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• Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks technology could 'revolutionize' the car experience - The Verge

  25-10-2016 23:54 via theverge.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks technology could 'revolutionize' the car experience
  The Verge
  Much has been said about Apple's fledgling automative efforts, with reports of its Project Titan car division shifting its focus away from building a vehicle and toward automation and software. Today on an earnings call, CEO Tim Cook offered perhaps ...and more »
  
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• Harvard's 3D-printed heart on a chip could lead to personalized medicine breakthroughs

  25-10-2016 23:38
  
  Harvard has successfully 3D-printed the organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors that may someday be used to match the properties of a specific disease or even an individual patient’s cells.
  
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• Dyn attack: US Senator wants to know why IoT security is so anemic

  25-10-2016 23:24
  
  Sen. Mark Warner sent letters to FCC, FTC and DHS to find out what can be done to prevent attacks like the one that hit Dyn; how defend against botnet attacks like Mirai’s.
  
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• DDoS attack shows dangers of IoT 'running rampant'

  25-10-2016 23:02
  
  The DDoS attack launched Friday against Dyn should serve as a "wake-up call about security issues across IoT," said one cybersecurity expert.
  
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• Apple sales, profits fall again but a brighter outlook ahead

  25-10-2016 22:58
  
  Apple recorded its third consecutive quarter of lower revenue as it fought lower demand for the iPhone and tough competition from lower-priced competitors.
  
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• AWS quietly launches tool for migrating on-premesis apps to the cloud

  25-10-2016 22:22
  
  Amazon is trying to simplify the process of moving legacy applications to the cloud with a new service that it quietly launched this week.The aptly-named Server Migration Service is designed to help IT teams set up the incremental replication of virtual machines from their on-premises infrastructure to Amazon's cloud.
  
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• Apple's Mac event: More than just new models

  25-10-2016 22:17
  
  Apple on Thursday is expected to unveil new Mac notebooks at the first such event since March 2015. But some analysts expect more.
  
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• Intel wants to make its IoT chips see, think, and act

  25-10-2016 22:10
  
  While ARM introduced two minuscule processor architectures with new security features on Tuesday, Intel unveiled its Atom E3900 chips with a focus on computer vision and industrial-grade timing.
  
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• IBM looks into the future of A.I. at World of Watson

  25-10-2016 21:23
  
  IBM executives touted the many uses and possibilities of its artificial-intelligence system at the opening of its World of Watson conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• Google Acquires Eye-Tracking Technology Startup (GOOG) - Investopedia

  25-10-2016 20:51 via investopedia.com
  
  Google Acquires Eye-Tracking Technology Startup (GOOG)
  Investopedia
  Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google (GOOG) has acquired a three-year-old VR/AR startup that enables user interaction with eye-tracking technology. The acquisition's terms were not disclosed. According to reports, the startup's technology could boost Google ...and more »
  
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• Financial experts forecast more bad news for Apple

  25-10-2016 19:16
  
  Later today, Apple is expected to again announce a sales decline for its biggest product lines.
  
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• Workstation software flaw exposes industrial control systems to hacking

  25-10-2016 19:00
  
  The software used to program and deploy code to various Schneider Electric industrial controllers has a weakness that could allow hackers to remotely take over engineering workstations.
  
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• This Technology Will Make Missing Planes a Thing of the Past - Fortune

  25-10-2016 19:00 via fortune.com
  
  This Technology Will Make Missing Planes a Thing of the Past
  Fortune
  It's called ADS-B, and it's a big deal for aviation. Of the many questions raised by the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in 2014, the most vexing was also the most fundamental: How could aviation authorities lose track of an entire Boeing 777 ...and more »
  
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• Critical account creation flaws patched in popular Joomla CMS

  25-10-2016 18:56
  
  The Joomla developers are warning website administrators to apply an update for the popular content management system that fixes two critical vulnerabilities.
  
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• ARM builds up security in the tiniest IoT chips

  25-10-2016 18:25
  
  On Tuesday, ARM will introduce processors that are just a fraction of a millimeter across and incorporate the company’s TrustZone technology.
  
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• Google is trying to reinvent the whiteboard

  25-10-2016 18:00
  
  What's big, red, and supposed to be the next big thing in workplace collaboration? Google's new Jamboard, a massive touch display and accompanying cloud service that's supposed to help business users brainstorm together.
  
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• Google buys eye-tracking VR firm Eyefluence

  25-10-2016 17:35
  
  Google has acquired a 3-year-old eye-tracking company focused on virtual and augmented reality, signaling the tech giant's interest in the immersive technologies.
  
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• IBM is folding SoftLayer into its Bluemix cloud services portfolio

  25-10-2016 17:28
  
  IBM is ditching the SoftLayer brand for its public cloud infrastructure, replacing it with Bluemix, the name it uses for the rest of its cloud services portfolio.
  
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• Microsoft adds Python to deep learning toolkit

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  The tool, now called Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit, gets a big performance boost and adds reinforcement learning for neural networking
  
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• Azure brings SQL Server Analysis Services to the cloud

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  SQL Server Analysis Services, one of the key features of Microsoft's relational database enterprise offering, is going to the cloud. The company announced Tuesday that it's launching the public beta of Azure Analysis Services, which gives users access to semantic data modeling tools in the cloud.
  
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• Eight Technology Innovations To Follow - Forbes

  25-10-2016 15:00 via forbes.com
  
  Eight Technology Innovations To Follow
  Forbes
  From an influx of internet-connected devices to augmented reality going mainstream, technology is advancing year over year. In the next decade, we'll likely see even more advancements within the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as transportation ...and more »
  
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• Schneider Electric PLC simulator flaw exposes workstations to hacking

  25-10-2016 14:46
  
  The software used to program and deploy code to various Schneider Electric industrial controllers has a weakness that could allow hackers to remotely take over engineering workstations.
  
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• Yours.co will save permanent copies of photos, videos posted on social media

  25-10-2016 14:00
  
  Yours.co is offering consumers who post photos and videos to sites such as Facebook, Flickr, Dropbox or Google Drive an automated service that backs them up on archive-grade optical media platters that are rated to last 1,000 years.
  
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• Is An American Company's Technology Helping Turkey Spy On Its Citizens? - Forbes

  25-10-2016 14:00 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes
  Is An American Company's Technology Helping Turkey Spy On Its Citizens?
  Forbes
  “I do not wish to spend the rest of my life with the regret of having been a part of Erdoğan's insanity, so I'm out.” The company-wide email on April 4 from Kriss Andsten, a senior technical engineer for Fremont, California-based Procera Networks ...
  
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• Friday's IoT-based DDoS attack has security experts worried

  25-10-2016 12:00
  
  The cybersecurity attack that relied on connected devices, or the Internet of Things, was serious, unusual and historic.
  
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• London is next in line for Google-backed gigabit Wi-Fi

  25-10-2016 11:51
  
  London is next in line to receive the Link high-speed Wi-Fi service that briefly brought high-speed porn to the streets of New York.
  
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• US transport agency guidance on vehicle cybersecurity irks lawmakers

  25-10-2016 08:10
  
  Guidance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity has attracted criticism from lawmakers who said that mandatory security standards were required.
  
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• The challenges facing Australia's technology dream - The Australian Financial Review

  25-10-2016 05:42 via afr.com
  
  The Australian Financial Review
  The challenges facing Australia's technology dream
  The Australian Financial Review
  Beth Webster, Elizabeth Lewis-Gray, Adrian Turner, Leonie Walsh and the AFR's Mike Smith. Supplied. Share on twitter. by Michael Smith. There is a long list of challenges facing Australia's efforts to become a significant global player in technology. A ...
  
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• Twitter said to plan 300 more job cuts this week

  25-10-2016 05:00
  
  Twitter may trim its staff again by about 300 people or 8 percent of its workforce, as the company tries to cut costs in trying times.
  
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• Move to block Kickass Torrents continues despite site-takedown

  25-10-2016 04:56
  
  ​Lawyers representing a group music labels and telcos Optus, Telstra and TPG and their subsidiaries, as well Foxtel in its capacity as an ISP, returned to the Federal Court today for a hearing on the third application for website blocking based on changes made last year to the Copyright Act.
  
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• Technology hackings on webcams, digital video recorders and cardiac implants - ABC Technology and Games

  25-10-2016 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Technology hackings on webcams, digital video recorders and cardiac implants
  ABC Technology and Games
  A Chinese electronics firm is recalling webcams that were linked to a major hacking attack in the United States. The gadgets were hijacked and used in last week's attack that affected popular sites like Reddit, Twitter and Spotify. This comes as ...
  
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• How can doctors use technology to help them diagnose? - The Conversation AU

  25-10-2016 04:11 via theconversation.com
  
  How can doctors use technology to help them diagnose?
  The Conversation AU
  If artificial intelligence can scan thousands of medical papers at the click of a button, will we need doctors in the future? from www.shutterstock.com.au. How can doctors use technology to help them diagnose? October 24, 2016 10.06pm EDT. David ...
  
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• Lyft customers face potential hack from recycled phone numbers

  25-10-2016 02:34
  
  Giving up an old cell phone number for a new one may seem harmless. But for Lyft customers, it can potentially expose their accounts to complete strangers.
  
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• For cordless VR and more, WiGig may be worth the wait

  25-10-2016 02:00
  
  On Monday, the Wi-Fi Alliance launched a certification process for WiGig products, which will go as fast as 8Gbps (bits per second) and could include virtual-reality headsets and high-speed office Wi-Fi zones.
  
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• UAE telco launches mobile wallet

  25-10-2016 01:15 via computerweekly.com
  Etisalat signs deal with technology company to offer its customers a mobile wallet service, as fintech expands in the Middle East
  
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