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• ACT eyes data-driven boost to government services with new centre

  The ACT government’s Centre for Data Excellence has officially been established.

• Hawaiki cable comes into service

  The US$300 million, 15,000km Hawaiki submarine cable linking Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and United States has gone into commercial service after a 27 month construction by TE SubCom.

• Sydney conferences seal city’s global quantum computing reputation

  Australia – and Sydney in particular – cemented its global reputation as a quantum computing powerhouse this week, by hosting two major international conferences.

• Britain says Huawei 'shortcomings' expose new telecom networks risks

  Technical and supply-chain issues with equipment made by Chinese firm Huawei have exposed Britain's telecom networks to new security risks, according to a government report.

• Finance picks Salsa partner for GovCMS next steps

  The Department of Finance has selected Collingwood agency Salsa Digital to operate the whole-of-government content management system GovCMS.

• Groupon accuses IBM of patent shake-down

  ​A lawyer for discount e-commerce company Groupon this week told a court in Delaware that International Business Machines Corp has shaken down practically every large tech firm for patent fees.

• The next corporate collaboration tool: Podcasts?

  As companies look for new ways to share info with workers – especially those who may work remotely – they may soon turn to podcasts. The hard part: creating content that engages.

• Google launches quantum framework Cirq, plans Bristlecone cloud move

  ​Google today launched Cirq, an open source framework for running algorithms on the quantum computers that will be available in the near future.

• British Airways hit by tech problems

  ​British Airways has canceled and delayed flights at London's Heathrow, Europe's biggest airport, due to problems with a supplier's IT systems, the airline said.​

• IBM finds growth in security, cloud

  IBM has reported second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analysts' expectations as it benefited from growth in higher-margin businesses including cybersecurity and cloud computing.

• Police seize 3D printed weapons during raid

  Firearms allegedly manufactured using a 3D printer have been seized during a raid in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Mudjimba.

• Why Australia has an opportunity to lead the way on AI regulation

  We are on the cusp of a fourth industrial revolution with advances in AI continuing at a rapid pace. Yet despite its promise, Australian businesses are hesitating to embrace AI, fuelled by misunderstandings and misapprehensions. These have only been exacerbated by the recent headlines of misuse of personal data by tech giants.

• Hundreds of households, small businesses ‘lose’ phone numbers during NBN migration

  New research released by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has highlighted complaints from households and small businesses migrating to the National Broadband Network that have unexpectedly lost their fixed-line phone number.

• Microsoft's focus on cloud, partnerships paying off

  Microsoft shares are up 180 percent since Satya Nadella took over, and its market cap edged above US$800 billion for the first time earlier this month.

• What is single sign-on? How SSO improves security and the user experience

  Password fatigue, cloud sprawl and developer simplicity are pushing the rise of SSO.