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Macquarie to launch API-driven open banking platform

Will make it easier for customers to share data with fintechs

What Acquia did next

Acquia is expanding its horizons and adding support for Node.js and Magento as it creates a “universal platform” for enterprises to build digital experiences

Flinders University in big cloud push

Prepares to shift finance and student admin systems to SaaS offerings

AirTrunk targets cloud providers with hyperscale Sydney data centre

Two customers have already signed up for 30MW of capacity at new campus-style facility in Sydney’s west
Macquarie to launch API-driven open banking platform

Will make it easier for customers to share data with fintechs
Autonomous vehicle maker reveals Australian manufacturing plans

Newly launched driverless vehicle company considers building them here
Parliament passes telco security laws

TSSR regime set to become law
DTA takes over government’s open data portal

Data.gov.au moves from PM&C to DTA
Slater and Gordon could lead class action against Vocus

Law firm investigates potential for telco’s shareholders to take legal action

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AirTrunk targets cloud providers with hyperscale Sydney data centre

AirTrunk has officially launched its flagship Sydney data centre, with the company saying the facility will be one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region on a megawatt basis.
Sounds of Silence: What's coming to Google Chrome in 2018

When Chrome 64 is released in late January 2018, it will largely mark the end of auto-playing audio on websites.
Future cyber security threats and challenges: Are you ready for what's coming?

Among the the alarming trends highlighted in a new study from The Internet Society (ISOC) are the rise of state-sponsored cyber attacks as the internet is becoming increasingly intertwined with national security and the creation of “security divides” where some entities won’t be capable of dealing properly with threats.

Mingis on Tech: All about Android 8.0 'Oreo'

Android's latest version, Oreo, has been out since late August. We get the rundown on cool and useful new features from Android blogger JR Raphael.
DDoS protection, mitigation and defense: 7 essential tips

Protecting your network from DDoS attacks starts with planning your response. Here, security experts offer their best advice for fighting back.
Adelaide start-up using AI to select embryos for IVF

Candice Reed – Australia’s first baby conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) – is now in her late 30s. Since her birth in Melbourne in 1980 more than 200,000 children have been born here as a result of IVF-type treatments.
Govt to launch ‘Digital Economy Strategy’

The government will release a Digital Economy Strategy early next year “to seize the benefits of digital transformation and secure Australian jobs into the future”.
Light slowed with sound in photonic chip breakthrough

Having travelled halfway round the world down underwater fibre optic cable in an instant, by the time data in light form reaches your computer, it has to be slowed down to be processed.
5 top ways to run Windows on a Mac

With options ranging from Boot Camp to Parallels to VirtualBox and others, the big question is which one makes it easy to manage Windows-running Macs within your enterprise IT infrastructure.
BT to create 172 jobs with Sydney cyber R&D hub

BT is opening a global cyber security research and development centre in North Sydney, creating 172 skilled jobs over the next five years.

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In pictures: HPC meets AI - a world of possibilities

A group of IT leaders gathered in Sydney for an exclusive Computerworld and Lenovo roundtable discussion about the power and possibilities of the connected world of HPC and AI. With HPC considered the engine and ‘lifeblood’ fuelling AI, the technology is no longer just in the hands of researchers and educational facilities, but is sweeping large enterprise thanks to advances in Big Data and massive computational power.
In pictures: Microsoft announces two Canberra cloud regions

Microsoft plans to deliver Microsoft Azure from two new regions through a strategic partnership with Canberra Data Centres (CDC). The company says it will be the only major cloud provider in Australia to deliver hyperscale cloud services to handle Unclassified and Protected government data.
Gallery: Oracle Code 2017

Oracle staged its Oracle Code 2017 event on 18 July at Doltone House in Pyrmont, Sydney.
In pictures: Get your apps in order - the ‘next wave’ of digital transformation

A Computerworld Breakfast Exchange event, ‘Get your apps in order - the ‘next wave’ of digital transformation' - sponsored by AppDynamics - brought together ICT industry experts to learn about how the industry is shifting towards user and business-aware applications and infrastructure.