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• Groupon accuses IBM of patent shake-down

  ​A lawyer for discount e-commerce company Groupon this week told a court in Delaware that International Business Machines Corp has shaken down practically every large tech firm for patent fees.

• The next corporate collaboration tool: Podcasts?

  As companies look for new ways to share info with workers – especially those who may work remotely – they may soon turn to podcasts. The hard part: creating content that engages.

• Google launches quantum framework Cirq, plans Bristlecone cloud move

  ​Google today launched Cirq, an open source framework for running algorithms on the quantum computers that will be available in the near future.

• British Airways hit by tech problems

  ​British Airways has canceled and delayed flights at London's Heathrow, Europe's biggest airport, due to problems with a supplier's IT systems, the airline said.​

• IBM finds growth in security, cloud

  IBM has reported second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analysts' expectations as it benefited from growth in higher-margin businesses including cybersecurity and cloud computing.

• Police seize 3D printed weapons during raid

  Firearms allegedly manufactured using a 3D printer have been seized during a raid in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Mudjimba.

• Why Australia has an opportunity to lead the way on AI regulation

  We are on the cusp of a fourth industrial revolution with advances in AI continuing at a rapid pace. Yet despite its promise, Australian businesses are hesitating to embrace AI, fuelled by misunderstandings and misapprehensions. These have only been exacerbated by the recent headlines of misuse of personal data by tech giants.

• Hundreds of households, small businesses ‘lose’ phone numbers during NBN migration

  New research released by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has highlighted complaints from households and small businesses migrating to the National Broadband Network that have unexpectedly lost their fixed-line phone number.

• Microsoft's focus on cloud, partnerships paying off

  Microsoft shares are up 180 percent since Satya Nadella took over, and its market cap edged above US$800 billion for the first time earlier this month.

• What is single sign-on? How SSO improves security and the user experience

  Password fatigue, cloud sprawl and developer simplicity are pushing the rise of SSO.

• Microsoft to dump Windows 10's smaller delta updates

  The company has decided they're no longer needed because express updates can fill the bill. The delta updates will end in February 2019.

• Google faces €4.34 billion fine over Android browser and search engine ties

  Google has been ordered to pay a €4.34 billion fine and stop forcing Android smartphone makers to install its search engine and browser on their phones. That decision was handed down by the European Union's antitrust authority on Wednesday.

• Analyzing user behavior to stop fake accounts

  Online account fraud is a big, automated business. NuData Security looks at hundreds of data points to identify malicious login attempts.

• Telstra, Vic government partner for new mobile base stations

  Telstra today detailed its plan to construct 17 new mobile base stations across Victoria, with the telco and the state government each chipping in $7 million to fund the rollout.

• Bankwest cites rise in mobile banking as it closes branches

  Bankwest says that it will focus on the delivery of services through digital channels as it moves to close dozens of its branches.