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• Trump Administration to Begin Probe of Alleged Chinese Technology Theft - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  12-08-2017 20:30 via wsj.com
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  Trump Administration to Begin Probe of Alleged Chinese Technology Theft
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  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced plans Saturday to pressure China over alleged intellectual property theft, adding the threat of trade retaliation to an ongoing campaign seeking greater cooperation from Beijing in the North Korean ...and more »
  
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• Perth teenage technology addicts are failing their first-job test outside of school - Perth Now

  12-08-2017 18:03 via perthnow.com.au
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  Perth teenage technology addicts are failing their first-job test outside of school
  Perth Now
  TEENAGERS are increasingly are under-prepared for the workforce, with many struggling to even secure part-time jobs, often the first step in transitioning from school to the job market. Tory Vidler, high school teacher and founder of coaching and ...
  
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• Merkel rounds on German auto executives in opening election rally

  12-08-2017 17:01
  DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off her re-election campaign on Saturday with a stinging attack on German auto executives, pressing them to innovate to secure jobs, and win back trust lost by a diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• Hotels to benefit from technology that can spruik their services - Courier Mail

  12-08-2017 07:16 via couriermail.com.au
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  Hotels to benefit from technology that can spruik their services
  Courier Mail
  A BRISBANE technology company has made inroads into the vast global hotel market, creating a system which gives hoteliers a modern way to spruik their services. Lifestylepanel has developed a TV-based system which is billed as replacing traditional ...
  
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• Editorial: Technology changing our attitudes to sex - Bendigo Advertiser

  12-08-2017 02:58 via bendigoadvertiser.com.au
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  Editorial: Technology changing our attitudes to sex
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  THE announcement this week that a program to treat youths who have displayed sexually abusive behaviour has received a significant funding boost is most welcome. Loddon Campaspe's Centre Against Sexual Assault has been inundated with participants ...
  
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• Uber, beset by scandal, faces battle over 'destructive' lawsuit

  12-08-2017 02:41
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ride-services company Uber is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after investor Benchmark Capital filed a lawsuit against the company's ousted chief executive, Travis Kalanick, dealing another blow to the firm as it struggles to recover from a series of scandals and hire a new leader.
  
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• Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement

  12-08-2017 02:03
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond investors on Friday gave a $1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc'sbalance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker's first foray into the U.S. junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have raced to lock in relatively higher returns.
  
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• HBO offered $250,000 to hackers in bid to delay data release

  12-08-2017 01:58
  (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc'sHBO network last month offered $250,000 to cyber criminals who hacked into its computer system, asking them to extend a deadline for paying a much larger ransom, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.
  
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• Southern Downs 'second-class citizens' in technology - Warwick Daily News

  12-08-2017 01:19 via warwickdailynews.com.au
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  Southern Downs 'second-class citizens' in technology
  Warwick Daily News
  GREAT WORRY: Brett Bender is concerned he and fellow Allora residents are being put at serious risk by unreliable phone service. Sophie Lester. Popular Stories. Driver killed in Cunningham Hwy crash · 'Exploding transformer' shuts down Caltex · Chevy's ...
  
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• Netflix discussing keeping Disney's Marvel, 'Star Wars' films

  12-08-2017 00:23
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc is in "active discussions" with Walt Disney Co about keeping Marvel and "Star Wars" films after 2019, when new Disney and Pixar movies will stop appearing on the streaming service, a senior executive said late on Thursday.
  
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