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The Tasmanian government has threatened to take legal action against the operators of a Bass Strait electricity cable that failed and contributed to an energy crisis in the state.
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Energy Minister Guy BarnettRead more: Tasmanian government wants compo over 2015-16 Basslink failure
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Samsung Electronics has launched a mid-tier mobile application processor (AP) with boosted deep learning and image processing capabilities.
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The Eyxnos 7 9610, aimed at mid-tier smartphones, is made through the 10-nanometer process and has strengthenedRead more: Samsung boosts mid-tier Exynos 7 AP with deep learning image processing
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South Korea's telco watchdog has fined Facebook for intentionally rerouting network connections, causing an access slowdown for local users.
The US company was fined 396 million won, or $370,000, by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC)...
Read more: Facebook fined in South Korea for limiting user access
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Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John on Wednesday called on both sides of Australian politics to be more transparent about their use of data and the ties political parties have to data analytics firms.
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Steele-John's requests were made afterRead more: Australian pollies shut down calls for transparency over data use
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Australians will soon be able to sign up for a national digital identity solution known as the Govpass program, touted by the federal government as making it easier for people to prove who they are when using government...
Read more: DTA seeks identity validation platform for Govpass program
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CNET/CBS Interactive After several days of silence on the matter, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday addressed the controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm that hoarded and misused data...
Read more: Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook's response to Cambridge Analytica controversy
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Facebook has never been particularly good at prioritizing your privacy. Your data powers its business, after all. But recent revelations that a firm called Cambridge Analytica harvested the personal information of 50 million unwitting Facebook[1]...
Read more: Facebook Privacy Settings: A Complete Guide to Making Your Account More Secure
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Video: Can machine learning bail enterprises out of their data management woes?
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The UK operation of Save the Children[1] (SCUK) works to save lives by preparing for and responding to humanitarianRead more: How a data management change helped Save the Children
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NCAA will live stream all 64 NCAA March Madness games online. (Image: Todd Taulman, Getty Images/iStockphoto) The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, college basketball's big dance otherwise known as March...
Read more: March Madness: How to watch 2018 NCAA men's tournament games without cable