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• Alphabet board faces lawsuit over alleged sexual misconduct cover-up

  10-01-2019 23:40
  A shareholder's lawsuit filed in a US court says the board of Google parent Alphabet played a direct role in covering up sexual misconduct claims against two top executives in 2014 and 2016.
  
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• HEAL Foundation gifts hundreds of dollars’ worth of technology to ESE schools | WJAX-TV - ActionNewsJax.com

  10-01-2019 23:36
  HEAL Foundation gifts hundreds of dollars’ worth of technology to ESE schools | WJAX-TV  ActionNewsJax.comDuval County Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Schools are giving praise to the nonprofit foundation HEAL for their gift Thursday.
  
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• Alphabet board faces lawsuit on allegations of sexual misconduct cover-up

  10-01-2019 23:32
  A shareholder's lawsuit filed on Thursday said the board of Google parent Alphabet Inc played a direct role in covering up sexual misconduct claims against two top executives in 2014 and 2016.
  
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• Weir Minerals enhances pump maintenance with adjustment technology - Australian Mining

  10-01-2019 22:57
  Weir Minerals enhances pump maintenance with adjustment technology  Australian MiningRecognising that throatbush wear rate has a major impact in the overall efficiency of slurry pumps, Weir Minerals has developed improved rotating and axial ...
  
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• US man sentenced to 10 years’ prison over hospital DDoS

  10-01-2019 22:47
  A Massachusetts man was sentenced has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for carrying out a cyberattack on a hospital on behalf of Anonymous to protest the treatment of a teenager in a high-profile custody dispute.
  
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• Consumer desire lines will shape the intersection of technology and experiences - The Drum

  10-01-2019 22:20
  Consumer desire lines will shape the intersection of technology and experiences  The DrumEmpowered by technology, people today are carving new paths through brand categories and shaping their own brand experiences, often in unexpected ways.
  
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• Mobile blackspots disrupting farm technology - AM - ABC News

  10-01-2019 22:17
  Mobile blackspots disrupting farm technology - AM  ABC NewsFarmers are relying on their mobile phones to control technology on their farms such as watering systems. But reception blackspots mean that they can't use the ...
  
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• Psychologist says to treat technology ‘like a guest’ in limiting screen time - NJTV News

  10-01-2019 22:00
  Psychologist says to treat technology ‘like a guest’ in limiting screen time  NJTV NewsBetween phones, TVs, computers, and other devices, time spent looking at screens can quickly add up. Psychologist Maurice Elias recommends treating such ...
  
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• Monitoring technology to assist with North Goonyella restart - www.miningmonthly.com

  10-01-2019 22:00
  Monitoring technology to assist with North Goonyella restart  www.miningmonthly.comPEABODY Energy is attempting to accelerate the re-entry of its North Goonyella longwall mine, which has been out of action since a fire in September last year, ...
  
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• Investors ask how the Bezos divorce will affect Amazon

  10-01-2019 21:54
  Amazon.com Incshares seesawed on Thursday as investors questioned how the impending divorce of company founder Jeff Bezos would affect his control of the most valuable company on Wall Street and its ambitious expansion plans.
  
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• How Technology Is Reshaping the Concept of Play - Adweek

  10-01-2019 21:22
  How Technology Is Reshaping the Concept of Play  AdweekA huge, but slightly unsung, portion of the CES convention floor is devoted to games, sports and how we play. In part two of our tour guide series with OMD USA, ...
  
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• Massachusetts man gets 10 years in prison for hospital cyberattack

  10-01-2019 20:20
  A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Thursday to more than 10 years in prison for carrying out a cyberattack on a hospital on behalf of the hacking activist group Anonymous to protest the treatment of a teenager in a high-profile custody dispute.
  
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• Factbox: High-profile corporate chieftain's divorces

  10-01-2019 19:21
  Amazonfounder Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and his wife MacKenzie, who announced on Wednesday that they are divorcing, are the latest of a long line of rich and powerful couples whose marriages came to a public end, often with a hefty price tag.
  
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• Tata Consultancy highlights strong deal pipeline, after record quarter

  10-01-2019 17:22
  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd , India's top software services exporter, on Thursday reported a record quarterly profit helped by gains in its key banking, financial services and insurance (BSFI) division and said it was well positioned for 2019 with a strong pipeline of client orders.
  
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• ProPublica Hires Reporter Ava Kofman to Cover Technology - ProPublica

  10-01-2019 16:26
  ProPublica Hires Reporter Ava Kofman to Cover Technology  ProPublicaProPublica announced Thursday that Ava Kofman is joining its staff as a reporter covering technology. She starts on Jan. 21. Kofman joins ProPublica from The ...
  
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• Allstate Is Now A Data And Technology Company - My CES Interview With CEO Tom Wilson - Forbes

  10-01-2019 16:23
  Allstate Is Now A Data And Technology Company - My CES Interview With CEO Tom Wilson  ForbesAllstate has been expanding beyond just traditional home and auto insurance to include digital services that meet the needs of modern customers. Read this ...
  
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• Apple cuts current-quarter production plan for new iPhones by 10 percent: Nikkei

  10-01-2019 15:36
  Apple Inc , which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday.
  
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• Google can limit 'right to be forgotten' to EU says top court adviser

  10-01-2019 14:58
  Google can limit the "right to be forgotten" to internet searches made in the European Union, an adviser to the bloc's top court said on Thursday, backing an appeal by the U.S. search giant against a French fine.
  
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• Analysis | The Technology 202: New study finds social media junkies make riskier decisions - Washington Post

  10-01-2019 14:43
  Analysis | The Technology 202: New study finds social media junkies make riskier decisions  Washington PostCtrl + N. Commuters use their smartphones in a subway station in New York on July 1, 2016. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images). A new study on social media use ...
  
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• United Internet has not yet decided on German 5G auction: spokesman

  10-01-2019 14:26
  United Internet has not yet decided whether or not to take part in Germany's upcoming auction of 5G spectrum, a company spokesman said on Thursday, denying an earlier media report.
  
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• Russian state lender VEB takes over chip plant hit by U.S. sanctions

  10-01-2019 14:14
  Russian state development bank VEB has taken over Angstrem-T's semiconductors plant, the lender said on its website, after the company was hit by U.S. sanctions and crippled by debts.
  
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• Ericsson books charge as it rethinks Digital Services strategy

  10-01-2019 13:43
  Sweden's Ericsson said it will book a 6.1 billion crown ($687 million) charge for the fourth quarter after a failed revamp of its loss-making Business Support System unit (BSS), as it seeks to protect its profitability targets.
  
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• It is not technology that will steal your job - The Irish Times

  10-01-2019 13:31
  It is not technology that will steal your job  The Irish TimesOther 'megatrends' will be as influential.
  
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• China imposes blockchain rules to enable 'orderly development'

  10-01-2019 13:24
  Chinese blockchain platforms will have to censor content, allow authorities access to stored data and check the identity of users under rules set out on Thursday by Beijing.
  
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• Foxconn December revenue dips, first time in 10 months

  10-01-2019 13:07
  Taiwan's Foxconn, a key Apple Incsupplier, reported a 8 percent fall in its December revenue on Thursday, dampening its performance in 2018 amid tepid demand for electronics.
  
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• Edge computing best practices

  10-01-2019 12:00
  Edge computing requires a change in thinking from the current IT environment dominated by data centers and cloud-based services. Here are some best practices to consider when building a strategy for the edge.
  
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• Norway considering whether to exclude Huawei from building 5G network

  10-01-2019 09:31
  Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday.
  
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• CES 2019: CMOs debate technology's impact on marketing - CMO

  10-01-2019 09:00
  CES 2019: CMOs debate technology's impact on marketing  CMOThree of the globe's top CMOs came together to discuss technology's impact on brand strategy at Consumer Technology Association's Consumer Electronics ...
  
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• Amazon to invest in French firm's technology for self-driving forklifts

  10-01-2019 08:49
  Amazoncould build a stake of almost a third in warehouse robotics firm Balyoin the next seven years, as part of a deal that could boost sales of the French company's technology for self-driving forklift trucks.
  
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• Chinese group swindles $18.5 million from Indian arm of Italian company: Economic Times

  10-01-2019 07:52
  A group of Chinese hackers robbed 1.3 billion rupees ($18.45 million) from the Indian unit of Tecnimont SpA through an elaborate cyber fraud that included impersonating the Italian engineering firm's chief executive, the Economic Times reported.
  
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• China approves second batch of video games after freeze, but still no Tencent

  10-01-2019 05:54
  Chinese authorities have green lit a second batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, though once again there was no mention of industry leader Tencent Holdings Ltd on the list of approved titles.
  
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• Government-funded body's survey of cyber sector reveals encryption bill dread

  10-01-2019 05:41
  A government-funded body's survey of Australian cyber security companies, which was conducted before the controversial encryption bill was passed but not released until late last month, reveals most firms fear the legislation will have a profoundly negative impact on their businesses.
  
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• Music labels seek to block unauthorised downloads of YouTube audio

  10-01-2019 05:34
  Major music labels are seeking to have Australian telecommunications providers block four online services that allow users to download copies in MP3 format of the audio of YouTube-hosted videos.
  
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• Biggest trend in new car technology? Super-sized screens - CBC.ca

  10-01-2019 04:08
  Biggest trend in new car technology? Super-sized screens  CBC.caAn electric vehicle startup has unveiled a jaw-dropping, 48-inch screen inside one of its prototypes at the global technology conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• AI-assisted imposters, IoT and crypto-jacking: cyber security in 2019

  10-01-2019 04:00
  With the cyber security industrial complex in full swing for 2019, Computerworld wonders what horrors this dystopian hell world will spew forth next.
  
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• Telstra strikes ‘exclusive’ 5G handset deals

  10-01-2019 03:20
  Telstra says that it has deals with some of the “world’s biggest brands” for exclusive access to 5G smartphones in the first half of this year.
  
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• NDIS IT systems need to be ‘significantly improved’: Inquiry

  10-01-2019 02:53
  A parliamentary inquiry says during its deliberations it received evidence that key ICT systems of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) still need to be “significantly improved”.
  
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• Alibaba buys German data analysis start-up

  10-01-2019 02:07
  China's Alibaba Group Holding has acquired German data analysis firm Data Artisans, the Berlin-based startup said, in a deal reported to be worth around 90 million euros ($103 million).
  
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• Ford seeking quantum algorithm expert

  10-01-2019 01:34
  Ford Motor Company is seeking a quantum algorithms researcher as it ramps up its internal quantum computing research effort.
  
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• LG Chem to spend $1.07 billion on expanding battery plants in China

  10-01-2019 01:13
  South Korea's LG Chem said on Thursday that it plans to invest a total of 1.2 trillion won ($1.07 billion) to expand its two battery plants in China by 2020 in a bid to meet rising global demand.
  
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• 2019 Won't Be an Innovative Year for Smartphone Technology - Bloomberg

  10-01-2019 01:00
  2019 Won't Be an Innovative Year for Smartphone Technology  BloombergTake a nap. We'll wake you up when smartphones get exciting again.
  
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• New CA Governor Creates Iterative Approach to Technology - Government Technology

  10-01-2019 00:27
  New CA Governor Creates Iterative Approach to Technology  Government TechnologyOne of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first acts after inauguration was to sign an executive order creating a new path for state agencies to buy technology, ...
  
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• Vehicle screens go super-sized at CES

  10-01-2019 00:13
  Take a glance at the vehicle displays shown at CES and you could be forgiven for thinking you are at the movies.
  
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• GPU hackathon returns to WA

  10-01-2019 00:08
  Pawsey Supercomputing Centre is hosting a five-day ‘GPU hackathon’ to help computer scientists port applications to general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs).
  
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• Square launches SDK for in-app payments

  10-01-2019 00:02
  Square has launched a software development kit (SDK) that allows third-party developers to integrate its payments platform into their Android and iOS mobile apps.
  
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