Nicole Kobie
Latest articles by Nicole Kobie
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The bitter history of collaboration's prophet
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Douglas Engelbart did more than invent the mouse — he's also the father of collaborative computing
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AI may eat jobs, but it'll boost GDP
By Nicole Kobie published
News PwC promises global productivity gains of 14% by 2030 thanks to AI
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Microsoft data case may go to Supreme Court
By Nicole Kobie published
News US DoJ wants top court to rule on Ireland data-sharing case, but Microsoft disagrees
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DeepMind signs up another hospital despite data controversy
By Nicole Kobie published
News Musgrove Park Hospital will use Google-owned DeepMind's Streams app
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TalkTalk CEO doesn't want to standout as "woman in tech"
By Nicole Kobie published
News Tristia Harrison offers solutions to draw more women into the industry
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IT skills in 2017: here’s what to have on your CV
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth No matter your job title or industry, these are the skills that employers will want you to have
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May's anti-internet response to terror called "embarrassing"
By Nicole Kobie published
News PM Theresa May has said the internet gives extremists a "safe space to breed"
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Google Sheets adds machine learning for easier charts
By Nicole Kobie published
News New tools should make Google Sheets easier to use and more powerful
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Google targets ads with blocker built into Chrome
By Nicole Kobie published
News Rumoured Chrome ad blocker will arrive in 2018, with Google offering tools to help publishers fall into line
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Is it time to drop "cyber" in security?
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth The prefix sounds old-fashioned and out of date. We ask the industry if they have better terms to replace the "cyber" jargon
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What's all the fuss about Alice and Bob?
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Computers have taught themselves how to keep their messages secret
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What the election manifestos promise for tech
By Nicole Kobie published
In-depth Here's what the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats have planned for technology
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Sweden drops rape charges against Julian Assange
By Nicole Kobie published
News Assange may still remain in hiding, however
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Facebook fined €110m over WhatsApp data sharing claims
By Nicole Kobie published
News Facebook hit by second European fine in two days
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Cray offers supercomputing as a service in the cloud
By Nicole Kobie published
News Cray and Markley team up to make supercomputers cheaper for researchers
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Child hacker weaponises his teddy bear
By Nicole Kobie published
News Reuben Paul continues to amaze tech conferences with his hacking skills
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France slaps Facebook with maximum fine over privacy
By Nicole Kobie published
News Facebook told to pay €150,000 for following users around the web to serve them ads
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EE says network is back after 4G outage
By Nicole Kobie published
News EE hasn't explained what's behind widespread issues
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Microsofts extends Surface Hub reseller programme
By Nicole Kobie published
News Microsoft adds 15 UK resellers to Surface Hub programme
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Data guardian criticises DeepMind data sharing with NHS
By Nicole Kobie published
News National Data Guardian writes to hospital over data sharing with Google-owned company
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FTC cracks down on tech support scams
By Nicole Kobie published
News Operation Tech Trap targets long-running support scams
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Raspberry Pi Zero W sells 250,000 units in nine weeks
By Nicole Kobie published
News Raspberry Pi Foundation expands distribution network to tackle supply issues
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Why young hackers turn to crime (it's not for money)
By Nicole Kobie published
News Teenagers are motivated by pride and morals, NCA finds