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• Microsoft granted license to export 'mass market' software to Huawei

  Microsoft on Thursday said it has been granted a license to export software to Huawei.

• Royal Australian Navy gets 'world first' 3D printers

  The Royal Australian Navy will deploy a metal 3D printer in what the government described as a "world-first trial".

• Blackberry refreshes its UEM suite, focuses on zero-trust access

  BlackBerry's latest version of its flagship Enterprise Mobility Suite is aimed at enabling management of all devices and apps across all vendor platforms.

• Extreme targets data centre automation with software, switches

  Extreme has unveiled new automation software and switches to help customers turn-up and manage new data centre​ networking segments.

• Sourcetrail code navigator now free open source

  Sourcetrail indexes source files to create a dependency graph, giving developers a graphical overview of their code

• Sydney Quantum Academy gets ready for 2020 launch

  The Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) had a soft launch at the Sydney Startup Hub earlier this month for its inaugural PhD scholarships, postdoctoral fellowships and visiting fellowships.

• Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data

  Alphabet's Google will stop giving advertisers the ability to target election ads using data such as public voter records and general political affiliations, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday.

• ASX ‘blockchain’ system to open new digital horizons, exec says

  By providing distributed access to a single, verified source of truth, ASX’s blockchain-inspired system will open up new opportunities to digitise multi-party workflows, according to the exchange operator’s deputy chief executive officer, Peter Hiom.

• Salesforce to expand Einstein Voice Skills so users can create custom voice apps

  Salesforce is among a number of tech firms aiming to bring voice to the enterprise, though most users will have to wait until 2021 to access its AI voice assistant.

• Some Huawei suppliers get US approval to restart sales to blacklisted firm

  The Trump administration on Wednesday gave Huawei its second reprieve this week, allowing some suppliers to restart sales to the Chinese telecoms giant after it was placed on a trade black list over national security concerns six months ago.

• The big picture from Tableau Conference 2019

  More AI, more preparation, more cloud integration were the key takeaways from the analytics platform maker’s annual event.

• IBM aims at hybrid cloud, enterprise security

  IBM Cloud Pak for Security features open-source Red Hat technology for hunting threats and automation to speed response to cyber attacks.

• 10 easy steps to make Chrome faster and more secure

  Looking to speed up Chrome? Give us 10 minutes, and we'll give you a noticeably better browsing experience.

• NBN Co rolls out ‘Network on Wheels’ to mitigate bushfire damage

  NBN Co says it has deployed on of its ‘Network on Wheels’ trailers in an effort to keep online more than 3000 broadband services in the Mid North Coast.

• Mark Innes takes over as Google Cloud’s ANZ head

  Former Salesforce executive vice president and general manager, APAC, Mark Innes, will take charge of Google Cloud’s ANZ business.