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• Tencent turns to WeChat, games and deals for global strategy

  20-11-2017 22:54
  China's biggest social network and gaming firm Tencent Holdings, which last week reported forecast-beating quarterly results, is close to making Malaysia the first foreign country to roll out its WeChat ecosystem, according to one of its executives.
  
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• Marvell Technology to buy Cavium in US$6 billion deal

  20-11-2017 22:48
  Chipmaker Marvell Technology has said it will buy smaller rival Cavium for about US$6 billion, as it seeks to expand its wireless connectivity business in a rapidly consolidating semiconductor industry.
  
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• Monday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Technology & Communications - Nasdaq

  20-11-2017 21:08 via nasdaq.com
  Monday Sector Leaders: Consumer Products, Technology & Communications
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  Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Monday, shares of Consumer Products companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 0.5%. Within that group, Delphi Automotive PLC (Symbol: DLPH) and General Motors Co. (Symbol: GM) are two large ...
  
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• This Inquisitive AI Will Kick Your Butt at Battleship - MIT Technology Review

  20-11-2017 19:03 via technologyreview.com
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  This Inquisitive AI Will Kick Your Butt at Battleship
  MIT Technology Review
  A remarkably inquisitive artificial-intelligence system developed by a team of researchers at NYU has learned to play a game similar to Battleship with mind-blowing skill. In the simple game the researchers created, players seek to find their opponent ...
  
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• Sony's Hawk-Eye Technology Delivers Precision-Based Video Results For Sports - SportTechie

  20-11-2017 18:10 via sporttechie.com
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  Sony's Hawk-Eye Technology Delivers Precision-Based Video Results For Sports
  SportTechie
  Considering its roots as primarily a state-of-the-art ball-tracking technology, developed initially for tennis, soccer and cricket, Hawk-Eye Innovations continues to deliver game-changing results across the global sports market. Hawk-Eye, which was ...
  
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• Talking Rugby: Obsession with technology and TMO is killing the authority of the referee - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-11-2017 18:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Talking Rugby: Obsession with technology and TMO is killing the authority of the referee
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Democracy has no place on a rugby pitch. The referee is the boss. Or he used to be. Then along came cameras and technology and Television Match Officials. And if that intrusion were not potentially damaging enough, in came the touchy-feely inclinations ...
  
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• IoT needs to be secured by the network

  20-11-2017 16:54
  Economics don't allow all internet of things devices to have baked-in security, so it has to be addressed elsewhere.
  
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• Detour's Stacey Book on What Technology Has Done for Storytelling - Travel+Leisure

  20-11-2017 16:50 via travelandleisure.com
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  Detour's Stacey Book on What Technology Has Done for Storytelling
  Travel+Leisure
  Travel by definition is not static — it's being on the move, with changing locations and changing perspectives. In a new series, Travel + Leisure is profiling some of the game changers in the travel sphere that are taking innovation on the road ...
  
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• How technology's built in "engagement maximization" destroys mental health in the Trump age, and what to do about it - Boing Boing

  20-11-2017 16:12 via boingboing.net
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  How technology's built in "engagement maximization" destroys mental health in the Trump age, and what to do about it
  Boing Boing
  We live in a weaponized news-cycle, a political moment in which a cadre of ruthless looters are destroying the world, magnified by technology's design ethic that uses experimental methodologies to maximize "engagement" (that is, how much attention you ...
  
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• Avnet Expands Commitment to Technology Innovation with First Americas-Based Design Center of Excellence - Business Wire (press release)

  20-11-2017 16:02 via businesswire.com
  Business Wire (press release)
  Avnet Expands Commitment to Technology Innovation with First Americas-Based Design Center of Excellence
  Business Wire (press release)
  (right to left) Scott MacDonald, Avnet Global VP Integrated Solutions discusses Avnet's new Design Center of Excellence with Bryan Miltner, Kingston, US Sales Manager; Kiki Karakatsani, Microsoft, Global Account Executive/Avnet; Greg Happeny, Kingston, ...and more »
  
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• Inex Innovations Licenses NIPT Technology From A*STAR - GenomeWeb

  20-11-2017 15:45 via genomeweb.com
  Inex Innovations Licenses NIPT Technology From A*STAR
  GenomeWeb
  NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Molecular diagnostics firm Inex Innovations Exchange announced today that it has exclusively licensed non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) technology from Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR).and more »
  
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• Marvell Technology to buy chipmaker Cavium for about $6 billion - Ars Technica

  20-11-2017 15:34 via arstechnica.com
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  Marvell Technology to buy chipmaker Cavium for about $6 billion
  Ars Technica
  In another consolidation move in the semiconductor industry, chipmaker Marvell Technology announced it will acquire competitor Cavium Inc. for approximately $6 billion. It's estimated that the combined company will generate about $3.4 billion in annual ...
  Chipmaker Marvell Technology in deal to buy smaller rival CaviumCNBC
  Marvell Technology to buy rival chipmaker Cavium for $6 billionReuters
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• GM shares upgraded because of automaker's 'advanced' autonomous technology - CNBC

  20-11-2017 15:16 via cnbc.com
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  GM shares upgraded because of automaker's 'advanced' autonomous technology
  CNBC
  Guggenheim upgrades shares of General Motors to buy from neutral and bumps its price target to $52. General Motors hosts a highly anticipated event next week, where it is expected to update investors on the status of its autonomous technology. Shares ...and more »
  
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• The state of Marketing Technology by Scott Brinker - ClickZ

  20-11-2017 14:52 via clickz.com
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  The state of Marketing Technology by Scott Brinker
  ClickZ
  The rise of marketing technology has created many questions regarding its status in the industry, but also its future. We attended MarTech Festival on Thursday to hear the latest trends from some of the leaders in marketing technology. Author. Tereza ...
  
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• Dubai Health Authority completes final phase of Salama electronic medical records system roll-out

  20-11-2017 12:16 via computerweekly.com
  Dubai Health Authority completes medical records digitisation scheme, 21 months after the project was first unveiled
  
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• 5 information security threats that will dominate 2018

  20-11-2017 12:00
  The global security threat outlook evolves with every coming year. To combat the threat in 2018, enterprises must understand these five global cyber threats.
  
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• IDFA DocLab's Caspar Sonnen: 'We Can No Longer Just Blame Technology For Everything' - Variety

  20-11-2017 07:02 via variety.com
  Variety
  IDFA DocLab's Caspar Sonnen: 'We Can No Longer Just Blame Technology For Everything'
  Variety
  AMSTERDAM — The most noticeable aspect of this year's DocLab is that, although it still has a presence, Virtual Reality finally seems to have settled down – turn a corner, go through a corridor of film posters, and there's a bespoke VR cinema, with ...and more »
  
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• Bitcoin Surges Past $8000 as Technology Concerns Subside - Bloomberg

  20-11-2017 06:54 via bloomberg.com
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  Bitcoin Surges Past $8000 as Technology Concerns Subside
  Bloomberg
  Bitcoin topped $8,000 for the first time as investors set aside technology concerns that saw it tumble as much as 29 percent this month. The world's largest cryptocurrency's rise is becoming too big for many to ignore with three separate slumps of more ...
  Bitcoin soars past US$8000 as technology shift concern vanishesThe Business Times
  Bitcoin breaks $8000 barrier amid speculation over spin-offThe Guardianall 142 news
  
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• South Australia seeks to lure video game developers

  20-11-2017 06:46
  South Australia’s government has revealed it will fund the creation of a digital games development hub in the state’s capital.
  
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• The Race to Power AI's Silicon Brains - MIT Technology Review - MIT Technology Review

  20-11-2017 06:01 via technologyreview.com
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  The Race to Power AI's Silicon Brains - MIT Technology Review
  MIT Technology Review
  Chip startups see AI as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build big businesses. Many won't make it.and more »
  
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• The new smartwatch tech that could help diagnose mental ill health - Body and Soul

  20-11-2017 05:52 via bodyandsoul.com.au
  Body and Soul
  The new smartwatch tech that could help diagnose mental ill health
  Body and Soul
  It can count your steps, and sleep, but could your wearable device turn into a screening tool for anxiety and depression? Up until now, wearable devices with heart rate monitors have been all about your physical fitness: They can tell you how intense ...and more »
  
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• Aid and development links: Technology in Africa, COP23, development research and more - The Interpreter

  20-11-2017 04:30 via lowyinstitute.org
  The Interpreter
  Aid and development links: Technology in Africa, COP23, development research and more
  The Interpreter
  The Economist details what technology can and, critically, can't do to help solve Africa's development challenges. Politico has a fascinating profile on Scott Guggenheim, a development expert and long-time adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The ...
  
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• Let single customer view be your super star to GDPR

  20-11-2017 04:07
  As the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scheme looms, bringing with it an unprecedented emphasis on data protection, many organisations are grappling with how to prepare for the necessary technology required to keep sensitive data safe.
  
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• Broader role essential for OpenStack Foundation, says Mirantis’ Renski

  20-11-2017 03:01
  Boris Renski, co-founder and chief marketing officer of open source software company Mirantis, says the OpenStack Foundation’s plan to take a wider role in the open source movement is essential to the organisation’s survival.
  
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• JP Morgan optimistic technology can boost secular growth - Investment Magazine

  20-11-2017 01:03 via investmentmagazine.com.au
  Investment Magazine
  JP Morgan optimistic technology can boost secular growth
  Investment Magazine
  A long-awaited productivity boost from technological innovation warrants renewed optimism for secular growth trends, JP Morgan's 2018 Long Term Capital Markets Assumptions (LTCMA) report finds. The latest iteration of the annual JP Morgan report ...
  
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• What cyber insurers look for

  20-11-2017 00:18
  When he assesses a potential client for cyber risk insurance, Fergus Brooks, national practice leader of cyber risk at Aon, says he is much more interested in their operational approach to cyber threats than in their cyber threat protection technology.
  
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