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• NBN complaints grow by 159 per cent

  17-10-2017 22:45
  In the 12 months from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, complaints about services delivered over the National Broadband Network grew by 159.3 per cent compared to the previous 12 months, new figures released by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) reveal.
  
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• Google launches advanced Gmail security features for high-risk users

  17-10-2017 22:24
  Alphabet's Google Inc said on Tuesday it would roll out an "advanced protection program" to provide stronger email security for some users such as government officials, political activists and journalists who are at a higher risk of being targeted by sophisticated hackers.
  
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• Startup Magic Leap raises half a billion in new funding

  17-10-2017 22:23
  Magic Leap, a well-funded and secretive startup, said on Tuesday it has raised US$502 million in a new capital funding round led by Temasek Holdings an investment firm owned by the government of Singapore.
  
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• Devonport places third for number of telco complaints - The Advocate

  17-10-2017 21:11 via theadvocate.com.au
  Devonport places third for number of telco complaints
  The Advocate
  Devonport consumers have lodged 157 complaints against telecommunications services and providers, an ombudsman's report has found. The annual Telecommunications Ombudsman's Report details the number of complaints made against the nation's ...
  
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• Traders bet on obscure e-commerce stock in speculation over bitcoin's blockchain technology - CNBC

  17-10-2017 20:52 via cnbc.com
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  Traders bet on obscure e-commerce stock in speculation over bitcoin's blockchain technology
  CNBC
  Overstock.com shares surged to four-year highs as investors bet on the company's investment in blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin. Attention on the viability of blockchain has grown as IBM and JPMorgan Chase separately announced this week they ...and more »
  
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• Dropbox targets freelance pros with Showcase portfolios and Professional pricing tier

  17-10-2017 18:10
  Showcase is designed to make it easier for freelancers and small teams of professionals to share content.
  
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• What is hybrid cloud computing?

  17-10-2017 17:43
  How to architect a hybrid cloud and what Amazon, Microsoft and Google mean by hybrid
  
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• Noble SmartAccept® Wins 2017 CUSTOMER Contact Centre Technology Award - CSO Australia

  17-10-2017 17:27 via cso.com.au
  Noble SmartAccept® Wins 2017 CUSTOMER Contact Centre Technology Award
  CSO Australia
  Melbourne, AU – 17 October, 2017: Noble Systems, a global leader in omnichannel contact centre technology solutions, is the recipient of TMC's “2017 CUSTOMER Contact Centre Technology Award” for Noble SmartAccept®. The award is presented by ...and more »
  
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• Apple Irish datacentre objectors to seek fresh High Court appeal against project

  17-10-2017 17:06 via computerweekly.com
  The remaining objectors to Apple’s plans to build a datacentre in Athenry, Ireland, are preparing to launch another appeal against the project, which has now been delayed by more than two and a half years
  
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• Why pharmacy must embrace technology - Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)

  17-10-2017 16:22 via ajp.com.au
  Why pharmacy must embrace technology
  Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
  We are well and truly in the digital age, and technology has a lot to offer the profession. Technological advances mean pharmacists can utilise electronic resources efficiently particularly in hospitals where electronic prescribing and medicines charts ...
  
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• UK intelligence agencies ‘unlawfully’ sharing sensitive personal data, court hears

  17-10-2017 15:45 via computerweekly.com
  Intelligence agencies are “unlawfully” sharing huge datasets containing sensitive information about the population with industry, government departments and overseas intelligence services, a court will hear this week
  
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• How to protect your Wi-Fi network from a Krack attack

  17-10-2017 15:09 via computerweekly.com
  The discovery of a vulnerability affecting the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard has people in a spin. But how serious is it really, and what basic steps can you take to keep your network safe from a Krack attack?
  
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• Qualcomm successfully achieves first 5G data connection

  17-10-2017 12:34 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile chipset supplier Qualcomm claims it has achieved a 5G data connection on a 5G modem chipset for mobile devices
  
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• Could instant translation technology revolutionise world HE? - Times Higher Education (THE)

  17-10-2017 11:26 via timeshighereducation.com
  Times Higher Education (THE)
  Could instant translation technology revolutionise world HE?
  Times Higher Education (THE)
  Language is often cited as one of the main obstacles to universities' internationalisation efforts, blamed for everything from the low number of UK students studying abroad to Japan's lagging behind on numbers of foreign academics and internationally ...
  
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• Gartner survey shows PC boost as businesses upgrade to Windows 10

  17-10-2017 11:15 via computerweekly.com
  Businesses are finally shifting from Windows 7 to Windows 10, which is driving a major desktop PC refresh
  
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• Embrace technology and save ratepayers money - Gladstone Observer

  17-10-2017 10:21 via gladstoneobserver.com.au
  Gladstone Observer
  Embrace technology and save ratepayers money
  Gladstone Observer
  UK-based Accenture Global Cities segment lead Simon Giles spoke at the LGAQ conference. Chris Lees. Use this content. Chris Lees. by Chris Lees. Chris Lees Journalist. I'm a keen angler looking to explore and enjoy myself in Mackay. As a journalist ...and more »
  
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• City of London Corporation launches ultrafast Wi-Fi network

  17-10-2017 10:18 via computerweekly.com
  City of London’s free Wi-Fi network is being backed by O2 and is supposed to deliver browsing speeds of up to 180Mbps
  
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• Turnbull Abandons Clean Energy Target For 'Technology Neutral' Plan - Gizmodo Australia

  17-10-2017 07:31 via gizmodo.com.au
  Gizmodo Australia
  Turnbull Abandons Clean Energy Target For 'Technology Neutral' Plan
  Gizmodo Australia
  Malcolm Turnbull has again pushed the idea of a "technology neutral" approach to energy policy, after scrapping the Clean Energy Target recommended by Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel, which Tony Abbott had previously referred to as a "tax on ...and more »
  
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• Technology helps determine dementia pain - Yahoo7 News

  17-10-2017 07:03 via au.news.yahoo.com
  Technology helps determine dementia pain
  Yahoo7 News
  New facial recognition technology developed in Australia will help medical staff manage the pain of dementia patients who struggle to communicate. The PainChek app runs on smartphones or tablets and uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial ...and more »
  
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• AI Algorithms Are Starting to Teach AI Algorithms - MIT Technology Review

  17-10-2017 06:02 via technologyreview.com
  MIT Technology Review
  AI Algorithms Are Starting to Teach AI Algorithms
  MIT Technology Review
  At first blush, Scot Barton might not seem like an AI pioneer. He isn't building self-driving cars or teaching computers to thrash humans at computer games. But within his role at Farmers Insurance, he is blazing a trail for the technology. Barton ...
  
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• Essential Is Getting Sued For Allegedly Stealing Wireless Connector Technology - Gizmodo Australia

  17-10-2017 05:28 via gizmodo.com.au
  Gizmodo Australia
  Essential Is Getting Sued For Allegedly Stealing Wireless Connector Technology
  Gizmodo Australia
  This summer, people got really frothy about the super-hyped Essential Phone from Android co-creator Andy Rubin. Then, Essential screwed up one thing after another, tainting the phone's reputation as the company seemingly couldn't get its shit together.
  Android co-creator's startup sued over connector technologyReuters
  Essential is being sued over its modular accessory technologyAnd
  
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• Potential buyers eye BMS Technology after it calls in administrators ... - ARNnet

  17-10-2017 04:30 via arnnet.com.au
  ARNnet
  Potential buyers eye BMS Technology after it calls in administrators ...
  ARNnet
  Potential buyers are eyeing off parts of BMS Technology just days after the 30-year old Adelaide-based distributor called in administrators. Peter Macks and Ian ...and more »
  
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• How technology will help fight food fraud - The Conversation - The Conversation CA

  17-10-2017 00:15 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation CA
  How technology will help fight food fraud - The Conversation
  The Conversation CA
  Food fraud is a common problem that technologies such as blockchain and DNA fingerprinting can help to solve.and more »
  
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• How technology will help fight food fraud - The Conversation CA

  17-10-2017 00:15 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation CA
  How technology will help fight food fraud
  The Conversation CA
  A worker handles meat at the Doly-Com abattoir in Romania in 2013 when Europe was facing a scandal over incorrectly declared horsemeat. The problem of food fraud and its health and economic implications affect a broad range of foods around the world, ...and more »
  
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