The number of reported data breaches grew 86% to 1792 during 2016 — which includes 44 breaches in Australia, Gemalto's latest Breach Level Index indicates. [ + ]

The ACCC has secured $7m in funding for a broadband performance monitoring program designed to give consumers more accurate comparative information while selecting an NBN plan. [ + ]

The inventor of the World Wide Web has received the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award. [ + ]

Six companies have been accepted into Perth's first cohort of the Plus Eight Accelerator program. [ + ]

The Queensland Government has provided $1.96 million in funding to renewable energy business Redback Technologies. [ + ]

DXC Technology, the company created through the merger of CSC and HPE's Enterprise Services division, is launching with over 3000 customers and 10,000 staff across A/NZ. [ + ]

Former NAB digital transformation guru Gavin Slater will take over as permanent CEO of the Digital Transformation Agency from 1 May. [ + ]

Consumers experience fear regarding artificial intelligence (AI) due to their confusion about what the technology actually does, according to a new study by Pegasystems. [ + ]

New research published by Dimension Data suggests that organisations around the world are not implementing effective digital strategies. [ + ]

A new data centre project has been launched by Lenovo in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Israeli-based company CyberGym will be relocating its global headquarters to Melbourne. [ + ]

The recycling of e-waste will be expanded in Port Pirie as Nyrstar upgrades its facility. [ + ]

The NBN rollout has reached the quarter way mark in terms of network connections, with retail service providers now having signed up more than 2 million customers. [ + ]

Banks have been denied authorisation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to collectively bargain with Apple and boycott Apple Pay. [ + ]

There were more than 240 power outages affecting three million people in 2016, according to a report by Eaton. [ + ]