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• Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban

  Amazon.com said shareholders rejected proposals to curb and audit its facial recognition service on Wednesday, just as members of Congress indicated there was bipartisan support to one day regulate the technology.

• AI delivering ‘new economics’ for banks, says UBank CEO

  UBank’s embrace of artificial intelligence has helped it grow its customer base while retaining a compact staff headcount -- and it’s also freeing up time for its employees as they attempt to understand the future of banking, according to chief executive Lee Hatton.

• Security’s not that funny, but maybe it should be

  Sometimes a single experience or just one data point can radically reshape an individual’s entire outlook — at least, that was the case for Michael Madon, the senior vice president and general manager of security awareness and threat intelligence products at Mimecast.

• Experts: Enterprise IoT enters the mass-adoption phase

  Dropping hardware prices, 5G boost business internet-of-things deployments; technical complexity encourages partnerships.

• PayPal senior architect explains why the payments giant trusts Qlik for analytics

  PayPal has become one of the world's biggest online payments companies since it launched in 1998, exceeding US$578 billion in payments across 9.9 billion transactions for over 267 million customer accounts by its 20th birthday, a meteoric rise that analytics has helped drive.

• Qudos wins source code battle in Infosys court case

  ​System integrator Infosys is being asked to provide further documentation on source code it created for financial services customer Qudos Bank, following allegations of copyright infringement, breaching contract terms and misuse of confidential information.

• How Google's rift with Huawei could change Android and smartphones forever

  Google has informed Huawei that it will be pulling its Android app and Play Store license, leaving the future uncertain for the both companies.

• Telstra begins selling its first 5G device

  Telstra has begun selling its first commercial 5G device, an HTC-manufactured mobile hotspot that also supports 4G. The company's CEO also revealed today that Telstra would charge many of its customers a premium to receive 5G connectivity.

• Nokia CEO sees possible benefits from Huawei tensions

  ​Nokia chief executive Rajeev Suri said on Tuesday the company could benefit from a US clampdown on Chinese rival Huawei as the race to roll out 5G services heats up.

• EU regulators to decide on IBM's Red Hat acquisition by June 27

  ​EU antitrust regulators will decide by June 27 whether to clear US tech giant IBM's US$34 billion bid for software company Red Hat.

• Microsoft returns to Mac browser market after 16 years with 'Chromium-ed' Edge

  The developer has released the first public preview of its revamped Edge browser for macOS, with a more stable version coming 'soon.'

• Revamped Google Glass 2 aims more powerful AR at the enterprise

  Google renews its focus on enterprise augmented reality with the Glass Enterprise Edition 2; it packs a better camera and faster processor.

• Microsoft orphans Windows 10 1809, prepares to jump 1803 users straight to 1903

  Windows 10 1809 – the ill-fated version initially launched last fall – powered just 29% of surveyed Windows 10 systems as of late April. It's a clear sign that Microsoft has largely stopped pushing 1809 to users.

• ‘Palpable’ momentum in Australian space sector, ASA chief says

  The momentum in Australia’s space sector is “palpable in every state and territory,” according to Dr Megan Clark, the head of the Australian Space Agency.

• SA Department for Child Protection’s inaugural CIO prepares to depart

  The inaugural chief information officer at South Australia’s Department for Child Protection is preparing to leave his role. CIO Hamish Cameron will depart DCP in mid-June, a spokesperson for the department told Computerworld.