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• Alarmed by Libra, EU to look into issuing public digital currency

  05-11-2019 22:35
  The European Central Bank should consider issuing a public digital currency, an EU draft document said, after plans by Facebook to introduce a private one met with a hostile response from global regulators.
  
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• Uber test vehicles involved in 37 crashes before fatal self-driving incident

  05-11-2019 22:30
  Uber's autonomous test vehicles were involved in 37 crashes in the 18 months before a fatal March 2018 self-driving car accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday.
  
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• Archer Materials raising up to $3 million to progress materials technology and exploration activities - Proactive Investors Australia

  05-11-2019 22:05 via proactiveinvestors.com.au
  
  Archer Materials raising up to $3 million to progress materials technology and exploration activities  Proactive Investors Australia
  
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• VMware amps security with in-house, Carbon Black technology

  05-11-2019 21:09
  VMware is moving Carbon Black technology across its product lines with an eye toward helping users protect their distributed enterprises.
  
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• AT&T to pay $60 million in settlement for slowing cellphone data on unlimited plans

  05-11-2019 20:21
  AT&T will pay $60 million to resolve U.S. allegations itmisled millions of smartphone customers by charging them for "unlimited" data plans that reduced data speeds if they used too much, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday.
  
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• Twitter political ads ban no sure fix to voter manipulation: Kaiser

  05-11-2019 18:45
  Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica director turned witness in a cross-Atlantic data privacy scandal, on Tuesday praised Twitter's move to ban political advertising from its platform but said it was not a "permanent fix".
  
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• Microsoft Teams gets private channels, email integration with Outlook

  05-11-2019 18:34
  Microsoft’s work stream collaboration platform is getting a slew of updates, including the long-awaited private channels and new IT admin controls.
  
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• Israel set to ease demands on Bezeq to fire up fiber-optic plans

  05-11-2019 18:13
  Israel is prepared to ease up on demands it had made on Bezeq Israel Telecom to rescue plans for a nationwide fiber-optic network, the Communications Ministry said on Tuesday.
  
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• Tesla settles with Walmart over solar panel installations, fires

  05-11-2019 18:12
  Walmart Inc has settled its lawsuit accusing Tesla Inc of negligence in installing solar panels atop hundreds of the retailer's stores and causing at least seven fires.
  
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• Defence must embrace new technology or be left behind - The Canberra Times

  05-11-2019 18:00 via canberratimes.com.au
  
  Defence must embrace new technology or be left behind  The Canberra Times
  
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• From cat videos to credit cards, Amazon says customers have to secure own data

  05-11-2019 17:52
  Amazon's cloud computing customers have to decide themselves how best to protect sensitive information online, a senior executive said on Tuesday, following accusations by U.S. lawmakers that the web giant has not done enough to secure data on its servers.
  
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• U.S. Postal Service to use Nvidia's AI tech

  05-11-2019 17:28
  The U.S. Postal Service will use Nvidia Corp's artificial intelligence technology to improve efficiency of package data processing, the chip designer said on Tuesday.
  
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• How will Apple, Disney, AT&T and Netflix retain streaming subscribers?

  05-11-2019 16:10
  When Apple Inc's video streaming service made its debut on Friday, it came with $2 billion worth of original programming - a feature widely considered to be the most powerful magnet for new subscribers.
  
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• SpaceX brings Musk back on Twitter, days after quitting

  05-11-2019 16:06
  Just three days after the billionaire announced that he was going offline, Tesla Inc'schief executive officer went back on Tuesday with a handful of tweets promoting a successful test by his rocket company, SpaceX.
  
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• Nio, Mobileye partner on self-driving consumer passenger cars in China

  05-11-2019 16:06
  Chinese electric car startup Nio Incand Intel Corp'sself-driving car technology firm Mobileye on Tuesday said they would partner to develop autonomous vehicles for the consumer market in China and eventually other countries.
  
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• Alarmed by Libra, EU to look into issuing public digital currency: draft

  05-11-2019 15:18
  The European Central Bank should consider issuing a public digital currency, an EU draft document said, after plans by Facebook to introduce a private one met with a hostile response from global regulators.
  
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• Hungarian minister opens door to Huawei for 5G network rollout

  05-11-2019 15:11
  Hungary's foreign minister opened the way on Tuesday for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei [HWT.UL] to be involved in the rollout of the country's high-speed 5G network.
  
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• Marine firm James Fisher reports cyber breach

  05-11-2019 15:01
  Marine services provider James Fisher and Sons Plc (JFS) said on Tuesday that hackers had gained unauthorized access to its computer systems, sending its shares down as much as 5.7%.
  
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• OpenTitan: Google pushes open silicon design for hardware-level security

  05-11-2019 15:00
  A Google-spearheaded project has released details of its efforts to develop an open source design for a silicon root of trust (RoT) chip that is flexible enough to help secure a range of hardware.
  
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• Google’s new chip protects the cloud where it’s most vulnerable - MIT Technology Review

  05-11-2019 15:00 via technologyreview.com
  Google’s new chip protects the cloud where it’s most vulnerable  MIT Technology Review
  
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• Foxconn-backed HCM in talks on new larger tech fund

  05-11-2019 14:52
  Foxconn Technology Group-backed investment firm HCM Capital is in early-stage talks to raise a much larger new fund, as it looks to invest in startups in Silicon Valley and other emerging tech hubs across the world, the fund's head said.
  
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• Global Experiential Networking Markets 2019-2024 by Technology, Use Case, and Solutions - ResearchAndMarkets.com - Business Wire

  05-11-2019 14:46 via businesswire.com
  Global Experiential Networking Markets 2019-2024 by Technology, Use Case, and Solutions - ResearchAndMarkets.com  Business Wire
  
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• Chinese professor files country's first lawsuit against use of facial recognition technology in zoo row - Telegraph.co.uk

  05-11-2019 14:43 via telegraph.co.uk
  Chinese professor files country's first lawsuit against use of facial recognition technology in zoo row  Telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ageism in Technology Hiring: Can A.I. Stop It for Good? - Dice Insights

  05-11-2019 14:21 via insights.dice.com
  Ageism in Technology Hiring: Can A.I. Stop It for Good?  Dice Insights
  
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• The changing demand in oil condition monitoring technology - International Mining

  05-11-2019 14:01 via im-mining.com
  The changing demand in oil condition monitoring technology  International Mining
  
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• Data driving the NFL's technology revolution - TechRadar

  05-11-2019 14:01 via techradar.com
  Data driving the NFL's technology revolution  TechRadar
  
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• Technology Improves Nonprofit Sector Growth - Forbes

  05-11-2019 14:00 via forbes.com
  Technology Improves Nonprofit Sector Growth  Forbes
  
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• Real Estate Technology And The Human Connection: Maximizing Efficiency Without Losing Personal Touch - Forbes

  05-11-2019 14:00 via forbes.com
  Real Estate Technology And The Human Connection: Maximizing Efficiency Without Losing Personal Touch  Forbes
  
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• BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY and SiriusXM Team Up to Seamlessly Deliver SiriusXM to BOLT ON Customers - PRNewswire

  05-11-2019 14:00 via prnewswire.com
  BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY and SiriusXM Team Up to Seamlessly Deliver SiriusXM to BOLT ON Customers  PRNewswire
  
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• Technology is the engine of change, say Tech Leaders Summit CTOs - Information Age

  05-11-2019 13:44 via information-age.com
  Technology is the engine of change, say Tech Leaders Summit CTOs  Information Age
  
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• Catylist Announces Statewide Expansion of Commercial Real Estate Technology in Ohio - Business Wire

  05-11-2019 13:30 via businesswire.com
  Catylist Announces Statewide Expansion of Commercial Real Estate Technology in Ohio  Business Wire
  
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• China's Communist Party pledges to master core technologies

  05-11-2019 13:12
  China's communist party says it plans to build a new type of nationwide system to master core technologies and become an innovation-driven country, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday, following a meeting last week of its senior leadership.
  
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• Technology can act as a growth enabler to help hedge funds cope with increased margin pressures - HedgeWeek

  05-11-2019 12:58 via hedgeweek.com
  Technology can act as a growth enabler to help hedge funds cope with increased margin pressures  HedgeWeek
  
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• Swiss banking software company Avaloq prepares for 2020 sale: sources

  05-11-2019 12:51
  Swiss banking software company Avaloq is starting preparations for a 2020 sale or initial public offering as its private equity shareholder Warburg Pincus seeks an exit, people close to the matter said.
  
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• Malaysia OKs Gojek's entry, ride-hailing firm says talks still on

  05-11-2019 12:22
  Malaysia will allow motorcycle-hailing firms such as Indonesia's Gojek to start limited operations from January, a minister said on Tuesday, which could help end Grab's near-monopoly in Malaysia's broader ride-hailing market.
  
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• Leading Technology Distributor TBI Announces the Launch of Tech Guidance - Business Wire

  05-11-2019 12:00 via businesswire.com
  Leading Technology Distributor TBI Announces the Launch of Tech Guidance  Business Wire
  
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• Deep Sleep Can Rewire the Stressed-out Brain - Technology Networks

  05-11-2019 11:35 via technologynetworks.com
  Deep Sleep Can Rewire the Stressed-out Brain  Technology Networks
  
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• Floundering tech bets put spotlight on SoftBank results, Son

  05-11-2019 11:15
  SoftBank Group Corp and its founder Masayoshi Son face a day of reckoning on Wednesday when the investment juggernaut is likely to post weak quarterly results, hit by hefty falls in the valuation of some of its biggest tech bets.
  
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• An “Artificial Leaf” That Turns Carbon Into Fuel Has Been Created - Technology Networks

  05-11-2019 11:07 via technologynetworks.com
  An “Artificial Leaf” That Turns Carbon Into Fuel Has Been Created  Technology Networks
  
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• BGF exits Thames Technology - Private Equity Wire

  05-11-2019 11:00 via privateequitywire.co.uk
  BGF exits Thames Technology  Private Equity Wire
  
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• Magyar Telekom says it is testing 5G technology with several suppliers

  05-11-2019 10:45
  Magyar Telekom is testing high-speed 5G mobile network technology with several suppliers, including Huawei, it said, adding however that it had not entered into an agreement with the Chinese firm to build up its entire local network.
  
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• Advancing Cross‐point Memory Technology [Video] - Advanced Science News

  05-11-2019 10:43 via advancedsciencenews.com
  Advancing Cross‐point Memory Technology [Video]  Advanced Science News
  
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• A look at technology company Intel (plus tips for how to get hired) - Ladders

  05-11-2019 10:34 via theladders.com
  A look at technology company Intel (plus tips for how to get hired)  Ladders
  
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• Internet of military things: Leading technology trends revealed - Army Technology

  05-11-2019 10:19 via army-technology.com
  Internet of military things: Leading technology trends revealed  Army Technology
  
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• Abu Dhabi Puts Defense and Technology Companies Under One Roof - Bloomberg

  05-11-2019 10:04 via bloomberg.com
  Abu Dhabi Puts Defense and Technology Companies Under One Roof  Bloomberg
  
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• Tesla has 42,000 employees globally, 3,200 in China, chairwoman says

  05-11-2019 09:57
  U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc has 42,000 employees globally and 3,200 staff in China, its chairwoman Robyn Denholm said on Tuesday.
  
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• Can technology enable and supercharge creativity? - The Drum

  05-11-2019 09:30 via thedrum.com
  Can technology enable and supercharge creativity?  The Drum
  
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• Educational technology needs careful implementation to be effective - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Post

  05-11-2019 09:27 via thejakartapost.com
  Educational technology needs careful implementation to be effective - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta Post
  
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• Activist Sharpton takes Facebook ad concerns to Zuckerberg's home

  05-11-2019 08:33
  Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton said he had a "no-holds-barred meeting" with Mark Zuckerberg at the Facebook IncCEO's home on Monday over the company's decision not to fact-check ads and other content from politicians.
  
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• 50 Years of TV network news in NZ: 1990s see new technology and big events - TVNZ

  05-11-2019 08:18 via tvnz.co.nz
  50 Years of TV network news in NZ: 1990s see new technology and big events  TVNZ
  
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