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• Optus believes telco customers want the ability to disconnect

  08-04-2021 03:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Telco is adding functionality to its app for customers to pause connectivity to devices.
  
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• Child tax credit and shared custody: Can each parent be eligible for a payment for the same kid - CNET

  13-04-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Since the rules for the 2021 child tax credit split payments between 2021 and 2022, can each parent receive a CTC payment for the same child if they both claim the kid on their taxes?
  
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• 2021 Mercedes-AMG G63 can climb a mountain on the way to the mall - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  A new option pack improves the G63's off-road abilities.
  
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• 2021 BMW M340i review: A just-right sport sedan - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 11:00 via cnet.com
  
  Sportier than a 330i but not as extreme as the M3, the M340i is a perfectly balanced middle ground.
  
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• Fukushima wastewater will be released into the ocean, Japan says - CNET

  13-04-2021 10:22 via cnet.com
  
  The treated wastewater will slowly be dumped into the Pacific over the next decade.
  
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• Menulog moves to give couriers access to fair pay and job entitlements

  13-04-2021 09:20 via zdnet.com
  
  Menulog plans to shift its couriers from a contractor model to an employment model.
  
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• Watch a glorious 'Earthrise' from the perspective of the moon - CNET

  13-04-2021 09:14 via cnet.com
  
  One smart filmmaker has allowed us to watch an "Earthrise".
  
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• Polestar 2 gets overhauled model range with cheaper entry-level model - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 09:00 via cnet.com
  
  You'll shortly be able to get into the excellent Polestar 2 for less money, and you'll net more range, to boot.
  
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• Polestar 2 EV gains new single-motor base model - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 09:00 via cnet.com
  
  The new variant should pack a longer 260-mile range, and Polestar is offering a new heat pump, too.
  
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• IRS tax refund and 2020 return: How to track when your money will arrive - CNET

  13-04-2021 09:00 via cnet.com
  
  How can you tell if the IRS processed your tax return? It could make a difference for stimulus check money as well as any tax refund you're waiting to receive. Here's when and how to track your refund after filing your 2020 tax return.
  
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• ANZ Bank: We've been using machine learning for 20 years

  13-04-2021 08:17 via zdnet.com
  
  Although the concept of machine learning isn't new to ANZ, it says it now possesses the compute power to move full-steam ahead.
  
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• Watch an 'Earthrise' from the perspective of the moon - CNET

  13-04-2021 07:21 via cnet.com
  
  Using data from JAXA's KAGUYA orbiter, one filmmaker has allowed us to watch an Earthrise.
  
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• NDIS gets a government app with blockchain but no ethics

  13-04-2021 07:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The Australian government is preparing to deploy income compliance against disabled people, and eventually a single app for all government services. There will be blockchain. What could possibly go wrong?
  
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• Student loan debt forgiveness for $10,000 or $50,000? What you need to know - CNET

  13-04-2021 07:00 via cnet.com
  
  The average college student owes approximately $37,000 in student loan debt, and they're looking for help. Here are the latest plans.
  
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• How a gaming gadget became a Covid early warning system

  13-04-2021 07:00 via wired.co.uk
  
  The pandemic spurred Cecilia Harvey’s wearable device startup to move from avionics and gaming to healthcare
  
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• The 28 best documentaries to binge on Netflix - CNET

  13-04-2021 06:49 via cnet.com
  
  Netflix has a ton of great documentaries. Here are our picks...
  
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• Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and the charity donation controversy: What to know - CNET

  13-04-2021 06:45 via cnet.com
  
  Poirier has accused McGregor of not following through with a "promised" $500,000 charity donation.
  
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• Aussie Broadband moves into white label space

  13-04-2021 06:15 via zdnet.com
  
  Companies are now able to resell the Aussie Broadband network, with support and account management taken care of.
  
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• These new vulnerabilities put millions of IoT devices at risk, so patch now

  13-04-2021 06:00 via zdnet.com
  
  Detailed by researchers at Forescout, the Name:Wreck vulnerabilities could allow attackers to control devices and remotely execute code, act as a gateway to the rest of the network, or even take IoT devices offline.
  
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• US senator proposes banning acquisitions by Big Tech - CNET

  13-04-2021 05:40 via cnet.com
  
  Josh Hawley wants to ban companies with a market value of $100 billion from acquiring or merging with other companies.
  
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• Facebook denies bullying Australia as it plans to launch news service by year-end

  13-04-2021 05:00 via zdnet.com
  
  The social media giant refused the characterisation that it intimidated the Australian government into modifying the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code.
  
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• Child tax credit for $3,000 or more: When could the first check arrive, overpayments, more - CNET

  13-04-2021 05:00 via cnet.com
  
  If you qualify for the revised child tax credit payments, you'll receive half the money in 2021 and the rest in 2022. Here's what else you should know about CTC checks.
  
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• Intel's Mobileye and Udelv to launch 35,000 autonomous delivery vehicles by 2028

  13-04-2021 04:56 via zdnet.com
  
  US commercial fleet leasing and management company Dolen will be the first to get its hands on the autonomous delivery vehicles.
  
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• NSW looks to quantum computing to improve the state's transport system

  13-04-2021 02:59 via zdnet.com
  
  The state government hopes using Q-CTRL's quantum technology will allow it to have a transport system that 'talks'.
  
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• Hyundai's Staria is the coolest futuristic minivan that we'll never get - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 02:40 via cnet.com
  
  It looks like someone took the Oldsmobile Silhouette of the '90s and gave it a cyberpunk makeover.
  
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• Hyundai Staria is the futuristic minivan of our dreams - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 02:40 via cnet.com
  
  Unfortunately, it'll have to stay in our dreams because it's not coming to the US.
  
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• NAB announces plan to shut down more branches in the wake of online banking

  13-04-2021 02:36 via zdnet.com
  
  NAB has revealed it saw a further 30% reduction in over the counter and basic servicing transactions in its branches in the last year.
  
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• Yamaha unveils a wild new 469 hp prototype electric motor - Roadshow

  13-04-2021 02:30 via cnet.com
  
  The unit integrates both the mechanical and electrical components needed to work into one unit.
  
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• Ant Group to become a financial holding company overseen by China's central bank

  13-04-2021 02:25 via zdnet.com
  
  Jack Ma's digital payments giant will restructure itself into a company that is supervised by the People's Bank of China in a bid to kowtow to regulatory concerns.
  
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• How to watch Blue Origin's next launch showing how its passenger flights will work - CNET

  13-04-2021 02:23 via cnet.com
  
  Mission NS-15 offers a chance to see actual humans aboard New Shepard.
  
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