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• What’s new in AWS Lambda: Go and .Net Core support

  16-01-2018 23:30
  The Google and Microsoft languages join Java, Python, JavaScript Node.js, and C# on the serverless computing platform
  
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• Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble on government crackdown worries

  16-01-2018 23:13
  Bitcoin slid as much as 18 percent on Tuesday to a four-week low, as worries about a regulatory crackdown on the market spread after reports suggested it was still possible that South Korea could ban trading in cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Technology lets vision-impaired see world with new eyes - The West Australian

  16-01-2018 21:40 via thewest.com.au
  The West Australian
  Technology lets vision-impaired see world with new eyes
  The West Australian
  For most of her life, Kaitlin Larney has struggled to see anything in the distance. The 22-year-old has 5 per cent vision because of cone-rod dystrophy, a condition that causes the retina cells to deteriorate, causing blurred vision and loss of ...and more »
  
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• How technology is keeping a lid on inflation - The Sydney Morning Herald

  16-01-2018 14:05 via smh.com.au
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  How technology is keeping a lid on inflation
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Digital gadgets such as the iPhone have well and truly transformed how many of us go shopping, entertain ourselves and stay in touch with friends. But here's another result of the online revolution you may not know about: it's keeping inflation lower ...and more »
  
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• Consumers demand better treatment from mobile operators

  16-01-2018 13:38 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile operators need to work to win back consumer trust ahead of widespread 5G deployment, according to a report from Ericsson
  
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• What is Zero Trust? A model for more effective security

  16-01-2018 12:08
  The technologies that support Zero Trust are moving into the mainstream. Here's why security experts say it might be the best way to stop data breaches.
  
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• How AI will impact your IT career

  16-01-2018 12:00
  AI is fast becoming a go-to technology for business transformation, shaking up roles across the enterprise. Here’s how to make the most of this inevitable evolution.
  
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• PBOC official says China's centralized virtual currency trade needs to end: source

  16-01-2018 06:52
  BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese central banker says authorities should ban centralized trading of virtual currencies as well as individuals and businesses that provide related services, an internal memo from a government meeting seen by Reuters showed.
  
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• ACT chief digital officer departs

  16-01-2018 06:30
  The Australian Capital Territory’s inaugural chief digital officer, Jon Cumming, has left his position.
  
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• Google says 'no changes' to mapping platform in China after report

  16-01-2018 06:09
  BEIJING (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc'sGoogle said on Tuesday it has made "no changes" to its mapping platform in China, denying an earlier media report that claimed it was re-launching the function in China, where many of its services are blocked.
  
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• JD.com widens Southeast Asia presence by investing in Vietnam's Tiki.vn

  16-01-2018 05:54
  BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese online retailer JD.com Inc has made an investment in Vietnamese e-commerce firm Tiki.vn, expanding its Southeast Asia business amid growing competition in the region from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Amazon.com Inc.
  
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• Government says no: Rejects call to mandate NBN switch to FTTC

  16-01-2018 04:52
  The government has rejected a parliamentary inquiry’s recommendation that NBN be directed to complete as much as possible of the remaining fixed-line portion of the National Broadband Network using fibre to the curb (FTTC) or fibre to the premises (FTTP).
  
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• Telstra’s investment in digitisation paying off, CIO says

  16-01-2018 03:26
  A year ago an agent in Telstra’s service centre may have had to access nine systems in order to help a customer deal with a fixed-line NBN fault. Today, the same task can be done from a single interface.
  
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• Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified vehicles by 2022

  16-01-2018 01:42
  DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Cowill significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its model lineup, Chairman Bill Ford said on Sunday at the Detroit auto show.
  
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• China consumer group seeks answers from Apple about slowing iPhones

  16-01-2018 01:00
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese consumer group has asked Applefor information about the slowing of older iPhones after operating system updates, demanding a reply before Friday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
  
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