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• When a hackathon gets hacked

  You need to pity the person who came up with what, on paper, probably seemed like a sound idea: Stage a virtual hackathon that will help quickly recruit top-notch development talent.

• No need to regulate ISP peering arrangements, ACCC says

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has welcomed moves by Telstra, Optus and TPG — which along with Verizon are sometimes dubbed the ‘gang of four’ — to publish the criteria which they use to assess requests by other ISPs to enter peering arrangements.

• Three myths about DevOps and Agile

  In the Australian business landscape, many executives are feeling the pressure to accelerate speed to market by becoming Agile.

• Why tomorrow is the best time to be a developer

  I often hear statements like "there's never been a better time to be a developer" or "now is the best time to be a developer." It’s easy to see why.

• Blockchain – what is it good for? At the moment not much, DTA says

  The Digital Transformation Agency’s scrutiny of blockchain has confirmed it is “an interesting technology” that is “well worth being observed”. However, without standardisation and a lot more work, “for almost every use of blockchain you would consider today there is a better technology” — such as databases and APIs.

• Super Micro to review hardware for malicious chips

  Super Micro Computer says it will review its motherboards for any proof of malicious chips as alleged in a recent media report.

• Oracle adds machine learning features to Cloud ERP, HCM

  Oracle has announced a range of machine learning based updates to its cloud enterprise resource management (ERP) and human capital management (HCM) suites.

• NAB, Microsoft collaborate for facial recognition-based ATM

  NAB’s customers may one day be able to ditch their cards when withdrawing cash from automatic teller machines, with the bank partnering with Microsoft for a proof of concept ATM that uses facial recognition and a PIN to authorise transactions.

• Culture critical for AI success

  A successful AI strategy can’t just be based on technical capability within a business but should be underpinned by an agile culture that’s open to experimentation and a willingness to embrace data-driven decision-making, according to Microsoft’s CTO, Worldwide Services, Norm Judah.

• Oracle's cloud move fix for 'vicious cycle' of 'unpredictable' app upgrades

  The release cadence of Oracle's applications had gotten users into a "vicious cycle" admitted the company's executive vice president of applications product development Steve Miranda today.

• IoT roundup: Content delivery networks make a play for IoT business

  Akamai and Limelight ramp up edge networking; Splunk gets into industrial IoT management and monitoring.

• 1,500 Windows 10 Insiders may have been bitten by file-deletion bug

  The bug, which forced Microsoft to pull the Windows 10 1809 feature upgrade from distribution, showed up during Insider testing before the OS was released.

• Wi-Fi site survey tips

  Wi-Fi can be fickle. The RF signals and wireless devices don’t always do what’s expected – it’s as if they have their own minds at times. Wireless site survey tools can help avoid Wi-Fi interference issues and WLAN configuration problems.

• Linux apps on Chrome OS: An easy-to-follow guide

  Linux apps can expand your Chromebook's capabilities and open up all sorts of interesting options — but first, you have to know where to begin.

• Cloud, big data helping ‘stress test’ mortgages

  The Royal Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry will drive increased adoption of RegTech solutions in Australia according to Richard McCarthy.