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• Based in C and similar to Swift, Gravity offers portable code for iOS and Android

  10-03-2017 21:20
  
  The embeddable language can be used for mobile and desktop development
  
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• Google’s secret weapon in cloud computing: people

  10-03-2017 21:16
  
  Google had several big tech and service announcements at this week's second annual Google Cloud Next. But that's not what seems to be drawing in customers.
  
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• Google offers new 'Always Free' cloud tier to attract users

  10-03-2017 16:45
  
  Google is letting its customers get a taste of its cloud for free, without a time limited trial. The company quietly launched a new “Always Free” tier on Thursday that lets people use small amounts of its public cloud services without charge, beyond the company’s limited-time trial.
  
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• Technology behind 'all serious crime" - BBC News

  10-03-2017 13:41
  
  BBC News
  Technology behind 'all serious crime"
  BBC News
  Technology is now at the "root" of all serious criminality, says Europe's police agency. The returns generated by document fraud, money laundering and online trade in illegal goods helps to pay for other damaging crimes, said Europol. The wider use of ...
  Technology is behind all 'serious crime' – EuropolInformation Age
  Technology is now at root of almost all serious crime: EuropolReutersall 20 news articles »
  
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• Google's AI subsidiary turns to blockchain technology to track UK health data - The Verge

  10-03-2017 13:39
  
  The Verge
  Google's AI subsidiary turns to blockchain technology to track UK health data
  The Verge
  Forays by Google subsidiary DeepMind Health into the UK's medical institutions have been characterized by two major themes. First, amazing results powered by cutting-edge AI; and second, a lack of transparency over the handling of the UK's public ...and more »
  
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• Sonic mosquito zapping technology slammed by malaria experts - NEWS.com.au

  10-03-2017 12:01
  NEWS.com.au
  Sonic mosquito zapping technology slammed by malaria experts
  NEWS.com.au
  LEADING international mosquito researchers have slammed white goods and smartphone apps that promise to zap mozzies with ultrasonic waves as ...and more »
  
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• Sonic mosquito zappers slammed by health experts as dangerous, misleading - NEWS.com.au

  10-03-2017 12:01
  NEWS.com.au
  Sonic mosquito zappers slammed by health experts as dangerous, misleading
  NEWS.com.au
  LEADING international mosquito researchers have slammed white goods and smartphone apps that promise to zap mozzies with ultrasonic waves as misleading, “grossly unethical” and potentially dangerous. The devices and apps use ultrasonic waves ...and more »
  
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• Newer car tech opens doors to CIA attacks

  10-03-2017 12:01
  
  The revelation that the CIA has looked into hacking vehicles, possibly for the purpose of assassinations, flies in the face of a presidential order requiring U.S. agencies to reveal flaws to manufacturers to protect Americans.
  
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• Google tries to beat AWS at cloud security

  10-03-2017 12:00
  
  New tools that protect enterprise applications running on Google Cloud Platform may help take the spotlight away from AWS and Microsoft Azure
  
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• Apple's Swift soars into Tiobe's top 10 programming languages

  10-03-2017 12:00
  
  However, Swift's Apple-centric focus could prevent the language from climbing much higher
  
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• Stephen Hawking says technology could wipe us out - Metro

  10-03-2017 09:38
  
  Metro
  Stephen Hawking says technology could wipe us out
  Metro
  Because, according to Stephen Hawking, humanity is at risk of being wiped out by technology. Farmer on trial for shooting 'burglar' he thought was stealing diesel. The physicist, who has spoken out about the dangers of artificial intelligence in the ...and more »
  
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• Video technology to reduce cheating - former referee David Elleray - ESPN FC

  10-03-2017 09:24
  
  ESPN FC
  Video technology to reduce cheating - former referee David Elleray
  ESPN FC
  With a number of difficult calls against Burnley, Paul Clement says video replay technology needs to be implemented quickly. Claude Puel shares his disappointment and thoughts on video technology after Southampton's 3-2 loss in the EFL Cup final.and more »
  
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• Conexus Super Awards 2017 | BT Panorama wins Best Technology - Investment Magazine

  10-03-2017 09:14
  Investment Magazine
  Conexus Super Awards 2017 | BT Panorama wins Best Technology
  Investment Magazine
  BT Panorama was the inaugural winner of the Best Technology Offering award at the Conexus Financial Superannuation Award 2017. The new category was introduced to highlight superannuation providers making the best use of technology to support ...and more »
  
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• New-generation UK banks challenge with technology - Financial Times

  10-03-2017 06:07
  New-generation UK banks challenge with technology
  Financial Times
  Sports teacher Ian Gould has little time for conventional banking. He cannot escape to a bank branch in his lunch hour or make lengthy personal phone calls at work. Sample the FT's top stories for a week. You select the topic, we deliver the news ...
  
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• Technology key to Kingsbridge Private's success - Australian Broker

  10-03-2017 05:40
  
  Australian Broker
  Technology key to Kingsbridge Private's success
  Australian Broker
  Self-confessed “tech head”, Kingsbridge Private Managing Director, Sheyne Walsh, is back in the game after a stint at retirement because he missed being in a position where he could “resolve issues and make people's lives better.” “I know this probably ...
  
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• WikiLeaks will share CIA hacking details with companies, but can they use it?

  10-03-2017 04:06
  
  WikiLeaks plans to share details about what it says are CIA hacking tools with the tech companies so that software fixes can be developed. But will software companies want it?
  
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• 5G plans just hit the accelerator

  10-03-2017 02:34
  
  The international body crafting the 5G standard has approved an accelerated roadmap that could see large-scale trials and deployments in 2019 instead of 2020.
  
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• iPhone-or-health-care lawmaker spent $3,000 of donors' money at Apple store in '16

  10-03-2017 02:26
  
  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) used campaign funds last year to pay nearly $3,000 for goods and services at a Salt Lake City Apple store.
  
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• ​Austrade touts Australian startups in Texas at SXSW Interactive

  10-03-2017 02:08
  
  Austrade is taking a delegation of seven tech startups to SXSW Interactive, the innovation focused offshoot of the Austin, Texas music festival South by Southwest.
  
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• How Technology Is Changing the Fitness Industry Today - Tech.Co

  10-03-2017 01:12
  
  Tech.Co
  How Technology Is Changing the Fitness Industry Today
  Tech.Co
  Technology is pervasive in the fitness industry. While most people don't think of workout equipment as technology, they can indeed be considered “machines” that enhance the quality of human activity. The industry is shifting away from these rudimentary ...
  
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• Design and technology GCSE axed from nearly half of schools, survey finds - Telegraph.co.uk

  10-03-2017 01:01
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Design and technology GCSE axed from nearly half of schools, survey finds
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Design and technology GCSE has disappeared from nearly half of schools because teenagers no longer like making things, a survey has found. Hundreds of schools across the country have axed the subject from the curriculum in the past year alone, ...and more »
  
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