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• Telco group accuses government of overlooking ‘challenger businesses’

  29-04-2018 22:30
  Telco group Commpete has accused communications minister Senator Mitch Fifield of overlooking “challenger businesses” in the government’s latest telecommunications industry roundtable.
  
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• Pawsey gets $70 million to replace ageing supercomputers

  29-04-2018 22:30
  Pawsey Supercomputing Centre will receive $70 million in government funding to replace its ageing supercomputers which are fast approaching end-of-life.
  
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• NSW Electoral Commission appoints Scytl for iVote refresh project

  29-04-2018 22:30
  Scytl has won a $1.9 million contract to upgrade the NSW Electoral Commission’s iVote application.
  
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• Aussie banks and broadcasters create skills for Amazon Echo Spot

  29-04-2018 22:30
  ​Amazon launched its Echo Spot device in Australia last week, and local companies are already offering Alexa skills that make use of its video interface.
  
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• ASX details timeline, features for new blockchain-inspired system

  29-04-2018 22:30
  ASX Limited, the operator of the Australian Securities Exchange, has released new details of the system inspired by Bitcoin’s blockchain technology that will replace CHESS: The Clearing House Electronic Subregister System.
  
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• T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China

  29-04-2018 21:45
  (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Incand Sprint Corpsaid on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion all-stock deal and believed they could win over skeptical regulators because the merger would create thousands of jobs and help the United States beat China to creating the next generation mobile network.
  
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• German regulator may require cable operators to open networks to third parties - FAZ

  29-04-2018 20:11
  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's regulator is considering requiring cable TV operators to provide network access to third parties, in a shift that could affect talks on a European merger between Vodafone and Liberty Global.
  
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• Helper not hindrance: Why AI should work with us and not against us

  29-04-2018 16:01
  It’s easy to overlook the fact that AI solutions, like people, are intelligent. AI technologies can learn and act autonomously, and they are already managing our supply chains and approving our bank loans. AI is much more than just a technological tool, it has grown to the point where it often has as much influence as the people putting it to use.
  
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• The facial recognition technology on Facebook being used to find missing people - The Sydney Morning Herald

  29-04-2018 16:00 via smh.com.au
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  The facial recognition technology on Facebook being used to find missing people
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Even in the digital age, one of the first things a family will do when someone disappears is put up a missing person poster. They'll print them in their thousands and walk the streets, sticking A4 sheets wherever they can just in case someone ...
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• Telecom Italia CEO says his position 'untenable' if Elliott wins board majority

  29-04-2018 12:44
  MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO Amos Genish said his position at Italy's biggest phone group would be "untenable" if activist fund Elliott manages to win the majority of board seats at a shareholder vote on Friday, according to a newspaper interview.
  
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