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• Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency - PACE Today

  12-10-2017 02:53
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  Next generation crushing technology boosts efficiency
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  Located in the Adelaide suburb of Seacliff Park, Boral's Linwood quarry is positioned within one of South Australia's most important sources of hard rock. Quarrying started over 130 years ago, when the quarry was first operated in 1882 to supply ...
  
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• May the choice be with you: The next great Star Wars story might be a game

  11-08-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Star Wars: Zero Company blends deep tactical combat with personal relationships, creating a Clone Wars adventure in which every soldier counts.
  
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• Why Grand Theft Auto’s Netflix deal is creating controversy

  11-08-2026 11:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Eager players will get their first look at the blockbuster game early on August 28. There’s just one catch.
  
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• Meta releases new AI model as Zuckerberg writes 6500-word essay on the future

  10-08-2026 21:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Facebook’s owner introduced a new, downloadable AI model that can run on a personal computer, along with a lengthy manifesto by its chief executive.
  
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• How to spot if something has been written by AI

  09-08-2026 05:00 via smh.com.au
  
  With every update, AI writing is becoming more similar to human prose. But there are still ways it exposes itself.
  
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• A company let an AI bot run its store. It’s been a bit of a disaster

  07-08-2026 09:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The human employees seem to like the AI agent in charge, but there have been a few issues. For example, it seems unbothered by the whole point of the operation: making money.
  
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• Mike Cannon-Brookes’ fortune jumps $2.6 billion in just hours

  07-08-2026 08:39 via smh.com.au
  
  “AI is the best thing that has happened to Atlassian,” Cannon-Brookes said after a quarter that eased fears artificial intelligence would eat its business.
  
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• ‘Specs offenders’: $89 Kmart glasses spark privacy nightmare

  07-08-2026 07:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Michelle Rowland has asked the privacy commissioner to prioritise smart glasses, citing the risks to women and children from covert recording.
  
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• GenAI war continues as Alexa+ upgrades Amazon’s smart home

  06-08-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Generative AI models and smart home ecosystems are on an inevitable collision course.
  
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• Everyone is talking about the AI boom. When it busts, this is who will go down

  06-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Experts say a bust is coming. The US will not withstand an AI collapse, but China will.
  
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• Alexa+ launches in Australia

  05-08-2026 16:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Amazon’s VP of Alexa International Michele Butti speaks to 9News on the launch of Alexa+ in Australia.
  
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• Your phone could switch networks when it loses coverage. Telstra says no

  05-08-2026 07:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Telstra says forcing it to carry rivals’ customers would leave regional networks worse off, not better.
  
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• Red flags: A tech company claims it can identify Australia’s most at-risk children

  04-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Ruby O’Rourke says every warning sign of her own abuse as a child had been missed. She spent 12 years building software so that won’t happen to the next child.
  
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• ‘Deeply misled’: Nine says news bargaining plan could cost jobs

  04-08-2026 09:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Nine chief executive Matt Stanton says a late change to how deals are counted undervalues the company’s journalism and puts newsroom jobs at risk.
  
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• Dubai Future Foundation, Oxa launch Shifft to gear up for autonomous vehicles

  04-08-2026 07:16 via computerweekly.com
  
  Joint venture between autonomous software company and digital association looking to advance autonomous mobility within MENA mega-city and create global hub for future of logistics
  
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• Apple files fresh claim against Home Office move to access encrypted cloud data

  03-08-2026 18:22 via computerweekly.com
  
  Apple has filed another legal complaint over a secret Home Office order requiring the supplier to provide access to encrypted iCloud data stored by UK customers
  
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• Four portable power banks that go the extra mile

  02-08-2026 03:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Whether you need speed, capacity or convenience, here are the power banks we recommend above the rest.
  
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• SES launches multi-orbit satellite connectivity for Latam fleet

  31-07-2026 07:47 via computerweekly.com
  
  Latin American airline becomes latest to establish high-capacity high-speed in-flight internet for fleet comprising both Airbus and Embraer craft
  
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• BMW Group drives digital cockpit, automated driving future with Qualcomm

  31-07-2026 06:56 via computerweekly.com
  
  Mobile platform firm named lead compute silicon provider for BMW Group, covering digital cockpit and ADAS/AD systems with model programmes for next decade
  
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• Anthropic’s Claude AI hacked three real companies during testing

  31-07-2026 05:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Claude thought it was in a simulation. It was on the open internet, and the companies it broke into were real.
  
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• Police monitored phone data of BBC security editor Brian Rowan to identify confidential sources

  30-07-2026 13:17 via computerweekly.com
  
  Northern Ireland police monitored phone communications of former BBC security editor Brian Rowan after he wrote about a police and MI5 agent in Northern Ireland
  
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• UK emergency services struggle with unreliable connectivity

  30-07-2026 08:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Survey reveals a stark 5G adoption gap in UK emergency services, where connectivity is recognised as mission-critical, yet only 22% use 5G routers while 44% remain reliant on mobile hotspots
  
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• Swansea University delivers improved 5G+ across campuses

  30-07-2026 08:00 via computerweekly.com
  
  Enhanced 5G connectivity deployed across leading Welsh university’s campuses to offer faster, more reliable mobile networks to collect and analyse data in real time, enabling more effective innovation
  
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• Optus sued over Triple Zero outage linked to two deaths

  30-07-2026 04:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Optus paid $12 million over its 2023 emergency call failures. This time the maximum exposure runs past $500 million.
  
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• Australia’s online watchdog sues Telegram over terror videos

  30-07-2026 03:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The eSafety commissioner says footage of videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings from the Christchurch and Buffalo attacks sat on the controversial messaging service for weeks after Australians reported them.
  
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• Queer venues locked out as Meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney

  29-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  One venue promoted itself as “100 per cent gay-owned and operated”. A day later, its accounts were gone.
  
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• SES to enable communications for Starlab commercial space station

  29-07-2026 13:15 via computerweekly.com
  
  Next-generation, AI-enabled commercial space station developer teams with satellite operator to provide always-on low orbit relay services supporting real-time mission awareness
  
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• Firefighters look to the skies to stay connected during wildfire response

  29-07-2026 09:53 via computerweekly.com
  
  Firefighters responding to the wildfire near Tintwistle in north of England take advantage of satellite comms to remain connected in area with no traditional mobile coverage
  
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• Eisteddfod tunes up for enhanced 4G, 5G mobile connectivity

  28-07-2026 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  
  Largest cultural festival in Wales offers enhanced mobile capacity and coverage to help keep visitors, performers and organisers connected
  
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• Cellular IoT connectivity market powers on

  28-07-2026 09:30 via computerweekly.com
  
  Research predicts robust growth for cellular internet of things sector, projecting 6.5 billion IoT devices connected to networks worldwide by 2030, generating annual connectivity revenues of €21.5bn
  
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