB-C port for $17

  22-05-2018 17:13 via zdnet.com
  Four smart standard ports, one Type-C and global compatibility. What's not to like?
  
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• Confluent brings fully-managed Kafka to the Google Cloud Platform

  22-05-2018 17:00 via zdnet.com
  The partnership between Confluent and Google extends the Kafka ecosystem, making it easier to consume with Google Cloud services for machine learning, analytics and more.
  
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• Microsoft steps up its business push with its Windows 10 April 2018 Update for the HoloLens

  22-05-2018 16:57 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is starting to roll out its first Windows 10 feature update for HoloLens since 2016, and is making previews of two new first-party business apps available for the device.
  
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• ​Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: The whole world is now a computer

  22-05-2018 16:49 via zdnet.com
  The cloud, IoT and AI are turning the whole world into one great big computing opportunity, says Microsoft's chief executive.
  
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• Google search reveals names of rape victims

  22-05-2018 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Search engine promises to remove such sensitive content if people alert them to it.
  
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• Amazon Prime customers can now order a Volvo test drive

  22-05-2018 16:29
  
  Deals on wheels
  
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• Microsoft partners with Accenture and Avanade to build vertical AI services

  22-05-2018 16:10 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is extending its work in building custom virtual-support agents by working with Accenture and Avanade to build more vertical AI services.
  
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• F-35 stealth fighter sees first combat, in Israeli operation

  22-05-2018 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Israel confirms the US-made F-35, from the world's costliest military programme, was used recently.
  
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• Samsung is opening a new AI centre in Cambridge

  22-05-2018 15:30
  
  The company aims to expand its R&D workforce in the UK, including AI experts, from the current number of 250 to 400 in the future
  
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• VW Touareg review (2018): Volkswagen’s SUV is a technological marvel

  22-05-2018 15:22
  The Touareg’s new Innovision Cockpit is designed for tech lovers, but it’s what runs under the hood that’ll capture your heart
  
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• Free up storage space and declutter your iPhone with Gemini Photos

  22-05-2018 15:20 via zdnet.com
  Allowed thousands of photos to build up on your iPhone? Got too many blurry, out-of-focus pictures of your pet eating up precious storage space? There's an app for that.
  
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• Intel, Micron's first-ever QLC NAND flash: Cheaper, denser SSD storage is coming

  22-05-2018 15:19 via zdnet.com
  Intel and Micron's first Quad-Level Cell NAND flash memory should bring higher-density SSD storage.
  
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• Why Starbucks remains the mobile payment app leader ahead of Apple, Google, Samsung

  22-05-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Focus, value added and convenience are big reasons why Starbucks remains the mobile payment app leader based on eMarketer data. Here's a look at the bigger digital transformation picture.
  
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• ServiceNow: Solid and uncertain -- a company in transition

  22-05-2018 14:41 via zdnet.com
  ServiceNow is a fascinating company that has been a dramatic and very pleasant success for the past decade plus. It's now at a pivotal point in its history, and its the kind of pivot that gets it to its optimal goals or it just keeps moving along. Can ServiceNow do it? Read and find out.
  
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• University of Greenwich fined £120,000 for leaking data of 20,000 students and staff

  22-05-2018 14:39
  
  The exposed data included names, addresses and phone numbers as well as details about sickness and learning disabilities
  
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• Microsoft: We're giving you all Euro-style GDPR rights over how we use your data

  22-05-2018 14:31 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft says the privacy rules it's introduced to meet the EU's new GDPR law will apply to users globally.
  
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• Elon Musk to fix Tesla 'braking flaw'

  22-05-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Flaws pointed out in a review of Tesla's Model 3 have prompted Elon Musk to make changes.
  
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• Elon Musk admits Tesla braking flaw

  22-05-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Flaws pointed out in a review of Tesla's Model 3 have prompted Elon Musk to make changes.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's grilling by MEPs will now be livestreamed online - here's how to watch

  22-05-2018 14:28
  
  The event will take place between 6.15pm and 7.30pm CET tomorrow
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's grilling by MEPs is being livestreamed online - here's how to watch

  22-05-2018 14:28
  
  The event will take place between 6.15pm and 7.30pm CET
  
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• T-Mobile LG G7 ThinQ review: Average battery life and high price overshadow excellent audio performance

  22-05-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  LG has been releasing some solid Android phones, but it just doesn't get much respect in the market. Launching the LG G7 at $100 more than last year's LG G6 doesn't help.
  
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• $100m prize fund offered for Fortnite game play

  22-05-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Epic Games has announced it will be putting up a $100m prize fund for first year of competitive play.
  
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• Yubico and LastPass bring NFC-based two-factor authentication to the iPhone

  22-05-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Popular password manager LastPass delivers the first iOS app with support for the YubiKey NEO hardware-based authentication key with NFC support.
  
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• Cloudera Enterprise 6 hits the streets

  22-05-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Hadoop 3.0 takes a starring role in the next release of Cloudera's platform.
  
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