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05 September, 2016

Forget Software—Now Hackers Are Exploiting Physics

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/new-form-hacking-breaks-ideas-computers-work/

The EC’s $19B finding against Ireland’s taxation of Apple explained

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/the-ecs-finding-against-irelands-taxation-of-apple-explained/news-story/235b677cef766e12f547a630f21f6b28

Why you shouldn't buy a new iPhone when the new model is unveiled

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/why-you-shouldnt-buy-a-new-iphone-when-the-new-model-is-unveiled-20160902-gr7t3v.html

SAMSUNG will recall as many as 50,000 of its flagship smartphones in Australia after the company identified a “battery cell issue” that caused at least 35 smartphones to burst into flames.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-note7-may-be-recalled-over-fire-risk/news-story/d4fd6862a39411dd6ebf545e0579ddc6

NBN Co is looking to juice up its copper infrastructure with the company working with technology partner Nokia to trial XG-FAST over the copper network. XG-FAST is the latest iteration of Nokia’s G.fast technology that allows the delivery of multi-gigabit speeds over copper.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/nbn-co-to-trial-xgfast/news-story/79363767168970b8ce4b051a8e6a9dea

Everyone Wants a Level 5 Self-Driving Car—Here’s What That Means

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/self-driving-car-levels-sae-nhtsa/

FOR THE FIRST time since even before Facebook acquired it in a whopping $19 billion acquisition two years ago, WhatsApp has changed its terms of service. This time, you’ll want to read them very closely. Under the new user agreement, WhatsApp will share the phone numbers of people using the service with Facebook, along with analytics such as what devices and operating systems are being used. Previously, no information passed between the two, a stance more in line with WhatsApp’s original sales pitch as a privacy oasis.

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/whatsapp-privacy-facebook/

Artificial intelligence used to be something that featured in science fiction films. Now, it's writing the scripts. Following the debut in June of Sunspring, a hilariously disjointed short film written entirely by AI, a feature-length movie has been written by AI – with human input – in an effort to nail the formula for box office success.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/innovation/artificial-intelligence-input-into-film-script-aims-to-shake-up-industry-with-impossible-things-20160826-gr244l.html

Girl Geek Academy has launched what it says is the world’s first hackathon for girls aged 5 to 8, Miss Makes Code. The hackathon, led by Girl Geek Academy CEO Sarah Moran, will see over 70 young girls learn deep algorithmic thinking and creative problem solving through practical hands-on tasks.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/girls-to-learn-code-in-world-first/news-story/656365ccd75fa33651c8b28ceacf5d49

Why STEM subjects and fashion design go hand in hand

https://theconversation.com/why-stem-subjects-and-fashion-design-go-hand-in-hand-63649