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• Here's How Much Australian SMBs Spend On Technology - Lifehacker Australia

  27-10-2016 23:34 via lifehacker.com.au
  
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  Here's How Much Australian SMBs Spend On Technology
  Lifehacker Australia
  A recent survey of 1600 small and medium businesses (SMBs) revealed just how much they are investing in technology annually to improve their company's efficiency. Here's the breakdown of how much SMBs are spending on technology based on finds from ...
  
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• Malware from Mirai DDoS attack continues to harass in short bursts

  27-10-2016 22:48
  
  It's still unclear who pulled off Friday's massive internet disruption, but the malware largely responsible for the cyber attack has since been found assaulting new targets -- possibly video gamers.
  
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• Malware from Friday's DDoS attack continues to harass in short bursts

  27-10-2016 22:48
  
  It's still unclear who pulled off Friday's massive internet disruption, but the malware largely responsible for the cyber attack has since been found assaulting new targets -- possibly video gamers.
  
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• Essential Energy prepares for tech transformation with CIO hire

  27-10-2016 22:30
  
  Essential Energy is preparing for a thorough-going technology transformation, with the NSW government-owned corporation creating a new chief information officer position to lead the program.
  
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• Apple puts toe in touch waters with MacBook Pro remake

  27-10-2016 22:24
  
  Apple today reworked its notebook line, boosting the touch-ability of the MacBook Pro line with a new Touch Bar -- and boosting prices.
  
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• Scottish stock exchange to use blockchain technology - The Australian Financial Review

  27-10-2016 22:19 via afr.com
  
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  Scottish stock exchange to use blockchain technology
  The Australian Financial Review
  Scotland may get its own stock exchange using the latest, if unproven, technology to underpin the system. Scotex is seeking to raise as much as £15 million to start a regulated equity market next year, according to a statement. Executed trades will be ...and more »
  
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• The secret behind the success of Mirai IoT botnets

  27-10-2016 21:57
  
  IoT devices make good botnet material because they are poorly defended and the Mirai source code to create them has been made public.
  
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• To solve IoT security, look at the big picture, ARM says

  27-10-2016 20:16
  
  The recent DDoS attacks launched from IoT devices demonstrate that IoT spans all parts of IT. That was the message from ARM, the chip design company behind nearly every smartphone and a big chunk of IoT, at its annual TechCon event.
  
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• FCC tells ISPs to get customer permission before sharing sensitive info

  27-10-2016 17:04
  
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has passed rules requiring broadband providers to receive opt-in customer permission to share sensitive personal information, including web-browsing history, geolocation, and financial details with third parties.
  
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• No need to shoot down drones! Many of them can now be hijacked

  27-10-2016 15:45
  
  A security researcher has devised a method of hijacking a wide variety of radio controlled airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats and other devices that use a popular wireless transmission technology.
  
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• Qualcomm agrees to buy NXP for over US$37 billion

  27-10-2016 15:28
  
  Microprocessor maker Qualcomm is spending its way out of a stagnating mobile phone industry, offering to buy NXP Semiconductors, a company with a strong position in automotive chips, for over US$37 billion.
  
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• Qualcomm agrees to buy NXP for over $37 billion

  27-10-2016 15:28
  
  Microprocessor maker Qualcomm is spending its way out of a stagnating mobile phone industry, offering to buy NXP Semiconductors, a company with a strong position in automotive chips, for over US$37 billion.
  
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• Microsoft adds macro blocker to Office 2013 to stymie old-school attackers

  27-10-2016 15:12
  
  IT admins have been able to block macros from running in Office 2016 since March.
  
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• IBM: In 5 years, Watson A.I. will be behind your every decision

  27-10-2016 13:30
  
  In the next five years, nearly every important decision, whether it's business or personal, will be made with the assistance of IBM Watson, said IBM president and CEO Ginni Rometty, in a keynote speech at IBM's World of Watson conference.
  
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• Privacy group shoots legal arrow at Privacy Shield

  27-10-2016 13:03
  
  Privacy Shield, the legal agreement allowing businesses to export Europeans' personal information to the U.S., is under fire.
  
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• Government launches inquiry into Emergency Services Network

  27-10-2016 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  The Public Accounts Committee is to scrutinise the controversial Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme
  
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• Rust language puts ease ahead of features for 2017

  27-10-2016 12:00
  
  For next year, the language will focus on easier use, better tooling, and improved integration with other languages
  
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• Digital technology to transform Melbourne Cup - Herald Sun

  27-10-2016 10:01 via heraldsun.com.au
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  Digital technology to transform Melbourne Cup
  Herald Sun
  DIGITAL technology is set to transform this year's Melbourne Cup with more people turning to mobile devices than ever in a bid to back a winner. Up to 100,000 racegoers are expected at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday when Derby Day kicks off the ...and more »
  
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• Sydney students get insight into the future of careers and technology at Powerhouse Museum - ABC Local

  27-10-2016 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
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  Sydney students get insight into the future of careers and technology at Powerhouse Museum
  ABC Local
  Hundreds of students from schools in west and south-west Sydney have spent the day learning about the jobs of the future. They have been using drones, 3D printers, virtual reality goggles, augmented reality equipment and various types of robots to ...
  
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• Government ICT reshuffle moves forward

  27-10-2016 08:47
  
  The governor general has formally approved changes to the government’s administrative arrangements that involve the ICT policy and ICT procurement functions currently overseen by the Department of Finance being shifted to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
  
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• Samsung's smartphone share hit by Note7 debacle, stiff competition

  27-10-2016 07:39
  
  Samsung Electronics continued on top of the smartphone market in the third quarter but was battered by the impact of the Note7 recall and increased competition in India, China and the U.S., according to Strategy Analytics.
  
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• Oracle takes Java copyright dispute with Google to appeals court

  27-10-2016 05:24
  
  Oracle has taken its bid for up to US$9 billion in damages to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after a judge in a federal court in California recently struck down its bid for a retrial in a copyright infringement suit against Google over the use of Java code in the Android operating system.
  
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• NAB CEO looks beyond infrastructure transformation

  27-10-2016 03:29
  
  NAB’s CEO, Andrew Thorburn, today said that after a period of time focussing on its technology infrastructure the banks is “increasingly focussed on using technology to help our customers”.
  
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• Google Awards $5 Million To Aussie Charities Solving Problems With Technology - Gizmodo Australia

  27-10-2016 02:15 via gizmodo.com.au
  
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  Google Awards $5 Million To Aussie Charities Solving Problems With Technology
  Gizmodo Australia
  Ten Aussie not-for-profits with great ideas for using technology to solve a problem and make an impact were earlier this year named as finalists in Google's Impact Challenge. From apps to preserve Indigenous languages to robots saving the Great Barrier ...
  
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• Samsung sales, profits dive on Note 7 recall

  27-10-2016 02:12
  
  Samsung's smartphone division struggled to breakeven between July and September as sales plunged due to the recall of its high-end Note 7.
  
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• Hanson backs call for Hawaiki Cable extension to Norfolk Island

  27-10-2016 01:51
  
  One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson has called on the Australian government to back the extension of the Hawaiki Cable to Norfolk Island.
  
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• UTS researchers working on 5G, and beyond

  27-10-2016 01:24
  
  Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney are at the cutting edge of research in mobile communications technologies that will boost the capacity of future networks.
  
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• Live export's technology gains not ethical enough for Greens - Stock & Land

  27-10-2016 00:52 via stockandland.com.au
  
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  Live export's technology gains not ethical enough for Greens
  Stock & Land
  Greens leader Richard Di Natale has great expectations of digital technology making farming and meat processing more profitable, but he says it won't make live exports more acceptable to his party or its supporters. Share · Tweet · Aa. Greens leader ...and more »
  
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• DDoS attack against overwhelmed despite mitigation efforts

  27-10-2016 00:25
  
  Dyn says that the DDoS attack that swamped its DNS resolution service last week was backed by far fewer internet of things (IoT) devices than it thought before.
  
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