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• NZ telco chiefs demand action from Google, Facebook and Twitter CEOs

  19-03-2019 23:42
  The CEOs of New Zealand’s three largest broadband service providers — Simon Moutter (Spark), Jason Paris (Vodafone) and Stewart Sherriff (2degrees) — have penned an open letter to the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google.
  
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• AFL: New goal technology - North Melbourne Football Club

  19-03-2019 23:06
  AFL: New goal technology  North Melbourne Football ClubThe AFL's answer to cricket's 'Snickometer' will be unveiled in round one under a *fresh* revamp of the DrinkWise score review process. 'AFL Edge' will be used ...
  
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• How New Technology Is Helping NYPD Fight Crime: 'This Is About Keeping New York City Safe' - Inside Edition

  19-03-2019 22:07
  How New Technology Is Helping NYPD Fight Crime: 'This Is About Keeping New York City Safe'  Inside EditionThe software, known as Patternizr, allows the department's crime analysts to easily search for similarities among burglaries, robberies and grand larcenies ...
  
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• New technology for score reviews - Collingwood

  19-03-2019 22:04
  New technology for score reviews  CollingwoodThe AFL'S answer to cricket's 'Snickometer' will be unveiled in round one under a *fresh* revamp of the score review process. 'AFL Edge' will be used for the first ...
  
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• When Windows 10 feature upgrades collide

  19-03-2019 21:30
  A pair of Windows 10 feature upgrades will soon collide, with one just beginning to get traction on PCs as its successor readies for release.
  
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• Cisco spreads AI across WebEx meetings

  19-03-2019 21:10
  Cisco WebEx has rolled out a package of AI-based features designed to make business meetings more efficient and intuitive.
  
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• Nigeria’s election shows that technology won’t save broken democracies - The Washington Post

  19-03-2019 19:18
  Nigeria’s election shows that technology won’t save broken democracies  The Washington PostAs the dust settles on Nigeria's elections amid reports of technology failures and violence, it is clear that digital elections are no panacea.
  
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• "Marine MacGyver" boot camp gives troops technology to confront modern enemy - CBS News

  19-03-2019 17:12
  "Marine MacGyver" boot camp gives troops technology to confront modern enemy  CBS NewsAt a hands-on training course, U.S. Marine Corps is learning to use some of the same tools and technology the enemy does.
  
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• WaveCel - Bontrager's New Concussion-Preventing Helmet Technology - Pinkbike.com

  19-03-2019 15:00
  WaveCel - Bontrager's New Concussion-Preventing Helmet Technology  Pinkbike.comTrek and Bontrager have debuted a new helmet construction technology that's claimed to be 48 times more effective than EPS foam at preventing concussions.
  
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• US Department of Energy plans fastest supercomputer

  19-03-2019 14:39
  Aurora, the planned Department of Energy supercomputer, will be three powers of 10 faster than the current fastest supercomputer when it is delivered to Argonne National Laboratory in 2021.
  
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• DoE plans fastest supercomputer

  19-03-2019 14:39
  Aurora, the planned Department of Energy supercomputer, will be three powers of 10 faster than the current fastest supercomputer when it is delivered to Argonne National Laboratory in 2021.
  
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• U.S. Trails Europe in Technology and Data-Science Skills Ranking - Bloomberg

  19-03-2019 12:59
  U.S. Trails Europe in Technology and Data-Science Skills Ranking  BloombergThe world's largest economy doesn't stand so tall in a global ranking of technology skills. For the leaders, look to Europe.
  
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• McDonald’s CFO: Technology Investment Is Necessary to Grow - Skift Table

  19-03-2019 12:44
  McDonald’s CFO: Technology Investment Is Necessary to Grow  Skift TableEven McDonald's wasn't prepared for how technology has changed the core of restaurant operations. Speaking at a recent investor conference, McDonald's.
  
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• Norway say Hydro cyber attack began Monday evening and escalated during the night

  19-03-2019 11:52
  The cyber attack on aluminum producer Norsk Hydro began on Monday evening and escalated during the night, the Norwegian state agency in charge of cyber security said on Tuesday.
  
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• Aluminum producer Hydro hit by cyber attack

  19-03-2019 11:52
  Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest producers of aluminum, was battling on Tuesday to contain a cyber attack which hit its production facilities, sending shares lower.
  
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• Norsk Hydro shuts some extrusion plants due cyber attack

  19-03-2019 11:51
  Aluminum maker Norsk Hydro has closed down some of its metal extrusion plants due to a cyber attack on its operations, it said on Tuesday.
  
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• China's Evergrande says to start making electric vehicles in June

  19-03-2019 11:31
  Chinese property firm Evergrande Group will start producing its first electric vehicles in June as part of a goal to become the world's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) company within the next three to five years, according to its chairman.
  
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• Yandex teams up with Hyundai Mobis for driverless cars

  19-03-2019 11:16
  Russia's Yandex and Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd, an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co, agreed to jointly develop control systems for driverless vehicles, Yandex said on Tuesday.
  
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• Riding with 'Uncle Diego': Uber's wild drive for growth in Chile

  19-03-2019 11:13
  The Uber driver pulled up to the international airport outside Chile's capital. As his passenger jumped into his gleaming Suzuki, he glanced around furtively for signs of trouble.
  
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• Germany kicks off 5G mobile spectrum auction

  19-03-2019 11:06
  Germany launched its 5G mobile spectrum auction on Tuesday, finally going ahead after a court threw out legal challenges and regulators resisted U.S. pressure to ban Chinese network vendors from building out next-generation networks.
  
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• AFL 2019: New goal line technology, similar to cricket’s Snicko, to help goal review system - Fox Sports

  19-03-2019 09:29
  AFL 2019: New goal line technology, similar to cricket’s Snicko, to help goal review system  Fox SportsThe AFL will introduce a new element to goal reviews in 2019, similar to cricket's 'Snicko' system, which can detect audio from the goalposts.
  
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• AFL introduces new goal line technology to pick up sound of the ball hitting the post - Herald Sun

  19-03-2019 09:00
  AFL introduces new goal line technology to pick up sound of the ball hitting the post  Herald SunThe AFL will unveil new goalpost audio technology on Thursday night — known as AFL Edge — to help deliberate on contentious score reviews.
  
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• AFL introduce new goal line technology 'AFL Edge' to determine whether a ball has touched the post - Sporting News AU

  19-03-2019 08:00
  AFL introduce new goal line technology 'AFL Edge' to determine whether a ball has touched the post  Sporting News AUAFL have unveiled a new innovative technology to add an extra layer to the current Score Review system, which can detect audio from the goalposts.
  
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• Exclusive: Israel's chip sales to China jump as Intel expands

  19-03-2019 07:29
  Israel's exports of computer chips to China soared last year as Chinese companies bought more semiconductors made at Intel's Kiryat Gat plant.
  
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• Call for public service to build ‘deep capabilities’ in analytics, AI and automation

  19-03-2019 06:46
  An interim report of the independent review of the Australian Public Service says there is a need to create a “stable spine” of common digital platforms and policy frameworks across the APS for “core enabling services” including ICT, HR, finance and data sharing.
  
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• Telcos block sites in wake of NZ government plea

  19-03-2019 05:57
  Australia’s major telcos have temporarily blocked a number of sites hosting footage of Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch, with the action following a plea from New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs to prevent it from being shared.
  
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• Vivid Technology begins developing high-energy efficiency solutions for agritech and medical cannabis markets - Proactive Investors Australia

  19-03-2019 05:09
  Vivid Technology begins developing high-energy efficiency solutions for agritech and medical cannabis markets  Proactive Investors AustraliaVivid Technology Ltd (ASX:VIV) has started work with several interested parties to develop high energy efficiency solutions for the horticulture lighting and ...
  
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• Elon Musk never sought approval for a single Tesla tweet, U.S. SEC tells judge

  19-03-2019 02:56
  Chief Executive Elon Musk has never sought pre-approval for a single tweet about Tesla Inc since striking a court-approved deal about how to communicate important information about the electric vehicle maker, the top U.S. securities regulator told a judge on Monday.
  
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• How lasers are changing hard drive technology - ACS

  19-03-2019 02:53
  How lasers are changing hard drive technology  ACSSPONSORED *CONTENT*. Almost every aspect of our current human existence is being documented in a sequence of zeros and ones; every CCTV camera, ...
  
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• Government pledges additional funds to test digital ID system

  19-03-2019 02:21
  This year’s budget will earmark an additional $67.2 million for the government’s digital identity program, GovPass.
  
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• Netflix says it will not join Apple TV service

  19-03-2019 01:58
  Netflix Inc, the world's dominant streaming service, will not make its TV shows and movies available through Apple Inc's upcoming video offering, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said on Monday.
  
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• South Korea radar and thermal camera system warns 'smartphone zombies' of traffic

  19-03-2019 01:41
  A city in South Korea, which has the world's highest smartphone penetration rate, has installed flickering lights and laser beams at a road crossing to warn "smartphone zombies" to look up and drivers to slow down, in the hope of preventing accidents.
  
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• Government turns to UK example for data sharing principles

  19-03-2019 01:28
  A collection of five principles will guide the sharing and release of data held by public sector agencies while a new legislative framework is developed.
  
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• Brexit hits ability of UK fintech to lure top talent: report

  19-03-2019 01:12
  Leaving the European Union is making it harder for fintech firms in Britain to recruit top talent, a report said on Tuesday, threatening to slam the brakes on a 7 billion pound ($9 billion)growth sector just as EU states step up competition.
  
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• Atlassian acquires AgileCraft in $166M deal

  19-03-2019 00:45
  Australian-founded software powerhouse Atlassian has entered into an agreement to acquire enterprise agile planning software provider AgileCraft in a deal valued at US$166 million.
  
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• Nvidia partners with Softbank to deploy cloud gaming servers in Japan

  19-03-2019 00:33
  Chip designer Nvidia Corp said on Monday it has partnered with Softbank Group Corp and LG Uplus Corp to deploy cloud gaming servers in Japan and Korea later this year.
  
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• Huawei leads Asian domination of U.N. patent applications in 2018

  19-03-2019 00:18
  Chinese telecoms giant Huawei led the pack with Asia accounting for more than half of the international patent applications at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) last year, WIPO said on Tuesday.
  
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