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NSW government looks to grow digital skills in those not going to university
There's a skills shortage, but there isn't enough of a focus on the 50% of students who don't want to go to university, according to NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education.
Melbourne students are guinea pigs for NEC's facial recognition fraud tech
NEC's NeoFace facial recognition software will be used by Melbourne-based Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessments in a bid to ensure those sitting tests are those enrolled.
DNS Flag Day 2020: DNS servers must support both UDP and TCP queries
Industry group wants to make DNS over TCP support mandatory.
US to reportedly blacklist Chinese surveillance camera giant Hikvision
The reported ban on Hikvision comes at a time when US is restricting technology exports to several leading Chinese technology companies, including Huawei.
NetApp's Q4 falls below expectations, guidance light
The data storage vendor reported a drop in both product and hardware revenues.
The challenges of finding an alternative to Facebook
Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up is by getting hold of its data and functionality, one piece at a time.
3D printing: A comprehensive guide for business leaders
3D printing is revolutionizing the way products are designed and produced, and its impact has spanned manufacturing, medicine, and entrepreneurship. This ebook offers an in-depth look at how it works,...
Two more Microsoft zero-days uploaded on GitHub
SandboxEscaper has now published seven zero-days in Microsoft products; two more to come.
Tech news roundup: GDPR turns 1, and who makes the best apps?
Karen Roby reports on this week's biggest tech news, which includes Huawei's Android license and GDPR’s one-year anniversary, as well as what Microsoft says about a potential version of the law in the US.
Congress: "It's time for a time out" on facial recognition
Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, are expressing alarm over the the misuse of facial recognition technologies.
No, this AI can’t finish your sentence
The New York Times wrote in November that Google's Bert natural language model can finish your sentences, but this week, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence argues it's not so and that machines still cannot really reason.
