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• Mac malware is found targeting biomedical research

  18-01-2017 23:37
  
  A Mac malware that’s been spying on biomedical industry may have been circulating undetected for years, according to new research.
  
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• TAFE Queensland CIO to retire

  18-01-2017 23:27
  
  TAFE Queensland has begun the hunt for a new chief information officer, with its current CIO, Dean Sedgman, preparing to retire at the end of the year.
  
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• Microsoft’s new Linux option for Azure is Clear in the cloud

  18-01-2017 22:55
  
  Microsoft announced today that it has added support for the Intel-backed Clear Linux distribution in instances for its Azure public cloud platform.
  
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• Slack finally launches threaded replies

  18-01-2017 22:47
  
  Slack, the popular work chat app, has launched one of the features that users have been clamoring for over its entire lifetime: threaded messages.
  
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• New $29 Pine64 computer takes on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3

  18-01-2017 22:36
  
  Raspberry Pi's new Compute Module 3 has serious competition coming its way from the maker of the $15 Pine64 board computer.
  
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• After first week, A.I. system is beating human poker players

  18-01-2017 21:52
  
  A third of the way through the latest man-vs.-machine poker tournament, the A.I. system is winning handily.
  
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• Fraud for online holiday sales spikes by 31%

  18-01-2017 21:24
  
  Fraud attempts on digital retail sales jumped 31% from Thanksgiving to Dec. 31 over the previous year, according to a survey of purchasing data from ACI Worldwide.
  
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• AMD talks tough as it drums up support for 32-core Zen server chip

  18-01-2017 21:11
  
  At CES, AMD launched its first Zen chips for PCs, called Ryzen. Next on deck is the 32-core server chip code-named Naples, which will ship in the coming months.
  
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• Failure to patch known ImageMagick flaw for months costs Facebook $40k

  18-01-2017 21:06
  
  Facebook paid a US$40,000 reward to a researcher after he warned the company that its servers were vulnerable to an exploit that had been known for months.
  
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• 'Consumer Reports' retests MacBook Pro, adds it to 'Recommended' list of laptops

  18-01-2017 20:43
  
  The magazine last week gave Apple's latest MacBook Pro laptops its envied "Recommended" label after retesting the notebooks.
  
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• US alleges systemic employment discrimination at Oracle

  18-01-2017 20:25
  
  The U.S. government says Oracle routinely and systemically pays white men more than women and minorities and that it favours Asian candidates over others in product development and technical roles.
  
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• Modern warfare: Death-dealing drones and ... illegal parking?

  18-01-2017 20:22
  
  A cloud of 3D-printed drones big enough to bring down the latest U.S. stealth fighter, the F35, was just one of the combat scenarios evoked in a discussion of the future of warfare at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Snowden allowed to stay in Russia longer

  18-01-2017 19:00
  
  U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden will be allowed to stay in Russia for "another couple of years," according to a spokeswoman for the government there.
  
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• Oracle Database Cloud Service aims to handle apps of all sizes

  18-01-2017 18:40 via searchoracle.techtarget.com
  
  Oracle continues to take the fight to AWS and others as it expands support for web-scale and enterprise applications.
  
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• Your car's parts could one day be made by a printer

  18-01-2017 18:30
  
  This machine uses molten metal to make 3D shapes
  
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• Expanding Doddle picks Cradlepoint to ease pressure on host networks

  18-01-2017 18:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Click-and-collect service Doddle has implemented a cloud-based all-in-one network model to support its expansion, and be a better neighbour to its host organisations
  
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• Interactive inauguration map would help crowds visiting Washington

  18-01-2017 17:51
  
  Users can access the map wirelessly with smartphones and tablets.
  
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• Oracle patches raft of vulnerabilities in business applications

  18-01-2017 17:04
  
  Oracle released its first batch of security patches this year fixing 270 vulnerabilities, mostly in business-critical applications.
  
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• Microsoft buys Simplygon to simplify rendering VR and AR models

  18-01-2017 15:55
  
  Microsoft is betting that less is more in 3D design, with the acquisition of the Swedish developer of a 3D data optimization system, Simplygon.
  
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• PizzaExpress UAE upgrades customer Wi-Fi and adds analytics platform

  18-01-2017 15:46 via computerweekly.com
  
  UAE-based restaurant chain has upgraded its Wi-Fi and introduced a platform to help it understand customer behaviour
  
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• Researchers create memory chips that store and process data

  18-01-2017 12:59
  
  Computer scientists in Singapore and Germany have collaborated to create a resistive RAM chip that not only stores data but can act as a computer processor.
  
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• Obamacare repeal could hurt the gig economy

  18-01-2017 12:06
  
  If the Affordable Care Act is repealed without a replacement healthcare plan, freelance, independent or contract workers who make up the gig economy could be hit.
  
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• Pijul strives to be a simpler, safer Git

  18-01-2017 12:00
  
  The challenger to Git and Subversion emphasizes patches over commits and snapshots for distributed version control
  
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• EE hit with £2.7m fine for overcharging roaming customers

  18-01-2017 10:45 via computerweekly.com
  A failure to properly implement changes to how its system managed international dialing codes has seen EE fined £2.7m for incorrectly charging roaming customers
  
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• US group buys Perth mining technology firm - Business News

  18-01-2017 08:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
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  US group buys Perth mining technology firm
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  Perth-based mining technology firm MiPlan has been bought by US company Hexagon Mining, six years after it was established by Robert and Louise Daw with backing from three local venture capital investors. The two founders, along with about 10 staff, ...
  
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• Toshiba considers spinning off its memory business

  18-01-2017 08:37
  
  Toshiba said it is considering splitting of its memory business into a separate company but added that nothing had been finalized at this point.
  
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• Stakeholders to connect with global technology experts at bmobile conference - Trinidad & Tobago Express

  18-01-2017 05:49 via trinidadexpress.com
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  Stakeholders to connect with global technology experts at bmobile conference
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  Local telecommunications provider bmobile will introduce another first to Trinidad and Tobago when it hosts its Connect @ bmobile Technology Conference and Exposition at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. This first-of-its-kind conference and exposition in ...and more »
  
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• WikiLeaks’ Assange confident of winning 'any fair trial' in the US

  18-01-2017 05:25
  
  WikiLeaks said that its founder Julian Assange is confident of winning 'any fair trial' in the U.S. and indicated that the founder of the whistleblowing website would stand by all the promises he had made in return for clemency to Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. soldier who disclosed classified data relating to the Iraq War to the site.
  
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• Rockhampton council's plans for surveillance technology - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

  18-01-2017 04:14 via themorningbulletin.com.au
  
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  Rockhampton council's plans for surveillance technology
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  WATCHFUL EYE: Big Brother will soon be keeping a watchful eye on the streets of Stanthorpe when new CCTV cameras are installed this week. Photo Ella Archibald-Binge / Stanthorpe Border Post Ella Archibald-Binge ...and more »
  
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• News Premium Moving ahead with technology - Country News

  18-01-2017 04:11 via countrynews.com.au
  
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  Data-driven technologies have revolutionised all industries in which they've been adopted, and agriculture is no exception, according to 2015 Nuffield Australia scholar Jonathan Dyer. For as long as he can remember, Mr Dyer from Kaniva in Victoria's ...and more »
  
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• Mission impossible? Preparing Australia for digital disruption

  18-01-2017 02:21
  
  Data61’s Strategy and Foresight team advises businesses and government bodies on how to prepare for the future digital economy. Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, a principal scientist in the team, says Australia’s prospects are not good.
  
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• Gartner: How CMOs will spend more on technology than CIOs in 2017 - CMO

  18-01-2017 02:20 via cmo.com.au
  
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  Gartner: How CMOs will spend more on technology than CIOs in 2017
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  Several years ago, Gartner gained notoriety for suggesting CMOs will be spending more than their IT counterparts on technology by 2017. Well, according to the research firm, that premise is set to come true, as marketers look to up spend on a host of ...and more »
  
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• FTC charges Qualcomm with anticompetitive chip tactics

  18-01-2017 02:02
  
  Qualcomm strong-armed some phone makers into accepting unfavorable technology licensing terms while giving Apple a break in exchange for exclusivity, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has charged.
  
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• UCLA receives $2.2 million to support technology transfer - UCLA Newsroom

  18-01-2017 01:18 via newsroom.ucla.edu
  UCLA receives $2.2 million to support technology transfer
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  UCLA has received a $2.2 million boost in state funding that will help advance its innovation and entrepreneurship efforts. The financial support comes from a $22 million investment in the University of California from Assembly Bill 2664, the ...
  
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• Meet Qld Health's five new technology execs - iT News

  18-01-2017 01:15 via itnews.com.au
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  Meet Qld Health's five new technology execs
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  Queensland's Health department has recruited five new executives into its eHealth Queensland technology arm to turn around the agency's IT fortunes and drive "digital transformation" into healthcare in the state. The department has welcomed a new chief ...
  
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• Can a DDoS attack on Whitehouse.gov be a valid protest?

  18-01-2017 01:11
  
  When Donald Trump is inaugurated as the U.S. President on Friday, Juan Soberanis intends to protest the event -- digitally.
  
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• Hastings Technology Metals upgrades Yangibana neodymium resources - Proactive Investors Australia

  18-01-2017 00:53 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  
  Hastings Technology Metals upgrades Yangibana neodymium resources
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  Hastings Technology Metals (ASX:HAS) has upgraded the resource estimate for its Yangibana Neodymium Project, including the first ever measured resource. Hastings Technology Metals upgrades Yangibana neodymium resources. The project is situated ...and more »
  
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• Sinodinos takes on innovation role after reshuffle

  18-01-2017 00:46
  
  Cabinet secretary Senator Arthur Sinodinos has been appointed minister for industry, innovation and science as part of a cabinet reshuffle following the decision of Sussan Ley to resign as health minister.
  
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• Obama commutes sentence for Chelsea Manning, a WikiLeaks source

  18-01-2017 00:46
  
  President Barack Obama has commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. soldier who disclosed classified data to WikiLeaks relating to the Iraq War.
  
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• HPE buying SimpliVity for US$650 million to boost hyperconvergence

  18-01-2017 00:34
  
  HPE has agreed to buy SimpliVity for US$650 million as expands its hyperconverged offerings, and analysts believe it's a great deal.
  
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• HPE buying SimpliVity for $650 million to boost hyperconvergence

  18-01-2017 00:34
  
  HPE has agreed to buy SimpliVity for $650 million as expands its hyperconverged offerings, and analysts believe it's a great deal.
  
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• US sues Qualcomm over licensing technology for mobiles - Financial Times

  18-01-2017 00:25 via ft.com
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  US sues Qualcomm over licensing technology for mobiles
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  The US has sued Qualcomm over the way it licenses its technology for mobile phones, hitting at the business that generates most of the US chip company's profits. Sample the FT's top stories for a week. You select the topic, we deliver the news. Select ...and more »
  
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• 5 ways technology will modernise construction in 2017 - Spatial Source

  18-01-2017 00:09 via spatialsource.com.au
  
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  5 ways technology will modernise construction in 2017
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  The new year is the time for companies to look back at the successes of the previous year, and look for key learnings for the year ahead… Thankfully, Chris Richardson, Trimble's Business Area Manager Construction Software, has identified 5 key areas ...and more »
  
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