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• Grace Licenses UNIPOL® PP Process Technology To Hengli Petrochemical Refinery Co. in Dalian, China - Nasdaq

  13-06-2017 22:52 via nasdaq.com
  
  Grace Licenses UNIPOL® PP Process Technology To Hengli Petrochemical Refinery Co. in Dalian, China
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  COLUMBIA, Md., June 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA), the world's leading supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, contracted to license its UNIPOL® PP process technology to ...and more »
  
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• Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology - Phys.Org

  13-06-2017 22:47 via phys.org
  
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  Superconducting nanowire memory cell, miniaturized technology
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  Superconducting nanoscale memory device. The binary information is encoded in the direction of the electrical current in the loop. When the current flows clockwise, this is considered a '0' state of the memory device. When it flows counter …more ...and more »
  
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• The partners behind DXC Technology's evolving global strategy - ARNnet

  13-06-2017 21:15 via arnnet.com.au
  
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  The partners behind DXC Technology's evolving global strategy
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  Just months after its official launch, DXC Technology has captured more than 250 technology solutions providers in its partner ecosystem, amid efforts to put platforms at the centre of its new life as a top tier tech player. The official launch and ...and more »
  
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• Scientific Panel Concludes ARPA-E Is Working. Will It Matter? - MIT Technology Review

  13-06-2017 19:13 via technologyreview.com
  
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  Scientific Panel Concludes ARPA-E Is Working. Will It Matter?
  MIT Technology Review
  As the White House aims to eliminate the moonshot energy research program, a two-year analysis from the National Academies finds it's on track to achieve its aims. by James Temple; June 13, 2017. After two years of analysis, the National Academies has ...and more »
  
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• Apple working on self-driving car technology, CEO confirms - CarAdvice

  13-06-2017 18:28 via caradvice.com.au
  
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  Apple working on self-driving car technology, CEO confirms
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  Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has confirmed the tech giant is working on autonomous vehicle technology. In an interview with Bloomberg Television recorded at last week's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Cook admitted, “We're focusing on ...
  Apple sees autonomous cars as 'core' technology, Tim Cook reveals9news.com.au
  Apple Finally Admits It Is Pursuing Technology for Self-Driving CarsMIT Technology Review
  
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• TypeScript 2.4 improves load times, weak type-checking

  13-06-2017 18:21
  
  Support for dynamic import expressions is among the new features in the release candidate now available
  
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• Major Technology ETF Sees Biggest Outflows Since 2007 - Bloomberg

  13-06-2017 17:56 via bloomberg.com
  
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  Major Technology ETF Sees Biggest Outflows Since 2007
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  The rout in U.S. technology shares over the past two days spurred the biggest outflows from the industry's benchmark exchange-traded fund since the depths of the financial crisis. Before Tuesday's bounce back in tech stocks, investors yanked $1.84 ...and more »
  
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• Technology Stocks: Do They All Deserve to Fall? (AAPL, FB, NVDA) - Investopedia

  13-06-2017 17:43 via investopedia.com
  
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  Technology Stocks: Do They All Deserve to Fall? (AAPL, FB, NVDA)
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  Technology stocks have been hit hard over the last couple of days, with the massacre beginning on June 9 at around 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Selling across the sector was indiscriminate, with nearly every major stock getting hit. The question that ...
  
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• What Could Blockchain Technology Mean For Photography? - Nasdaq

  13-06-2017 17:27 via nasdaq.com
  
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  What Could Blockchain Technology Mean For Photography?
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  Thus far, media industry professionals who understand how the blockchain works have become increasingly certain that the technology is the great new hope for their sector. Bruce Pon, CEO of ascribe.io , a blockchain-based platform for creators to claim ...
  
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• The Fertility Doctor Trying to Commercialize Three-Parent Babies - MIT Technology Review

  13-06-2017 17:20 via technologyreview.com
  
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  The Fertility Doctor Trying to Commercialize Three-Parent Babies
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  A startup called Darwin Life says it will use a controversial fertility technique to help forty-somethings get pregnant for $100,000. by Emily Mullin; June 13, 2017. 1. A U.S. fertility doctor has started a company with a provocative vision for older ...
  
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• Landcare in touch with technology - Crookwell Gazette

  13-06-2017 17:19 via crookwellgazette.com.au
  
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  Landcare in touch with technology
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  FLYING HIGH: Sam Ebert and Ben Watts, from TAFE Riverina Institute, did a great job presenting the Drone Essentials course. Photos supplied. See your ad here. Grabine/Foggs Crossing Landcare Group hosted a very successful and interesting drone ...
  
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• Hospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology - Harvard Business Review

  13-06-2017 17:05 via hbr.org
  
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  Hospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology
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  For critically ill patients on breathing machines, a simple step drastically improves their survival chances by almost 10% — from 60% to 70%. It involves programming the machine to deliver enough life-sustaining breaths, but not so much that it ...and more »
  
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• Greaves Cotton announces technology partnership with US-based Pinnacle Engines - Economic Times

  13-06-2017 16:31 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Greaves Cotton announces technology partnership with US-based Pinnacle Engines
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  MUMBAI: As part of its strategy to establish itself as a leading “fuel agnostic powertrain solutions & services company”, Indian engineering company Greaves Cotton has announced a technology partnership with Pinnacle Engines, a Silicon Valley based ...and more »
  
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• Modern coal-fired technology has irresistible appeal - The Australian

  13-06-2017 16:12 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Modern coal-fired technology has irresistible appeal
  The Australian
  The Finkel review of our future electricity market has something for everyone (loosely being a yes to coal, but not too much; and a yes to renewables, provided they have gas or storage backup). I am glad to see that the first of these has caught our ...
  Thus Spake Mungo: Finkel panders to 'technology agnostic' TurnbullEchonetdailyall 121 news articles »
  
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• US Stocks Boosted by Recovering Technology Shares - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  13-06-2017 16:05 via wsj.com
  
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  US Stocks Boosted by Recovering Technology Shares
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  A recovery in the shares of technology companies helped lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to fresh records Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite, which suffered its biggest two-session decline since September during the tech selloff on ...and more »
  
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• SUPERVALU Taps Sungard Availability Services for Technology-Driven Business Transformation - PR Newswire (press release)

  13-06-2017 15:12 via prnewswire.com
  
  SUPERVALU Taps Sungard Availability Services for Technology-Driven Business Transformation
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  WAYNE, Pa., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU), one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S., is replacing its mainframe technology infrastructure as part of a strategic relationship with Sungard Availability ...and more »
  
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• Ford commits to London tech community with innovation centre

  13-06-2017 14:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Ford is opening an innovation centre in east London to tap into the London tech scene
  
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• Waymo ditches futuristic self-driving bubble car for … a minivan - The Guardian

  13-06-2017 12:10 via theguardian.com
  
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  Waymo ditches futuristic self-driving bubble car for … a minivan
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  When Google unveiled its brand new self-driving car prototype in May 2014 it looked like a shot at a new type of public transport system filled with pod-like autonomous cars. Now that utopian dream seems at an end. Waymo is killing off the specifically ...and more »
  
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• Visual Studio Code comes to Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi

  13-06-2017 12:00
  
  Community build project packages Microsoft's open source editor for Linuxes and Chrome OS on ARM hardware
  
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• Huawei: Europe’s digitisation depends on support for broadband

  13-06-2017 11:27 via computerweekly.com
  At Huawei’s annual European Innovation Day, rotating CEO Ken Hu called for more support for broadband deployment
  
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• Tech rout sparks search for value

  13-06-2017 10:10
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The "sell in May" memo arrived a bit late in some investors' inboxes this year.
  
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• Centrepoint delivers new digital workspace technology - Professional Planner

  13-06-2017 09:50 via professionalplanner.com.au
  Centrepoint delivers new digital workspace technology
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  Centrepoint Alliance has partnered with New Zealand software firm SuiteBox to deliver new state-of-the-art video conferencing technology and digital signing technology to its network of advisers, enabling them to 'meet' their clients online, view and ...
  
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• Global mobile data traffic to reach 71 exabytes per month by 2022: Ericsson

  13-06-2017 09:30
  
  Ericsson is forecasting rapid global growth in mobile broadband subscriptions as a percentage of total mobile subscriptions saying they will account for 92 per cent of an estimated 9 billion mobile subscriptions by 2022, up from 59 per cent of 7.5 billion subscriptions at the end of 2016.
  
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• Imprisoned by technology - ABC Online

  13-06-2017 09:03 via abc.net.au
  
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  Imprisoned by technology
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  We know that sending someone to prison is an imperfect response to crime. Forty percent of offenders return to prison within two years. An alternative for non-violent offenders could be home detention with surveillance technology such as electronic ...
  
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• Queensland government invests in health IT

  13-06-2017 08:49
  
  The Queensland government has earmarked $135.4 million for upgrades and new IT systems for its health service in 2016-17.
  
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• Hyundai Motor bets on new small SUV as China sales skid

  13-06-2017 08:49
  
  GOYANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Hyundai Motorunveiled its first subcompact sport utility vehicle Kona for advanced markets, including the United States, Europe and South Korea, as it tries to offset sliding sales in China and catch up with rivals in the segment.
  
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• Aquabotix's Live Remote Viewing technology - News.com.au - NEWS.com.au

  13-06-2017 08:33 via news.com.au
  Aquabotix's Live Remote Viewing technology - News.com.au
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  UUV Aquabotix introduces Live Remote Viewing, a new product feature that enables real-time underwater viewing and interactivity during underwater ...and more »
  
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• Aquabotix's Live Remote Viewing technology - NEWS.com.au

  13-06-2017 08:33 via news.com.au
  Aquabotix's Live Remote Viewing technology
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  UUV Aquabotix introduces Live Remote Viewing, a new product feature that enables real-time underwater viewing and interactivity during underwater exploration and inspections. The Live Remote Viewing technology is designed for use across a wide range ...and more »
  
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• Indonesia has reached tax deal with Google for 2016, finance minister says

  13-06-2017 07:58
  
  JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has reached a tax settlement with Alphabet Inc's Google for 2016, the country's finance minister said, following a months-long dispute over allegations that the search giant had not made enough annual payments to the government.
  
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• Sony unveils new 'Spider-man' game at E3 expo

  13-06-2017 07:38
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony unveiled a new "Spider-man" game for its Playstation video console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles on Monday.
  
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• Toshiba faces fresh lawsuit, plans provision for year ended March

  13-06-2017 07:05
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp on Tuesday said it was being sued by another group of foreign investors for 43.9 billion yen ($399 million) in damages over a $1.3 billion accounting scandal uncovered two years ago.
  
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• Aged care sector gets technology how-to guide - Australian Ageing Agenda

  13-06-2017 06:11 via australianageingagenda.com.au
  
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  Aged care sector gets technology how-to guide
  Australian Ageing Agenda
  A fund jointly resourced by government and aged care organisations to help providers develop and buy technology to integrate into care services is among initiatives proposed in a sector technology plan launched by Minister Ken Wyatt today. Ken Wyatt ...
  
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• Encryption in government’s crosshairs

  13-06-2017 05:25
  
  The federal government has denied it is interested in forcing companies that offer encrypted communications services to create “backdoors” to allow security agencies access. However, the prime minister and the attorney-general have indicated that they want to strengthen the ability to legally compel a company to assist with decryption.
  
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• Canada launches fast-track visa program to lure top technology talent - The Sydney Morning Herald

  13-06-2017 04:23 via smh.com.au
  
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  Canada launches fast-track visa program to lure top technology talent
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Canada launched a fast-track visa program for highly-skilled workers on Monday, as it seeks to take advantage of a tougher immigration environment in the United States. SHARE; Share on Facebook SHARE; Share on Twitter TWEET; Link. U.S. markets may ...and more »
  
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• Edith Cowan CIO to take on new Vic education IT role

  13-06-2017 03:17
  
  Edith Cowan’s chief information officer, Elizabeth Wilson, is preparing to depart the university and return to Melbourne to take up the newly created CIO role at Victoria’s Department of Education and Training.
  
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• Viva Technology is on this week in Paris, so what is #VivaTech ? - techAU (blog)

  13-06-2017 01:49 via techau.com.au
  
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  Viva Technology is on this week in Paris, so what is #VivaTech ?
  techAU (blog)
  This week in Paris, France, one of Europe's biggest conferences is taking place, VivaTech. This is a conferences that showcases the best of the world's innovators and brings together tech-lovers and pioneers of the future, connecting startups with ...
  
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• Solar Technology And The Sands Of Time - New Matilda

  13-06-2017 01:48 via newmatilda.com
  
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  Solar Technology And The Sands Of Time
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  Harnessing the energy of the sun is not a new concept, writes Geoff Russell. It's also not our saviour. It's easy to forget that the photovoltaic cell is a very old technology; especially if your education was more Shakespeare than Newton. PV cells go ...
  
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• Yahoo7 launches content and technology offering Yahoo7 Storytellers - MuMbrella

  13-06-2017 01:02 via mumbrella.com.au
  Yahoo7 launches content and technology offering Yahoo7 Storytellers
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  Yahoo7 has unveiled Yahoo7 Storytellers, an end-to-end proprietary content marketing solution which uses data, content and technology from Yahoo 7 to drive strategy. As part of the launch, Nestle Purina has been announced as its founding advertiser ...
  
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