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• The enterprise wish-list for the hybrid cloud

  24-10-2016 23:01
  
  A group of enterprises like General Electric, Pfizer, Cap and Citigroup have come together with a wish list of how they would like public IaaS providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google to make their clouds more interoperable.
  
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• Apple issues iOS, macOS updates

  24-10-2016 22:20
  
  Apple released the first significant updates for both iOS and macOS today.
  
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• Increased technology use proposed to safeguard Jamaica's borders - Jamaica Observer

  24-10-2016 22:06 via jamaicaobserver.com
  
  Increased technology use proposed to safeguard Jamaica's borders
  Jamaica Observer
  State Minister for National Security, Pearnel Charles, Jr. (right); and Executive Director at the National Security Policy Coordination Unit in the Cabinet Office, Jacinth Byles (centre), listen to a point being made by Chief Executive Officer, Private ...
  
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• LEGO builds on its Mac project

  24-10-2016 20:42
  
  Increasing Mac numbers inspired LEGO to streamline device management
  
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• Microsoft blocks Belichick's anti-Surface blitz

  24-10-2016 20:40
  
  Microsoft last week defended its five-year deal with the NFL after the coach of the New England Patriots trashed the company's tablet.
  
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• Physical RAM attack can root Android and possibly other devices

  24-10-2016 20:15
  
  Researchers have devised a new way to fully compromise Android devices without exploiting any software vulnerability and instead of taking advantage of a physical design weakness in RAM chips.
  
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• More to come on technology front - Lawyers Weekly

  24-10-2016 20:05 via lawyersweekly.com.au
  
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  More to come on technology front
  Lawyers Weekly
  While the legal profession has been hit by numerous digital disruptors in the last 12 months, two firms say the unprecedented upheaval is set to continue. Speaking ahead of the inaugural Lawyers Weekly Future Forum, Allens partner Anna Collyer and ...
  
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• Chinese firm recalls camera products linked to massive DDOS attack

  24-10-2016 19:45
  
  A Chinese electronics component maker is recalling 4.3 million internet-connected camera products from the U.S. market amid claims they may have played a role in Friday's massive internet disruption.
  
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• The New York Times is buying the gadget and technology review site The Wirecutter for $30 million - Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard

  24-10-2016 19:13 via niemanlab.org
  
  Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
  The New York Times is buying the gadget and technology review site The Wirecutter for $30 million
  Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
  For the price, the Times is getting one of the real bootstrapped success stories in the past decade of digital media — and a toehold in a growing e-commerce revenue stream. By Shan Wang @shansquared Oct. 24, 2016, 1:08 p.m.. Oct. 24, 2016, 1:08 p.m..and more »
  
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• Tesla, Google, and Ford are investing billions of dollars in technology America doesn't need - Business Insider Australia

  24-10-2016 18:26 via businessinsider.com.au
  
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  Tesla, Google, and Ford are investing billions of dollars in technology America doesn't need
  Business Insider Australia
  Trying to achieve fully self-driving cars could be a waste of time and money. But that hasn't stopped a lot of companies from going all in with the idea. The way I see it, there are three main models for self-driving vehicles: The Google Car: Reversed ...and more »
  
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• Understanding The Top 10 Technology Trends For 2017 - Forbes

  24-10-2016 18:24 via forbes.com
  
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  Understanding The Top 10 Technology Trends For 2017
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  Last week, I noted Gartner's picks for the top-ten technology trends for 2017. This list differed from the lists for 2016, 2015, and 2014 inasmuch as there are more trends that are not yet implemented by even leading CIOs than in years passed. My ...
  
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• Not robocop, but robojudge? AI learns to rule in human rights cases

  24-10-2016 17:18
  
  An artificial intelligence system designed to predict the outcomes of cases at the European Court of Human Rights would side with the human judges 79 percent of the time.
  
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• The History of AT&T's Long Evolution Into a Technology Powerhouse - TIME

  24-10-2016 16:53 via time.com
  
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  The History of AT&T's Long Evolution Into a Technology Powerhouse
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• Robotic process automation: A disruptive, not destructive technology - ZDNet

  24-10-2016 16:50 via zdnet.com
  
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  Robotic process automation: A disruptive, not destructive technology
  ZDNet
  Getty Images/iStockphoto. When industrial robots replace workers at manufacturing plants, it's a tangible change. A robotic arm replaces a human one, and it does monotonous work with precision, speed, and zero complaints. The same goes for robotic ...
  
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• Thodey, Bassat back UHG health info bridge technology - The Australian

  24-10-2016 15:00 via theaustralian.com.au
  
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  Thodey, Bassat back UHG health info bridge technology
  The Australian
  Seek chief executive Andrew Bassat and former Telstra CEO and now CSIRO chairman David Thodey have taken strategic stakes in a Melbourne health technology company allowing corporations, doctors and insurers to share medical records online.
  
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• Frightening technology trends to worry about - CSO Online

  24-10-2016 13:10 via csoonline.com
  
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  Frightening technology trends to worry about
  CSO Online
  With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to reflect on technology scares in their organization – and, just as importantly, how to combat them. From internal threats to vendor overload, Warren Perlman, CIO of Ceridian, a global human ...
  
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• French surveillance law is unconstitutional after all, highest court says

  24-10-2016 12:31
  
  The French Constitutional Council has taken another look at a new security law it waved through in July 2015, and found it wanting.
  
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• With IBM's Watson, GlaxoSmithKline tackles sniffle and cough questions

  24-10-2016 12:01
  
  GlaxoSmithKline plans to team up with IBM's artificial intelligence-fueled Watson to reach customers.
  
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• NPM 4 seeks to fix JavaScript package search

  24-10-2016 12:00
  
  Other breaking changes include removal of the npat config setting, deprecation of the prepublish lifecycle script, and discontinuation partial shrinkwraps
  
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• Opinion: This technology may one day replace your lithium-ion batteries - MarketWatch

  24-10-2016 11:24 via marketwatch.com
  
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  Opinion: This technology may one day replace your lithium-ion batteries
  MarketWatch
  I grow a mean beard. That would be awesome if I actually liked having to shave every two days, but I don't. After going through several less powerful shavers, I finally decided to invest in a Phillips SensoTouch3d, model rq1295 (known as Norelco in the ...and more »
  
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• WikiLeaks says it doesn’t collaborate with states

  24-10-2016 08:51
  
  WikiLeaks claims to have many thousands of sources but does not collaborate with states in the publication of documents, its editorial board said Sunday.
  
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• AT&T, Time Warner deal under scrutiny from politicians, consumer groups

  24-10-2016 07:16
  
  The plan by AT&T to acquire Time Warner for US$85.4 billion has come under the microscope of U.S. politicians and public interest groups that are concerned about the antitrust implications of the mega-deal.
  
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• New coatings technology enables colour diversity for cool roofs - The Fifth Estate

  24-10-2016 06:13 via thefifthestate.com.au
  
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  New coatings technology enables colour diversity for cool roofs
  The Fifth Estate
  Dr Conrad H. Philipp, CRC for Low Carbon Living. China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development. Dark coloured and bare metallic roofs are common and make up a sizeable portion of the urban fabric. And while they usually do a great job of ...
  
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• Is blockchain technology going to bring more change in our lives than the Internet? - ABC Science Online

  24-10-2016 06:07 via abc.net.au
  
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  Is blockchain technology going to bring more change in our lives than the Internet?
  ABC Science Online
  ELEANOR HALL: If you think the internet has changed your life over the last decade or two, brace for a new revolution - this one driven by blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Alex Tapscott is the CEO of a blockchain ...and more »
  
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• Germany's Mittelstand adds new data to old technology - Financial Times

  24-10-2016 06:01 via ft.com
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  Germany's Mittelstand adds new data to old technology
  Financial Times
  The world is getting used to driverless cars, but what about driverless combine harvesters? “They are perfectly possible,” says Lothar Kriszun. As the chief executive of German agricultural equipment company Claas, Mr Kriszun is an expert on the huge ...
  
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• “A career in technology doesn't mean you have to be a coder”: Tech entrepreneur Jacqui Bull on how she launched her ... - StartupSmart

  24-10-2016 05:34 via startupsmart.com.au
  
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  “A career in technology doesn't mean you have to be a coder”: Tech entrepreneur Jacqui Bull on how she launched her ...
  StartupSmart
  Jacqui Bull had “zero exposure” to careers in technology, right up until her final years of university. But attending a speech by a tech founder in her third year of a commerce degree offered her an introduction to tech businesses, and changed her ...and more »
  
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• Female drone pilots flying towards employment equity in science and technology - ABC Online

  24-10-2016 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  ABC Online
  Female drone pilots flying towards employment equity in science and technology
  ABC Online
  Scientist, lecturer and drone pilot, Dr Karen Joyce is on a mission to attract more women to the fields of science and technology. But the more important job, she said, is to keep them there. According to the Australian Academy of Science, women ...
  
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• "A career in technology doesn't mean you have to be a coder": Tech ... - StartupSmart

  24-10-2016 05:34 via startupsmart.com.au
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  "A career in technology doesn't mean you have to be a coder": Tech ...
  StartupSmart
  Jacqui Bull had “zero exposure” to careers in technology, right up until her final years of university. But attending a speech by a tech founder in her third year of a ...and more »
  
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• ABS taps Accenture for $20m data capture transformation

  24-10-2016 03:12
  
  The Australian Bureau of Statistics has awarded a $19.9 million data acquisition contract to Accenture.
  
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• New technology on NBA benches, but Celtics will lean on their iBrad - ESPN (blog)

  24-10-2016 02:46 via espn.com.au
  
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  New technology on NBA benches, but Celtics will lean on their iBrad
  ESPN (blog)
  BOSTON -- Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens isn't quite ready to trade his whiteboard for a tablet, but NBA benches are getting a technological infusion this season, and Stevens is intrigued by the potential of a new digital teaching tool. For the ...and more »
  
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• Australian technology and social media expert Leslie Nassar, who created Q&A's live Twitter feed, has died - Business Insider Australia

  24-10-2016 01:38 via businessinsider.com.au
  Business Insider Australia
  Australian technology and social media expert Leslie Nassar, who created Q&A's live Twitter feed, has died
  Business Insider Australia
  Australian technology and social media great Leslie Nassar, who created ABC TV's live Twitter feed for Q&A, was killed in a hit-and-run drunk driver incident in the USA on the weekend. He was 43. Nassar was walking with two of his daughters in Nampa, ...
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• Commonwealth Bank backs blockchain-inspired smart contract trial

  24-10-2016 00:21
  
  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has participated in what the bank describes as a world first: A global transaction employing a ‘smart contract’ that uses a distributed ledger inspired by the design of Bitcoin’s blockchain.
  
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