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• Microsoft brings Python coding help beyond Visual Studio

  20-07-2018 23:00
  The beta extension is available now, with the full Python Language Server implementation due by 2019
  
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• U.S. lawmakers cut anti-ZTE measure from must-pass bill: source

  20-07-2018 18:27
  U.S. lawmakers who reached an agreement on a must-pass defense bill cut from the legislation a measure that would have made it harder for the president to undo sanctions slapped on China's ZTE Corp, a congressional source said on Friday.
  
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• Russian government: Telcoms face cost hike from new security law

  20-07-2018 18:20
  Russian telecoms operators will have to ramp up charges by up to 10 percent to cover costs they will incur implementing new laws designed to give state security greater oversight over telecoms, according to an estimate from the main security agency.
  
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• GE beats on EPS but trims cash flow target; shares fall

  20-07-2018 18:09
  General Electric Co reported a smaller-than-expected drop in profit on Friday, but cut a key financial target, raising questions about its full-year outlook and sending shares sharply lower.
  
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• India's Wipro sees strong demand for services from financial clients

  20-07-2018 17:45
  Indian IT company Wipro Ltd said it was seeing strong demand for its services from clients in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), while it faces challenges in its India business and in the U.S. healthcare sector.
  
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• Microsoft shares at all-time high after bumper results

  20-07-2018 16:58
  Microsoft Corpshares rose about 5 percent to an all-time high on Friday, after investors cheered another blockbuster quarter, backed by growth in its legacy software business and Azure cloud computing services.
  
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• AT&T reveals three more cities for 5G launch by end of year

  20-07-2018 15:06
  AT&T Inc on Friday named Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, as three more cities where it plans launch its next-generation wireless network, or 5G, by the end of the year.
  
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• GE beats diminished profit expectations, trims cash flow target

  20-07-2018 14:36
  U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit on Friday as weakness in power and renewables energy offset gains in its aviation, oil and gas and healthcare units.
  
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• Apple Watch, FitBit could feel cost of U.S. tariffs

  20-07-2018 14:30
  The latest round of U.S. tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tariffs show.
  
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• Microsoft soars past $800 billion in value after bumper results

  20-07-2018 14:25
  Shares of Microsoft Corpwere set to open at a record high on Friday, after the company reported another blockbuster quarter, backed by growth in its legacy software business and Azure cloud computing services.
  
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• Our obsession with sci-fi technology: Chips with Everything podcast - The Guardian

  20-07-2018 13:55
  The Guardian
  Our obsession with sci-fi technology: Chips with Everything podcast
  The Guardian
  Subscribe and review: Acast, Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud, AudioBoom, Mixcloud. Join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter, or email us at [email protected]. Any time technology throws up a new problem for society, you're guaranteed to see ...
  
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• India's Wipro first quarter profit beats estimates

  20-07-2018 13:29
  India's Wipro Ltd beat first-quarter profit expectations on Friday buoyed by higher Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) revenue.
  
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• Cyberattack on Singapore health database steals details of 1.5 million, including PM

  20-07-2018 12:56
  A major cyberattack on Singapore's government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the government said on Friday.
  
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• Oracle: Switch now from Nashorn JavaScript engine to GraalVM

  20-07-2018 12:00
  Oracle says GraalVM is more capable than Nashorn, and it has laid out a migration path from Nashorn to GraalVM
  
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• NHS to receive £487m technology boost - The Guardian

  20-07-2018 09:28
  The Guardian
  NHS to receive £487m technology boost
  The Guardian
  The health and social care secretary has pledged almost half a billion pounds to transform technology in the NHS in an attempt to reduce staff workloads and improve patient care. In his first speech since being appointed to the post, Matt Hancock ...
  New health secretary pledges £0.5bn to transform technology in NHSThe BMJ
  Technology is Key to NHS Future, Says New Health SecretaryMedscape
  NHS technology promised £
  
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• Grumbling about new technology - ABC News

  20-07-2018 08:46
  ABC News
  Grumbling about new technology
  ABC News
  When you get a new phone or a new computer do you grumble about it not working properly? Are the instructions unintelligible to you and you're just left frustrated and you have to ask your friends how they do it? Well all of that grumbling is actually ...
  
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• SoftBank's Vision Fund to invest $1 billion in China AI startup: Bloomberg

  20-07-2018 08:06
  SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund is seeking to invest almost $1 billion in SenseTime Group Ltd, a Chinese facial recognition technology developer, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
  
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• Five ways technology is changing the wine we drink - Pursuit

  20-07-2018 07:50
  Pursuit
  Five ways technology is changing the wine we drink
  Pursuit
  Winemaking can conjure bucolic images of rolling vineyards and bustling cellar doors, but romance is only one side of this major industry which contributes over A$40 billion to the Australia economy every year. Managing pests and diseases, producing a ...
  
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• Magnis Technology reveals superior battery results | Finance News ... - Finance News Network

  20-07-2018 07:48
  Magnis Technology reveals superior battery results | Finance News ...
  Finance News Network
  Magnis Technology (ASX:MNS) has revealed superior battery results from its testing programs. Its joint testing programs with Charge CCCV (C4V) found that ...and more »
  
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• Technology at Sundrop attracts nationwide attention - The Transcontinental

  20-07-2018 07:10
  The Transcontinental
  Technology at Sundrop attracts nationwide attention
  The Transcontinental
  THE COMPANY responsible for delivering the world first solar energy system behind Port Augusta's Sundrop Farms has been recognised for innovation in the Clean Energy Awards. Making it possible to grow vegetables in the desert, Aalborg CSP designed ...
  
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• ACT eyes data-driven boost to government services with new centre

  20-07-2018 06:18
  The ACT government’s Centre for Data Excellence has officially been established.
  
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• Technology, weed and pest management key to National Party's agriculture pitch - Bendigo Advertiser

  20-07-2018 05:41
  Bendigo Advertiser
  Technology, weed and pest management key to National Party's agriculture pitch
  Bendigo Advertiser
  Victorian National Party leader Peter Walsh has promised nearly $10million in funding to growers adopt new technologies and farmers help fight weeds, if the coalition is elected in November. Speaking at the Victorian Farmers Federation Ballarat ...
  
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• Ford Ranger Raptor to miss out on critical safety technology - CarAdvice

  20-07-2018 05:27
  CarAdvice
  Ford Ranger Raptor to miss out on critical safety technology
  CarAdvice
  Ford has confirmed the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor will miss out on AEB, a critical safety technology, despite it being available in other, cheaper Ranger models. Carrying a price tag of $74,990 (before on-road costs), CarAdvice can reveal the Ranger ...and more »
  
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• Hawaiki cable comes into service

  20-07-2018 05:20
  The US$300 million, 15,000km Hawaiki submarine cable linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and United States has gone into commercial service after a 27 month construction by TE SubCom.
  
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• Sydney conferences seal city’s global quantum computing reputation

  20-07-2018 04:57
  Australia – and Sydney in particular – cemented its global reputation as a quantum computing powerhouse this week, by hosting two major international conferences.
  
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• Britain says Huawei 'shortcomings' expose new telecom networks risks

  20-07-2018 04:52
  Technical and supply-chain issues with equipment made by Chinese firm Huawei have exposed Britain's telecom networks to new security risks, according to a government report.
  
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• Exclusive: Tesla's battery maker suspends cobalt supplier amid sanctions concern

  20-07-2018 03:54
  Panasonic Corpsaid it was unable to determine how much of the cobalt used in batteries it makes for Tesla cars comes from Cuba, a country subject to U.S. sanctions, and that it had suspended relations with a Canadian supplier as a result of its concerns.
  
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• Finance picks Salsa partner for GovCMS next steps

  20-07-2018 01:48
  The Department of Finance has selected Collingwood agency Salsa Digital to operate thewhole-of-government content management system GovCMS.
  
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• How technology is transforming underpants - Inside Retail

  20-07-2018 01:34
  Inside Retail
  How technology is transforming underpants
  Inside Retail
  By Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Lecturer in Fashion and Textile Design, University of Technology Sydney. Underpants. We tend not to talk about them but they are a fact of life (unless you go commando). Briefs have a fascinating history and are now being ...
  
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• Technology disruption to accelerate as Moore's Law dies - The Australian Financial Review

  20-07-2018 01:23
  The Australian Financial Review
  Technology disruption to accelerate as Moore's Law dies
  The Australian Financial Review
  Investors will have to get their minds around what happens in the wake of Moore's Law, which says the number of transistors that can fit on a silicon chip will double every two years. David Rowe. by Chanticleer. More than 50 years after Intel founder ...and more »
  
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• Groupon accuses IBM of patent shake-down

  20-07-2018 01:19
  ​A lawyer for discount e-commerce company Groupon this week told a court in Delaware that International Business Machines Corp has shaken down practically every large tech firm for patent fees.
  
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• At patent trial, Groupon casts IBM as shaking down other tech companies

  20-07-2018 01:15
  A lawyer for discount e-commerce company Groupon Inc told a court in Delaware on Thursday that International Business Machines Corp has shaken down practically every large tech firm for patent fees.
  
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• Microsoft beats Wall Street targets on cloud services revenue

  20-07-2018 00:44
  Microsoft Corpon Thursday posted quarterly profit and revenue that beat analysts' estimates, as more businesses signed up for its Azure cloud computing services and Office 365 productivity suite.
  
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