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• Analog Devices to partner with Baidu on autonomous driving project

  10-07-2018 23:38
  U.S. chipmaker Analog Devices Inc said on Tuesday it had partnered with Baidu Inc to advance development of the Chinese search engine giant's autonomous driving technologies.
  
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• U.S. regulators grappling with self-driving vehicle security

  10-07-2018 23:33
  In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic alert that a robo-taxi had been in a wreck could violate an occupant's privacy, a report released on Tuesday showed.
  
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• Google leans more on algorithms for ads as critics highlight risks

  10-07-2018 21:23
  Alphabet Inc's Google introduced new ad-buying tools on Tuesday that showcase its growing push to allow machines instead of humans to fine-tune ads and determine where they should run.
  
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• IoT, social profit and security: Georgia Tech report outlines the future of smart cities

  10-07-2018 20:38
  The smart city of the future is a much-ballyhooed use case for IoT technology. But a new report from a consortium organized by researchers at Georgia Tech dives deeper into the specifics of business models and use cases for IoT.
  
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• WhatsApp launches Indian media blitz to dispel fake news woes

  10-07-2018 19:03
  Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging platform on Tuesday published advertisements in key Indian newspapers to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages that prompted mob lynchings.
  
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• India's TCS posts record profit, expects strong growth in financial services to continue

  10-07-2018 17:47
  India's biggest software services firm, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), expects growth in its banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) unit to remain strong in the next one to two years as it posted a record net profit, helped by a rebound in the key division.
  
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• Facebook tests augmented reality ads on News Feed in U.S.

  10-07-2018 17:15
  Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it is testing augmented reality advertisements on its News Feed ahead of the holiday shopping season in the United States.
  
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• AT&T to buy cybersecurity firm AlienVault

  10-07-2018 17:12
  AT&T Inc said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy privately held Silicon Valley-based startup AlienVault, allowing the telecommunications giant to expand its line of cybersecurity products targeted at small and medium businesses.
  
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• ASD prepares to compete with private sector for cyber talent

  10-07-2018 08:27
  The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says that its transformation into a statutory authority has left it better placed to compete with the private sector when it comes to recruiting specialist staff.
  
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• Australian organisations struggling with compliance, security report says

  10-07-2018 08:00
  A new report from Gemalto claims Australian organisations may be falling short when it comes to compliance with data security regulations.
  
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• Queensland government’s ‘missing’ ICT projects

  10-07-2018 06:18
  Thirty-two Queensland government technology projects expected to cost a total of $161.4 million are not reflected by an online tool intended to promote transparency around major ICT and ICT-enabled initiatives.
  
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• Telstra’s networks chief, Mike Wright, prepares to depart

  10-07-2018 02:48
  Telstra’s group managing director, networks, Mike Wright, will leave the telco at the end of September.
  
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• Russia's data retention scheme hits snag

  10-07-2018 01:25
  Russian telecoms operators will have to use foreign technology to comply with a law on storing data, two industry sources with knowledge of the matter said, even though Vladimir Putin told his government to ensure local companies produced the equipment.
  
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