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• In a White House Summit on Quantum Technology, Experts Map Next Steps - Wall Street Journal

  31-05-2019 23:48 via wsj.com
  In a White House Summit on Quantum Technology, Experts Map Next Steps  Wall Street JournalAcademics and government officials met on the White House grounds to discuss the urgent need to collaborate to advance the country's prowess in quantum ...
  
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• Update: Nano One Approved for $5 Million Funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada - Associated Press

  31-05-2019 23:40 via apnews.com
  Update: Nano One Approved for $5 Million Funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada  Associated PressPress release *content* from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.
  
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• China's AI Package for Africa Includes Mass Surveillance Technology - Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

  31-05-2019 23:38 via mindmatters.ai
  China's AI Package for Africa Includes Mass Surveillance Technology  Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial IntelligencePundits who worry that artificial intelligence might erode democracy in the West should take note of how China is exporting advanced surveillance technologies ...
  
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• Charter School for Technology students raise, release trout - Bradenton Herald

  31-05-2019 23:04 via bradenton.com
  Charter School for Technology students raise, release trout  Bradenton HeraldCharter School for Technology students raised and then released young trout into the Paulinskill River as part of the school's Trout in the Classroom Program.
  
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• Amazon seen spreading its tentacles to 5G with T-Mobile interest

  31-05-2019 22:58
  One influential analyst called Amazon.com's reported interest in the U.S. wireless market "batshit crazy." Another said it was a "trojan horse" to kill off the big wireless players.
  
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• Why does Beijing suddenly care about AI ethics? - MIT Technology Review

  31-05-2019 22:51 via technologyreview.com
  Why does Beijing suddenly care about AI ethics?  MIT Technology ReviewNew guidelines on freedom and privacy protection signal that the Chinese state is open to dialogue about how it uses technology.
  
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• Global Wind Energy Market Technology Innovations to 2030: Opportunities in IoT-enabled Products / Data Analytics, Edge Computing and Cloud / Advanced Materials and Green Technologies - Yahoo Finance

  31-05-2019 22:15 via finance.yahoo.com
  Global Wind Energy Market Technology Innovations to 2030: Opportunities in IoT-enabled Products / Data Analytics, Edge Computing and Cloud / Advanced Materials and Green Technologies  Yahoo FinanceDUBLIN, May 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Technology Innovations in the Global Wind Energy Market, 2030" report has been added to ...
  
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• Canada's Digital Charter does not comfort Alphabet's smart-city critics

  31-05-2019 21:57
  Canada's Digital Charter lacks sufficient legal enforcement power to effectively protect privacy and regulate use of personal data, according to critics worried that a smart city project in Toronto by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs unit could be misused for mass surveillance.
  
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• What Technology Reveals About Wildlife Migration - The Pew Charitable Trusts

  31-05-2019 20:53 via pewtrusts.org
  What Technology Reveals About Wildlife Migration  The Pew Charitable TrustsTechnology alone cannot save the natural world from an alarming increase in human-caused threats, but it is already aiding in that effort—by raising scientists' ...
  
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• INTC Adjusts Technology Road Map to Incorporate Node Optimization - Market Realist

  31-05-2019 20:13 via marketrealist.com
  INTC Adjusts Technology Road Map to Incorporate Node Optimization  Market RealistIntel (INTC) finally announced its much-awaited 10 nm (nanometer) product after delaying its release for three years. It started working on the 10 nm node back ...
  
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• US universities, private foundations, and retirement funds have entrusted their money to funds that put money into two companies key to China’s surveillance crackdown. - BuzzFeed News

  31-05-2019 19:34 via buzzfeednews.com
  US universities, private foundations, and retirement funds have entrusted their money to funds that put money into two companies key to China’s surveillance crackdown.  BuzzFeed NewsHONG KONG — Princeton University and the US’s largest public pension plan are among a number of stateside organizations funding technology behind the Chinese government’s unprecedented surveillance of some 11 million people of Muslim ethnic minorities. Since 2017, Chinese authorities
  
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• US Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind China’s Surveillance State - BuzzFeed News

  31-05-2019 19:34 via buzzfeednews.com
  US Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind China’s Surveillance State  BuzzFeed NewsHONG KONG — Princeton University and the US’s largest public pension plan are among a number of stateside organizations funding technology behind the Chinese government’s unprecedented surveillance of some 11 million people of Muslim ethnic minorities. Since 2017, Chinese authorities have detained more than a million Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities
  
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• Cloud9 and Microsoft enter technology and analytics partnership - Esports Insider

  31-05-2019 19:33 via esportsinsider.com
  Cloud9 and Microsoft enter technology and analytics partnership  Esports InsiderNorth American esports organisation Cloud9 has appointed Microsoft as its official technology and performance analytics partner. The multi-year partnership will ...
  
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• Edward Snowden: With Technology, Institutions Have Made 'Most Effective Means of Social Control in the History of Our Species' - Common Dreams

  31-05-2019 18:40 via commondreams.org
  Edward Snowden: With Technology, Institutions Have Made 'Most Effective Means of Social Control in the History of Our Species'  Common DreamsNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said Thursday that people in systems of power have exploited the human desire to connect in order to create systems of ...
  
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• Lab-grown diamonds: Technology is disrupting the diamond business - Phys.Org

  31-05-2019 17:31 via phys.org
  Lab-grown diamonds: Technology is disrupting the diamond business  Phys.OrgForget what you know about cubic zirconia, crystals and any simulated diamonds. This isn't about that.
  
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• Pompeo warns Germany against using Huawei technology | TheHill - The Hill

  31-05-2019 16:17 via thehill.com
  Pompeo warns Germany against using Huawei technology | TheHill  The HillSecretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly warned German authorities on Friday that the U.S. could withhold some information related to national security if the ...
  
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• BlackBerry Messenger shuts down as owners blame lack of users - The Guardian

  31-05-2019 14:14 via theguardian.com
  BlackBerry Messenger shuts down as owners blame lack of users  The GuardianBBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, the encrypted messaging service that introduced many to the joys of mobile chat – and was blamed for the 2011 London riots – is finally shutting down on Friday. The Indonesian company that owns the service, announced its plans in April, giving users a month to migrate. The company, Emtek, said in a blogpost that: “We are proud of what we have built to date. The tec
  
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• Trade war is turning into a technology war - Independent Australia

  31-05-2019 13:29 via independentaustralia.net
  Trade war is turning into a technology war  Independent AustraliaThe trade war between the USA and China is escalating, with Huawei technology still a key central issue.
  
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• Is technology key to improving global health and education, or just an expensive distraction? - World Economic Forum

  31-05-2019 11:58 via weforum.org
  Is technology key to improving global health and education, or just an expensive distraction?  World Economic ForumIn developing countries, technological hype has driven expensive investments in hardware billed as silver-bullet solutions. Now, new research reveals why ...
  
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• OnePlus 7 Pro review: an absolute beast in every way - The Guardian

  31-05-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  OnePlus 7 Pro review: an absolute beast in every way  The GuardianThe OnePlus 7 Pro is the firm’s largest, most expensive and most premium phone yet. While not that cheap, it still undercuts the competition by some margin, while offering sheer speed and a stunning notchless display that even its most expensive rivals can’t touch. Starting at £649, the OnePlus 7 Pro is £150 more expensive than last year’s 6T or its 2019 refresh the 7 (non-Pro). It’s a
  
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• Backplane Systems Technology presents Winmate's new 23.8” IP69K flat stainless P-CAP Panel PC - PACE Today

  31-05-2019 07:54 via pacetoday.com.au
  Backplane Systems Technology presents Winmate's new 23.8” IP69K flat stainless P-CAP Panel PC  PACE TodayBackplane Systems Technology presents Winmate's new IP69K flat stainless P-Cap panel PC, the W24IB3S-SPA269. Extending their already strong line of ...
  
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• BHP turns Eastern Ridge mine into innovation ‘proving ground’

  31-05-2019 07:47
  ​Multinational mining company BHP has revealed it has been using its Pilbara iron ore mine Eastern Ridge as a test bed for innovations that, if deemed successful, will be rolled out across its wider operations.
  
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• New York school district's facial recognition system sparks privacy fears - The Guardian

  31-05-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  New York school district's facial recognition system sparks privacy fears  The GuardianA school district in western New York is launching a first-of-its-kind facial recognition system, generating new privacy concerns about the powerful but controversial technology. The Lockport city school district is beginning implementation of the Aegis facial recognition system this week, officials said, with the technology expected to be fully up and running in time for the new school year in Septe
  
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• AA pins hope on technology to win back investors - Financial Times

  31-05-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  AA pins hope on technology to win back investors  Financial TimesEvery weekend, the AA’s distinctive yellow vans rush to assist about 13,000 stranded motorists across Britain’s road network. Yet a third of these call-outs could potentially be prevented, with a new technology that predicts faults before they occur. Rolling out the new “Smart Breakdown” system will, the AA hopes, prove that the 114-year-old roadside business has a place in the future. “The v
  
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• Victoria’s transport department mulls using mobile device data for planning

  31-05-2019 05:15
  Victoria’s Department of Transport could potentially employ mobile device data to help it analyse use of the state’s transport system.
  
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• Amaysim and Optus revamp wholesale agreement

  31-05-2019 04:03
  Mobile reseller Amaysim says it has signed a “revitalised wholesale network services agreement” (NSA) with Optus.
  
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• Gunnedah shire farmers get hands-on with new technology - Namoi Valley Independent

  31-05-2019 04:00 via nvi.com.au
  Gunnedah shire farmers get hands-on with new technology  Namoi Valley IndependentGunnedah farmers had the opportunity to test out new software from AgriWebb and Figured yesterday, when Forsyths hosted a free learning session at ...
  
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• How technology can enhance the retail experience - Technology Decisions

  31-05-2019 03:51 via technologydecisions.com.au
  How technology can enhance the retail experience  Technology DecisionsA successful understanding of the consumer, having the right systems in place and providing a personalised online and in-store shopping environment is critical ...
  
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• Tesla prices China-made Model 3 at 328,000 yuan as China plan accelerates

  31-05-2019 02:37
  U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc said on Friday it would price its China-made Model 3 vehicles from 328,000 yuan ($47,529), as it pushes production and sales in the world's largest new-energy vehicle market.
  
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• Royal Marines test new technology for UK future commando force - Naval Technology

  31-05-2019 02:00 via naval-technology.com
  Royal Marines test new technology for UK future commando force  Naval TechnologyBritish Royal Marines experimented with new technology during Commando Warrior Two exercise as the UK pushes towards a future commando force.
  
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• Volvo dodging digital moose while driving in VR headsets

  31-05-2019 01:58
  ​Volvo engineers have been driving vehicles on real roads while wearing virtual reality headsets, dodging digital moose that run out in front of them.
  
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• AGL confirms it considered Vocus acquisition

  31-05-2019 01:55
  Energy company AGL has confirmed that it considered a foray into the telco sector through the acquisition of Vocus, but said it has withdrawn a non-binding, indicative offer for the company.
  
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• LandMark White reveals second data breach

  31-05-2019 01:34
  LandMark White, which earlier this year revealed details of a significant data breach that saw the exit of its CEO, has revealed details of a newly discovered breach.
  
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• Malaysia's Mahathir: We try to use Huawei technology 'as much as possible' - CNBC

  31-05-2019 01:15 via cnbc.com
  Malaysia's Mahathir: We try to use Huawei technology 'as much as possible'  CNBC- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says his country tries to use Huawei technology '"as much as possible," shrugging off efforts by the United States to hem in the telecommunications giant over security concerns. - Speaking in Tokyo at a conference, Mahathir criticized the U.S. for actions he described as seeking confrontation with China in both trade and security. - "We have to accept that the U.S
  
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• Uber loses $1 billion in quarter as costs grow for drivers, food delivery

  31-05-2019 01:00
  Uber Technologies Inc reported a $1 billion loss on Thursday as the ride-hailing service spends heavily to build up its food delivery and freight businesses, sending revenues up 20% in its first quarterly report as a public company.
  
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• Uber posts $1b loss in first post-IPO results

  31-05-2019 00:57
  Uber reported a US$1 billion loss and a 20% rise in revenue on Thursday in its first quarterly report as a public company, in line with the ride-hailing service's forecasts.
  
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• Exclusive: Amazon interested in buying Boost from T-Mobile, Sprint - sources

  31-05-2019 00:51
  Amazon.com Inc is interested in buying prepaid cellphone wireless service Boost Mobile from U.S. carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
  
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• Latest electric vehicle technology on show June 8 - Echonetdaily

  31-05-2019 00:47 via echo.net.au
  Latest electric vehicle technology on show June 8  EchonetdailyAre you interested in checking out the latest electric vehicles now available in Australia? Want to hear about electric utes, mopeds, and motorbikes? Did you ...
  
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