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• Tech calendar 2018-19: Upcoming events of interest to IT pros

  19-10-2018 22:53
  This technology-events calendar is sortable and updated weekly to provide details for IT pros interested in learning more about technology and networking with their peers.
  
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• Tesla launches new $45,000 Model 3

  19-10-2018 22:11
  Tesla Inc on Thursday introduced a new $45,000 version of its Model 3 sedan on its website, launching the car as U.S. tax breaks for Tesla cars are about to decrease.
  
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• Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairs

  19-10-2018 19:33
  Facebook Inchas hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals related to privacy, fake news and election meddling.
  
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• Tony Turvey obituary - The Guardian

  19-10-2018 18:21
  The Guardian
  Tony Turvey obituary
  The Guardian
  My father, Tony Turvey, who has died aged 76, was a textile technologist and for many years managed mills for the textiles company Courtaulds. In the late 1970s he set up his own business in textile wallcoverings, developing the “woolly wall”, a ...
  
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• Money-laundering watchdog to set first cryptocurrency rules by June

  19-10-2018 18:20
  The global watchdog for money laundering will set up its first rules on oversight of cryptocurrencies by June, a major step towards creating international standards for an asset currently subject to patchy regulations.
  
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• China consumer group raps Apple after ID thefts

  19-10-2018 17:58
  A Chinese consumer body has criticised iPhone maker Apple Inc over a recent data security issue which impacted a number of consumers in China who said they had suffered financial losses after having their Apple IDs stolen.
  
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• Dell to take $21.7 billion tracking stock offer to December vote: sources

  19-10-2018 15:37
  Dell Technologies Inc will ask holders of "tracking stock" tied to its software company VMware Inc to vote on its $21.7 billion cash-and-stock offer to buy it back from them on Dec. 11, according to people familiar with the matter.
  
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• EU Commission approves Microsoft's acquisition of Github

  19-10-2018 15:30
  The European Commission approved on Friday the acquisition of software development tool maker GitHub by software giant Microsoft without conditions saying the purchase would not damage competition in the sector.
  
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• Technology is transforming developments - The Sydney Morning Herald

  19-10-2018 15:02
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Technology is transforming developments
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  To date, Australia's construction industry has hardly been synonymous with innovation, importing ideas and materials from other countries and industries. Technology is transforming the sector, with robotics, prefabrication, 3D printing and smart ...
  
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• Volkswagen a winner as EU set to favour wifi over 5G: draft

  19-10-2018 13:14
  The European Commission is set to approve and set rules for the use of wifi in cars, giving Volkswagen and Renault who have pursued this technology the edge over Daimler and others who invested in rival 5G networks.
  
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• Want to know when you're going to die? - MIT Technology Review - MIT Technology Review

  19-10-2018 11:01
  MIT Technology Review
  Want to know when you're going to die? - MIT Technology Review
  MIT Technology Review
  Your life span is written in your DNA, and we're learning to read the code.and more »
  
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• ZF takes 35 percent stake in autonomous driving specialist ASAP

  19-10-2018 10:25
  Car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen said on Friday it acquired a 35 percent stake in ASAP, a Germany-based maker of software and testing systems for autonomous driving applications and electric vehicles.
  
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• Why is the internet so overwhelmingly male? - The Guardian

  19-10-2018 08:00
  The Guardian
  Why is the internet so overwhelmingly male?
  The Guardian
  The internet is overwhelmingly male. Men are on average 33.5% more likely to have internet access than women, according to the Inclusive Internet Index, a survey of 86 countries that are home to 91% of the global population. In some poor, urban areas ...
  
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• Bringing Wall Street to Main Street: Technology innovations that enhance liability matching strategies - SMSF Adviser

  19-10-2018 07:47
  SMSF Adviser
  Bringing Wall Street to Main Street: Technology innovations that enhance liability matching strategies
  SMSF Adviser
  Promoted by Cashwerkz. Institutional investors such as corporations, charities and schools have, for decades, been employing a sophisticated combination of technology and high-level banking relationships to execute their liability matching strategies.
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• Encryption bill: What’s a ‘systemic weakness’? It depends, the government says

  19-10-2018 04:05
  A key protection in a government bill that is designed to increase the ability of police to access online communications is a prohibition on forcing a company to build a “systemic” security vulnerability into its products or services. However, exactly what that provision will mean in practice remains unclear.
  
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• Twilio announces new products, Autopilot and Pay

  19-10-2018 04:02
  At the Twilio SIGNAL conference for customers and developers currently taking place in San Fransisco, the company announced the launch of two new products, Autopilot and Pay.
  
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• Swinburne partners with Indian Institute of Technology Madras - Swinburne University of Technology

  19-10-2018 03:58
  Swinburne University of Technology
  Swinburne partners with Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  Swinburne University of Technology
  In summary. Swinburne and Indian Institute of Technology Madras have established a joint research centre to explore and create start-ups; Collaboration combines expertise in emerging science and technologies to expand research capacity and capability.
  
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• Politicians to consider technology to put brakes on Police pursuits - myGC.com.au

  19-10-2018 03:37
  myGC.com.au
  Politicians to consider technology to put brakes on Police pursuits
  myGC.com.au
  THE POLICE FORCE and members of the public are welcoming the latest step taken to rid our roads of high speed pursuits. After years of petitioning by the Police Union, and following the recent horrific injuries suffered by a member of the force in ...and more »
  
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• VR raises empathy more than other mediums, Stanford study finds

  19-10-2018 03:10
  ​Virtual reality’s power to put people in the shoes of another has been used to great effect ever since the technology became readily available and affordable.
  
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• New technology in pest insect fight - 2GB

  19-10-2018 02:48
  2GB
  New technology in pest insect fight
  2GB
  A new tech start-up is aiming to bolster Australia's response to Queensland Fruit Fly. More than one million dollars is being provided from the federal government to a trial of Rapid AIM technology capable of detecting the presence and location of ...and more »
  
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• Atlassian retools Jira project management tool

  19-10-2018 02:00
  Cloud-based tool is reworked with small teams in mind
  
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• UK govt launches code of practice for connected devices

  19-10-2018 01:16
  ​The UK government has launched a voluntary code of practice for internet connected device makers, and urged industry to improve the security of their consumer IoT products.
  
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• Volkswagen demos next-gen lighting technology - CarAdvice

  19-10-2018 00:47
  CarAdvice
  Volkswagen demos next-gen lighting technology
  CarAdvice
  New projection systems could improve safety for other road users – or help your car chat with you if it's lonely. 0SHARES. facebook · twitter · mail · google plus. With LED head- and tail-lights now being offered across all price ranges, Volkswagen has ...and more »
  
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• Micron to buy Intel's stake in joint venture IM Flash Technologies

  19-10-2018 00:04
  Micron Technology Incsaid on Thursday it planned to take full control of IM Flash Technologies joint venture with Intel Corp .
  
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