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• Java SE’s OpenJDK could be headed to GitHub

  23-10-2018 21:20
  Developers could see more automation if the project moves from Oracle’s Mercurial server
  
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• Microsoft releases Exchange 2019 - but there's no way to deploy it

  23-10-2018 20:30
  Microsoft has released Exchange 2019, the newest version of its email server. But customers were unable to deploy or even test the software.
  
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• State CIOs Value Communication, Ready to Face Evolving Nature of Technology Leadership - PR Newswire (press release)

  23-10-2018 19:33
  State CIOs Value Communication, Ready to Face Evolving Nature of Technology Leadership
  PR Newswire (press release)
  SAN DIEGO, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As internal and external pressures continue to mount, state technology leaders say they are confident that by building strong teams and embracing new products and development processes, state IT departments ...and more »
  
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• 'We don't trust you' Oracle's Larry Ellison tells customers, spruiks Gen 2 Cloud

  23-10-2018 18:59
  Larry Ellison's opening keynote at Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference was littered with catchy soundbites as well as barbed criticisms of rival cloud providers, in particular AWS.
  
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• Microsoft releases Exchange 2019 – but there's no way to deploy it

  23-10-2018 18:53
  Exchange 2019 was one of four Office-related server products to go final on Oct. 22; because Windows Server 2019 remains in software purgatory, Exchange 2019 can't be used, or even tested.
  
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• Burned malware returns, according to Cylance: is Hacking Team responsible?

  23-10-2018 18:00
  Burning malware is like Hercules fighting the nine-headed Hydra. For every head he cuts off, two more grow back in its place.
  
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• Amazon pitched ICE on its facial recognition technology - Engadget

  23-10-2018 17:44
  Engadget
  Amazon pitched ICE on its facial recognition technology
  Engadget
  Amazon has faced pushback, both internally and externally, for selling its Rekognition facial recognition technology to law enforcement. It's a move the company's own employees said would "serve to harm the most marginalized." Now, The Daily Beast ...
  Amazon pitched ICE on facial recognition technology: ReportFox Businessall 35 news articles »
  
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• For Nonprofits, Technology Can Tell a Powerful Story - BizTech Magazine (blog)

  23-10-2018 17:11
  BizTech Magazine (blog)
  For Nonprofits, Technology Can Tell a Powerful Story
  BizTech Magazine (blog)
  Storytelling powered by technology has become one of the most powerful tools in the modern journalist's toolkit, and that's potentially the case for nonprofits as well. Organizations that use new and creative ways to convey their needs and their ...
  
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• 'Tech tax' necessary to avoid dystopia, says leading economist - The Guardian

  23-10-2018 15:32
  The Guardian
  'Tech tax' necessary to avoid dystopia, says leading economist
  The Guardian
  Exclusive: Jeffrey Sachs warns AI could lead to wealth being concentrated in the hands of a few thousand people. Alex Hern · @alexhern. Tue 23 Oct 2018 09.32 EDT Last modified on Tue 23 Oct 2018 15.50 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...and more »
  
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• New technology encodes and processes video orders of magnitude faster than current methods - Science Daily

  23-10-2018 15:25
  New technology encodes and processes video orders of magnitude faster than current methods
  Science Daily
  Date: October 23, 2018; Source: University of California - San Diego; Summary: Computer scientists have developed a new technology that can encode, transform and edit video faster -- several orders of magnitude faster -- than the current state of the art.and more »
  
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• Footscray station gets new technology to help visually impaired - Herald Sun

  23-10-2018 15:02
  Herald Sun
  Footscray station gets new technology to help visually impaired
  Herald Sun
  FOOTSCRAY station will be fitted with new technology in an effort to provide better transport access to visually impaired passengers. The rollout of the wayfinding technology will see beacons installed around station concourses to help guide people ...
  
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• IBM's New Partnership With Travelport Will Bring Major Changes To Blockchain Technology And Travel - Forbes

  23-10-2018 14:34
  Forbes
  IBM's New Partnership With Travelport Will Bring Major Changes To Blockchain Technology And Travel
  Forbes
  “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.” Following the famous words by Back to the Future's Doc Brown, the future of the travel industry, will never be the same, thanks to IBM and leading travel commerce platform, Travelport's latest announcement.
  
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• CTOs on our doorstep: Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Mr & Mrs Smith Tamara Lohan - Information Age

  23-10-2018 14:16
  Information Age
  CTOs on our doorstep: Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Mr & Mrs Smith Tamara Lohan
  Information Age
  Information Age is on a journey to meet the different chief technology officers in and around our base in Old Street; what defines their role, what it takes for them to succeed, what challenges do they typically face and more. CTOs on our doorstep: Co ...
  
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• The Growing Role Of Latin America In The Technology Industry - Forbes

  23-10-2018 13:15
  Forbes
  The Growing Role Of Latin America In The Technology Industry
  Forbes
  I've spent my life traveling in and out of my native Argentina. I have worked in Silicon Valley, in Australia and across major cities in Latin America. Throughout these years, I've managed multiple diverse teams from all these nationalities, providing ...and more »
  
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• Filling machine seen as futureproofing technology - FOOD Magazine - Australia

  23-10-2018 11:34
  FOOD Magazine - Australia
  Filling machine seen as futureproofing technology
  FOOD Magazine - Australia
  The Ilpra Fill Seal R12/4 Tronic delivers food manufacturers a fast and efficient way of getting their dairy, dips, desserts, soups, condiment sauces and yoghurt products ready for market. “Supermarkets are demanding new products each and every year ...
  
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• When a hackathon gets hacked

  23-10-2018 09:20
  You need to pity the person who came up with what, on paper, probably seemed like a sound idea: Stage a virtual hackathon that will help quickly recruit top-notch development talent.
  
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• Smart assistant technology puts fans' fingers on the pulse - SBS

  23-10-2018 09:01
  SBS
  Smart assistant technology puts fans' fingers on the pulse
  SBS
  AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Grand Prix winner Kimi Raikkonen has always been known as 'The Iceman' but Formula One fans could soon have much more of an insight into just how cool he really is in the heat of battle. Updated Updated 12 hours ago.
  Motor racing: Smart assistant technology puts fans' fingers on the pulseReuters
  Smart assistant technology puts F1 fans' fingers on the pulseThe Star Onlineall 1,303 news articles 
  
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• A pressing matter: Ancient Roman food technology - Pursuit

  23-10-2018 05:42
  Pursuit
  A pressing matter: Ancient Roman food technology
  Pursuit
  No self-respecting Melbourne hipster café would be caught dead without its Gaggia coffee machine and drizzled olive oil and balsamic vinegar. These quintessentially Mediterranean food habits have crossed the seas through trade, immigration, and ...
  
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• JPMorgan has signed a deal with technology firm Plaid for customer data sharing and it represents a big development ... - Business Insider Australia

  23-10-2018 05:00
  Business Insider Australia
  JPMorgan has signed a deal with technology firm Plaid for customer data sharing and it represents a big development ...
  Business Insider Australia
  JPMorgan signed an agreement with financial technology company Plaid that will give its customers better control over their personal data. Plaid connects bank accounts with fintech apps like Robinhood, Venmo and Acorns. The deal marks an important ...and more »
  
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• No need to regulate ISP peering arrangements, ACCC says

  23-10-2018 04:54
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has welcomed moves by Telstra, Optus and TPG — which along with Verizon are sometimes dubbed the ‘gang of four’ — to publish the criteria which they use to assess requests by other ISPs to enter peering arrangements.
  
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• EPA ticks off change of technology at proposed East Rockingham waste-to-energy facility - The West Australian

  23-10-2018 04:03
  The West Australian
  EPA ticks off change of technology at proposed East Rockingham waste-to-energy facility
  The West Australian
  The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval for the change of technology at the proposed East Rockingham waste-to-energy facility. In making the recommendation, EPA chair Tom Hatton said New Energy Corporation Pty ...
  
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• Three myths about DevOps and Agile

  23-10-2018 03:38
  In the Australian business landscape, many executives are feeling the pressure to accelerate speed to market by becoming Agile.
  
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• Why tomorrow is the best time to be a developer

  23-10-2018 03:24
  I often hear statements like "there's never been a better time to be a developer" or "now is the best time to be a developer." It’s easy to see why.
  
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• Smart home technology rapidly gaining popularity - The West Australian

  23-10-2018 03:24
  The West Australian
  Smart home technology rapidly gaining popularity
  The West Australian
  A recent study by Clipsal by Schneider Electric and Telsyte found Australians want to learn more about how they can implement smart technology into their homes. The study, Connecting Australia, was based on research from Telsyte that found a 25 per ...
  
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• Blockchain – what is it good for? At the moment not much, DTA says

  23-10-2018 03:00
  The Digital Transformation Agency’s scrutiny of blockchain has confirmed it is “an interesting technology” that is “well worth being observed”. However, without standardisation and a lot more work, “for almost every use of blockchain you would consider today there is a better technology” — such as databases and APIs.
  
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• Windows Server 2019 remains in release limbo

  23-10-2018 01:53
  Distribution of Windows Server 2019, the on-premises, perpetual-license successor to Server 2016,stopped at the same Microsoft yanked Windows 10 version 1809.
  
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• Fairfax's Rainer Rhedey Joins Seven West Media As Chief Technology & Information Officer - B&T

  23-10-2018 01:46
  B&T
  Fairfax's Rainer Rhedey Joins Seven West Media As Chief Technology & Information Officer
  B&T
  Seven West Media (SWM) has announced the appointment of Rainer Rhedey as its chief technology and information officer. AdChoices. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. Rhedey, who commences his new role on 3 December, joins SWM with over ...
  Rainer Rhedey named new Seven chief technology and information officerMuMbrella
  Former Fairfax Media staffer joins Seven West Media as new chi
  
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• Direct Nickel's technology 'ideally suited' to processing Pure Minerals' New Caledonian ore - Small Caps

  23-10-2018 01:38
  Small Caps
  Direct Nickel's technology 'ideally suited' to processing Pure Minerals' New Caledonian ore
  Small Caps
  Pure Minerals' (ASX: PM1) future subsidiary Queensland Pacific Metals has confirmed that Direct Nickel Projects' proprietary technology is “ideally suited” to processing New Caledonian nickel and cobalt ore. Initial laboratory tests were carried out ...and more »
  
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• Super Micro to review hardware for malicious chips

  23-10-2018 00:06
  Super Micro Computer says it will review its motherboards for any proof of malicious chips as alleged in a recent media report.
  
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