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• "Technology should look like something in your grandmother's room" says Oki Sato - Dezeen

  07-08-2017 23:30 via dezeen.com
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  "Technology should look like something in your grandmother's room" says Oki Sato
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  Designers should rethink the high-tech look of gadgets according to Nendo founder Oki Sato, who has also called most of today's smart devices "useless". The prolific Japanese-Canadian designer said that contemporary gadgets were designed to "look like ...
  
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• New technology explores sweat analysis as alternative to blood monitoring - MobiHealthNews

  07-08-2017 23:26 via mobihealthnews.com
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  New technology explores sweat analysis as alternative to blood monitoring
  MobiHealthNews
  One problem with sensors that derive information from sweat is that the patient being tested has to actually sweat. Oftentimes this entails exertion or room temperatures that run the gamut from impractical to unsafe. But thanks to Eccrine Systems Inc ...and more »
  
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• Netflix buys comics publisher Millarworld to feed films and TV

  07-08-2017 22:46
  (Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Monday said it has bought comics publisher Millarworld, bringing on board renowned comic book writer Mark Millar and a host of character franchises it can mine for TV shows and movies.
  
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• The 5 Smartest Companies Analyzing Your DNA - MIT Technology Review

  07-08-2017 21:30 via technologyreview.com
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  The 5 Smartest Companies Analyzing Your DNA
  MIT Technology Review
  As gene sequencing technology gets faster and cheaper, companies are finding more ways to commercialize DNA, from offering disease-specific genetic tests and whole-genome sequencing to portable sequencers that allow you analyze genetic data ...and more »
  
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• JPMorgan backing technology to transform trading desks - South China Morning Post

  07-08-2017 17:21 via scmp.com
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  JPMorgan backing technology to transform trading desks
  South China Morning Post
  As trading revenues plunge at bulge bracket investment banks, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is putting its faith in technology to drive growth. SCMP Today: HK Edition. Get updates direct to your inbox. E-mail *. By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy ...
  
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• Domestic violence offenders using spy technology to keep tabs on victims - Gold Coast Bulletin

  07-08-2017 16:07 via goldcoastbulletin.com.au
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  Domestic violence offenders using spy technology to keep tabs on victims
  Gold Coast Bulletin
  DOMESTIC violence offenders are using spy technology and putting tracking devices in prams, bags and cars to stalk their victims. Police from the Gold Coast Domestic and Family Violence Taskforce have given an insight into the lengths perpetrators are ...
  
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• New technology set to transform real estate - The West Australian

  07-08-2017 15:05 via thewest.com.au
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  New technology set to transform real estate
  The West Australian
  An online tool that has been touted as the biggest shake-up of the real estate industry this century has launched in Perth. The app is the first-of-its-kind in the world that takes pre-contracted buyers through a completely transparent sales process ...
  
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• Android vs iOS: Which is more secure?

  07-08-2017 12:09
  While all mobile devices have inherent security risks, Android has more vulnerabilities because of its inherent open-source nature, the slow pace with which users update the OS and a lack of proper app vetting.
  
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• The Dark Web, Cyber Security and Empowering Women in ... - CSO - CSO Australia

  07-08-2017 08:19 via cso.com.au
  The Dark Web, Cyber Security and Empowering Women in ... - CSO
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  Canberra, ACT (7th August 2017) — The latest business technology opportunities and challenges, including the dark web, empowering women in technology ...and more »
  
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• Payment processing error hits Woolworths customers

  07-08-2017 07:44
  A number of Woolworths customers have been stung by a payment glitch that has seen them re-charged for purchases made in March.
  
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• TAL looks for opportunities to boost women in tech

  07-08-2017 07:24
  Australia’s largest life insurer, TAL, is working to boost the ranks of women in IT both within the organisation and in the tech sector more generally.
  
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• A New Way to Reproduce - MIT Technology Review

  07-08-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com
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  A New Way to Reproduce
  MIT Technology Review
  Scientists are trying to manufacture eggs and sperm in the laboratory. Will it end reproduction as we know it? by Antonio Regalado; August 7, 2017. 2. Let's call him B.D., because that's what his wife does on her infertility blog, Shooting Blanks ...
  
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• Privacy commissioner commends Blood Service for handling of data breach

  07-08-2017 04:51
  A data breach that involved a backup of a prospetive donor database maintained by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service being placed on a public web server was the result of a “one-off human error,” according to a report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
  
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• WA grain handler in blockchain pilot

  07-08-2017 04:27
  Western Australia’s CBH Group — which is owned by around 4200 WA grain growers — has partnered with startup AgriDigital for a pilot that will test the potential of blockchain to offer an efficiency boost for grains handling.
  
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• Technology drives the need to rethink sex work industry regulations - The Conversation AU

  07-08-2017 03:29 via theconversation.com
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  Technology drives the need to rethink sex work industry regulations
  The Conversation AU
  Technology has provided both sex workers and their clients greater mobility and anonymity, opening sex work up to new markets. Shutterstock ...and more »
  
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• ARN Launches Personalised Radio Advertising Technology - B&T - B&T

  07-08-2017 03:00 via bandt.com.au
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  ARN Launches Personalised Radio Advertising Technology - B&T
  B&T
  Australian Radio Network (ARN) has announced the launch of AdsWizz technology across its digital music, live radio streaming and entertainment platform, ...and more »
  
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• Commonwealth Bank blames ‘coding error’ in money laundering case

  07-08-2017 02:47
  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has blamed a “coding error” for a failure to report suspicious transactions involving its Intelligent Deposit Machines (IDMs).
  
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• Western Australian grain handler to try out blockchain technology for grain sales - ABC Online

  07-08-2017 02:38 via abc.net.au
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  Western Australian grain handler to try out blockchain technology for grain sales
  ABC Online
  Blue Lake Milling in South Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CBH group. (CBH Group.) Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on WhatsApp; Print; Mail; Other share options. Reddit · Tumblr · LinkedIn · Google+ · Digg ...and more »
  
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• Western Australian grain handler to try out blockchain technology for ... - ABC Online

  07-08-2017 02:38 via abc.net.au
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  Western Australian grain handler to try out blockchain technology for ...
  ABC Online
  West Australian Grain handler the CBH Group is investigating the potential of using blockchain technology to sell grain.and more »
  
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• Digital health record custodian establishes cyber security centre

  07-08-2017 01:50
  The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has revealed it has established a cyber security centre to help safeguard the My Health Record system.
  
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