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• Tim Cook on Apple’s values, regulation, excessive phone use, health, and more

  In an interview at the Time 100 Summit, Apple’s CEO spoke broadly about a wide range of issues

• ACSC finds large number of unprotected network services in Australia

  The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has found a large number of unprotected network, database and storage services hosted on Australian Internet Protocol (IP) address ranges.

• Huawei first-quarter revenue grows 39 per cent to US$27 billion

  ​Huawei Technologies said on Monday its first-quarter revenue jumped 39 percent to 179.7 billion yuan (US$26.81 billion), in the Chinese technology firm's first-ever quarterly results.

• Melbourne set to host Labor’s AI centre

  Melbourne has been selected as the host of a national AI lab, pledged by Labor if it wins the upcoming federal election.

• CBA ‘progressing’ with Albert accessibility upgrades, training

  ​Commonwealth Bank of Australia says it has begun rolling out accessibility upgrades to its Albert point-of-sale device, following a lengthy legal battle that settled in December.

• Node.js vs PHP: An epic battle for developer mindshare

  It’s a classic Hollywood plot: the battle between two old friends who went separate ways.

• Gen Y driving digital payments adoption finds Bankwest survey

  ​Nearly 40 per cent of ‘Gen Y’ consumers use digital means to make everyday purchases, a survey commissioned by the bank has found.

• Gartner: Reduce WAN costs using consumer internet services

  ​There’s a shift in Australia at the moment away from organisations using high-end, expensive MPLS network services from the big providers, towards consumer grade internet services for enterprise WAN connectivity.

• Researchers design patch to make people ‘virtually invisible’ to AI detectors

  ​Researchers at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have demonstrated how a small, square, printed patch can be used as “cloaking device” to hide people from AI object detectors.

• Microsoft boosts IoT offering with Express Logic acquisition

  Microsoft has acquired Express Logic, a developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for internet of things (IoT) and edge devices.

• Samsung reportedly pushes back Galaxy Fold until ‘at least next month’ following poor reviews

  After several poor reviews and broken devices, Samsung has reportedly decided to delay the launch of the Galaxy Fold originally planned for Friday, April 26.

• Australia 'too remote' for Kaspersky Lab transparency centre

  ​Australia is "too remote" to host Kaspersky Lab's planned Asia Pacific transparency centre, the company's vice president of public affairs has revealed.

• Cyber expert credited with stopping 'WannaCry' attack admits malware charges

  ​A British cyber security researcher hailed as a hero for neutralising the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack in 2017 has pleaded guilty to US charges of writing malware.

• Microsoft adds more reasons for enterprise users to run Edge on mobile devices

  The iOS and Android versions of the company's Edge browser now support single sign-on and conditional access, a move that could spur more use for the mobile version of Edge.

• Vocus calls for backhaul component to mobile black spot program

  Network operator Vocus says that the government should consider funding carrier-neutral backhaul as part of its mobile black spot program.