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• Apple poaches senior self-driving engineer from Waymo

  15-06-2018 23:31
  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has hired a senior self-driving car engineer from Alphabet Inc's Waymo unit, Apple said on Friday, a sign that the iPhone maker maintains autonomous vehicle ambitions.
  
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• Google App Maker low-code tool debuts for G Suite users

  15-06-2018 23:30
  App Maker uses templates for building UIs, which can be assembled via drag-and-drop
  
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• AT&T CEO says ready to invest, WarnerMedia rebranding unveiled

  15-06-2018 22:55
  (Reuters) - AT&T Inc is committed to spend as much as needed on the media business of newly acquired Time Warner Inc, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson told CNBC on Friday, with a plan to invest $21 billion to $22 billion in the combined company.
  
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• Qualcomm-NXP deal still waiting for China nod: sources

  15-06-2018 20:48
  BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is yet to approve U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc'sproposed $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors , three people close to the talks said, dismissing an earlier media report that said Beijing had already greenlit the deal.
  
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• Google moves to end website installation of Chrome extensions

  15-06-2018 20:30
  The company's walled-garden approach to browser add-ons moved another step closer to reality with a ban on the inline installation of all newly-published extensions.
  
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• Comcast gains unconditional EU antitrust approval to buy Sky

  15-06-2018 20:03
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have given the green light to U.S. cable company Comcast's plan to acquire European pay-TV group Sky without demanding concessions.
  
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• Sprint, T-Mobile plan to file deal application to FCC on Monday

  15-06-2018 19:11
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wireless companies Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc have informed the Federal Communications Commission that they will formally file an application asking for approval to merge on Monday, according to a document seen by Reuters.
  
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• Adelaide 10-gig network swamped with sign-ups, City says

  15-06-2018 08:30
  More than 1000 buildings have been registered to connect to a new high-speed network for Adelaide businesses.
  
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• ACIC ditches biometric identification project, terminates NEC contract

  15-06-2018 07:55
  The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has confirmed that it has cancelled a contract with NEC Australia to deliver the Biometric Identification Services (BIS) Project.
  
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• Domain name businesses fined $1.95m over ‘renewal’ notices

  15-06-2018 05:54
  Domain Name Corp Pty Ltd and an associated business, Domain Name Agency Pty Ltd, have been slapped with fines worth $1.5 million and $450,000, respectively, over breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.
  
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• Telstra prepares to offer 2Gbps downloads over 4G network

  15-06-2018 05:12
  Telstra is planning to offer speeds of up to 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) over its 4G network in selected areas, the telco has revealed.
  
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• GE to send more than 100 3D printers to Australian schools

  15-06-2018 04:08
  ​GE is providing 103 Australian primary and secondary schools with polymer 3D printers, software and education materials to give students a “hands-on additive manufacturing experience”.
  
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• Dementia Support rolls out automated facial recognition pain detection app

  15-06-2018 02:23
  ​As their condition progresses, a person with dementia finds understanding what they hear increasingly difficult.
  
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