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• Makes no sense to retain old technology - The Sunshine Coast Daily

  16-10-2017 23:18 via sunshinecoastdaily.com.au
  The Sunshine Coast Daily
  Makes no sense to retain old technology
  The Sunshine Coast Daily
  Smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in in Colstrip, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File) Matt Brown. GEOFF Cass wondered about the costs of power generation in his latest letter (Daily, October 14), so here ...
  
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• Keep Calm and … Massively Increase Investment in Artificial Intelligence - MIT Technology Review

  16-10-2017 23:12 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  Keep Calm and … Massively Increase Investment in Artificial Intelligence
  MIT Technology Review
  The U.K. government has just released a thoughtful report on the potential of AI, along with some jolly sensible recommendations for making the most of the profoundly important technology. The report, coauthored by the Department for Digital, Culture ...
  
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• What’s new in TypeScript 2.6

  16-10-2017 23:04
  TypeScript 2.6 introduces a new strict checking flag, error suppression comments, and "minor" breaking changes
  
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• Adobe issues warning over Flash vulnerability

  16-10-2017 23:00
  Adobe Systems Inc warned on Monday that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in its Flash multimedia software platform in web browsers, and the company urged users to quickly patch their systems to prevent such attacks.
  
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• North Korea likely behind Taiwan SWIFT cyber heist, BAE claims

  16-10-2017 22:56
  Cyber-security firm BAE Systems Plc said on Monday it believes the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is likely responsible for a recent cyber heist in Taiwan, the latest in a string of hacks targeting the global SWIFT messaging system.
  
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• Review urges tighter controls for Medicare data access

  16-10-2017 22:00
  The government-commissioned independent review into the Health Professionals Online Service (HPOS) has recommended tighter security for the system.
  
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• Tech to the future: Reselling next-gen technology - CRN Australia

  16-10-2017 21:34 via crn.com.au
  CRN Australia
  Tech to the future: Reselling next-gen technology
  CRN Australia
  The rewards of being an early adopter can be huge – it's not called 'first mover advantage' for nothing – but so can the risks of adopting unproven technology. Those risks can be greater still for reseller partners that choose to bring new technologies ...
  
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• e-Volve Corporate Technology: Devices are the window to your data - CRN Australia

  16-10-2017 21:34 via crn.com.au
  CRN Australia
  e-Volve Corporate Technology: Devices are the window to your data
  CRN Australia
  e-Volve works with all major end-user compute (EUC) vendors. e-Volve specialises in complete device lifecycle management (DLM) from pre-sales to decommission, incorporating e-procurement and real-time asset management. When did your company first ...
  
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• Microsoft shuts down Krank with emergency Windows update

  16-10-2017 21:20
  The move is designed to patch vulnerabilities in the WPA2 protocol used to secure wireless networks. All supported versions of Windows will get the update.
  
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• Microsoft shuts down Krack with emergency Windows update

  16-10-2017 21:20
  The move is designed to patch vulnerabilities in the WPA2 protocol used to secure wireless networks. All supported versions of Windows will get the update.
  
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• Will banks win the technology arms race? - The Sydney Morning Herald

  16-10-2017 15:15 via smh.com.au
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  Will banks win the technology arms race?
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  What will banks look like in 20 years and will they all survive the technology revolution that is allowing all manner of fintech companies to chip away at ...and more »
  
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• Encryption flaw leaves every Wi-Fi network in the world wide open

  16-10-2017 14:34 via computerweekly.com
  A Belgian researcher has uncovered a major weakness in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security protocol that is thought to leave every Wi-Fi network in the world open to attack
  
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• Researcher exposes Wi-Fi security flaw

  16-10-2017 13:00
  Researcher Mathy Vanhoef has released details of a major flaw in the WPA2 protocol used to protect most Wi-Fi networks.
  
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• Technology and bicycles transform sex and society - Financial Times

  16-10-2017 12:49 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Technology and bicycles transform sex and society
  Financial Times
  What do the bicycle and the internet have in common? One less than obvious answer is that they have both encouraged sex between strangers. The introduction of new technologies can often result in dramatic, and largely unforeseen, effects on societies, ...and more »
  
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• Government launches £25m trial fund to develop UK 5G industry

  16-10-2017 10:43 via computerweekly.com
  DCMS is drawing down £25m from the £740m National Productivity Investment Fund to fund a number of testbeds and trials of 5G mobile network technology in the UK
  
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• IBM unveils blockchain-powered Pacific payment network

  16-10-2017 08:11
  IBM says that by early next year, a new blockchain-based payment network is expected to process up to 60 percent of all cross-border payments in the South Pacific’s retail foreign exchange corridors
  
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• The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink - The Guardian

  16-10-2017 07:02 via theguardian.com
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  The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink
  The Guardian
  Some users of eye-gaze technology are as young as a year old. Photograph: Getty Images/Science Photo Library RM. Health & wellbeing. The eyes have it: how technology allows you to speak when all you can do is blink. Developments in eye-gaze ...
  
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• Buy, hold, sell: Carsales, Seek, Altium, Technology One, Domino's Pizza - The Australian Financial Review

  16-10-2017 06:40 via afr.com
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  Buy, hold, sell: Carsales, Seek, Altium, Technology One, Domino's Pizza
  The Australian Financial Review
  Roger Montgomery: It's a sell. I think they've done an admirable job growing their revenue and their EBITDA in a mature market, but the price now is demanding very strong growth to continue, and long-term investors should really be thinking about the ...
  
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• FinTech builds on blockchain for international mobile payments

  16-10-2017 06:07
  IBM unveiled a cross-border blockchain payments service with a Polynesian payments system provider designed to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of making global payments for business and consumers.
  
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• How Blockchain Could Give Us a Smarter Energy Grid - MIT Technology Review

  16-10-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  How Blockchain Could Give Us a Smarter Energy Grid
  MIT Technology Review
  Energy experts believe that blockchain technology can solve a maze of red tape and data management problems. by Mike Orcutt; October 16, 2017. 5. On an electricity grid, electrons generated from the sun, wind, or other renewable sources are ...
  
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• Hazer Group receives interest from steel industry for its technology - Proactive Investors Australia

  16-10-2017 05:57 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Hazer Group receives interest from steel industry for its technology
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Hazer Group (ASX:HZR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to investigate the commercial and technical viability of utilising the Hazer technology in the steel industry. The non-binding agreement is with Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, ...and more »
  
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• NBN outlines efforts to boost customer experience

  16-10-2017 03:01
  NBN says it is working to revamp its communications processes to ensure that retail service providers (RSPs) that sell services over the National Broadband Network are kept in the loop when it comes to network outages and similar incidents that can affect end users.
  
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• Asics is using microwave technology to create custom midsoles in as little as 15 seconds - TechCrunch

  16-10-2017 00:45 via techcrunch.com
  TechCrunch
  Asics is using microwave technology to create custom midsoles in as little as 15 seconds
  TechCrunch
  It's been a fascinating couple of years for high tech sneaker heads, between self-lacing Nikes and Adidas' experiments with 3D printed midsoles and biodegradable yarn. Asics isn't generally uttered in the same breath as those sorts of bleeding edge ...
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