ACMA has signed an MoU with 10 regulators in seven other countries to share information and collaborate in the fight against spam, scams and unsolicited calls or texts. [ + ]

While Australian commercial tenants and developers are enthusiastic about smart buildings, only 43% are prepared to invest in the technology, a survey shows. [ + ]

Apple has shown off significant updates to its iOS, macOS and watchOS operating systems, highlighting improvements including Siri integration for the Mac. [ + ]

Three in four respondents to a three-country survey from Centrify expect businesses to be hacked, with the majority likely to ditch the company after a breach. [ + ]

IBM's new Watson Centre in Singapore will aim to accelerate the development and adoption of cognitive computing technologies in the APAC region. [ + ]

Microsoft has announced plans to buy LinkedIn for a whopping US$26.2 billion in a deal that values the business-focused social site's shares at US$196. [ + ]

By having an effective software asset management solution in place, businesses can take full control of their software inventory and mitigate risk.

An IT roadshow, focusing on hyper-scale technology as it takes over the enterprise data centre, will be coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 21–23 June. [ + ]

Platforms that unify every customer touchpoint are essential for delivering exceptional customer experience in the digital transformation age. [ + ]

Organisations need to do better at bridging the availability gap — the difference between what users demand and what IT departments can deliver. [ + ]

The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that an industrial control system used by potentially thousands of US power plants is vulnerable to an unpatchable serious security flaw. [ + ]

Brisbane Airport Corporation has extended its managed technology infrastructure service contract with Data#3 through to June 2018. [ + ]

IT service provider ASG is suing the state of Victoria over the decision to terminate a contract to build a business management system in favour of plans to adopt a whole-of-government ERP model. [ + ]

Security experts from Pen Test Partners have discovered it's possible to turn off the anti-theft alarm on the Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid by hacking into the Wi-Fi access point. [ + ]

The Office of Personnel Management, the US agency that recently suffered a huge data breach, is on the hunt for a new CIO. [ + ]