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• Princeton graduates' crypto-currency wins backing of big U.S. investors

  13-10-2017 23:14
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investors including Digital Currency Group have taken part in a pre-sale of basecoin, a crypto-currency to be created by three Princeton University computer science graduates, Intangible Labs CEO and co-founder Nader Al-Naji said.
  
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• SoFi withdraws U.S. banking application, citing leadership change

  13-10-2017 22:42
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Student online lender Social Finance Inc said on Friday that it is withdrawing its application for a bank license in the wake of the departure of a number of senior executives, including co-founder and former Chief Executive Mike Cagney.
  
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• Gluon brings AI developers self-tuning machine learning

  13-10-2017 22:30
  A Microsoft and Amazon joint effort makes neural networks easier to program and use with the MXNet and Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit frameworks
  
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• Qualcomm files lawsuits in China to ban iPhones

  13-10-2017 21:49
  (Reuters) - Qualcomm Incconfirmed an earlier report that the chipmaker had filed lawsuits in China, seeking to halt the manufacture and sale of Apple Inc'siPhones in the country.
  
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• Wall Street raises targets on Netflix, citing price increases

  13-10-2017 21:13
  (Reuters) - Netflix Incshares hit an all-time high on Friday as Goldman Sachs and other brokerages raised their price targets on the world's biggest online-streaming company, citing its ability to raise fees without scaring away customers.
  
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• Technology tested by Army seeks to make flying safer by helping pilots stay level in the cockpit - ABC Online

  13-10-2017 21:12 via abc.net.au
  ABC Online
  Technology tested by Army seeks to make flying safer by helping pilots stay level in the cockpit
  ABC Online
  Angus Rupert is on a mission. For 25 years, he's been working on a system to help overcome a deadly aviation phenomenon: spatial disorientation. Key points: The Tactile Cueing System is a belt and harness that contain small pads that vibrate in the ...
  
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• First spending boost in years set to pad tech stock earnings

  13-10-2017 20:11
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first global increase in corporate spending since 2012 will likely boost the earnings of technology companies outside of the so-called FAANG group of Facebook Inc , Amazon.com Inc , Apple Inc , Netflix Incand Google , adding momentum to a 25 percent rally in the sector for the year to date.
  
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• IRS puts Equifax contract on hold during security review

  13-10-2017 19:31
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has temporarily suspended a contract worth more than $7 million it recently awarded to Equifax Inc following a security issue with the beleaguered credit reporting agency's website on Thursday.
  
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• How the 25 greatest stories ever told would be ruined by technology - New Statesman

  13-10-2017 19:03 via newstatesman.com
  How the 25 greatest stories ever told would be ruined by technology
  New Statesman
  Technology makes life easier. Great stories need a conflict. These truths acknowledged everywhere, even in space, mean that most of the world's classic stories would be ruined with the addition of an iPhone 6. Here's how 25 of the world's greatest ...
  
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• Social media firms summoned to U.S. Congressional hearings on Russia

  13-10-2017 17:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google have been asked to appear on Nov. 1 at hearings on alleged Russian interference in U.S. politics called by the U.S. Senate and House Intelligence Committees, officials said.
  
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• Ross Fisher's Old Course 61 reignites golf technology argument - The Australian

  13-10-2017 15:04 via theaustralian.com.au
  The Australian
  Ross Fisher's Old Course 61 reignites golf technology argument
  The Australian
  Ross Fisher is still buzzing five days after the round that put him into the record books and reopened a can of worms. Depending on your stance, the Englishman's 61 at St Andrews was a mesmerising feat of parameter-pushing or proof that golf's grand ...
  
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• Benjamin Law: explaining technology to my mum has become more rewarding - The Canberra Times

  13-10-2017 15:04 via canberratimes.com.au
  The Canberra Times
  Benjamin Law: explaining technology to my mum has become more rewarding
  The Canberra Times
  My mum has an incredible knack of making consumer goods last the distance, but not even she can make an iPhone last longer than half a decade. After five years, her model was still in good nick – not a single scratch – but its performance was sluggish ...and more »
  
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• Wacky wearable technology: from breast pumps to beer testers, the newest gadgets are unusual - NEWS.com.au

  13-10-2017 13:01 via news.com.au
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  Wacky wearable technology: from breast pumps to beer testers, the newest gadgets are unusual
  NEWS.com.au
  AUSTRALIANS are embracing wearable technology but the latest gadgets perform unexpected tasks, from testing your sobriety to improving your posture. Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson. News Corp Australia NetworkOctober 14, 201712:30am. Video; Image ...and more »
  
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• The Ethical Minefields of Technology - Scientific American (blog)

  13-10-2017 13:01 via blogs.scientificamerican.com
  Scientific American (blog)
  The Ethical Minefields of Technology
  Scientific American (blog)
  Almost all businesses today rely on some type of software, and few people would dispute the productivity increases that accompany new technology. However, there's a flip side to the embrace of advanced technology, and one with significant implications.
  
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• New wearable technology can cool you down or test your sobriety - NEWS.com.au

  13-10-2017 13:01 via news.com.au
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  New wearable technology can cool you down or test your sobriety
  NEWS.com.au
  FROM testing your blood alcohol limit during a big night out to cooling you down on a summer's day, wearable technology is getting more advanced, more useful ...and more »
  
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• Boateng wants video technology used to identify racism - Goal.com

  13-10-2017 12:41 via goal.com
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  Boateng wants video technology used to identify racism
  Goal.com
  Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has called for video technology to be used in football to ban racist supporters from matches. Video footage is now heavily used on the pitch in the Bundesliga, with goal-line technology this season ...and more »
  
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• What is Grafeas? Better auditing for containers

  13-10-2017 12:00
  Google's Grafeas provides a common API for metadata about containers, from image and build details to security vulnerabilities
  
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• PR Account Manager – Technology - B&T

  13-10-2017 03:48 via bandt.com.au
  PR Account Manager – Technology
  B&T
  Do you love communications in the technology space? From smartphones to complex networks, apps to hardware, security to software services – if you're all about the latest devices and demystifying the technical, then we'd love to have a chat with you.
  
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• Serverless architecture delivers scale, savings for Freight Exchange

  13-10-2017 02:44
  Online logistics company Freight Exchange is increasingly relying on serverless computing to drive its core platform, with a shift to serverless architecture delivering substantial savings according to Martyn Hann, the company’s chief technology officer.
  
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• Government details 5G strategy

  13-10-2017 01:55
  The federal government will convene a working group to assess issues and opportunities for the adoption of 5G.
  
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• ‘Universal’ Windows development adds .Net Standard 2.0 support

  13-10-2017 01:04
  Microsoft continues to unify .Net software development across Windows 10 platforms even as it gives up on smartphones and tablets
  
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• Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands - The Conversation CA

  13-10-2017 00:18 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation CA
  Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands
  The Conversation CA
  Fire crews douse derailed tanker cars carrying crude oil in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que., in this July 6, 2013, file photo. A trial is now underway for three former railway employees charged in connection with the fatal train derailment. (THE CANADIAN ...and more »
  
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• Magic Leap seeks US$1 billion

  13-10-2017 00:14
  Magic Leap, a highly funded and secretive startup that has promised breakthrough augmented reality technology, is seeking to raise up to US$1 billion
  
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• Labor: 'Real action' needed after defence contractor hack

  13-10-2017 00:12
  Labor has called for the Government to take “real action” in response to the hacking of an Australian defence contractor, which resulted in the theft of 30 gigabytes of data.
  
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• Alphabet's Waymo allegedly demanded US$1 billion in settlement talks with Uber

  13-10-2017 00:04
  Alphabet Inc's Waymo sought at least US$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
  
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