Automation is being increasingly adopted by telcos in order for them to remain competitive, according to GlobalData. [ + ]

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner given an extra $14.2 million over four years to help counter cyberbullying and image-based abuse. [ + ]

An action plan and ethical framework are critical to ensuring that people are educated and upskilled on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. [ + ]

The Advance Queensland initiative has helped to create almost 11,000 new jobs, according to new figures. [ + ]

Vertel and Nuage Networks will team up to launch SD-WAN services for Vertel's government, enterprise and service provider customers. [ + ]

Two-thirds are concerned about individual privacy, and more than half are more worried now than a few years ago, according to the Privacy Commissioner. [ + ]

The ID Exchange Innovation Campus is believed to be the first commercial regtech sandbox facility established in Australia. [ + ]

Businesses around the world are being urged to commit to transparent data collection, to prevent everybody from 'drowning in data'. [ + ]

HP may compensate customers who unknowingly purchased certain models of its printers that do not work with non-HP ink cartridges. [ + ]

Cylance's latest Threat Report found that malware attacks increased 13.4% over 2016, with the healthcare sector remaining the most under fire. [ + ]

The UK Government has just published an artificial intelligence (AI) deal that could potentially add 10% to its GDP by 2030. [ + ]

Australia and France will be working together as part of a new quantum computing collaboration. [ + ]

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre will receive $70 million in funding from the federal government. [ + ]

The NSW Government is throwing its support behind events designed to drive growth in the state's emerging regulatory technology (regtech) industry. [ + ]

nbn co has formed collaborative partnerships with the University of Melbourne and University of Technology Sydney to focus on research and development. [ + ]