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• NBN leverages open source to analyse faults

  A new NBN initiative will use a range of open source projects including Apache SPARK, Kafka, Flume, Cassandra and JanusGraph to help analyse and improve the end user experience on the National Broadband Network.

• 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.