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• 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.

• 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.

• Telstra prepares to offer 2Gbps downloads over 4G network

  Telstra is planning to offer speeds of up to 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) over its 4G network in selected areas, the telco has revealed.

• GE to send more than 100 3D printers to Australian schools

  ​GE is providing 103 Australian primary and secondary schools with polymer 3D printers, software and education materials to give students a “hands-on additive manufacturing experience”.

• Dementia Support rolls out automated facial recognition pain detection app

  ​As their condition progresses, a person with dementia finds understanding what they hear increasingly difficult.

• Apple wins praise for adding 'USB Restricted Mode' to secure iPhones

  Amid reports that two forensic companies have been helping law enforcement and government agencies break into locked iPhones, Apple rolled out a new feature in iOS 12 to prevent further intrusions. Privacy advocates applauded the move.

• Cisco opens DNA Center network control and management software to the DevOps masses

  Opening up Cisco DNA Center's network controller, assurance, automation and analytics platform to developers holds the promise of customers building strategic network applications.

• What is cloud-native? The modern way to develop software

  Cloud-native computing takes advantage of many modern techniques, including PaaS, multicloud, microservices, agile methodology, containers, CI/CD, and devops

• Tasmania prepares to overhaul Justice ICT systems

  The Tasmanian budget has earmarked $2.5 million from within the government’s Digital Transformation Priority Expenditure Program for preparing for a major overhaul of the Department of Justice’s key ICT systems.

• Obama tech advisor: Fun’s over for AI-driven ‘Deep Fake’ video

  ​David Edelman, former special adviser to Presidents Bush and Obama on technology and cyber security, was working in the White House during the tragic Orlando nightclub shooting two years to the week ago.

• Does AI have to be a privacy nightmare?

  Although artificial intelligence (AI) presents challenges to many of the key principles that underpin privacy legislation, it’s not a forgone conclusion that AI has to usher in a data-driven Orwellian nightmare.

• Huawei rejects report of 5G ban

  Huawei Australia chairperson John Lord has said that he “doesn’t believe there’s any truth” in reports that the Chinese company has been blocked in participating in the roll out of Australia’s 5G networks.

• Domino's appoints new group CIO

  ​Domino’s Pizza has appointed a new group chief information officer, Suncorp insurance business tech chief Terry Powell.

• Tether used to boost bitcoin prices, study finds

  There is evidence that tether, a digital currency pegged to the U.S. dollar, may have been used to manipulate the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a research paper released by the University of Texas.