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• Blockchain technology fuels peer-to-peer energy trading as Perth start-up gets in on act - ABC Online

  10-10-2017 23:44 via abc.net.au
  ABC Online
  Blockchain technology fuels peer-to-peer energy trading as Perth start-up gets in on act
  ABC Online
  You've heard of selling your excess solar power back to the grid, but what about cutting out the middle man and directly on-selling to your neighbour instead? It's called peer-to-peer trading and it's fast becoming a reality in Australia, with start ...and more »
  
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• Department of Human Services plans next generation of virtual assistants

  10-10-2017 23:40
  The Department of Human Services has revealed its plans for a next generation of virtual assistants.
  
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• Quantum Inside: Intel Manufactures an Exotic New Chip - MIT Technology Review

  10-10-2017 22:51 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  Quantum Inside: Intel Manufactures an Exotic New Chip
  MIT Technology Review
  Manufacturing will be key to quantum computing, but don't throw out your current processor just yet. by Will Knight; October 10, 2017. Intel has begun manufacturing chips for quantum computers. The new hardware is too feeble to do much real work, but ...and more »
  
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• Kotlin could overtake Java on Android next year

  10-10-2017 22:39
  Now that Google has endorsed Kotlin for Android development, Java-based mobile developers could become dinosaurs
  
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• Vodafone switches on commercial NB-IoT services

  10-10-2017 21:30
  Vodafone has begun the progressive rollout of services based on the Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) standard.
  
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• Microsoft sunsets Windows 10's first feature upgrade

  10-10-2017 19:34
  After today, Windows 10 1511 will get its last security patches, then officially fall off Microsoft's support list.
  
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• Sport technology experts share innovations - Griffith News (press release)

  10-10-2017 15:21 via app.secure.griffith.edu.au
  Sport technology experts share innovations
  Griffith News (press release)
  Timed with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), and hosted by GC2018 Official Partner, Griffith University, the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) 2018 Conference will run from March 26 to 29 with the Australian Sports ...
  
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• Govpass to use technology to relegate your drivers licence and Medicare card to history - Courier Mail

  10-10-2017 14:03 via couriermail.com.au
  Courier Mail
  Govpass to use technology to relegate your drivers licence and Medicare card to history
  Courier Mail
  AUSTRALIANS will be able to opt into a digital 100-point ID check under a Turnbull Government plan that will allow Medicare cards and driver's licences to be cleared from wallets. Digital Transformation Minister Angus Taylor said the Government was ...and more »
  
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• Nvidia asks enterprises to join it in Holodeck VR environment

  10-10-2017 13:22
  Nvidia is inviting 3D designers aboard its Holodeck, a high-resolution collaborative environment that businesses can use to design, develop and demonstrate their products in virtual reality.
  
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• Belgian telco Proximus picks Cloudify to support NFV roll-out

  10-10-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  Belgium’s largest telecoms operator Proximus will deploy a cloud-native orchestration platform to support its adoption of NFV services in the business
  
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• Technology marches on: The phrase that kills companies - The Sydney Morning Herald

  10-10-2017 04:29 via smh.com.au
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Technology marches on: The phrase that kills companies
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  There's an image floating around cyberspace that resurfaces every year or so. It's a page from a 1991 Radio Shack catalogue. Radio Shack is the US version of ...and more »
  
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• Micro Focus will curb code reviews by 'high risk' governments

  10-10-2017 01:40
  British tech firm Micro Focus International Plc, the new owner of ArcSight security software, said it would restrict reviews of the core operating instructions in its products by "high-risk" governments, after Reuters reported that the application had been scrutinized by Russia.
  
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• National security contractor’s network compromised

  10-10-2017 01:32
  Australia’s cyber security minister Dan Tehan will today reveal details of an attack on an Australian company that has contracting links to national security projects.
  
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