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• Equifax denies it was hacked again

  12-10-2017 23:59
  Equifax Inc said on Thursday that one of its third-party vendors had been running malicious code on one its web pages, but that the credit reporting agency was not the subject of another cyber attack and its systems were not compromised.
  
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• Amazon to keep U.S. holiday hiring flat at 120,000 workers

  12-10-2017 21:30
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Incsaid it would hire 120,000 workers in the United States this holiday season, same as last year, joining a list of U.S. retailers cautious about their hiring plans amid an improving job market.
  
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• Mandalay to build 3,000 Arizona homes with solar and Sonnen batteries

  12-10-2017 21:11
  (Reuters) - German battery maker Sonnen GmbH on Thursday said it would partner with home builder Mandalay Homes to outfit 3,000 new Arizona homes with batteries to store the excess energy generated by their rooftop solar installations.
  
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• AT&T subscriber losses highlight cord-cutting threat: analysts

  12-10-2017 20:07
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc's third-quarter video losses sent pay-TV industry shares down on Thursday after Wall Street analysts raised concerns about the continued threat of consumers cancelling their cable and satellite television subscriptions.
  
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• Equifax takes down web page after report of new hack

  12-10-2017 19:52
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equifax Inc said on Thursday it has taken one of its customer help website pages offline as its security team looks into reports of another potential cyber breach at the credit reporting company, which recently disclosed a hack that compromised the sensitive information of more than 145 million people.
  
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• Airbnb targets business travelers to France

  12-10-2017 19:30
  PARIS (Reuters) - Business travelers to France are in the sights of online rental marketplace Airbnb, according to a senior official on Thursday at the company best known for hosting holidaymakers.
  
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• Viacom launches TV ads in dispute with Charter

  12-10-2017 19:28
  (Reuters) - Viacom Inc , parent of networks including MTV and Nickelodeon, launched TV ads this week urging its viewers to call customer service at cable company Spectrum ahead of a deadline that may result in a costly blackout for 16.6 million customers.
  
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• Exclusive: Alphabet's Waymo demanded $1 billion in settlement talks with Uber - sources

  12-10-2017 17:28
  SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc as conditions for settling its high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services company, sources familiar with the proposal told Reuters.
  
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• Facebook will help investigators release Russia ads, Sandberg tells Axios

  12-10-2017 17:25
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook IncChief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday the company was fully committed to helping U.S. congressional investigators publicly release Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 U.S. election.
  
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• Bitcoin rockets above $5,000 to all-time high

  12-10-2017 17:07
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin smashed through the $5,000 barrier for the first time on Thursday, jumping as much as 8 percent on the day as investors shrugged off the latest warnings on the risks of buying into the booming cryptocurrency market.
  
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• Irish court gives $1 billion Apple data center green light

  12-10-2017 14:04
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple may proceed to build a 850 million euro ($1 billion) data center in Ireland, the High Court ruled on Thursday, bringing relief for the government after a two-year planning delay which it feared could hurt its reputation with investors.
  
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• What’s new at GitHub: dependency management, security alerts

  12-10-2017 12:00
  The code-sharing site will tell users what projects depend on other projects as well as offer security alerts
  
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• Finland bears brunt of latest Nokia job cuts

  12-10-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Nokia is cutting jobs and pulling back on developing further versions of its virtual reality camera
  
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• Former US cyber diplomat wants tougher 'consequences' for state-backed hacks

  12-10-2017 07:40
  ​Nation states need faster and more effective ‘consequences’ for those launching cyber attacks against them, former US State Department lead cyber diplomat Chris Painter, said today.
  
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• Beijing pushes for seat at technology giants' table - The Australian

  12-10-2017 06:34 via theaustralian.com.au
  The Australian
  Beijing pushes for seat at technology giants' table
  The Australian
  The Chinese government is pushing some of its biggest tech companies, including Tencent, Weibo and a unit of Alibaba, to offer the state a stake in them and a direct role in corporate decisions. Wary of the increasing power of private businesses ...and more »
  
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• Vic justice department CIO resigns

  12-10-2017 06:10
  Victoria’s Department of Justice and Regulation is looking for a new chief information officer after its current IT chief tendered his resignation.
  
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• Sharjah Department of eGovernment sets out aims at Gitex 2017

  12-10-2017 05:00 via computerweekly.com
  The emirate of Sharjah has set out its plans for digital transformation at the Gitex 2017 event in Dubai
  
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• Bank of NZ pioneers Intel’s AI-based money laundering detector

  12-10-2017 03:19
  The Bank of New Zealand has become one of the first users of Intel’s Saffron platform.
  
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• Government ICT outsourcing slammed

  12-10-2017 02:59
  The Community and Public Sector Union has blamed decades of outsourcing and an emphasis on cost cuttings for a string of high-profile government IT failures.
  
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• Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency - PACE Today

  12-10-2017 02:53 via pacetoday.com.au
  PACE Today
  Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency
  PACE Today
  Located in the Adelaide suburb of Seacliff Park, Boral's Linwood quarry is positioned within one of South Australia's most important sources of hard rock. Quarrying started over 130 years ago, when the quarry was first operated in 1882 to supply ...
  
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• Aussie contractor hack saw Joint Strike Fighter plans stolen

  12-10-2017 02:45
  ​A hacker stole info about Australia's Joint Strike Fighter programme and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defence contractor.
  
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• Aussie contractor hack saw Joint Strike Fighter plans exfiltrated

  12-10-2017 02:45
  ​A hacker exfiltrated info about Australia's Joint Strike Fighter programme and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defence contractor.
  
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• The surfing robot helping to save the Great Barrier Reef

  12-10-2017 02:19
  An autonomous floating robot packed with sensors has been deployed to monitor the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef.
  
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• Facebook's Oculus reveals stand-alone virtual reality headset - The Guardian

  12-10-2017 01:12 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian
  Facebook's Oculus reveals stand-alone virtual reality headset
  The Guardian
  Facebook has unveiled a stand-alone virtual reality headset designed to extend the appeal of the company's Oculus technology to the masses. The headset, called Oculus Go, won't require plugging in a smartphone or a cord tethering it to a personal ...and more »
  
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• Autonomous technology could prevent half of all road deaths: report - Motoring

  12-10-2017 01:06 via motoring.com.au
  Motoring
  Autonomous technology could prevent half of all road deaths: report
  Motoring
  A new study is keying in on the expected benefits of technology connecting the vehicles on our road. Share Shares. Facebook · Twitter. Autonomous technology in all new vehicles could prevent up to half of Australia's road deaths, a new report suggests.
  
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• Facebook to launch 'Oculus Go' VR headset

  12-10-2017 00:36
  Facebook Inc plans to release a new virtual reality headset that does not require a separate computer to operate, allowing more mobile uses than the company's existing Oculus Rift product, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.
  
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