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• Self-driving car technology firm Oryx Vision raises $50 million

  08-08-2017 15:16
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Oryx Vision, which is developing object sensors for self-driving cars, said on Tuesday it raised $50 million in a second funding round led by Third Point Ventures and Walden Riverwood Ventures (WRV).
  
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• Exclusive: Toshiba auditor to split opinion on finances, governance - sources

  08-08-2017 15:03
  TOKYO (Reuters) - The auditor for Toshiba Corpis likely to sign off on the conglomerate's annual results while giving a thumbs down onthe group's corporate governance during a series of crises, people with direct knowledge of the discussions said on Tuesday.
  
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• Dutch students grow their own biodegradable car

  08-08-2017 14:57
  EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - What's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car, whose inventors say could be the next step in environmentally friendly motoring.
  
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• Autonomous cars race narrows on doubts about clear path to profit

  08-08-2017 14:26
  FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - BMW and Daimler, the world's top luxury carmakers, have announced alliances with suppliers, talking up the virtues of having a bigger pool of engineers to develop a self-driving car.
  
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• National wireless network alternative to fixed broadband for Ireland

  08-08-2017 13:51 via computerweekly.com
  Huawei and CSP Imagine Communications plan to build a countrywide wireless broadband network across Ireland
  
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• Three Hungarian banks targeted by phishing attempts: central bank

  08-08-2017 13:26
  BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Three major banks in Hungary have experienced a series of targeted phishing attempts in recent months, the central bank said on Tuesday, without naming the lenders involved.
  
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• Let them play: kids glued to phones could save UK, ex-spy chief says

  08-08-2017 13:22
  LONDON (Reuters) - Parents who think they are being responsible by limiting their children's time online should think again: they could be putting their kids and Britain's security at a disadvantage, according to a former British spy chief.
  
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• New-age scarecrow technology trialled in Lockyer Valley - Courier Mail

  08-08-2017 13:01 via couriermail.com.au
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  New-age scarecrow technology trialled in Lockyer Valley
  Courier Mail
  A NEW-age scarecrow is being trialled in Queensland's Lockyer Valley in a bid to fix Australia's billion-dollar pest problem. Brisbane-based CSIRO researchers are developing new “smart scarecrow” technology which can identify a species of pest and use ...and more »
  
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• Online retailer ASOS to open second U.S. distribution center

  08-08-2017 12:16
  LONDON (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer ASOS is spending $40 million on a second U.S. distribution center to support strong sales growth in what it hopes will become a major market.
  
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• Is your network ready for the Internet of Things?

  08-08-2017 12:00
  Without network support, businesses may not be able to reap all the benefits of the data IoT generates.
  
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• IBM speeds deep learning by using multiple servers

  08-08-2017 12:00
  IBM's Distributed Deep Learning spreads model training across any number of hardware nodes—as long as they’re IBM nodes
  
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• How Google’s Go language could be improved

  08-08-2017 12:00
  Go contributors find common ground on improvements in language server, crypto code, compilation, and garbage collection
  
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• China ride-hailing firm DiDi backs Uber rival Careem

  08-08-2017 11:05
  DUBAI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DiDi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing firm, has invested in Middle East online taxi service Careem in a new partnership deal that marks Didi's latest international expansion against rival Uber.
  
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• Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo

  08-08-2017 09:59
  (Reuters) - Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the center of an uproar in Silicon Valley over the past week after he authored an internal memo asserting there are biological causes behind gender inequality in the tech industry.
  
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• Mazda announces breakthrough in long-coveted engine technology - Reuters

  08-08-2017 09:52 via reuters.com
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  Mazda announces breakthrough in long-coveted engine technology
  Reuters
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp unveiled plans for the world's first commercial gasoline engine using compression ignition, placing traditional engines at the center of its strategy days after saying it would develop electric cars with Toyota Motor ...and more »
  
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• NSW government closemouthed on GovDC migration

  08-08-2017 07:26
  The New South Wales government says it has made savings in a number of areas from its data centre consolidation program, but the department overseeing the process won’t say whether it’s been completed — and if not, when it is likely to be.
  
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• Google reportedly fires author of anti-diversity memo - The Guardian

  08-08-2017 06:56 via theguardian.com
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  Google reportedly fires author of anti-diversity memo
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  Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said the claims in the memo were 'contrary to our basic values'. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images. Google. Google reportedly fires author of anti-diversity memo. CEO Sundar Pichai says internal document that criticised ...
  Google fires employee who wrote memo about women in technology jobsThe Boston Globe
  Google fires defender of tech gender gap — US mediaInquirer.net
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• Sintex Plastics Technology jumps 5% over its listing price of Rs 130 - Economic Times

  08-08-2017 06:39 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  Economic Times
  Sintex Plastics Technology jumps 5% over its listing price of Rs 130
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Sintex Plastics Technology on Tuesday jumped 5 per cent in Tuesday's trade over its listing price of Rs 130 on BSE. The scrip rose 5 per cent to hit a high of Rs 136.50 on the exchange. The equity shares of Sintex Plastics Technology is ...
  Sintex Plastics Technology shares fall 5% after debut at Rs 130Times of India
  Sintex Plastics Technology shares fall 5% after a strong debut at Rs 1
  
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• We trust strangers more than our colleagues, if technology makes the introduction - The Sydney Morning Herald

  08-08-2017 06:19 via smh.com.au
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  We trust strangers more than our colleagues, if technology makes the introduction
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  It's a charming documentary about people who breed chickens and show them at agricultural fairs. There's plenty in it about chickens, but it's really a movie about people and their passions. SHARE; Share on Facebook SHARE; Share on Twitter TWEET; Link.and more »
  
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• NSW’s Data Analytics Centre helps deliver fire safety boost

  08-08-2017 06:09
  New South Wales’ Data Analytics Centre has helped identify buildings in the state that could be at risk from unsafe cladding.
  
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• How Australia could be the perfect media technology test bed - MuMbrella

  08-08-2017 05:44 via mumbrella.com.au
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  How Australia could be the perfect media technology test bed
  MuMbrella
  Has Australia reached the perfect scale to be a test bed for media agency innovation? Simon Canning looks at how some companies are trialling world first concepts in market open to innovation. August 8, 2017 1:22. by Simon Canning. 0. The launch of a ...
  
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• More than 120 domains on Foxtel’s anti-piracy hit list

  08-08-2017 05:32
  Foxtel latest push to stop online copyright infringement seeks to have major Australian ISPs block more than 120 domains that it says are linked to movie and TV piracy.
  
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• Keeping up with technology - The Sun Daily

  08-08-2017 03:54 via thesundaily.my
  The Sun Daily
  Keeping up with technology
  The Sun Daily
  TECHNOLOGY has become an integral part of our lives in the last decade thanks to the booming technology sector's contribution in the rapid development of new technology. Some lament that the information technology (IT) industry has become ...
  
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• The Technology One Limited share price has fallen 15% - Motley Fool Australia

  08-08-2017 02:54 via fool.com.au
  The Technology One Limited share price has fallen 15%
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  The Technology One Limited (ASX: TNE) share price has risen 0.2% today to $5.24, in line with the gains recorded by the S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) so far on Tuesday. Technology One is an enterprise software company, servicing government ...and more »
  
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• CUA, Queensland Police sign up for Australia Post’s Digital iD

  08-08-2017 01:29
  Credit union CUA and the Queensland Police Service are among the first organisations to sign up to Australia Post’s Digital iD service.
  
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• Victim of 9/11 identified after 16 years using new DNA technology - The Independent

  08-08-2017 00:04 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent
  Victim of 9/11 identified after 16 years using new DNA technology
  The Independent
  New DNA technology has made it possible for another victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be identified nearly 16 years on. The victim, a male whose name is being withheld at the request of his family, is the 1,641st person to be identified in the ...
  A victim of 9/11 has been identified after 16 years using new DNA technologyBusiness Insider
  New technology helps medical examiners identify remain
  
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