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• Telstra spends big for more spectrum

  13-12-2017 23:45
  Telstra has spent significantly more than its rivals in an auction of spectrum staged by the Australian Communication and Media Authority.
  
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• Powermat to upgrade to 15W wireless charging, support Apple's new iPhones

  13-12-2017 23:21
  Powermat, a leading provider of wireless charging stations, plans to release a software upgrade in January that will make it compatible with the Qi specification and up to 15 watts of power.
  
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• Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology - SmartCompany.com.au

  13-12-2017 23:18 via smartcompany.com.au
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  Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
  SmartCompany.com.au
  If kids spend hours a day speaking to digital personal assistant Alexa, how will this affect the way they connect to real people? When a self-driving car runs over a pedestrian, who do you take to court? Is it okay to manipulate people's emotions if it ...and more »
  
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• Three plead guilty over Mirai botnet attacks

  13-12-2017 23:00
  A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics equipment used to knock major websites offline in massive 2016 cyber attacks.
  
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• How Craveable Brands bolstered customer loyalty and sales with marketing technology - CMO

  13-12-2017 21:04 via cmo.com.au
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  How Craveable Brands bolstered customer loyalty and sales with marketing technology
  CMO
  Red Rooster and Oporto owner, Craveable Brands, has driven more than $9 million in sales and lifted its customer loyalty proposition and satisfaction ratings over the past 12 months after deploying a marketing cloud solution. Craveable Brands head of ...
  
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• IBM offers code patterns for AI, microservices, blockchain apps

  13-12-2017 20:15
  IBM has also set up a resource exchange for bot developers
  
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• ASX cuts costs with middleware rollout

  13-12-2017 18:00
  The ASX has migrated legacy mission-critical applications to Red Hat’s JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.
  
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• Gecko adhesion technology moves closer to industrial uses - Science Daily

  13-12-2017 16:10 via sciencedaily.com
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  Gecko adhesion technology moves closer to industrial uses
  Science Daily
  Date: December 13, 2017; Source: Georgia Institute of Technology; Summary: While human-made devices inspired by gecko feet have emerged in recent years, enabling their wearers to slowly scale a glass wall, the possible applications of gecko-adhesion ...and more »
  
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• New NBN pricing targets capacity woes, low take-up of high speed plans

  13-12-2017 14:01
  NBN has unveiled new bundled services that it hopes will encourage retail service providers (RSPs) to sell higher speed National Broadband Network plans while also combating the under-provisioning of capacity.
  
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• New Nanoparticle Technology Detects Cancer Sooner - IFLScience

  13-12-2017 13:59 via iflscience.com
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  New Nanoparticle Technology Detects Cancer Sooner
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  Nanoparticle technology detected cancerous tumors in mice models sooner than existing technologies. crystal light/Shutterstock. Advertisment. Kristy Hamilton · By Kristy Hamilton · 13 Dec 2017, 12:59. In what scientists are calling an exciting ...and more »
  
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• Technology is not about to destroy your job. That's a myth. | afr.com - The Australian Financial Review

  13-12-2017 13:48 via afr.com
  The Australian Financial Review
  Technology is not about to destroy your job. That's a myth. | afr.com
  The Australian Financial Review
  The fear that good jobs are under threat is overdone. Work is changing, not disappearing.and more »
  
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• Highways England plans for 5G, smart vehicles, drones

  13-12-2017 13:45 via computerweekly.com
  Highways England report sets out its aspirations for the next few years, and explores how digital technology will be used to keep people on the move
  
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• How the UN uses technology to stem the tide of climate change - TechRepublic

  13-12-2017 13:05 via techrepublic.com
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  How the UN uses technology to stem the tide of climate change
  TechRepublic
  Hugh Sealy, co-chair of the Paris Agreement's Article 6 climate negotiations, explains the good news and bad news about technology and climate change. By Leah Brown | December 13, 2017, 4:00 AM PST. 0. Email; Print; Reddit; Delicious; Digg; Pinterest ...
  
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• Banks forced to be open about major security and operational incidents

  13-12-2017 10:23 via computerweekly.com
  New FCA rules aim to give consumers more information about current accounts beyond interest rates and charges
  
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• Technology vs observation: the big question facing art's future - New Scientist

  13-12-2017 09:02 via newscientist.com
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  Technology vs observation: the big question facing art's future
  New Scientist
  When the schools of London's Royal Academy of Arts were opened in 1769, life drawing — the business of sketching either live models or the plaster casts of worthy sculptures — was an essential component of an artist's training. As I wandered around ...and more »
  
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• Technology vs observation: the big question facing art's future | New ... - New Scientist

  13-12-2017 09:02 via newscientist.com
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  Technology vs observation: the big question facing art's future | New ...
  New Scientist
  Tech offers new ways to create art, a London show makes clear, but it may compromise life drawing – and the honest observation at the heart of all great work.and more »
  
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• Old technology making electric cars unbeatable - CarsGuide

  13-12-2017 07:53 via carsguide.com.au
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  Old technology making electric cars unbeatable
  CarsGuide
  Thanks to the advances in electric cars, we may see EV-compatible gearboxes quite soon. (image credit: carmagazine.co.uk). Electric cars are getting unbelievably fast now, but they are going to get faster and go further thanks to new-tech transmissions ...
  
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• Makerspace concept being used to develop technology to assist people with disabilities - ABC Online

  13-12-2017 05:09 via abc.net.au
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  Makerspace concept being used to develop technology to assist people with disabilities
  ABC Online
  A disability support services group in regional Queensland is using the new concept of makerspaces to design and build new products to assist people with disabilities. A makerspace is a place where people come together to use and learn to use materials ...
  
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• Four ways machine learning technology will evolve in 2018 - IT Brief Australia

  13-12-2017 04:21 via itbrief.com.au
  IT Brief Australia
  Four ways machine learning technology will evolve in 2018
  IT Brief Australia
  Nearly two-thirds of Australian businesses are dabbling with machine learning or deep learning to improve operations or influence business decision making, according to Telsyte. But artificial Intelligence and machine learning are often misunderstood ...and more »
  
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• Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online - The Conversation AU

  13-12-2017 02:52 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation AU
  Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online
  The Conversation AU
  For many children and young people, engaging with explicit material is not uncommon – and not necessarily harmful.and more »
  
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• Renewable interconnectors to “span the globe,” as costs fall, technology improves - RenewEconomy

  13-12-2017 02:14 via reneweconomy.com.au
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  Renewable interconnectors to “span the globe,” as costs fall, technology improves
  RenewEconomy
  The distribution of solar and wind energy from one side of a continent to the other, and even between continents is now “eminently feasible”, a leading energy researcher has claimed, thanks to rapid improvements in technology and falling costs ...
  
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• HP sees gaming as an omen of future technology - The West Australian

  13-12-2017 00:56 via thewest.com.au
  The West Australian
  HP sees gaming as an omen of future technology
  The West Australian
  Technology juggernaut HP says its investment in gaming will shape the future of health, education and design. HP Asia Pacific and Japan president Richard Bailey spoke in Perth about the company's focus on e-sports through its OMEN brand. Mr Bailey said ...
  
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