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• Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells - Phys.org

  16-05-2019 23:07 via phys.org
  Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells  Phys.orgInstead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you were able to sweep the entire haystack to one side, leaving only the needle behind? That's the ...
  
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• Microsoft and Sony to collaborate on game-streaming technology together - TechRadar

  16-05-2019 22:22 via techradar.com
  Microsoft and Sony to collaborate on game-streaming technology together  TechRadarMicrosoft is helping Sony on its next game console - or at least the game-streaming *service* that will be running on it: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Sony ...
  
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• Microsoft unveils full-stack web templates for Visual Studio Code

  16-05-2019 22:15
  Wizard-driven Web Template Studio extension for VS Code speeds creation of web apps with React, Node, and Azure services
  
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• Ticketmaster puts an end to screenshots with new digital ticket technology - TechCrunch

  16-05-2019 20:56 via techcrunch.com
  Ticketmaster puts an end to screenshots with new digital ticket technology  TechCrunchTicketmaster is turning to new technology to help fight ticket fraud. The ticketing giant today unveiled its next-generation digital tickets, “SafeTix,” which are tied to ...
  
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• Report: U.S. Police Are Abusing Facial Recognition Technology - Popular Mechanics

  16-05-2019 20:55 via popularmechanics.com
  Report: U.S. Police Are Abusing Facial Recognition Technology  Popular MechanicsFacial recognition software is increasingly becoming common in police departments around the globe. But a new scathing report from Georgetown Law's Center ...
  
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• Microsoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix – 5 years after support ended

  16-05-2019 19:03
  The update – aimed at stopping the spread of WannaCry-like malware on PCs running the outdated OS – must be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
  
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• Watching the watchers Why San Francisco banned the use of facial-recognition technology - The Economist

  16-05-2019 18:58 via economist.com
  Watching the watchers Why San Francisco banned the use of facial-recognition technology  The EconomistON MAY 14th, San Francisco's legislature voted to ban city agencies from using facial-recognition technology. Leading the charge was Aaron Peskin, a member ...
  
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• How Technology Is Improving Golf Courses - Forbes

  16-05-2019 18:54 via forbes.com
  How Technology Is Improving Golf Courses  ForbesThe United States Golf Association is trying to make golf less expensive, faster and more green-friendly.
  
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• Schools turn to technology to reduce toll during shootings - NBC News

  16-05-2019 17:06 via nbcnews.com
  Schools turn to technology to reduce toll during shootings  NBC NewsEfforts to combat school shootings are starting to shift from preventing the violence to reducing the number of victims through technology.
  
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• Merkel puts contentious CCS technology back on German agenda - Clean Energy Wire

  16-05-2019 14:15 via cleanenergywire.org
  Merkel puts contentious CCS technology back on German agenda  Clean Energy WireSteel production is responsible for a substantial share of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, the European industrial power house. Photo: Salzgitter AG.
  
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• Top Technology Trends That Can Turbo-Charge Your Digital Transformation - Forbes

  16-05-2019 13:15 via forbes.com
  Top Technology Trends That Can Turbo-Charge Your Digital Transformation  ForbesHere are four technologies that are democratizing digital transformation by ensuring that the fastest-growing businesses aren't just those that can spend their ...
  
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• Election roundup: Technology policy - https://www.innovationaus.com/

  16-05-2019 12:40 via innovationaus.com
  Election roundup: Technology policy  https://www.innovationaus.com/While technology and innovation-focused policies have not been nearly as front and centre during this election campaign as they were in 2016, there have still ...
  
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• This Sustainable Technology Could Save America's Dairy Farms - Forbes

  16-05-2019 12:19 via forbes.com
  This Sustainable Technology Could Save America's Dairy Farms  ForbesDairy farms are often criticized for their contribution to air and water pollution but sustainable technologies like biodigesters offer dairy farmers a way to mitigate ...
  
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• Huawei poses security threat to UK, says former MI6 chief - The Guardian

  16-05-2019 12:08 via theguardian.com
  Huawei poses security threat to UK, says former MI6 chief  The GuardianHuawei should be completely banned from supplying 5G mobile networks in the UK because its operations are “subject to influence by the Chinese state”, ...
  
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• Technology and the inner life - The Australian Financial Review

  16-05-2019 11:00 via afr.com
  Technology and the inner life  The Australian Financial ReviewThis *content* is sponsored by Destination NSW. When the co-founder of Facebook Chris Hughes called for the breaking up of the company in The New York ...
  
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• Fortnite X John Wick cinematic utilizes Unreal Engine 4's ray tracing technology - FortniteINTEL

  16-05-2019 09:00 via fortniteintel.com
  Fortnite X John Wick cinematic utilizes Unreal Engine 4's ray tracing technology  FortniteINTELThe Fortnite X John Wick: Wick's Bounty Trailer is Epic Games' first use of Unreal Engine 4's new ray tracing technology in a Fortnite cinematic movie. The official ...
  
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• Telcos block stream ripping sites

  16-05-2019 08:27
  A group of music labels and the Australasian Performing Right Association have been successful in their efforts to obtain court orders ordering ISPs to block access to so-called stream ripping sites.
  
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• ACCC patches CMS after early release of TPG-Vodafone decision

  16-05-2019 07:15
  The Australian Competition and Consumer says that it has applied a patch to its content management system (CMS) to address a flaw that led to its decision about Vodafone and TPG’s proposed merger being published a day early.
  
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• 3 ways serverless is a game changer

  16-05-2019 05:43
  The dream of serverless is to enable companies to focus on making their application work, rather than getting tied up with managing infrastructure.
  
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• Japanese firm using AI to solve nation's sinkhole problem

  16-05-2019 05:00
  ​Every year more than 3000 sinkholes swallow up huge chunks of road and pavement across Japan.
  
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• Huawei says Trump’s ban order to leave US lagging on 5G

  16-05-2019 04:14
  Chinese telecommunications equipment-maker Huawei says a White House move to ban telcos from using its equipment will leave the “US lagging behind in 5G deployment” and harm US companies and consumers.
  
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• Why we need to merge DevOps and cyber security

  16-05-2019 03:24
  Cyber attacks are rising in frequency, complexity and impact as savvy attackers take advantage of security risks to infiltrate enterprise infrastructure.
  
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• ACCC ditches plan to monitor dark fibre services

  16-05-2019 03:11
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it won’t implement a proposed rule that would have required telcos to provide it with a range of data relating to dark fibre and NBN wholesale aggregation services.
  
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• Setback for QIC bid to acquire Superloop

  16-05-2019 02:11
  Superloop’s board says it has ended exclusive sales discussions with QIC Private Capital, after the two failed to reach an agreement on a possible acquisition of the network operator by QIC
  
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• Facebook, Google back ‘Christchurch Call’ in wake of terror attack

  16-05-2019 01:41
  Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter are among the backers of the ‘Christchurch Call’, which commits its signatories to taking steps to address the uploading and dissemination of “terrorist and violent extremist content”.
  
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