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• U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks

  07-07-2017 23:37
  
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant, saying the attacks have not impacted electricity generation or the grid.
  
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• Legal roadblock may force technology downgrade for all-new Audi A8 - Motoring

  07-07-2017 23:19 via motoring.com.au
  
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  Legal roadblock may force technology downgrade for all-new Audi A8
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  The all-new Audi A8 will be revealed on July 11, at a glitzy event in Barcelona, but when it arrives in Australia next year, 2018 several headline features may be missing. We know the fourth-generation Audi A8 will offer a foot massager for rear seat ...
  
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• Waymo must disclose details of Lyft car deal to Uber: ruling

  07-07-2017 23:00
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo must disclose documents to attorneys representing Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] about Waymo's partnership with Lyft Inc, saying the information could be important in Waymo's lawsuit accusing Uber of stealing some of its trade secrets.
  
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• Apple challenges Imagination Technologies' disclosure timing

  07-07-2017 22:20
  
  (Reuters) - Apple Incon Friday disputed the timeline of events leading up the disclosure by Imagination Technologies Group Plcthat Apple plans to drop the graphics chip supplier, a loss of the UK company's largest customer that sent shares plummeting.
  
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• Pest-control IoT: Tough on rats

  07-07-2017 22:18
  
  Swedish pest control company Anticimex is using IoT to trap rats more efficiently.
  
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• Tesla third-quarter deliveries to include 3,500 vehicles in transit

  07-07-2017 21:42
  
  (Reuters) - Tesla Incsaid current-quarter deliveries would include about 3,500 vehicles that were in transit to customers at the end of the second quarter, on a day the electric-car maker's first Model 3 rolls off the assembly line.
  
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• Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology - ABC Online

  07-07-2017 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
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  Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology
  ABC Online
  The deafening din is the same as any sawmill, but the timber rolling off the conveyor belt is far from conventional. It has been radially sawn, a milling technique that delivers some enormous advantages over existing methods. "Basically we cut up ...
  
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• High-def camera maker Red announces 3D smartphone

  07-07-2017 20:56
  
  Red, a maker of high-def cameras used for filming blockbuster films, has created a smartphone with a 3D display and the ability to take holographic images.
  
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• Campaigners ask US court to reveal extent of spying by Five Eyes Alliance

  07-07-2017 18:25
  
  Privacy International asks court to compel the U.S. government to reveal the extent of its eavesdropping activities, and the legal basis for them.
  
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• Campaigners ask court to reveal extent of spying by Five Eyes Alliance

  07-07-2017 18:25
  
  After the "Five Eyes" eavesdropping alliance called on internet companies to help it spy on the world's citizens, civil liberties groups told the five countries to keep their hands off encryption -- and one group has filed suit in a U.S. court to find out what the eavesdroppers are listening to.
  
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• Govia Thameslink rail operator picks Worldline for mobile ticketing

  07-07-2017 18:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Rail operator Govia Thameslink sets out to replace its desktop ticket issuing service with a Worldline mobile solution
  
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• Amazon cornered Whole Foods into not seeking more bids, filing shows

  07-07-2017 17:59
  
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inctold Whole Foods Market Incit would not engage in a sale process for the U.S. grocer that involved other bidders, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, shedding new light on the $13.7 billion acquisition.
  
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• Germany says cyber threat greater than expected, more firms affected

  07-07-2017 17:49
  
  HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's BSI federal cyber agency said on Friday that the threat posed to German firms by recent cyber attacks launched via a Ukrainian auditing software was greater than expected, and some German firms had seen production halted for over a week.
  
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• Facebook meets Pakistan government after blasphemy death sentence

  07-07-2017 17:47
  
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A senior Facebook official met with Pakistan's interior minister on Friday to discuss a demand the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked.
  
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• Symonston technology park's biggest site, Eastedge, refurbished and for lease - Domain News

  07-07-2017 15:37 via domain.com.au
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  Symonston technology park's biggest site, Eastedge, refurbished and for lease
  Domain News
  Canberra's technology park at Symonston is set for a boost with the refurbishment and lease of the biggest individual site in this quiet eastern suburb. The Evri Group, which bought the 3.2-hectare site about a year ago, has supervised a substantial ...
  
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• Apple Expands Bet on Cutting Edge Privacy Technology - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  07-07-2017 13:00 via wsj.com
  
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  Apple Expands Bet on Cutting Edge Privacy Technology
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  Last year, Apple Inc. kicked off a massive experiment with new privacy technology aimed at solving an increasingly thorny problem: how to build products that understand users without snooping on their activities. Its answer is differential privacy, a ...and more »
  
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• The Gaping, Dangerous Hole in the Trump Administration - MIT Technology Review

  07-07-2017 12:01 via technologyreview.com
  
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  The Gaping, Dangerous Hole in the Trump Administration
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  Without science and technology advisors in the White House, President Trump could struggle to respond to crises. by Mike Orcutt; July 7, 2017. It is beginning to look like President Donald Trump is willing to govern without any in-house science ...
  
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• Europe takes measured approach to 5G, driven by ROI concerns

  07-07-2017 11:11 via computerweekly.com
  
  European operators may be more concerned with getting the maximum value for money from their 3G and 4G networks than rushing to roll out 5G
  
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• 3-D technology reaches new milestone - Prothom Alo (English)

  07-07-2017 10:48 via en.prothom-alo.com
  
  3-D technology reaches new milestone
  Prothom Alo (English)
  At a time when computer chips' ability to process a glut of data is slowing, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a three dimensional (3-D) chip to tackle the situation. Computers today comprise a chip for computing and another ...and more »
  
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• How IBM Watson is using AI technology in the health field - Business Insider

  07-07-2017 06:25 via businessinsider.com
  
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  How IBM Watson is using AI technology in the health field
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  BI Ignition D3 Lg 0566 David Kenny, the general manager of IBM's Watson division, at Business Insider IGNITION 2016. Business Insider. Artificial-intelligence technology is all around us, in the form of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and more.
  
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• Tim Harford: what we get wrong about technology - Financial Times

  07-07-2017 06:03 via ft.com
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  Tim Harford: what we get wrong about technology
  Financial Times
  Blade Runner (1982) is a magnificent film, but there's something odd about it. The heroine, Rachael, seems to be a beautiful young woman. In reality, she's a piece of technology — an organic robot designed by the Tyrell Corporation. She has a lifelike ...
  
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• Tesla to build 100-megawatt battery for South Australia in 100 days

  07-07-2017 05:36
  
  Tesla will build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery to provide stability and backup for South Australia’s power grid.
  
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• Technology assisting pensioners with investment decisions - Smart Property Investment

  07-07-2017 05:34 via smartpropertyinvestment.com.au
  
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  Technology assisting pensioners with investment decisions
  Smart Property Investment
  Technology is always changing, and if investors don't keep up with the latest changes, they could be left behind. However, one business is helping investors past those changes. With many different ways to go about investing and securing finances for ...
  
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• Transport for NSW trials contactless payments on Manly ferries

  07-07-2017 04:53
  
  A contactless payments trial is underway for travellers taking the ferry between Manly and Circular Quay.
  
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• This Australian video technology startup is ramping up its global ... - Business Insider Australia

  07-07-2017 04:20 via businessinsider.com.au
  
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  This Australian video technology startup is ramping up its global ...
  Business Insider Australia
  The expansion plans, expected to be complete by January 2018, comes off the back of its launch of two new offices, Melbourne and Singapore this year. “We are ...and more »
  
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• New cardiac technology means pacemaker and coronary stenting ... - dailytelegraph.com.au

  07-07-2017 04:13 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  New cardiac technology means pacemaker and coronary stenting ...
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  PEOPLE needing a pacemaker or coronary stenting will be able to have their procedure at Campbelltown Hospital from as soon as next month or September ...and more »
  
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• Fork-free Red Belly Blockchain cuts double spend danger

  07-07-2017 03:28
  
  A new blockchain system developed by researchers at the University of Sydney may help cure the scale and speed issues that affect the technology.
  
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• Transforming government services through big data

  07-07-2017 03:14
  
  Big data analytics have transformed the way businesses identify trends, challenges and opportunities. As businesses transform digitally using these digital technologies, government departments face the pressure of following suit.
  
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• ‘No evidence’ WannaCry infection affected integrity of Vic traffic fines

  07-07-2017 02:47
  
  An interim report by Victoria’s Road Safety Camera Commissioner has found that there is “no evidence” that an outbreak of WannaCry ransomware infections in Victorian speed and red-light cameras compromised traffic infringement data.
  
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• Qualcomm accuses Apple of infringing six patents in iPhone, iPad

  07-07-2017 00:52
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Incwill ask the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar Apple Incfrom selling some iPhones and iPads in the United States that use chips made by competitor Intel Corpon the grounds that the devices infringe on six Qualcomm patents.
  
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• Mondelez second-quarter revenue growth hit by global cyber attack

  07-07-2017 00:41
  
  (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc MDLZ.O, the world's second-largest confectionary company, said its second-quarter revenue growth would be reduced by 3 percent due to the recent global cyber attack, sending its shares down slightly in extended trading.
  
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• U.S. judge allows Twitter lawsuit over surveillance to move forward

  07-07-2017 00:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that Twitter Inccould move forward with a lawsuit that aims to free technology companies to speak more openly about surveillance requests they receive from the U.S. government.
  
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