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• Perfecting the technology needed for 'starshades' – Astronomy Now - Astronomy Now Online

  14-06-2019 23:43 via astronomynow.com
  Perfecting the technology needed for 'starshades' – Astronomy Now  Astronomy Now OnlineNASA engineers are studying the feasibility of a giant starshade that could be remotely positioned to block out a targeted sun, allowing a precisely positioned ...
  
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• Broadcom's $2 billion warning rattles global chip sector

  14-06-2019 23:31
  Broadcom Inc sent a shockwave through the global chipmaking industry on Friday with its forecast that U.S.-China trade tensions and the ban on doing business with Huawei Technologies would knock $2 billion off the company's sales this year.
  
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• Bumble owner to spend $100 million on dating apps

  14-06-2019 22:01
  The owner of dating app Bumble said on Friday it would revamp its holding structure and spend $100 million, as it looks to better compete with Match Group's Tinder.
  
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• VMware fortifies data centre software with Avi Networks buy

  14-06-2019 19:42
  VMware has punched up its data centre network virtualisation​ capabilities by unveiling plans to buy Avi Networks for an undisclosed amount.
  
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• Does Educational Technology Help Students Learn? - Forbes

  14-06-2019 18:10 via forbes.com
  Does Educational Technology Help Students Learn?  ForbesMy team at the Reboot Foundation recently asked a simple question: Is the use of technology in schools associated with increased student outcomes?
  
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• Explainer: Why is Huawei seeking $1 billion patent deal with Verizon?

  14-06-2019 17:47
  Huawei is demanding Verizon Communications Inc pay $1 billion to license the rights to patented technology, signaling a potential shift in the embattled Chinese company's strategy for the U.S. market.
  
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• PSA to assemble batteries for hybrid, electric cars in Slovakia

  14-06-2019 17:05
  French carmaker PSA, owner of the Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands, will start assembling batteries for its hybrid and electric cars at its plant in Trnava, Slovakia, and later at its plant in Vigo, Spain.
  
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• Asia’s Budget Airline King Turns To Technology To Boost Profits - Forbes

  14-06-2019 16:30 via forbes.com
  Asia’s Budget Airline King Turns To Technology To Boost Profits  ForbesAirAsia has started using Oracle ERP Cloud software for financial management and procurement to get more insight into operating costs.
  
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• Energy solution hinges on better technology - The Australian

  14-06-2019 16:00 via theaustralian.com.au
  Energy solution hinges on better technology  The AustralianWhat will be the solution to climate change It would be very nice to be able to point confidently to a single technology. In fact, many people do. They say the ...
  
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• Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology - Gamasutra

  14-06-2019 15:51 via gamasutra.com
  Nintendo is 'evaluating' game streaming technology  GamasutraIf you mentioned game streaming right now, people would likely tell you about Microsoft's play anywhere streaming technology, Project xCloud, before sharing ...
  
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• Tencent launches video streaming in Thailand, eyes SE Asia expansion

  14-06-2019 14:21
  Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd launched its first overseas video streaming service in Thailand on Friday, as it ramps up its presence outside China.
  
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• Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen

  14-06-2019 14:08
  LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Artificial intelligence can predict where conflicts over scarce water will break out up to a year in advance and allow action to prevent them, researchers said on Friday.
  
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• Walmart's Flipkart, Indian startup settle dispute over sharp discounting

  14-06-2019 14:04
  Walmart unit Flipkart has settled a legal dispute with an Indian startup that alleged it suffered losses because its products were sharply discounted on the global retailer's website.
  
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• Huawei delays global launch of foldable phone by three months

  14-06-2019 13:49
  Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with U.S. sanctions last month.
  
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• China launches inquiry into FedEx parcel delivery errors: Xinhua

  14-06-2019 13:49
  Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into FedEx Corp over parcels delivered to the wrong addresses, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
  
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• Awake at the wheel: Automakers tap VR to banish boredom in autonomous cars

  14-06-2019 12:01
  Audi, Nissan and other car makers are banking on talking cartoon characters and other virtual reality experiences to keep drivers and other occupants of future autonomous vehicles entertained, auto industry executives said.
  
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• The Danger of 5G: 5th Generation Cellular Technology Might Be a Threat to Public Health - Interesting Engineering

  14-06-2019 09:03 via interestingengineering.com
  The Danger of 5G: 5th Generation Cellular Technology Might Be a Threat to Public Health  Interesting Engineering5G stands for 5th generation cellular technology, and it's coming your way in 2020. 5G will have an average download speed of about 1GBps (1 gigabyte per ...
  
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• The chatbot with its own office and personal (human) assistant

  14-06-2019 08:52
  ​Chatbots provide a way for customers to transact with companies from wherever they are at any hour of the day.
  
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• Reserve Bank calls for New Payments Platform access to be broadened

  14-06-2019 07:50
  The Reserve Bank of Australia has called for access to the New Payments Platform to be broadened a range of payments services providers.
  
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• Hedge fund Third Point calls on Sony to spin off semiconductor unit

  14-06-2019 07:28
  Daniel Loeb's activist hedge fund Third Point LLC called on Sony Corp on Thursday to spin off its semiconductor business and sell off stakes in Sony Financial and other units, in order to position itself as a leading global entertainment company.
  
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• Huawei says it is readying possible Hongmeng software roll-out

  14-06-2019 07:19
  (This June 13th story corrects to remove incorrect reference to Hongmeng OS rollout on 1 million devices in paragraph 2 and 4 after official clarification from company)
  
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• SAS’s CEO-in-waiting lays out company's AI-driven future

  14-06-2019 06:09
  The CEO-in-waiting of analytics software firm SAS, Oliver Schabenberger, has set out the company’s strategy to help clients bring more automation to their data science and AI efforts, at an event in Sydney this morning.
  
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• Wine industry toasts technology behind new national vineyard scan - ABC News

  14-06-2019 06:08 via abc.net.au
  Wine industry toasts technology behind new national vineyard scan  ABC NewsHigh-tech mapping using AI and satellites reveals that nearly 500000km of grape vines are growing throughout Australia — that's more than the distance ...
  
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• U.S. judge sets pre-trial hearing next week for Sprint/T-Mobile deal

  14-06-2019 04:06
  The judge hearing a complaint from state attorneys general seeking to stop T-Mobile US Inc from buying Sprint Corp for $26 billion will hold a pre-trial hearing next week.
  
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• Canada rejects idea of halting extradition of top Huawei executive to United States

  14-06-2019 04:06
  Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday dismissed a suggestion that Ottawa block the extradition of a top executive from China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to the United States, saying it would set a dangerous precedent.
  
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• Backscanning from out of the box with THz technology - IDM.net.au

  14-06-2019 03:58 via idm.net.au
  Backscanning from out of the box with THz technology  IDM.net.auThe laborious and expensive process of backscanning boxes of paper archives could become a point and click operation in the future, via new Terahertz ...
  
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• Tandem solar cells help maximise solar technology efficiency - create digital

  14-06-2019 03:53 via createdigital.org.au
  Tandem solar cells help maximise solar technology efficiency  create digitalHow can silicon-based solar technology get more efficient? By mixing in another material.
  
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• Unhappy with Twitter, thousands of Saudis join pro-Trump social network Parler

  14-06-2019 02:48
  A surge of about 200,000 users believed to be from Saudi Arabia who are frustrated at what they say is censorship by Twitter have helped crash the small social media network Parler, which styles itself as a "free speech-driven" space.
  
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• Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push

  14-06-2019 02:48
  Google is trying to plug a surge of public scrutiny around the world by overhauling how its policy office operates, with increased emphasis on having policy staffers and top company executives alike building relationships with governments, people familiar with the matter said this week.
  
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• AI At The Edge Is The Next Major Technology Shift - Lifehacker Australia

  14-06-2019 02:30 via lifehacker.com.au
  AI At The Edge Is The Next Major Technology Shift  Lifehacker AustraliaAI is emerging as one of the most important technologies we need to track. From managing our homes and autonomous cars to detecting and reacting to cyber ...
  
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• Harris Technology buys drone retailer, closes Chinese, Hong Kong joint ventures - CRN Australia

  14-06-2019 02:17 via crn.com.au
  Harris Technology buys drone retailer, closes Chinese, Hong Kong joint ventures  CRN AustraliaHarris Technology has announced plans to acquire Fstop Labs, an online drone accessories supplier, a day after terminating its joint ventures in China a...
  
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• Trump talks trade with Apple CEO Cook as China dispute looms

  14-06-2019 02:12
  U.S. President Donald Trump met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday to discuss trade and other hot-button issues facing the tech company as Trump deliberates whether to make good on his threat to hike tariffs on imports from China.
  
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• Huawei files to trademark mobile OS around the world after U.S. ban

  14-06-2019 01:58
  China's Huawei has applied to trademark its "Hongmeng" operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a U.N. body shows, in a sign it may be deploying a back-up plan in key markets as U.S. sanctions threaten its business model.
  
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• Some companies fall short on data breach obligations

  14-06-2019 01:45
  Some Australian companies have failed to notify affected individuals of data breaches according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
  
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• Companies are ramping up their investment in CX technology: Gartner - Which-50

  14-06-2019 01:04 via which-50.com
  Companies are ramping up their investment in CX technology: Gartner  Which-50Three-quarters of organisations surveyed by Gartner increased customer experience (CX) technology investments in 2018. Customer analytics continues to be.
  
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• Next step in Assange extradition case due in UK court on Friday

  14-06-2019 00:52
  WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange is due before a London court on Friday, facing the next stage of a U.S. attempt to try him on spying charges after Britain’s interior minister said he had validated the American extradition request.
  
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• New technology shows the current drought is worse than thought - ABC News

  14-06-2019 00:10 via abc.net.au
  New technology shows the current drought is worse than thought  ABC NewsResearch using data from a new water-tracking satellite mission gives the first large-scale perspective on the drought, showing that much of eastern Australia ...
  
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