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• How the Bank of England built its 'SOC 2.0'

  03-10-2018 23:31
  The Bank of England has drastically shifted the way it runs its security operations centre (SOC) from being reactive to more proactive, employing more data science techniques to answer one fundamental question: "How do you spot an attack when you don't know what it looks like?"
  
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• OnePlus detail their in-display fingerprint technology called Screen Unlock - Ausdroid

  03-10-2018 23:05 via ausdroid.net
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  OnePlus detail their in-display fingerprint technology called Screen Unlock
  Ausdroid
  OnePlus are certainly ramping up the hype before the announcement of the OnePlus 6T. CEO Pete Lau sat down and discussed the OnePlus 6T with CNET yesterday. Today they have posted on their forum the story behind their new in-display fingerprint ...
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• Increased Awareness Teamed With Advanced Technology Saves Lives - Imaging Technology News (press release) (blog)

  03-10-2018 22:51 via itnonline.com
  Imaging Technology News (press release) (blog)
  Increased Awareness Teamed With Advanced Technology Saves Lives
  Imaging Technology News (press release) (blog)
  According to BreastCancer.org, an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2018, along with 63,960 new cases of in situ breast cancer. About 1 in 8 U.S. women — around 12.4 percent — will ...and more »
  
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• Instagram back up after worldwide outage

  03-10-2018 21:44
  Facebook Inc'sphoto-sharing social network Instagram is back up for some users on Wednesday, after suffering a worldwide outage days after it installed a new head of the app.
  
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• Facebook's lead EU regulator opens probe into data breach

  03-10-2018 21:43
  Facebook'slead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), on Wednesday commenced an investigation into a massive cyberattack on the social networking site that the company disclosed last week.
  
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• Microsoft to start pushing Windows 10's October upgrade to PCs next week

  03-10-2018 21:00
  The first day of automatic availability for the latest version of Windows 10 is set for Oct. 9. But eager users can get it now.
  
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• Lifting the Cloak of Secrecy From NYPD Surveillance Technology - EFF

  03-10-2018 19:42 via eff.org
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  Lifting the Cloak of Secrecy From NYPD Surveillance Technology
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  For too long, the New York Police Department has secretly deployed cutting-edge spy tech, without notice to the public. Many of these snooping devices invade our privacy, deter our free speech, and disparately burden minority and immigrant communities.
  
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• Honda will use GM's self-driving technology, invest $2.75 billion - Ars Technica

  03-10-2018 17:42 via arstechnica.com
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  Honda will use GM's self-driving technology, invest $2.75 billion
  Ars Technica
  Honda is investing $750 million in Cruise, the self-driving car startup whose majority shareholder is General Motors. The deal values Cruise at $14.6 billion. The deal is important for Honda because until now it has been a laggard in the race to build ...and more »
  
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• How updating an outdated industrial control system can work with fog computing

  03-10-2018 16:46
  An executive from fog computing startup Nebbiolo Technologies walks us through an example of how aging IIoT systems can be brought up-to-date.
  
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• New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers - MIT Technology Review

  03-10-2018 14:00 via technologyreview.com
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  New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers
  MIT Technology Review
  Iron Ox isn't like most robotics companies. Instead of trying to flog you its technology, it wants to sell you food. Recommended for You. The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other's heads · Quantum machine ...
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• Five Reasons Why Great Technology Is Unconditionally Human - Forbes

  03-10-2018 13:30 via forbes.com
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  Five Reasons Why Great Technology Is Unconditionally Human
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  In the future, I believe that all companies will be tech companies. Traditional firms must upgrade their technological capabilities to match those of their competitors -- or else they face extinction. Look at the disruption that Netflix, Amazon and ...
  
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• Microsoft grabs update, upgrade reins under its managed PC plan

  03-10-2018 12:38
  Under its Microsoft Managed Desktop subscription service, the company will handle Semi-annual Channel Windows 10 updates for each device it oversees.
  
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• PyTorch 1.0 accelerates Python machine learning with native code

  03-10-2018 12:00
  The PyTorch 1.0 release candidate introduces Torch Script, a Python subset that can be JIT-compiled into C++ or other high-speed code
  
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• 100Mbps fixed wireless: NBN Co forecast fewer than 6000 users

  03-10-2018 08:04
  NBN Co says that its forecasts showed that only around 5600 households and businesses would take advantage of its planned but now cancelled 100/400 megabits per second fixed wireless service.
  
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• Arthur Ashkin's optical tweezers: the Nobel Prize-winning technology that changed biology - The Conversation UK

  03-10-2018 07:36 via theconversation.com
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  Arthur Ashkin's optical tweezers: the Nobel Prize-winning technology that changed biology
  The Conversation UK
  The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three pioneers of the laser technology that has made a big impact on the world. Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland were recognised for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical ...and more »
  
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• Why a modern workforce needs technology to match - ARNnet

  03-10-2018 07:29 via arnnet.com.au
  Why a modern workforce needs technology to match
  ARNnet
  Australia's workforce is changing. Powered by cultural shifts and the dual challenges of disruption and innovation, both employees and employers are seeking to adapt to and embrace a professional landscape which continues to evolve. Workforces are more ...
  
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• Tech plays role in majority of domestic violence situations

  03-10-2018 05:46
  Almost all Australian women in domestic and family violence situations have suffered technology-facilitated abuse, according to Australia’s eSafety commissioner.
  
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• No evidence ‘Facebook Login’ exploited during security breach, company says

  03-10-2018 02:48
  Facebook says that in the wake of a major security breach it revealed last week it has analysed its logs and found no evidence that the ‘Facebook Login’ service has been exploited.
  
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• Smart technology for synchronized 3D printing of concrete - Science Daily

  03-10-2018 01:13 via sciencedaily.com
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  Smart technology for synchronized 3D printing of concrete
  Science Daily
  Date: October 2, 2018; Source: Nanyang Technological University; Summary: Scientists have developed a technology where two robots can work in unison to 3D-print a concrete structure. Share: FULL STORY ...and more »
  
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• Rights groups and tech giants form alliance to fight encryption bill

  03-10-2018 00:49
  Digital Rights Watch, the Human Rights Law Centre, Amnesty International and Access Now have joined forces with a number of industry bodies representing the likes of Google, Facebook, Apple and Telstra to reject the government’s so called ‘encryption bill’.
  
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