Market must address IT failures in large infrastructure projects, government says

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Larger, Hybrid Optical CPUs May Be Competitive With Silicon Designs

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough towards building hybrid electro-optical systems with chip-level integration of optical components.

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Pure Storage buys Compuverde to put object storage on steroids

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Eagle Eye enlists Rackspace to lead 'all-in' Google Cloud Platform migration

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462123/Eagle-Eye-enlists-Rackspace-to-lead-Google-cloud-migration

PM May approves Huawei for use in 5G networks despite opposition

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462122/PM-May-approves-Huawei-for-use-in-5G-networks-despite-opposition

Global intelligence agencies share UK stage for first time

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462072/Global-intelligence-agencies-share-UK-stage-for-first-time

Nvidia Launches New Desktop GTX 1650, but Blocks Launch Reviews

Nvidia has launched its GTX 1650 -- but it held the card back from reviews on launch day. That's not a good sign.

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T-Mobile: Millimeter-Wave 5G Will ‘Never Materially Scale’ Outside Dense Urban Areas

T-Mobile's CTO has said the quiet part out loud -- 5G mmWave deployments may never scale outside of dense rural areas.

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Samsung Retrieving All Galaxy Fold Samples, Exposed Hinges May Cause Problems

Samsung is recalling all of the review units it sampled for the Galaxy Fold launch. Its investigation into the phone's failures is focusing on aspects of the hinge design and better customer communication.

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ET Deals: Save Hundreds on Quad-Core Dell XPS 13 1080p Laptop

The 13.3-inch XPS 13 9370 from Dell weighs in well under three pounds, and still benefits from an eighth-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, a full HD display, and up to 19 hours of battery life.

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Tesla: We’ll Have Full Self-Driving by 2020. Robo-Taxis, Too.

One board, with two independent processors and OSs, will power the next full-self-drive Autopilot. Tesla's happy news day precedes its won't-be-happy-for-Tesla earnings report and analyst call Wednesday.

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Create Games, Music, Artwork, More With Media Molecule’s Dreams

This new game/toolset takes much of the creative spirit of the Sony studio's previous releases and blows it out to fill a full voxel-driven 3D world.

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Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

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Intel Unleashes 9th Generation 8-Core Mobile CPUs

Intel is launching its new 9th generation mobile CPUs today, including new eight-core CPUs clocked up to 5GHz.

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Egypt aims to develop coding skills earlier in education system

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462068/Egypt-aims-to-develop-coding-skills-earlier-in-education-system

London Ambulance Service trials real-time patient data access

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462065/London-Ambulance-Service-trials-real-time-patient-data-access

Apple spends upwards of $30m a month on AWS during first quarter of 2019, report claims

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462064/Apple-spends-upwards-of-30m-a-month-on-AWS-during-first-quarter-of-2019-report-claims

Report: Apple Bought Loads of Cheap Patents to Make Qualcomm Look Bad

The lawsuit between Apple and Qualcomm is over, but there are some significant allegations of dirty-dealing on Apple's part.

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Digital court system reaches first key milestones

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462062/Digital-court-system-reaches-first-key-milestones

Casual collaboration comms pose security risk, survey shows

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462063/Casual-collaboration-comms-pose-security-risk-survey-shows

Open doors at Huawei in China as it mounts defence

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WannaCry hero pleads guilty, urges others to stay on ‘good side’

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252462058/WannaCry-hero-pleads-guilty-urges-others-to-stay-on-good-side

What Shortage? Tesla Has Plenty of Model 3s on Sale, Online, Today

The Tesla Model 3 backlog may well be cleared up -- unless you want the $35,000 base model, that is.

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Destroyed by Explosion During Ground Test

An explosion during a static fire test of the Crew Dragon capsule has led to the total loss of the vehicle.

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Samsung Delays Galaxy Fold Launch to Sort Out Malfunctions

Samsung is pushing back the launch of the Galaxy Fold. No new launch date has been specified.

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IBM Halts Sales of Watson AI For Drug Discovery and Research

It's a high-profile retreat for the company, which has aggressively marketed AI as being useful for these purposes.

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Mazda CX-5 SUV Diesel Is a Go in the USA

Promised for the US market since 2010, the Mazda Skyactiv-D diesel is almost here. But it gets so-so mileage (for a diesel).

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NASA Preps Mission to Most Interesting Asteroid in Our Solar System

In 2022, if all goes well, NASA will launch Psyche, a space probe intended to visit the asteroid of the same name.

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Best Xbox One X Games for $20 or Less

After spending big on a new console and 4K set, paying $60 a pop for a bunch of brand new games is a tough sell for many of us. Thankfully, there are plenty of affordable games that natively support the high-res goodness of the Xbox One X.

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NCSC urges better online security practices

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UK government adds voice to citizen services delivery

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461929/UK-government-adds-voice-to-citizen-services-delivery

ET Deals: Eight Exceptional Indie Games for $12 with Humble Square Enix Collective Bundle

Square Enix is taking independent development very seriously these days. Thanks to the Square Enix Collective, numerous indie devs have been able to ship incredible games, and reach an entirely new audience. This week, you can get a taste of some of the best games from this initiative with the Humble Square Enix Collective Bundle.

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Amazon, Google Finally End YouTube Streaming Feud

Google will finally let Amazon have a real YouTube app on its Fire TV platform, and Amazon will expand Prime Video support to Chromecast and all Android TV devices.

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Cygnus Spacecraft Heads to Space Station With 40 Mice, Satellites

The remote-operated spacecraft usually has a quick trip to and back from the ISS, but this one will spend more time in space to get things done.

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Partially Revived Dead Pig Heads Prove We Still Don’t Fully Understand Brain Death

Scientists have restored and observed neural activity in pigs more than four hours after they died. Our understanding of how the brain dies previously didn't allow for that idea.

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Best Cars of the 2019 New York Auto Show

With new neighbors (Hudson Yard), NYIAS rocks. Plenty of compact cars suited for crowded metro New York. Or the Mercedes-Benz GLS, the champion highway cruiser.

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Report: Smaller Nintendo Switch to Arrive Before More Powerful Version

Nintendo is reportedly working on new Switch hardware, but a cheaper version of the Switch is expected before any kind of enhanced flavor.

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ET Deals: 75-inch LG 4K UHD Smart TV for $1,000 with $250 Dell Gift Card

If you're chasing after an affordable theater experience for your home, this massive 75-inch LG set is easy to recommend. Thanks to the $500 discount off the retail price, a $250 bonus gift card, and access to loads of streaming apps, you'll be able to enjoy high-res content on your very own big screen without blowing your savings account.

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NASA Detects Universe’s Earliest Molecule for the First Time

Scientists have long suspected that helium hydride was the first molecule in the universe, but no one has ever detected it in space until now. NASA researchers have spotted helium hydride many light years away in a planetary nebula.

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Spotify opens new London R&D hub

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461924/Spotify-opens-new-London-RD-hub

Facebook leaks: Zuckerberg turned data into dollars in ruthless battle with competitors

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461895/Facebook-leaks-Zuckerberg-turned-data-into-dollars-in-ruthless-battle-with-competitors

NASA Experiment Might Have Survived Beresheet Lunar Crash

An experimental NASA payload from the Beresheet spacecraft might still be intact someplace on the lunar surface. Researchers plan to begin scouring the likely crash site for signs of the Lunar Retroreflector Array (LRA).

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Rethinking the cyber security of consumer internet of things

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/ehandbook/Rethinking-the-cyber-security-of-consumer-internet-of-things

Microsoft Surface Hub 2S to Ship in June, but the Future Ain’t Cheap

Microsoft's second-generation Surface Hub is coming in June, with a 50-inch collaborative screen and a heck of a price tag.

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20 firms join Tech Nation’s cyber security scale-up programme

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461906/20-firms-join-Tech-Nations-cyber-security-scale-up-programme

Widespread adoption of digital ID could boost economic growth

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461908/Widespread-adoption-of-digital-ID-could-boost-economic-growth

An Alien Meteor May Have Burned Up in the Atmosphere in 2014

That small asteroid or comet may have traveled multiple light years from another solar system to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.

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How to protect your intellectual property

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/feature/How-to-protect-your-intellectual-property

Etihad Airways automates customer and luggage journey monitoring

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461903/Etihad-Airways-automates-customer-and-luggage-journey-monitoring

State-sponsored hackers are hijacking DNS, researchers warn

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461897/State-sponsored-hackers-are-hijacking-DNS-researchers-warn

Colossal Achievement: Half-Ton Firefighting Robot Helps Save Notre Dame

Notre Dame is battered, burned, but unbowed, thanks in part to the efforts of a new firefighting robot, Colossus.

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Samsung Galaxy Folds Are Already Failing Catastrophically

Samsung's Galaxy Fold is already sold out, but reports of extreme fragility are already dogging the unit. If you bought one, do not remove the protective screen cover.

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Intel Cancels Its 5G Modem Plans Following Apple-Qualcomm Deal

The move confirms rumors we heard last week that Intel's modem business might be in trouble.

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Microsoft’s All-Digital Xbox One S Is Finally a Reality

Microsoft will push game downloads, and it's including a few of them free with the console. That might nudge some people to drop $250 on the device when it launches in a few weeks, but the pricing still seems

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Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461838/Autonomous-vehicle-tech-is-too-costly-and-unreliable-for-production

UK government to introduce online porn age checks

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461855/UK-government-to-introduce-online-porn-age-checks

Understanding Anthos: Google’s multi-cloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461843/Understanding-Anthos-Googles-multi-cloud-bid-to-define-the-next-20-years-of-enterprise-IT

When Meteorites Strike the Moon, They Launch Water Vapor Into Space

Meteorite impacts on seemingly dry patches of the moon can throw up a mist of water vapor that regenerates the "exosphere" and moves water around the surface.

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HM Land Registry completes blockchain trial

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461839/HM-Land-Registry-completes-blockchain-trial

Apple and Qualcomm settle up as Intel quits 5G chip business

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461841/Apple-and-Qualcomm-settle-up-as-Intel-quits-5G-chip-business

Hyper-converged infrastructure vs NAS and SAN shared storage

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Hyper-converged-infrastructure-vs-NAS-SAN-shared-storage

AMD Needs These Navi GPU Rumors to Be True to Beat Nvidia

There's a new suite of rumors about Navi to correspond with updates on the next-generation PS5. AMD needs some version of these rumors to be accurate -- but which one will shape how its GPU market unfolds in the future.

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NASA’s TESS Satellite Detects Its First Earth-Like Exoplanet

NASA's Kepler space telescope has ended its planet spotting mission, but the agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has already picked up the torch.

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Government says no conflict of interest in trial despite Post Office chairman’s dual role

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461829/Government-says-no-conflict-of-interest-in-Post-Office-trial-due-to-chairmans-dual-role

Nearly a quarter of tech firms do not security check products

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461824/Nearly-a-quarter-of-tech-firms-do-not-security-check-products

Cloud storage 101: Specifying for cloud storage

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Cloud-storage-101-Specifying-for-cloud-storage

Middle East CIOs optimistic as budgets increase and digital transformations expand

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461825/Middle-East-CIOs-optimistic-as-budgets-increase-and-digital-transformations-expand

Politics, privacy and porn: the challenges of age-verification technology

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Politics-privacy-and-porn-the-challenges-of-age-verification-technology

Construction halted at Apple datacentre in Denmark over alleged contractor dispute, report suggests

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461815/Construction-halted-at-Apple-datacentre-in-Denmark-over-alleged-contractor-dispute-report-suggests

Qumulo upgrades hybrid-flash hybrid cloud C-series with C-72T

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461818/Qumulo-upgrades-hybrid-flash-hybrid-cloud-C-series-with-C-72T

TfL suspends Wi-Fi service as Extinction Rebellion spreads

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461822/TfL-suspends-Wi-Fi-service-as-Extinction-Rebellion-spreads

Morrisons to launch fresh appeal against breach liability ruling

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461816/Morrisons-to-launch-fresh-appeal-against-breach-liability-ruling

Wipro admits to potential breach to employee accounts by phishing attack

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461760/Wipro-admits-to-potential-breach-to-employee-accounts-by-phishing-attack

Apple, Qualcomm End Worldwide Lawsuit War

Apple and Qualcomm were gearing up for all-out war. As of now, it's over. Peace descends. The necessity of modem sourcing may have driven a sudden outbreak of negotiation.

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Fauxtari VCS Set to Use AMD Embedded Ryzen SoC for Console

The Atari VCS effort has upgraded its planned platform target from an older Bristol Ridge or Carrizo-based chip to a newer embedded Ryzen SoC, with Vega 3 graphics.

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Japan Removes First Nuclear Fuel Rod From Fukushima Power Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has just taken a major step toward cleaning up the site by removing the first spent-fuel assembly from reactor 3. Of course, they did it with a robot after figuring out how to keep them from dying. 

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Sony PlayStation 5: Ray Tracing, SSD, 8-Core AMD Ryzen 3

We now know a great deal more about the PS5. Ray tracing, backward-compatibility, faster storage, and 7nm Ryzen 3 are all on tap.

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ET Deals: Dell G5 Quad-Core GTX 1060 Gaming Laptop for $799

Now's your chance to get a nice entry-level gaming laptop that won't exhaust your savings. With an eighth-gen Core i5 CPU, a GTX 1060 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM, this 15.6-inch Dell G5 laptop can handle nearly anything you throw at it.

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The ‘Regular’ OnePlus 7 Has Leaked Looking Just Like the 6T

According to a new leak, the real OnePlus 7 will probably look almost exactly like the OnePlus 6T, and that other phone will be the OnePlus 7 Pro.

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Microsoft sets stricter renewable energy targets for its datacentres

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461752/Microsoft-ramps-renewable-energy-commitments-for-its-datacentres

AI can help to reduce carbon footprint and manage environmental issues

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461751/AI-can-help-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-and-manage-environmental-issues

You Can Help NASA’s Laser-Scanning Satellite By Measuring Trees With Your Phone

ICESat-2 measures elevation from orbit as part of NASA's climate research, but the agency would like some data from the ground to verify those readings. So, it's rolled out a new tool in the GLOBE Observer app for iPhone and Android.

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Home Office curbs bulk emails following data breach

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461750/Home-Office-curbs-bulk-emails-following-data-breach

Vodafone upgrades old phone boxes to support surfers

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Findings published from three-month pilot for NHS App

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Nutanix powers Manchester City Council’s IT

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How Kubernetes has simplified Bet365’s software deployments

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Security Think Tank: Surviving the existential cyber punch

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Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak

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Killer Networks Launches AX1650: Wi-Fi 6, Intel Silicon

Killer Networks has announced its next-generation wireless solution, based on Intel's AX200 with support for Wi-Fi 6.

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Speedgate Is the First Sport Created By AI

Nvidia and a design agency called AKQA fed neural networks data about sports that already exist, and they came up with a new one.

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MP questions government over Post Office Horizon case

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The exploitation of flaws in the HTTPS protocol

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Huawei cyber security chief John Suffolk: It’s not our culture to be aggressive

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Dutch national weather service adopts cloud to expand service offerings

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Sweden to take up Finnish AI challenge

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Energy industry needs to up cyber defences, warns report

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Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 12

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NatWest eases business payments with biometric authentication on mobile

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Notre Dame Is Burning. A Digital Archive Could Hold the Key to Restoring It.

While nothing can replace the historic value of the lost artifacts, a recent data-gathering mission captured an incredible wealth of data about the cathedral's structure and construction.

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First Impressions of the Galaxy Fold Are Cautiously Optimistic

Samsung's Galaxy Fold represents a truly new method of building displays into smartphones. Whether you like the idea of a foldable device or not, the option to own a functional model at all feels like something out of sci-fi.

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Facebook takes extraordinarily legal steps contain document leak

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Hackers Spied on Microsoft Email Accounts Via Compromised Admin Login

The issue has been corrected, but it's not clear how long the breach went undetected or exactly what the attackers could see.

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Zero trust is about more than products

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Security Think Tank: Seven steps to manage risk of catastrophic cyber attack

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FreeSync, G-Sync Go Head to Head in New Monitor Comparison

It's rare to see the same monitor go head-to-head with itself in both a FreeSync and a G-Sync configuration, but that's what we've got here. Who wins?

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Latest Windows 10 Update Causing Freezes, Sluggish Performance

Microsoft's Windows Updates are breaking things again, this time with AV scanners. Freezes and lengthy delays have both been reported.

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SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA’s DART Asteroid Impactor

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has been in development for several years, and now it's got a real launch date with the awarding of a contract to SpaceX.

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CityFibre loses court battle over ‘fake fibre’

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461651/CityFibre-loses-court-battle-over-fake-fibre

NHS launches care home availability portal

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Conclusion of legal row over Apple’s abandoned Irish datacentre fuels site takeover hopes

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Post-Brexit IT talent shortages concern UK CIOs

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461647/Post-Brexit-IT-talent-shortages-concern-UK-CIOs

Automation will bring job security, say most IT security pros

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461650/Automation-will-bring-job-security-say-most-IT-security-pros

NCSC seeks new breed of cyber security startups

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How DataOps helps organisations make better decisions

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Broadband upgrade improves response times for cave rescue team

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ET Deals: Humble Humongous Entertainment Bundle

Whether you're an old school fan of Putt-Putt and Freddi Fish looking to relive your childhood memories, or a parent searching for edutainment games to share with your own children, today's bundle is a must-have.

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Surprise: The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 That’s Finally Shipping? Not Any More

Plan to jump through hoops if you want to get the Model 3 Standard Range. You may wind up with a Standard Plus, with software lockouts on a bigger battery, the nav system, and even the heated seats.

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The First Trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Here, but Will the Movie Deliver?

The trailer for Episode IX has finally dropped. We've got mixed feelings about it.

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Facebook Included ‘Big Brother’ Messages in Oculus VR Controllers

In its latest blunder, Facebook accidentally left cryptic messages inside VR controllers like "Big Brother is Watching" and "The Masons Were Here."

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New Nvidia Drivers Unlock Ray Tracing on GTX Cards

Nvidia's new WHQL 425.31 driver enables ray tracing on GTX cards -- and some of the upper-end GPUs can even handle it, in specific cases.

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NASA’s Twin Study Reveals the Effects of a Year in Space

Scientists have been studying the effects of long-term space habitation for decades, but astronaut Scott Kelly's one-year stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS) afforded them a unique opportunity to run a controlled experiment.

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How botnets pose a threat to the IoT ecosystem

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ExoMars Detects Almost No Methane on Mars in Surprise Result

The arrival of the ExoMars mission with its Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) instrument provided scientists with a chance to take the most accurate measurements of methane concentration yet. However, the first major data release shows almost none of the gas in Mars' atmosphere. That's an unexpected result.

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Retail technology, sports sponsorship and a global marketing opportunity

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UK government launches cloud sustainability probe

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461582/UK-government-launches-cloud-sustainability-probe

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon Heavy, Lands All Three Boosters

This was SpaceX's first commercial Falcon Heavy launch, and all three of the Falcon Heavy boosters returned safely to Earth. In 2018, the center stage crashed into the ocean.

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Mott MacDonald builds smart cities on Azure cloud

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Intel’s Auction-Only Core i9 Pops Up at Retail With a $3,400 Price Tag

Intel's Core i9-9990XE has actually tipped up for sale in retail markets, if you can afford it.

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Security Think Tank: Cyber attack survival not a matter of luck

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Security-Think-Tank-Cyber-attack-survival-not-a-matter-of-luck

O2 5G network to support Millbrook CAV trials

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461580/O2-5G-network-to-support-Millbrook-CAV-trials

Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461578/Bounty-UK-fined-400000-for-sharing-personal-data-unlawfully

Police local cyber crime units get multimillion pound boost

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461568/Police-local-cyber-crime-units-get-multimillion-pound-boost

Lancaster University enhances student engagement with cloud-based chatbot

from ComputerWeekly.com https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252461566/Lancaster-University-enhances-student-engagement-with-cloud-based-chatbot

Privately Launched Israeli Spacecraft Smashes Into Moon

The Israeli mission to the Moon has ended in failure. The Beresheet lander did not land successfully.

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Microsoft Windows XP Is Finally Dead, Nearly 18 Years Post-Launch

Windows XP is finally, officially, completely dead. No take-backs, no backsies. No more embedded hacks for continued support.

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Gartner, IDC Pin Blame on Intel for PC Market’s Continued Downturn

The PC market slumped again in Q1. Intel's ongoing CPU shortage played a significant role.

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It Took Half a Ton of Hard Drives to Store the Black Hole Image Data

The newly released image of a black hole (below) is a watershed moment for physics, taking years of work and the collaboration of more than 200 scientists to make it happen. It also required 1,000 pounds of hard drives.

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ET Deals: $100 Off 128GB iPad, Save $90 On Blink XT Home Security

Walmart is selling the 128GB Wi-Fi-only iPad right now for just $329 – 23 percent off the list price. This 9.7-inch tablet features Apple's own A10 Fusion chip, an 8MP rear camera, Apple Pay support, and much more at a very compelling price.

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Amazon Employees Might Be Listening to Your Alexa Recordings

The company has allegedly used an army of human beings to listen to audio clips from Alexa devices and grade the interactions. This is seen as an essential way to improve the service, but it raises numerous privacy concerns.

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