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• MIT Has Started Issuing Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology - Futurism

  19-10-2017 21:06 via futurism.com
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  MIT Has Started Issuing Diplomas Using Blockchain Technology
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  Blockchain technology is proving to offer major advantages beyond its well-known applications in the sphere of cryptocurrency. A new app allows MIT graduates to prove ownership of their degree using the digital ledger.
  
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• Facebook’s RacerD detects hard-to-find race conditions in Java code

  19-10-2017 18:39
  No longer a prototype, RacerD is part of the Infer static analysis platform
  
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• Cisco snaps up streaming-data startup Perspica

  19-10-2017 18:38
  Cisco today announced plans to acquire San Jose-based startup Perspica, a company that specializes in using machine learning to analyze streams of data. Cisco says it will integrate the Perspica technology into its AppDynamics product, which provides network and application monitoring and analytics.
  
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• Is Technology Really Going to Destroy More Jobs Than Ever Before? - Futurism

  19-10-2017 17:51 via futurism.com
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  Is Technology Really Going to Destroy More Jobs Than Ever Before?
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  You've probably heard that a robot is going to take your job. It's an oft-repeated refrain, heralded in article headlines and speeches from luminaries such as Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking. Some experts predict that anywhere from 38 to 57 percent of ...
  
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• Government cuts cost of network infrastructure roll-out

  19-10-2017 15:42 via computerweekly.com
  Parts of the Electronic Communications Code have been updated to help communications providers deploy new infrastructure more quickly
  
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• Dreamliner 787-9 at technology's cutting edge on fuel saving - The Australian

  19-10-2017 15:04 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Dreamliner 787-9 at technology's cutting edge on fuel saving
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  The Dreamliner is an example of aviation technology being pushed towards new boundaries and helping with airline economics. A key feature of the Dreamliner — which Qantas will fly into Sydney this morning, with chief technical pilot Alex Passerini and ...and more »
  
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• The World Solar Challenge over, now the real race begins

  19-10-2017 04:55
  ​The route is long and treacherous. Completing the journey from Darwin to Adelaide through Australia’s red centre requires a sturdy vehicle and a strong will.
  
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• Government scrutinises auDA oversight of .au

  19-10-2017 04:39
  The government will review the management of Australia’s country code top-level domain, .au. Communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield today released terms of reference for the review.
  
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• CIOs, CTOs subject to govt’s banking accountability regime

  19-10-2017 03:24
  Banks will have to register the details of their chief information officers and chief technology officers under the government’s proposed accountability regime for banks.
  
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• Pentagon pushes back against proposed cyber defence rules

  19-10-2017 00:09
  U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asked Congress to halt pending legislation that would compel the U.S. to alert foreign governments when the Pentagon has decided to combat certain cyber attacks, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.
  
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• Twitter to introduce tougher anti-harassment rules

  19-10-2017 00:06
  ​Twitter plans to toughen its rules on online sexual harassment and impose stronger penalties for misconduct, according to an email it sent to a group of safety advocates, academics and researchers that helps the social media service set its policies.
  
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