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• AI used to predict phone unlocking, saving battery and bandwidth

  ​Researchers at the University of Melbourne have used machine learning to accurately predict when an individual will next unlock their phone.

• Google fails to disclose microphone in Nest Secure

  Google has said it had made an "error" in not disclosing that its Nest Secure home security system had a built-in microphone in its devices.

• Australia ‘asleep at the wheel’ in autonomous vehicle race

  Australia’s recent fall from 14th to 15th position in the 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index is “unacceptable and should sound alarm bells”, according to the nation’s peak driverless vehicle industry collective.

• Calls to dump Saudi app that enables men to monitor their female relatives' movements

  A Saudi Arabian government app that allows men in the country to monitor and control their female relatives' travel at the click of a button should be removed from Google and Apple's online stores, a U.S. politician and activists said on Wednesday.

• Activists urge Indian lawmakers to summon tech giants

  Indian activists have petitioned a parliamentary panel to summon the heads of U.S. tech firms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google and question them on issues ranging from tax compliance to data privacy.

• Google ups prices for G Suite Basic and Business customers

  As of early April, prices for Google's productivity and collaboration software suite are set to rise, bringing G Suite pricing closer to that of rival Office 365.

• How Google plans to reinvent the user interface

  Google’s next move will be like 'Minority Report,' but on your watch, toaster and factory floor.

• CSIRO, IBM and Zendesk Australia's top hirers for AI roles

  ​Tech giants, universities, consultancy firms and a retailer are among Australia’s top hirers for artificial intelligence related roles, according to analysis by job-site Indeed.

• ATO report reveals tech companies that paid zero tax in 2016-17

  The ATO has released its latest corporate tax transparency report which lists companies and how much tax they paid for the previous financial year.

• Australia’s competition boss sees need to rein-in power of Google, Facebook

  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims says there are currently five active investigations arising from the ACCC’s scrutiny of the market power of Google and Facebook.

• With Google Chromium move, Microsoft raises white flag in browser war

  After a years-long pummelling, Microsoft has surrendered in the browser war, saying that it will junk Edge's home-grown rendering engine.

• In pictures | CIO roundtable on how to meet the demands of today’s tech savvy staff - the Cloud Worker

  One in four workers in today’s enterprises are already cloud workers, reports Forrester. They want flexibility and mobility; to get work done on any device, anytime, from any place. So how do we prepare for this environment? A group of business technology leaders gathered in Perth to discuss how to meet the demands of this tech savvy group.

• Google wins trademarks case against Australian business

  Google has won a trademark case brought against two businesses registered in Australia under the names Google LLC and Google Legacy.

• Google hears protesters, changes sexual harassment policies

  Google will change the way it handles sexual harassment claims, a week after 20,000 of its workers around the world walked off their jobs in protest.

• Google Australia workers join global walkout

  ​Staff at Google Australia’s headquarters in Sydney staged a walkout in protest of the company’s “workplace that doesn’t work for everyone”.