Industry News
Equinix expands access to Oracle Cloud in Australia
Equinix has announced an expanded partnership with Oracle to provide access to Oracle Cloud FastConnect in Sydney and metros on four other continents. [ + ]
AI plays hide-and-seek, finds new strategies along the way
When pitted against other versions of itself and being rewarded when it successfully hid or found other players, OpenAI's AI learned some pretty neat tricks. [ + ]
'Stopgap' programming language, COBOL, turns 60
Computer language COBOL is celebrating its 60th year supporting vital business and government systems. [ + ]
Victoria to restrict access to driver licence biometrics
Victoria will not allow the federal government and other states to access data it uploads to the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution. [ + ]
Oracle to open second cloud region in Australia
Oracle has revealed plans to open an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region in Melbourne to complement its existing region in Sydney. [ + ]
IT contractors "valuable solution" to skills gap
A survey — commissioned by recruiter Robert Half — looked at 160 Australian CIOs' views on talent management and job and workplace trends. [ + ]
Hurricane Electric establishes PoP at NEXTDC S1
NEXTDC has announced that Hurricane Electric has selected its S1 data centre in Sydney for the site of its fourth Australian PoP. [ + ]
NZ pledges $10 m to boost cybersecurity in the Pacific
NZ is set to provide $10 million over five years to help Pacific countries develop national cybersecurity strategies to enhance online safety. [ + ]
Australia ranks 12th for mobile network quality
Australia beat New Zealand during global mobile network quality performance tests conducted by Tutela earlier this year. [ + ]
Vic ICT for Women championed at 2019 TechDiversity Awards
Australian organisations boosting women and LGBTI representation in the digital technology sector have been recognised at this year's TechDiversity Awards. [ + ]
Businesses to benefit from combining IT and risk management
Collaboration between IT and risk management teams could help businesses most effectively use and protect their technology, according to a new white paper. [ + ]
Quantum computing start-up Q-CTRL lands $22m investment
Quantum computing start-up Q-CTRL has landed $22 million in one of Australia's largest venture capital deals for 2019. [ + ]
Australians lack awareness around personal data use
Australians are least aware of how data collectors use their personal information, compared to those in other countries, according to a study by HERE Technologies. [ + ]
CSIRO teams with Piotrek on solid-state batteries
The CSIRO has signed a five-year partnership with Japan's Piotrek aimed at helping commercialise next-generation solid-state lithium battery technology. [ + ]
IDC releases market breakdown for 2Q19
IDC has released its market insights for WLAN, OEM storage systems and Ethernet switches and routers for the year to 2Q19. We take a look. [ + ]
