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• Iroh brings dynamic code analysis to JavaScript

  14-09-2017 22:37
  Open source testing tool collects runtime data to reveal how JavaScript code behaves during execution
  
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• Of the two sectors sitting on 20%+ rallies, one could be a much better pick - CNBC

  14-09-2017 20:30 via cnbc.com
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  Of the two sectors sitting on 20%+ rallies, one could be a much better pick
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  Two sectors in the S&P 500 have gained at least 20 percent so far this year, but some technical analysts and strategists believe that one is the far better pick for investors now. The information technology and health-care sectors have risen by 25 ...
  
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• New technology could allow multiple vaccines to be delivered in single jab - The Guardian

  14-09-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
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  New technology could allow multiple vaccines to be delivered in single jab
  The Guardian
  The new approach could allow multiple vaccines in one injection, but may also be useful in treatments for allergies, diabetes and even cancer where multiple injections are needed. Photograph: John Abbate/Getty Images. Vaccines and immunisation ...
  
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• Google 'segregates' women into lower-paying jobs, stifling careers, lawsuit says - The Guardian

  14-09-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
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  Google 'segregates' women into lower-paying jobs, stifling careers, lawsuit says
  The Guardian
  The lawsuit was filed on behalf of all women employed by Google in California over the last four years. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Google. Google 'segregates' women into lower-paying jobs, stifling careers, lawsuit says ...and more »
  
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• Trello adds desktop apps for Windows and Mac users

  14-09-2017 19:55
  The browser-based project management tool now has a native desktop app with new features, including a navigation sidebar to simplify use.
  
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• New technology means travellers can leave THIS in their suitcase - reducing huge queues - Express.co.uk

  14-09-2017 19:52 via express.co.uk
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  New technology means travellers can leave THIS in their suitcase - reducing huge queues
  Express.co.uk
  THE FUTURE of travel could see new technology that stops passengers having to remove their liquids from their bags, ending airport queues and delays. By Kara Godfrey. PUBLISHED: 15:50, Thu, Sep 14, 2017 | UPDATED: 18:40, Thu, Sep 14, 2017 ...and more »
  
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• 3D Printing Moves Align Technology Toward $1.3 Billion In Sales - Forbes

  14-09-2017 19:47 via forbes.com
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  3D Printing Moves Align Technology Toward $1.3 Billion In Sales
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  Replacing the painful process of traditional dental braces made of metal or ceramic and wire, from a consumer perspective, would appear to be a slam dunk, a home run, or any other hyperbolic statements that you might imagine. One would think that ...and more »
  
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• Keeping clean technology clean - Financial Times

  14-09-2017 19:44 via ft.com
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  Keeping clean technology clean
  Financial Times
  The news that China will follow the UK and France in phasing out fossil-fuel powered cars by 2030 was met by a spike in lithium prices this week, as markets digested another sign that the future of auto will be lithium-ion powered. Coverage of this ...
  
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• Making Sense of Trump's Surprising Investment in Solar - MIT Technology Review

  14-09-2017 19:22 via technologyreview.com
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  Making Sense of Trump's Surprising Investment in Solar
  MIT Technology Review
  The DOE's $62 million into concentrated solar projects could push forward a technology that addresses a critical shortcoming of photovoltaics. by James Temple; September 14, 2017. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it will invest $62 ...and more »
  
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• Does Blockchain Technology Pose a Threat to Netflix? - Investopedia

  14-09-2017 19:19 via investopedia.com
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  Does Blockchain Technology Pose a Threat to Netflix?
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  Blockchain is quickly becoming a buzzword in daily conversation, largely due to the popularity of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but also because of the innovations being built with the technology. As entrepreneurs and developers move to adopt ...
  
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• What’s coming next for Slack? Plenty

  14-09-2017 18:29
  Slack previewed several new features it’s working on for future releases of its popular collaboration software, including advanced security controls and better e-discovery.
  
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• How Russians use technology to influence their own elections - TNW

  14-09-2017 16:35 via thenextweb.com
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  How Russians use technology to influence their own elections
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  A political sea change is emerging within the Russian Federation, and it's all thanks to a web app. MunDep (that's short for “municipal deputy”) is the online interface that gamifies the process of turning someone from Russian citizen into Russian ...and more »
  
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• Mobile networks restored to hurricane-hit Caribbean islands

  14-09-2017 16:15 via computerweekly.com
  Emergency networking teams from the Vodafone Foundation and Télécoms Sans Frontières are working to restore mobile connectivity after the Caribbean was ravaged by Hurricane Irma
  
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• Fiona Kerslake joins Science and Technology Australia's Superstars of STEM - The Weekly Times

  14-09-2017 16:02 via weeklytimesnow.com.au
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  Fiona Kerslake joins Science and Technology Australia's Superstars of STEM
  The Weekly Times
  TASMANIAN Institute of Agriculture viticulture researcher Fiona Kerslake was one of 30 Australian women picked to join Science and Technology Australia's Superstars of STEM to develop science role models for girls. Role model: Viticulture research ...
  
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• The digital economy is making us poorer - but that can't be right

  14-09-2017 16:00 via computerweekly.com
  Use of WhatsApp as an example of productivity growth and economic measures tells us we're worse off. Are we therefore measuring the numbers wrongly?
  
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• ​How professional cycling is being taken up a gear by technology - ZDNet

  14-09-2017 11:53 via zdnet.com
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  ​How professional cycling is being taken up a gear by technology
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  cycle.jpg Gonzalo Arroyo / Getty Images. It might not come as a surprise to hear the clever combination of software and data can help professional sports teams gain a competitive advantage. What might be unexpected, however, is that cycling has in many ...
  
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• Trust could be last hurdle for insurtech dominance

  14-09-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Insurance startups that use the latest IT are gaining customers but still face challenges around trust, security and consumer awareness
  
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• Truck spectacle at the 'Been captured with drone technology - Daily Advertiser

  14-09-2017 11:04 via dailyadvertiser.com.au
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  Truck spectacle at the 'Been captured with drone technology
  Daily Advertiser
  WIDE LOAD: The Wallendbeen roundabout gained plenty of attention on Wednesday with this convoy, reportedly hauling mining equipment. Picture: Scott Sanders. Cootamundra commuters heading north on Wednesday, September 12, may have been ...
  
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• DTA takes over government’s open data portal

  14-09-2017 09:41
  The Digital Transformation Agency will take over responsibility of the government’s central open data portal from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C).
  
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• Neometals enters first sub-licence agreement for the Neomet Process technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  14-09-2017 05:42 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
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  Neometals enters first sub-licence agreement for the Neomet Process technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  The sub‐licence agreement will enable the technology to be applied by a third‐party joint venture. Neometals enters first sub-licence agreement for the Neomet Process technology. Neometals has achieved a milestone. Neometals Ltd (ASX:NMT) has ...and more »
  
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• Parliament passes telco security laws

  14-09-2017 05:32
  Legislation that formally obliges telecommunications to protect their networks from a range of threats has passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
  
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• Truck convoy spectacle at the 'Been captured with drone technology - Cootamundra Herald

  14-09-2017 05:11 via cootamundraherald.com.au
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  Truck convoy spectacle at the 'Been captured with drone technology
  Cootamundra Herald
  WIDE LOAD: The Wallendbeen roundabout gained plenty of attention on Wednesday with this convoy. The was reportedly hauling mining equipment. Picture: Scott Sanders. Cootamundra commuters heading north on Wednesday, September 12, may have ...
  
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• Hastings Technology Metals enters rare earth supply deal - Australian Mining

  14-09-2017 05:09 via australianmining.com.au
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  Hastings Technology Metals enters rare earth supply deal
  Australian Mining
  Hastings Technology Metals has entered a third memorandum of understanding with Qiandong Rare Earth Group (GQD) for the future supply of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) from its Yangibana project in Western Australia. Under the MOU the ...
  
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• Managing and reducing parking congestion through smart technology - The Fifth Estate

  14-09-2017 05:01 via thefifthestate.com.au
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  Managing and reducing parking congestion through smart technology
  The Fifth Estate
  Currently there are increasing population levels in Australian cities and a well-known negative impact on the urban environment of a larger population is an increase in congestion, on both major and minor arterial roads. While there are many efforts ...
  
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• Resapp Health to restart respiratory app study after enhancing its technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  14-09-2017 03:53 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
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  Resapp Health to restart respiratory app study after enhancing its technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Resapp Health Ltd (ASX:RAP) is planning to restart the U.S. paediatric clinical study of its “ResAppDx” app to detect respiratory diseases, this U.S. winter. The company's smartphone app works by using algorithms to analyse the sound of a patient's ...
  
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• Optus launches dedicated SD-WAN technology - iTWire

  14-09-2017 02:59 via itwire.com
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  Optus launches dedicated SD-WAN technology
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  Optus has launched its first dedicated SD-WAN technology for its software-defined network in partnership with Riverbed Technology. According to Optus Business, Fusion SD-WAN is one of the first SD-WAN solutions in Australia that can be deployed as an ...
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• Slater and Gordon could lead class action against Vocus

  14-09-2017 02:17
  Slater and Gordon has announced it is investigating a potential class action against Vocus.
  
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• In pictures: HPC meets AI - a world of possibilities

  14-09-2017 01:22
  A group of IT leaders gathered in Sydney for an exclusive Computerworld and Lenovo roundtable discussion about the power and possibilities of the connected world of HPC and AI. With HPC considered the engine and ‘lifeblood’ fuelling AI, the technology is no longer just in the hands of researchers and educational facilities, but is sweeping large enterprise thanks to advances in Big Data and massive computational power.
  
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• Innovations in retail will bring creative and technology closer than ever - CMO (blog)

  14-09-2017 00:48 via cmo.com.au
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  Innovations in retail will bring creative and technology closer than ever
  CMO (blog)
  Jason Dooris is the CEO and founder of growing Atomic 212, Australia's fastest growing media and marketing agency on the BRW 2014 list. Over the past 20 years, Jason has held a variety of senior local and global industry positions including CEO ...
  
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