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• Government awards academics £16m for 5G trial network

  06-07-2017 23:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Experts from three major technology research institutions have been awarded a government grant to develop a 5G test network
  
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• WATCH: Nissan details next LEAF's autonomous technology - Motoring

  06-07-2017 22:30 via motoring.com.au
  
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  WATCH: Nissan details next LEAF's autonomous technology
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  Nissan has continued its drip-feed pre-launch campaign for the second-generation LEAF pure-electric hatchback with the release of two new videos which again fail to show the car, but this time detail two of its advanced autonomous driving aids ...and more »
  
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• Why law is 'leading the charge' with technology - Lawyers Weekly

  06-07-2017 21:54 via lawyersweekly.com.au
  
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  Why law is 'leading the charge' with technology
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  The law is miles ahead of other professional services when it comes to adopting smart technologies and using big data, according to a leading consultant. David Smith is the founding director of Smithink, a consultancy that advises businesses ranging ...
  
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• Western Uranium Gets a Head Start With Superior Technology - InvestorIntel

  06-07-2017 21:48 via investorintel.com
  
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  Western Uranium Gets a Head Start With Superior Technology
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  Time and again we have seen struggling juniors pull through some seriously hard times on the back of a piece of innovative technology. From my perspective, it seems to be the number one reason that a company can keep costs down while waiting for the ...
  
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• Airbnb says had proposed alternative to forcing Paris hosts to register rentals

  06-07-2017 21:33
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - Short-term rental website Airbnb said on Thursday it had proposed for Paris and other large French cities to create automated limits to ensure its hosts did not rent their property beyond the 120 days a year legal limit for a main residence in France.
  
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• A Quantum Principle Could Change Wireless Charging Technology Forever - Futurism

  06-07-2017 19:54 via futurism.com
  
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  A Quantum Principle Could Change Wireless Charging Technology Forever
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  Scientists have found a way to introduce a quantum principle into wireless charging systems. This innovation could expedite charging time and functionality while doing away with the previous limitations of wireless charging tech.and more »
  
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• Microsoft plans to cut 'thousands' of jobs: source

  06-07-2017 19:17
  
  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corpplans to cut "thousands" of jobs, with a majority of them outside the United States, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  
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• Dish, Amazon chiefs discuss wireless partnership: WSJ

  06-07-2017 19:04
  
  (Reuters) - Dish Network CorpChief Executive Charlie Ergen and Amazon.com Inchead Jeff Bezos have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Maersk says shipments back to normal next week after cyber attack

  06-07-2017 18:48
  
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maerskexpects container shipments to be back to normal early next week, it said on Thursday, as the impact of last week's cyber attack extends into its third week.
  
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• Symantec to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm Fireglass

  06-07-2017 17:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Symantec Corpis acquiring Israeli cybersecurity startup Fireglass, the company said on Thursday, in a small deal designed to boost its products that protect corporate email and web browsing from threats.
  
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• Roam like at Home will prompt European telco consolidation

  06-07-2017 17:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mobile users are understandably looking forward to an era of low phone costs now they can roam freely around the European Union, but it is very possible that they will be disappointed
  
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• Venture firm Felix looks beyond Farfetch to where luxury meets tech

  06-07-2017 16:54
  
  GOULT, France (Reuters) - Felix Capital, an early investor in firms ranging from luxury retailer Farfetch to Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company Goop, has closed its second fund of $150 million, which it will invest in tech savvy companies in the luxury industry.
  
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• Listen in as Obama's Energy Secretary Denounces Trump Policies - MIT Technology Review

  06-07-2017 16:40 via technologyreview.com
  
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  Listen in as Obama's Energy Secretary Denounces Trump Policies
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  Ernest Moniz criticizes the White House's decisions to withdraw from the Paris climate accords, cut federal research spending. by James Temple; July 6, 2017. Former U.S. energy secretary Ernest Moniz mostly held his tongue during the early months of ...
  
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• Uber puts the brakes on in Finland until 2018

  06-07-2017 15:17 via computerweekly.com
  App-based car transportation company has stopped providing one of its services in Finland until next year
  
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• Tencent unit seeks to withhold shareholding information, raising governance concerns

  06-07-2017 14:16
  
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings'online publishing subsidiary has sought a waiver from Hong Kong listing rules to allow it to withhold shareholding information of some executives, drawing criticism from corporate governance advocates.
  
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• TomTom and Cisco to address real-time comms for autonomous cars

  06-07-2017 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Navigation firm teams up with network giant to develop low-latency, real-time traffic services for autonomous vehicle management
  
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• NSW public schools battling ageing computers and slow Wi-Fi: report - Illawarra Mercury

  06-07-2017 12:22 via illawarramercury.com.au
  
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  NSW public schools battling ageing computers and slow Wi-Fi: report
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  Students at NSW public schools are struggling with out-of-date computers and slow wireless networks and the key program that provides technology to all schools has not had a funding increase since 2004 despite soaring enrolments, a new Auditor General ...
  NSW students and teachers shackled to old technology - Software ...iTnewsall 4 news articles »
  
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• The ancient Microsoft networking protocol at the core of the latest global malware attack

  06-07-2017 12:20
  
  The company is going to kill off SMB1 at long last, but you shouldn’t wait to disable it.
  
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• Luna brings visual development to functional programming

  06-07-2017 12:00
  
  Developers typically start sketching components and dependencies on a whiteboard before coding, so Luna’s creators argue that it doesn’t make sense to then implement that logic only in text
  
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• NSW public schools battling ageing computers and slow Wi-Fi: report - Daily Advertiser

  06-07-2017 11:56 via dailyadvertiser.com.au
  
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  NSW public schools battling ageing computers and slow Wi-Fi: report
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  Students at NSW public schools are struggling with out-of-date computers and slow wireless networks and the key program that provides technology to all schools has not had a funding increase since 2004 despite soaring enrolments, a new Auditor General ...and more »
  
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• TfL figures reveal massive contactless adoption

  06-07-2017 11:22 via computerweekly.com
  Transport for London figures for the use of contactless payments on its network add weight to its plans to sell its expertise to other cities
  
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• Manly Ferry to trial credit card tap on technology | News Local - dailytelegraph.com.au

  06-07-2017 10:03 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Manly Ferry to trial credit card tap on technology | News Local
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  MASTERCARD users will be able to tap on and off the Manly Ferry from today under a new trial of contactless technology.and more »
  
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• India, Israel expand cooperation from defense to science, agriculture and technology - CNBC

  06-07-2017 09:17 via cnbc.com
  
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  India, Israel expand cooperation from defense to science, agriculture and technology
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  Defense ties have long underpinned Indian-Israeli relations, but a string of deals signed this week reflected wider cooperation that could benefit Indian companies seeking advanced technologies and could pave the way for Israeli firms to access ...
  Israeli technology to help solve India's water shortageThe Jerusalem Post
  India, Israel Launch Technology Fund To Prepare For Digital AgeNDTVall 2,135 news
  
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• Cloud-based HR delivers for Dexus

  06-07-2017 07:36
  
  Rolling out a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) system has made it easier for managers at Dexus ​to access personnel data while also giving HR staff at the property management company more time to focus on the business’ strategic priorities.
  
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• Flinders University revamps IT leadership

  06-07-2017 05:26
  
  A new chief information officer will take charge of a reshaped Information and Digital Services division at Flinders University as part of significant changes to how professional services are delivered within the organisation.
  
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• NSW schools ‘struggling’ with old equipment, legacy networks and lack of funds

  06-07-2017 04:00
  
  ​Ageing equipment, inadequate wireless networks and poor access to devices is holding back pupils and teachers in New South Wales, according to a report from the state’s audit office.
  
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• Cloud infrastructure, biometric ID could be used by NSW’s iVote system

  06-07-2017 02:27
  
  The New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC) is eyeing potential changes to its iVote platform ahead of the NSW’s 2019 election.
  
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• ATO fixes system issues by turning it off and on again

  06-07-2017 01:37
  
  The Australian Taxation Office yesterday pulled offline its key services, including the myTax system used by individuals to file tax returns electronically, but says the issue not related to “recent hardware issues”.
  
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