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| UpdatedGoogle says it expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones in two years, after a successful test flight in Queensland last year.
Topics: computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, internet-technology, united-states, warwick-4370, qld
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| UpdatedA hand-held device which uses near-infrared scanning to measure the dry matter and moisture content of fruit is proving popular in the mango industry.
Topics: rural, crop-harvesting, fruit, food-and-cooking, computers-and-technology, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedAlmost 450 Scrabble players from around the globe have converged on Western Australia vying for world championship glory, with the youth titles kicking events off.
Topics: youth, board-and-card-games, word-or-number-games, thinking-games, games---other, perth-6000
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Tasmania's cool climate entices investors to build a $40 million data centre described as a "hotel for computers".
Topics: computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedTens of thousands of gamers converged in Melbourne for the Penny Arcade Expo, a three-day "festival of games". The expo showcases everything from card games, Commodore 64 computer games and arcade games, to emergent video gaming and virtual reality gaming.
Topics: games, games-on-the-web, games-industry, games-industry-professional-gaming, computers-and-technology, internet-technology, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedIBM's $1 billion computer program Watson, described as a combination of Google and Siri with a brain that lives in the cloud, is being used to deliver a competitive advantage in Australian business.
Topics: computers-and-technology, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Premier says he wants the state to be the first in Australia to embrace the sharing economy and not kill it off through heavy regulation.
Topics: science-and-technology, road-transport, internet-technology, states-and-territories, tas
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| UpdatedGoogle announces it will begin testing balloon-powered internet over Indonesia in 2016 as part of Project Loon, aiming to provide coverage across more than 17,000 islands.
Topics: information-and-communication, science-and-technology, internet-technology, indonesia, pacific
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Locals in south-west Queensland say they have some of the worst internet service in the country, and it is holding back distance education and costing businesses millions of dollars.
Topics: internet-technology, computers-and-technology, australia, qld
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US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden hails a European Parliament vote urging EU member states to take him in and offer protection as an "extraordinary" gesture of support.
Topics: government-and-politics, information-technology, security-intelligence, european-union, united-states, russian-federation
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Drones are fast becoming a popular tool among farmers and now one is using them to muster his cattle.
Topics: beef-cattle, computers-and-technology, farm-labour, games-industry, bremer-bay-6338
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An SA Supreme Court finding that Google is legally responsible when its search results link to defamatory content on the web highlights a complex jurisdiction problem.
Topics: laws, internet-technology, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, sa
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A motorcycle-riding robot unveiled by Yamaha at the Tokyo Motor Show has given notice to nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi that it was created to surpass him.
Topics: robots-and-artificial-intelligence, japan
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| UpdatedA Sunshine Coast sound engineer uses the latest digital technology to preserve the history and culture of regional Australia.
Topics: history, internet-technology, nambour-4560
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| UpdatedApple's quarterly profits soar to more than $US11 billion boosted by sales in China and demand for the latest iPhones.
Topics: computers-and-technology, internet-technology, science-and-technology, business-economics-and-finance, united-states
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A NASA scientist who co-invented digital camera technology used in millions of devices around the world is now pursuing his passion for filmmaking.
Topics: computers-and-technology, photography, mobile-phones, film-movies, canberra-2600
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Juggling quad copters, drones that extinguish industrial fires, a machine that can kick a football over 50 metres, and a mini-hoverboard are just some of the creations on display at Ingenuity 2015.
Topics: computers-and-technology, engineering, university-and-further-education, adelaide-5000
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Canberra residents can now check on the bushfire risk for their property via a new interactive map.
Topics: bushfire, emergency-planning, environmental-management, internet-technology, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedHundreds of customers of outdoor clothing company Patagonia may have had their bank details stolen after hackers breached its Australian website.
Topics: consumer-protection, hacking, computers-and-technology, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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More young Australians need to be encouraged to consider a career in cyber-security to help build a "human firewall" against online attacks, according to the Federal Government's eSafety Commissioner for Children.
Topics: internet-technology, computers-and-technology, science-and-technology, internet-culture, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, australia
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| UpdatedThe technology sector may be hailed as the industry of Australia's future, but it is still very much a man's world, a study by a Charles Darwin University researcher finds.
Topics: science-and-technology, business-economics-and-finance, small-business, women, computers-and-technology, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedAustralia's former spy boss David Irvine warns that jihadists could soon be capable of launching destructive cyber attacks and urges Australia to do more to build a "cyber secure country".
Topics: defence-and-national-security, internet-culture, internet-technology, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia
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| UpdatedIn 1977, a Denver teen started documenting his very ordinary life on film. Thirty-five years and a hit YouTube video later, Sam Klemke has entered the age of narcissism.
Topics: internet-technology, internet-culture, film-movies, australia, united-states
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Lego wants to remain above the grubby material concerns of politics. But as its run-in with dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei confirms, the company can't escape ethical and political considerations.
Topics: government-and-politics, games, children, visual-art
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Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey's novel move to give a third of his company stock to an employee equity pool is a smart gesture to restore confidence in a company that lost its way, according to recruiting and compensation experts.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, internet-technology, united-states