Accenture to Acquire Bengaluru-based Industrial AI Firm Flutura

Accenture to Acquire Bengaluru-based Industrial AI Firm Flutura

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IT services and consulting firm Accenture on Tuesday said it will acquire Bengaluru-based industrial artificial intelligence company Flutura. The deal size was not disclosed. Flutura has approximately 110 professionals who specialize in industrial data science services for manufacturers and other asset-intensive companies. “Flutura will strengthen Accenture’s industrial AI services to…

Facebook, Instagram Begin Rolling Out Paid Verification Service in Australia, New Zealand

Facebook, Instagram Begin Rolling Out Paid Verification Service in Australia, New Zealand

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Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it…

Fishermen cling to cooler after boat capsizes off Australian coast
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Fishermen cling to cooler after boat capsizes off Australian coast

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ALBANY, Western Australia – Three men hoping for a rescue after their boat capsized Wednesday in the choppy Indian Ocean found an ice chest floating and clung to it to keep their heads above water and stay together. The trio was fishing about 10 miles off the coast of Albany when their boat…

I started dating a sex doll after my fiancee left me — I even introduced her to my mom
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I started dating a sex doll after my fiancee left me — I even introduced her to my mom

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After a devastating breakup and years without physical intimacy, Rod* made the bold move to purchase a $2064 sex doll named Karina. The Aussie carpenter from rural New South Wales had been left “frozen” in a state of loneliness in 2021 when he ordered Karina online after searching for sexual…

Woman jumps McDonald’s counter, makes own burger in wild rampage
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Woman jumps McDonald’s counter, makes own burger in wild rampage

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This McDonald’s meal came with additional charges. A woman has been arrested after she was seen in a viral TikTok video screaming at McDonald’s staff before jumping the counter and making herself a burger. The 19-year-old — who has not been publicly named and shamed — was subsequently charged with…

Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist
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Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist

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The winner of Australia’s richest portrait prize — one of the most coveted in the Australian artistic world — has been revealed. Victorian artist Graeme Drendel claimed the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for 2022 for his portrait of fellow artist Lewis Miller, in Sydney on Wednesday. In an…

Australia’s Arkon Energy Bags Millions to Expand Its Green BTC Mining Operations

Australia’s Arkon Energy Bags Millions to Expand Its Green BTC Mining Operations

ByNews Polite

Despite the ongoing flump in the crypto market, players operating in the mining industries have not lost hope for the sector’s speedy recovery. Australia’s Arkon Energy has managed to raise $28 million (roughly Rs. 228 crore) in order to expand its eco-friendly BTC mining operations into the country. Arkon is…

Aussie specker finds massive gemstone on evening walk
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Aussie specker finds massive gemstone on evening walk

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A Queensland amateur prospector has claimed his biggest find yet after excavating a precious gemstone during his evening walk. Matt Betteridge found “an absolutely massive” 834-carat Australian sapphire near his home on fossicking land near Rubyvale in Queensland’ Gemfields while on a “bit of evening specking (looking for sapphires with…