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• InternetNZ and Vocus slam Sky’s anti-piracy moves

  30-11-2017 23:34
  InternetNZ has joined Vocus is its criticism of legal action by Sky TV aimed at forcing New Zealand’s largest ISPs to block access to web sites hosting pirated content
  
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• Battling with old technology to keep State Library of WA's digital archive alive - ABC Online

  30-11-2017 23:00 via abc.net.au
  ABC Online
  Battling with old technology to keep State Library of WA's digital archive alive
  ABC Online
  We usually think of digital records as accessible, up to date and easy to store. But for the preservation staff at the State Library of Western Australia, saving this type of content has proven far trickier than simply keeping mildew away from books ...
  
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• Telstra expects FY18 revenue hit from NBN’s HFC hiccups, rollout delays

  30-11-2017 22:44
  Telstra expects to take a $700 million hit in FY18 from NBN’s decision to put the activation of new hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) services on hold.
  
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• Dialog shares tank on report Apple to design own power chips

  30-11-2017 22:03
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Apple is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones as early as 2018, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday, triggering a more than 20 percent slide in shares of supplier Dialog Semiconductor.
  
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• Now hiring? Amazon says its voice aide Alexa is ready for the office

  30-11-2017 21:50
  (Reuters) - Amazon.com Incwants to be your new executive assistant at work.
  
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• Amazon Web Services adopts open cloud technology Kubernetes as competition heats up - CRN Australia

  30-11-2017 21:26 via crn.com.au
  CRN Australia
  Amazon Web Services adopts open cloud technology Kubernetes as competition heats up
  CRN Australia
  Amazon.com has announced its adoption of Kubernetes, a popular open-source technology, in a sign of increased competition in the cloud computing business, which Amazon Web Services has long dominated. Kubernetes has emerged as a standard among ...
  Amazon adopts open cloud technology as competition heats upReuters
  Amazon Sumerian - Build VR & AR applications - Amazon Web ServicesAm
  
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• GM plans large-scale launch of self-driving cars in U.S. cities in 2019

  30-11-2017 21:20
  SAN FRANCISCO/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co laid out its vision for self-driving vehicles on Thursday, telling investors it planned a commercial launch of fleets of fully autonomous robo-taxis in multiple dense urban environments in 2019, in a challenge to rivals such as Alphabet Inc's Waymo.
  
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• A Quantum Boost for a Different Kind of Computer - MIT Technology Review

  30-11-2017 21:10 via technologyreview.com
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  A Quantum Boost for a Different Kind of Computer
  MIT Technology Review
  Quantum computers capable of mind-boggling computations are finally on the horizon. But what will the first useful machines look like? Industry heavy hitters including IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Intel, as well as a few startups like Rigetti Computing ...and more »
  
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• WhatsApp service resumes after worldwide outage

  30-11-2017 20:56
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Popular messaging app WhatsApp said on Thursday that users around the world had been unable to access its service for a brief period, but that access for its 1 billion daily users had since resumed.
  
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• EFF Demands Information About Secretive Government Tattoo Recognition Technology - EFF

  30-11-2017 20:43 via eff.org
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  EFF Demands Information About Secretive Government Tattoo Recognition Technology
  EFF
  Washington, D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit against the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Homeland Security today, demanding records about the agencies' work on the federal Tattoo ...
  Group sues agencies for info on tattoo recognition technologyThe Hillall 3 news articles »
  
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• How ZipMoney has scaled

  30-11-2017 20:30
  ZipMoney, an ASX-listed fintech that offers point-of-sale credit and digital payment services, is growing: In the company's first half results it reported revenue of $6.7 million — up 722 per cent on the prior comparable period — and 120,000 customers — up 1100 per cent on 1H16.
  
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• Goldman eschews bitcoin but wants to help clients crypto-trade

  30-11-2017 19:51
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Incis trying to figure out how to cater to investors who want to trade bitcoin even though the digital currency remains too volatile for the Wall Street bank to trade itself, according to comments by a representative and its chief executive officer on Thursday.
  
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• FDA clears first medical device accessory for Apple Watch

  30-11-2017 19:30
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a device embedded in an Apple Inc watch band that monitors a user's heart rate, detects when something is amiss and prompts the user to take an electrocardiogram.
  
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• Airbus technology head Eremenko leaves to join rival UTC - CNBC

  30-11-2017 18:49 via cnbc.com
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  Airbus technology head Eremenko leaves to join rival UTC
  CNBC
  Insiders say he clashed with the technical leadership at Airbus and came to represent a U.S. vanguard viewed with suspicion by some in Europe's largest aerospace group. Published 12 Hours Ago Reuters. SHARES. Paul Eremenko. studioEAST | Getty Images ...
  Airbus technology chief quits after two yearsFinancial Times
  Airbus technology chief departs after 18 months in roleFlightglobalall 10 news articles »
  
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• Technology will make today's government obsolete and that's good - The Conversation CA

  30-11-2017 18:00 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation CA
  Technology will make today's government obsolete and that's good
  The Conversation CA
  Government is about to be disrupted by technology in the same manner as major industries. It's about time.and more »
  
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• Digital infrastructure critical to future development of London

  30-11-2017 17:26 via computerweekly.com
  Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new London Plan will treat access to digital infrastructure as critical to the city’s development over the next 20 to 25 years
  
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• I've Fallen Out of Love With Technology - Bloomberg

  30-11-2017 16:57 via bloomberg.com
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  I've Fallen Out of Love With Technology
  Bloomberg
  Social media is too angry. Smart speakers are too creepy. Smartphone addiction? Don't get me started. by. Shira Ovide. @ShiraOvide More stories by Shira Ovide. 69. November 30, 2017, 6:57 AM PST. Careful now. Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty ...and more »
  
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• Automation threatens 800 million jobs, but technology could still save us, says report - The Verge

  30-11-2017 16:31 via theverge.com
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  Automation threatens 800 million jobs, but technology could still save us, says report
  The Verge
  A new report predicts that by 2030, as many as 800 million jobs could be lost worldwide to automation. The study, compiled by the McKinsey Global Institute, says that advances in AI and robotics will have a drastic effect on everyday working lives ...and more »
  
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• Tech Nordic Advocates brings cross-border collaboration to Helsinki

  30-11-2017 16:12 via computerweekly.com
  The Nordic region is increasingly being considered by entrepreneurs as a place to establish a tech startup
  
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• The Technology That Will Change Advertising - Forbes

  30-11-2017 14:01 via forbes.com
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  The Technology That Will Change Advertising
  Forbes
  Managing Director of Dragon Gate Investment Partners, Founder of CorpStarter, Producer for CCTV's documentary 100-Year Finance in China. Lijie Zhu , Forbes Councils. Our world is changing, and technology is the new currency. While McDonald's and Burger ...
  
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• NASA technology helping study WA's mysterious whale sharks - 9news.com.au

  30-11-2017 12:43 via 9news.com.au
  NASA technology helping study WA's mysterious whale sharks
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  The mystery of whale sharks, including where they swim and how they breed, has baffled scientists for decades. Now thanks to technology from NASA, scientists are finding out more. Using a complex algorithm created by NASA to map stars, WA scientist ...and more »
  
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• Does Europe have what it takes to create the next Google?

  30-11-2017 11:39
  LONDON (Reuters) - Europe is making major strides to eliminate barriers that have held back the region from developing tech firms that can compete on the scale of global giants Alphabet Inc's Google, Amazon.com Inc or Tencent Holdings Inc, a report published on Thursday shows.
  
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• Work will change due to technology but not disappear - The Australian Financial Review

  30-11-2017 09:30 via afr.com
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  Work will change due to technology but not disappear
  The Australian Financial Review
  Artificial intelligence will have an influence on the workplace but is unlikely to end all work. Shuttershock. by James Dunn. This content is produced by The Australian Financial Review in commercial partnership with Westpac. Technology and innovation ...
  
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• NBN access technology increasingly important for home buyers - NEWS.com.au

  30-11-2017 07:17 via news.com.au
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  NBN access technology increasingly important for home buyers
  NEWS.com.au
  PROSPECTIVE home buyers and those looking to rent properties are increasingly concerned with the type of internet connection the house has, with some willing to pay a premium for NBN fibre to the home.and more »
  
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• Amazon Web Services brings machine learning to the masses with SageMaker and DeepLens

  30-11-2017 05:52
  Amazon Web Services wants to bring machine learning to the enterprise and start-up masses, releasing a fully managed end-to-end machine learning service called Sagemaker and a video camera that runs deep learning models dubbed DeepLens.
  
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• Cyrolipo: The brand new technology revolutionising weight loss - 4BC

  30-11-2017 04:45 via 4bc.com.au
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  Cyrolipo: The brand new technology revolutionising weight loss
  4BC
  Sometimes, no matter how hard you exercise or how strict you are with your diet, those stubborn kilos just won't budge. But there's a new trend that claims to literally freezes your fat away and it's becoming more and more popular. With a 95% success ...
  
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• Apple to audit development processes after Mac root bug

  30-11-2017 00:36
  Apple has announced it will review its software development process a day after a researcher discovered a bug in a new version of its Mac operating system that could give hackers total control of vulnerable machines.
  
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• Updated: Nokia says not preparing offer for Juniper Networks

  30-11-2017 00:33
  Finnish network equipment maker Nokia has said that it was not in talks to buy U.S. network gear maker Juniper Networks despite earlier reports to the contrary.
  
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• Nokia reportedly in talks to buy Juniper Networks

  30-11-2017 00:33
  Finnish network equipment maker Nokia is in talks to buy Juniper Networks, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
  
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• BMS Technology to auction $1M in stock amid administration - ARNnet

  30-11-2017 00:27 via arnnet.com.au
  ARNnet
  BMS Technology to auction $1M in stock amid administration
  ARNnet
  BMS Technology administrators have appointed Mason Gray Strange to conduct an auction of almost $1 million worth of products. The Adelaide-based distributor entered into voluntary administration on 10 October, with Peter Ivan Macks and Ian Wayne ...
  BMS Technology administrators begin fire sale on PCs, storageCRN Australiaall 2 news articles »
  
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