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• Consultant urges never pay ransomware demands

  24-03-2017 22:40
  
  When ransomware criminals lock up files and demand payment to decrypt them, don’t pay but be prepared with backup.
  
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• Technology Sector Update for 03/24/2017: TWTR,MU,AZZ - Nasdaq

  24-03-2017 20:55 via nasdaq.com
  
  Technology Sector Update for 03/24/2017: TWTR,MU,AZZ
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  Technology stocks rose on Friday, with shares of tech companies in the S&P 500 posting a 0.3% gain this afternoon. In company news, Twitter ( TWTR ) shares were hanging on for a moderate gain on Friday after microblogging firm confirmed earlier reports ...and more »
  
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• Australians trial 'game changing' technology with capacity to eradicate malaria in Papua New Guinea - ABC Online

  24-03-2017 20:06 via abc.net.au
  
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  Australians trial 'game changing' technology with capacity to eradicate malaria in Papua New Guinea
  ABC Online
  The testing table in this hut in Baga Village is made from split bamboo, like the floor. There is dry cane grass hanging from the ceiling to keep the flies away from blood samples, while light and curious children peek through the floor boards. It's ...
  
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• Apple: Macs and iPhones are safe from newly revealed CIA exploits

  24-03-2017 19:58
  
  The Mac and iPhone exploits described in new documents attributed to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency were patched years ago, according to Apple.
  
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• Microsoft delays tools for third-party Cortana integrations

  24-03-2017 19:26
  
  Microsoft has delayed the release of its tools for connecting other services to the Cortana virtual assistant, a decision that could cause it to lose ground in a crowded industry.
  
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• Google Play faces cat and mouse game with sneaky Android malware

  24-03-2017 19:16
  
  What’s the best way to avoid Android malware? Downloading all your apps from the Google Play store -- where software is vetted – is perhaps the best advice.But that doesn’t mean Google Play is perfect.
  
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• Totem streetlight poles to combine wireless with power on city streets

  24-03-2017 19:12
  
  Many companies are developing smart streetlights that combine energy-efficient LED lighting with wireless communications and sensors. Totem Power is taking that concept a step farther.
  
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• To punish Symantec, Google may distrust a third of the web's SSL certificates

  24-03-2017 18:32
  
  Google plans to remove the extended validation (EV) status of any such certificates issued by Symantec and to force the company to replace all of its customers' certificates.
  
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• How Technology Is Minimizing The Differences Between Good And Bad Wine Vintages - Forbes

  24-03-2017 16:17 via forbes.com
  
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  How Technology Is Minimizing The Differences Between Good And Bad Wine Vintages
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  I was born in a bad vintage. Aside from Port—which I adore, and which was stunning in my birth year—1977 was not exactly a benchmark year for most of the world's major wine-growing regions. 1977 Bordeaux, if you can find it, is likely to be long past ...
  
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• Case study: How the Department for Education deployed flexible IT

  24-03-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  The Department of Education has upgraded its ageing datacentre to the Azure cloud and Office 365, and rolled out Microsoft Surface devices
  
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• The Museum of Jurassic Technology - The Saturday Paper (subscription)

  24-03-2017 16:05 via thesaturdaypaper.com.au
  
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  The Museum of Jurassic Technology
  The Saturday Paper (subscription)
  From the moment I step into the Museum of Jurassic Technology, it's clear not all is quite what it seems. Set on a nondescript block in Culver City in Los Angeles, it looks like no other museum I've seen, encompassing an unclassifiable pastiche of ...and more »
  
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• Canberra Institute of Technology offers cyber security course - The Canberra Times

  24-03-2017 14:17 via canberratimes.com.au
  
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  Canberra Institute of Technology offers cyber security course
  The Canberra Times
  Students are learning to ethically hack to prevent cyber security breaches in a nationally-recognised course taught from a classroom in Tuggeranong. The Canberra Institute of Technology enrolled its first students in Australia's first and only ...and more »
  
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• Blockchain can help secure medical devices, improve patient privacy

  24-03-2017 12:44
  
  If implemented properly, blockchain can help secure medical devices and improve patient privacy, but the key is proper implementation, according to a top security pro at Partners Healthcare.
  
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• Technology Terrors Come Alive In First Teaser For Hulu's Sci-Fi Series Dimension 404 - Gizmodo Australia

  24-03-2017 12:33 via gizmodo.com.au
  
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  Technology Terrors Come Alive In First Teaser For Hulu's Sci-Fi Series Dimension 404
  Gizmodo Australia
  Video: Director Freddie Wong and showrunner Dez Dolly today shared the first peek at six-part sci-fi anthology series Dimension 404, which appropriately will begin airing on Hulu on April 4. It's a very short teaser, but you see Patton Oswalt freaking ...and more »
  
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• Brisbane Science Festival: What will a world with autonomous technology look like? - ABC Online

  24-03-2017 12:31 via abc.net.au
  
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  Brisbane Science Festival: What will a world with autonomous technology look like?
  ABC Online
  Millennials should prepare for cars without drivers, aircraft without pilots, and skies full of drones. That's the vision for 2050 that panellists at Brisbane's World Science Festival have painted. "We will have autonomous vehicles, I can be sure of ...
  
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• Angular 4 reduces footprint, adds features

  24-03-2017 11:00
  
  The latest version of the JavaScript framework reduces the size of generated code by more than half and moves to TypeScript 2.1
  
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• Uber finally agrees to reveal diversity data

  24-03-2017 07:32
  
  Uber Technologies has agreed to provide next month its diversity data, which it had earlier declined to make public.
  
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• Strassman show to poke fun at technology addiction - Bundaberg News Mail

  24-03-2017 07:15 via news-mail.com.au
  
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  Strassman show to poke fun at technology addiction
  Bundaberg News Mail
  FOND memories of Bundaberg flood through comedian David Strassman's mind as he prepares to return to the Rum City 25 years after his first appearance. The ventriloquist was fresh out of stand-up comedian gigs when he was testing the waters of the big ...and more »
  
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• Leveraging Technology To Give Your Tender A Competitive Edge - The Urban Developer

  24-03-2017 06:25 via theurbandeveloper.com
  
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  Leveraging Technology To Give Your Tender A Competitive Edge
  The Urban Developer
  As current market tenders become more competitive and harder to win, developers and contractors are looking toward innovative technology in order to streamline the entire tender process. Technology such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) ...
  
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• Banks ill-equipped for proposed APRA data demands

  24-03-2017 05:54
  
  ​Australia’s Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs) have inadequate technology infrastructure to meet the demands for higher quality data reporting being proposed by their regulator, a recent survey suggests.
  
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• Addiction to smartphones and technology more harmful than you think - ABC Technology and Games

  24-03-2017 04:43 via abc.net.au
  
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  Addiction to smartphones and technology more harmful than you think
  ABC Technology and Games
  EMILY BOURKE: Do you know where your smartphone is right now? Do you want to hazard a guess as to how many times you've picked it up today, or how many hours you've been online? Adam Alter is an Associate Professor at the Stern Business School ...
  
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• Twitter considers enhanced version of TweetDeck for professionals

  24-03-2017 04:28
  
  Twitter has started surveying users to check their interest in a new enhanced version of its TweetDeck product, raising the possibility that the company is considering a paid version of the service.
  
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• Williams Martini crunch biometrics for Formula 1's peak pit-stop performance

  24-03-2017 02:34
  
  At the Grand Prix of Europe in Azerbaijan last year, the Williams Martini team officially recorded the fastest ever pit stop in Formula 1 history.
  
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• Blackmores, Aus Post back Alibaba’s blockchain-based anti-fraud efforts

  24-03-2017 02:16
  
  E-commerce giant Alibaba today announced a project to combat counterfeit and fraudulent food products that will include work on a blockchain-inspired pilot model that would be used by supply chain participants.
  
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• Technology, take to the stand - Money Management

  24-03-2017 02:00 via moneymanagement.com.au
  
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  Technology, take to the stand
  Money Management
  Advisers might be keeping pace with technology, but are they on top of the regulation that goes with it? Hope William-Smith finds out. Consider closely the cross-section of legislative developments and reforms for financial planners and you would be ...and more »
  
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