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• ​How robotics is pushing banking towards a new self-service era

  Robotics is no longer considered an approaching trend in the banking world. It is well and truly here and it's making a real impact.
  

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, April 2

  Obama authorizes sanctions for hackers... Facebook Riffs on video apps... Uber takes its fight to Brussels... and more tech news

• Microsoft updates Outlook for Mac preview tease

  Microsoft today updated its preview of Outlook on the Mac, the tease it offered Office 365 subscribers more than two months ago.

• Cisco seen building momentum in Nexus 9K, ACI

  Cisco is getting a lift from apparent momentum behind its Nexus 9000 switches and Application Centric Infrastructure fabric. Investment firm UBS boosted its Cisco stock price targets after discussions with EMEA chief Chris Dedicoat yielded numbers UBS found encouraging.

• iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending May 2

  Checks and guesses spurred rumors that Apple has begun shipping raw synthetic sapphire material to Asia for processing into iPhone 6 display covers. One analyst estimated the amount shipped would be good for... maybe 115,000 covers.

• Why Software Testing Can't Save You From IT Disasters

  Some software bugs are like the cicadia, emerging only under the 'right' conditions and wreaking havoc until they're stopped. Without the right tools, no amount of software testing can stop these bugs from causing a meltdown. Just ask Nasdaq.

• Avaya sets $1 billion public offering

  Avaya is going public again, filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering worth $1 billion.

• IBM device secures online banking

  IBM this week rolled out a security device it says will protect online banking and keep cyber-criminals from being able to make fraudulent funds transfer even from a compromised PC.

• UBS to deploy IBM secure banking USB device

  Banking giant UBS has started deploying a device from IBM that ensures online banking transactions aren't being interfered with by hackers.