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• Facebook fights U.S. gag order that it says chills free speech

  03-07-2017 23:21
  
  SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Incis challenging a gag order from a U.S. court that is preventing the company from talking about three government search warrants that it said pose a threat to freedom of speech, according to court documents.
  
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• Family firm in Ukraine says it was not responsible for cyber attack

  03-07-2017 22:20
  
  KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian company Intellect Service was not responsible for last week's international cyber attack that brought down the computer systems of several major companies, the father and daughter team told Reuters on Monday.
  
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• Tesla deliveries at low end of forecast, starting Model 3 production

  03-07-2017 22:04
  
  (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said it delivered about 47,100 electric sedans and SUVs in the first half of 2017, at the lower end of its own forecasts, shortly after Chief Executive Elon Musk announced that production of its mass-market Model 3 would start this week and build to 20,000 per month in December.
  
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• Vodafone NZ to deploy narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network

  03-07-2017 22:00
  
  Vodafone NZ has announced plans to upgrade its mobile network to support NB-IoT, a recently standardised variant of cellular technology designed to enable mobile networks to support IoT applications.
  
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• Aggreko buys energy storage technology specialist - Financial Times

  03-07-2017 21:22 via ft.com
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  Aggreko buys energy storage technology specialist
  Financial Times
  Aggreko, the power generation hire company, has acquired one of the world's leading battery storage technology groups in a £40m cash deal to help it provide cheaper, greener electricity. The Glasgow-headquartered company has agreed to buy Younicos, ...and more »
  
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• Less is more for Canadian quantum computing researchers

  03-07-2017 17:38
  
  Researchers in Canada have found a way make a key building block for quantum computing from a custom photonics chip and off-the-shelf components intended for use in telecommunications equipment.
  
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• Try before you buy Epson's technology-packed frames - The Australian

  03-07-2017 16:32 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Try before you buy Epson's technology-packed frames
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  It has taken 16 months for Epson's Moverio BT-300 smart glasses to find their true mission as drone piloting goggles. Epson unveiled these augmented reality (AR) glasses in Barcelona in February last year, but now they are in Australia and we know ...
  
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• Meet the future at Hybrid World ADL, a technology and innovation conference to be held in Adelaide later this year - The Advertiser

  03-07-2017 16:32 via adelaidenow.com.au
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  Meet the future at Hybrid World ADL, a technology and innovation conference to be held in Adelaide later this year
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  So when is the future and how do we think and plan meaningfully about where the digital economy is taking us? Most people can speak pretty confidently about life in two, three even five years, says US innovation strategist, Robert Tercek who is the ...
  
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• Government’s Digital Infrastructure Fund for broadband up and running

  03-07-2017 13:26 via computerweekly.com
  Government officially launches £400m Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund to encourage more construction of FTTP networks
  
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• Five SA women named Superstars of STEM by Science and ... - The Advertiser

  03-07-2017 12:43 via adelaidenow.com.au
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  Five SA women named Superstars of STEM by Science and ...
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  THE only things Dr Hannah Brown is more passionate about than science are the Adelaide Crows and her mums cooking.and more »
  
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• Five SA women named Superstars of STEM by Science and Technology Australia - The Advertiser

  03-07-2017 12:43 via adelaidenow.com.au
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  Five SA women named Superstars of STEM by Science and Technology Australia
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  THE only things Dr Hannah Brown is more passionate about than science are the Adelaide Crows and her mum's cooking. The Adelaide University fertility expert is one of the new South Australian superstars of science set to inspire a generation of girls ...and more »
  
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• China Genomics Giant Drops Plans for Gene-Edited Pets - MIT Technology Review

  03-07-2017 12:01 via technologyreview.com
  
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  China Genomics Giant Drops Plans for Gene-Edited Pets
  MIT Technology Review
  BGI hit a nerve with its plan to offer $1,400 mini-pigs made with DNA engineering. But now the company is backing off. by Michael Standaert; July 3, 2017. Chinese genomics company BGI said it intended to sell gene-edited pigs weighing only around 30 ...
  
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• ASX poaches CBA’s CommSec CIO

  03-07-2017 07:42
  
  Dan Chesterman — currently CommSec and Private Bank chief information officer at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia — has been appointed CIO at ASX.
  
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• Is Facebook Messenger payment technology coming to Australia? - finder.com.au

  03-07-2017 07:00 via finder.com.au
  
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  Is Facebook Messenger payment technology coming to Australia?
  finder.com.au
  Splitting bills with friends is about to get a whole lot easier. Facebook has won a patent in Australia that will allow peer-to-peer (P2P) payments within its Messenger service. Apparently, however, there are no official plans for the P2P payments to ...and more »
  
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• New technology to tag and track sharks at Illawarra, Shoalhaven beaches - Illawarra Mercury

  03-07-2017 05:29 via illawarramercury.com.au
  
  Illawarra Mercury
  New technology to tag and track sharks at Illawarra, Shoalhaven beaches
  Illawarra Mercury
  How it works: The smart drumline uses GPS to send real time alerts to Department of Primary Industries scientists and contractors. Picture: NSW government. See your ad here. Local Business. Keith the Handyman! Call Keith for a free quote to Illawarra ...and more »
  
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• Construction company streamlines operations with Dropbox

  03-07-2017 02:01
  
  When Australian construction company Built adopted Dropbox to enable the sharing of large files between its offices, construction sites and partners the wide usage of the file sharing software by individuals helped accelerate uptake.
  
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• Data61 celebrates first year of operations

  03-07-2017 01:30
  
  Data61 – the government’s digital innovation network – has celebrate its first birthday, bringing to a close what it’s CEO has called a “transition year”.
  
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• CSIRO's Data61 celebrates first year of operations

  03-07-2017 01:30
  
  Data61 – the government’s digital innovation network – has celebrated its first birthday, bringing to a close what its CEO has called a “transition year”.
  
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