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• Tesla's Musk, Greenlight's Einhorn taunt each other on Twitter

  08-11-2019 22:56
  
  Tesla IncChief Executive Officer Elon Musk and noted short-seller David Einhorn mocked each other in open letters published on Twitter on Friday, trading barbs clothed in polite language.
  
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• New Technology Has Major Role in Manufacturing Weapons of Future - Department of Defense

  08-11-2019 22:51 via defense.gov
  
  New Technology Has Major Role in Manufacturing Weapons of Future  Department of Defense
  
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• New Pentagon technology can detect enemy nuclear attacks faster - Fox News

  08-11-2019 22:02 via foxnews.com
  
  New Pentagon technology can detect enemy nuclear attacks faster  Fox News
  
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• Most technology containers live less than five minutes, and lifespans are getting even shorter - ZDNet

  08-11-2019 21:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Most technology containers live less than five minutes, and lifespans are getting even shorter  ZDNet
  
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• Facebook bars content claiming to name Trump impeachment whistleblower

  08-11-2019 21:59
  
  Facebook Inc. is taking down any content that claims to name the anonymous whistleblower who ignited an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, the social network said on Friday.
  
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• FCC orders station groups to negotiate with AT&T in DirecTV dispute

  08-11-2019 20:29
  
  The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it was directing broadcast station groups to go to the negotiating table over whether to allow local stations to air on AT&T Inc's DirectTV after some consumers have been without access for five months.
  
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• Video game 'Legends' do battle for $1 million

  08-11-2019 20:25
  
  Two teams of young video gamers from Europe and China will do virtual battle on Sunday - and there's more than $1 million at stake.
  
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• Timbre Technology TT-1 D/A processor - Stereophile Magazine

  08-11-2019 19:26 via stereophile.com
  
  Timbre Technology TT-1 D/A processor  Stereophile Magazine
  
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• WeWork, ex-CEO Neumann, Softbank sued over botched IPO, plummeting value

  08-11-2019 18:37
  
  WeWork officials, including co-founder and former Chief Executive Adam Neumann, are being sued by minority shareholders to recoup losses as the shared workspace provider pulled its initial public offering and saw its value plunge more than 87%.
  
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• Factbox: Failure to launch - The biggest IPO pull-outs of 2019

  08-11-2019 18:37
  
  Private companies seeking to launch on stock markets have abandoned a series of initial public offerings (IPO) this year after a string of high-profile startups — most notably WeWork — failed to draw the expected interest from investors.
  
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• There’s more to container isolation than the technology - TechRadar

  08-11-2019 18:30 via techradar.com
  
  There’s more to container isolation than the technology  TechRadar
  
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• Blackstone takes majority stake in 'Bumble' parent, values firm at about $3 billion

  08-11-2019 18:01
  
  Blackstone Group Inc is taking a majority stake in MagicLab, the parent company of dating app "Bumble" and "Badoo", valuing the company at about $3 billion, the private equity firm said in a statement on Friday.
  
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• Telecom Italia to expand data center business under Google deal

  08-11-2019 17:45
  
  Telecom Italia (TIM)plans to spin off its data center operations and look for an investor ahead of a potential market listing, it said on Friday, after announcing a partnership with Googleto develop its cloud business.
  
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• Musk mocks hedge fund owner Einhorn over Tesla shorts

  08-11-2019 17:32
  
  Tesla IncChief Executive Officer Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday to taunt short-seller David Einhorn in an open letter after the hedge fund owner wrote to clients about losing money on his short position in the Silicon Valley car maker.
  
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• Zoho launches WorkDrive to put greater focus on teamwork

  08-11-2019 17:22
  
  Zoho’s new file management system will replace Zoho Docs and serve as the underlying document storage platform for all of the company’s 40-plus apps.
  
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• Work on ECB digital currency under way, progress possible next year

  08-11-2019 17:05
  
  Progress on the feasibility of a digital currency backed by the European Central Bank could be made in the coming months, senior officials said on Friday, cautioning that the project faced challenges and was for the long term.
  
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• China Says Its Mars Landing Technology Is Ready for 2020 - IEEE Spectrum

  08-11-2019 15:59 via spectrum.ieee.org
  China Says Its Mars Landing Technology Is Ready for 2020  IEEE Spectrum
  
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• Analysis | The Technology 202: Facebook under fire after ads identifying whistleblower spread on its platform - The Washington Post

  08-11-2019 15:07 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Analysis | The Technology 202: Facebook under fire after ads identifying whistleblower spread on its platform  The Washington Post
  
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• Kenya passes data protection law crucial for tech investments

  08-11-2019 14:47
  
  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday approved a data protection law which complies with European Union legal standards as it looks to bolster investment in its information technology sector.
  
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• Amazon Canada to build fulfillment center in Quebec

  08-11-2019 14:28
  
  Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it plans to open its first fulfillment center in Quebec next year and expects to employ more than 300 full-time workers.
  
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• U.S. charges New York company with illegal Chinese equipment sales

  08-11-2019 14:23
  
  Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges accusing a New York company of exposing the U.S. government and private customers to security risks by illegally importing and selling surveillance and security equipment from China.
  
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• Coal-reliant Poland's e-car push clouded by EU emissions row

  08-11-2019 14:17
  
  Poland is betting on electric batteries to turbocharge its economy, but its dependency on coal could challenge its strategy as the EU seeks to champion European manufacturers that promote clean energy.
  
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• Bloodhound LSR car hits 500mph in bid for land-speed record - The Guardian

  08-11-2019 14:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Bloodhound LSR car hits 500mph in bid for land-speed record  The Guardian
  
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• Indian WhatsApp users ask government to explain ties with Israeli firm in privacy breach case

  08-11-2019 13:33
  
  A group of Indians including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook's WhatsApp messaging platform asked the government on Friday to make public its ties with the Israeli firm accused of deploying the spyware.
  
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• China's top chip maker urges U.S. firms to help ease tensions

  08-11-2019 12:58
  
  The head of China's top state-run semiconductor maker, Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd, called on U.S. companies to "do better" in efforts to overcome China-U.S. tech tensions given they continue to profit from the Chinese market.
  
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• Vodacom Tanzania's first-half core earnings rise on M-Pesa, data revenue

  08-11-2019 12:09
  
  Vodacom Tanzania's core earnings rose 9.3% in the six months to the end of September, driven by increased revenue from its financial and data provision services, it said on Friday.
  
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• Global Times chief calls for HKUST boycott over attack - South China Morning Post

  08-11-2019 12:09 via scmp.com
  
  Global Times chief calls for HKUST boycott over attack  South China Morning Post
  
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• How EDR stops hackers in their tracks

  08-11-2019 12:00
  
  EDR is a category of security tools that monitor end-user hardware devices across a network for a range of suspicious activities and behaviour.
  
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• Chinese digital agency pushes on with $400 million U.S. IPO: sources

  08-11-2019 11:48
  
  KKR-backed digital advertising agency Cue Holdings is pursuing a New York listing, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, becoming the latest in a number of mainland technology firms to brush off U.S.-China trade tensions.
  
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• The rise of microchipping: are we ready for technology to get under the skin? - The Guardian

  08-11-2019 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The rise of microchipping: are we ready for technology to get under the skin?  The Guardian
  
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• Pivotal study of next-generation advancement in stent graft technology for PAD treatment inititated - Vascular News

  08-11-2019 10:50 via vascularnews.com
  
  Pivotal study of next-generation advancement in stent graft technology for PAD treatment inititated  Vascular News
  
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• The Saudi Twitter breach is a warning to all technology companies - The Washington Post

  08-11-2019 09:00 via washingtonpost.com
  The Saudi Twitter breach is a warning to all technology companies  The Washington Post
  
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• Action, not technology, leads to change - The Japan Times

  08-11-2019 07:46 via japantimes.co.jp
  
  Action, not technology, leads to change  The Japan Times
  
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• How Virtual Reality Technology Could Help Disabled Australians Land Jobs - 10 daily

  08-11-2019 07:19 via 10daily.com.au
  
  How Virtual Reality Technology Could Help Disabled Australians Land Jobs  10 daily
  
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• The 7 Biggest Technology Trends To Disrupt Banking & Financial Services In 2020 - Forbes

  08-11-2019 07:14 via forbes.com
  
  The 7 Biggest Technology Trends To Disrupt Banking & Financial Services In 2020  Forbes
  
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• Nasdaq study says compliance officers concerned about technology - Tech Wire Asia

  08-11-2019 06:13 via techwireasia.com
  
  Nasdaq study says compliance officers concerned about technology  Tech Wire Asia
  
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• Cutting edge: A peek at the recent developments in science and technology - BusinessLine

  08-11-2019 06:08 via thehindubusinessline.com
  
  Cutting edge: A peek at the recent developments in science and technology  BusinessLine
  
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• BT launches technology home help scheme - Wales Online

  08-11-2019 06:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  BT launches technology home help scheme  Wales Online
  
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• U.S. Technology Companies at China's Import Expo - Bloomberg

  08-11-2019 05:33 via bloomberg.com
  U.S. Technology Companies at China's Import Expo  Bloomberg
  
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• Technology changing way Australians farm - Mirage News

  08-11-2019 05:30 via miragenews.com
  
  Technology changing way Australians farm  Mirage News
  
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• Facebook fights disclosing app records in Massachusetts privacy probe

  08-11-2019 04:20
  
  Facebook Inc on Thursday urged a judge not to force it to turn over records to Massachusetts' attorney general disclosing thousands of apps the social media giant suspects misused users' data, as part of a probe into its privacy practices.
  
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• Uber faces costly choices after expert finds it uses Waymo self-driving tech

  08-11-2019 04:14
  
  Uber said it "will likely" have to strike a licensing deal with Waymo or opt for costly changes to its autonomous driving software, after an expert found the ride-hailing giant still used technology from the Alphabet Inc unit.
  
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• China First To Start 6G Technology Research: What We Can Expect - International Business Times

  08-11-2019 03:51 via ibtimes.com
  
  China First To Start 6G Technology Research: What We Can Expect  International Business Times
  
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• Is technology able to make it rain? - The Weekly Times

  08-11-2019 03:09 via weeklytimesnow.com.au
  Is technology able to make it rain?  The Weekly Times
  
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• 'Biggest piece is culture:' Stop chasing technology, start changing your agency - WTOP

  08-11-2019 02:42 via wtop.com
  
  'Biggest piece is culture:' Stop chasing technology, start changing your agency  WTOP
  
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• Intelligent spray technology at Agritechnica - North Queensland Register

  08-11-2019 02:30 via northqueenslandregister.com.au
  
  Intelligent spray technology at Agritechnica  North Queensland Register
  
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• WhatsApp adds shopping catalog feature, courting e-commerce

  08-11-2019 02:23
  
  Facebook Incon Thursday launched a catalog feature for its WhatsApp messaging app, it said in a blog post, building out the service's e-commerce tools as it moves slowly toward monetizing the app it bought in 2014 for $19 billion.
  
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• SoftBank-backed Banco Inter launches app linking clients to stores

  08-11-2019 02:16
  
  Brazilian mid-sized lender Banco Inter SAon Thursday launched a smartphone app offering clients direct access to more than 60 stores selling products from appliances to sneakers to beauty products.
  
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• ACCC lodges appeal over TPG prepayment ruling

  08-11-2019 02:15
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed an appeal over a Federal Court decision handed down in October that dismissed ACCC claims that TPG engaged in misleading conduct.
  
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• Ticketmaster To Fund Ticketing Technology Upgrade At Lottoland In New 6 Year Deal - Ministry of Sport

  08-11-2019 02:12 via ministryofsport.com.au
  
  Ticketmaster To Fund Ticketing Technology Upgrade At Lottoland In New 6 Year Deal  Ministry of Sport
  
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