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It’s 6:15 a.m. and my alarm clock is ringing, but 15 minutes ahead of schedule. My clock is always connected with Smart, my virtual assistant, an artificial intelligence software that autonomously manages my calendar (among other tasks) and from which it has learned that I will need to catch a flight out of town this morning.

Computer scientists at the University of Nottingham and Kingston University have solved a complex problem that has, until now, defeated experts in vision and graphics research. They have developed technology capable of producing 3D facial reconstruction from a single 2D image - the 3D selfie.

Seagate Technology today announced the Australian and New Zealand availability of the Fly Drive released earlier this year in partnership with DJI, the world’s leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Cellebrite, a developer of digital forensic extraction, decoding and analysis solutions, has introduced an enhanced version of its UFED InField solution featuring new selective extraction capabilities to make accessing specific live device data quick and easy.

Dr Sharon Hakkennes has been appointed Barwon Health’s new Chief Information Officer. Sharon has worked in the health care industry for more than 20 years, and has held several leadership roles at Barwon Health for some time, including Director of Health Informatics, and Manager of Physiotherapy.

Global technology company Lockheed Martin has appointed a new vice president & managing director to lead its technology business in Australia and Asia. Christine Zeitz will serve as regional lead of the company’s Information Systems and Global Solutions (IS&GS) business, which provides information and communications technology solutions to customers in the public, security and defence sectors.

Google is appealing against an order from the Court of Justice of the European Union that aims expand Europe's “right to be forgotten” to Web sites world-wide

Australian solutions provider Proficiency Group has announced the appointment of experienced executive and CIO Cathy Ndreca as its new CEO.

Telstra Health has launched ReadyCare, its GP telemedicine service that gives Australians the choice to connect with a doctor using phone or video and receive advice, treatment, diagnosis and prescriptions.

Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be available from July 29 as a free upgrade to those using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Promising to bring back the Start menu from previous iterations of the Windows OS, Windows 10 additions include the Cortana “personal digital assistant” and Windows Hello3 which  greets users by name and lets them log in to their PC without a password through biometric authentication

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