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• NetLinkz rolls out telecommunications technology in China - Proactive Investors Australia

  18-01-2018 23:17 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
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  NetLinkz rolls out telecommunications technology in China
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  NetLinkz Ltd (ASX:NET) will deploy its Virtual Invisible Network (VIN) cloud-based telecommunications software in China from 1 February 2018. The VINs are being sold through the China Telecom sales force in the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province. There ...
  
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• SoftBank is now Uber’s largest shareholder

  18-01-2018 22:41
  A group of investors led by SoftBank has closed a deal with Uber, making SoftBank the largest stakeholder in the ride-services firm and providing a much-needed boost to controversy-ridden Uber.
  
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• Schneider Electric admits Triconex bug exploited in hack

  18-01-2018 22:37
  Schneider Electric SE has admitted that hackers had exploited a flaw in its technology in a watershed incident discovered last month that halted operations at an undisclosed industrial facility.
  
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• IBM's revenue rises for the first time in nearly six years

  18-01-2018 22:31
  IBM's quarterly revenue rose for the first time in nearly six years, largely due to growth in its focus areas such as cloud and security services.
  
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• Mozilla mandates that new Firefox features rely on encrypted connections

  18-01-2018 19:37
  Future web-facing features in the browser must now meet a standard that requires all browser-to-server-and-back traffic be encrypted.
  
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• Wide area networks: What WANs are and where they’re headed

  18-01-2018 18:01
  WANs connect smaller networks across long distances, and their architecture, protocols and technologies have evolved to their latest incarnation, SD-WAN.
  
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• Nordic IT executive interview: Daniel Kjellén, CEO, Tink

  18-01-2018 16:58 via computerweekly.com
  Sweden could have a head start in the race to open up banking through the European Union’s PSD2 regulation
  
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• Is VAR killing football's soul or is it needed to stop injustices? - Goal.com

  18-01-2018 15:02 via goal.com
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  Is VAR killing football's soul or is it needed to stop injustices?
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  The use of VAR caused huge controversy during Chelsea's FA Cup win over Norwich, so is the technology good or bad for football? One of the biggest talking points in football this season has been the use of VAR (video assistant referee). Having been ...
  VAR: Chelsea and Norwich FA Cup chaos not stunting video technology progressExpress.co.ukall 832 news articles »
  
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• Meltdown and Spectre: to patch or not to patch

  18-01-2018 09:53 via computerweekly.com
  As IT recoils from the Spectre and Meltdown chip exploits, companies face patches that are incompatible, leading to crashes, reduced performance and lock-ups
  
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• How technology is helping transform BMW's business model - CNBC

  18-01-2018 09:07 via cnbc.com
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  How technology is helping transform BMW's business model
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  German auto giant BMW can trace its roots all the way back to 1916. A lot has changed in the industry since then, of course, but the importance of innovation has remained a constant. While technological advances such as autonomous driving may be ...and more »
  
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• Google, Temasek coming in as new investors in Indonesia's Go-Jek: sources

  18-01-2018 07:19
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google , Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and Chinese online platform Meituan-Dianping are investing in a fundraising round of Indonesian ride-hailing start-up Go-Jek, sources familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Exclusive: Amazon Studios to cut back on indie films in programing shift: sources

  18-01-2018 07:17
  SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, which has made waves in recent years buying art-house movies at the Sundance Film Festival, is heading to the prestigious event this week with a long-term change in the works: It plans to shift resources from independent films to more commercial projects, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  
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• Old hands in South Korea Bitcoin market unfazed by threats of ban

  18-01-2018 05:37
  SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Threats of a potential cryptocurrency trading ban in South Korea have scared many investors away, but some veterans of the young market are defiant, saying restrictions would be relatively easy to circumvent.
  
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• Rock it from the crypto: Ben Lee shares new song on blockchain platform Steemit

  18-01-2018 05:35
  Australian musician Ben Lee has shared a new song about a meeting with Blondie guitarist Chris Stein on blockchain-backed social network Steemit.
  
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• South Korea considers shutting down domestic cryptocurrency exchanges

  18-01-2018 05:33
  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean policymakers joined the global chorus of virtual-coin critics on Thursday, saying Seoul is considering shutting down domestic virtual currency exchanges as the new breed of market exposes users to speculative frenzy and crime.
  
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• Apple plans new U.S. campus, to pay $38 billion in foreign cash taxes

  18-01-2018 03:17
  (Reuters) - Apple Incwill open a new campus as part of a five-year, $30 billion U.S. investment plan and will make about $38 billion in one-time tax payments on its overseas cash, one of the largest corporate spending plans announced since the passage of a tax cut signed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• Myer promotes IT chief

  18-01-2018 03:10
  Myer has promoted Mark Cripsey to the role of chief operating officer.
  
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• Intel: Problem in patches for Spectre, Meltdown extends to newer chips

  18-01-2018 03:05
  (Reuters) - Data center computers with Intel Corp'snewer chips might reboot more often than normal because of problems with the patches issued to fix the so-called Spectre and Meltdown security flaws, the company said on Wednesday.
  
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• Westpac & NAB launch voice banking technology with Amazon Alexa - Canstar

  18-01-2018 02:10 via canstar.com.au
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  Westpac & NAB launch voice banking technology with Amazon Alexa
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  As Amazon prepares to launch its Alexa voice service on the Echo in Australia in “early February”, Westpac and NAB announced customers who purchased the smart speaker would be able to check on their personal finances using voice technology. Westpac NAB ...and more »
  
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• Google launches AutoML Vision in bid to ‘democratise AI’

  18-01-2018 01:31
  ​Google has launched a suite of easy-to-use tools that allow developers with limited machine learning expertise to train custom models.
  
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• FTC investigating Broadcom for antitrust practices

  18-01-2018 01:29
  (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether chipmaker Broadcom Ltd engaged in anticompetitive tactics in negotiations with customers, the company said on Wednesday.
  
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• Vocus eyes rollout of new Pacific subsea cable

  18-01-2018 01:26
  Vocus has won a contract from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for a scoping study into the rollout of a new cable connecting Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
  
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• Verizon says new U.S. tax law to increase fourth-quarter earnings

  18-01-2018 00:28
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Wednesday the tax overhaul bill signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump late last year will result in a one-time reduction in net deferred income tax liabilities of about $16.8 billion.
  
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• Businesses jump on Amazon’s Alexa after Australian launch date revealed

  18-01-2018 00:07
  Australian businesses have jumped on Amazon’s Alexa, unveiling ‘skills’ built for the voice-driven virtual assistant.
  
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