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• Uber-like recruitment technology launched for Australian mining - Australian Mining

  07-02-2017 23:41 via australianmining.com.au
  
  Australian Mining
  Uber-like recruitment technology launched for Australian mining
  Australian Mining
  Tech company Workfast has extended an Uber-like, on-demand recruitment platform it launched last year to the Australian mining industry. The technology, which has already found success in Australia's construction industry, will provide mining companies ...
  
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• As IoT sales surge, consumers still lead the way

  07-02-2017 23:38
  
  There will be 8.4 billion IoT devices in use at the end of 2017, up 31 percent from the end of 2016, Gartner estimated on Tuesday.
  
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• Kansas City rolls out online map using traffic, parking data from sensors

  07-02-2017 22:55
  
  One of the trickiest parts of proving the value of emerging smart city technology is showinghow city residents could benefit from data being picked up by sensors located in such area aslight poles and along streets.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 hardware will come to the DragonBoard 820c computer

  07-02-2017 22:45
  
  Meet DragonBoard 820c, a supercharged board computer that will make Raspberry Pi 3 look like a turtle.
  
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• Trump reviews right of H-1B spouses to work

  07-02-2017 22:21
  
  In 2014 President Obama signed a law allowing some H-1B spouses to work. That may now change again.
  
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• Apple's Plus plan pays off

  07-02-2017 22:10
  
  Features offered only on the iPhone 7 Plus helped boost sales of the larger smartphone, but weren't the only reasons a higher percentage of customers went big in 2016.
  
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• Mac malware, possibly made in Iran, targets US defense industry

  07-02-2017 21:30
  
  Just because you’re using a Mac doesn’t mean you’re safe from hackers. That’s what two security researchers are warning, after finding a Mac-based malware that may be an attempt by Iranian actors to target the U.S. defense industry.
  
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• Twitter fights back, again, against online trolls

  07-02-2017 21:25
  
  Twitter is extending its campaign to curb trolls and abuse on its social network, building on efforts it rolled out last fall.
  
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• Broadcaster dangles new technology for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - The Sydney Morning Herald

  07-02-2017 21:25 via smh.com.au
  
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  Broadcaster dangles new technology for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  With the Winter Olympics just a year away, Europe's broadcast rights holder is dangling a host of technological breakthroughs - from "ghost skiers" to performance patches - which it says will enhance the drama of the Pyeongchang Games. February 9 marks ...and more »
  
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• Flaw in Intel Atom chip could crash servers, networking gear

  07-02-2017 21:08
  
  A flaw in an old Intel chip could crash servers and networking equipment, and the chip maker is working to fix the issue.
  
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• BlackBerry offers secure mobile communications platform for developers

  07-02-2017 21:01
  
  BlackBerry announced a new line of business to provide developers with a secure, cloud-based, mobile communications platform for texting, voice, video and file sharing.
  
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• Irish court hears case challenging transatlantic data transfers

  07-02-2017 20:22
  
  Max Schrems' 2013 complaint to the Irish data protection commissioner over Facebook's handling of his personal information put him in an unusual position on Tuesday: He's a co-defendant, alongside Facebook, in a case before the High Court of Ireland.
  
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• Microsoft's custom voice recognition service hits public beta

  07-02-2017 20:16
  
  Companies building applications that leverage speech recognition have a new machine-learning based tool to improve their work. Microsoft is opening the public beta for its Custom Speech Service, the company said Tuesday.
  
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• Democratic senators push to save net neutrality rules under Trump

  07-02-2017 18:51
  
  Democratic senators have promised to fight any move by President Donald Trump's administration to gut the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.
  
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• Polish banks on alert after mystery malware found on computers

  07-02-2017 18:28
  
  Malware discovered on computers and servers of several Polish banks has put the country's financial sector in alert over potential compromises.
  
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• Just Eat uses startup accelerator to stay ahead in foodtech

  07-02-2017 17:24 via computerweekly.com
  Online food ordering service’s head of corporate ventures explains how helping startups through its accelerator programme helps it to keep in the centre of the food technology ecosystem
  
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• 5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco

  07-02-2017 15:47 via computerweekly.com
  In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed
  
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• Ransomware soars in 2016, while malware declines

  07-02-2017 15:03
  
  A global cyberthreat report found that 2016 was a mixed bag: malware was down slightly, but ransomware attacks soared, up 167 times the number recorded in 2015.
  
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• Report: IRS-related phishing scams seen running rampant

  07-02-2017 15:01
  
  IRS phishing scams are likely underway on a grand scale, according to a PhishLabs report.
  
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• TypeScript 2.2 plays nice with React Native JavaScript

  07-02-2017 12:00
  
  Due this month, the upgrade also adds object type and removes restrictions on classes
  
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• Gemalto seals digital identity card deal in Sweden

  07-02-2017 11:59 via computerweekly.com
  Swedish tax agency signs single supplier contract with digital security firm to provide physical and digital ID cards
  
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• Labor, Greens oppose move to criminalise data re-identification

  07-02-2017 10:42
  
  Passage of a government bill that would criminalise the re-identification of public sector datasets released under open data policies looks uncertain.​
  
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• Cisco faces a tougher collaboration rival in updated Prysm

  07-02-2017 10:00
  
  Collaboration has come a long way. Cisco Systems made a splash last month with the Spark Board, a meeting-room screen that acts like a giant iPad. But other vendors are streamlining meetings too. Prysm is beefing up its rival to the Spark Board this week.
  
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• Technology acquired for ag students - Avon Valley Advocate

  07-02-2017 07:39 via avonadvocate.com.au
  
  Avon Valley Advocate
  Technology acquired for ag students
  Avon Valley Advocate
  Precision control technology lecturer Linc Murry shows Muresk Institute trainees Luke Hinton and Sarah Bennett how to use the Trimble auto-steer simulator. See your ad here. What's happening in The Avon Valley. Does anyone else enjoy craft? I joined ...
  
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• 5G starts with chips like IBM and Ericsson's silicon antenna

  07-02-2017 06:01
  
  IBM Research and Ericsson have developed a compact antenna array that can aim high-frequency radio signals at mobile devices and shoot them farther than they otherwise could reach, the companies said. Silicon integration makes it thin and energy efficient so it’s more commercially viable.
  
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• Australian unis score research funding from US spooks

  07-02-2017 05:43
  
  Monash University and the University of Melbourne have both scored funding from the US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) CREATE program.
  
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• Pedometer-enforced commenting & other brilliant ways to make technology less sh*t - SBS (satire)

  07-02-2017 04:36 via sbs.com.au
  
  SBS (satire)
  Pedometer-enforced commenting & other brilliant ways to make technology less sh*t
  SBS (satire)
  There is no denying that Twitter and other technological advances have had an impact on society, and perhaps even on who just became President. Comedian Jazz Twemlow thinks technology is amazing, but has a few little tweaks that might just improve ...
  
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• New technology promising to save more lives on our roads - Ten Eyewitness News

  07-02-2017 04:05 via tenplay.com.au
  
  New technology promising to save more lives on our roads
  Ten Eyewitness News
  While it may seem like a simple, everyday act… Driving a car is the most dangerous thing most of us will ever do. Last year 1,300 Australians died on our roads, a 7.9% increase on 2015. With so many of these deaths avoidable, it's clear there is one ...
  
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• Toyota and Suzuki to formalise technology partnership - CarAdvice

  07-02-2017 03:29 via caradvice.com.au
  
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  Toyota and Suzuki to formalise technology partnership
  CarAdvice
  Japanese car makers Toyota and Suzuki, having announced initial talks in October last year, will now formally explore the framework of a potential partnership. If the two parties agree to work together, they will focus on technologies relating to ...
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• Data breach notification bill receives bipartisan backing

  07-02-2017 03:29
  
  Australia is a step closer to having a mandatory data breach notification regime, after a bill to create such a scheme today received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives.
  
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• Dozens of iOS apps fail to secure users' data, researcher says

  07-02-2017 02:46
  
  Dozens of iOS apps that are supposed to be encrypting their users' data don't do it properly, according to a security researcher.
  
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• Aussie farmers search for technology graduates - CRN Australia

  07-02-2017 01:56 via crn.com.au
  CRN Australia
  Aussie farmers search for technology graduates
  CRN Australia
  The Australian farming industry is rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors. The push comes as cutting-edge machinery is used to plug a labour ...and more »
  
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• US House approves new privacy protections for email and the cloud

  07-02-2017 00:30
  
  The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Monday the Email Privacy Act, which would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered warrants to search email and other data stored with third parties for longer than six months.
  
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