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• Google wins U.S. approval for radar-based hand motion sensor

  01-01-2019 23:02
  Alphabet Inc's Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli.
  
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• Bill Gates' nuclear venture hits snag amid U.S. restrictions on China deals: WSJ

  01-01-2019 22:01
  TerraPower LLC, a nuclear energy venture chaired by Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking a new partner for early-stage trials of its technology after new U.S. rules forced it to abandon an agreement with China, company officials told the Wall Street Journal.
  
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• Crypto’s 2019 Goal: Technology People Can Use - The Wall Street Journal

  01-01-2019 14:03
  Crypto’s 2019 Goal: Technology People Can Use  The Wall Street JournalBitcoin slumped about 70% in 2018, erasing $160 billion of digital wealth in a move that exposed the cryptocurrency market's shaky footing.
  
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• 'We are not robots': Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize - The Guardian

  01-01-2019 13:01
  'We are not robots': Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize  The GuardianWorkers announced launch of union push in response to working conditions as company says it does not recognize allegations.
  
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• Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

  01-01-2019 12:49
  Netflix Inc is expected to announce in the next few days that it has poached media finance veteran Spencer Neumann from Activision Blizzard to be its chief financial officer, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
  
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• MimbleWimble: History, Technology, and the Mining Industry - The Block Crypto

  01-01-2019 09:00
  MimbleWimble: History, Technology, and the Mining Industry  The Block CryptoMimbleWimble, a blockchain protocol focused on fungibility, privacy, and scalability, was released in the wild in July 2016 on IRC channel #bitcoin-wizards by ...
  
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• Activision Blizzard plans to terminate CFO Neumann

  01-01-2019 02:09
  Activision Blizzard Incon Monday said it intends toterminate Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann for reasons unrelated to the video game publisher's financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.
  
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• FPG boss wins technology award - The Punch

  01-01-2019 01:17
  FPG boss wins technology award  The PunchThe Chief Executive Officer, FPG Technologies and Solutions Limited, Mr Rex Mafiana, has won the Tech Company CEO award at the 2018 Nigerian Techno...
  
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• If tech is going to take over our lives, it should be more considerate - The Independent

  01-01-2019 01:00
  If tech is going to take over our lives, it should be more considerate  The IndependentIf 2018 was the year we learnt to hate tech, then 2019 must be the year it hopes to win us back. It might seem that recently the industry has given up on its ...
  
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• Air Force turns to nontraditional contracting for space technology projects - SpaceNews

  01-01-2019 00:31
  Air Force turns to nontraditional contracting for space technology projects  SpaceNewsCapt. Benjamin Leaf, program manager of the Space Enterprise Consortium: “We are changing space acquisitions in multiple ways." WASHINGTON — The Air ...
  
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• Technology spreading the word of potential crimes - 13abc Action News

  01-01-2019 00:22
  Technology spreading the word of potential crimes  13abc Action NewsBusinesses in Point Place are on the lookout for a couple of young people believed to be trying to commit robberies. Word spreading fast in that area thanks to ...
  
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