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• Shareholder Deason sues Xerox in U.S. to block Fujifilm deal

  13-02-2018 23:16
  (Reuters) - Xerox Corpshareholder Darwin Deason asked a court on Tuesday to block the company's merger with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp , claiming the U.S. photocopier maker's board failed shareholders by approving a deal that undervalues the company.
  
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• Hackers stole millions from Russian banks with Cobalt Strike

  13-02-2018 22:53
  Hackers stole more than 1 billion roubles (US$17 million) from Russian banks using the Cobalt Strike security-testing tool in 2017, a central bank official has revealed.
  
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• Google brings dynamic content to emails with AMP

  13-02-2018 22:46
  Google has detailed its plans to use its open source AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) framework to bring dynamic content to emails.
  
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• IBM sues former HR boss hired by Microsoft

  13-02-2018 22:24
  IBM has sued its former executive Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, who was named Microsoft new chief diversity officer over the weekend, alleging violation of a one-year non-competitive agreement.
  
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• Microsoft to test blockchain-based self-sovereign ID system

  13-02-2018 21:29
  Microsoft plans to pilot a blockchain-based digital ID platform that would allow users to control access to sensitive online information via an encrypted data hub.
  
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• Airlines turn to technology to solve overbooking puzzle - CNBC

  13-02-2018 17:08 via cnbc.com
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  Airlines turn to technology to solve overbooking puzzle
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  Being offered cash at the gate to take a later flight because of overbooking may become a rarity. Airlines such as British Airways, JetBlue and Qantas are looking to a new technology to identify which passengers would be more flexible about their ...and more »
  
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• Bill Gates: It's 'scary to me' that technology can empower small groups to do great harm - CNBC

  13-02-2018 15:55 via cnbc.com
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  Bill Gates: It's 'scary to me' that technology can empower small groups to do great harm
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  Tech giants Facebook, Apple and Google have come under growing criticism in recent months for what some see as failure to self-regulate and mitigate the negative effects of technology. Bill Gates attributed missteps to the companies' "enthusiasm about ...and more »
  
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• Chemists develop motion capture-like technology for tracking protein shape - Phys.Org

  13-02-2018 15:16 via phys.org
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  Chemists develop motion capture-like technology for tracking protein shape
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  In many modern animated movies, the trick to achieving realistic movements for individual characters and objects lies in motion-capture technology. This process often involves someone wearing a tracking suit covered in small, colored balls while a ...and more »
  
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• Siemens wants to make your city work as well as your washing machine - Quartz

  13-02-2018 14:32 via qz.com
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  Siemens wants to make your city work as well as your washing machine
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  Most people probably think about home appliances or power plants when they consider the German powerhouse, Siemens AG. In the last few years, however, the company has moved into various digital data businesses, including targeting city governments for ...
  
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• Bang Holdings Corp. to Develop New and Innovative Technology Solutions for Emerging Cannabis Industry - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  13-02-2018 14:09 via globenewswire.com
  Bang Holdings Corp. to Develop New and Innovative Technology Solutions for Emerging Cannabis Industry
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  DENVER, CO, Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bang Holdings Corp. (OTC: BXNG), (the “Company'), a digital media and ad-tech company that services the cannabis industry, today announced that it will be developing new, state-of-the-art high technology ...and more »
  
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• Peugeot 5008: Seven-seat SUV has technology and room to scoot - The Weekly Times

  13-02-2018 14:02 via weeklytimesnow.com.au
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  Peugeot 5008: Seven-seat SUV has technology and room to scoot
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  PEUGEOT has spruced up its people mover, stepped into the future and joined the seven-seat SUV brigade with its new 5008. To stand out among the uniform crowd, the French maker has added a suite of technology unique to the class. The headline act is an ...and more »
  
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• Google poaches Samsung's technology chief - Nikkei Asian Review

  13-02-2018 13:28 via asia.nikkei.com
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  Google poaches Samsung's technology chief
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  SEOUL -- Google has poached Samsung Electronics' former Chief Technology Officer Rhee In-jong to strengthen its internet of things business, with an aim to connecting a wide range of its services from its cloud to vehicles to voice assistants and home ...and more »
  
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• Turkcell, Samsung to collaborate on 5G technology - Anadolu Agency

  13-02-2018 12:47 via aa.com.tr
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  Turkcell, Samsung to collaborate on 5G technology
  Anadolu Agency
  Turkcell and South Korea's leading appliance manufacturer Samsung signed a letter of goodwill to collaborate on 5G technology in Turkey, the Turkish telecommunication giant announced on Tuesday. "Samsung and Turkcell will collaborate to assess and test ...and more »
  
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• Mourinho backs VAR technology amid mixed response - SBS

  13-02-2018 12:46 via sbs.com.au
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  Mourinho backs VAR technology amid mixed response
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  United play their first match with VAR when they travel to Huddersfield Town for their FA Cup fifth round clash on Saturday and Mourinho stressed that the technology had to be embraced, although it needed to iron out some issues. Updated Updated 6 ...
  Jose Mourinho backs concept of Video Assistant Referee technologySkySports
  Mourinho in favour of VAR technologySport24all 5 news articles »
  
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• Chrome 68 to condemn all unencrypted sites by summer

  13-02-2018 12:10
  Google in July will start inserting a 'not secure' label in the address bar of every website that uses HTTP connections between its servers and users.
  
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• Chrome 68 to condemn all unencrypted sites by late July

  13-02-2018 12:10
  Google in July will start inserting a 'not secure' label in the address bar of every website that uses HTTP connections between its servers and users.
  
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• UK unveils machine learning technology to fight ISIS propaganda online - CNBC

  13-02-2018 10:23 via cnbc.com
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  UK unveils machine learning technology to fight ISIS propaganda online
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  U.K. Home Secretary is visiting Silicon Valley, where she will meet with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. Anmar Frangoul. Published 6 Hours Ago CNBC.com. 881251444. Alex Maxim | All Canada Photos | Getty Images. The U.K. government has ...
  Home Office unveils new technology which detects 94% of ISIS videos in clampdown on extremist contentDaily Mail
  New technology revealed to help fight terrorist con
  
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• Nanorobots Seek and Destroy Tumors - Technology Networks

  13-02-2018 09:57 via technologynetworks.com
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  Nanorobots Seek and Destroy Tumors
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  The key to programming a nanorobot that only attacks a cancer cell was to include a special payload on its surface, called a DNA aptamer. The DNA aptamer could specifically target a protein, called nucleolin, that is made in high amounts only on the ...
  The tiny technology with a very big future in medicineThe Timesall 32 news articles »
  
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• BioSolar Announces Breakthrough Test Results from its Silicon Anode Technology for Lithium-ion Batteries - GlobeNewswire (press release)

  13-02-2018 09:31 via globenewswire.com
  BioSolar Announces Breakthrough Test Results from its Silicon Anode Technology for Lithium-ion Batteries
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  SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioSolar, Inc. (OTCQB:BSRC) (“BioSolar” or the “Company”), a developer of breakthrough energy storage technology and materials, today announced that it has achieved a significant performance ...and more »
  
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• Ping An Technology Applies AI to Healthcare, Delivering Solutions that Benefit the General Public - PR Newswire (press release)

  13-02-2018 08:16 via prnewswire.com
  Ping An Technology Applies AI to Healthcare, Delivering Solutions that Benefit the General Public
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  SHANGHAI, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The brand image of a company is not only reflected in its leading technologies and capital strength but also in its social responsibility and corporate value. Ping An Technology, the financial and health ...and more »
  
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• Senate knocks back net neutrality inquiry

  13-02-2018 08:13
  The Senate has voted down a Greens motion to establish a parliamentary inquiry into network neutrality protections.
  
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• New Payments Platform gets public launch

  13-02-2018 07:59
  Although the New Payments Platform went live in November, the NPP had its public launch at 12.01am this morning.
  
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• France's Cellectis wins US patents for gene editing technology - Reuters

  13-02-2018 06:03 via reuters.com
  France's Cellectis wins US patents for gene editing technology
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  PARIS (Reuters) - The United States has granted French cell therapy group Cellectis two patents to deploy a technology known as CRISPR in T cells, which play a key role in the immune response to cancer, the company said on Tuesday. The patents come on ...and more »
  
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• Wavemaker's national director of technology and data Alexander Concannon departs - MuMbrella

  13-02-2018 05:42 via mumbrella.com.au
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  Wavemaker's national director of technology and data Alexander Concannon departs
  MuMbrella
  Wavemaker's national director of technology, effectiveness and data, Alexander Concannon, has departed the media agency to start his own business. Announcing his departure, Concannon said: “After two amazing years at Maxus/Wavemaker I've left media to ...
  
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• Nufarm's omega 3 canola approved by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - The Weekly Times

  13-02-2018 04:59 via weeklytimesnow.com.au
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  Nufarm's omega 3 canola approved by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
  The Weekly Times
  NUFARM has been granted approval by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator today to grow canola with high levels of omega 3 oils for the human and feed market. The company's subsidiary Nuseed has been working with the CSIRO and Grains Research and ...and more »
  
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• Jetstar expands use of virtual assistant

  13-02-2018 00:57
  Jetstar’s ‘Jess’ virtual assistant can now answer customer enquiries over Facebook Messenger.
  
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