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• SAP investigating its sales practices in Gulf region

  22-11-2017 22:39
  German business software giant SAP which last month said its South African sales commissions were being probed by U.S. regulators, has launched an investigation into its business practices in the Gulf region.
  
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• Uber breach cover-up triggers flurry of government probes

  22-11-2017 22:35
  Governments around the globe launched investigations into Uber after the company disclosed it had covered up a breach that exposed data on millions of customers and drivers, the latest scandal to rock the ride-hailing firm.
  
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• Broadcom may boost Qualcomm bid

  22-11-2017 22:20
  Chipmaker Broadcom is considering raising its offer to buy rival Qualcomm by offering more of its own stock, following consultation with several of Qualcomm's top shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• Government 5G investment must address roll-out as well as R&D

  22-11-2017 17:30 via computerweekly.com
  Chancellor Philip Hammond announces further round of investment in network connectivity technology, with more cash for 5G and fibre broadband projects, but some say it’s time for the government to invest in roll-out as well as R&D
  
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• Chasing 'Oumuamua—unfortunately human technology isn't up to the task - Ars Technica

  22-11-2017 16:52 via arstechnica.com
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  Chasing 'Oumuamua—unfortunately human technology isn't up to the task
  Ars Technica
  Enlarge / An illustration of a New Horizons spacecraft atop an illustration of 'Oumuamua. Nothing is to scale. European Southern Observatory / M. Kornmesser. reader comments 87. Share this story. A little more than a month ago, an interstellar visitor ...and more »
  
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• HPE CEO Whitman's surprise exit stumps Wall Street

  22-11-2017 15:43
  (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Cofell 6 percent on Wednesday after Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman's decision to step down from the role took Wall Street by surprise.
  
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• How could blockchain technology affect trading and the financial services? - IG

  22-11-2017 15:31 via ig.com
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  How could blockchain technology affect trading and the financial services?
  IG
  Blockchain is arguably one of the most important technological advancements of the decade, and it's important to take a step back and think about the long-term implications for the financial sector, and brokerage industry as a whole. share ...and more »
  
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• Apple says illegal student labor discovered at iPhone X plant

  22-11-2017 14:18
  BEIJING (Reuters) - Smartphone maker Apple Incand its biggest manufacturing partner on Wednesday said that a small number of students were discovered working overtime in its Chinese factory, violating local labor laws.
  
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• Facebook to open Nigerian hub next year in African tech drive

  22-11-2017 14:08
  LAGOS (Reuters) - Facebook will open a "community hub space" in Nigeria next year to encourage software developers and technology entrepreneurs and become the latest technology giant to pursue a training program in fast-growing Africa.
  
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• Bedding technology is nothing to lose sleep over - The Australian

  22-11-2017 14:02 via theaustralian.com.au
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  Bedding technology is nothing to lose sleep over
  The Australian
  More than seven million Australians suffer sleep deprivation and disorders, leading to associated costs of $66.3 billion, according to a 2016-17 Deloitte Access Economics report linking sleeping issues with more than 3000 deaths. Such statistics have ...
  
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• ASX weighs decision on blockchain technology - The Australian

  22-11-2017 14:02 via theaustralian.com.au
  ASX weighs decision on blockchain technology
  The Australian
  The countdown is well under way to the Australian Securities Exchange's assessment of blockchain as a successor to the ageing CHESS system for clearing and settlement. Either way, the decision — due before the end of the year — will have ...
  
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• Regulators to press Uber after it admits covering up data breach

  22-11-2017 13:34
  TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Struggling ride-hailing firm Uber [UBER.UL] faces a fresh regulatory crackdown after disclosing it paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed personal data from around 57 million accounts.
  
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• Technology companies should see themselves in their real perspective - The Australian Financial Review

  22-11-2017 13:03 via afr.com
  The Australian Financial Review
  Technology companies should see themselves in their real perspective
  The Australian Financial Review
  Social media promises an end to loneliness but actually produces an increase in solitude and an intense awareness of social exclusion. Glenn Hunt. by David Brooks. Not long ago, tech was the coolest industry. Everybody wanted to work at Google, ...and more »
  
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• How our new technology will help blind people 'see' at the cinema - The Conversation UK

  22-11-2017 13:03 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation UK
  How our new technology will help blind people 'see' at the cinema
  The Conversation UK
  This is what it's like going to the cinema when you can't see the screen.and more »
  
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• CIO interview: David Southern, director of ICT, WWF UK

  22-11-2017 13:00 via computerweekly.com
  In his 17 years in the IT department at the WWF, David Southern has seen many changes – and the advent of cloud computing is one of the biggest
  
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• Should you enrol on a technology MBA course? - Financial Times

  22-11-2017 12:50 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Should you enrol on a technology MBA course?
  Financial Times
  After she graduates next year, Anna Fuller will go to work at Google. Ms Fuller is one of a growing number of MBA students lured into the technology sector. Share on Twitter (opens new window) · Share on Facebook (opens new window) · Share on LinkedIn ...
  
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• HSBC recruits CIO from Google

  22-11-2017 12:30 via computerweekly.com
  HSBC has recruited a CIO from Google as it seeks to continue to digitise its retail banking services
  
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• Tencent to bring world's hottest video game to China, promises socialist values

  22-11-2017 12:26
  BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is bringing "Playerunknown's Battleground", the world's hottest video game, to China, but with a twist. The gory, battle royale-style game will get a socialist makeover to meet stringent Chinese rules.
  
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• Apple scientists disclose self-driving car research

  22-11-2017 11:28
  (Reuters) - Research by Apple Inccomputer scientists on how self-driving cars can better spot cyclists and pedestrians while using fewer sensors has been posted online, in what appears to be the company's first publicly disclosed paper on autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Amazon tells Australian retailers to prepare for orders from Thursday: sources

  22-11-2017 11:06
  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inchas told its Australian sellers to be ready to take orders on Nov. 23, according to a retailer, the first time the global retail juggernaut has given a start date for doing business in the world No. 12 economy.
  
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• U.S. commission recommends tariffs to curb Samsung, LG washer imports

  22-11-2017 11:05
  WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday recommended tariffs to keep Samsungand LGfrom flooding the U.S. market with inexpensive washers, a step that would protect American appliance giant Whirlpool Corp .
  
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• Uber paid hackers to cover up massive data breach

  22-11-2017 10:49
  (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the personal information of about 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday.
  
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• TiVo wins set-top box patent case against Comcast

  22-11-2017 10:06
  (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled in favor of Rovi Corp, which is now known as TiVo Corp, and prohibited Comcast Corp from importing and selling certain types of Rovi's Xfinity X1 set-top boxes.
  
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• Samsung Electronics to set up AI research center

  22-11-2017 09:21
  SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would create an artificial intelligence (AI) research center and strengthen an executive role to look for new business areas for all its three major business groups.
  
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• Quantify with $5m technology raising - Business News

  22-11-2017 08:17 via businessnews.com.au
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  Quantify with $5m technology raising
  Business News
  Perth company Quantify Technology Holdings has received firm commitments for a $5 million capital raising that will support increased development of the company's technology. Quantify will raise $3.8 million via the issue of about 63 million shares at ...and more »
  
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• Reject 'dystopian fear mongering' over technology, Martin Parkinson says - The Australian Financial Review

  22-11-2017 08:03 via afr.com
  The Australian Financial Review
  Reject 'dystopian fear mongering' over technology, Martin Parkinson says
  The Australian Financial Review
  One of the nation's top bureaucrats has cautioned against "dystopian predictions that technology will make us redundant or society more unequal or monopolistic". Rohan Thomson. Jacob Greber AFR Woodcut. Share on twitter. by Jacob Greber. One of the ...
  
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• U.S. government warns businesses about cyber bug in Intel chips

  22-11-2017 03:49
  (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday urged businesses to act on an Intel Corp alert about security flaws in widely used computer chips as industry researchers scrambled to understand the impact of the newly disclosed vulnerability.
  
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• Eclipse begins enterprise Java transition from Java EE to EE4J

  22-11-2017 02:13
  Eclipse Foundation unveils nine EE4J proposals covering Java NIO, REST, web services, JSON, messaging, middleware, and WebSockets
  
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• FCC chief plans to ditch U.S. 'net neutrality' rules

  22-11-2017 01:27
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled plans on Tuesday to repeal landmark 2015 rules that prohibited internet service providers from impeding consumer access to web content in a move that promises to recast the digital landscape.
  
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• What's new in NativeScript

  22-11-2017 01:17
  The framework that turns JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular into native mobile apps adds starter templates, closes in on Vue.js support
  
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• Meg Whitman is leaving HP Enterprise

  22-11-2017 01:06
  ​Hewlett Packard Enterprise has revealed Meg Whitman is stepping down as chief executive officer after six years at the helm during which she steered the company through the biggest breakup in corporate history.
  
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• The sector's technology leaders honoured - Australian Ageing Agenda

  22-11-2017 00:49 via australianageingagenda.com.au
  Australian Ageing Agenda
  The sector's technology leaders honoured
  Australian Ageing Agenda
  Long-serving aged care CEO Glenn Bunney has been inducted into aged care's technology hall of fame at this week's Information and Technology in Aged Care Conference on the Gold Coast. Mr Bunney, who has been CEO of Queensland provider Sundale ...
  
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• Uber confirms massive 2016 data breach

  22-11-2017 00:29
  Uber has confirmed that in October 2016 hackers gained access to the licence numbers of 600,000 of its US drivers and the personal information of 57 million Uber users from around the world.
  
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