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• How Facial Recognition Technology Leads To A Surveillance Society - Forbes

  21-05-2019 22:24
  How Facial Recognition Technology Leads To A Surveillance Society  ForbesIs the alarm about facial recognition technology the social equivalent of a panic attack, or should we “just say no” to this technology?
  
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• 'There will be conflict': US has underestimated Huawei, says founder - The Guardian

  21-05-2019 20:55
  'There will be conflict': US has underestimated Huawei, says founder  The GuardianThe founder of Huawei has said the US “underestimates” the Chinese telecom makers's strength and that conflict with the US is inevitable in the quest to “stand ...
  
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• Microsoft returns to Mac browser market after 16 years with 'Chromium-ed' Edge

  21-05-2019 19:56
  The developer has released the first public preview of its revamped Edge browser for macOS, with a more stable version coming 'soon.'
  
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• TypeScript 3.5 fixes ‘unbearably slow’ type-checking bug

  21-05-2019 19:28
  New release candidate addresses regression in TypeScript 3.4 that impacts build times and editor operations
  
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• Revamped Google Glass 2 aims more powerful AR at the enterprise

  21-05-2019 18:29
  Google renews its focus on enterprise augmented reality with the Glass Enterprise Edition 2; it packs a better camera and faster processor.
  
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• Office worker launches UK's first police facial recognition legal action - The Guardian

  21-05-2019 18:24
  Office worker launches UK's first police facial recognition legal action  The GuardianEd Bridges, from Cardiff, says 'intrusive' technology is used on thousands of people.
  
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• WATCH: Infrastructure & Technology - Infrastructure Magazine

  21-05-2019 17:36
  WATCH: Infrastructure & Technology  Infrastructure MagazineTopcon and Position Partners welcomes you to watch Episode 1 of a documentary series focusing on the impact of technology and automation on our markets.
  
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• Levy's E15 Division Embraces Technology In Baseball Concessions - Forbes

  21-05-2019 17:27
  Levy's E15 Division Embraces Technology In Baseball Concessions  ForbesTechnology creating new fan experiences at MLB stadiums.
  
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• Phone numbers and email addresses of almost 50 million Instagram users leaked online - 9news.com.au

  21-05-2019 17:13
  Phone numbers and email addresses of almost 50 million Instagram users leaked online  9news.com.auQuestions are being raised after an unsecured database containing the contact details of almost 50 million ...
  
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• Treasury official warns on US-China 'war of technology' - The Age

  21-05-2019 16:00
  Treasury official warns on US-China 'war of technology'  The AgeA top Treasury official has warned of a possible "war of technology" between the United States and China that could divide the world and harm growth in ...
  
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• How to avoid a 'technology Iron Curtain' in a new Cold War - Sydney Morning Herald

  21-05-2019 16:00
  How to avoid a 'technology Iron Curtain' in a new Cold War  Sydney Morning HeraldAustralia last year in effect banned the use of Chinese telco Huawei's equipment in the nation's 5G mobile network, which will power data-hungry new ...
  
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• How technology can help us achieve universal healthcare - World Economic Forum

  21-05-2019 15:19
  How technology can help us achieve universal healthcare  World Economic ForumNo government, NGO or company alone can solve the challenges that stand in the way of achieving universal health coverage by 2030. To do so, we must ...
  
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• Qudos wins source code battle in Infosys court case

  21-05-2019 12:55
  ​System integrator Infosys is being asked to provide further documentation on source code it created for financial services customer Qudos Bank, following allegations of copyright infringement, breaching contract terms and misuse of confidential information.
  
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• Washington's Huawei reprieve triggers relief rally in bruised EU chip stocks

  21-05-2019 09:47
  Shares in European semiconductor companies, one of the most sensitive sectors to the global trade tensions, recovered from their worst day in 4-1/2 months on Tuesday after the White House backtracked overnight on tough limits on China's Huawei.
  
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• Huawei believes Europe will keep faith in company: executive

  21-05-2019 09:05
  China's Huawei believes Europe will not follow the United States in blacklisting the company because it has been a partner of European telecoms firms for many years, a top Huawei executive told an Italian newspaper.
  
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• Amazon Now Has A Web Form For People To Report Abuses Of Its Facial Recognition Tech - BuzzFeed News

  21-05-2019 09:00
  Amazon Now Has A Web Form For People To Report Abuses Of Its Facial Recognition Tech  BuzzFeed NewsAmazon is asking the public to report abuses of Rekognition, the company's powerful facial recognition tool that it has aggressively pitched to US law ...
  
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• ‘Palpable’ momentum in Australian space sector, ASA chief says

  21-05-2019 08:49
  The momentum in Australia’s space sector is “palpable in every state and territory,” according to Dr Megan Clark, the head of the Australian Space Agency.
  
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• U.S. eases restrictions on Huawei; founder says U.S. underestimates Chinese firm

  21-05-2019 08:16
  The U.S. government has temporarily eased trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a move aimed at minimizing disruption for its customers but dismissed by its founder who said the tech firm had prepared for U.S. action.
  
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• HSBC plans more China tech jobs in push for market share

  21-05-2019 06:42
  HSBC Holdings PLC plans to add more than a 1,000 jobs this year at its technology development centers in China, as the Asia-focused lender seeks to bolster its presence in the world's second largest economy.
  
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• SA Department for Child Protection’s inaugural CIO prepares to depart

  21-05-2019 06:21
  The inaugural chief information officer at South Australia’s Department for Child Protection is preparing to leave his role. CIO Hamish Cameron will depart DCP in mid-June, a spokesperson for the department told Computerworld.
  
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• China's Digital Silk Road and stopping divergent technology standards - The Interpreter

  21-05-2019 05:30
  China's Digital Silk Road and stopping divergent technology standards  The InterpreterChina's Belt and Road Initiative is best known for big infrastructure projects such as train lines and ports, but in this age of omnipresence online, there is a ...
  
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• Archer Exploration raises $300,000 to fund technology growth opportunities - Proactive Investors Australia

  21-05-2019 05:08
  Archer Exploration raises $300,000 to fund technology growth opportunities  Proactive Investors AustraliaArcher Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) - The company has rights to develop and commercialise quantum computing technology IP, including the 12CQ quantum ...
  
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• NBN Co registers drop in entry-level services

  21-05-2019 04:15
  The proportion of households with services at the slowest NBN speed tier decreased during the first quarter of the year, with the number of 12 megabits per second (Mbps) services also dropping in absolute terms, according to figures released today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
  
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• Technology One and the pains of being priced for perfection - The Australian Financial Review

  21-05-2019 03:51
  Technology One and the pains of being priced for perfection  The Australian Financial ReviewEnterprise software group Technology One is the latest company to learn that in the tech world, very good sometimes isn't quite good enough.
  
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• Tokita’s dream: The incoming president’s plan to transform Fujitsu’s fortunes

  21-05-2019 03:49
  ​‘Turning Dreams into Reality’ read the big screen behind Takahito Tokita, Fujitsu’s soon-to-be president, at the company’s annual forum in Tokyo last week. But can he make real his own vision for the company?
  
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• U.S. eases restrictions on China's Huawei to keep networks, phones operating

  21-05-2019 03:36
  The U.S. government on Monday temporarily eased some trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a move that sought to minimize disruption for the telecom company's customers around the world.
  
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• InterDigital expects to be able to license 5G tech to Huawei, despite U.S. ban

  21-05-2019 03:34
  InterDigital Wireless Inc said on Monday that it can license its 5G network technology to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd despite the threat of a U.S. ban on selling chips and software to the Chinese telecommunications firm, and patent attorneys said Qualcomm Inc likely also can do so.
  
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• Huawei founder says U.S. government is underestimating company: state media

  21-05-2019 03:26
  The U.S. government's temporary easing of trade restrictions on Huawei Technologies bears little meaning on the company as the Chinese firm has made preparations, Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei told state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday in an interview.
  
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• US eases some restrictions on Huawei to keep mobile networks operating

  21-05-2019 01:38
  The U.S. government has eased some restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a sign of how the prohibitions on the telecommunications company may have far-reaching and unintended consequences.
  
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• Contractor charged over alleged covert crypto-mining on government systems

  21-05-2019 01:22
  An IT contractor for a federal government agency faces multiple criminal charges after he allegedly reaped more than $9000 in profits from a covert crypto-mining operation.
  
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• NAB enables Apple Pay

  21-05-2019 01:10
  National Australia Bank (NAB) has made Apple Pay available to personal and business customers with eligible NAB Visa debit or credit cards this morning.
  
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• Retailer Amazon nears victory in rainforest battle over domain name

  21-05-2019 01:09
  Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, is close to winning a seven-year battle with eight Latin American countries over the .amazon internet domain.
  
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• City simulator wins venture capital backing as investors seek driverless car exposure

  21-05-2019 01:04
  Venture capital investors backed Immense Simulations, a British software company which creates interactive replicas of cities, on Tuesday in the latest sign of money pouring into firms that stand to gain from driverless vehicles becoming more mainstream.
  
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• Slack expects to raise about $197 million in direct listing

  21-05-2019 00:42
  Slack Technologies Inc, the owner of the workplace instant messaging app, said on Monday it expects https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764925/000162828019007058/slacks-1a2.htm to raise $196.5 million in direct listing of its class A common shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
  
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• HCL left employee passwords, other sensitive data exposed online

  21-05-2019 00:00
  IT services giant HCL left employee passwords exposed online, as well as customer project details, all without any form of authentication.
  
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