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• Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

  19-03-2018 22:45
  An Uber self-driving car has hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, marking the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to transform transportation.
  
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• Microsoft tries out new must-use-Edge ploy in Windows 10 preview

  19-03-2018 22:11
  In the latest preview of the operating system's fall feature upgrade, Microsoft has mandated that its built-in Edge browser handle the opening of links within the Windows Mail app.
  
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• Government signs Unisys for border biometrics

  19-03-2018 05:57
  Unisys Australia will design and implement the government’s new Enterprise Biometric Identification Services (EBIS) system.
  
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• QBE announces tech restructure

  19-03-2018 05:22
  QBE Insurance has combined its technology and transformation teams into a single business unit within its Australian and New Zealand Operations (ANZO) division.
  
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• Baidu snaps up UTS director to lead quantum computing institute

  19-03-2018 02:41
  ​Chinese tech giant Baidu is establishing a quantum computing institute and has appointed UTS Professor Runyao Duan as its inaugural director.
  
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• No signs of damage to NBN after Cyclone Marcus

  19-03-2018 01:59
  NBN is continuing to assess potential damage in the Northern Territory following Tropical Cyclone Marcus. However, early indications are that its network infrastructure has survived unscathed, according to a spokesperson for the company.
  
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• Government to base encryption legislation on UK Snoopers’ Charter

  19-03-2018 01:28
  The use of encrypted messaging services by terrorists and criminals “is potentially the most significant degradation of intelligence capability in modern times,” home affairs minister Peter Dutton has told the ASEAN Counter Terrorism Conference in Sydney.
  
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• Government targets tech skills with new visa scheme

  19-03-2018 00:35
  The government has launched a pilot of a new visa scheme intended to help businesses recruit people with in-demand technology skills.
  
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