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• Google invites private networks into its cloud

  07-09-2017 20:43
  Google is offering enterprises a new way to build hybrid infrastructure, with a service that extends corporate networks into its cloud platform.
  
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• Yarn 1.0 simplifies JavaScript dependency management

  07-09-2017 20:21
  Yarn's new Workspaces feature promises easier code sharing across projects without dependency synchronization issues
  
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• Amazon opens competition for new headquarters location

  07-09-2017 15:23
  Amazon.com is inviting North American cities to bid to host its second headquarters
  
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• Why Python and C# can’t displace Java, C, or C++

  07-09-2017 12:00
  As the programming language field gets more crowded and developers use more languages in their code, Python and C# suffer from inherent limits
  
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• Italian startup uses IoT network to improve bicycle security

  07-09-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Turin-based Sherlock, a bike security startup, is connecting its GPS anti-theft units to Orange Business Services’ worldwide IoT network
  
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• Technology trends from the IFA - CHOICE

  07-09-2017 09:36 via choice.com.au
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  Technology trends from the IFA
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  The dominant theme at this year's IFA (an annual global consumer technology show) would have to be smart devices designed to integrate into a connected home, including voice control through proprietary apps, or third parties such as Amazon's Alexa and ...
  
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• Laundry and cleaning trends from the IFA - CHOICE

  07-09-2017 09:36 via choice.com.au
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  Laundry and cleaning trends from the IFA
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  What to expect in future washing machines, robot vacs and other products around the home. Chantelle Scodeller. By Graham Byrne. Share: Clean smarter. Last updated: 06 September 2017. Smart technology in home appliances is the big theme at this year's ...
  
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• WA funds Office of the Government CIO for another year

  07-09-2017 09:14
  The government of Western Australia will fund the Office of the Government Chief information Officer for another 12 months.
  
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• Vanadium - Alternative Battery Technology? - Livewire Markets (press release) (registration)

  07-09-2017 07:00 via livewiremarkets.com
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  Vanadium - Alternative Battery Technology?
  Livewire Markets (press release) (registration)
  In this note I'll provide an overview of vanadium, what it is and the opportunity that presents itself, along with three ASX-listed vanadium equities at various levels of maturity. Firstly, Why vanadium? Well you will almost certainly have heard a lot ...
  
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• Hyundai rolls out augmented reality sales tool to Australian dealerships

  07-09-2017 06:58
  Hyundai have rolled out an augmented reality tool to dealerships across Australia to help sales staff demonstrate the features of its new ‘Reinvented i30’ hatchback.
  
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• Chinese logistics firm Best, backed by Alibaba, launches $932 million U.S. IPO

  07-09-2017 05:02
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Best Inc, a Chinese logistics company backed by Alibaba Group, has launched an up to $932 million initial public offering, seeking funds to expand its logistics and supply chain network, develop new technology and open more of its convenience stores.
  
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• Western Digital in talks for stake in Toshiba chip unit after an IPO: Kyodo

  07-09-2017 04:10
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Western Digital Corpis in talks to gain voting rights of just under 16 percent in Toshiba Corp'smemory chip unit on the assumption that it will be listed in the future, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
  
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• Facebook says likely Russian-based operation funded U.S. ads with political message

  07-09-2017 03:28
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had found that an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of U.S. ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year-period through May.
  
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• Samsung's Lee replaces attorney ahead of appeal

  07-09-2017 03:03
  SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has replaced his lawyer ahead of an appeal against the five-year jail term he was given for bribery and other charges, a spokesman for his law firm said on Thursday.
  
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• Flip-flop thinking breakthrough for quantum computer chips

  07-09-2017 02:54
  A radical new chip design invented by engineers at the UNSW-based Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) promises to make the manufacture of silicon-based quantum computers dramatically cheaper and easier than was previously thought possible.
  
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• Deere is paying over $300 million for a start-up that makes 'see-and-spray' robots - CNBC

  07-09-2017 02:08 via cnbc.com
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  Deere is paying over $300 million for a start-up that makes 'see-and-spray' robots
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  Blue River's robots affix to tractors and can precisely identify and spray herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers to plants in need. The start-up had raised about $31 million in venture funding. Lora Kolodny | @lorakolodny. Published 7 Hours Ago ...
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• Latest Bowers & Wilkins Speakers Combine New Technology With Classic Design - ChannelNews

  07-09-2017 01:41 via channelnews.com.au
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  Latest Bowers & Wilkins Speakers Combine New Technology With Classic Design
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  Bowers & Wilkins has launched its new 700 Series which the company said is the “best-performing range of loudspeakers in its class”. Replacing Bowers & Wilkins' CM Series, the 700 Series adopts a number of technologies first introduced in the 800 ...and more »
  
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• How technology makes being human easier - Devon Live

  07-09-2017 01:00 via devonlive.com
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  How technology makes being human easier
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Folk2Folk started in Cornwall and has seen immense growth in the South West. Share. The South West is a hotbed for ...
  
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• U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

  07-09-2017 00:42
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls by putting federal regulators in the driver's seat and barring states from blocking autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Deere to acquire Blue River Technology for $305 million - MarketWatch

  07-09-2017 00:16 via marketwatch.com
  Deere to acquire Blue River Technology for $305 million
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  Deere & Co. DE, +0.60% said late Wednesday it's acquiring Blue River Technology to increase the machine-learning capabilities of farm equipment. Deere said it is paying $305 million to acquire the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company, which uses computer ...
  
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• Mazda outlines next-generation technology plan - CarAdvice

  07-09-2017 00:12 via caradvice.com.au
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  Mazda outlines next-generation technology plan
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  Mazda has outlined its plans for the next generation of its powertrains as well as its autonomous driving and styling outlook as it seeks to cement its position as a manufacturer that sees long-term viability in the internal combustion engine. Hosting ...and more »
  
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• Technology industry is being politicized - Hurriyet Daily News

  07-09-2017 00:03 via hurriyetdailynews.com
  Technology industry is being politicized
  Hurriyet Daily News
  By default, the technology industry has always supported freedom of speech and progressive policies, because in order to be innovative you need to be more open to the world. We are living in difficult times, the old status quo is being shaken and there ...and more »
  
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