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• Who's tracking you? Facebook users to get more control over data

  20-08-2019 21:59
  The social media site said if a user clears their off-Facebook activity, Facebook would remove the user's identifying information from the data that apps and websites choose to send.
  
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• Live From ILTACON: New Developments In Legal Technology - Above the Law

  20-08-2019 21:15 via abovethelaw.com
  Live From ILTACON: New Developments In Legal Technology  Above the LawA roundup of some of recent and upcoming developments in legal technology today.
  
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• Why horror games always feature retro technology - Polygon

  20-08-2019 21:00 via polygon.com
  Why horror games always feature retro technology  PolygonFrom Fatal Frame to the new Blair Witch, horror games love to make you use old, anachronistic technology. It's not just because they can look so spooky!
  
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• Safari to ape Firefox, go all-in on anti-tracking

  20-08-2019 20:53
  The WebKit team has unveiled a new Tracking Prevention Policy that could help bolster privacy for users of Apple's Safari browser.
  
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• Instagram censors Melbourne artist's anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Instagram censors Melbourne artist's anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls  The GuardianBadiucao accuses the social media firm of violating the free speech of people who speak up against China's bullying.
  
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• Technology alone won't make your kids smarter - Engadget

  20-08-2019 18:31 via engadget.com
  Technology alone won't make your kids smarter  EngadgetEver plop your kids in front of some purportedly educational screen-based thing because you need 15 minutes of peace? Maybe, like me, you say to yourself, ...
  
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• Is Goldman Sachs' 'strat' the best technology job in banking? - eFinancialCareers

  20-08-2019 17:31 via news.efinancialcareers.com
  Is Goldman Sachs' 'strat' the best technology job in banking?  eFinancialCareersIf you want the best technology or quantitative jobs in banking is this what you should aim for?
  
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• A new path to cancer therapy: developing simultaneous multiplexed gene editing technology - Science Daily

  20-08-2019 17:16 via sciencedaily.com
  A new path to cancer therapy: developing simultaneous multiplexed gene editing technology  Science DailyScientists have developed a new gene editing system that could be used for anticancer immunotherapy through the simultaneous suppression of proteins that ...
  
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• Facebook launches 'clear history' tool – but it won't delete anything - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Facebook launches 'clear history' tool – but it won't delete anything  The GuardianFacebook has launched its “clear history” feature more than a year after it was first promised by Mark Zuckerberg as part of damage control efforts after the ...
  
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• Why emoji use could lead to more sex - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 16:46 via theguardian.com
  Why emoji use could lead to more sex  The GuardianA study claims that adding emojis to communications allowed people to reach a deeper level of intimacy with one another.
  
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• Apple accidentally reopens security flaw in latest iOS version - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 16:41 via theguardian.com
  Apple accidentally reopens security flaw in latest iOS version  The GuardianApple users are being warned to exercise particular caution over their cybersecurity for the next few days, after the company mistakenly reopened a security flaw ...
  
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• Seniors technology workshops at Cessnock Library - Cessnock Advertiser

  20-08-2019 16:00 via cessnockadvertiser.com.au
  Seniors technology workshops at Cessnock Library  Cessnock AdvertiserCessnock Library will host a series of technology workshops for seniors over the next three months.
  
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• How the big banks are betting on technology to boost profits - The Age

  20-08-2019 16:00 via theage.com.au
  How the big banks are betting on technology to boost profits  The AgeThere have been changes aimed at slashing loan approval times, make it easier to invest in the share market and a bet on robo-advice.
  
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• Lincoln Phone As A Key Technology Aims to Eliminate Traditional Key Fobs - Car and Driver

  20-08-2019 14:00 via caranddriver.com
  Lincoln Phone As A Key Technology Aims to Eliminate Traditional Key Fobs  Car and DriverSmartphones have proven themselves essential to modern life, largely on the backs of groundbreaking and vital apps like "iBeer" and "Places I've Pooped.
  
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• How game-changing new X-ray technology is helping sick kids - 7NEWS

  20-08-2019 12:22 via 7news.com.au
  How game-changing new X-ray technology is helping sick kids  7NEWSSick children in Western Australia will have access to safer X-ray machines that cut radiation by up to 50 per cent. Doctors say the new technology is faster, safer ...
  
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• Amazon under fire for new packaging that cannot be recycled - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 11:25 via theguardian.com
  Amazon under fire for new packaging that cannot be recycled  The GuardianAmazon has been criticised by environmental groups and customers after introducing a range of plastic packaging that cannot be recycled in the UK.
  
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• Manning Great Lakes Police District reminds residents to avoid using technology while driving - Manning River Times

  20-08-2019 11:00 via manningrivertimes.com.au
  Manning Great Lakes Police District reminds residents to avoid using technology while driving  Manning River TimesKeep your hands off technology behind the wheel says Manning Great Lakes Police District.
  
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• How Technology Is Helping To Write Media And Entertainment’s New Script - Forbes

  20-08-2019 11:00 via forbes.com
  How Technology Is Helping To Write Media And Entertainment’s New Script  ForbesData is the new currency in media, and emerging data toolsets, including machine learning, are needed to optimize that investment.
  
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• Bring on the Technology Bans! - The National Interest Online

  20-08-2019 09:00 via nationalinterest.org
  Bring on the Technology Bans!  The National Interest OnlineIn mid-July 2019, Oakland, California, became the third U.S. city to ban municipal departments from using facial recognition technology. Meanwhile, Congress ...
  
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• Optus strikes deal with Australian nanosat startup Myriota

  20-08-2019 07:25
  Optus Business will offer products and connectivity services from Adelaide-headquartered startup Myriota as part of its lineup of IoT solutions, the telco announced today.
  
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• Data61 launches mixed reality lab

  20-08-2019 06:56
  A new facility operated by the CSIRO’s Data61 division will help provide Australian industry with access with the technology to create ‘digital twins’.
  
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• NEXTDC opens Perth ‘microsite’ ahead of P2 data centre launch

  20-08-2019 04:19
  NEXTDC has launched what it describes as its first edge data centre, located within the site of its under-development 20-megawatt P2 facility.
  
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• Court backs Netflix effort to stamp-out illicit Stranger Things streaming

  20-08-2019 03:53
  A group of entertainment companies including Netflix’s production arm, Netflix Studios, has successfully obtained a court injunction directing Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG and Vodafone to block their broadband customers from accessing almost 100 sites.
  
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• New technology hub to support older Australians living at home - Talking Aged Care

  20-08-2019 02:58 via agedcareguide.com.au
  New technology hub to support older Australians living at home  Talking Aged CareIn a bid to keep older Australians at home for longer, a new research hub has been established with a recent $3 million Federal Government grant to help ...
  
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• Advances in cogeneration technology are cutting emissions and costs for manufacturing - create digital

  20-08-2019 01:40 via createdigital.org.au
  Advances in cogeneration technology are cutting emissions and costs for manufacturing  create digitalCogeneration technology can help companies generate power more efficiently and with less environmental impact compared to purchasing electricity from the ...
  
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• Twitter, Facebook counter ‘information operation’ targeting HK protesters

  20-08-2019 00:44
  Twitter has suspended 936 user accounts that the social network operator says were part of a state-backed “information operation” targeting the Hong Kong protest movement.
  
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• US tech industry takes aim at French digital service

  20-08-2019 00:14
  Major tech firms and U.S. tech industry groups said on Monday that France's new digital services tax undermines the global tax regime and multilateral efforts to reform it.
  
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