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• Microcosm simplifies state management for React apps

  20-07-2017 22:56
  
  Viget Labs tool serves as a central place to track all application data for React, with Preact, Vue, and Glimmer support on the to-do list
  
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• Snap under pressure as Wall Street eyes share lock-up expirations

  20-07-2017 21:13
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A potential flood of newly available Snap shares is weighing on Wall Street's already shaky support for the owner of the Snapchat social media app.
  
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• New technology for Fraser Coast police officers | Fraser Coast ... - Fraser Coast Chronicle

  20-07-2017 21:10 via frasercoastchronicle.com.au
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  New technology for Fraser Coast police officers | Fraser Coast ...
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  Fraser Coast police officers will benefit from the next round of the State Government's rollout of body-worn cameras, set to go ahead this month.and more »
  
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• New technology for Fraser Coast police officers - Fraser Coast Chronicle

  20-07-2017 21:10 via frasercoastchronicle.com.au
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  New technology for Fraser Coast police officers
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  FRASER Coast police officers will benefit from the next round of the State Government's rollout of body-worn cameras, set to go ahead this month. Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders said he was pleased to see the new devices come to the region, ...and more »
  
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• Musk says he gets OK to start work on New York-Washington 'hyperloop'

  20-07-2017 20:53
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday said he had received "verbal" approval to start building a high-speed underground transport system linking New York and Washington that could cut travel time between the cities to about half an hour.
  
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• U.S. Justice Department shuts down dark web bazaar AlphaBay

  20-07-2017 18:24
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had shut down the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, working with international partners to knock offline the site accused of allowing a global trade in drugs, firearms, computer hacking tools and other illicit goods.
  
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• Moscow in talks with U.S. to create cyber security working group: RIA report

  20-07-2017 17:54
  
  MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Moscow and Washington are in talks to create a joint cyber security working group, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Andrey Krutskikh, a special presidential envoy on cyber security.
  
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• Top storage certifications for IT pros

  20-07-2017 17:37
  
  Storage industry certifications that help demonstrate technical competency and boost qualifications for a better job.
  
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• EU court must rule how forgetful Google should be

  20-07-2017 17:37
  
  Just how forgetful must Google be when applying the "right to be forgotten" created by a 2014 European Union court ruling? That's the question the court that made the original decision must now answer, in a case pitting Google against a French privacy watchdog.
  
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• PayPal to partner with JPMorgan

  20-07-2017 16:34
  
  (Reuters) - PayPal Incsaid on Thursday it would partner with JPMorgan Chase & Co , allowing the bank's customers to link their Chase Pay and PayPal accounts.
  
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• Sears to sell Kenmore appliances on Amazon; shares jump

  20-07-2017 15:54
  
  (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp's shares soared 20 percent after the struggling retailer said it would sell its Kenmore home appliances on Amazon.com and integrate the brand's smart gadgets with the online giant's Alexa digital assistant.
  
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• Amid VPN crackdown, China eyes upgrades to Great Firewall

  20-07-2017 15:38
  
  BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese telecoms carrier said it had begun closing virtual private networks (VPNs) and other tools that can bypass the so-called Great Firewall, which state authorities use to filter and block traffic between Chinese and overseas servers.
  
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• Continental to buy 8-10 percent stake in mapping firm HERE: Magazin

  20-07-2017 15:14
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - German car manufacturing supplier Continental is in talks to acquire an 8-10 percent stake in the digital mapping firm HERE which is now controlled by Germany's leading carmakers, Manager Magazin said on Thursday, citing unnamed company sources.
  
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• Data takes to the road - the technology behind the Tour de France

  20-07-2017 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  The world's greatest cycle race is transforming its relationship with fans thanks to internet of things, data analytics and machine learning technologies
  
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• Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school - The Economist

  20-07-2017 14:05 via economist.com
  Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school
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  FOR a ten-year-old, Amartya is a thoughtful chap. One Monday morning at the Khan Lab School (KLS) in Mountain View, California, he explains that his maths is “pretty strong” but he needs to work on his writing. Not to worry, though; Amartya has a plan.and more »
  
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• BlackBerry wins right to sell secure messaging tools to U.S. government

  20-07-2017 13:54
  
  TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltdsaid on Thursday it has won the right to sell tools for encrypting phone calls and text messages to the U.S. federal government, garnering an endorsement from the National Security Agency for the products.
  
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• Maersk applies new IT security systems after malware attack

  20-07-2017 12:42
  
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A.P. Moller-Maersksaid on Thursday its anti-virus software was not effective against a new type of malware that hit the Danish shipping giant last month, but said further protective measures have now been put in place.
  
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• Survey says Python is tops with developers

  20-07-2017 12:00
  
  Packt survey finds Python is the most commonly used tool, while Splunk, Hadoop, and Kafka skills draw the highest pay
  
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• Labor seeks access to NBN’s speed database

  20-07-2017 08:31
  
  Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has filed a freedom of information request seeking access to NBN’s database of estimated theoretical maximum speeds for households.
  
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• Australia's oldest human technology emerges from 65000 hidden years - The Sydney Morning Herald

  20-07-2017 08:23 via smh.com.au
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  Australia's oldest human technology emerges from 65000 hidden years
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  "It was the most beautiful archaeological object I'd ever seen," he says now, two years later, the wonder of it still strong in him. Play Video. Play. Unmute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Loaded: 0%. Progress: 0%. Stream TypeLIVE ...
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• EastLink switches to SICE back office tolling system

  20-07-2017 06:59
  
  The EastLink tollway has upgraded to a new state-of-the-art tolling back office system. The new mission critical IT system was provided by SICE, a global intelligent transport systems provider based out of Madrid, Spain.
  
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• Overcoming the skeptics: Why organisations need to prepare for a digital workforce

  20-07-2017 06:50
  
  2017 has not been the year that robots take over, but it should be the year during which CEOs and CIOs take a closer look at their organisation’s digital labour strategy.
  
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• Keeping secrets from cloud-based quantum computers

  20-07-2017 05:00
  
  Until recently, it was thought to be impossible to maintain private interactions with quantum computers, unless the user had their own quantum network.
  
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• ACCC gears up for court action against ISPs over broadband speeds

  20-07-2017 04:54
  
  The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission expects to launch court action against Internet service providers over broadband speeds before the end of the year.
  
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• How Technology is Changing Shopping Behaviour – Salesforce Report - Power Retail

  20-07-2017 04:47 via powerretail.com.au
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  How Technology is Changing Shopping Behaviour – Salesforce Report
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  A fresh report from Salesforce reveals retailers today have a wealth of data, and customers expect them to use it. Technology is changing the shopping experience and retailers and brands need to respond to omnichannel shopper behaviour. How Technology ...
  
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• OpenDNA To Provide AI Technology To Woolies-owned Endeavour Drinks - B&T

  20-07-2017 04:22 via bandt.com.au
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  OpenDNA To Provide AI Technology To Woolies-owned Endeavour Drinks
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  ASX-listed Aussie tech company OpenDNA has announced it has signed a deal with Endeavour Drinks Group that will see its 'Internet of Me' AI technology used to improve online consumer experiences. Jane Lowe. Posted by Jane Lowe. Endeavour is ...
  
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• 5G an ‘inflection point’ for Australian economy, Fifield says

  20-07-2017 03:32
  
  The arrival of 5G in Australia will represent “an inflection point not just for the telecoms sector but also for the entire Australian economy,” communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield said this morning.
  
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• NCI supercomputing facility names new director

  20-07-2017 02:07
  
  ​World renowned computational chemist and nanomaterials scientist Professor Sean Smith has been named as the next director of the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI).
  
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