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• Super Micro to review hardware for malicious chips

  Super Micro Computer says it will review its motherboards for any proof of malicious chips as alleged in a recent media report.

• Oracle adds machine learning features to Cloud ERP, HCM

  Oracle has announced a range of machine learning based updates to its cloud enterprise resource management (ERP) and human capital management (HCM) suites.

• NAB, Microsoft collaborate for facial recognition-based ATM

  NAB’s customers may one day be able to ditch their cards when withdrawing cash from automatic teller machines, with the bank partnering with Microsoft for a proof of concept ATM that uses facial recognition and a PIN to authorise transactions.

• Culture critical for AI success

  A successful AI strategy can’t just be based on technical capability within a business but should be underpinned by an agile culture that’s open to experimentation and a willingness to embrace data-driven decision-making, according to Microsoft’s CTO, Worldwide Services, Norm Judah.

• Oracle's cloud move fix for 'vicious cycle' of 'unpredictable' app upgrades

  The release cadence of Oracle's applications had gotten users into a "vicious cycle" admitted the company's executive vice president of applications product development Steve Miranda today.

• IoT roundup: Content delivery networks make a play for IoT business

  Akamai and Limelight ramp up edge networking; Splunk gets into industrial IoT management and monitoring.

• 1,500 Windows 10 Insiders may have been bitten by file-deletion bug

  The bug, which forced Microsoft to pull the Windows 10 1809 feature upgrade from distribution, showed up during Insider testing before the OS was released.

• Wi-Fi site survey tips

  Wi-Fi can be fickle. The RF signals and wireless devices don’t always do what’s expected – it’s as if they have their own minds at times. Wireless site survey tools can help avoid Wi-Fi interference issues and WLAN configuration problems.

• Linux apps on Chrome OS: An easy-to-follow guide

  Linux apps can expand your Chromebook's capabilities and open up all sorts of interesting options — but first, you have to know where to begin.

• Cloud, big data helping ‘stress test’ mortgages

  The Royal Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry will drive increased adoption of RegTech solutions in Australia according to Richard McCarthy.

• New CIO at Victoria’s Triple Zero service

  Graeme Dunn will lead the IT function at Victoria’s Triple Zero authority.

• Apple CEO calls on Bloomberg to retract spy chip story

  Apple chief executive Tim Cook has said that Bloomberg should retract a story that claimed Apple's internal computer systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence agents.

• SWIFT and Microsoft partner for cloud payments

  Global payments network SWIFT has partnered with Microsoft for a proof of concept project that uses the technology company’s Azure cloud.

• Telstra pledges to improve network redundancy following issues connecting Triple Zero calls

  Telstra has committed to improving the redundancy and diversity of its network, developing new communication protocols to strengthen the emergency call service.

• Gartner: IT spending to hit US$3.8 trillion; enterprise software, IT services outlays lead way

  Enterprise software spending is forecast to experience the highest growth with an 8.3 percent increase in 2019. Communications services like MPLS and other WAN services will hit 1.4 trillion in 2018.