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• Tim Cook or Bill Gates as Clinton's VP? It was considered

  18-10-2016 23:54
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft founder Bill Gates were both on a list of potential vice presidential candidates for Hillary Clinton, according to a leaked email published on Tuesday by Wikileaks.
  
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• Facebook is leaking valuable younger users

  18-10-2016 23:05
  
  Though Facebook has been working to bring in younger users for several years now, it doesn't appear to be having much success.
  
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• Hackers create more IoT botnets with Mirai source code

  18-10-2016 22:50
  
  Malware that can build botnets out of IoT products has gone on to infect twice as many devices after its source code was publicly released.
  
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• Telstra searches for new security chief

  18-10-2016 22:30
  
  Telstra’s chief information security officer, Mike Burgess, will depart the telco on 4 November.
  
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• NBN eyes new discount scheme for RSPs in early 2017

  18-10-2016 22:30
  
  NBN CEO Bill Morrow expects that “if all goes well” NBN will implement a previously mooted discount system based on how much capacity per customer an individual retail service provider (RSP) provisions.
  
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• Technology Gives Students Innovative Tools for Cheating - Voice of America

  18-10-2016 21:53 via voanews.com
  
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  Technology Gives Students Innovative Tools for Cheating
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  FILE - Trade show attendees examine the Sony Smart Watch 2 on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 8, 2014, in Las Vegas. High-tech tools can be used to help students cheat on exams, experts say. Share. Share on Facebook ...and more »
  
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• Apple to refresh MacBook Pro, cull 11-in. Air this month

  18-10-2016 20:18
  
  Apple will update its Mac laptops this month by refreshing the MacBook Pro and culling the MacBook Air line.
  
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• As compliance pressure mounts, businesses turn to regulatory technology - TechCrunch

  18-10-2016 20:01 via techcrunch.com
  
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  As compliance pressure mounts, businesses turn to regulatory technology
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  More than seven years after the financial crisis began, economies worldwide are growing. Much of the recovery has been led by government spending, including massive sums on infrastructure projects. Those projects typically involve a lot of interaction ...and more »
  
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• Hackers hide stolen payment card data inside website product images

  18-10-2016 19:50
  
  Attackers compromise online shops and store stolen payment card details inside legitimate image files in order to avoid detection.
  
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• WikiLeaks blames US for cutting Assange's internet connection

  18-10-2016 19:39
  
  WikiLeaks is accusing U.S. secretary of state John Kerry of trying to stop the site from publishing stolen emails from a Hillary Clinton aide
  
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• Microsoft’s Nadella takes on privacy fears about LinkedIn, Cortana

  18-10-2016 19:37
  
  One Gartner analyst called Cortana "Big Brother" combined with productivity, and asked some pointed questions about Microsoft's intentions.
  
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• Here's how Zenefits is trying to reinvent itself

  18-10-2016 19:20
  
  Zenefits is launching Z2, a new version of its HR software for small and medium businesses.
  
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• Esri and Waze join up to push road condition data in cities

  18-10-2016 18:11
  
  Digital mapping company Esri has partnered with crowdsourcing traffic app maker Waze to help city governments and drivers communicate more efficiently about traffic conditions, including construction delays and accidents.
  
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• Half of US adults are profiled in police facial recognition databases

  18-10-2016 18:03
  
  Photographs of nearly half of all U.S. adults -- 117 million people -- are collected in police facial recognition databases across the country with little regulation over how the networks are searched and used, according to a new study.
  
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• Node.js 7 set for release next week

  18-10-2016 18:00
  
  With the new release, version 6 of the JavaScript platform will move to long-term support, and version 0.10 will reach "end of life" status
  
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• Self-learning supply chains? The store of the future? A conversation with an expert about what comes next

  18-10-2016 17:41
  
  Suresh Acharya heads JDA Labs, the 50 person research group at JDA Software Group, the supply chain and retail software giant
  
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• Critical flaws found in open-source encryption software VeraCrypt

  18-10-2016 15:44
  
  A new security audit has found critical vulnerabilities in VeraCrypt, an open-source full disk encryption program that's the direct successor of the widely popular, but now defunct, TrueCrypt.
  
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• Microsoft built technology that's better than a human at understanding a conversation - Business Insider Australia

  18-10-2016 15:04 via businessinsider.com.au
  
  Microsoft built technology that's better than a human at understanding a conversation
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  Microsoft research speech recognition team Dan DeLongThe Microsoft Research team responsible for setting the new milestone. Back row, left to right: Wayne Xiong, Geoffrey Zweig, Frank Seide. Front row, Xuedong Huang, Dong Yu, Mike Seltzer, Jasha ...and more »
  
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• Gartner’s 10 strategic predictions for 2017….and beyond

  18-10-2016 14:02
  
  Claiming a 78% accuracy rate based on prior years’ results, chief of research Daryl Plummer delivered Gartner’s 10 strategic predictions for the next 3-5 years at the company’s Symposium/ITExpo yesterday.
  
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• Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange uses blockchain for e-voting

  18-10-2016 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange offers controlled access to the AGM information of listed companies through a blockchain-based service
  
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• VMware embraces containers with latest vSphere, Virtual SAN updates

  18-10-2016 13:48
  
  For years there’s been talk about what the adoption of public cloud and the advent of application containers would mean for VMware. The company is taking these innovations head on, announcing support for them in the latest updates of the company’s core management products announced this week at its VMWorld Europe conference.
  
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• UML to be ejected from Microsoft Visual Studio

  18-10-2016 12:00
  
  The company is removing UML support in Visual Studio 15 due to a lack of usage
  
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• Asylum of WikiLeaks’ Assange not in question

  18-10-2016 08:59
  
  The asylum granted to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assangeby the government of Ecuador is not in question, despite what appear to be differences of opinion between the two on the release of controversial documents by the whistleblowing site.
  
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• Help, I need tech rehab! - The Australian Financial Review

  18-10-2016 08:10 via afr.com
  
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  Help, I need tech rehab!
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  One in three adults now checks their phone in the middle of the night. Anna Magee was among them, until she took a technology detox deep in the Dorset countryside. In AA, the first step towards recovery is said to be admitting you are addicted to alcohol.
  
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• Citi sees 'epic battle' as the energy business becomes a technology business - The Australian Financial Review

  18-10-2016 07:03 via afr.com
  
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  Citi sees 'epic battle' as the energy business becomes a technology business
  The Australian Financial Review
  Energy companies are on the cusp of "an epic battle" with technology companies thanks to the inexorable rise of renewable energy and smart home systems, says Citigroup's global head of energy strategy. Seth Kleinman, a former head of oil analysis for ...
  
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• Google Earth inspired technology spies on cancer cells to learn how they evade drugs - ABC Online

  18-10-2016 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
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  Google Earth inspired technology spies on cancer cells to learn how they evade drugs
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  Scientists say technology inspired by Google Earth is giving them a better understanding of how cancer cells evade the drugs meant to neutralise them. Key points: Researchers say the technology is used to watch how cancer cells and normal cells ...and more »
  
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• Google Earth inspired technology spies on cancer cells to learn how ... - ABC Online

  18-10-2016 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
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  Google Earth inspired technology spies on cancer cells to learn how ...
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  Scientists say their use of technology inspired by Google Earth is giving them a better understanding of how cancer cells evade the drugs meant to neutralise ...and more »
  
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• Drones technology modified to provide near perfect accuracy - ABC Online

  18-10-2016 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
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  Drones technology modified to provide near perfect accuracy
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  People could soon have mail and take-away food delivered by drone thanks to a team of entrepreneurs that has modified an off-the-shelf drone to improve its precision. Clinton Burchat is part of the group that developed a version of an unmanned craft ...
  
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• Gumtree's chief technology officer departs - Computerworld Australia

  18-10-2016 04:55 via computerworld.com.au
  
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  Gumtree's chief technology officer departs
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  Sign up now to get free exclusive access to reports, research and invitation only events. Twitter · Facebook. Dell EMC patches critical flaws in VMAX enterprise storage systems. Gumtree's chief technology officer departs. Paolo Ragone leaves after more ...
  
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• Gumtree’s chief technology officer departs

  18-10-2016 04:43
  
  Gumtree Australia’s chief technology officer, Paolo Ragone, is departing the role after more than half a decade at the organisation and a decade within the broader eBay Classifieds Group.
  
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• Qualcomm's 5G preview: high frequencies, 5-gigabit speed

  18-10-2016 04:13
  
  5G networks will be five times as fast as the quickest LTE technology by using the highest cellular frequencies ever, according to Qualcomm, which provided a glimpse of a next-generation modem on Tuesday.
  
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• G.Fast technology to reach 29m subs by 2021 - Technology Decisions

  18-10-2016 04:06 via technologydecisions.com.au
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  G.Fast technology to reach 29m subs by 2021
  Technology Decisions
  G.fast high-speed networking technology, slated for inclusion as part of the multitechnology mix of the NBN, is on track to capture 3% of the global fixed broadband market by 2021, according to Ovum. G.fast is an emerging broadband access technology ...and more »
  
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• Connected cameras will get smarter with new Qualcomm chips

  18-10-2016 03:30
  
  Connected cameras are among the hardest-working IoT devices. They’re the target of chip and software enhancements that Qualcomm is introducing on Tuesday.
  
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• Oil majors experiment with technology - NEWS.com.au

  18-10-2016 02:12 via news.com.au
  
  Oil majors experiment with technology
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  Oil majors including Statoil, Shell and Chevron are experimenting with various technologies, from drones and drill design to data management, to drive down costs and weather a deep downturn. Crude prices have more than halved since mid-2014, forcing ...and more »
  
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• Australian IoT industry told to put security first

  18-10-2016 00:31
  
  Professor Jill Slay, the director of the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at UNSW in Canberra, has delivered a scathing attack on the IoT industry for failing to design in security, on the vendor community for peddling false promises, and bemoaned what she sees as a general lack of leadership in cyber security.
  
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