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• Progressive web apps: The future of the web

  Debate has raged for the past decade about whether mobile web will dominate or whether mobile apps will prevail. The answer is that they’re not mutually exclusive and many companies need both.

• ‘Small amount’ of password data stored in plaintext, PageUp says

  Australian HR SaaS provider PageUp has confirmed that on the “balance of probabilities” it believes that “data relating to our clients, placement agencies, applicants, references and our employees has been accessed” during a security breach that the company revealed earlier this month.

• Foxtel seeks to slam door on prison drama pirates

  Foxtel has returned to Federal Court for its third application for an injunction to stop Australians accessing a range of sites it says facilitate infringement of its copyright, including by providing unauthorised access to its prison drama Wentworth.

• Mastercard tech chief: Every company should emulate Netflix

  As the financial services giant Mastercard continues to adapt to ever-changing consumer demands, the head of technology at the company has urged all companies to emulate Netflix when it comes to innovation.

• Huawei goes on offensive over potential 5G ban

  ​Huawei has gone on the offensive against Australian claims it poses a security risk, issuing an open letter to the government saying that view was "ill-informed."

• Google App Maker low-code tool debuts for G Suite users

  App Maker uses templates for building UIs, which can be assembled via drag-and-drop

• NEC hits back at ACIC over biometrics project

  NEC Australia says it is “extremely disappointed” with the decision of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to cancel the Biometric Identification Services (BIS) project.

• Google moves to end website installation of Chrome extensions

  The company's walled-garden approach to browser add-ons moved another step closer to reality with a ban on the inline installation of all newly-published extensions.

• Microsoft proclaims Windows 10 1803 enterprise-ready in record time

  The 45-day interval between the launch of the latest feature upgrade to Windows 10 and the announcement that it's ready for business is the shortest yet.

• NBN closes in on 4 million active services

  The latest NBN monthly progress report reveals that as of May some 3.9 million households and businesses had active services on the National Broadband Network.

• Here comes BYOSD (bring your own smart display)

  A new wave of Google Assistant-powered ‘home’ smart displays hits next month. And they’re coming to work.

• Adelaide 10-gig network swamped with sign-ups, City says

  More than 1000 buildings have been registered to connect to a new high-speed network for Adelaide businesses.

• Robotics roadmap for Australia launches

  ​Robots are hard at work all over Australia. They are pulling tonnes of iron ore hundreds of kilometres across the Pilbara. They are swimming around the Great Barrier Reef killing environment damaging starfish.

• ACIC ditches biometric identification project, terminates NEC contract

  The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has confirmed that it has cancelled a contract with NEC Australia to deliver the Biometric Identification Services (BIS) Project.

• Domain name businesses fined $1.95m over ‘renewal’ notices

  Domain Name Corp Pty Ltd and an associated business, Domain Name Agency Pty Ltd, have been slapped with fines worth $1.5 million and $450,000, respectively, over breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.