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• Adobe reports strong Q2 results

  14-06-2018 22:30 via zdnet.com
  Shares of Adobe were down slightly after market despite the beat.
  
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• Wolfram Research goes for Software 2.0, releases neural net repository

  14-06-2018 21:55 via zdnet.com
  Wolfram, having been into AI before it was cool, now gets a piece of the deep learning hype, in its sui generis way. Where does it stand compared to the competition, and how easy is it to use and integrate Wolfram with the rest of the world?
  
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• Etsy is raising seller fees to spend more on marketing, customer support

  14-06-2018 20:28 via zdnet.com
  The Brooklyn-based crafts vendor expects the fee hike to provide a substantial boost to its revenue.
  
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• This company just sold one million phones in 22 days

  14-06-2018 19:50 via zdnet.com
  Reaching the million unit milestone without any retail or carrier presence in the US is a no small feat.
  
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• Latest Windows 10 'Redstone 5' test build adds SwiftKey support

  14-06-2018 19:45 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test build, No. 17692, brings SwitftKey keyboard support to Windows, along with a handful of other new features.
  
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• Latest Windows 10 'Redstone 5' test build adds autoplay-blocking option

  14-06-2018 19:45 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test build, No. 17692, brings video-autoplay blocking to Edge, along with a handful of other new features.
  
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• Microsoft declares Windows 10 April 2018 Update ready for businesses

  14-06-2018 19:01 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft officials said the Windows 10 April 2018 Update is rolling out to all compatible devices now, two-and-a-half months after its phased rollout began.
  
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• Equifax names former IBM Watson exec as new CTO

  14-06-2018 18:07 via zdnet.com
  Bryson Koehler previously served as the CTO of Watson and IBM Cloud Platform.
  
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• Google makes G Suite's App Maker generally available

  14-06-2018 18:01 via zdnet.com
  The low-code environment is targeted at IT departments that don't have the budget for custom apps.
  
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• How the University of Virginia delivered telehealth to Ebola-stricken Africa

  14-06-2018 17:47 via zdnet.com
  Dealing with the Ebola crisis in Africa and the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests required a sophisticated telehealth solution using Cisco technology, UVA has said.
  
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• iPhone 9 release date and price rumours: Everything we know about Apple’s next phone

  14-06-2018 17:19
  
  The iPhone 9 release date is tipped to be in September, but what else do we know?
  
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• Microsoft to apply its AI technologies to retail checkout: Report

  14-06-2018 17:10 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft may be looking to get more involved in the checkout-free retail space, a market where Amazon has been making its mark as of late.
  
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• Collectors beware: World War II watches carry a hidden cancer risk

  14-06-2018 16:53
  
  Timepieces handed to military personnel in the 1940s emit dangerous levels of radon
  
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• Collectors beware: World War 2 watches carry a hidden cancer risk

  14-06-2018 16:53
  
  Timepieces handed to military personnel in the 1940s emit dangerous levels of radon
  
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• Macy's assembles talent, tech for its digital overhaul

  14-06-2018 15:55 via zdnet.com
  Macy's recently named a new CTO, partnered with a retail-as-a-service provider and built out core features to meld its digital and in-store experiences.
  
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• Open source "Gandiva" project wants to unblock analytics

  14-06-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Analytics involves repetitive calculations over huge volumes of data.GPUs and even CPUs can make that work go faster, if only the code and execution engines would cooperate.The open source Gandiva project seeks to forge that cooperation and clear the analytics log jam.
  
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• Comcast: We've stopped throttling speeds for heavy internet users, for now

  14-06-2018 14:53 via zdnet.com
  Comcast says it's ended its practice of slowing traffic for heavy internet users but reserves the right do it again.
  
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• Jabra Elite Active 65t review: Better than the AirPods and designed for active users

  14-06-2018 14:21 via zdnet.com
  The Jabra Elite Active 65t earbuds provide an excellent wireless earbud experience with long battery life, comfortable design, and a smartphone companion app that adds enhanced functionality. The voice assistant support is top notch and lets you get things done with hands free to work.
  
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• Firefox makers eye new 'voice browser': They've even built an Alexa prototype

  14-06-2018 14:20 via zdnet.com
  Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, wants to build a voice-powered app that works across multiple platforms.
  
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• LuckyMouse threat group strikes national data center to exploit government websites

  14-06-2018 14:19 via zdnet.com
  Researchers say the Chinese threat actors behind the campaign aimed to compromise government resources.
  
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• Get the Amazfit Stratos GPS sports watch for $161

  14-06-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  BBH exclusive! That's a full 30 percent off the regular price of this Garmin rival, which already offered "more than any other sports watch at this price."
  
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• Why London is the best place to be an app developer in 2018

  14-06-2018 13:59
  
  New figures from Apple place London as the leading European city for app development
  
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• Musk's Boring Co bid wins Chicago rapid link: Like to try 150mph on electric 'skates'?

  14-06-2018 13:21 via zdnet.com
  The Boring Company could soon start tunneling for Chicago's new O'Hare Airport high-speed link.
  
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• RFID tags transformed to become detectors of chemicals and disease

  14-06-2018 12:55 via zdnet.com
  The low-cost electronic labels may pave the way for keeping tabs on our health.
  
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• The UK is facing a mental health crisis and social networks need to help shoulder the blame, NHS chief warns

  14-06-2018 12:33
  
  With mental health problems on the rise, NHS England boss says that the health service is “being left to pick up the pieces”
  
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• Cyber threat intelligence versus business risk intelligence: What you need to know

  14-06-2018 12:31 via zdnet.com
  Learning from previous cyber attacks, and understanding what is coming next is key to keeping your data safe.
  
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• Microsoft is working on a rival to Amazon’s checkout-free stores

  14-06-2018 12:04
  
  Amazon Go has an upcoming rival
  
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• Apple is closing the security loophole that lets police extract private data from locked iPhones

  14-06-2018 12:02
  
  The Cupertino firm says the changes are part of its regular security updates and its only aim is to provide better security for iPhone users
  
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• There’s now a computer that can predict the future, but only if it’s about making salad

  14-06-2018 11:58
  
  University of Bonn developers build the ultimate prediction engine, for salads
  
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• US needs to cut its nukes by 98% if the world is to avoid a nuclear winter

  14-06-2018 11:35
  
  Researchers argue that any more than 100 nuclear weapons will decimate the nation firing them
  
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• This powerhouse laptop can take up to 128GB of RAM

  14-06-2018 11:19
  
  The Lenovo ThinkPad 52 laptop is capable of VR content creation on the go
  
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• Seat Arona (2018) review: A crossover of youth and maturity

  14-06-2018 10:57
  
  A compact crossover that’s mature and youthful all at the same time
  
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• Spider-Man: Can PlayStation game avoid superhero fatigue?

  14-06-2018 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Makers of the PlayStation 4 game explain the appetite for another web-slinger title.
  
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• This interactive map shows you how your address has shifted in the last 750 million years

  14-06-2018 10:18
  
  If I could turn back time...
  
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• Facebook could use its “eye-tracking” patent to know who you are and how you feel...but claims it won’t

  14-06-2018 09:39
  
  The company has provided written responses to questions posed by Congress in April
  
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• Tetris gets psychedelic virtual reality revamp at E3

  14-06-2018 09:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Classic game Tetris has been a hit for more than three decades, but it is now headed in a new direction.
  
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• Who's testing the World Cup 2018 football?

  14-06-2018 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Telstar 18 - the official World Cup 2018 ball - gets put through its paces at a British university.
  
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• ​Samsung plans to go fully renewable for energy in US, China, Europe by 2020

  14-06-2018 09:00 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics plans to install 63,000 square meters of solar panels in its campuses in South Korea by 2020, and it will source renewable energy for 100 percent of energy use in US, Europe, and China.
  
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• iPhone security loophole used by police closed by Apple

  14-06-2018 08:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The move will make it more difficult for hackers, and police, to unlock handsets without authorisation.
  
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• Apple to close iPhone security loophole used by police

  14-06-2018 08:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The move will make it more difficult for hackers, and police, to unlock handsets without authorisation.
  
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• ​Tasmania to spend AU$22m on digital transformation in 2018-19

  14-06-2018 08:36 via zdnet.com
  The state government will be funding three major digital transformation initiatives to the tune of AU$22 million in 2018-19.
  
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• Canberra has no issue with Huawei for Perth transport contract

  14-06-2018 08:32 via zdnet.com
  Western Australian transport minister says federal government agencies have no security concerns around Chinese telco Huawei winning a Perth Transport Authority contract.
  
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• Labor endorses possible Huawei 5G ban as repeating its NBN ban

  14-06-2018 06:23 via zdnet.com
  As the party in power when Huawei was banned from being involved in Australia's NBN, Shadow Minister for Defence Richard Marles has given a thumbs up to talk of the Chinese telecommunications giant being banned from 5G deployments.
  
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• AWS takes DeepLens, a machine learning camera, GA

  14-06-2018 06:01 via zdnet.com
  The goal for AWS is to put more machine learning services into the hands of developers.
  
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• Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3

  14-06-2018 04:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Firm is under pressure to explain why Switch owners cannot use PS4-linked Fortnite accounts.
  
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• ​Australian Taxation Office seeks more IT folk with new panel

  14-06-2018 02:30 via zdnet.com
  After spending AU$333 million in 2016-17 on outsourced personnel, mainly to rectify outage issues, the ATO is looking to establish an additional labour hire panel.
  
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• ​Another day, another Intel CPU security hole: Lazy State

  14-06-2018 01:10 via zdnet.com
  Intel has announced that there's yet another CPU security bug in its Core-based microprocessors.
  
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• Fewer people 'using Facebook for news'

  14-06-2018 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Fear of fake news and the toxic nature of debates are turning people away from news on social media, a study says.
  
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• E3: Hands-on with Jurassic World Evolution video game

  14-06-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Dinosaurs destroy gamers' careful park-planning in the latest Jurassic World game on show at E3.
  
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