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• Still in Model 3 “production hell,” Tesla buys factory technology supplier - Ars Technica

  08-11-2017 23:15 via arstechnica.com
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  Still in Model 3 “production hell,” Tesla buys factory technology supplier
  Ars Technica
  On Tuesday, Tesla announced that it had purchased an automation and machining company called Perbix. Perbix has supplied Tesla with parts for its high-tech factories in Fremont, California, and Sparks, Nevada, for the past three years, according to CNBC.and more »
  
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• U.S. demands CNN or DirecTV sale to approve AT&T/Time Warner deal: sources

  08-11-2017 23:05
  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust regulators want AT&T Incto sell either the parent company of CNN or its DirecTV satellite television unit before they will allow the wireless carrier to buy media company Time Warner Inc , sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
  
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• Britain risks a nuclear dead end by spurning global technology leap - Telegraph.co.uk

  08-11-2017 23:01 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Britain risks a nuclear dead end by spurning global technology leap
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Britain built the world's first nuclear power plant at Calder Hall in 1956. Now it has to rely on the French and Chinese state to replace its reactors Credit: brittanica.com. The world's nuclear industry is in revolutionary ferment. The technology ...
  
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• Xero plans to de-list from New Zealand stock exchange

  08-11-2017 22:44
  Accounting software firm Xero said on Thursday that it would delist from the New Zealand stock exchange as it sought to focus on its listing on the Australian bourse.
  
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• Bitcoin hits record high after fork plan suspended

  08-11-2017 22:39
  Bitcoin hit a record high just shy of US$8,000 on Wednesday after a coalition of developers and investors suspended a software upgrade planned for next Thursday that could have split the digital currency in two.
  
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• FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas shooter's iPhone

  08-11-2017 22:37
  SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For about 48 hours after a deadly rampage at a Texas church, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies did not ask Apple Inc to help them unlock the gunman's iPhone or associated online accounts, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
  
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• A year after Oracle buy, a focused NetSuite doubles down on verticals, midmarket

  08-11-2017 22:18
  When Oracle first announced its agreement to acquire NetSuite, back in July 2016, there was widespread agreement in the tech industry that the deal could allow Oracle to serve a broader range of customers, including smaller businesses, expand to more vertical industries and more countries, and accelerate Oracle's application software push into the cloud.
  
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• Consumer Protection using latest technology to crack down on illegal odomoter cheats in WA - The West Australian

  08-11-2017 21:37 via thewest.com.au
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  Consumer Protection using latest technology to crack down on illegal odomoter cheats in WA
  The West Australian
  Authorities are using the latest car technology to crack down on illegal odometer tampering, resulting in several prosecutions over the past two years. Mazin Akiaat (trading as WA Auto and Parts of Maddington) was fined $30,000 and ordered to pay costs ...
  
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• Former Yahoo CEO apologizes for data breaches, blames Russians

  08-11-2017 20:47
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for two massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents for at least one of them, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks on major U.S. companies.
  
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• Fast-growing cyber crime threatens financial sector: Europol

  08-11-2017 20:38
  LISBON (Reuters) - The "remorseless" growth of cyber crime is leading to 4,000 ransom attacks a day and gangs' technological capability now threatens critical parts of the financial sector, the head of Europol said on Wednesday.
  
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• Canada's Quebec looks to impose sales tax on Netflix, others: report

  08-11-2017 20:26
  TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec has told Ottawa it will impose a sales tax on online companies, such as video streaming service Netflix Inc , and called on the federal government to reconsider its own decision not to do the same, La Presse newspaper reported on Wednesday.
  
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• Sprint to accelerate network investment, CEO says

  08-11-2017 19:57
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Corp will accelerate investment in its network as it plots a future as a standalone company, its chief executive officer said on Wednesday, days after the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier and rival T-Mobile US Inc said merger talks had failed.
  
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• What to consider when deploying a next-generation firewall

  08-11-2017 19:51
  Firewalls have become ubiquitous across enterprises over the past decade, but the combination of new and varied access methods combined with increasingly sophisticated attacks has forced network operators and security professionals to constantly evaluate their defenses. When deploying a next-generation firewall these are the major factors to consider.
  
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• China's Tencent takes 12 percent stake in Snap as shares plunge

  08-11-2017 19:32
  (Reuters) - Snap Inc said on Wednesday that Chinese tech and media investment firm Tencent Holdings Ltd had taken a 12 percent stake in the company, a day after the owner of disappearing-messaging app Snapchat was punished by Wall Street for disappointing quarterly results.
  
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• Quantum Computers Pose Imminent Threat to Bitcoin Security - MIT Technology Review

  08-11-2017 19:23 via technologyreview.com
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  Quantum Computers Pose Imminent Threat to Bitcoin Security
  MIT Technology Review
  The massive calculating power of quantum computers will be able to break Bitcoin security within 10 years, say security experts. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv; November 8, 2017. Bitcoin is taking the world by storm. The decentralized digital ...
  
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• Uber in deal with NASA to build flying taxi air control software

  08-11-2017 18:37
  LISBON (Reuters) - Uber is taking part in a joint industry and government push with NASA to develop software which the company aims to use to manage "flying taxi" routes that could work like ride-hailing services it has popularized on the ground.
  
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• Africa needs to start creating its own medical technology. Here's how - The Conversation CA

  08-11-2017 16:17 via theconversation.com
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  Africa needs to start creating its own medical technology. Here's how
  The Conversation CA
  Tania Douglas receives funding from the National Research Foundation, the Medical Research Council, the National Institutes of Health (Fogarty International Center), and the European Commission (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency).
  
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• Russia to check if Facebook is complying with law: Ifax

  08-11-2017 15:02
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Wednesday it planned to check whether Facebook was in compliance with Russian law.
  
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• Qualcomm buy may pit Broadcom against Intel in 'connected car' fight

  08-11-2017 12:47
  (Reuters) - If Broadcom Ltd'sunsolicited $103 billion bid for Qualcomm Inc succeeds, it could set up a battle with Intel Corp for dominance in the production of the next generation of communications chips, which will play a vital role in so-called connected cars.
  
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• Swisscom picks Ericsson to build its 5G network

  08-11-2017 11:30 via computerweekly.com
  Swiss incumbent operator Swisscom commits to nationwide gigabit 4G from 2018, and 5G from 2020
  
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• Domino's launches high-tech solution to common pizza gripe - NEWS.com.au

  08-11-2017 08:21 via news.com.au
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  Domino's launches high-tech solution to common pizza gripe
  NEWS.com.au
  TIRED of redistributing a pitiful serving of pepperoni? The pizza chain believes it has the answer to this common quibble. Staff writers and wires. news.com.auNovember 8, 20176:36pm. Wave goodbye to all your pepperoni woes. Picture: Glenn ...
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• Nepal bank latest victim in heists targeting SWIFT system

  08-11-2017 04:30
  A bank in Nepal is the latest victim in a string of cyber heists targeting the global SWIFT bank messaging system, though most of the stolen funds have been recovered, two officials involved in the investigation confirmed on Tuesday.
  
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• Renault obstacle-avoidance technology “as good as professional test drivers” - CarAdvice

  08-11-2017 02:01 via caradvice.com.au
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  Renault obstacle-avoidance technology “as good as professional test drivers”
  CarAdvice
  Renault has demonstrated its latest autonomous driving systems, including obstacle avoidance technology “as good as professional test drivers”. The systems are a product of the Renault Open Innovation Lab, focused on improving active safety and ...
  How Renault Is Learning from the Best Human Test Drivers to Create the World's Safest Autonomous… - MediumMedium
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• ANZ seeks opportunities in emerging tech

  08-11-2017 01:27
  ANZ has appointed a new executive who the bank says will have responsibility “for developing potential new business opportunities and disruptive technologies as well as investing in emerging growth companies to improve the products and services provided to customers.”
  
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• 42,000 Telstra FTTN and FTTB customers to be compensated over NBN speeds

  08-11-2017 00:11
  Most Telstra customers with fibre to the node (FTTN) National Broadband Network connections and 100/40Mbps services were not able to achieve the speeds they paid for.
  
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