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• Tesla says supplier discount request was for ongoing projects

  23-07-2018 21:08
  Tesla said on Monday that it had asked a small number of suppliers to cut prices on ongoing, long-term projects to improve its future cash flow, after a media report about a discount request sent shares of Tesla down as much as 6.6 percent.
  
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• Technology's potential to help or harm 'almost limitless', Human Rights Commission warns - ABC News

  23-07-2018 20:53
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  Technology's potential to help or harm 'almost limitless', Human Rights Commission warns
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  The potential of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to help or harm is "almost limitless", according to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The organisation launched a major new project on Tuesday, aimed at producing a ...
  
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• Bank of England says payments system can serve blockchain users

  23-07-2018 20:41
  A revamped Bank of England payments system should be able to hook up with fintech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT), the central bank said on Monday in a boost to the development of blockchain in Britain.
  
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• UK sets out full-fiber network plan to catch up with European rivals

  23-07-2018 15:00
  Britain could pay for the roll out of full-fiber broadband to its most remote regions with up to $6.6 billion of public money to tackle its position at the bottom of the European league for "gold standard" connectivity.
  
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• Facebook to double office presence in London

  23-07-2018 13:15
  Facebook said on Monday it would double its presence in London, acquiring nearly 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) of office space across two buildings in King's Cross - enough for more than 6,000 workstations.
  
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• Expanded ProSieben-Discovery streaming venture gets German regulatory OK

  23-07-2018 13:10
  Germany's anti-trust regulator said on Monday it had given its blessing for German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE and U.S. Discovery Inc to expand their joint video streaming platform.
  
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• France's Atos boosts U.S. presence with Syntel acquisition

  23-07-2018 12:31
  French IT services company Atosis boosting its North American operations with a $3.4 billion cash deal to buy Michigan-based IT services provider Syntel Inc .
  
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• Verint merger talks with Israel's NSO Group terminated: source

  23-07-2018 12:10
  Talks for U.S. software company Verint Systems to merge its security division with Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group for about $1 billion have ended without a deal being reached, a source close to the negotiations said on Monday.
  
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• PayU buys Israeli payment technology firm Zooz

  23-07-2018 10:47
  Online payment company PayU, a subsidiary of Naspers , said on Monday it agreed to acquire Israeli payment technology provider Zooz to support its expansion in high-growth markets.
  
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• Vic mega-department creates CISO role

  23-07-2018 09:20
  Victoria’s Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources — which spans 14 portfolios and has nine ministers — is seeking to fill a newly created chief information security officer (CISO) role.
  
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• Vocus finishes laying Australian Singapore Cable

  23-07-2018 09:00
  Laying of the Australia Singapore Cable has been completed and electrical systems are now being installed and tested as part of a make-ready phase for the project.
  
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• New rule seeks to stop consumers being sold unachievable NBN speeds

  23-07-2018 08:34
  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued new regulations for telcos that are designed to ensure end users don’t end up paying for NBN speeds that their line can’t achieve.
  
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• ZTE's HK shares jump 3.8 percent as U.S. lawmakers cut measure from bill

  23-07-2018 04:23
  Shares of China's ZTE Corp rose as much as 3.8 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after U.S. lawmakers cut measures from a defense bill that would have reinstated sanctions on the telecommunications equipment maker.
  
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• My Health Record: Labor calls for longer opt-out period

  23-07-2018 03:29
  Labor has called on the government to extend the opt-out window that allows Australians to request they are not enrolled in the national eHealth record system.
  
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• Europeans press for digital tax at G20 meeting

  23-07-2018 01:34
  European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday, putting them at odds with U.S. counterparts.
  
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• 1.5 million health records stolen in Singapore hack

  23-07-2018 01:23
  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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