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• Army to ramp up robot use over next decade

  ​The Australian Army plans to ramp up its use of robotics and autonomous systems in ground combat over the next decade, it has been revealed.

• Transform your network to support digital business

  Networking will be critical infrastructure for digital business initiatives over the next five years. Just as digital business forces a rethinking of fundamental business processes, IT infrastructure leaders must rethink networking from data centre to cloud to device, from people to process to products.

• Melbourne IT to rebrand as Arq Group, create 270 jobs

  ​Melbourne IT is rebranding as Arq Group, as it repositions itself as a ‘complete, strategic digital partner’.

• Microsoft faces new legal ​challenge over Windows 10

  Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked a court to force Microsoft to change its default installation process for Windows 10, which they said violated several local laws by collecting user data without their "express consent."

• Hotel key cards, even invalid ones, help hackers break into rooms

  By getting hold of a widely used hotel key card, an attacker could create a master key to unlock any room in the building without leaving a trace, Finnish security researchers said in a study published this week, solving a 14-year-old mystery.

• Trump, top aides talk trade with Apple CEO Cook at White House

  US President Donald Trump and two top aides talked about trade issues with Apple chief Tim Cook as the White House prepares to try to avert a trade war with China, a manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker.

• Oracle sets date for end of Java 8 updates

  After January 2019, businesses will need a commercial license to receive updates for Oracle Java SE products

• Wi-Fi gets quicker with 802.11ax, but buying early might offer few advantages

  The latest Wi-Fi standard makes home networks faster, especially for video streaming.

• NBN prepares for Q4 launch of G.fast services on FTTC

  NBN is preparing to offer higher speed services to premises connected using its newest fixed-line technology, fibre to the curb (FTTC).

• Queensland Police fixes ‘working with children’ check data issue

  Queensland Police Service says it has fixed separate problems that affected a system used to check bans from licences venues in the state and another used for background checks, including for the state’s ‘Blue Card’ working with children system.

• Police wait on Amazon data in alleged GoGet ‘hack’ case

  Police are waiting to receive data from Amazon Web Services before they can serve the full brief of evidence in a case relating to the alleged ‘hacking’ of the GoGet car-sharing service.

• Vocus scraps sale of NZ business

  ​Vocus Group has decided against selling its New Zealand business, announcing today that it has “ceased all discussions with interested parties in the sale process”.

• Vic govt prepares for upgrade to emergency services comms

  Motorola Solutions will upgrade Victoria’s Metropolitan Mobile Radio (MMR) network to support a range of new features including enhanced data services and GPS and location services.

• What is cross-site scripting (XSS)? Low-hanging fruit for both attackers and defenders

  With XSS, attackers enter malicious code into a web form or web app URL to trick the application into doing something it's not supposed to do.

• Innovative CIOs make shift to managing IT as a product

  Aping Silicon Valley technology startups, enterprises are revamping their organizations from project-based IT service delivery to product-oriented technology supported by agile development and iterative release cycles.