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• Obama vows to punish Russia over election-related hacks

  16-12-2016 23:25
  
  U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to punish Russia for hacking of Democratic groups and figures during the election season with actions that’ll occur in secret and others that’ll be made public.
  
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• This Cold War-era technology could safely power the world for millions of years - Business Insider

  16-12-2016 22:33 via businessinsider.com
  
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  This Cold War-era technology could safely power the world for millions of years
  Business Insider
  A technology called the molten-salt reactor first went online in 1965 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, but was scrapped in the 1970s because it wasn't good for making nuclear weapons. If entrepreneurs can revive the technology, it could safely and ...and more »
  
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• Zinc launches new tools for putting workers on blast

  16-12-2016 21:58
  
  Zinc, a messaging platform for businesses, announced Friday that it is launching a set of new features aimed at helping desk-less workers get the most out of enterprise instant messaging.
  
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• First look: IBM's Watson Analytics comes to the iPad

  16-12-2016 21:48
  
  The Web app has much more power, but the mobile version can be useful for analyzing tweets, for instance.
  
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• Trump's Technology Summit: What Do Women In Silicon Valley Think? - Forbes

  16-12-2016 21:43 via forbes.com
  
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  Trump's Technology Summit: What Do Women In Silicon Valley Think?
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  NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 14: Oracle CEO Safra Catz attends President-Elect Trump's Roundtable Tech Industry Summit on December 14, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Oracle). Yesterday's tech summit was a rare ...
  Trump to meet tech firms including Apple, Facebook and GoogleThe Guardian
  Trump and Technology Executives Try to Reconcile Rough RelationshipKQEDall 695 news articles&n
  
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• Samsung tricks out Gear S3 smartwatch with a 64-bit chip

  16-12-2016 21:39
  
  If Apple was the first to bring 64-bit to the iPhone, Samsung is among the first to bring it to smartwatches.
  
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• Worm on the sensor: What happens when IoT data is bad?

  16-12-2016 17:57
  
  Bad data is common in IoT, and though it’s hard to get an estimate of how much information streaming in from connected devices can’t be used, a lot of people are thinking about the problem.
  
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• ARM tackles server compatibility issues with Allinea acquisition

  16-12-2016 17:44
  
  ARM has a big problem -- it rules in smartphones and tablets but hasn't broken into servers and supercomputers. ARM servers are devalued partly because many applications don't run work with the chips.
  
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• Apple's macOS file encryption easily bypassed without the latest fixes

  16-12-2016 16:21
  
  Without the macOS update released this week, Apple's disk encryption can be easily bypassed by connecting a specially crafted device to a locked Macbook.
  
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• Evernote CEO: 'We let our users down' with privacy policy change

  16-12-2016 16:16
  
  Evernote is going back to the drawing board and reversing course on a proposed privacy policy change that drew the ire of its users. People who use the online note taking service will be able to choose to opt into having their data shared with the company’s employees for the sake of improving its forthcoming machine learning-based features.
  
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• Ofcom says 5% of UK properties still lack sufficient broadband access

  16-12-2016 16:09 via computerweekly.com
  
  Ofcom’s Connected Nations report highlights improvements in broadband speed and connectivity across the UK, as well as areas that are still ripe for improvement
  
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• BlackBerry hands its brand to TCL, maker of its last smartphones

  16-12-2016 13:30
  
  A week after BlackBerry officially pulled out of the smartphone market, it has agreed to license its brand to handset manufacturer TCL.
  
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• Seven ways mobile technology can transform your business - Telegraph.co.uk

  16-12-2016 13:22 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Seven ways mobile technology can transform your business
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  It used to be the mark of a mover and shaker to have a “work phone”. It suggested that you were important enough to be on-demand – a jet-set executive with the latest technology. Mobiles are getting work on the move. But the business support value is ...and more »
  
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• Telecoms: Opportunities and challenges in 2017

  16-12-2016 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  The telecoms sector is undergoing profound change, particularly in terms of consumer demand and technology, says Angus Finnegan of law firm Taylor Wessing
  
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• Case study: German protein supplier Gelita uses MDM to boost global workforce mobility

  16-12-2016 10:58 via computerweekly.com
  Collagen protein supplier Gelita picked up the award for best desktop virtualisation or mobility project at the 2016 Best of VMworld Awards. Find out why here
  
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• 8 reasons why technology is good for the soul - WellBeing

  16-12-2016 09:33 via wellbeing.com.au
  
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  8 reasons why technology is good for the soul
  WellBeing
  Let's face it: modern technology over the past decade or two has copped a bad rap. It wastes too much time, it's impersonal, it promotes sedentary living and it stresses us because, once we plug in, we're accessible 24/7. But there's a flipside. Modern ...
  
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• Toyota opens engine technology to rivals - NEWS.com.au

  16-12-2016 09:01 via news.com.au
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  Toyota opens engine technology to rivals
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  Long guarded about what was beneath the hood of its pioneering Prius cars, Toyota plans to open up its powertrain technology to rivals, hoping this will boost sales and speed up the industry's shift to lower-emission vehicles. Announcing last week it ...
  Toyota unlocks its engine technology, could sell to rivalsReutersall 20 news articles »
  
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• Toyota plans to open up technology to rivals - Sky News Australia

  16-12-2016 08:53 via skynews.com.au
  
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  Toyota plans to open up technology to rivals
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  Long guarded about what was beneath the hood of its pioneering Prius cars, Toyota plans to open up its powertrain technology to rivals, hoping this will boost sales and speed up the industry's shift to lower-emission vehicles. Announcing last week it ...
  Toyota to share powertrain technology with rivalsPractical Motoring
  Toyota open to selling engine, drivetrain technology to competitorsCarAdvice
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• Best of British: McLaren Technology Centre - Motoring

  16-12-2016 07:50 via motoring.com.au
  
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  Best of British: McLaren Technology Centre
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  This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Pretend you're a kid and that cars are chocolate… You've just scored a golden ticket to Willy Wonker's place… Share Shares. Facebook · Twitter.
  
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• Evernote backs off from privacy policy changes, says it 'messed up'

  16-12-2016 07:47
  
  Evernote has reversed proposed changes to its privacy policy that would allow employees to read user notes to help train machine learning algorithms.
  
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• Information technology is dominated by men for no good reason - The Australian Financial Review

  16-12-2016 06:53 via afr.com
  
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  Information technology is dominated by men for no good reason
  The Australian Financial Review
  But in popular culture, the nerds are always boys, while girls are seen as the caring ones. Parents frequently reinforce these stereotypes. For instance, boys are twice as likely as girls (11 per cent vs 5 per cent) to be given a mobile phone when ...
  
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• Star Wars quiz: Test your knowledge of the weapons and technology from a galaxy far, far away - ABC Online

  16-12-2016 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
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  Star Wars quiz: Test your knowledge of the weapons and technology from a galaxy far, far away
  ABC Online
  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story jumped through hyperspace and landed in Australian cinemas on Thursday, December 15. We decided to test your knowledge of the creative technologies and weaponry featured in the Star Wars franchise, which have fuelled ...and more »
  
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• Enabling ‘low coders’ can turn the tide in the war against shadow IT

  16-12-2016 05:17
  
  The traditional approach to enterprise application development has been a frustrating one for both IT organisations and their users.
  
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• ATO commissions review after ‘worst unplanned outage in recent memory’

  16-12-2016 03:35
  
  The Australian Taxation Office will commission a review by an independent expert to investigate the root causes of a widespread outage that saw the ATO’s core systems rendered inaccessible for several days.
  
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• Technology Assisted review in large dispute case management: Australian and international developments - IDM.net.au

  16-12-2016 03:27 via idm.net.au
  Technology Assisted review in large dispute case management: Australian and international developments
  IDM.net.au
  With the size – and complexity – of large commercial disputes rapidly increasing, using technology to assist in their case management is becoming more and more important. As noted by the Arcadis Global Construction Disputes Report 2016, arbitrations ...
  
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• Global competitors 'outplay' Australia on NBN choice of technology, claims IA - iTWire

  16-12-2016 02:44 via itwire.com
  
  Global competitors 'outplay' Australia on NBN choice of technology, claims IA
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  Internet Australia CEO Laurie Patton, a long-time critic of the NBN and the network's mix of technology, much of it to be delivered on an "ageing copper network", reckons Australia is being outplayed by our global competitors who are building fibre ...and more »
  
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• Hacker allegedly stole logins from a US election agency

  16-12-2016 02:34
  
  A Russian-speaking hacker has been found selling stolen login credentials for a U.S. agency that tests and certifies voting equipment, according to a security firm.
  
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