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• More than 700 Telstra workers face job losses

  Telstra is about to let 752 workers go around the country as it continues with its plans to slash 8,000 jobs by 2022.

• Penten wants to use AI to build better cyber tripwires

  Australian security firm Penten is backing research into the use of artificial intelligence to build more convincing “cyber tripwires,” according to chief executive Matthew Wilson.

• ACCC finds few eligible households taking up NBN compensation offer

  Two-thirds of eligible NBN-connected households are yet to avail themselves of refunds that could be worth hundreds of dollars, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

• Developers at the heart of innovation

  In today’s technology driven and rapidly changing world, developers are at the heart of organisations’ future innovation endeavours. We’ve been hearing it for a while, but now more than ever the phrase ‘every company is a software company’ rings true.

• Telcos, tech industry call for major changes to encryption legislation

  Industry groups representing the telco sector and major tech businesses have called for major changes to controversial surveillance legislation.

• NSW loses cyber security chief to Human Services

  New South Wales’ government chief information security officer (GCISO) Dr Maria Milosavljevic has left her role for a new position at the Commonwealth’s Department of Human Services.

• Huawei calls for swift end to case of executive arrested in Canada

  China's Huawei Technologies wants a quick resolution of the case of its former finance chief Meng Wanzhou, who is accused of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and has been detained in Canada, its chairman said on Tuesday.

• Data science and AI set for growth in 2019

  Data science became the highest-paid IT profession in 2018, and is set for further growth as the tools and techniques become more accessible.

• Microsoft declares the official end to its smartphone era

  In the wake of the company's failed acquisition of Nokia's phone assets, Microsoft is reminding Windows 10 Mobile users that support ends this year.

• Google first of the Silicon Valley giants hit by major GDPR fine

  Google has become the first of the Silicon Valley technology giants to be landed with a fine under the General Data Protection Regulation.

• Review: 4 open-source network management tools improve usability, performance

  With each iteration, open-source network management tools get better. OpenNMS, Zenoss Core, NetXMS and Sensu Core deliver comprehensive monitoring, flexible reporting, cross-platform support and more.

• Volt gets full banking licence

  The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today granted ‘challenger bank’ Volt a licence to operate as an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI).

• Competition cop’s decision on TPG-Vodafone merger delayed

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has extended its provisional timeline for a decision on whether to allow the merger of TPG and Vodafone Hutchison to go ahead.

• WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb rumours

  Facebook's WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, as the popular messaging service looks to fight "misinformation and rumors", company executives have revealed.

• Former spy chief calls for Canada to ban Huawei from 5G networks

  Canada should ban Huawei from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said.