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• Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon's Alexa

  02-06-2017 23:48
  
  (Reuters) - Apple Incis expected to announce plans next week to make its Siri voice assistant work with a larger variety of apps, as the technology company looks to counter the runaway success of Amazon.com Inc'scompeting Alexa service.
  
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• Wal-Mart reassures employees as it touts tech investments

  02-06-2017 23:21
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Incexecutives on Friday reassured workers they remained integral to the company's success as they highlighted investments in online sales and other technology to compete with rivals like Amazon.com Inc .
  
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• Bitcoin exchange Coinbase seeks new funds at $1 billion valuation: Wall Street Journal

  02-06-2017 23:08
  
  (Reuters) - Bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc is in talks with potential investors on a new round of funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
  
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• Fretting over savings, Mrs Watanabe turns to bitcoin

  02-06-2017 22:20
  
  TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Long the preserve of geeky enthusiasts, bitcoin is going mainstream in Asia, attracting Mrs Watanabe - the metaphorical Japanese housewife investor - South Korean retirees and thousands of others trying to escape rock-bottom savings rates by investing in the cryptocurrency.
  
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• How to create the most value for the next technology wave - TechCrunch

  02-06-2017 21:35 via techcrunch.com
  
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  How to create the most value for the next technology wave
  TechCrunch
  Doug Clinton is a managing partner and co-founder at Loup Ventures and previously worked as an analyst at Piper Jaffray. Major technology platforms shift every 10-15 years, with new platforms building on the ones they preceded. The PC was the platform ...and more »
  
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• Bernard Gulachek named U of M VP for information technology and CIO - UMN News

  02-06-2017 19:17 via twin-cities.umn.edu
  
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  Bernard Gulachek named U of M VP for information technology and CIO
  UMN News
  Bernard (Bernie) Gulachek has been appointed vice president for information technology and chief information officer at the University of Minnesota, pending approval by the University's Board of Regents at its June meeting. Gulachek has served as ...
  
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• Putin praises Trump, says U.S. spies may have faked hacking evidence

  02-06-2017 18:58
  
  ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Donald Trump had run a better presidential campaign than Hillary Clinton and that U.S. intelligence agencies could have easily faked what he said was false evidence that Russia had hacked the Democratic Party.
  
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• European telecoms firms pin hopes on 'Esports' video game gladiators

  02-06-2017 18:10
  
  MADRID (Reuters) - Marcos Ochoa has just landed the dream job for many young Europeans: he is being paid to play video games.
  
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• ATUM and Horizon Discovery Announce Collaboration and Technology Cross-License to Simplify and Speed ... - The Scientist

  02-06-2017 17:55 via the-scientist.com
  ATUM and Horizon Discovery Announce Collaboration and Technology Cross-License to Simplify and Speed ...
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  Newark, CA, and Cambridge, UK, June 1, 2017: ATUM (formerly DNA2.0, Inc.) and Horizon Discovery (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”), the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies, today announced they have signed a cross-license agreement for ...
  
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• Video: FE battery technology's next step - Eurosport.com AU

  02-06-2017 17:53 via au.eurosport.com
  Video: FE battery technology's next step
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  Last month Formula E's new battery went through its first full race simulation ahead of its introduction next year. The test of the McLaren Applied Technologies product was a significant moment in the electric single-seater series' technical ...and more »
  
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• SciSports sees football technology become reality - BBC News

  02-06-2017 17:45 via bbc.com
  
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  SciSports sees football technology become reality
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  Football analytics company SciSports has won a competition to see their football innovations become a reality. The firm, from the Netherlands, uses data to assess the quality and potential of football players around the world to help with recruitment ...and more »
  
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• US Missile Defense Technology Has Reached a New High. Why the US Must Keep Expanding Its Edge. - Daily Signal

  02-06-2017 17:40 via dailysignal.com
  
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  US Missile Defense Technology Has Reached a New High. Why the US Must Keep Expanding Its Edge.
  Daily Signal
  US Missile Defense Technology Has Reached a New High. Why the US Must Keep Expanding Its Edge. Michaela Dodge / @MichaelaTHF / June 02, 2017 /. Twitter · Facebook · Google+ · LinkedIn · Email; Comments; Print. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency ...and more »
  
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• The top 5 mobile security threats

  02-06-2017 16:56
  
  When mixing personal and professional tasks on your smartphone, it's inevitable that someone is going to accidentally stumble onto malware. The SANS Institute's Chris Crowley has some advice on how to avoid trouble.
  
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• Top storage skills to boost your salary

  02-06-2017 16:38
  
  Tech pros with storage and networking skills garnered higher-than-average pay increases, according to the 2017 Dice Salary Survey.
  
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• Telefónica increases use of renewable energy to fight climate change

  02-06-2017 16:30 via computerweekly.com
  Telecoms operator behind UK’s O2 mobile network doubles down on existing commitments to renewable energy sources in the fight against climate change
  
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• Technology and business are key to cutting carbon - The Australian - The Australian

  02-06-2017 16:05 via theaustralian.com.au
  Technology and business are key to cutting carbon - The Australian
  The Australian
  The suns up, its chilly and, contrary to yesterdays alarmist outpourings, Donald Trumps withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement has not set the ...and more »
  
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• Technology and business are key to cutting carbon - The Australian

  02-06-2017 16:05 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Technology and business are key to cutting carbon
  The Australian
  The sun's up, it's chilly and, contrary to yesterday's alarmist outpourings, Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement has not set the planet on a course for destruction. Nor, as billionaire Democrat donor Tom Steyer claimed ...
  'Shortsighted, wrong': Apple, Facebook among tech giants to reject Paris pulloutThe Guardian
  Trump Misused MIT Research in Reasons for Ditching Climate DealMIT Technolo
  
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• Spotify stock listing could be within a year: source

  02-06-2017 15:59
  
  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Streaming music service Spotify could be floated within a year, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, after co-founder Martin Lorentzon told Swedish radio a listing was not in the pipeline.
  
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• How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry - Harvard Business Review

  02-06-2017 15:16 via hbr.org
  
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  How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry
  Harvard Business Review
  Automated haul trucks and drilling machines are being tested in mines across the world. Sensors at the tip of drill bits are measuring ore grade in real time, and data analytics is being used to discover new deposits of precious metals. In oil and gas, ...
  
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• UK technology listing highlights struggle for energy sector - Financial Times

  02-06-2017 12:53 via ft.com
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  UK technology listing highlights struggle for energy sector
  Financial Times
  The UK's biggest technology listing in almost two years got off to flying start when official trading started this week. Shares in Alfa Financial Software, which develops specialist software for the asset financial industry, surged almost 30 per cent ...and more »
  
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• WebAssembly wins! Google pulls plug on PNaCl

  02-06-2017 12:00
  
  Citing the need for cross-browser compatibility, Google chooses WebAssembly for running native code in Chrome
  
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• EU regulators say Qualcomm has not offered concessions in NXP bid

  02-06-2017 11:44
  
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcommhas not offered any concessions so far in its $38-billion bid for NXP Semiconductors , EU antitrust regulators said on Friday, increasing the risk of a lengthy investigation into the deal.
  
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• IIT Kharagpur develops technology for doctors to monitor hospital-bound patients - Economic Times

  02-06-2017 10:59 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  IIT Kharagpur develops technology for doctors to monitor hospital-bound patients
  Economic Times
  KOLKATA: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, on Friday said it has come up with a wireless technology for remote monitoring of patients' condition ferried in ambulances. Christened 'AmbuSens', the technology has been developed in the SWAN lab of ...and more »
  
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• How Solar Technology Benefits Homeowners - Triple Pundit (registration) (blog)

  02-06-2017 10:01 via triplepundit.com
  
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  How Solar Technology Benefits Homeowners
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  Energy production has changed dramatically in the last decade. There is enough solar energy capacity in the United States to power 8.3 million homes. In fact, solar power accounted for 39 percent of the new electricity generation capacity in 2016 ...
  
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• This wave of technology will transform politics - Catholic Herald Online

  02-06-2017 08:50 via catholicherald.co.uk
  
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  This wave of technology will transform politics
  Catholic Herald Online
  The robots have started to arrive and more are coming. In an age of specialisation and accelerating change, where the great majority of students know less and less, dialogue with the Christian version of the wisdom of the ages should not only be ...
  
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• 3 technology trends that could make you rich - Motley Fool Australia

  02-06-2017 08:37 via fool.com.au
  
  3 technology trends that could make you rich
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  Shares in Gentrack Group Ltd (ASX: GTK), XERO FPO NZX (ASX: XRO) and Class Ltd (ASX: CL1) play into three key technology trends. Technology, shaping our world — faster than ever. Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to share a meal with a respected ...
  
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• Flying high with drone technology - Eastern Riverina Chronicle

  02-06-2017 05:30 via easternriverinachronicle.com.au
  
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  Flying high with drone technology
  Eastern Riverina Chronicle
  BIRD'S EYE VIEW: John Holstein of Yerong Creek and Maddie Gorham of Murrumbidgee Landcare are pictured with a drone. See your ad here. See your ad here. WHO would have thought that one day farmers would be able to fly a drone over their property ...and more »
  
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• Immigration: ‘No date’ for Top Four cyber compliance

  02-06-2017 05:11
  
  ​The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has “no date” for when it will be compliant with the government’s mandatory ‘Top Four’ cyber security mitigation strategies.
  
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• Vodafone launches legal action over mobile roaming

  02-06-2017 05:03
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is yet to finalise its decision on whether to regulate domestic mobile roaming, but Vodafone Hutchison Australia has already launched legal action over the issue.
  
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• 3 ASX technology shares you've never heard of - Motley Fool Australia

  02-06-2017 04:04 via fool.com.au
  
  3 ASX technology shares you've never heard of
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  Freelancer Ltd (ASX: FLN) shares, Nearmap Ltd (ASX: NEA) shares and Airxpanders Inc (ASX: AXP) shares are outside the purview of most Australian investors. Here's a quick overview of these three interesting Australian technology companies. Freelancer.
  
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• Australia’s first regional Tier III DC build breaks ground

  02-06-2017 02:36
  
  ​Construction has begun on regional Australia’s first tier III data centre.
  
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• Foxtel wants Australia’s biggest ISPs to block 17 pirate sites

  02-06-2017 02:03
  
  An 8 August hearing has been scheduled for the latest application for a website-blocking injunction made under Australian anti-piracy laws.
  
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• Deep learning to determine when you die

  02-06-2017 01:00
  
  University of Adelaide researchers have used deep-learning image analysis techniques to determine patient lifespans.
  
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