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• Power BI to add Premium service; private dashboard is free no more

  03-05-2017 23:34
  
  Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled aPremium enterprise service for its Power BI data visualization platform.
  
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• China will attempt to keep IT products spy-free with security checks

  03-05-2017 21:47
  
  China will start carrying out security checks for IT vendors in the country that intend to keep out internet and networking services vulnerable to spying and hacking risks.
  
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• Intel's new data centre chief, a former PC exec, will be hands-on

  03-05-2017 20:26
  
  A top executive responsible for shaping Intel's PC roadmap will now run the company's data center business.
  
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• Intel's new data center chief, a former PC exec, will be hands-on

  03-05-2017 20:26
  
  A top executive responsible for shaping Intel's PC roadmap will now run the company's data center business.
  
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• Apple's next iPhones may cut corners on memory due to price squeeze

  03-05-2017 19:28
  
  Apple could cut the capacity of DRAM in its upcoming anniversary iPhones with the rising prices of storage and memory components hitting its profit margins.
  
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• How to size up a new cloud service like low-priced Wasabi

  03-05-2017 18:57
  
  Saving money may be a good enough reason to try a brand-new cloud storage service -- if it can deliver on its promises. That's the equation some enterprises may use when they look at Wasabi Technologies, an object storage startup that says it offers six times the performance of Amazon's S3 service at one-fifth the price.
  
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• Verizon sells its cloud and managed hosting services to IBM

  03-05-2017 18:24
  
  Verizon shut down its public cloud service in early 2016, and now it's unloading its virtual private cloud and managed hosting services to IBM.
  
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• Google echoes Amazon's assurance on EU data protection compliance

  03-05-2017 17:25
  
  Google has joined Amazon Web Services in promising customers of its cloud services that it will be compliant with new European Union data protection rules due to take effect next year.
  
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• Before tackling driverless technology, this startup wants to make human drivers safer - Recode

  03-05-2017 16:43 via recode.net
  
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  Before tackling driverless technology, this startup wants to make human drivers safer
  Recode
  Nauto, backed by Andy Rubin's Playground, rolled out a device that will detect and warn drivers when they're distracted. by Johana Bhuiyan@JMBooyah May 3, 2017, 10:43am EDT. tweet · share · Linkedin. Nauto's device on the windshield of a commercial ...and more »
  
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• Micron's SolidScale system pushes SSDs out to shared storage

  03-05-2017 16:30
  
  SSDs operate the fastest when inside a computer. Micron's new SolidScale storage system uproots SSDs from servers and pushes them into discrete boxes while reducing latency.
  
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• Xen hypervisor faces third highly critical VM escape bug in 10 months

  03-05-2017 15:32
  
  The Xen Project has fixed three vulnerabilities in its widely used hypervisor that could allow operating systems running inside virtual machines to access the memory of the host systems, breaking the critical security layer between them.
  
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• Barclays Bank opens startup hub in London

  03-05-2017 15:24 via computerweekly.com
  Bank aims to support fintech firms in their early stages
  
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• Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

  03-05-2017 13:42 via computerweekly.com
  Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London
  
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• TechOne says it's not at fault in $60m dispute - Courier Mail

  03-05-2017 12:36 via couriermail.com.au
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  TechOne says it's not at fault in $60m dispute
  Courier Mail
  SOFTWARE firm Technology One claims an independent review panel found no fault with the company after a multimillion-dollar government project blew out by $60 million. In a scathing stockmarket release on Wednesday, the Queensland-based company ...and more »
  
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• Technology One claims review clears it in $60 million dispute with ... - Courier Mail

  03-05-2017 12:36 via couriermail.com.au
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  Technology One claims review clears it in $60 million dispute with ...
  Courier Mail
  SOFTWARE firm Technology One claims an independent review panel found no fault with the company after a multimillion-dollar government project blew out by ...and more »
  
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• Technology delivers a healthy future - The Australian Financial Review

  03-05-2017 12:01 via afr.com
  
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  Technology delivers a healthy future
  The Australian Financial Review
  Fifteen years ago it cost about $100 million to map one human genome. Now it costs $1000. Sometime in the next 10 years that will drop to just $100 according to Illumina, the largest maker of DNA sequencers. This is good for all of us, theoretically ...
  
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• Why online etiquette matters -- and why IT leaders should care

  03-05-2017 12:00
  
  High-tech analyst Scott Steinberg, author of the book Netiquette Essentials, offers ideas for navigating social media networks with grace and discusses the crucial role CIOs play in promoting -- and enforcing -- good behavior online.
  
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• GCC GNU compiler adds C++ 17 support

  03-05-2017 12:00
  
  GCC 7x release series brings diagnostics enhancements and improved compilation and runtime performance
  
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• Lettieri Uses His Passion for Technology to Grow RTS - waste360

  03-05-2017 10:07 via waste360.com
  
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  Lettieri Uses His Passion for Technology to Grow RTS
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  The Waste360 40 Under 40 recipient spoke with us about how he came up with the concept of RTS and how his firm is keeping up with the competition in the industry's burgeoning technology sector. Mallory Szczepanski | May 03, 2017. Gregory Lettieri ...
  
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• Groupe PSA, NuTonomy team to test fully automated Peugeot 3008s

  03-05-2017 08:40
  NuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, has teamed with Groupe PSA to integrate its software, along with sensors and computing platforms, into fully autonomous Peugeot 3008 sport utility vehicles that have been customized by the French car maker for the purpose.
  
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• Australian Government Cloud Summit 2017 - Technology Decisions

  03-05-2017 07:37 via technologydecisions.com.au
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  Australian Government Cloud Summit 2017
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  This event will showcase a distinguished group of speakers with an in-depth understanding of the ICT transformation journey that all government sectors will go through in order to utilise cloud technology effectively. Over the three days, attendees ...
  
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• Optus nabs Telstra exec to lead wholesale business

  03-05-2017 07:08
  
  Former Telstra and Vodafone exec Stuart Bird will take the reins at Optus’ wholesale and satellite division, the Singtel subsidiary announced today.
  
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• Labor pledges ‘SMART’ tech visa

  03-05-2017 06:32
  
  Labor leader Bill Shorten has pledged that if his party forms government it will establish a new ‘SMART’ — Science, Medicine, Academia, Research and Technology — visa category.
  
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• Tech Data Technology Solutions, formerly Avnet, signs with Nvidia ... - CRN Australia

  03-05-2017 06:18 via crn.com.au
  
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  Tech Data Technology Solutions, formerly Avnet, signs with Nvidia ...
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  Tech Data Technology Solutions, formerly Avnet, has added graphics card manufacturer Nvidia to its vendor portfolio, in a deal it hopes will accelerate ...and more »
  
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• How technology use affects at-risk adolescents - EurekAlert (press release)

  03-05-2017 06:05 via eurekalert.org
  
  How technology use affects at-risk adolescents
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  DURHAM, N.C. -- More use of technology is linked to later increases in attention, behavior and self-regulation problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, a new study from Duke University finds. "Also, on days at-risk adolescents ...and more »
  
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• Telstra’s grip on NBN market unshaken

  03-05-2017 05:10
  
  The latest data on National Broadband Network connections released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reveal that Telstra continues to dominate the market, with the telco delivering over 51 per cent of NBN connections (excluding satellite).
  
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• Revolutionary technology - Parramatta Sun

  03-05-2017 04:41 via parramattasun.com.au
  
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  Revolutionary technology
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  NO-BRAINER: Dr Yossi Buskila and Dr Paul Breen from the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development built the Braincubator. Picture: Simon Bennett. See your ad here. What's happening in Parramatta. Car park for rent. Hi there, secure and ...
  
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• University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and ... - Courier Mail

  03-05-2017 03:56 via couriermail.com.au
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  University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and ...
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  THE vice-chancellors and the top executives at Queenslands three biggest universities take home a combined 12 million pay each year.and more »
  
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• Cairns building firm awarded for groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology - TropicNow

  03-05-2017 03:17 via tropicnow.com.au
  
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  Cairns building firm awarded for groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology
  TropicNow
  A Cairns building company that lets clients take a walk through their new home – before a single drop of concrete has been poured – has won a major innovation grant from the Queensland government. Allaro Homes been awarded an Ignite Ideas grant, ...
  
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• Swinburne partners with technology innovation leader - Swinburne University of Technology

  03-05-2017 02:54 via swinburne.edu.au
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  Swinburne partners with technology innovation leader
  Swinburne University of Technology
  Swinburne has signed a new partnership agreement with PARC, a Xerox company, to globalise the university's strengths in data science, data driven manufacturing systems and smart structures. “This partnership demonstrates the university's commitment to ...
  
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• Swinburne partners with global leader in technology innovation - Swinburne University of Technology

  03-05-2017 02:54 via swinburne.edu.au
  Swinburne University of Technology
  Swinburne partners with global leader in technology innovation
  Swinburne University of Technology
  Swinburne has signed a new partnership agreement with PARC, a Xerox company, to globalise the university's strengths in data science, data driven manufacturing systems and smart structures. “This partnership demonstrates the university's commitment to ...
  
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• Australian technology designed to help solve gas crisis - Australian Mining

  03-05-2017 02:44 via australianmining.com.au
  
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  Australian technology designed to help solve gas crisis
  Australian Mining
  A new Australian-developed technology could make an important contribution to solving the country's gas crisis by improving production rates and removing many of the environmental impacts associated with traditional fracking, according to the ...
  
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• Facebook's text understanding AI is coming to a phone near you

  03-05-2017 02:23
  
  Developers have a new tool to help mobile apps understand text, thanks to a Facebook open source project update on Tuesday. The social networking company’s AI research group released a new version of FastText, a programming library that’s designed to make it easier for developers to deploy text-focused machine learning systems.
  
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• NSW Police bust alleged Host Card Emulation fraud ring

  03-05-2017 02:17
  
  NSW Police have arrested three men for allegedly using Host Card Emulation (HCE) to make fraudulent purchases.
  
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• How Australian organisations are using CPQ technology to get ahead - IT Brief Australia

  03-05-2017 02:12 via itbrief.com.au
  
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  How Australian organisations are using CPQ technology to get ahead
  IT Brief Australia
  There are over two million organisations in Australia. Let that sink in. And the overarching question for most of them - how do we become an industry leader? Sales – the faces of your organisations. The sealer of deals. IT and engineering – the pros ...
  
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• Lithium Australia NL witnesses revolutionary technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  03-05-2017 02:05 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  
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  Lithium Australia NL witnesses revolutionary technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  The portable LIBS technology allows for real-time, in-field lithium analyses and was successfully applied on the first reverse circulation hole at the Agua Fria ...and more »
  
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• UAE’s Habitat School Ajman upgrades wireless network

  03-05-2017 01:15 via computerweekly.com
  School upgrades Wi-Fi network to cope with the increasing amount of academic activity that is conducted online
  
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