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• Python scales language popularity charts

  06-08-2018 12:00
  Already tops in the IEEE and PyPL rankings, Python could soon conquer the Tiobe index too
  
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• Sci-fi fan faces sentencing for "idiotic, stupid" 3D printing of guns

  06-08-2018 07:32
  “Every craftsman wants their work to be acknowledged,” Sicen Sun told NSW District Court today, in response to questions about why he posted 3D printed replica guns he had printed at home for sale on Facebook.
  
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• Optus backs AI research

  06-08-2018 06:43
  Optus Business revealed today that it has struck a five-year agreement with Curtin University to back a new research group focused on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Key 5G spectrum to hit auction block in November

  06-08-2018 04:43
  The Australian Communications and Media (ACMA) authority expects to begin in November the auction of spectrum that will play a key role in the initial wave of wireless services based on the next-generation 5G standard.
  
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• Electronic boarding passes come to international flights

  06-08-2018 03:53
  From today, airlines are able to issue electronic boarding passes for international flights departing from Australia.
  
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• 5G Networks buys Anittel, Hostworks from Inabox

  06-08-2018 02:55
  Melbourne-headquartered 5G Networks has paid $5.7 million to acquire the Hostworks and Anittel subsidiaries of Inabox.
  
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• Google in talks with Tencent, others for cloud services in China: Report

  06-08-2018 02:08
  Alphabet Inc's Google is in talks with Tencent Holdings Ltd, Inspur Group and other Chinese companies to offer its cloud services in the mainland, ​Bloomberg has reported​, citing people familiar with the discussions.
  
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• India cloud panel pushes for data sovereignty requirement

  06-08-2018 02:05
  A panel working on the Indian government's cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country, according to its draft report — a proposal that could deal a blow to global technology giants such as Amazon and Microsoft who offer such services.
  
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• How Google decides to open source its technology

  06-08-2018 01:48
  Google has a solid reputation as an engineering organisation with an open source culture, with Googlers contributing a huge amount of code back to the community and projects like TensorFlow and Kubernetes making a mainstream impact.
  
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