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• Shodan search engine starts unmasking malware command-and-control servers

  02-05-2017 23:36
  
  There's now a new tool that could allow researchers and companies to quickly block communications between some malware families and their constantly changing command-and-control servers.
  
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• Google's surging Chromebooks will test Microsoft's new Windows 10 S PCs

  02-05-2017 23:07
  
  Microsoft for years has been trying to tackle the growing threat of Google's Chrome OS, which is siphoning PC market share away from Windows.
  
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• Victorian inquiry backs limited Internet-based e-voting

  02-05-2017 22:30
  
  A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has backed the roll out of Internet-based voting for state elections, but only in limited circumstances.
  
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• Telstra’s new CTO rules the innovation roost

  02-05-2017 22:30
  
  Telstra’s new chief technology officer, Hakan Eriksson, has wasted no time in his new role. After just a couple of months on the job, he has brought together the company’s start-up incubator muru-D and the GSMA IoT Innovation Lab within the newly launched Telstra Labs.
  
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• Northern Territory invests in digital government, data centre upgrades

  02-05-2017 22:30
  
  The Northern Territory will spend $5 million to establish an Office of Digital Government.
  
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• Gallery: Telstra Labs

  02-05-2017 22:30
  
  Telstra’s new CTO, Hakan Eriksson, yesterday took journalists on a tour of Telstra Labs
  
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• H-1B giant Infosys gets carrot -- and stick -- to hire ‘Americans’

  02-05-2017 22:11
  
  IT offshore outsourcing giant Infosys plans to hire 10,000 "American workers" over the next two years.
  
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• Atlassian focuses on verification, integration in Bitbucket upgrade

  02-05-2017 21:05
  
  Version 5.0 of the code management tool adds committer verification and tighter integration with the Bamboo continuous integration platform
  
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• Red Hat beefs up its OpenShift containerization platform

  02-05-2017 20:03
  
  Red Hat will offer native access to Amazon Web Services from within its OpenShift Container Platform later this year, making it possible for enterprises to configure AWS services from within the same interface they use to create and deploy containerized applications.
  
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• Microsoft to cut update ties between Edge and Windows 10

  02-05-2017 19:17
  
  Microsoft will sever the update ties between Windows 10 and its default browser, Edge to make it easier to refresh the browser more often than twice a year.
  
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• These new super fast Intel SSDs provide a bridge to Optane

  02-05-2017 18:30
  
  If you can't afford Intel's superfast Optane SSDs but need a massive speed boost, the company's latest SSD DC P4600 and SSD DC P4500 SSDs may fill the need.
  
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• Microsoft adds a Surface Laptop to its growing stable of devices

  02-05-2017 17:54
  
  Microsoft's added a new laptop to its growing stable of Surface devices, and its amazingly thin and fast.
  
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• Android gets patches for critical flaws in media handling, hardware drivers

  02-05-2017 17:34
  
  Android has received security fixes for over one hundred vulnerabilities, including 29 critical flaws in the media processing server, hardware-specific drivers and other components.
  
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• Microsoft's new Windows 10 S will take on Chrome OS

  02-05-2017 17:02
  
  Microsoft hopes a new Windows 10 operating system called Windows 10 S will not only knock Chromebook's domination in education, but also provide a better way for students to learn.
  
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• Israel's Mobilicom technology start-up lists on ASX - The Australian - The Australian

  02-05-2017 16:10 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Israel's Mobilicom technology start-up lists on ASX - The Australian
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  The Australian Securities Exchange is becoming an increasingly attractive place for small Israeli start-ups to list, the chief executive of Tel Aviv-based Mobilicom, ...and more »
  
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• Qld's Women in Technology elects new board - iTWire

  02-05-2017 15:54 via itwire.com
  
  Qld's Women in Technology elects new board
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  Women in Technology (WiT), the peak industry body for women in technology and life sciences in Queensland, has a newly appointed board made up of ICT industry leaders in the state. The new board was formed following WiT's recent annual general ...
  
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• Red Hat kicks off annual Summit by leaning dev-wards

  02-05-2017 15:31
  
  Red Hat’s annual summit opened today with the announcement of three new products aimed with uncharacteristic directness at developers, rather than the company’s usual target of IT operations staff.
  
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• Red Hat and IBM raise objections to Java 9 modularization

  02-05-2017 12:00
  
  Java Executive Committee participants worry modularization will have adverse effects on compatibility and could lead to two worlds of Java development
  
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• Azul introduces LLVM compiler to Java runtime

  02-05-2017 12:00
  
  Azul's Falcon LLVM compiler gives the Zing JVM a big speed edge over Oracle's HotSpot Java platform
  
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• Technology is the key to 'justified trust' - iTWire

  02-05-2017 10:21 via itwire.com
  Technology is the key to 'justified trust'
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  New tax regulations will require large Australian and global businesses to become more transparent than ever when it comes to tax. Technology will play an integral role in meeting these new standards. The Australian Taxation Office is looking to give ...and more »
  
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• Home ShawThing Technology is the key to 'justified trust' - iTWire

  02-05-2017 10:21 via itwire.com
  
  Home ShawThing Technology is the key to 'justified trust'
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  The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Technology is the key to 'justified trust'. 02 May 2017; Written by Ray Shaw; Published in ShawThing; 0 Comments ...and more »
  
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• Electricity rules lag behind technology | SBS News - SBS

  02-05-2017 09:57 via sbs.com.au
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  Electricity companies and regulators want more flexibility in changing rules to respond to new technologies.and more »
  
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• Electricity rules lag behind technology - SBS

  02-05-2017 09:57 via sbs.com.au
  Electricity rules lag behind technology
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  Electricity companies and regulators want more flexibility in changing rules to respond to new technologies. Source: AAP. 2 May 2017 - 5:56 PM UPDATED YESTERDAY 5:56 PM. Tweet. A quiet revolution is happening on the rooftops of Australian homes that ...and more »
  
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• Agents talk technology fix - Daily Liberal

  02-05-2017 09:09 via dailyliberal.com.au
  
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  Agents talk technology fix
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  Up to date: Real Estate Institute of NSW chief Tim McKibbin presents to agents during a roadshow visit to Dubbo. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE. See your ad here. What's happening in Dubbo. Good builder recommendation. We recently renovated our house and I ...
  
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• Infosys to hire 10,000 in the US as Trump focuses on local hires

  02-05-2017 09:02
  
  Indian outsourcer Infosys is hiring 10,000 American workers over the next two years, in the wake of a review of U.S. visa rules and an emphasis on local hires by the administration of President Donald Trump.
  
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• Vic government eyes boost for health services’ cyber security

  02-05-2017 07:56
  
  The Victorian government will seek to boost the security of networks employed by the state’s health services.
  
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• Council's move over $60m spat - Courier Mail

  02-05-2017 07:50 via couriermail.com.au
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  Council's move over $60m spat
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  BRISBANE City Council has given a technology company 28 days to explain why it should keep a trouble-plagued contract that has blown out by $60 million. It is the latest evolution in a bitter public dispute that has pitted Brisbane-based company ...and more »
  
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• Brisbane City Council takes next step in dispute with Technology One - Courier Mail

  02-05-2017 07:50 via couriermail.com.au
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  Brisbane City Council takes next step in dispute with Technology One
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  BRISBANE City Council has given a technology company 28 days to explain why it should keep a trouble-plagued contract that has blown out by $60 million. It is the latest evolution in a bitter public dispute that has pitted Brisbane-based company ...and more »
  
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• Brisbane City Council takes next step in dispute with Technology ... - Courier Mail

  02-05-2017 07:50 via couriermail.com.au
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  Brisbane City Council takes next step in dispute with Technology ...
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  BRISBANE City Council has given a technology company 28 days to explain why it should keep a trouble-plagued contract that has blown out by 60 million.and more »
  
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• US bill aims to quash Open Internet Order, prevent its return

  02-05-2017 07:49
  
  A bill introduced Monday by some U.S. senators aims to repeal net neutrality rules under the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Open Internet Order, and ban the agency from issuing a similar order in the future.
  
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• Video Review Technology in football | Fox Sports - Fox Sports

  02-05-2017 06:09 via foxsports.com.au
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  Video Review Technology in football | Fox Sports
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  The introduction of the VAR system was the result of months (years?) of whingeing about refereeing standards, of coaches complaining about poor decisions, ...and more »
  
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• NBN rolls out 147 fixes for Sky Muster service

  02-05-2017 03:56
  
  NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service is back on track after experiencing a wave of performance problems beginning in September, NBN’s chief customer officer, John Simon, told a conference in Sydney today.
  
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• Vulnerability hits Intel enterprise PCs going back 10 years

  02-05-2017 02:36
  
  Intel is reporting a firmware vulnerability that could let attackers take over remote management functions on computers built over the past decade.
  
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• AMD shares timing for Ryzen 3, mobile chips and Vega GPUs

  02-05-2017 01:16
  
  AMD's Ryzen chips are off to a strong start in desktops, and more chips are coming in the second half of this year.
  
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• ANZ plans massive Agile transformation

  02-05-2017 01:09
  
  ANZ uses Agile for a round a fifth of its tech projects, and now the bank’s CEO wants to spread the approach throughout its Australian operations.
  
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