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AI’s most famous loser shares thoughts on its future

Garry Kasparov was beat by IBM's Deep Blue in 1997. And he's still not completely over it.

Data61 releases draft open banking API

‘Working draft’ of APIs for new Consumer Data Right regime

From signals to cyber: Inside the transformation of the Australian Signals Directorate

The Australian Signals Directorate has embarked on the biggest transformation of its history

New NBN satellite service to support ‘bursting’, some unmetered services

NBN Co reveals details of ‘Sky Muster Plus’ product
NextDC signs more customers for second Sydney data centre

Data centre operator to boost initial capacity of S2
Telstra’s Robyn Denholm to leave telco for Tesla

Telstra CFO appointed chair of carmaker’s board
APRA issues new cyber security standard for banks

Banks’ boards ultimately responsible for information security, new APRA standard says
Insurers to be banned from accessing de-identified My Health Record data

Government backs further changes to My Health Record
Cloud helps Westpac reduce app rollout from weeks to hours

Bank deploys internal API platform

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Macquarie Uni coupler enables super-fast fibre, a potential antidote to 'capacity crunch'

A coupler developed by researchers at Macquarie University Photonics Research Centre has enabled transmission of more than a petabit of data per second down an optical fibre as fine as a human hair.
Digital Realty opens new Sydney data centre, plans to build more

Digital Realty has boosted its investment portfolio in Australia to more than $1 billion after opening its new data centre facility, Digital Erskine Park II.
Salter Brothers challenges MyNetFone over Inabox takeover

A subsidiary of SB&G Group has made an all-cash $21.4 million offer for Inabox, ahead of a 19 November Inabox shareholder meeting due to vote on a takeover bid by MyNetFone.

Telco group concerned over push for ACMA to oversee TIO

Telco industry group Communications Alliance says it is concerned over a government proposal for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to oversee the complaints body Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.
Greens call for digital rights commissioner

The Australian Greens have called for the establishment of a “digital rights commissioner” as part of a suite of new policies unveiled yesterday by the party.
KPMG Australia launches cryptocurrency tax estimator API

KPMG today launched a tool to help traders of cryptocurrencies better understand their tax liabilities.
Former Yahoo7 CTO lands at Isentia

Former Yahoo7 chief technology officer Paul Russell has been appointed CTO of media monitoring and data company Isentia.
US FCC launches its first high-band 5G spectrum auction

The US Federal Communications Commission has launched the agency's first high-band 5G spectrum auction as it works to clear space for next-generation faster networks.
With Windows 10 1809 re-release, Microsoft decides not to cheat on promised support

By acting as if the Windows 10 rollout delay had not happened, Microsoft ensured that users will generally get the support timeline they expect.
Cisco’s Webex Teams gets BroadCloud Calling integration

The move is designed to delivers an 'enterprise-grade' cloud-based PBX phone system for customers.
Patch Tuesday problems include even more reported bugs with Win10 version 1809

November Patch Tuesday largely looks like other Patch Tuesdays, but there are troubling reports of server problems, WSUS stumbles, new SSUs lurking in the manual-install background, and (even more!) bugs in the toxic Win10 version 1809.
Microsoft puts AI in containers

Microsoft has announced a preview of container support for a range of its Azure-based AI services.
Queensland’s Office State Revenue chooses Nina for virtual assistant ‘Sam’

Queensland Treasury’s Office State Revenue (OSR) has rolled out a virtual assistant to answer online enquiries from the public.
Healthy future for ‘augmented intelligence’

According to Murray Brozinsky, the future of patient-centred healthcare is not substituting artificial intelligence for people but “augmented intelligence”: Using AI technologies to enhance the work of healthcare professionals.
NSW bans drones from being flown above prisons

The New South Wales parliament has passed new laws banning drones from being flown above the state’s prisons.

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In Pictures: Flash Forward: How to deliver real outcomes in the age of Storage Innovation - Sydney Breakfast

Organisations continue to embark on the digital transformation journey, and many continue to grapple with legacy business processes, applications and infrastructure that require modernisation and automation. But at the same time, historic advancements in storage technology - particularly in all-flash and hybrid data storage - is helping IT leaders run smarter businesses and operate more efficiently. A group of technology chiefs gathered in Sydney for a Computerworld Breakfast, in partnership with Dell EMC and Intel, to hear about the substantive topic of transformation and infrastructure modernisation.
Inside Investa's new Sydney HQ, designed around 'open, transparent and collaborative' culture

“A key pillar of our strategy is the engagement of our people, enabling a high-performance culture and developing the capability of our teams. Our new workplace at 420 George Street supports this strategy..." says Investa CEO.
In pictures: Google opens new Melbourne office

And there's barely a beanbag in sight
Southern Cross Cable tracked across NZ's North Island

A tour depicting the route of international telecommunications cable the Southern Cross Cable across the North Island has been created by investigative artist Bronwyn Holloway-Smith.