Uber has installed capture cameras on a number of Uber vehicles on Gold Coast roads, as the company extends to Australia its global efforts to produce more detailed GPS maps for drivers. [ + ]

The results of a new study about the use of open source in digital innovation in the Asia–Pacific region have been released by Red Hat. [ + ]

Start-up accelerator H2 Ventures will be supported by Jobs for NSW with a loan guarantee of $2 million. [ + ]

Data storage services are expected to undergo revenue growth of over 14% during the year ahead. [ + ]

Gartner expects total Australian IT spending to grow at a steady 2.7% in 2017, but potential growth both at home and internationally has been hampered by geopolitical uncertainty. [ + ]

Many people believe they are smarter than the criminals behind phishing schemes, and are consequently caught out by them, research shows. [ + ]

Having a smartphone present can negatively affect concentration span, even if the phone is not in use. [ + ]

ISACA has released a new audit program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework. [ + ]

Microsoft is introducing a tool to allow Windows 10 users to control what tracking information is collected by the company, as well as a web-based privacy dashboard. [ + ]

A recent HCF survey suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) in health care would be embraced by Australians. [ + ]

The AMA is calling on the government to ensure all Australians have affordable access to quality broadband, saying it is essential to improving health outcomes in rural areas. [ + ]

Uber plans to release its trove of GPS transport data from the thousands of Uber drivers on the roads, to help transport planners in cities including Sydney and Melbourne make smarter decisions. [ + ]

Australian IT professionals are expected to be in high demand in 2017 as companies continue to pursue digital transformation initiatives, with the sector among the most likely to see double-digit wage growth in 2017. [ + ]

Australia's FirstWave has secured a 30-month, $1.14m contract to provide security-as-a-service based on Cisco's cloud security services to help protect Qantas's IT operations. [ + ]

Atlassian has reached a US$425m deal to add web-based project management platform Trello to its growing portfolio of team collaboration software. [ + ]