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• OpenJDK may tackle Java security gaps with secretive group

  25-08-2017 19:12
  The private group would tackle code vulnerabilities that currently are handled without coordination—or not at all
  
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• Now There's a Nausea Dial for Virtual Reality - MIT Technology Review

  25-08-2017 15:01 via technologyreview.com
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  Now There's a Nausea Dial for Virtual Reality
  MIT Technology Review
  A startup is building a game that will let you adjust the excitement—and queasiness—of your VR experience. by Rachel Metz; August 25, 2017. Some people have no problem flipping and flying in virtual reality; others find this kind of activity ...
  
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• Samsung, Apple target hip pockets as battle for smartphone sales heats up - NEWS.com.au

  25-08-2017 14:00 via news.com.au
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  Samsung, Apple target hip pockets as battle for smartphone sales heats up
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  EXPECT this year's smartphones to take better photos, run more powerful apps, offer faster downloads, and deliver bigger, better screens. But you should also expect to pay significantly more for them, as experts warn the pocket-sized devices are set to ...and more »
  
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• Managing Through Culture: Tom Siebel On The Impact Of Technology For Leaders - Forbes

  25-08-2017 13:36 via forbes.com
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  Managing Through Culture: Tom Siebel On The Impact Of Technology For Leaders
  Forbes
  This is the third and final article in a series capturing an interview I had with Tom Siebel, Chairman and CEO of C3 IoT. Siebel is a veteran in the enterprise software space, and well-known for his success at launching Siebel Systems, an application ...
  
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• Supreme Court verdict debunks view that technology has rendered privacy obsolete - Firstpost

  25-08-2017 12:20 via firstpost.com
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  Supreme Court verdict debunks view that technology has rendered privacy obsolete
  Firstpost
  One of the notions that the Supreme Court's nine judge bench decision in Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) versus Union of India attempts to dispel is that privacy is a 'recent phenomenon'. In the six opinions delivered, Justice Nariman points to the 17th ...
  Technology and the law: SC verdict on right to privacy is a major reliefThe Indian Expressall 1,338 news articles »
  
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• HMRC brings winding-up order against Belfast beer technology business Brewbot - Belfast Telegraph

  25-08-2017 11:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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  HMRC brings winding-up order against Belfast beer technology business Brewbot
  Belfast Telegraph
  ... brings winding-up order against Belfast beer technology business Brewbot. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Belfast beer-making robot technology firm Brewbot looks set to go under after the taxman filed a petition to wind up the company, it can be revealed.
  
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• Technology 'essential' driver of growth - The Adviser

  25-08-2017 11:26 via theadviser.com.au
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  Technology 'essential' driver of growth
  The Adviser
  Brokers and aggregators have called for a greater uptake of technology in the sector, arguing that those who aren't on board “need to be”. Heartland CEO Andrew Ford told The Adviser that as Heartland is a specialist provider of reverse mortgage and ...
  
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• Autonomous lorry platoons to take to UK roads in 2018

  25-08-2017 10:23 via computerweekly.com
  The government is to fund tests of wireless platooning technology on the UK’s roads as truly autonomous vehicles take another step towards reality
  
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• Technology Boost Coming For Air Traffic Controllers - Aviation Week

  25-08-2017 09:57 via aviationweek.com
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  Technology Boost Coming For Air Traffic Controllers
  Aviation Week
  In a Thales advanced technology laboratory in France, engineers are testing a next-generation air traffic controller workstation that will let controllers know if their visual scan needs a tweak. In Ottawa, Ontario, Searidge Technologies engineers are ...and more »
  
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• Reported cases of violence and technology mis-use double in 2016 | Graphs - Central Western Daily

  25-08-2017 09:46 via centralwesterndaily.com.au
  Central Western Daily
  Reported cases of violence and technology mis-use double in 2016 | Graphs
  Central Western Daily
  The number of reported incidents which endangered student and staff safety in Orange schools doubled in 2016. According to the figures released by the Orange Principals Network there were 41 reported incidents which occurred in schools in the area.
  
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• Melinda Gates Writes On How Technology Impacts Her Kids - NDTV

  25-08-2017 08:35 via ndtv.com
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  Melinda Gates Writes On How Technology Impacts Her Kids
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  I spent my career at Microsoft trying to imagine what technology could do, and still I wasn't prepared for smartphones and social media. © 2017 The Washington Post | Published: August 25, 2017 12:05 IST. 2 Shares. EMAIL. PRINT. COMMENTS. When my ...
  Melinda Gates: I spent my career in technology. I wasn't prepared for its effect on my kids.Washington Postall 6 news articles »
  
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• New technology could harness carbon dioxide emissions - The University of Newcastle, Australia

  25-08-2017 07:56 via newcastle.edu.au
  New technology could harness carbon dioxide emissions
  The University of Newcastle, Australia
  Technology developed and now showcased in Australia could use carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as a resource and transform them into building products. MCi CEO Marcus Dawe, NSW Minister for Resources Donald Harwin, UON lead researchers ...
  
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• Smartphone prices set to rise in Apple, Samsung technology r... - NEWS.com.au

  25-08-2017 07:44 via news.com.au
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  Smartphone prices set to rise in Apple, Samsung technology r...
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  EXPECT this year's smartphones to take better photos, run better apps, offer faster downloads, and deliver bigger, clearer screens. But it will come with a cost. Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson in New YorkNews Corp Australia Network. News Corp Australia Network.and more »
  
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• The Myth of the Skills Gap - MIT Technology Review

  25-08-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com
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  The Myth of the Skills Gap
  MIT Technology Review
  The idea that American workers are being left in the dust because they lack technological savvy does not stand up to scrutiny. Our focus should be on coordination and communication between workers and employers. by Andrew Weaver; August 25, 2017.
  
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• Victoria pushes whole-of-government approach for cyber security

  25-08-2017 05:55
  Victoria’s government today unveiled the state’s first cyber security strategy. At the heart of the strategy is a shift to a whole-of-government approach for information security.
  
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• USS McCain Collision: Are We Too Reliant on Technology? - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  25-08-2017 05:52 via wsj.com
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  USS McCain Collision: Are We Too Reliant on Technology?
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  The collision between the USS John S. McCain and a merchant vessel near Singapore was fourth such incident involving U.S. Navy surface vessels in a year. Why do they keep having accidents despite being equipped with some of the most advanced ...and more »
  
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• Embracing shadow IT through multi-cloud

  25-08-2017 04:51
  Shadow IT is often thought of as the IT underbelly
  
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• Why the cloud isn't Colditz

  25-08-2017 04:44
  Recently I saw a business owner ask on LinkedIn: "All my stuff is in the cloud. Why do I need to worry about security?"
  
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• Medibank sees benefits from policy system overhaul

  25-08-2017 03:48
  Medibank’s investment in a new core policy management system, dubbed DelPHI, is starting to pay off, the health insurer said today.
  
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• Medibank see benefits from policy system overhaul

  25-08-2017 03:48
  Medibank’s investment in a new core policy management system, dubbed DelPHI, is starting to pay off, the health insurer said today.
  
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• Virtual reality technology will feature at this year's Deakin University Burwood Campus open day - Herald Sun

  25-08-2017 03:32 via heraldsun.com.au
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  Virtual reality technology will feature at this year's Deakin University Burwood Campus open day
  Herald Sun
  THERE'S a robot on the rampage but only Deakin students can stop it from destroying everything. Prospective university students can try and stop the virtual reality robot named Pixel this Sunday at the Deakin University Burwood Campus Open Day. Using a ...
  
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• CDC breaks ground on new data centre

  25-08-2017 03:18
  Canberra Data Centres (CDC) has started construction on a 20MW data centre in Fyshwick, Canberra.
  
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• Surf Coast councillors say NBN decision based on technology, not Liberal MP Sarah Henderson - Geelong Advertiser

  25-08-2017 01:56 via geelongadvertiser.com.au
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  Surf Coast councillors say NBN decision based on technology, not Liberal MP Sarah Henderson
  Geelong Advertiser
  THE community group leader at the centre of a tug of war between Liberal MP Sarah Henderson and former Labor candidate Libby Coker has spoken out after an email leak. Committee for Equitable Telecommunications Access in Bellbrae chairman Geoff ...
  
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• Can autonomous killer robots be stopped?

  25-08-2017 01:55
  Earlier this week robotics and artificial intelligence experts signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to help prevent the “third revolution in warfare”: lethal autonomous weapons.
  
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• Search on for clean technology energy resources projects - RenewEconomy

  25-08-2017 01:20 via reneweconomy.com.au
  RenewEconomy
  Search on for clean technology energy resources projects
  RenewEconomy
  NERA (National Energy Resources Australia) is working with Australian CleanTech to find the country's best demonstration projects on clean technology solutions that integrate with and improve efficiency and competitiveness for the energy resources sector.
  
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• Bureau of Meteorology CIO lured to Digital Transformation Agency

  25-08-2017 01:10
  The Bureau of Meteorology’s IT chief, Lesley Seebeck, will join the federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency as its chief investment and advisory officer.
  
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• Smart Employee Benefits, a SaaS technology company poised for major growth - InvestorIntel

  25-08-2017 00:42 via investorintel.com
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  Smart Employee Benefits, a SaaS technology company poised for major growth
  InvestorIntel
  Every now and again, I stumble across a company with unbelievable growth potential which the market has almost completely ignored. Investor blindness is a common affliction, and is usually caused by some combination of choice paralysis and ...
  
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