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Business travelers staying at select Marriott hotels in China may soon be able to check into their room with a quick scan of their face, according to a Wednesday Reuters report. As noted in the report, the international hotel chain is testing facial recognition technology in its check-in process at two separate hotels in Hangzhou and Sanya. [1] [1] By Conner Forrest on Tech Republic

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The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is widely expected to limit the amount of data companies can use for data mining, but new research suggests that it will actually be a boon for the FinTech industry. [1] [1] By Lucas Mearian on ComputerWorld

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In an age where cyber criminals are a dime a dozen, and the threat landscape more complex than ever, it pays to prepare and be always on guard. This means being up to date with the strategies and tricks used by cyber adversaries, and investing in monitoring solutions as well as preventive tools to try to avoid falling victim to these attacks. [1] [1] On IT News Africa

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Your smartphone is about to get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). And that has huge implications for enterprise support for mobility. [1] [1] By Bob Violino on ComputerWorld

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It’s orbiting the Earth at 28,000 kilometres an hour, and is the most expensive structure ever built, but in some ways the International Space Station (ISS) is just like any other office, with laptops, printers and technology upgrades to worry about. [1] [1] By Steve Ranger on ZDNet

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The death of retail has been greatly exaggerated, but it’s undergoing a historic transformation that is dramatically changing, and ultimately improving, the way we shop in brick-and-mortar stores. Let’s do a quick speed round on the four trends that are the most promising, and the most disruptive. [1] [1] By Jason Hiner on ZDNet

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Cybersecurity is racing up organizations’ list of IT priorities, according to the latest annual research by recruitment giant Harvey Nash and KPMG. The CIO Survey 2018, which interviewed almost 4,000 global IT leaders in the first quarter of this year, found almost half of organizations (49%) now consider it a key priority, a jump of 23% compared to last year. [1] [1] By Jim Mortleman on CIO

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It’s that time of year, when technology decision makers are looking ahead to the 2019 fiscal and calendar year. ZDNet’s sister site, Tech Pro Research, is conducting a survey to find out where companies are directing resources, and how this compares with the IT budget from last year. [1] [1] By Amy Talbott on ZDNet

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As the number of sensors in vehicles, factory machinery, buildings and city infrastructure grows, companies are looking for a secure and automated way of enabling a mesh network for transactional processes. Blockchain appears to best fit that bill.The total number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices is expected to leap from 21 billion this year to 50 billion by 2022, according to recent data from Juniper Research. [1] [1] By Lucus Mearian on ComputerWorld

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Immuta is a startup providing a data management platform for data science. In this GDPR era, when everyone should be conscious about what they do with their data, a data management platform sounds like a good idea. That may help explain why Immuta just raised a $20 Million Series B round to help build its platform. [1] [1] By George Anadiotis on ZDNet

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