Wednesday’s Biggest Stories: Legal Marijuana, Eco WiFi, Huawei Matebook

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.

Australian Government Passes Bill To Legalise Medicinal Marijuana
The Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016 has passed both houses of government today.

There’s A New Kind Of Wi-Fi That Uses 10,000 Times Less Power
Wi-Fi is already a very great thing. Problem is — especially for mobile devices — Wi-Fi is also an energy suck.

Huawei Matebook: Australian Hands-On
Huawei’s Matebook is an extremely thin, lightweight Windows 10 tablet that it wants to take on the Microsoft Surface with.

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