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• Google boosts hardware ambitions through US$1.1 billion deal with HTC

  A range of HTC employees will join Google under a US$1.1 billion (AUD$1.4 billion) deal by the search leviathan to boost its hardware development efforts.

• McDonald’s taps Telstra for fibre upgrade

  Telstra will roll out a fibre network for more than 850 McDonald’s restaurants as part of a $90 million deal with the fast food giant.

• OAIC, Data61 partner for data de-identification guide

  A new guide from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is intended to help organisations effectively de-identify their data.

• Is universal end-to-end encrypted email possible (or even desirable)?

  End-to-end email encryption is getting more attention as security and compliance concerns mount, but practical use cases are rapidly being eaten away by other technologies.

• NBN leverages open source software to analyse faults

  A new NBN initiative will use a range of open source projects including Apache SPARK, Kafka, Flume, Cassandra and JanusGraph to help analyse and improve the end user experience on the National Broadband Network.

• Apple upgrades Safari for older versions of macOS

  Version 11 of the browser adds Intelligent Tracking Protection, a feature that has drawn the ire of the online advertising industry.

• IBM open-sources a microservices-friendly Java app server

  Developers can use the beta code from the open source Open Liberty project to provision, manage, and migrate microservices in Java apps

• Coming soon to the office: iOS 11's augmented reality

  With the official launch of iOS 11 this week, Apple not only introduced a more PC-like feel to its mobile devices, but included an SDK supporting augmented and virtual reality, which has enormous potential for enterprise use.

• What is Trello? A guide to Atlassian’s collaboration and work management tool

  The ‘highly visual’ work management app has some 25M users and is seen as a viral enterprise success. Here's what it does and how much it costs.

• AirTrunk targets cloud providers with hyperscale Sydney data centre

  AirTrunk has officially launched its flagship Sydney data centre, with the company saying the facility will be one of the largest in the Asia Pacific region on a megawatt basis.