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• Google opens source TensorFlow 1.0 debuts – vies for platform status

  16-02-2017 23:15
  
  TensorFlow delivers machine learning along a continuum from research to operating at scale and opens machine learning to expert and application developers.
  
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• What is Blockchain Technology and Why Does It Matter? - Yahoo7 News

  16-02-2017 23:06 via au.finance.yahoo.com
  
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  What is Blockchain Technology and Why Does It Matter?
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  Tech advances in finance seem to be popping up everywhere you turn these days. Marketplace lending, online loans delivered in seconds, fractionalized property investment platforms… But one particular technology is being hailed “the next internet” by ...
  
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• Blockchain benefit to back-up protection

  16-02-2017 22:48
  
  Following a huge amount of hype in recent years, businesses are now starting to seriously consider the potential of blockchain-inspired technology to perform secure and trusted transactions.
  
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• PC prices will continue to go up due to shortage of components

  16-02-2017 22:32
  
  PC prices are going up due to a shortage of a number of components, and the situation isn't expected to change in the coming quarters.
  
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• Virtual dinosaur digging: Using technology of the future to visit the past - ABC Online

  16-02-2017 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
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  Virtual dinosaur digging: Using technology of the future to visit the past
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  Using technology of the future to dig up the history of the past, students are taking part in a paleontological dig that will use 3D and virtual reality to create a dinosaur you can touch. Scientists and volunteer dinosaur enthusiasts have been ...and more »
  
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• Tonga's got mail: New technology provides postal service to remote communities - ABC Online

  16-02-2017 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
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  Tonga's got mail: New technology provides postal service to remote communities
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  The Pacific island nation has joined several other developing countries in adopting new geolocation technology developed by a British company to give everyone an address, just not one involving traditional street names or numbers. The company ...
  
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• Israeli soldiers hit in cyberespionage campaign using Android malware

  16-02-2017 21:45
  
  More than 100 members of the Israel Defense Forces, the majority of them stationed around the Gaza strip, fell victim to a cyberespionage attack that used malicious Android applications to steal information from their mobile devices.
  
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• QA: Oracle's future lies in cloud, APIs, and microservices

  16-02-2017 21:21
  
  In addition to its Java work, the company is moving forward with cloud deployments, but will keep accommodating behind-the-firewall installations
  
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• Pondering post-PC life, Intel dabbles in drones with $1,099 quadcopter

  16-02-2017 20:41
  
  Intel has made a name for itself in PCs and servers but is now dabbling in a new product category with its first-ever quadcopter now on sale.
  
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• Microsoft expands developer features for its Teams chat app

  16-02-2017 20:31
  
  Third-party developers have new tools to play with when it comes to building integrations with Microsoft’s Teams group chat app . The company announced a pair of new developer-oriented features on Thursday, aimed at giving greater utility to services that work with Teams.
  
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• Apple sets WWDC for June 5-9, leaves San Francisco

  16-02-2017 20:26
  
  Apple has set June 5-9 as the dates for its 2017 annual developers conference and plans move the event to San Jose, Calif., which is closer to its headquarters in Cupertino.
  
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• England's second-tier clubs back goal-line technology - SBS

  16-02-2017 19:45 via sbs.com.au
  
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  England's second-tier clubs back goal-line technology
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  Similar technology has been used in the Premier League since 2013-14 and is also in operation in the latter stages of the League Cup and Championship playoffs. Source: Reuters. 17 Feb 2017 - 5:42 AM UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO ...
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  Football League agrees to use goalline technology in ChampionshipThe Guardian
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• Dell EMC combines hyperconvergence and cloud in latest VxRail offering

  16-02-2017 19:02
  
  Dell EMC is now offering a combination of its VxRail hyperconverged infrastructure and the EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud platform to make it easier for mid-size organizations to build private clouds.
  
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• Cisco reserves $125 million to pay for faulty clock component in switches, routers

  16-02-2017 18:51
  
  In its quarterly financial results announcement, this week, Cisco said it had set aside $125 million to help cover the cost of replacing networking gear impacted by a fatal clock component.
  
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• Microsoft's monthlong delay of patches may pose risks

  16-02-2017 17:54
  
  There won't be any patches from Microsoft this month, as the company has decided to bundle them together with the patches scheduled for March.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa gains support for Outlook calendars

  16-02-2017 17:42
  
  Users of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant can now ask her questions about the contents of their Microsoft-hosted calendars. On Wednesday, the assistant gained the ability to interact with calendars from Outlook.com and Office 365, similar to how it works with Google Calendar.
  
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• Tech groups gear up for FISA surveillance fight

  16-02-2017 16:36
  
  A controversial provision in U.S. law that gives the National Security Agency broad authority to spy on people overseas expires at the end of the year, and six major tech trade groups are gearing up for a fight over an extension.
  
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• How Philips is turning toothbrushes and MRI machines into IoT devices

  16-02-2017 16:36
  
  It’s a new era of IoT-enabled machines – from toothbrushes to high-end medical imaging equipment - and Philips wants to be on the cutting edge of offering its consumer and business customers access to more data. The company hopes this will help keep patients more healthy and machines running more smoothly.
  
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• The future of solar power technology is bright - Ars Technica

  16-02-2017 13:05 via arstechnica.com
  
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  The future of solar power technology is bright
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  From photovoltaic paint to thermal fuel, we peek at a future beyond today's solar cells. Lee Phillips - 2/16/2017, 4:00 AM. reader comments. Share this story. Making tea with the sun in Tibet. Enlarge / Making tea with the sun in Tibet. McKay Savage ...
  
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• Brexit is a potential boost for Swedish fintech

  16-02-2017 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  Stockholm could be set to benefit from the UK’s exit from the European Union by attracting more fintech investment
  
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• Technology in New Airport Terminal Projects - AviationPros.com

  16-02-2017 11:54 via aviationpros.com
  
  Technology in New Airport Terminal Projects
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  With QueueAnalyzer, passengers can view security wait times before they travel as well as when they arrive at the airport. Photo credit: SITA. SLC Terminal 3 png 5887ac1b28464. Improvements at Salt Lake City International Airport are designed to make ...and more »
  
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• India's Tata Motors, Microsoft Ink Technology Collaboration Deal - U.S. News & World Report

  16-02-2017 09:15 via usnews.com
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  India's Tata Motors, Microsoft Ink Technology Collaboration Deal
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  FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Reuters. MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd and Microsoft India on Thursday announced a strategic collaboration on ...and more »
  
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• India's Tata Motors, Microsoft ink technology collaboration deal - Reuters

  16-02-2017 09:00 via reuters.com
  
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  India's Tata Motors, Microsoft ink technology collaboration deal
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  FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the Microsoft office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo. 1/2. left. right. Tata Motors logos are seen at their flagship showroom in Mumbai February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Vivek ...
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• US legislation revived to curb warrantless geolocation tracking

  16-02-2017 08:38
  
  U.S. legislators have reintroduced bills that would place curbs on warrantless access by the government to electronically generated geolocation information of Americans, including on the use of cell-site simulators that can capture cellphone data.
  
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• Technology and travel hoisting the sharing economy - Bangkok Post

  16-02-2017 07:52 via bangkokpost.com
  
  Technology and travel hoisting the sharing economy
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  The pace of innovation across every industry and every company, both in Thailand and globally, is astounding -- from natural language processing and data sciences to artificial intelligence and virtual reality. How exactly these megatrends are going to ...
  
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• South Australia aims to cut costs with CSC deal

  16-02-2017 07:21
  
  South Australia’s government will outsource end user computing under a contract with CSC Australia.
  
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• Brandeis University launches online master's program in financial technology - Digiday

  16-02-2017 06:12 via digiday.com
  
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  Brandeis University launches online master's program in financial technology
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  Brandeis University is among the first to launch an online financial technology master's degree last fall. The M.S. in digital innovation for fintech — a two-and-a-half year, specialized program aimed at working professionals — may be a sign the ...and more »
  
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• Technology changing the world of bridge - Western Advocate

  16-02-2017 03:13 via westernadvocate.com.au
  
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  Technology changing the world of bridge
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  I THOUGHT I would take the opportunity to follow up on Rosemary's article of last week. Technology is changing life amazingly and this applies to Bridge as well. Rosemary talked about how we have preset hands with records of the hands and analysis of ...
  
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• 5G progress at Ericsson could help enterprises work worldwide

  16-02-2017 02:35
  
  The Swedish network giant Ericsson will have a lot of prospective 5G equipment to show to gearheads at Mobile World Congress later this month, but the future cloud capabilities it demonstrates may be just as important for a subscriber’s experience.
  
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• Regulated roaming ‘unambiguously bad’ for regional Australia, Telstra CEO says

  16-02-2017 01:57
  
  Any decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to regulate domestic mobile roaming would be “unambiguously bad for regional Australia,” Telstra CEO Andy Penn told a half-year results briefing this morning.
  
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• Kids try old technology and have no idea what they're doing - 9news.com.au

  16-02-2017 01:54 via 9news.com.au
  
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  Kids try old technology and have no idea what they're doing
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  Some inventions don't stand the test of time, as proven on The TODAY Show this morning when a group of young children were left utterly confused when presented with three “old school” gadgets. In a segment, which aired this morning, children from ...and more »
  
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• Kids try old technology and have no idea what they're doing - 9news ... - 9news.com.au

  16-02-2017 01:54 via 9news.com.au
  
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  Kids try old technology and have no idea what they're doing - 9news ...
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  Some inventions don't stand the test of time, as proven on The TODAY Show this morning when a group of young children were left utterly confused when ...and more »
  
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• Digital and data drive earnings at Origin Energy

  16-02-2017 00:48
  
  ​While recording a half year statutory loss of $1.68 billion, Origin Energy said a “digital first” strategy was helping to boost its customer numbers in a competitive retail environment.
  
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• Telstra registers profit drop in first half

  16-02-2017 00:40
  
  Telstra’s net profit after tax in the first half of FY17 dropped 11.8 per cent to $1.8 billion, compared to 1H16, the telco reported today.
  
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