Juniper Research has predicted that online payment fraud losses will grow to US$22bn this year, growing to US$48bn by 2023 as a fraud-as-a-service economy emerges. [ + ]

A range of inspiring speakers and cutting-edge content will be on show at this year's 10th YOW! Conference. [ + ]

Australian professionals and female-led organisations had a strong showing at the 2018 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. [ + ]

nbn co increased its first-quarter revenue to $620 million as the number of wholesale connections neared 4.4 million. [ + ]

The CSIRO will invest $35 million towards research into artificial intelligence and space technology in Australia. [ + ]

Proposals to improve the reliability of telco services have been supported by the Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC). [ + ]

The opt-out period for My Health Record has been extended, a move which has been welcomed by privacy advocates. [ + ]

Start-ups that wish to pitch for a $1 million investment from venture capital firm Right Click Capital at StartCon 2018 have until 23 November. [ + ]

More than $3 million in digital technologies funding has been awarded to Queensland industries. [ + ]

Digital Realty has opened its third data centre in Sydney, and expects to soon commence planning for an extra one. [ + ]

CSIRO's Data61 and the Commonwealth Bank have successfully trialled a new type of smart money that is powered by blockchain. [ + ]

As part of its strategy to simplify and transform enterprise service delivery, Telstra has announced the deployment of a network as a service platform. [ + ]

Queensland's leadership in electric vehicle use has helped to determine plug policy for the entire country. [ + ]

nbn co will introduce a new satellite service next year that will no longer count the use of essential internet services against a customer's data allowance. [ + ]

Seagate has entered a collaboration with IBM aimed at using the IBM Blockchain Platform to crack down on sales of counterfeit hard disk drive products. [ + ]