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• Impact of Wireless Technology in the Workplace - Small Business Trends

  01-11-2016 22:38 via smallbiztrends.com
  
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  Impact of Wireless Technology in the Workplace
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  Business processes have changed dramatically over the years. Owing to the evolution of technology and changing customer expectations, businesses have devised and revised strategies to meet the requirements. Nowadays, businesses are equipped with ...and more »
  
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• Facebook Shares Optical Networking Technology Dubbed Voyager - Wall Street Journal

  01-11-2016 21:15 via wsj.com
  
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  Facebook Shares Optical Networking Technology Dubbed Voyager
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  Facebook Inc. has created a high-speed, long-distance networking system it plans to share with other companies, in the social network's latest push to spur technological advances and drive down hardware prices. The company, which has already shared ...and more »
  
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• Facebook hit by civil rights grievances

  01-11-2016 21:04
  
  It's been a tough week for Facebook when it comes to civil rights allegations.
  
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• Cisco pits modular storage servers against public clouds

  01-11-2016 21:00
  
  Cisco Systems is finding its way into storage through its successful server business. On Tuesday, it’s introducing modular systems that can be deployed with many different combinations of computing and storage capacity.
  
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• Mobile is now mission critical for e-business

  01-11-2016 20:49
  
  Web traffic from smartphones will make up 43% of all web traffic next year and will reach 52% globally in 2019, according to research firm Forrester.
  
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• Microsoft stops sales of Windows 7 Professional to OEMs

  01-11-2016 20:34
  
  Microsoft today quietly put an end to sales of Windows 7 licenses to computer makers.
  
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• Google's Daydream View VR headset to ship on Nov. 10 for $79

  01-11-2016 20:34
  
  Google's Daydream View virtual reality headset will start shipping on Nov. 10 for $79.
  
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• Google's Daydream View VR headset to ship in Australia on November 10

  01-11-2016 20:34
  
  Google's Daydream View virtual reality headset will start shipping on Nov. 10 for US$79.
  
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• Paper: The Technology That Refuses To Die - Forbes

  01-11-2016 20:29 via forbes.com
  
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  Paper: The Technology That Refuses To Die
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  Technology has become synonymous with the latest devices from Apple Inc. and the radical changes brought about by social media companies such as Facebook. But it doesn't have to be restricted to the inventions of the digital age. That's something ...
  
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• A peek inside Microsoft Azure’s open source server and rack designs

  01-11-2016 20:04
  
  What do the servers and racks that make up one of the largest hyperscale data center networks in the world look like? Microsoft has provided a glimpse this week when it open sourced Project Olympus, the design specs for the hardware that runs its cloud.
  
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• Researchers build undetectable rootkit for programmable logic controllers

  01-11-2016 19:51
  
  Researchers have devised a new malware attack against industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that takes advantage of architectural shortcomings in microprocessors and bypasses current detection mechanisms.
  
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• New Lithium Battery Technology Takes Guts - Hackaday

  01-11-2016 19:36 via hackaday.com
  
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  New Lithium Battery Technology Takes Guts
  Hackaday
  Researchers have built a prototype lithium-sulphur battery that — when perfected — could have up to five times the energy density of current lithium-ion devices. Researchers in the UK and China drew inspiration from intestines to overcome problems in ...and more »
  
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• Worried about China, the US pushes for homegrown chip development

  01-11-2016 19:26
  
  The world's fastest computer runs a Chinese chip, and that fact hasn't escaped notice by the U.S. government.
  
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• Gartner: Despite the DDoS attacks, don’t give up on Dyn or DNS service providers

  01-11-2016 18:27
  
  The DDoS attacks that flooded Dyn and knocked high-profile Web sites offline don’t mean businesses should abandon DNS service providers, in fact they should use more than one DNS provider for redundancy.
  
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• Latest MacBook Pro price reset resembles shift to Retina in 2012

  01-11-2016 18:23
  
  Apple's higher prices for its MacBook Pro laptops are not out of the ordinary for the company.
  
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• Building a nimble workforce to drive technology innovation - CIO

  01-11-2016 17:43 via cio.com
  
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  Building a nimble workforce to drive technology innovation
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  The question that should be on the mind of every IT leader is not 'Should my organization innovate?' but rather 'How can we do it at scale in a way the creates tangible returns quickly?' More like this. heller book excerpt2 · CIOs must step into the ...
  
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• Unicor, Kabra pact will bring corrugated pipe technology to India - Plastics News

  01-11-2016 17:18 via plasticsnews.com
  
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  Unicor, Kabra pact will bring corrugated pipe technology to India
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  Caroline Seidel From left: SV Kabra, Unicor Managing Director Klaus Kaufmann and Kabra Vice President Divyesh Shah at K 2016. Düsseldorf, Germany — Germany's Unicor GmbH and India's Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd. announced a partnership at K 2016 ...
  
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• Should We Fear Technology? - Student Edge (blog)

  01-11-2016 17:09 via studentedge.com.au
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  Should We Fear Technology?
  Student Edge (blog)
  Having advanced much from the crippling days of the 20th century, where computers and televisions were boxed and had an additional back attachment, telephones were not cordless and touch screens and apps were ideas of fantasy, technology has ...
  
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• Samsung to invest US$1 billion in Austin plant to make mobile chips

  01-11-2016 16:33
  
  Samsung is ramping up mobile chip manufacturing by investing US$1 billion in an Austin, Texas, factory.
  
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• Samsung to invest $1 billion in Austin plant to make mobile chips

  01-11-2016 16:33
  
  Samsung is ramping up mobile chip manufacturing by investing $1 billion in an Austin, Texas, factory.
  
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• UK government to spend $2.3 billion to bolster cybersecurity

  01-11-2016 15:54
  
  The U.K. government will spend £1.9 billion (US $2.3 billion) over the next five years to pump up its cybersecurity defenses and pay for new research, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said.
  
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• UK government to spend £1.9 billion to bolster cybersecurity

  01-11-2016 15:54
  
  The U.K. government will spend £1.9 billion (US $2.3 billion) over the next five years to pump up its cybersecurity defenses and pay for new research, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said.
  
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• Information Technology Sector 4Q16: Best And Worst - ValueWalk

  01-11-2016 15:28 via valuewalk.com
  
  Information Technology Sector 4Q16: Best And Worst
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  The Information Technology sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 4Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Information Technology sector ranked fourth. It gets our Neutral rating, which is based on ...and more »
  
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• Toyota to pilot Smart Key Box technology with ride-hailing start-up - Reuters

  01-11-2016 15:27 via reuters.com
  
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  Toyota to pilot Smart Key Box technology with ride-hailing start-up
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  The logo of Toyota Motor Corp's Prius PHV Plug-in-Hybrid vehicle, also known as Prius Prime in the U.S., is seen during a media briefing on Toyota's connected strategy in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato. 9/9. left. right. The logo of ...and more »
  
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• Sharp Chief Expresses Doubts on Rival Screen Technology - Wall Street Journal

  01-11-2016 15:09 via wsj.com
  
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  Sharp Chief Expresses Doubts on Rival Screen Technology
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  TOKYO— Sharp Corp.'s newly-appointed chief executive voiced skepticism on Tuesday regarding a rival smartphone screen technology that the Japanese electronics maker has been late to invest in. Sharp, which was bought in August by Taiwanese iPhone ...and more »
  
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• America's Leading States for Science and Technology - CityLab

  01-11-2016 15:09 via citylab.com
  
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  America's Leading States for Science and Technology
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  More urban and diverse blue U.S. states score highest on an updated technology and science index. Richard Florida · @Richard_Florida; 9:54 AM ET; Comments. Share on Facebook; Tweet. LEGO statues for the South by South Lawn Festival of ideas, arts, ...
  
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• Google to untrust WoSign and StartCom certificates

  01-11-2016 15:04
  
  Following similar decisions by Mozilla and Apple, Google plans to reject new certificates issued by two certificate authorities because they violated industry rules and best practices.
  
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• Blockchain, a disruptive technology, transforms the world of fashion. - CoinDesk

  01-11-2016 14:54 via coindesk.com
  Blockchain, a disruptive technology, transforms the world of fashion.
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  BABYGHOST's 2017 Spring and Summer release takes to the streets with a twist of new age oddity as the fashion brand has partnered with VeChain, a digital identity solution, to give every piece of the BABYGHOST collection a futuristic depth. BABYGHOST ...
  
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• Here's how businesses can prevent point-of-sale attacks

  01-11-2016 14:14
  
  Retailers, hotels and restaurants have all been victimized through the same Achilles' heel that cyber criminals continue to attack: the point-of-sale system, where customer's payment data is routinely processed.
  
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• Bitcoin-Technology Pioneer Chris Larsen to Step Down as Ripple CEO - Wall Street Journal

  01-11-2016 14:00 via wsj.com
  
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  Bitcoin-Technology Pioneer Chris Larsen to Step Down as Ripple CEO
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  Ripple, a startup that is building a bitcoin-style network that enables banks to make cross-border payments, said Tuesday that co-founder and Chief Executive Chris Larsen would leave his role at the end of the year. Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple's ...and more »
  
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• Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Mirantis cut OpenStack staff

  01-11-2016 13:55
  
  Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Mirantis have been two of the most important companies contributing code to the open source cloud platform OpenStack, and both companies have recently laid off employees working on the project.
  
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• IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting business and technology leadership - CIO

  01-11-2016 13:13 via cio.com
  
  IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting business and technology leadership
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  In CIO.com's latest installment in the Resume Makeover series, career expert Laura Smith-Proulx, helps a CIO tackle his extensive -- and impressive -- background to build an engaging three-page resume.and more »
  
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• IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting business and technology ... - CIO

  01-11-2016 13:13 via cio.com
  
  IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting business and technology ...
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  In CIO.com's latest installment in the Resume Makeover series, career expert Laura Smith-Proulx, helps a CIO tackle his extensive -- and impressive ...and more »
  
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• Uni swings the axe to cut 90 staff - Courier Mail

  01-11-2016 13:11 via couriermail.com.au
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  Uni swings the axe to cut 90 staff
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  QUEENSLAND University of Technology will purge scores of older dud staff members after an internal review found it was underperforming and not bringing in enough money. Staff “whose aspirations no longer align with those of the university” will be ...and more »
  
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• QUT staff purge Queensland University Technology | The Courier-Mail - Courier Mail

  01-11-2016 13:11 via couriermail.com.au
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  QUT staff purge Queensland University Technology | The Courier-Mail
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  QUEENSLAND University of Technology will purge scores of older dud staff members after an internal review found it was underperforming and not bringing in ...and more »
  
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• Researchers create technology to detect bad bots in social media - Phys.Org

  01-11-2016 12:24 via phys.org
  
  Researchers create technology to detect bad bots in social media
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  When you check your Twitter feed, do you assume there is a real person behind each Tweet that is posted or shared? After all, there is a name and a photo, so it must be a real person behind the words, right? Not so fast, say UNM researchers. Although ...and more »
  
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• Shark-spotting sonar technology put to the test - Phys.Org

  01-11-2016 12:10 via phys.org
  
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  Shark-spotting sonar technology put to the test
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  Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair has announced the NSW Government is collaborating with UTS researchers to assess the capabilities of the Clever Buoy shark-spotting sonar technology off Port Stephens, as part of the $16 million Shark Management ...
  Researchers test shark detection sonar technology in AustraliaUPI.comall 3 news articles »
  
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• WebAssembly now available as release candidate

  01-11-2016 11:00
  
  A browser preview backed by Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft is now ready, with the final official specification expected in Q1 of 2017
  
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• Around half of customers expect virtual reality to play a part in retail’s future

  01-11-2016 10:30 via computerweekly.com
  Consumers and business buyers think virtual reality and artificial intelligence will play a big part in retail experience in the near future, according to Salesforce research
  
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• Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (10/31) - Bloomberg

  01-11-2016 04:43 via bloomberg.com
  
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  Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (10/31)
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  Full episode of "Bloomberg Technology." Guests include: Bob O'Donnell, president of Technalysis Research. (Source: Bloomberg). Most Recent Videos. Full Show: Bloomberg Technology (10/31) · Green Energy ETFs Yet to Have Their Day in the Sun.
  
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• Vodafone and Nokia collaborate on mobile edge computing

  01-11-2016 03:51
  
  Vodafone Hutchison Australia and Nokia are collaborating on a Mobile Edge Computing proof of concept that leverages the telco’s 4G network.
  
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• Humans season 2: Emily Berrington reveals she is 'wary' about technology - Express.co.uk

  01-11-2016 02:45 via express.co.uk
  
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  Humans season 2: Emily Berrington reveals she is 'wary' about technology
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  HUMANS star Emily Berrington has revealed that since playing a robot in the Channel 4 and AMC drama she has in fact become more fearful of technology. By Neela Debnath. PUBLISHED: 01:36, Tue, Nov 1, 2016 | UPDATED: 01:45, Tue, Nov 1, 2016 ...and more »
  
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• NSW’s Roads & Maritime Services hunts for new CIO

  01-11-2016 02:24
  
  New South Wales’ Roads and Maritime Services has begun the process of recruiting a new chief information officer.
  
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• New Galaxy S8 Rumors Promise Innovative Technology - Forbes

  01-11-2016 01:58 via forbes.com
  
  New Galaxy S8 Rumors Promise Innovative Technology
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  Over the weekend Samsung made sure that next year's flagship smartphone – the Samsung Galaxy S8 – remained in the minds of the geekerati. Although not revealing any specific details, Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong labeled the upcoming S8 as ...and more »
  
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• Lawyers with technology chops will have a big edge, says IP expert - Australasian Lawyer

  01-11-2016 01:36 via australasianlawyer.com.au
  
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  Lawyers with technology chops will have a big edge, says IP expert
  Australasian Lawyer
  Law students who wish to succeed in their future careers should seriously mull supplementing their law degrees with studies in technology, according to a top intellectual property lawyer. “Law students should be seriously contemplating supplementing ...
  
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• Google clashes with Microsoft over Windows flaw disclosure

  01-11-2016 01:27
  
  Google and Microsoft are butting heads over the disclosure of vulnerabilities. On Monday, Google revealed a critical flaw in Windows after it gave Microsoft a ten-day window to warn the public about it.
  
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• IT industry development is an obvious choice for Bahrain

  01-11-2016 01:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Bahrain is a gateway to the Middle East for multinationals, and to the world for locally grown IT startups
  
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• Bus group and university team up for new technology centre - Belfast Telegraph

  01-11-2016 01:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Bus group and university team up for new technology centre
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  An expanded engineering innovation centre is to be established at Queen's University in partnership with Wrights Group bus manufacturers. The facility will be named after one of the company's founders, Dr William Wright. Share. Facebook · Twitter ...and more »
  
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• This Technology Saved a US Vice Presidential Candidate - Interesting Engineering

  01-11-2016 01:07 via interestingengineering.com
  
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  This Technology Saved a US Vice Presidential Candidate
  Interesting Engineering
  Last Thursday, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence's plane overshot the runway at LaGuardia Airport. The 737 wound up beyond the end of the runway, and all passengers were evacuated without issue. However, many speculate the incident ...and more »
  
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• BRIEF-China Binary Sale Technology updates on disposal of shares in Leyu L... - Reuters

  01-11-2016 01:02 via reuters.com
  
  BRIEF-China Binary Sale Technology updates on disposal of shares in Leyu L...
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  ... * Says it signed contract with BOE to provide display manufacturing equipment in China, on Oct. 31. FEATURE-From gene editing to death traps, Seattle scientists innovate in race to end malaria. SEATTLE, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When ...
  
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