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• From books to behemoth

  27-07-2018 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon's profits dazzled this week - how Jeff Bezos brought it from bookstore to behemoth in 20 years.
  
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• Thinkware F70 dash cam hands-on: Compact, unobtrusive, and simple to use

  27-07-2018 22:27 via zdnet.com
  The F70 from Thinkware is just the device for people who hate cluttered windshields but want a high-performing dash cam.
  
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• Home theater audio becomes an unlikely new entertainment battleground

  27-07-2018 21:14 via zdnet.com
  Living room audio has long been an afterthought -- marketed as a way to enhance the anemic output of flat screens. But the promise of voice agent control has attracted companies from diverse corners to engage in a war for the television.
  
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• Idaho inmates hack prison system and steal $225,000 in credits

  27-07-2018 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The scheme was discovered after the prisoners boosted their accounts with artificial credits.
  
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• India desperately needs a delayed data privacy law

  27-07-2018 20:09 via zdnet.com
  Opinion: The law is imminent, but critics fear the committee responsible for its architecture may be too partial to the flawed and unconstitutional universal ID program, called Aadhaar, which has made sharing private information by and large mandatory.
  
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• Nokia seeks IoT startups in Brazil

  27-07-2018 19:49 via zdnet.com
  The company wants to foster ventures created by graduates through its global innovation challenge.
  
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• 3 things Steve Jobs had wrong about the App Store

  27-07-2018 19:31 via zdnet.com
  A newly released 2008 interview with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs provides insight into the App Store just 30 days after it launched.
  
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• Internet of Things: Samsung patches SmartThings Hub flaws

  27-07-2018 18:15 via zdnet.com
  Multiple security holes uncovered by Cisco Talos have now been patched - but could have been used to remotely snoop through cameras, unlock smart locks, disable alarms and more.
  
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• Is celebrity influencer marketing dead?

  27-07-2018 18:08 via zdnet.com
  Celebrity influencers are losing their power, fast. Brands should hand the microphone to their customers and employees, not Kendall Jenner or Arielle Charnas, according to a new report.
  
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• New Spectre attack can remotely steal secrets, researchers say

  27-07-2018 17:13 via zdnet.com
  The attack can be run remotely on a target device without running code on the system.
  
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• Microsoft bangs the 'devices as a service' drum ahead of Windows 7's end-of-support deadline

  27-07-2018 17:12 via zdnet.com
  Windows Windows 7's January 2020 end-of-support date looming, Microsoft is advising partners to go after migration opportunities using the DaaS approach.
  
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• Hiver turns Gmail into a shared inbox and helpdesk. Get 3 months of it for free.

  27-07-2018 17:10 via zdnet.com
  This BBH exclusive can save you as much as $600!
  
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• Scroll Free September: Social media users urged to log off

  27-07-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Social media users are being asked to try Scroll Free September, as part of a public health campaign.
  
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• Twitter shares plunge as user total falls

  27-07-2018 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The messaging platform makes record quarterly profits, but monthly user numbers disappoint.
  
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• The human cost of Amazon Prime day: Podcast 379

  27-07-2018 16:05
  
  On the WIRED UK podcast this week: loon balloons, we go inside the ghost town of the alt-right web and take a look at the human cost of Amazon Prime day.
  
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• When AI becomes conscious: Talking with Bina48, an African-American robot

  27-07-2018 15:34 via zdnet.com
  Why are artificial intelligence systems being presented in humanoid forms? Will we trust them more?
  
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• Twitter shares fall 17 percent on disappointing user numbers

  27-07-2018 15:30 via zdnet.com
  Twitter's better-than-expected financial results weren't enough to cushion the company's stock price.
  
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• Microsoft's got a new plan for managing Windows 10 devices for a monthly fee

  27-07-2018 15:03 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is putting together a service aiming to take the pain out of procuring, provisioning and managingWindows 10 devices that it's currently calling the 'Microsoft Managed Desktop.'
  
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• ​Cloud computing: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud growing faster, but AWS still has a big lead

  27-07-2018 14:39 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft's cloud growth is outpacing AWS but it is still way behind the top dog of cloud infrastructure.
  
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• Google bans crypto-mining apps from Play Store

  27-07-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The change means apps that let people mine coins on their phones will soon be purged.
  
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• This new cryptomining malware targets business PCs and servers

  27-07-2018 14:18 via zdnet.com
  Researchers have uncovered a cryptojacking campaign that looks to spread across infected networks to ensure as much mining profit as possible.
  
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• Google Cloud Next postmortem: The enterprise journey continues

  27-07-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Google is serious about convincing you that it's an enterprise technology company. Beyond the hiring of customer-facing engineers, it is upgrading its tooling and veering higher up the food chain. But this journey has just begun.
  
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• Mixed signals: Free Wi-Fi hotspot operators still face uncertainty, thanks to a new German ruling

  27-07-2018 13:47 via zdnet.com
  Attempts to get more free Wi-Fi networks operating in Germany have hit another obstacle.
  
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• ​Now LinkedIn will let you leave voicemail messages (just not for me, please)

  27-07-2018 13:16 via zdnet.com
  WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have voice messages, so why not add them to LinkedIn?
  
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• Facebook stops InfoWars host posting for 30 days

  27-07-2018 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspension comes after videos posted by the channel were found to break Facebook's policies.
  
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• Virtual reality paintings possible in Moscow art gallery

  27-07-2018 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The workrooms of Natalia Goncharova and Kazimir Malevich can now be explored by museum visitors.
  
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• ​Android apps: Google bans cryptocurrency miners from Play Store

  27-07-2018 12:01 via zdnet.com
  Google bans on-device cryptocurrency-mining apps from the Play Store, plus those that impersonate brands.
  
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• Amazon’s racially skewed face recognition misidentifies 28 members of congress as criminals in a £9 test

  27-07-2018 11:50
  
  A 21st century fable: The facial recognition that cried wolf
  
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• Why biomedical data sets are more secure on the cloud

  27-07-2018 11:47 via zdnet.com
  Marc Fiume, CEO of DNAstack, explains why housing biomedical data on premise can be a burden for research institutions. [Cloud TV]
  
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• Virtual reality goes behind bars to rehabilitate inmates

  27-07-2018 11:46 via zdnet.com
  Virtual reality is being investigated as a means to teach and rehabilitation, rather than punish.
  
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• B2B firms now embracing AR/VR as powerful sales tools

  27-07-2018 11:33 via zdnet.com
  Virtual demonstrations are helping sell everything from hospital equipment to data services by allowing enterprise customers to get hands on ... kind of
  
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• Made in China (by robots): A global perspective on the hottest story in automation

  27-07-2018 11:12 via zdnet.com
  With government encouragement and bottomless capital, China's automation sector is outpacing the U.S. Here's why.
  
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• Court orders community service for CoinVault ransomware operators

  27-07-2018 09:20 via zdnet.com
  The extortion of 1,295 people is worth 240 hours of community service.
  
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• Logan Paul: Radio 1 won't play interview with YouTuber

  27-07-2018 09:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The station says "it doesn't feel right" to broadcast the chat with the controversial YouTuber.
  
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• Imperva acquires app security firm Prevoty in $140m deal

  27-07-2018 08:34 via zdnet.com
  The deal is intended to improve enterprise app security on-premise and in the cloud.
  
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• Friday briefing: Amazon Rekognition mismatches politicians to criminal mugshots

  27-07-2018 08:17
  
  Amazon's facial recognition for law enforcement suffers accuracy issues and inherent biases, 23andMe and GlaxoSmithKline have made a genetic data sharing deal, only 13.2 per cent of the world's oceans are undisturbed by human activity
  
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• How to see the total lunar eclipse in the UK and the science behind it

  27-07-2018 08:00
  
  Top tip: look up. But when? And how? Here's everything you need to know to get the best view of the blood moon
  
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• ​Human Services admits waiving or writing off 17,072 'robo-debts'

  27-07-2018 07:43 via zdnet.com
  32,828 debts have been settled for an amount less than originally raised, and 11,912 debts had been reduced to zero, reducing the original value of the debts from AU$102.4 million to AU$26.8 million.
  
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• ​LG to launch super-premium $1,800 Signature V35: Report

  27-07-2018 06:34 via zdnet.com
  LG Electronics will launch a Signature edition of its V35 smartphone next month with a price tag of 2 million won ($1,787).
  
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• ​Samsung teases Galaxy Note 9's big battery, memory

  27-07-2018 05:09 via zdnet.com
  Samsung Electronics has released three 30-second videos with the moniker 'a lot can change in a day' to tease the long-lasting battery, processing power, and high memory of the upcoming Galaxy Note 9.
  
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• Nokia looks to 5G growth after weak first half

  27-07-2018 04:44 via zdnet.com
  During the first half of 2018, Nokia reported operating profit of €112 million in Networks, €565 million in Nokia Technologies, and €530 million in group common, after spending over €2 billion on R&D during the period.
  
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• ​Home appliances boost LG's Q2 profit after mobile and vehicle component losses

  27-07-2018 03:24 via zdnet.com
  LG Electronics has reported 771 billion won in profits for the second quarter of 2018.
  
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• Labor wants audit office review of NBN

  27-07-2018 02:32 via zdnet.com
  Australia's national audit office should look into NBN's revenue, market share, and operating costs forecasts out to 2040, Labor has said.
  
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• Smartphone economy

  27-07-2018 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  From lunch delivery to comics, Myanmar's start-ups are bouncing back after decades of isolation.
  
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• Blockchain could track cannabis sales and other news

  27-07-2018 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the week's top technology stories.
  
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• Is Rory addicted to his phone?

  27-07-2018 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory finds out how much time he is spending on his favourite apps.
  
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• Amazon delivers record quarterly profit

  27-07-2018 00:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Shares in the e-commerce giant jump on record profits, driven by online sales and its cloud services.
  
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• What's driving multi-cloud adoption?

  27-07-2018 00:45 via zdnet.com
  GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij shares his observations about trends in cloud adoption: It's not primarily about costs, he says. [Cloud TV]
  
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