Technology news

• The Microsoft-Amazon deal leaves Cortana speakers with one advantage: Skype

  30-08-2017 21:38
  Putting Cortana on Amazon devices, and Alexa on Windows PCs, would seem to doom Harman Kardon's Cortana-powered smart speaker. But Skype may be the secret sauce that saves it.
  
  Read more

• Microsoft linker tool shrinks .Net applications

  30-08-2017 21:32
  The .Net IL Linker reduces the footprint of .Net apps by discarding unused libraries and references, although it's still in the preview stages
  
  Read more

• Drone technology being developed in Brisbane to help bring relief for millions of allergy sufferers - Courier Mail

  30-08-2017 12:01 via couriermail.com.au
  Courier Mail
  Drone technology being developed in Brisbane to help bring relief for millions of allergy sufferers
  Courier Mail
  DRONE technology is being developed in Brisbane to help bring relief to millions of allergy sufferers. Associate Professor Felipe Gonzalez and a team from Queensland University of Technology has designed and tested a “flying spore/pollen trap'' which ...and more »
  
  Read more

• 3 projects lighting a fire under machine learning

  30-08-2017 12:00
  PyTorch, MXNet, and upstart Java-centric Smile bring greater speed and ease to model training and deployment
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Challenger bank Fidor reaches 200,000 customers

  30-08-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Fintech trailblazer Fidor now has more than 200,000 people using its banking services, but its CEO believes the fintech environment is getting tougher
  
  Read more

• Uber officially welcomes as CEO Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi

  30-08-2017 08:14
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] officially welcomed its new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who has led online travel business Expedia Inc for 12 years, in a note sent to employees of the world's biggest ride-services company late on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Assume self-driving cars are a hacker's dream? Think again - The Guardian

  30-08-2017 08:01 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian
  Assume self-driving cars are a hacker's dream? Think again
  The Guardian
  What a self-driving car's camera sees when it looks at a car with an advert on the back. Photograph: Cognata. Self-driving cars. Assume self-driving cars are a hacker's dream? Think again. Autonomous vehicles have long been seen as a major security ...
  
  Read more

• American Legion Baseball umpires introduce video technology - MontanaSports

  30-08-2017 07:49 via montanasports.com
  MontanaSports
  American Legion Baseball umpires introduce video technology
  MontanaSports
  BOZEMAN – Even though the baseball season is over, American Legion is not taking time off. At the tail end of this season, the organization introduced a brand new piece of technology into their game with hopes it will help transforms the league. Legion ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Toyota joins Grab's $2.5 billion fund raising, unveils tie-up

  30-08-2017 06:26
  TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's trading arm became the latest participant in ride-hailing firm Grab's current financing round that is expected to raise $2.5 billion, led by Chinese peer Didi Chuxing and Japan's SoftBank Group Corp.
  
  Read more

• Potential Carbon Capture Game Changer Nears Completion - MIT Technology Review

  30-08-2017 06:00 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  Potential Carbon Capture Game Changer Nears Completion
  MIT Technology Review
  If it works as expected, the Net Power natural gas demonstration plant will capture carbon at nearly no cost. by James Temple; August 30, 2017. On a small lot between Houston and the Gulf Coast, in an industrial zone packed with petrochemical factories ...
  
  Read more

• Novonix secures Canadian funding for its lithium battery technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  30-08-2017 05:00 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Novonix secures Canadian funding for its lithium battery technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Novonix Limited (ASX:NVX) has received C$500,000 from the Government of Canada to help the company further develop and market its innovative battery testing technologies. Novonix is a developer and supplier of high performance materials, equipment ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Technology educator recognised with State award - The South Burnett Times

  30-08-2017 04:35 via southburnetttimes.com.au
  Technology educator recognised with State award
  The South Burnett Times
  SPECIAL AWARD: Peter Cavallaro (left) with Andreas Kellner at the awards ceremony in Brisbane. Tony Phillips. Use this content. Tobi Loftus. by Tobi Loftus. Tobi Loftus. Full Profile Login to follow. A SOUTH Burnett educator, who is aiming to help ...
  
  Read more

• Hackers Helping Hackers aims to boost infosec’s diversity

  30-08-2017 04:24
  Hackers Helping Hackers, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at boosting the diversity of the information security sector, has launched a seed funding campaign.
  
  Read more

• NBN kiboshes Telstra plan to monetise ongoing payments

  30-08-2017 03:24
  NBN won’t back a Telstra proposal that would see the telco monetise the receipts it receives from the government-owned company for access to a range of its infrastructure.
  
  Read more

• Bad weather hits subsea cables

  30-08-2017 02:28
  iiNet has warned customers to expect slower Internet speeds and increased latency and packet-loss to international destinations in Asia after a number of sub-sea links between Australia and Hong Kong were severed due severe weather.
  
  Read more

• Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology - Reuters

  30-08-2017 02:05 via reuters.com
  Reuters
  Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology
  Reuters
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone over ...
  Google's New Software Could Bring Slick AR to Android PhonesMIT Technology Review
  Google Submits ARCore in Bid for Augmented Technology RaceTechDiggall 141 news articles &
  
  Read more

• Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology

  30-08-2017 02:03
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc'sGoogle on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc'siPhone over next-generation smartphone features.
  
  Read more

• U.S. probes Uber for possible bribery law violations

  30-08-2017 00:51
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday it was cooperating with a preliminary investigation led by the U.S. Department of Justice into possible violations of bribery laws.
  
  Read more

• Mobilicom's technology to be integrated into a new drone system - Proactive Investors Australia

  30-08-2017 00:47 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Mobilicom's technology to be integrated into a new drone system
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Mobilicom Ltd (ASX:MOB) has signed an agreement with iSTAR UAV, the drone systems subsidiary of Avnon Group, for the integration of SkyHopper PRO into iSTAR's new drone systems. SkyHopper PRO communication system allows users to control ...and more »
  
  Read more

• Eye-tracking technology used by researchers to understand baby development - ABC Online

  30-08-2017 00:40 via abc.net.au
  ABC Online
  Eye-tracking technology used by researchers to understand baby development
  ABC Online
  Researchers are hoping the use of eye-tracking technology will help broaden knowledge around how babies cognitively develop in their first year of life. Alix Woolard is studying a PhD in maternal infant-directed speech through the University of ...
  
  Read more

• Whole Foods overall prices still high after selective cuts: analyst

  30-08-2017 00:27
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whole Foods shoppers may be premature in cheering Amazon.com'ssteep price cuts on staples like bananas, avocados and beef, according to one analysis released on Tuesday that suggested the premium grocery chain has not yet shed its "Whole Paycheck" reputation for lofty prices.
  
  Read more

Follow @TechnologyNewsl on Twitter!