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• Sydney Joint Cyber Security Centre officially launched

  20-03-2018 23:26
  The latest government-backed Joint Cyber Security Centre has officially launched in Sydney, joining centres in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
  
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• Spotify CEO eligible to sell up to $2 billion stake in public listing

  20-03-2018 23:03
  (Reuters) - Daniel Ek, the CEO and co-founder of streaming music leader Spotify Technology SA , is eligible to sell up to 15.8 million shares of the company worth up to $2 billion in its direct listing, the company disclosed in a filing on Tuesday.
  
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• AMD to release patches to fix some chip flaws uncovered by CTS Labs

  20-03-2018 22:54
  Chipmaker AMD says it plans to release patches to fix some of the flaws in its microprocessors detailed by CTS Labs last week.
  
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• Windows Server 19 embraces hybrid cloud, hyperconverged data centers, Linux

  20-03-2018 22:52
  Microsoft is set to make Windows Server 2019 generally available in the second half of the year, opening up access to its preview build through its Insiders program now and targeting data centers with new features to handle hybrid cloud setups and hyperconverged infrastructure.
  
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• SAP settles licensing dispute with AB InBev

  20-03-2018 22:49
  SAP wanted US$600 million in damages, both companies are keeping quiet about whether AB InBev paid.
  
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• G20 agrees to 'monitor' cryptocurrencies but no action yet

  20-03-2018 22:43
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Financial policymakers from the world's top 20 economies agreed to keep a watchful eye on cryptocurrencies on Tuesday and opened the door to regulating the booming industry at a later stage.
  
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• On eve of trial on Time Warner deal, AT&T, U.S. government lay out cases

  20-03-2018 22:41
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a preview of arguments in a trial over AT&T'sdeal to buy Time Warner Inc , government lawyers said on Tuesday the deal will raise prices for consumers while AT&T's lawyer argued the company has no reason to withhold programming from competitors as feared.
  
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• Amazon is now second most valuable U.S.-listed company, tops Alphabet

  20-03-2018 22:34
  (Reuters) - Amazon.combecame the second most valuable publicly listed U.S. company on Tuesday, surpassing Google parent Alphabet Incfor the first time.
  
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• Exclusive: On Amazon, a quarter of merchants' sales are cross-border

  20-03-2018 19:10
  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is making a push for merchants on its website to sell goods into other countries, setting the stage for greater competition with rival marketplaces run by eBay Inc and potentially Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
  
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• IBM wants to open up the deep learning expertise bottleneck

  20-03-2018 15:45
  With a new offering, Deep Learning as a Service, IBM aims to help businesses use deep learning techniques to automate key business processes, even if they lack deep learning expertise
  
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• A.I. and speech advances bring virtual assistants to work

  20-03-2018 12:43
  Though the trend is just getting started, digital assistants show promise for boosting workplace productivity and collaboration.
  
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• Cirrus Communications makes fixed wireless retail play

  20-03-2018 06:45
  Fixed wireless wholesaler Cirrus Communications has entered the retail market. The company said the newly launched C2 Direct will offer an alternative to the NBN for businesses.
  
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• iiNet, Internode customers to be compensated over NBN speeds

  20-03-2018 03:02
  More than 11,000 iiNet and Internode customers will be eligible for compensation after being sold NBN plans with unachievable maximum speeds.
  
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• Greens push for broader copyright ‘safe harbour’ provisions

  20-03-2018 02:37
  A Senate committee has backed the government’s incremental approach to expanding Australia’s safe harbour regime, but a dissenting report supported by the Greens calls for much broader copyright reform.
  
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• Privacy Commissioner to scrutinise Cambridge Analytica access to Facebook data

  20-03-2018 01:46
  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner says it is investigating whether any personal information of Australians was disclosed to Cambridge Analytica without authorisation.
  
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• Telstra and Microsoft strike deal for Office 365 voice calls

  20-03-2018 00:44
  Telstra’s business customers will be able to make native voice calls over the telco’s network from within Microsoft’s Office 365 under a deal unveiled today.
  
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• TPG prepares for mobile network trials, eyes 5G services

  20-03-2018 00:23
  TPG expects to begin trials of its new Australian mobile network in the second half of 2018. The telco’s mobile network build is “well underway,” CFO Stephen Banfield today told a briefing on TPG’s first half results.
  
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