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• Gartner: Reduce WAN costs using consumer internet services

  ​There’s a shift in Australia at the moment away from organisations using high-end, expensive MPLS network services from the big providers, towards consumer grade internet services for enterprise WAN connectivity.

• Researchers design patch to make people ‘virtually invisible’ to AI detectors

  ​Researchers at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have demonstrated how a small, square, printed patch can be used as “cloaking device” to hide people from AI object detectors.

• Microsoft boosts IoT offering with Express Logic acquisition

  Microsoft has acquired Express Logic, a developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for internet of things (IoT) and edge devices.

• Samsung reportedly pushes back Galaxy Fold until ‘at least next month’ following poor reviews

  After several poor reviews and broken devices, Samsung has reportedly decided to delay the launch of the Galaxy Fold originally planned for Friday, April 26.

• Australia 'too remote' for Kaspersky Lab transparency centre

  ​Australia is "too remote" to host Kaspersky Lab's planned Asia Pacific transparency centre, the company's vice president of public affairs has revealed.

• Cyber expert credited with stopping 'WannaCry' attack admits malware charges

  ​A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralising the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to US charges of writing malware.

• Microsoft adds more reasons for enterprise users to run Edge on mobile devices

  The iOS and Android versions of the company's Edge browser now support single sign-on and conditional access, a move that could spur more use for the mobile version of Edge.

• Vocus calls for backhaul component to mobile black spot program

  Network operator Vocus says that the government should consider funding carrier-neutral backhaul as part of its mobile black spot program.

• Australia needs ambassador to Silicon Valley, Chinese tech giants, says former diplomat

  ​Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) should create new ambassador positions to serve Silicon Valley and China’s tech giants, says Liberal candidate for Wentworth Dave Sharma in a report released today.

• Facebook unintentionally uploaded email contacts of 1.5 million new users

  Facebook says it may have unintentionally uploaded email contacts of 1.5 million new users on the social media site since May 2016.

• Microsoft injects funding into Aussie AI projects

  Microsoft has offered support to six Australian artificial intelligence projects, taking its AI for Earth funding initiatives to US$50M around the world.

• Sydney start-up Q-CTRL launches open source quantum error suppression library

  ​Sydney start-up Q-CTRL is releasing an open source library of error suppression controls for quantum computers.

• How 5G drove moves by Apple, Qualcomm and Intel

  Apple and Qualcomm on Tuesday settled an acrimonious two-year legal dispute. Shortly afterward, Intel Corp said it will exit the smartphone modem chip business.

• What lies beneath: A new approach to big data for Australian businesses

  Jump back a few years, and database management would have been top of the list in the ‘best leave that one to the techies’ category.

• Former Firefox exec alleges Google torpedoed Firefox with 'oops' excuses

  Johnathan Nightingale – a one-time Firefox V.P. – weighed in on working with Google in a series of tweets, prompted by a controversial "smart city" plan from Alphabet for Nightingale's hometown of Toronto.