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• New Python app profiler uses Rust for speed and safety

  10-09-2018 23:20
  The Py-Spy profiler can profile Python applications without modifying source code, and it installs using Python’s native package management
  
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• Microsoft Azure Devops Services puts devops in the cloud

  10-09-2018 23:00
  Azure Devops replaces Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), providing services for CI/CD, testing, and kanban project boards
  
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• Tech companies issue warning over government’s surveillance bill

  10-09-2018 22:00
  Some of the world’s biggest technology companies have warned that a draft government bill intended to counter the use of encryption by criminals and terrorist groups could instead undermine user safety.
  
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• Microsoft pushes machine learning to the edge

  10-09-2018 22:00
  Microsoft’s new Azure edge computing offerings are helping customers extend the reach of its cloud-based machine learning services, according to Clayton Fernandez, the company’s global director, Internet of Things.
  
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• Firefox calls it quits on antiquated Windows XP, Vista

  10-09-2018 19:12
  Mozilla has ended browser security updates for the outdated versions of Windows; the only Top 5 browser still supporting Windows XP is Opera.
  
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• Restaurants Can Slash Energy Use With Electric Induction Technology - Greentech Media

  10-09-2018 13:35 via greentechmedia.com
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  Restaurants Can Slash Energy Use With Electric Induction Technology
  Greentech Media
  If you've ever waited in a buffet line or been served in a high school cafeteria, you've seen them. Rows of metal pans immersed in a bath of hot water. According to food service industry veterans, restaurants, hotels and school cafeterias typically use ...
  
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• The Future Of Small-Business Technology May Have An Interesting Plot Twist - Forbes

  10-09-2018 13:30 via forbes.com
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  The Future Of Small-Business Technology May Have An Interesting Plot Twist
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  Several decades ago, a young Bill Gates set a new course for the fledgling Microsoft with its famous mission statement to put “a computer on every desk and in every home.” The Gates vision of the future will have seemed as audacious then as it appears ...
  
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• Using Collaborative Technology to Retain Customers - No Jitter

  10-09-2018 13:02 via nojitter.com
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  Using Collaborative Technology to Retain Customers
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  In this sponsored post, AVI-SPL discusses how collaboration tools can help create seamless, intuitive customer experiences. As similar products and services compete for people's attention and purchases, the customer experience can be the differentiator ...
  
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• How AI technology can tame the scientific literature - Nature.com

  10-09-2018 13:00 via nature.com
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  How AI technology can tame the scientific literature
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  When computer scientist Christian Berger's team sought to get its project about self-driving vehicle algorithms on the road, it faced a daunting obstacle. The scientists, at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, found an overwhelming number of papers ...
  
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• Surfer Stephanie Gilmore says wave technology would be a big boost at Tokyo Olympics - Daily Telegraph

  10-09-2018 12:58 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Surfer Stephanie Gilmore says wave technology would be a big boost at Tokyo Olympics
  Daily Telegraph
  SHE was pipped for the win at the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro but Stephanie Gilmore remains convinced wave pool technology should be adopted for the surfing competition at the Olympic Games. Gilmore extended her lead in the world title race but missed out ...and more »
  
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• Hopes new technology will help to reduce Australia's suicide rates - SBS

  10-09-2018 12:27 via sbs.com.au
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  Hopes new technology will help to reduce Australia's suicide rates
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  There's a fresh push for technology to play a bigger role in helping people battling depression. Updated Updated 59 mins ago. By Helen Isbister. Share. Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter. In the age of Doctor Google, self-diagnosis can be problematic.
  
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• Could new technology help reduce Australia's suicide rates? - SBS

  10-09-2018 12:02 via sbs.com.au
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  Could new technology help reduce Australia's suicide rates?
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  There's a fresh push for technology to play a bigger role in helping people battling depression. Updated Updated 12 hours ago. By Helen Isbister. Share. Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter. In the age of Doctor Google, self-diagnosis can be problematic.
  
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• Home Technology Does Kitchen Takeover At 2018 CEDIA Expo - Forbes

  10-09-2018 12:01 via forbes.com
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  Home Technology Does Kitchen Takeover At 2018 CEDIA Expo
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  For much of its existence, home technology association CEDIA members focused on big screens and booming speakers. Those still abound, as was evident at the annual expo's show floor last week, but the realms of technology are expanding far beyond ...
  
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• Londonderry: 250 new software jobs announced by Alchemy Technology - BBC News

  10-09-2018 11:56 via bbc.com
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  Londonderry: 250 new software jobs announced by Alchemy Technology
  BBC News
  A technology firm is setting up a new centre of excellence in Londonderry which will create 250 jobs. The Alchemy Technology centre will be focused on digital transformation in the UK and European insurance markets. The Invest NI-supported posts come ...and more »
  
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• Brazil leads in global planned offshore projects count - Offshore Technology

  10-09-2018 11:34 via offshore-technology.com
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  Brazil leads in global planned offshore projects count
  Offshore Technology
  GlobalData's latest report, 'Q2 2018 Production and Capital Expenditure Outlook for Key Planned and Announced Upstream Projects in Global Offshore Industry – Brazil Leads in Planned Projects Count' indicates that globally, 375 planned and announced ...
  
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• Job market technology requires a rethink - The Islander

  10-09-2018 11:25 via theislanderonline.com.au
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  Job market technology requires a rethink
  The Islander
  Technology skills are becoming a required component of job searching practices, even for roles that don't require the use of computers in the tasks of the job. I am seeing an increasing number of clients who need help with the technology of job search ...and more »
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down in one year, hand baton to CEO Zhang

  10-09-2018 11:14
  Jack Ma, the charismatic co-founder of China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will step down as chairman in one year to concentrate on philanthropy and education, passing on the reins to trusted lieutenant Daniel Zhang.
  
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• New strategies and technology on display at SMM - The Motorship

  10-09-2018 11:07 via motorship.com
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  New strategies and technology on display at SMM
  The Motorship
  Around 50,000 visitors attended shipping's largest technology trade fair last week (credit: Hamburg Messe und Congress/Nicolas Maack). Around 50,000 visitors from more than 120 countries attended the SMM trade fair in Hamburg last week, highlighting ...and more »
  
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• Tencent shuts poker platform amid widening gaming crackdown

  10-09-2018 10:13
  Tencent Holdings will shut a popular Texas Hold'Em poker video game, the Chinese tech giant said to its users on Monday, in a further step to comply with intensifying government scrutiny hitting the country's gaming industry.
  
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• Apple supplier shares slide after Trump tells tech giant to make products in U.S.

  10-09-2018 09:32
  Shares of Apple Incsuppliers fell across Asia on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the tech giant should make products in the United States if it wanted to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports.
  
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• Bluechiip Ltd attracts $5.5 million for its unique sample-tracking ... - Proactive Investors Australia

  10-09-2018 07:13 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
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  Bluechiip Ltd attracts $5.5 million for its unique sample-tracking ...
  Proactive Investors Australia
  Bluechiip Ltd (ASX:BCT) has successfully raised $5.5 million via an oversubscribed share placement to sophisticated and professional investors at 5.9 cents per ...and more »
  
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• SEC halts trading in two cryptocurrency products, citing market confusion

  10-09-2018 06:44
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Sunday it was immediately suspending trading in two investment products that track cryptocurrencies, citing confusion in the markets over whether the products are exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
  
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• Smart technology to help diagnose sepsis in children in Canada - EurekAlert (press release)

  10-09-2018 06:17 via eurekalert.org
  Smart technology to help diagnose sepsis in children in Canada
  EurekAlert (press release)
  Podcast link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/180434-com. Smart technology and artificial intelligence could be used to improve detection of sepsis in children in Canada, write authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) ...and more »
  
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• John Kahlbetzer's Twynam Agricultural Group invests in OneCrop cotton technology - The Australian Financial Review

  10-09-2018 06:12 via afr.com
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  John Kahlbetzer's Twynam Agricultural Group invests in OneCrop cotton technology
  The Australian Financial Review
  OneCrop makes degradable film for cotton seedings. It hopes to grow in China, where there is a push for more environmentally friendly farming practices. Peter Braig. Share on twitter. by Brad Thompson. Rich Lister John Kahlbetzer's Twynam Agricultural ...
  
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• NSW digital licence rollout driven by blockchain

  10-09-2018 04:19
  A blockchain-based platform is helping ensure the security of the New South Wales government’s rollout of digital driver’s licences, according to Sydney-based Secure Logic.
  
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• Riot Blockchain names new leaders as previous boss faces fraud charges

  10-09-2018 03:54
  Riot Blockchain Inc, a onetime biotechnology firm that saw its share price skyrocket when it refocused on cryptocurrencies, named a new chief executive after the company's previous boss was accused of involvement in securities fraud.
  
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• Imagion moves close to human trials of cancer-detecting nano-technology - Stockhead

  10-09-2018 03:42 via stockhead.com.au
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  Imagion moves close to human trials of cancer-detecting nano-technology
  Stockhead
  HER2, short for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, is a protein that can promote the growth of cancer cells. It has become a biomarker and target for therapy. Imagion Biosystems shares (ASX:IBX) over the past year. Back in October last year ...and more »
  
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• Telstra's cyber security leaders exit

  10-09-2018 03:14
  Telstra director of security solutions Neil Campbell and head of cyber security services Jacqui McNamara have both left the company.
  
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• Atlassian’s tips on embracing open work practices

  10-09-2018 02:39
  'Collaboration' has reached buzzword-status in many offices today, with an increasing number of organisations pondering how to break down the knowledge silos stagnating within different departments, and boost innovation and productivity in the process.
  
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• What is a smart city? How to define a smart city

  10-09-2018 02:33
  'Smart city' has become more than just a buzzword in recent years. In fact, with the increase in Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices, more cities around the world are becoming smarter than ever before.
  
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• Alibaba's Jack Ma prepares to unveil succession plan

  10-09-2018 00:40
  BEIJING - Alibaba's billionaire co-founder Jack Ma will announce a succession plan to hand the reins of his sprawling empire to a new generation of leaders but will remain executive chairman for the time being.
  
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