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• Are American Technology Companies Too Big? - Voice of America

  24-07-2019 23:57 via learningenglish.voanews.com
  Are American Technology Companies Too Big?  Voice of AmericaLike Europe before it, the U.S. government seems ready to try to place limits on its technology giants. But doing so may be more difficult than it seems.
  
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• Canada invests C$85 million in satellite company to narrow broadband gap for remote areas

  24-07-2019 23:50
  The Canadian government said on Wednesday it is investing C$85 million ($64.70 million) in an Ottawa-based satellite company as part of an effort to provide better broadband internet access to rural and remote communities.
  
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• How technology and innovation is transforming access to justice - Mirage News

  24-07-2019 21:04 via miragenews.com
  How technology and innovation is transforming access to justice  Mirage NewsTo Infinity and Beyond: how technology and innovation can transform access to justice "Robots in suits", "the uberisation of the legal services market",...
  
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• Wasmer takes WebAssembly server-side

  24-07-2019 19:48
  Company offers an embeddable WebAssembly runtime for multiple programming languages along with a package manager
  
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• Carbon Capture Technology Could Ease The Climate Crisis But Don't Bank On It, Says New Study - IFLScience

  24-07-2019 18:29 via iflscience.com
  Carbon Capture Technology Could Ease The Climate Crisis But Don't Bank On It, Says New Study  IFLScienceHumanity is releasing tens of billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. Given the rather limited attempts at mitigating this, the climate ...
  
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• Smart technology will transform Dutch neighbourhood - ComputerWeekly.com

  24-07-2019 16:34 via computerweekly.com
  Smart technology will transform Dutch neighbourhood  ComputerWeekly.comA programme in the Netherlands is creating a smart neighbourhood as a pilot for how people could live in the future.
  
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• How technology has ensured that a five-day weather forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980 - The Telegraph

  24-07-2019 15:52 via telegraph.co.uk
  How technology has ensured that a five-day weather forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980  The TelegraphPredicting the weather is already a remarkable collaboration of cutting-edge technology and human ingenuity. And, according scientists, a modern five-day ...
  
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• 3 Technology Stocks With Recent Updates – DTZ + HSC + FZO - Kalkine Media

  24-07-2019 13:55 via kalkinemedia.com
  3 Technology Stocks With Recent Updates – DTZ + HSC + FZO  Kalkine MediaTechnology is the application of science into the practical world, which simplifies the lifestyle of an individual. In almost all the sectors in the current scenario, ...
  
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• Equifax’s billion-dollar data breach disaster: Will it change executive attitudes toward security?

  24-07-2019 13:38
  Equifax has been fined over US$1 billion for its 2017 breach and is expected to spend over $2 billion in mandated and voluntary security improvements.
  
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• Researchers develop solar powered water recycling technology - Utility Magazine

  24-07-2019 13:24 via utilitymagazine.com.au
  Researchers develop solar powered water recycling technology  Utility MagazineNew technology has addressed the issue of energy-intensive conventional approaches to seawater desalination and wastewater recycling.
  
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• AI's current hype and hysteria could set the technology back by decades - The Conversation UK

  24-07-2019 11:11 via theconversation.com
  AI's current hype and hysteria could set the technology back by decades  The Conversation UKMost discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are characterised by hyperbole and hysteria. Though some of the world's most prominent and successful ...
  
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• Cloud technology delivers $9.4 billion to Australian economy: report - iTWire

  24-07-2019 09:00 via itwire.com
  Cloud technology delivers $9.4 billion to Australian economy: report  iTWireCloud technology has delivered $9.4 billion in productivity benefits to the Australian economy in the past five years, a newly released research repor...
  
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• Technology: how the US, EU and China compete to set industry standards - Financial Times

  24-07-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  Technology: how the US, EU and China compete to set industry standards  Financial TimesThere is a first-mover advantage for whoever writes the new rules for the digital economy.
  
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• Snapchat looking to topple Instagram with exclusive content - 9News

  24-07-2019 04:47 via 9news.com.au
  Snapchat looking to topple Instagram with exclusive content  9NewsSnapchat added 13 million daily users in the three months ending in June, ending a long period of lackluste...
  
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• Australia’s Ticketbooth acquired by US event technology giant - The Industry Observer

  24-07-2019 03:51 via theindustryobserver.thebrag.com
  Australia’s Ticketbooth acquired by US event technology giant  The Industry ObserverIt's a good day in the music industry when an Australian tech startup designed to help curb the globe's ticket scalping issue gets acquired. And by a.
  
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• Australia Post joins government’s digital identity program

  24-07-2019 03:02
  Australia Post has become the first industry service provider to join the government’s digital identity program.
  
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• Harris Technology US expansion delayed - ARNnet

  24-07-2019 02:45 via arnnet.com.au
  Harris Technology US expansion delayed  ARNnetDrone accessories company changes mind about being acquired.
  
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• Coles signs long-term technology partnership with Accenture - The Australian Financial Review

  24-07-2019 02:23 via afr.com
  Coles signs long-term technology partnership with Accenture  The Australian Financial ReviewColes chief executive Steven Cain is moving at pace to slash costs and overhaul the retailer's technology and systems, entering into a long-term partnership with ...
  
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• Coles taps Accenture to drive tech mega-projects, help deliver $1b savings

  24-07-2019 02:22
  Accenture will help Coles implement a range of large-scale tech projects, with the retailer aiming to realise savings of around $1 billion over four years.
  
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• Harris Technology's drone acquisition falls apart - Hardware - CRN Australia

  24-07-2019 02:18 via crn.com.au
  Harris Technology's drone acquisition falls apart - Hardware  CRN AustraliaHarris Technology's planned acquisition of online drone reseller Fstop Labs has come undone after the latter company's owner pulled the plug on the deal.
  
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• Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle allegations

  24-07-2019 01:55
  The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay $5 billion, two people briefed on the matter said.
  
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• Big Tech faces broad U.S. Justice Department antitrust probe

  24-07-2019 01:22
  The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices, the strongest sign the Trump administration is stepping up its scrutiny of Big Tech.
  
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• Technology giants' power to be probed in US - BBC News

  24-07-2019 00:04 via bbc.com
  Technology giants' power to be probed in US  BBC NewsFirms like Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will be scrutinised in a Department of Justice probe.
  
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