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• AT&T launches new streaming TV service to compete with Vue, Sling

  28-11-2016 23:09
  
  If you're looking to cut cable TV, AT&T will start its DirecTV streaming service this week
  
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• CSIRO sells concentrated solar power technology to China - The Sydney Morning Herald

  28-11-2016 22:34 via smh.com.au
  
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  CSIRO sells concentrated solar power technology to China
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  The CSIRO on Tuesday will sign a technology licensing agreement with a Chinese solar company that could reap millions of dollars in royalties for the national ...
  China signs up for CSIRO solar thermal technologyEcoGeneration
  Australian Solar Technology To Help Green China's Energy Supply ...Energy Matters
  Chinese firm in deal to use CSIRO solar technologyiTWireall 10 news articles&
  
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• Upgraded Mirai botnet disrupts Deutsche Telekom by infecting routers

  28-11-2016 21:18
  
  A new version of Mirai -- a malware that’s been enslaving poorly secured IoT devices -- has found a new victim: vulnerable internet routers from Germany’s Deutsche Telekom.
  
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• The Perks of Mobile Field Technology - Sourceable

  28-11-2016 21:18 via sourceable.net
  
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  The Perks of Mobile Field Technology
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  The last few years have seen an avalanche of mobile field-technology options that promise to help construction-industry professionals address job-site needs. Many mobile tech solutions, however, have been under-utilised, with some never having been ...
  
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• Aboriginal communities embrace technology, but they have unique cyber safety challenges - The Conversation AU

  28-11-2016 20:24 via theconversation.com
  
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  Aboriginal communities embrace technology, but they have unique cyber safety challenges
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  This research on cyber safety in remote Aboriginal communities and towns was commissioned by Telstra as part of its 2015-2018 Reconciliation Action Plan. Eleanor Hogan and Indigo Holcombe-James also contributed to the research. Ellie Rennie is a ...and more »
  
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• Aboriginal communities embrace technology, but they have unique ... - The Conversation AU

  28-11-2016 20:15 via theconversation.com
  
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  Aboriginal communities embrace technology, but they have unique ...
  The Conversation AU
  Cyber safety can mean a different thing for those living in remote Indigenous communities, and it needs to be managed carefully.and more »
  
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• How to protect the C-suite from spear phishing

  28-11-2016 20:00
  
  CSO Editor-in-Chief Joan Goodchild sits down with Kevin O'Brien, founder and CEO of GreatHorn, to discuss ways that security leaders can fend off spear phishing attempts aimed at the executives at their companies.
  
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• Amazon uses technology to speed up holiday workers' training - The Australian

  28-11-2016 19:33 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Amazon uses technology to speed up holiday workers' training
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  Amazon.com wants its warehouse employees to get to work — fast.and more »
  
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• How Trump will attack the FCC's net neutrality rules

  28-11-2016 17:44
  
  Repealing the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's less than 2-year-old net neutrality rules appears to be a top tech priority for President-elect Donald Trump, but it may not be an easy road.
  
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• One million broadband offline in Germany; 'external influence' blamed

  28-11-2016 17:30
  
  Almost one million Deutsche Telekom customers have been struggling to get online since Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Surrey County Council extends BT PSN contract for two years

  28-11-2016 16:24 via computerweekly.com
  
  Council’s contract for Unicorn network, which provides a fully managed and integrated voice and data communications service, extended to 2021
  
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• Construction a slow adopter of technology: Progressclaim.com - The Australian

  28-11-2016 14:06 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Construction a slow adopter of technology: Progressclaim.com
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  Australia's construction industry is worth $300 billion to the local economy, but still has a long way to go to embrace innovation, a report says. The research, released by Australian fintech start-up Progressclaim.com and supported by the Australian ...
  
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• Open source has won, and Microsoft has surrendered

  28-11-2016 12:29
  
  Many Linux users are ticked off and anxious about Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation. They are missing the real significance of that move.
  
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• Japanese government denies report that its defense forces were hacked

  28-11-2016 12:17
  
  Japanese government officials have denied reports that a secure network used by the country's defense forces was attacked earlier this year.
  
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• Microsoft’s UWP toolkit shows signs of life

  28-11-2016 12:00
  
  Microsoft is recalibrating Universal Windows Platform tooling with an eye toward code reuse and application portability
  
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• San Francisco’s Muni transit system reportedly hit by ransomware

  28-11-2016 08:36
  
  San Francisco’s Muni transit system was reportedly hit by ransomware since Friday, leading to the message “You Hacked, ALL Data Encrypted” being displayed on the computer screens at stations, according to newspaper reports.
  
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• Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us? - The Conversation US

  28-11-2016 03:02 via theconversation.com
  
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  Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?
  The Conversation US
  Sharing election hashtags: Dots are Twitter accounts; lines show retweeting; larger dots are retweeted more. Red dots are likely bots; blue ones are likely humans. Clayton Davis, CC BY-ND. Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?and more »
  
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• Alibaba Cloud offers gateway to China for Australian enterprises

  28-11-2016 01:40
  
  Alibaba’s cloud business has launched its first data centre in the southern hemisphere, with the company’s range of cloud services available from a Sydney data centre since late last week.
  
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• Three urges consumers to pressure Ofcom over spectrum

  28-11-2016 01:01 via computerweekly.com
  Three joins forces with TalkTalk, CityFibre and others to urge consumers to put pressure on Ofcom over mobile spectrum capping
  
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