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• Republicans want tech input on U.S. net neutrality legislation

  31-07-2017 23:56
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Monday asked for input from Google parent Alphabet Inc , Facebook Inc , Comcast Corp , Amazon.com Incand other major companies on a proposed rewrite of rules governing consumer internet access, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
  
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• Snap ends down slightly in brisk trade on lockup expiry

  31-07-2017 23:38
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Snap Inc , owner of the Snapchat messaging app, had their busiest trading day in two and a half months in a volatile session on Monday, as early investors could sell their shares for the first time since its March market debut.
  
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• Australian cloud provider Joviam takes on US market

  31-07-2017 22:30
  Australian infrastructure as a service provider Joviam is taking on the US market, with the cloud computing company switching on hardware in Equinix’s SV2 Silicon Valley data centre.
  
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• Music streaming company Spotify has 60 million paying subscribers

  31-07-2017 22:04
  (Reuters) - Spotify now has 60 million paying subscribers, adding 10 million subscribers in less than five months, a spokeswoman for the music streaming company said on Monday.
  
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• HBO says data hacked, media says 'Game of Thrones' targeted

  31-07-2017 20:07
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones."
  
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• India's Snapdeal calls off sale to Flipkart in setback for SoftBank

  31-07-2017 20:06
  MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Snapdeal said it had decided to remain independent and was ending all talks regarding a sale, bringing the curtain down on months of discussions around a possible acquisition of the e-commerce firm by bigger rival Flipkart.
  
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• Lyft appoints former Obama adviser to board

  31-07-2017 18:17
  (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc said on Monday it appointed Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former President Barack Obama, to its board.
  
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• Charter surges as Japan's SoftBank considers bid

  31-07-2017 18:08
  (Reuters) - Charter Communications Inc'sshares surged to a record high on Monday after a source said Japan's SoftBank Group Corpwas considering an acquisition offer, even as Charter has shot down the possibility of it being the acquirer in any merger with SoftBank's U.S. wireless carrier, Sprint Corp .
  
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• Snap's shares pare losses in brisk trading as lockup ends

  31-07-2017 17:51
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Snap Inc , owner of the Snapchat messaging app, clawed back much of its earlier losses in volatile trading on Monday, after dropping to a new low as the expiration of a share lockup allowed early investors to sell.
  
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• FireEye researcher hacked; firm says no evidence its systems hit

  31-07-2017 17:10
  SINGAPORE/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Cyber security firm FireEyesaid on Monday one of its researchers based in Israel had several of his online accounts hacked by unknown attackers, but added the breach did not appear to involve any company systems.
  
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• British interior minister to push Silicon Valley on countering militants

  31-07-2017 16:36
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's interior minister travels to Silicon Valley this week to ask social media companies such as YouTube to step up efforts to counter or remove content that incites militants, a source with knowledge of the visit said.
  
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• Apple fails to end lawsuit claiming it 'broke' FaceTime

  31-07-2017 16:26
  (Reuters) - Apple Inchas failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it disabled the popular FaceTime video conferencing feature on older iPhones to force users to upgrade.
  
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• Panasonic first quarter profit up 17 percent; expects profit from Tesla's Model 3 batteries by year-end

  31-07-2017 10:46
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp on Monday reported a 16.9 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, mostly in line with analyst estimates, as a shift to advanced automotive parts starts to reward the electronics giant.
  
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• Do you find solving problems using technology motivating? #TalkTechToHer - YourStory.com

  31-07-2017 07:56 via yourstory.com
  Do you find solving problems using technology motivating? #TalkTechToHer
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  ThoughtWorks challenges passionate technologists with interesting business problems. Here, equal opportunity ensures that every employee works with cutting edge tech and builds solutions that reap high impact results. In recognition of the diverse ...
  
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• These New Devices Promise to Fight Pain Without Opioids - MIT Technology Review

  31-07-2017 06:00 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  These New Devices Promise to Fight Pain Without Opioids
  MIT Technology Review
  Terri Bryant was working at a cheese factory in 2000 when she injured the delicate, rubbery discs between her spinal bones. That was the start of her chronic pain. Two years later, she had back surgery and started regularly taking fentanyl, a powerful ...
  
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• NBN CEO unloads at ‘land grab’ price war by ISPs

  31-07-2017 05:40
  NBN CEO Bill Morrow has cited a “land grab” by retail service providers (RSPs) as a key factor in poor end user experience on the National Broadband Network.
  
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• Technology to detect disease in human breath could be coming to your smartphone - ABC Online

  31-07-2017 04:17 via abc.net.au
  ABC Online
  Technology to detect disease in human breath could be coming to your smartphone
  ABC Online
  That's the idea behind a new kind of breathalyser — one that would be much smaller and more sensitive than those used by police on the side of the road. Noushin Nasiri, a material engineer at the University of Technology Sydney, is trying to develop ...
  
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• eHealth records coming to emergency departments in NSW, Queensland

  31-07-2017 03:35
  The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) is preparing to launch a pilot involving the use of the federal eHealth record system — My Health Record — in hospital emergency departments.
  
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• Brisbane council demands $50 million from TechnologyOne

  31-07-2017 02:45
  Brisbane City Council has served TechnologyOne with what the company described as an “ambit claim” for loss damages in excess of $50 million.
  
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