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• STEM peak body: ARC funding ‘delay’ risks national interest

  22-11-2018 23:46
  STEM sector peak body Science & Technology Australia says the late announcement of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding poses a “significant risk to the national interest”.
  
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• Starcom CEO Toby Barbour: Voice Is The Most Human Technology We've Ever Seen - B&T

  22-11-2018 23:15
  B&T
  Starcom CEO Toby Barbour: Voice Is The Most Human Technology We've Ever Seen
  B&T
  In this guest post, Starcom Australia CEO Toby Barbour argues why brands should be prioritising a voice-first future. The arrival of voice as a consumer engagement platform heralds an exciting yet daunting new era for marketers – a voice-first future.
  
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• Nokia reshuffles management with focus on 5G market

  22-11-2018 22:48
  The head of Nokia's mobile networks arm, its largest business unit, is leaving the Finnish company as part of changes designed to position the company for the 5G telecoms era, Nokia said on Thursday.
  
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• New technology to be trialled at QAL's red mud dam - Gladstone Observer

  22-11-2018 22:02
  Gladstone Observer
  New technology to be trialled at QAL's red mud dam
  Gladstone Observer
  Sarah began writing in 2014 and for The Observer in 2015. She left the region in 2017 for a reporting stint at the Sunshine Coast and returned to her hometown one year later. From day one she has had a keen interest in police, court and crime reporting.
  
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• Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlash

  22-11-2018 19:01
  Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media.
  
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• Technology Shapes Insurance Companies' Response to Wildfires - Voice of America

  22-11-2018 18:12
  Voice of America
  Technology Shapes Insurance Companies' Response to Wildfires
  Voice of America
  As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) away in Connecticut, monitoring screens showing satellite images, photos from airplane flyovers and social media ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Italia's network spin-off would put at risk 20,000 jobs: trade union source

  22-11-2018 16:13
  The plan to spin off the fixed-line network of former telecoms monopolist Telecom Italia would put at risk 20,000 jobs, a trade union source said on Thursday.
  
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• Italy government has received no proposal for the spin-off of T. Italia's network

  22-11-2018 16:12
  Italy's industry ministry said on Thursday it had not received any secret proposal for the spin-off of Telecom Italia's (TIM) network.
  
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• CIO50 2018 #26-50: Dawn Stephenson, general manager, technology, Lotteries and Keno, Tabcorp - CIO Australia

  22-11-2018 14:58
  CIO Australia
  CIO50 2018 #26-50: Dawn Stephenson, general manager, technology, Lotteries and Keno, Tabcorp
  CIO Australia
  Over the past two years, Dawn Stephenson, general manager, technology at Tabcorp has led a technology team that has implemented innovations that unlock data and to help the gaming and wagering group better understand its franchisees and customers.
  
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• German cartel agency sees final decision on Facebook in early 2019

  22-11-2018 14:41
  The German federal cartel office Bundeskartellamt expects a decision on the EU's Facebook investigation in 2019, an official said on Thursday.
  
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• Spotify's Palestinian launch puts local artists on the map

  22-11-2018 14:34
  Palestinian musicians are fast reaping dividends from their presence on Spotify, which launched its internet streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa last week.
  
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• Tesla cuts China car prices to absorb hit from trade war tariffs

  22-11-2018 14:17
  Tesla Incis cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, the U.S. firm said on Thursday, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hit from tariffs linked to a biting trade war between China and the United States.
  
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• Amazon re-opens U.S. store to Australian shoppers after backlash

  22-11-2018 14:15
  Amazon.com Incsaid on Thursday it would stop blocking Australians from shopping on its U.S. site after a customer backlash, unwinding a move which has tarnished the e-commerce giant's launch in the world's 12th-largest economy.
  
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• Service? Don't rely on Venezuela's state telecoms firm Cantv

  22-11-2018 14:08
  When Ceferino Angulo heard screams and gunshots one night last year close to his dairy farm on the western plains of Venezuela, he tried to call the police, but there was no phone signal.
  
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• France seeks European battery deal as electric car growth accelerates

  22-11-2018 13:32
  France called on Thursday for European battery manufacturers and carmakers to create a consortium able to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles and compete with dominant Asian producers.
  
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• Brexit: Draft declaration refers to Irish border technology - BBC News - BBC News

  22-11-2018 12:31
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  Brexit: Draft declaration refers to Irish border technology - BBC News
  BBC News
  A draft of the political declaration being negotiated between the UK and the EU refers to the possible use of technology in ensuring there will be no hard Irish ...
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• Brexit: Draft declaration refers to Irish border technology - BBC News

  22-11-2018 12:31
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  Brexit: Draft declaration refers to Irish border technology
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  A draft of the political declaration being negotiated between the UK and the EU refers to the possible use of technology in ensuring there will be no hard Irish border after Brexit. This comes ahead of Sunday's summit of European leaders in Brussels ...
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• Top Japanese wireless carriers plan to cut iPhone XR price: WSJ

  22-11-2018 11:19
  Major Japanese wireless carriers are planning to cut the price of Apple Inc's iPhone XR as early as next week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
  
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• CIO50 2018 #26-50: Christine Burns, University of Technology Sydney - CIO Australia

  22-11-2018 09:08
  CIO Australia
  CIO50 2018 #26-50: Christine Burns, University of Technology Sydney
  CIO Australia
  One of the major challenges when trying to get innovations off the ground in the education sector is meeting the expectations of diverse stakeholders, says The University of Technology Sydney's (UTS) chief information officer, Christine Burns. UTS ...
  
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• “This is 1930s technology” - Up close and personal with Queensland's 50 year-old shark control program - ABC News

  22-11-2018 08:52
  ABC News
  “This is 1930s technology” - Up close and personal with Queensland's 50 year-old shark control program
  ABC News
  As other states upgrade to newer technology to control sharks, Queensland is sticking with a program it's had since 1962. A couple of times a week, armed with an underwater viewing scope and a smartphone, Jonathan Clark from Sea Shepherd motors off ...
  
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• Business groups, privacy advocates criticise government’s encryption bill rush

  22-11-2018 07:18
  Major groups representing Australia’s Internet and telecommunications sectors as well the broader private sector have called for the government to back away from its attempt to cut short scrutiny of a controversial bill.
  
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• Exclusive: Prosecutors weigh competing accounts in JD.com CEO rape allegation

  22-11-2018 06:50
  On the night of Aug. 30, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student said she was in a chauffeured black car, trying to keep billionaire JD.com Inc Chief Executive Richard Liu from pulling off her clothes.
  
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• Lake Macquarie City Council to develop world-first smart beach technology platform with $910000 government grant - Lakes Mail

  22-11-2018 06:10
  Lakes Mail
  Lake Macquarie City Council to develop world-first smart beach technology platform with $910000 government grant
  Lakes Mail
  LOCALS will soon be able to access a smartphone app offering up-to-the-minute information about surf and weather conditions at the beach, and how busy it is on the sand. Lake Macquarie City Council announced today that it would develop the world-first ...and more »
  
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• CSIRO puts $35 million into space technology and AI research - Logistics Magazine - Australia

  22-11-2018 03:49
  Logistics Magazine - Australia
  CSIRO puts $35 million into space technology and AI research
  Logistics Magazine - Australia
  The CSIRO will invest $35 million in space technology and artificial intelligence (AI), including for the development of advanced imaging of Earth from satellites and cutting-edge data science. The investment is part of CSIRO's Future Science Platforms ...and more »
  
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• “Digitisation at the border” – how airports and airlines are using technology to streamline travel - Australian Aviation

  22-11-2018 03:28
  Australian Aviation
  “Digitisation at the border” – how airports and airlines are using technology to streamline travel
  Australian Aviation
  Air travel technology provider SITA says it is continuing to talk with the Australian Government about further measures to streamline the arrivals and departures process for international travellers. Currently, Qantas, SITA and Brisbane Airport are ...
  
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• Google reveals new policy for election ads ahead of EU vote: Bloomberg

  22-11-2018 02:09
  Alphabet Inc's Google said it will roll out new policies in Europe to provide more transparency around political ads, ahead of European Union elections in the spring, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a blog post.
  
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• 'A barbaric use of technology': Facebook slammed over child bride post - SBS

  22-11-2018 01:45
  SBS
  'A barbaric use of technology': Facebook slammed over child bride post
  SBS
  Facebook is under fire after it was used to auction off a child bride from South Sudan, who was reportedly sold for 500 cows, three cars and $10,000. It took the social network almost two weeks to remove the post that advertised the auction of the 16 ...
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• How the travel industry is innovating with technology - Which-50 (blog)

  22-11-2018 01:40
  Which-50 (blog)
  How the travel industry is innovating with technology
  Which-50 (blog)
  When it comes to travel and technology, one does not exist without the other, according to Drew Bowering, senior director – market management at Expedia. Bowering said the way Expedia approaches innovation from a technological mindset is through the ...
  
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• Amazon backflips on blocking Australians from US site

  22-11-2018 01:27
  Amazon.com says it will stop blocking Australians from shopping on its much larger U.S. site after a customer backlash, dumping an unpopular policy the retail giant had said was necessary to comply with Australian tax la
  
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• New anti-pirate laws may block VPNs, Pinterest warns telco group

  22-11-2018 00:50
  A group representing the telecommunications industry has warned that the government’s proposed expansion of Australia’s anti-piracy site-blocking laws could lead to “overblocking” and potentially limit access to virtual private networks (VPNs) and other legitimate online services.
  
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• Melbourne Synth Festival is an immersion of synth music and technology - Beat Magazine

  22-11-2018 00:48
  Beat Magazine
  Melbourne Synth Festival is an immersion of synth music and technology
  Beat Magazine
  Part live music series, part convention, the Melbourne Synth Festival is the ultimate destination for gear heads, musicians, music fans and those wanting to learn more about equipment. For producer and beatmaker Honeysmack, being part of the Melbourne ...
  
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