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• Amazon Australia goes live

  04-12-2017 22:51
  Amazon.com's Australian arm has started taking orders, ending speculation about the timing of its launch in the world's No. 12 economy and likely dashing hopes of a holiday boost for struggling brick-and-mortar rivals.
  
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• 5 Reasons Consumer Technology Companies Will Transform Health Care - Forbes

  04-12-2017 22:35 via forbes.com
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  5 Reasons Consumer Technology Companies Will Transform Health Care
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  MIDTOWN, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2017/07/29: Participants hold signs while protesting the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images). Whichever side you are on in the ...
  
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• Global Warming May Harm Children for Life - MIT Technology Review

  04-12-2017 21:07 via technologyreview.com
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  Global Warming May Harm Children for Life
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  A new study links extreme heat during early childhood to lower earnings as an adult. by James Temple; December 4, 2017. 5. A growing body of research concludes that rising global temperatures increase the risk of heat stress and stroke, decrease ...
  
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• The OSI model explained: How to understand (and remember) the 7 layer network model

  04-12-2017 20:09
  A tutorial on the Open Systems Interconnection networking reference model and tips on and how to memorize the seven layers
  
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• IT career management: Should I update my CV?

  04-12-2017 17:00
  As the end of the year approaches and we hopefully receive some much needed breathing space, it’s natural to reflect on one’s career and whether it’s time for a change.
  
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• Giving machines a voice: what’s next for unified communications?

  04-12-2017 13:59 via computerweekly.com
  As Mitel closes its acquisition of ShoreTel, creating a new unified communications and collaboration powerhouse, CEO Rich McBee reveals what’s coming next in the sector
  
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• What’s next for the Groovy language: The 2018 roadmap

  04-12-2017 12:00
  Groovy, the veteran language for the Java Virtual Machine, has several enhancements on its roadmap, such as to support Java 9 modularity and Java 8 lambda capabilities. Although closely linked to Java, Groovy offers additional capabilities such as the ability to write compile-time transformations and macros.
  
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• Enterprise network trends to watch

  04-12-2017 12:00
  What's going to shake things up in 2018? IT pros will have their hands full with technologies that have been hyped for some time and are now ripe for adoption, including software-defined WAN, hybrid cloud computing, hyperconvergence, and Internet of Things. See below for our collection of enterprise picks, predictions and prognostications.
  
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• Technology to keep you working remotely when extreme weather hits - The Australian Financial Review

  04-12-2017 08:08 via afr.com
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  Technology to keep you working remotely when extreme weather hits
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  When you are battening down the hatches for a flood or other extreme weather, tech can help you keep on top of work. Shutterstock.com. Peter Moon AFR Woodcut. by Peter Moon. This week, we'd planned a frothy piece about the best Christmas apps for your ...
  
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• NetComm Wireless claims world-first with key device for NBN FTTC rollout

  04-12-2017 06:38
  ASX-listed networking technology company NetComm Wireless says a new device it has developed, which is set to play a key role in the National Broadband Network rollout, represents a world-first.​​
  
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• Why China will develop AI technology faster than anyone else - The Australian Financial Review

  04-12-2017 03:40 via afr.com
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  Why China will develop AI technology faster than anyone else
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  China's IFlyTek says its technology can monitor a car full of people or a crowded room, identify a targeted individual's voice and record everything that person says. Reuters. by PAUL MOZUR and KEITH BRADSHER. During President Donald Trump's visit to ...and more »
  
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• Why China will develop AI technology faster than anyone else | afr ... - The Australian Financial Review

  04-12-2017 03:40 via afr.com
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  China's financial support and its loosely enforced and untested privacy laws give Chinese companies considerable resources and access to voices, faces and other biometric data in vast quantities, which could help them develop their technologies.and more »
  
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• ACCC to scrutinise impact of Facebook, Google on media, advertising

  04-12-2017 02:50
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an inquiry into the effects of “digital platform providers” such as Facebook and Google on the media landscape.
  
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• Sunshine Coast seeks partners for new submarine cable

  04-12-2017 01:26
  Sunshine Coast Council has begun seeking formal expressions of interest for partners to build a new submarine telecommunications cable for Australia’s east coast.
  
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