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• New Uber CEO to meet London transport boss in license battle

  29-09-2017 22:31
  LONDON (Reuters) - The new chief executive of Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will meet the head of London's transport system next week to try to retain the license for its ride hailing service in the British capital.
  
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• Security firm finds some Macs vulnerable to 'firmware' attacks

  29-09-2017 21:47
  (Reuters) - Since 2015, Apple Inchas tried to protect its Mac line of computers from a form of hacking that is extremely hard to detect, but it has not been entirely successful in getting the fixes to its customers, according to research released on Friday by Duo Security.
  
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• Technology leads to ag revolution - Toowoomba Chronicle

  29-09-2017 21:09 via thechronicle.com.au
  Toowoomba Chronicle
  Technology leads to ag revolution
  Toowoomba Chronicle
  ON TH FARM: USQ researcher Dr Steven Rees (left) demonstrates the types of machine vision approaches used to identify weeds to former grain grower Kevin Charlesworth. USQ Photography. UNIVERSITY of Southern Queensland researchers are ...
  
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• Musk reveals new plans for Mars mission — and how it could revolutionise world travel - NEWS.com.au

  29-09-2017 20:55 via news.com.au
  NEWS.com.au
  Musk reveals new plans for Mars mission — and how it could revolutionise world travel
  NEWS.com.au
  A BILLIONAIRE'S bold plan to colonise Mars could be applied to travel — revolutionising the way we get around the world. AAPSeptember 30, 20175:52am. Video; Image. SpaceX Reveals Mars Colonization And Interplanetary Transport System Plans.
  Elon Musk Proposes Using Spaceship Technology to Create Super-Fast AirlinersWall Street Journal (subscription)
  Elon Musk: SpaceX can colo
  
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• Tesla chief Musk's latest idea: Intercity rocket travel

  29-09-2017 18:39
  ADELAIDE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk on Friday outlined ambitious plans for a manned mission to Mars and a rocket capable of carrying passengers from one continent to another on Earth.
  
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• Greek plan to regulate taxi apps draws customers' ire

  29-09-2017 17:08
  ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek government plan to regulate taxi-hailing apps, such as Taxibeat and Uber, has angered many consumers who are worried it could disrupt a popular service for their daily commute.
  
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• China's bitcoin market alive and well as traders defy crackdown

  29-09-2017 16:36
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Weeks after Beijing banned fundraising through token launches and ordered some bitcoin exchanges to shut, casting a chill over the cryptocurrency industry, traders say that the market is far from dead.
  
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• BlackBerry's New Technology Bets Gain Traction - Forbes

  29-09-2017 16:33 via forbes.com
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  BlackBerry's New Technology Bets Gain Traction
  Forbes
  BlackBerry published its Q2 fiscal 2018 results on Thursday, beating market expectations on both revenues and earnings, driven by the growth of its core enterprise software and licensing businesses. The company's technology solutions business also made ...
  BlackBerry shares soar by 12% as software sales hit recordThe Guardianall 218 news articles »
  
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• Facial recognition technology proposed for trans-Tasman flights - Brisbane Times

  29-09-2017 14:59 via brisbanetimes.com.au
  Facial recognition technology proposed for trans-Tasman flights
  Brisbane Times
  Better facial recognition technology has been proposed for airports to make it easier for passengers in airports of the future without compromising security, with Brisbane set to be the launchpad for the testing ground. Brisbane Airport Corporation is ...and more »
  
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• Lyft IPO puts investors in self-driving cars as well as ride services

  29-09-2017 13:24
  DETROIT (Reuters) - An initial public offering by Lyft Inc will give investors a way to jump into self-driving cars, although the ride services company and rival Uber Technologies Inc may have to wait years before sending a driverless robotaxi to a customer.
  
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• Japan's FSA gives official endorsement to 11 cryptocurrency exchanges

  29-09-2017 11:35
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors which are tightening their grip on virtual money.
  
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• Sweden investigates introducing its own e-currency

  29-09-2017 11:07 via computerweekly.com
  Nordic country’s central bank is planning for a future e-currency as cash becomes less relevant
  
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• NBN report calls for drastic changes to technology used for roll out - ABC Online

  29-09-2017 10:54 via abc.net.au
  NBN report calls for drastic changes to technology used for roll out
  ABC Online
  Drastic changes are being recommended to the technology used to roll out the National Broadband Network, it's the key recommendation of a report out today from a parliamentary inquiry into the project. It's also called for a full audit of the project's ...and more »
  
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• A Video Game Writer Explains How Technology Can Make Stories Better (Or Worse) - Kotaku Australia

  29-09-2017 09:32 via kotaku.com.au
  Kotaku Australia
  A Video Game Writer Explains How Technology Can Make Stories Better (Or Worse)
  Kotaku Australia
  Every writer knows that the best work comes from writing, rewriting, and rewriting again until you've gotten so sick of your story that you can't imagine looking at it anymore. But for video games, sometimes that's not possible, as discussed on today's ...
  
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• Maybe a 20-year government contract for landlines and payphones was a bad idea, audit suggests

  29-09-2017 08:29
  A decades-long contract signed with Telstra to deliver standard ​telephone services and maintain payphones does not reflect value for money principles, according to an Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report released today.
  
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• NBN inquiry calls for more fibre, independent audit

  29-09-2017 07:29
  A parliamentary inquiry into the rollout of the NBN has called on the government to ensure complete that as much as possible of the remaining fixed-line network is completed using fibre to the curb (FTTC) or fibre to the premises (FTTP).
  
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• In banks we trust. Why not fintechs?

  29-09-2017 06:55
  Will mandatory open data lead to a mass exodus of customers from the Big Four? It could all come down to one thing.
  
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• Is AI Riding a One-Trick Pony? - MIT Technology Review

  29-09-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  Is AI Riding a One-Trick Pony?
  MIT Technology Review
  Just about every AI advance you've heard of depends on a breakthrough that's three decades old. Keeping up the pace of progress will require confronting AI's serious limitations. by James Somers; September 29, 2017; This publication from the mid-1980s ...
  
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• Optus combines Massive MIMO, 3CC Carrier Aggregation

  29-09-2017 05:45
  Optus has revealed details of a live trial that combined Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) and 3CC Carrier Aggregation technologies.
  
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• Government rejects call to suspend Centrelink ‘robot-debt’ system

  29-09-2017 03:12
  The federal government has rejected a central recommendation of a parliamentary inquiry that scrutinised an automated data-matching program intended to recover purported overpayments of welfare benefits.
  
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• Government rejects call to suspend Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ system

  29-09-2017 03:12
  The federal government has rejected a central recommendation of a parliamentary inquiry that scrutinised an automated data-matching program intended to recover purported overpayments of welfare benefits.
  
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• Vodafone takes ‘significant step towards 5G’

  29-09-2017 02:25
  Vodafone announced today that it had conducted its first field demonstration of Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) using a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) band.
  
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