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• NBN cites progress in clearing installation backlog

  15-05-2018 22:00
  NBN’s chief network engineering officer, Peter Ryan, says the company has made “significant progress” in clearing its backlog of installation orders.
  
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• Inequality in Australia: four ways technology is creating a new divide - ABC Online

  15-05-2018 21:02
  ABC Online
  Inequality in Australia: four ways technology is creating a new divide
  ABC Online
  How we analyse and talk about inequality reveals as much about ourselves as it does the state of the world. In the Committee for Economic Development of Australia's (CEDA) latest research report, How Unequal? Insights on Inequality, Nicholas Rohde and ...
  
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• Subcutaneous Fitbits? These cows are modeling the tracking technology of the future - MIT Technology Review

  15-05-2018 17:02
  MIT Technology Review
  Subcutaneous Fitbits? These cows are modeling the tracking technology of the future
  MIT Technology Review
  Livestock Labs is getting bio-monitors under cows' skin in hopes of helping farmers spot disease earlier, and it wants to bring its tech to people, too. by Rachel Metz; May 15, 2018; A tracker-equipped cow on the Utah State University dairy farm ...and more »
  
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• Federal Budget invests in GPS agricultural technology - The Weekly Times

  15-05-2018 16:09
  The Weekly Times
  Federal Budget invests in GPS agricultural technology
  The Weekly Times
  SATELLITE images are helping farmers sow with more precision than ever before and bringing economic gains up to $70 a hectare. Now a cash injection of almost $225 million from the Federal Government will help bring better GPS agricultural technology to ...
  
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• Vesper's new microphone technology attracts millions from the biggest names in sound technology - TechCrunch

  15-05-2018 16:00
  TechCrunch
  Vesper's new microphone technology attracts millions from the biggest names in sound technology
  TechCrunch
  Vesper Technologies, a new microphone technology developer, has raised $23 million from some of the biggest names in audio technology to finance the commercialization of its piezoelectric microphones. As audio technology and voice controlled devices ...and more »
  
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• Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018 - The Guardian

  15-05-2018 16:00
  The Guardian
  Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018
  The Guardian
  Facebook took moderation action against almost 1.5bn accounts and posts which violated its community standards in the first three months of 2018, the company has revealed. In its first quarterly Community Standards Enforcement Report, Facebook said the ...and more »
  
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• With ChroMorphous technology, clothes may soon change color with a tap of a phone - Digital Trends

  15-05-2018 15:03
  Digital Trends
  With ChroMorphous technology, clothes may soon change color with a tap of a phone
  Digital Trends
  With a simple tap on our smartphone, you're able to control a lot around us — whether it's the music playing from your Bluetooth speaker, the Netflix show on your TV, or even your AC unit. But what if you could also use your phone to alter what your ...and more »
  
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• Doubt over potency of 5G 'windfall' as market continues to punish major telco - Herald Sun

  15-05-2018 13:12
  Herald Sun
  Doubt over potency of 5G 'windfall' as market continues to punish major telco
  Herald Sun
  DOUBTS have been raised over the 5G revenue bonanza Australian telcos have been waiting for — just as Telstra reels from a market rout which has stripped close to $4 billion from its value. The nation's biggest telco has been savaged by investors in ...and more »
  
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• A strategic mindset shift is needed by NGOs to fully embrace technology - Devex

  15-05-2018 13:11
  Devex
  A strategic mindset shift is needed by NGOs to fully embrace technology
  Devex
  LUSAKA, Zambia — Tech innovations such as biometrics, facial recognition, and drones could be used to improve a range of services provided by the development and humanitarian sector, but adoption remains slow. A change in mindset and strategy is ...
  
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• New soundwave device could 'revolutionise' asthma treatment - 9news.com.au

  15-05-2018 12:25
  9news.com.au
  New soundwave device could 'revolutionise' asthma treatment
  9news.com.au
  A device to help warn asthma sufferers of flare-ups is being trialled in a bid to prevent hospital visits and time off work. About 2.5 million Australians live with asthma, a chronic lung condition that causes wheezing and shortness of breath. People ...
  
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• Underwater drone opens up the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef to users - The Cairns Post

  15-05-2018 11:44
  The Cairns Post
  Underwater drone opens up the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef to users
  The Cairns Post
  AN underwater robot that can dive to 150m allows anybody to “swim” among crocodiles and sharks, without fear of being bitten. BluEye's Pioneer, the latest in drone technology, has been trialled in Far Northern waters, demonstrating its multiple uses as ...and more »
  
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• How a 'smart countryside' can use technology for greener ends - The Conversation UK

  15-05-2018 11:36
  The Conversation UK
  How a 'smart countryside' can use technology for greener ends
  The Conversation UK
  Smart technology can help the environment, preserve biodiversity and protect sensitive areas, such as national parks.and more »
  
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• Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation

  15-05-2018 07:20
  Facebook has so far suspended around 200 apps in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, in a response to a scandal around political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
  
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• NZ takes lead in Pacific Cyber-Security network

  15-05-2018 06:19
  Cyber security entities from 14 Pacific nations have formed the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON), with CERT NZ named as its inaugural chair.
  
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• Falls prevention technology starts trials in Australia and UK - UNSW Newsroom

  15-05-2018 05:50
  UNSW Newsroom
  Falls prevention technology starts trials in Australia and UK
  UNSW Newsroom
  With falls and fractures a leading cause of hospitalisation in seniors, NeuRA and UNSW medical researcher Kim Delbaere has developed an exercise-based fall prevention app to support older people living at home. dsc_1092_003kimd.jpg. Associate ...
  
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• NBN using machine learning to proactively tackle network faults

  15-05-2018 04:52
  NBN says it will employ machine learning to help it analyse the 38 terabytes of network health and performance data it gathers every day in order to take a proactive approach to mitigating faults across the collection of broadband technologies it is rolling out across Australia.
  
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• Dead Sea Scroll hidden texts point to existence of lost manuscript - NEWS.com.au

  15-05-2018 01:47
  NEWS.com.au
  Dead Sea Scroll hidden texts point to existence of lost manuscript
  NEWS.com.au
  PREVIOUSLY unreadable remnants of the Dead Sea Scrolls are giving up their secrets — and they may have revealed there are more lost scrolls yet to be found. Jamie Seidel. News Corp Australia NetworkMay 15, 201810:30am. Video; Image ...
  
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• Government sets opt-out period for My Health Record

  15-05-2018 01:40
  Australians will have a three month period starting from mid-July to opt out of having a My Health Record created for them.
  
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• Java roadmap: Eclipse’s Jakarta EE enterprise Java takes shape

  15-05-2018 01:30
  The Eclipse Foundation outlines the 39 projects that will make up the new cloud-native, microservices-friendly enterprise Java effort, and how GlassFish will evolve
  
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