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• Microsoft launches Office 2019 for Windows, macOS

  24-09-2018 23:37
  The company also committed to a successor version, ending speculation that this year's release would be the last that doesn't require a subscription.
  
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• Regional Australia Bank turns to NBN fibre to connect branches

  24-09-2018 17:00
  Regional Australia Bank will use NBN fibre at all 32 of its locations under a deal with Macquarie Telecom.
  
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• New Azure IoT offering makes the physical, virtual

  24-09-2018 15:00
  Microsoft will next month launch a public preview of an Azure IoT service that helps businesses build a digital representation of a physical environment.
  
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• Microsoft wages war on passwords

  24-09-2018 15:00
  Microsoft is “declaring an end to the era of passwords,” according to Frank X. Shaw, the company’s corporate vice president, communications.
  
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• Microsoft explores AI’s potential to tackle humanitarian crises

  24-09-2018 15:00
  Microsoft has launched a program aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to aid humanitarian causes.
  
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• The password is dead, long live Web Authentication

  24-09-2018 08:20
  Stealing the password to a villain’s secret lair and infiltrating it to spring an elaborate trap might seem like an action movie cliché. In reality, it’s often villains who use passwords to infiltrate the accounts of individuals and organisations, setting a trap to steal private and financial information of innocent citizens.
  
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• Getting the most out of Kubernetes

  24-09-2018 08:16
  Seventy-three percent of companies now have at least one application, or a portion of their computing infrastructure already in the cloud. With multi-cloud environments on the rise, containers have become a major driving force for businesses and developers because of their portability between cloud providers.
  
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• Banking regulator warms to cloud computing

  24-09-2018 06:40
  The head of Australia’s financial services regulator says it is taking a “more open stance on cloud usage” among banks.
  
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• Tech companies to attend White House quantum computing meeting

  24-09-2018 06:08
  The White House will host a meeting focused on U.S. government efforts to boost quantum information science, with administration officials, leading companies including Alphabet Inc, IBM, JPMorgan Chase and academic experts taking part.
  
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• ScienceLogic brings AI to IT operations

  24-09-2018 05:03
  Dave Link says he founded ScienceLogic because of his belief that after working in IT operations for much of his career he considered the discipline to be broken.
  
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• Former NewSat director to stand trial

  24-09-2018 03:49
  The former director of NewSat will stand trial after three charges were brought against him by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
  
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• Government appears intent on fast-tracking encryption bill

  24-09-2018 02:52
  The government appears set on swift passage through parliament of the Telecommunication and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018, which Canberra argues is vital to helping police and intelligence agencies mitigate the impact of encrypted communications services on their investigations.
  
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• Key companies to attend White House quantum computing meeting

  24-09-2018 02:09
  The White House will hold a meeting on Monday on U.S. government efforts to boost quantum information science, with administration officials, leading companies including Alphabet Inc, IBM Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and academic experts taking part.
  
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• First CEO and refreshed board at RegTech Association

  24-09-2018 01:23
  ​Industry body for the burgeoning regulation technology sector – the RegTech Association (RTA) – has appointed a new CEO and two board members.
  
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• Global spending on digital marketing nears $100 billion: study

  24-09-2018 01:20
  Spending on digital marketing grew by 44 percent last year in the United States and Britain to $52 billion, a study has found, estimating that global outlays on such tactics are approaching $100 billion.
  
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• Global advertising expenditure to grow 4.5 percent in 2018: Zenith

  24-09-2018 01:19
  Global advertising expenditure is predicted to reach $581 billion at the end of 2018, with most of the growth coming from sponsored content in search engines and social media ads, according to industry forecaster Zenith.
  
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• Dell revisits IPO option amid tracking stock deal pushback -sources

  24-09-2018 01:13
  Dell Technologies Incis exploring an initial public offering (IPO) after shelving this option earlier this year in favor of going public by buying back a special type of stock from investors, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
  
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• White House draft order directs probes into tech giants, report says

  24-09-2018 00:53
  The White House has drafted an executive order that would push federal antitrust and law enforcement agencies to probe the business practices of social media and other internet companies, according to Bloomberg.
  
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