Showing posts with label CEO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CEO. Show all posts

Monday, February 29, 2016

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWeekly) 29/02/2016





HP Inc sales plummet 12%, with tough times ahead
HP Inc reports a big drop in revenues, and the CEO predicts some difficult quarters to come

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Hybrid flash array roundup 2016
Startups are as active as ever in the hybrid flash market, with new entrants to the fray since last year, but all-flash is making inroads too

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After BT's Openreach reprieve, what now for the UK broadband roll-out?
After Ofcom's decision to leave Openreach in BT, what happens next – and how will the UK reap the benefits of superfast broadband?

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Londoners lead mobile banking switch
People in London are the most likely to manage their finances using a smartphone, according to a survey of consumers in England and Wales

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Google calls for datacentre storage disk design overhaul
Search giant Google says an overhaul of traditional 3.5in disks could lower the total cost of ownership and improve infrastructure performance

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CEO training critical to cyber resilience, says APMG
CEOs staying informed on current cyber security risks has a positive impact in the boardroom and beyond, according to certification and accreditation organisation APMG

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Digital minister Matt Hancock calls for big data mining complex in south Wales
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has highlighted the potential of public sector data science expertise in Cardiff and Newport

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52 contactless payments made every second in UK last December
Contactless card payments continue to rise at a rapid rate, with nearly £8bn spent in the UK last year using the technology

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Majority of Britons support government surveillance for national security
A survey reveals that a majority of UK citizens support government surveillance for national security as Apple attempts to rally public support in its row with the FBI over encryption

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Artfinder deploys Neo4j graph database to personalise recommendations
Can a machine understand art? Not yet and maybe never, so the Artfinder art website took a different approach, using a Neo4j graph database instead

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Nissan acts on Leaf car app security flaw after researcher goes public
Nissan suspends its electric car app after a researcher went public about a security flaw that could enable attackers to take control of heating systems

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Everywoman forum: the importance of authenticity, confidence and being memorable
At the 2016 Everywoman in Technology forum, speakers taught women in IT how to stand out from the crowd, when authenticity matters and how to have confidence

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Israeli high-tech startups seek UK funding
Israeli high-tech startup companies visit London in search of venture capital and angel investors

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Tech Nordic Advocates partners with Nordic Startup Conference
Tech Nordic Advocates, sister organisation of startup group Tech London Advocates, is partnering with the Nordic Startup Conference show in Copenhagen in March

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We Are Colony: Tackling the death of traditional film and abundance of content
Founder of content streaming platform We Are Colony explains why the film industry should be making the most of digital content to provide the best experience for modern consumers

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Nissan breaks basic security rules with Leaf electric car app
Security researcher shows how hackers can hijack a vehicle’s heating and air-conditioning systems, identify owners and spy on journeys

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Payments regulator wants banks to sell stakes in Vocalink
The UK payments regulator wants banks to loosen their grip on the payments infrastructure by selling off some of their stake in it

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Cyber crime is fastest growing economic crime, says PwC report
More than half of UK organisations say they expect to be the victim of cyber crime in the next two years, suggesting it will become the UK’s largest economic crime, says a PwC report

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Openreach reformed, but remains part of BT as Ofcom aims to open up fibre broadband market
Telecoms regulator Ofcom wants to stimulate building of fibre broadband direct to homes and premises, but will not split up BT - yet

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Available Tags:HP , UK , Google , CEO , security , Nissan

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/02/2016





ARM’s Cortex A32 is a tiny CPU for wearables and Raspberry Pi-like boards
32-bit-only ARMv8 chip is designed to consume as little as 4mW of power.










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Microsoft kills off Qik, the video messaging service you didn’t know it had
It was never really clear why it was created in the first place.










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Actually, your shit might not stink—if you’re surrounded by your people
Students less offended if they think odors are from classmates rather than rivals.










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Activists plan rally on Tuesday at dozens of Apple Stores worldwide
Events planned all over the world, from Hong Kong to Houston, Munich to Minneapolis.










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AT&T and Intel want drones connected to an LTE network
An over-saturated wireless market is using the carrier to adopt drones and cars.










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Valve releases tool to test whether your PC is VR ready
See if your system is up for the upcoming HTC Vive.










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How the FBI could use acid and lasers to access data stored on seized iPhone
Decapping techniques are effective, but they're not practical in this case.










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Giant armadillos roamed South America thousands of years ago
New DNA analysis reveals how these creatures evolved.










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On-chip random key generation done using carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes will randomly seed themselves into properly designed circuitry.










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Facebook launches project to open source hardware, designs for cell networks
Telecom Infra Project modeled on OCP; Facebook maps inhabited world with AI to plan rollouts.










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Cyanogen launches the “Mod” platform, with lots of Microsoft integration
Cyanogen launches an app store for apps that are "deeply integrated" into the OS.










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Google Fiber joins forces with municipal broadband network
Google will offer Internet service over city-owned fiber in Huntsville, Alabama.










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Will high-priced headsets kill mass-market virtual reality in its crib?
At $799, the HTC Vive isn't exactly at a consumer-friendly price point... yet.










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Powerful crap: The quest to turn smelly sewage into sweet biodiesel
The facility smell? “That’s money,” Todd French says. “That’s what it smells like.”










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Dentist said to hit patients will pay $12k for trying to out YouTube critic
"Psycho dentist" video remains up, and the attempt to remove it was costly.










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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Complying with court order is “too dangerous to do”
Internal letter, Q&A lay out Apple's rationale for fighting court order.










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Xperia XA: Sony puts best design into a low-end smartphone
Meanwhile, the Xperia X fills out the mid-range. Does Sony now have enough phones?










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China pressing ahead with orbiter and lander mission to Mars
Country's ambitious space program still targeting a 2020 launch window.










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Linux Mint hit by malware infection on its website, forum after hack attack
"We don't know motivation behind this," says distro creator.










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Report: VW told it must make electric cars in US
German car maker could also be told to help develop network of charging stations.










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