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Microsoft slips ads into Windows 10 Mail client – then U-turns so hard, it warps fabric of reality
We never meant to make that widely public which is why we made a public FAQ for it
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16 Nov 19:23 |
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Networks
The week in networking? It's SD-WAN all the way down
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The Quantum of car lists: Storage firm drives into autonomous vehicle data logging
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Microsoft Surface kicks dust in face of Apple iPad Pro in Q3
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Oracle snaffles up a chunk of SD-WAN market with Talari Networks buyout
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Alphabet gives bipedal robots the Schaft 'cos no one wants to buy its creepy machine maker
Even Softbank balked at these tethered terrors
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'Unjustifiably excessive': Not even London cops can follow law with their rubbish gang database
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Personal Tech
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John McAfee is 'liable' for 2012 death of Belize neighbour, rules court
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Sorry, Mr Zuckerberg isn't in London that day. Or that one. Nope. I'd give up if I were you
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Networks
HPE Aruba's 510 line of campus hotspots do 802.11ax. Which in plain English is Wi-Fi 6, duh
Of course they've crammed some AI in there too
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Storage
NetApp flashes plump figures. China trade worries? Let's manage 'variables within our control'
It's all about hyperconverged – no we're not breaking out those numbers
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Artificial Intelligence
Google: Our DeepMind health slurp is completely kosher
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Policy
Brexit: UK will be disconnected from EU databases after 2020
Commission will 'endeavour' to make an adequacy decision during transition period
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Oz lad 'fell in love with' baby meerkat, nicked it from zoo, took it out for a romantic Big Mac
23-year-old fined $4,000, volunteers services for Perth Zoo, zoo says thanks but nah
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Japanese cyber security minister 'doesn't know what a USB stick is'
Never uses computers because his peons do everything for him
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