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• Rejoice Mac mini pro fans: Apple hasn't forgotten you

  20-08-2018 22:55 via zdnet.com
  Apple will reportedly launch a Mac mini aimed at developers and the server set. Tech pros like David Gewirtz will be stoked.
  
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• Microsoft to rev its 'Microsoft 365' marketing machine with a new roadmap

  20-08-2018 22:17 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is replacing its Windows 10 business and Office 365 roadmaps with a new combined Microsoft 365 roadmap as of mid-September 2018.
  
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• Will social commerce ever replace e-commerce?

  20-08-2018 21:32 via zdnet.com
  With native transactions happening on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and other platforms, how can e-commerce sites step up and avoid the threat from social commerce?
  
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• Facebook, NYU aim to use AI to speed up MRI scans

  20-08-2018 21:12 via zdnet.com
  By using less data, the fastMRI project aims to produce reliable scans up to 10x faster than today.
  
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• iOS 12 beta: What's the performance and stability like?

  20-08-2018 20:28 via zdnet.com
  iOS 12 is a few weeks away from release, so how is the beta shaping up in terms of performance and stability?
  
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• Nvidia debuts GeForce RTX gaming cards starting at $499

  20-08-2018 20:22 via zdnet.com
  The GeForce RTX cards are powered by Nvidia's new Turing architecture, with real-time ray tracing and AI-enabled graphics.
  
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• Microsoft delivers promised end- to-end Skype encryption option

  20-08-2018 19:23 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft has enabled end-to-end encrypted Private Conversations for all Skype consumer customers on Windows desktops, iOS, Mac, Android and Linux.
  
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• Brazilian PC manufacturer Positivo reports weak results

  20-08-2018 18:53 via zdnet.com
  The company's performance has been hit by the surge of the dollar in relation to the local currency.
  
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• US companies continue to look overseas for tech talent

  20-08-2018 18:35 via zdnet.com
  New research report says software and IT expertise is coming from innovation hubs abroad.
  
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• Next up, iPhone 9. Why would Apple name any phone that?

  20-08-2018 18:21 via zdnet.com
  It's the time of year when one must think about what Apple's next phone -- or phones -- will be called. The possibilities are both endless and painful.
  
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• Facebook apologises for blocking Prager University's videos

  20-08-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm had blocked one video critical about Muslims and another that defended male aggression.
  
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• Apple purges 25,000 gambling apps from China app store

  20-08-2018 16:58 via zdnet.com
  Move comes after Chinese state media rebukes iPhone maker for allowing the apps, which are illegal in China, to remain on its app store.
  
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• Fitbit Charge 3 release date: Fitbit announces successor to the Charge 2

  20-08-2018 16:41
  
  Fitbit brings some much-needed improvements to the Charge 3 for only £130
  
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• Gig economy pressures make drivers 'more likely to crash'

  20-08-2018 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Drivers and couriers who get their work from apps face a "heightened risk" of crashes, a study suggests.
  
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• Microsoft and Linux's love-in heats up as SUSE tunes kernel for Azure

  20-08-2018 16:15 via zdnet.com
  SUSE has developed a custom Linux kernel tailored to Microsoft Azure.
  
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• Honeypot pornography lawyer pleads guilty

  20-08-2018 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A US lawyer who tricked people into paying for films he had helped pirate faces years in jail.
  
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• Windows 10 screen snipping tool: Microsoft gives it a new name, adds delay feature

  20-08-2018 15:24 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft works on a new and improved version of the Screen Sketch app.
  
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• UK businesses see £9 billion boost thanks to superfast broadband rollouts

  20-08-2018 15:18
  
  Faster broadband speeds are leading to the creation of more jobs, says government
  
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• NHS data breach reveals almost 10,000 patient records - are you affected?

  20-08-2018 15:14
  
  Hospitals in Birmingham and Bolton were the worst offenders
  
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• Team Liquid tries SAP analytics prototype in The International DOTA 2 tournament

  20-08-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Team Liquid worked with SAP to develop an analytics prototype to better compete in The International, an e-sports tournament revolving around Valve's DOTA 2.
  
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• Fitbit's Charge 3 borrows smartwatch-like features for fitness enthusiasts

  20-08-2018 15:00 via zdnet.com
  Fitbit's latest wearable continues the company's push for a healthier you.
  
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• Gmail now lets you send self-destructing 'confidential mode' emails from your phone

  20-08-2018 14:43 via zdnet.com
  Gmail's not entirely confidential 'confidential mode' expiry-date email feature is now available on mobile apps.
  
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• Democratic artificial intelligence will shape future technologies: Gartner

  20-08-2018 14:30 via zdnet.com
  The research firm believes that AI will end up in everyone's hands sooner than we think.
  
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• UK hacking prosecutions plummet with only 47 charges recorded last year

  20-08-2018 14:19 via zdnet.com
  A lack of resources is believed to be partly to blame for incredibly low prosecution figures.
  
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• Quick poll: Why do you stick with your broadband supplier?

  20-08-2018 14:06
  
  Perhaps you're happy with your broadband. Or they've tied you up with a mobile and TV bundle. Or could it be simple laziness?
  
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• AI chips for big data and machine learning: GPUs, FPGAs, and hard choices in the cloud and on-premise

  20-08-2018 14:00 via zdnet.com
  How can GPUs and FPGAs help with data-intensive tasks such as operations, analytics, and machine learning, and what are the options?
  
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• Social media faces EU fine if terror lingers for an hour

  20-08-2018 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Commission is planning stricter rules for social media companies.
  
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• ​Google just put an AI in charge of keeping its data centers cool

  20-08-2018 13:23 via zdnet.com
  DeepMind's neural networks will tweak data center conditions to cut power usage.
  
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• Windows 10's next big feature release officially named build 1809

  20-08-2018 13:12 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft confirms the next version of Windows 10 will be 1809.
  
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• Password-sharing millennials cutting into Netflix & Amazon's profits

  20-08-2018 12:52
  
  Millennials are the main offenders in the illicit password-sharing phenomenon
  
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• Password-sharing millennials are cutting into Netflix & Amazon's profits

  20-08-2018 12:52
  
  Millennials are the main offenders in the illicit password-sharing phenomenon
  
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• When will we see new iPhones? 10 years of Apple event data tell all

  20-08-2018 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Because there's nothing more fun on a Sunday afternoon than making a spreadsheet of Apple events, we predict, just for you, the exact date and time of the next iPhone announcement. Mark your calendars.
  
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• Exactly when will we see new iPhones? We predict the date Apple will announce its next device

  20-08-2018 12:48 via zdnet.com
  Because there's nothing more fun on a Sunday afternoon than making a spreadsheet of Apple events, we predict, just for you, the exact date and time of the next iPhone announcement. Mark your calendars.
  
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• Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 is real, here's everything you need to know

  20-08-2018 11:53
  
  Nvidia unveils the next-generation of GPU tech with the RTX 2000 series, just don't go comparing it to what came before
  
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• Nvidia GeForce GTX 2080 set to be revealed at Gamescom, here’s how to watch live

  20-08-2018 11:53
  
  Curious to know what the next-generation of games will look like? Here’s how to find out
  
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• Nvidia GeForce GTX 2080 Gamescom reveal, here’s how to watch live

  20-08-2018 11:53
  
  Curious to know what the next-generation of games will look like? Here’s how to find out
  
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• Alleged head of BitConnect cryptocurrency scam arrested in Dubai

  20-08-2018 10:35 via zdnet.com
  BitConnect has been accused of operating an exit scam after duping investors out of millions of rupees.
  
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• Apple 'pulls gambling apps from China App Store'

  20-08-2018 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The reported removal of thousands of apps follows criticism by Chinese state media.
  
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• Coinbase files patent for freeze logic cryptocurrency wallet security

  20-08-2018 09:07 via zdnet.com
  The invention aims to add a fresh layer of security to wallets used directly for merchant payments.
  
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• Monday briefing: EU to propose a full ban on online terrorist content

  20-08-2018 08:36
  
  The EU will propose a legal ban on terrorist content to replace current voluntary measures, DeepMind's AI has taken over Google's data centre cooling, the patent on teledildonics has expired
  
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• Gold Coast announces AU$10 million fibre broadband expansion

  20-08-2018 08:27 via zdnet.com
  The City of Gold Coast is adding more areas to its fibre broadband network under an additional loop at a cost of AU$10 million.
  
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• EU considers 60-minute deadline for social networks to remove terrorist content

  20-08-2018 08:12 via zdnet.com
  The commission says that not enough progress has been made in stamping out extremist content.
  
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• There's no proof Android and iOS wellbeing tools reduce screen time

  20-08-2018 08:00
  
  Facebook, Instagram, Google's Android and Apple iOS 12 are all introducing digital wellbeing dashboards and features to their operating systems and apps. There's no proof they'll change our phone heavy tech culture
  
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• From the fires of Ukraine, a revolutionary solution to the unending Carillion crisis

  20-08-2018 08:00
  
  Since the 2014 revolution, Ukrainian activists have set about using technology to prevent abuses of power – by building the world's most transparent platform for government spending
  
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• From the fires of revolution, Ukraine is reinventing government

  20-08-2018 08:00
  
  Since the 2014 revolution, Ukrainian activists have set about using technology to prevent abuses of power – by building the world's most transparent platform for government spending
  
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• Singapore taps data analytics to better manage rail systems

  20-08-2018 06:47 via zdnet.com
  Land Transport Authority dishes out S$18.8 million (US$13.7 million) to deploy a rail management platform that will consolidate its existing tracking systems and use data analytics to monitor and identify potential faults.
  
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• Verizon transmits 5G to moving vehicle

  20-08-2018 06:31 via zdnet.com
  Verizon's latest trial is a 'significant advancement' in developing 5G, the carrier has said, after working with Nokia on the tests.
  
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• ​SK Telecom to develop AI tech for genome analysis

  20-08-2018 06:22 via zdnet.com
  South Korean telco SK Telecom will work with local biotechnology firm Macrogen to develop AI tech for genome analysis to help cancer patients get the right chemotherapy treatment.
  
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• NSW expands digital driver's licence trial to the Eastern Beaches

  20-08-2018 05:28 via zdnet.com
  Although a state-wide rollout was originally slated for this year, the NSW government has announced a further trial of the digital driver's licence for a handful of beach-side addresses in November.
  
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• Japan set to deploy English-speaking robots to schools: Report

  20-08-2018 05:04 via zdnet.com
  Japan's education ministry will deploy 500 English-speaking robots to the country's schools from next year, with the aim of improving students' English-speaking skills, according to NHK.
  
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