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• Tesla delays unveiling of semi-truck

  06-10-2017 23:23
  (Reuters) - Tesla IncChief Executive Elon Musk said the electric carmaker will unveil its semi-truck on Nov. 16 as it diverts resources to fix Model 3 production bottlenecks and increase battery production for Puerto Rico.
  
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• Drug chains tumble on reports Amazon eyeing their pie

  06-10-2017 22:58
  (Reuters) - Shares of drug retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc , CVS Health Corpand Rite Aid Corptumbled on Friday after reports that Amazon.com Incwas looking to make a move into selling drugs online.
  
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• U.S. House committee calls new hearing on Kaspersky software

  06-10-2017 22:57
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Friday that it has scheduled a new hearing on Kaspersky Lab software as lawmakers review accusations that the Kremlin could use its products to conduct espionage.
  
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• Apple's head of iCloud infrastructure technology departs the company - 9to5Mac

  06-10-2017 22:50 via 9to5mac.com
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  Apple's head of iCloud infrastructure technology departs the company
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  A new report from CNBC this evening claims that the Apple executive responsible for the company's iCloud infrastructure has left the company. Eric Billingsley was Apple's director of internet services operations, overseeing much of the iCloud backend…and more »
  
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• Can Tesla Reboot Puerto Rico's Power Grid? - MIT Technology Review

  06-10-2017 22:17 via technologyreview.com
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  Can Tesla Reboot Puerto Rico's Power Grid?
  MIT Technology Review
  Elon Musk has suggested that lithium-ion grid batteries can power the entire island, but that might not be quite as easy at he makes it sound. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, it caused huge damage to its power grid. So bad, in fact, that ...and more »
  
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• Data-center provider Switch surges in debut

  06-10-2017 21:41
  (Reuters) - Shares of Switch Inc, which provides data center services to Amazon, eBay and JP Morgan among others, rose as much as 45 percent in their market debut on Friday, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $5.6 billion.
  
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• Tesla to send more battery installers to Puerto Rico to restore power

  06-10-2017 21:11
  (Reuters) - U.S. electric car and battery maker Tesla Inc's CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the company will send more battery installers to Puerto Rico to help restore power after Hurricane Maria knocked out all power on the island over two weeks ago.
  
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• Retiring TSMC founder predicts fewer doctors, no taxi drivers

  06-10-2017 19:05
  TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) will remain an industry leader, with growth driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, high-performance computing (HPC) and mobile, its chairman Morris Chang said in an interview.
  
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• Data or metadata? For the IoT they’re both important

  06-10-2017 19:03
  As the amount of machine-generated data scales, indexing it via metadata will become critical.
  
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• Apple’s Swift is losing developers to multiplatform frameworks

  06-10-2017 18:30
  Microsoft’s Xamarin, Apache Cordova, and Ionic are replacing the use of Swift and Xcode as developers seek to maintain fewer code bases
  
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• Apple names former Honeywell executive as new general counsel

  06-10-2017 18:25
  (Reuters) - Apple Incsaid on Friday its general counsel, Bruce Sewell, will retire and be succeeded by former Honeywell International Incexecutive Katherine Adams, who will take over Apple's multinational legal battle against Qualcomm Inc .
  
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• AI on the menu as Nokia chairman goes back to school

  06-10-2017 17:17
  HELSINKI (Reuters) - He runs a company that is a byword for technological innovation -- but Nokia's chairman had no qualms about going back to school to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI).
  
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• JPMorgan created a new position to unleash emerging technology onto its investment bank - Business Insider

  06-10-2017 17:08 via businessinsider.com
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  JPMorgan created a new position to unleash emerging technology onto its investment bank
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  JPMorgan is making good on its promise to deploy nascent technology throughout its investment bank with the promotion of a former credit trader. The Wall Street giant has named Samik Chandarana, an 18-year veteran at the bank, as head of analytics and ...and more »
  
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• Russia: Greek ruling on Russian bitcoin fraud suspect is illegal

  06-10-2017 15:48
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday a decision by a Greek court to clear the way for a suspected Russian money launderer to be extradited to the United States was a violation of international law.
  
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• Malcolm Turnbull: Using technology to fight terror means the community does not need to live in fear - Daily Telegraph

  06-10-2017 15:10 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Malcolm Turnbull: Using technology to fight terror means the community does not need to live in fear
  Daily Telegraph
  Last weekend's footy finals saw, as they always do, celebration and commiseration. Only one team can take the trophy. But the big winner was our Australian way of life, our freedom to get together in our thousands safely to cheer on our teams. Within ...
  
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• David Speers: How technology will help beat terror | Daily Telegraph - Daily Telegraph

  06-10-2017 15:10 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  David Speers: How technology will help beat terror | Daily Telegraph
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  PICTURE this: a passer-by in a busy pedestrian mall overhears two men discussing where they might park a truck.and more »
  
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• Chinese state media report bloated battery in Apple's iPhone 8

  06-10-2017 15:10
  BEIJING (Reuters) - A fresh case of Apple Inc'snew iPhone popping open due to a swollen battery has been reported in state media in China, the world's biggest smartphone market where the U.S. firm is seeking to revive faltering sales.
  
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• Technology - Daily Telegraph

  06-10-2017 15:08 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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• National - Daily Telegraph

  06-10-2017 15:05 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. This is also known as Online ...and more »
  
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• Richard Glover: When did we become so bewitched by the big technology companies? - The Age

  06-10-2017 14:45 via theage.com.au
  Richard Glover: When did we become so bewitched by the big technology companies?
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  When did we become so bewitched by the big technology companies? When did we roll over and tell them that they – and they alone – don't have to obey the normal rules of taxation? Or the normal rules of zoning, fire regulations and the minimum wage?
  
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• Total recall: how biometric technology will change airport business models - The Australian Financial Review

  06-10-2017 14:32 via afr.com
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  Total recall: how biometric technology will change airport business models
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  Arnold Schwarzenegger's future vision in ''Total Recall'' is about to become reality. Arnold Schwarzenegger's future vision in ''Total Recall'' is about to become reality at an airport near you. Picasa. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by ...
  
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• Facebook tests stand-alone Workplace Chat app

  06-10-2017 14:19
  The social network has quietly published a standalone Workplace Chat app to complement its existing browser-based Workplace enterprise networking service.
  
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• Holden confirms OnStar technology for Australia | The West Australian - The West Australian

  06-10-2017 08:37 via thewest.com.au
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  Holden confirms OnStar technology for Australia | The West Australian
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  Holden has confirmed the OnStar technology suite found on GM vehicles since the mid-1990s will make it to Australia, starting with the Equinox medium SUV in ...and more »
  
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• Key issues need addressing before Australia gets facial recognition technology - NEWS.com.au

  06-10-2017 05:25 via news.com.au
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  Key issues need addressing before Australia gets facial recognition technology
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  MALCOLM Turnbull insists new anti-terror measures won't lead to mass surveillance, but China and Russia prove it makes things just a little too easy for Big Brother. Kirrily Schwarz · news.com.auOctober 6, 20172:23pm. Video; Image ...
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• Investing in the future: Trends in technology - Livewire Markets

  06-10-2017 05:16 via livewiremarkets.com
  Investing in the future: Trends in technology
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  Attendees and digital pass subscribers were treated to a feast of information and analysis at Livewire Live this year, now it's your turn. See three of Australia's leading investors discuss the big issues in technology, both locally and globally in ...
  
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• Design guide to help health app devs stay legal and safe

  06-10-2017 04:41
  ​There are ​more than​ 250,000 health apps on the market, but a lack of clear regulation and developers’ ignorance of existing rules, could mean they are putting users at risk.
  
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• Robert Macfarlane on the enchanted childhood words technology has disrupted - The Australian Financial Review

  06-10-2017 03:08 via afr.com
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  Robert Macfarlane on the enchanted childhood words technology has disrupted
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  Robert Macfarlane's new poetry book for children, The Lost Words is a collection of acrostic spell-poems, each one devoted to a word removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. Geraint Lewis. by Anita Sethi. In 2015, a published version of the first ...
  
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• NAB launches Google Assistant pilot

  06-10-2017 03:08
  NAB customers will be able to use Google Assistant to ask a range of questions about accounts, credit cards, personal loans, travel cards and Internet banking as part of a pilot program by the bank.
  
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• Boeing buys into automated aircraft technology company to deal with scarce, and costly pilots - Crikey (blog)

  06-10-2017 02:36 via blogs.crikey.com.au
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  Boeing buys into automated aircraft technology company to deal with scarce, and costly pilots
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  The call from one of Plane Talking's editorial referee pilots was blunt. “Now that the airlines won't pay decent rates and conditions, Boeing is getting into the technology that can do away with them altogether.” ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads.
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• Data: Lifeblood of the Internet of Things

  06-10-2017 02:10
  Much has been written about the rise of autonomous vehicles with testing being conducted globally and the increasing number of consumers who are already enjoying the benefits.
  
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• Theme parks under threat from technology, says DrCoaster - The Sydney Morning Herald

  06-10-2017 01:58 via smh.com.au
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  Theme parks under threat from technology, says DrCoaster
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  Advancements in virtual reality could threaten the future of theme parks, according to a Queensland researcher. The Queensland University of Technology's Malcolm Burt, known as DrCoaster, said because the brain could be tricked into believing it was on ...and more »
  
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• Strategic Elements updates on memory ink technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  06-10-2017 01:22 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
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  Strategic Elements updates on memory ink technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Strategic Elements (ASX:SOR) has successfully produced a large-scale batch of Nanocube Memory Ink with circa 400 times the volume of previous batches. The versatile ink contains billions of nanoscale cerium oxide cubes that can be printed or coated ...and more »
  
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• Russian hackers stole U.S. cyber secrets from NSA: WSJ report

  06-10-2017 00:26
  Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified U.S. cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency after a contractor put information on his home computer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
  
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