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• Facebook loses chief product officer and Whatsapp head

  14-03-2019 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The two resignations come a week after Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans for a "privacy-focused" platform.
  
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• Uber planning stock market flotation 'in April'

  14-03-2019 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm is reportedly planning a stock market flotation in April, hot on the heels of its rival Lyft.
  
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• Broadcom delivers mixed Q1 results

  14-03-2019 22:21 via zdnet.com
  Broadcom benefited from strong results in its networking business in Q1, despite an anticipated sharp decline in wireless.
  
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• Intel offers AI breakthrough in quantum computing

  14-03-2019 22:00 via zdnet.com
  Intel's senior vice president and head of Mobileye, Amnon Shashua, on Wednesday unveiled new research done with colleagues at Hebrew University that both establishes important proof for capabilities of deep learning, and also offers a way forward for computing some commonly intractable problems in quantum physics.
  
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• Oracle beats Q3 estimates, adds around 4,000 Autonomous Database trials

  14-03-2019 21:27 via zdnet.com
  Larry Ellison said the Autonomous Database rollout has been the most successful introduction of a new product in Oracle's 40-year history.
  
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• Two-thirds of all Android antivirus apps are frauds

  14-03-2019 21:24 via zdnet.com
  Only 23 Android antivirus apps had a 100 percent detection rate with no false positives.
  
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• Adobe Q1 tops estimates on strong Creative Cloud momentum

  14-03-2019 21:21 via zdnet.com
  The Photoshop maker said Creative Cloud revenue was $1.49 billion.
  
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• Microsoft open sources algorithm, hardware and source code for Azure data compression

  14-03-2019 19:05 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is open-sourcing and releasing to the Open Compute Project its 'Project Zipline' data-compression algorithm, plus related hardware specs and source code.
  
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• Facebook blames server tweak for blackout issues

  14-03-2019 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A server configuration change is blamed for global disruption to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
  
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• How Google could help an Android alternative reach the IoT throne

  14-03-2019 17:53 via zdnet.com
  KaiOS is racking up tens of millions of users by catering to the feature phone market. Its momentum with carriers could turn it into a formidable IoT player.
  
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• Dropbox free accounts won't work anymore with more than three devices

  14-03-2019 17:35 via zdnet.com
  Dropbox quietly introduced earlier this month a new device limit for free accounts.
  
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• Apple opens WWDC registration, conference begins June 3

  14-03-2019 17:32 via zdnet.com
  We are just a few months away from seeing iOS 13 and the rest of the changes coming to Apple's various operating systems.
  
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• Students create NCAA March Madness predictive analysis via Google Cloud

  14-03-2019 17:00 via zdnet.com
  Google recruited students to produce tournament data analysis to illustrate how organizations can take advantage of its different tools for analytics, machine learning and more.
  
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• JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation join forces

  14-03-2019 16:50 via zdnet.com
  Did the world really need two enterprise JavaScript foundations? No. No, it didn't. So, now, under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation have come together to form the OpenJS Foundation.
  
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• Fast fashion retailer Tobi turns to speedy robots

  14-03-2019 16:30 via zdnet.com
  Ecommece is approaching a critical juncture: Automate or be left behind. Robotics companies are here to help.
  
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• Android Q: Release date, features, rumors, and everything we know so far

  14-03-2019 16:24 via zdnet.com
  We don't have a name yet, but we do know quite a bit about the next version of Android.
  
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• Microsoft packages a bunch of its apps and Azure services as 'Game Stack'

  14-03-2019 16:00 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft is making a big play to get game developers to use Azure, Power BI, machine learning Visual Studio and game-specific apps and services like PlayFab, to build their next products.
  
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• Give Your Home A Spring Makeover With These Easy Tips

  14-03-2019 15:58
  
  Why stop at a spring clean when you could give your home a whole new lease of life?
  
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• People hate competent robots, says study

  14-03-2019 15:08 via zdnet.com
  Research performed by Cornell University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that people are intimidated by clever robots.
  
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• God of War, Red Dead Redemption and indie titles lead 2019 Bafta nominations

  14-03-2019 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Big budget games and independent titles will compete across a variety of categories at a ceremony in April.
  
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• Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge: These extensions are coming to new browser

  14-03-2019 14:59 via zdnet.com
  Microsoft Edge extensions store goes live, showing 82 addons for the incoming browser.
  
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• Continuous Delivery Foundation hopes to bring rhyme and reason to CI/CD

  14-03-2019 14:34 via zdnet.com
  More and more companies want to use continuous integration and continuous delivery, but with so many programs to use, it's really confusing knowing where to start. The new Continuous Delivery Foundation wants to help.
  
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• Samsung's new mighty 12GB DRAM: This is chip you'll see in next-gen smartphones

  14-03-2019 14:21 via zdnet.com
  Samsung plans to triple the volume of 8GB and 12GB DRAM units in anticipation of higher demand for devices with massive memory.
  
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• Aerospike, ThoughtSpot, Alteryx and AI-inspired integration

  14-03-2019 14:00 via zdnet.com
  Aerospike integrates with Kafka and Spark. ThoughtSpot integrates with Alteryx . Alteryx integrates with H20. And it's all for AI.
  
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• Omega's Speedmaster Apollo 11 remake is anything but retro

  14-03-2019 13:48
  
  To celebrate 50 years since mankind walked on the Moon, Omega has produced a £25,600 recreation of the first ever gold Speedmaster
  
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• Windows 10 bugs: Microsoft reveals more on automatic removal of broken updates

  14-03-2019 13:30 via zdnet.com
  The next version of Windows 10 will include a feature that can uninstall severely buggy software updates.
  
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• How the British Red Cross secures access to its apps

  14-03-2019 13:29 via zdnet.com
  Case study: The British Red Cross has streamlined access to vital applications by using software from OneLogin.
  
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• Quitting the five tech giants: Could you manage without Microsoft?

  14-03-2019 13:25 via zdnet.com
  Even though Microsoft is no longer as ubiquitous in our computing lives as it once was, it could be argued the company is stronger than ever before. We're at the penultimate point in our quitting project: can you live without Redmond?
  
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• Western Digital unveils new WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD

  14-03-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  This is the first storage drive in the WD Blue line to go from SSD to NVMe, and has been optimized for content creators and PC enthusiasts to offer the capacity they need at a competitive price.
  
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• MongoDB Q4 revenues surge on cloud business

  14-03-2019 13:00 via zdnet.com
  In spite of new competition from Amazon, MongoDB finished the year beating Wall Street estimates. MongoDB’s Atlas managed cloud service was the epicenter of growth, with business quadrupling over the year.
  
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• Proof-of-concept code published for Windows 7 zero-day

  14-03-2019 12:51 via zdnet.com
  More details emerge about the two Windows zero-days that Microsoft patched this Tuesday.
  
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• Brexit chaos: France twists knife with new tech visa, as UK talks up tighter borders

  14-03-2019 12:31 via zdnet.com
  France says while the UK is making tech talent feel less welcome, it is opening its doors.
  
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• Robot banker: Pepper lands gig at HSBC, starting in Beverly Hills

  14-03-2019 12:05 via zdnet.com
  Public-facing corporations that want to appear innovative are turning to gimmicky robot assistants.
  
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• The future of healthcare is collaborative

  14-03-2019 11:30
  
  New digital technologies could improve the experience of healthcare for both the patient and practitioner
  
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• The spring statement attacks big tech firms in all the wrong ways

  14-03-2019 11:25
  
  Politicians are coming after the tech sector, but risk getting distracted by short-term gains
  
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• Cloudera eyes Cloudera Data Platform launch over next two quarters as AWS competition looms

  14-03-2019 11:00 via zdnet.com
  AWS will be a partner and its house offerings in data and analytics will be competition for enterprise wallet share, says Cloudera CEO Thomas Reilly.
  
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• Emma Haruka Iwao smashes pi world record with Google help

  14-03-2019 09:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Emma Haruka Iwao calculates the value of pi to 31 trillion digits, after a lifelong fascination.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Facebook experiences major global outage

  14-03-2019 08:47
  
  Services including Instagram WhatsApp, Workplace and Oculus were unavailable or intermittent for hours, gas heating will be banned in new UK homes from 2025
  
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• Google just smashed the world record for calculating digits of pi

  14-03-2019 08:00
  
  Happy π day! We now know the first 31.4 trillion digits of of the tastiest mathematical constant
  
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• Australia's Huawei ban a 'resolved' question: Payne

  14-03-2019 07:38 via zdnet.com
  Australia has made its sovereign decision, says Marise Payne. Other nations will make their own.
  
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• These are the best gaming laptops for any budget in 2019

  14-03-2019 07:00
  
  WIRED Recommends the best laptops for gaming, whether you want a budget gaming laptop under £1,000 or a money-no-object monster
  
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• Genetic research is the wrong way to make sense of mental illnesses

  14-03-2019 07:00
  
  Our understanding of mental illnesses is flawed – but trying to find specific, scientific explanations isn't the answer
  
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• Genetic research is the wrong way to make sense of ADHD

  14-03-2019 07:00
  
  As we struggle to understand conditions such as ADHD, genetics can provide a tempting answer. But looking for genetic triggers raises as many problems as it solves
  
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• Huawei to deliver WA train network: Report

  14-03-2019 05:56 via zdnet.com
  Huawei will still get to construct and manage Western Australia's digital radio systems for the Public Transport Authority, according to a report.
  
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• Thin-and-light Vaio SX14 laptop gets U.S. release, $1,299 starting price tag

  14-03-2019 03:49 via zdnet.com
  Sony's former PC brand continues to live through an independent Japanese firm, which adds a new notebook that weighs just 2.32 pounds and is equipped with a 14-inch Ultra HD display.
  
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• US senators want to know how many times they've been hacked

  14-03-2019 03:45 via zdnet.com
  Two senators request US Senate Sergeant at Arms to reveal cyber-attack statistics.
  
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• Netflix to set own official UK age ratings under BBFC system

  14-03-2019 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The streaming giant will use an algorithm to make sure its entire catalogue has an official rating.
  
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• Commuters to pay for train fare with their face in China: Report

  14-03-2019 03:13 via zdnet.com
  The South China Morning Post has reported that the Shenzhen Metro is currently trialling the use of payment via facial recognition technology.
  
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• HP expands laptop battery recall due to fire and burn hazards

  14-03-2019 02:34 via zdnet.com
  78,500 laptop batteries are to be recalled after eight new reports of battery packs overheating, melting, or charring.
  
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• New BitLocker attack puts laptops storing sensitive data at risk

  14-03-2019 02:31 via zdnet.com
  New Zealand security researcher details never-before-seen attack for recovering BitLocker keys.
  
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