Summary videos of this week's top reviews.

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Simple attacks plus user willingness to pay ransoms to get their files back means ransomware is on the rise, warn Kaspersky researchers.

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Microsoft has set itself the target of one billion devices running Windows 10. But hitting that number isn't the only thing it has to worry about.

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It's easier for cybercriminals to steal your details by building a fake Facebook page than by pretending to be your bank.

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The Australian government has revealed Singapore as the fifth and final location for its AU$11 million startup landing pad initiative.

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StarHub's net profit grew to SG$92.8 million, on EBITDA of SG$183.4 million and revenue of SG$590.9 million, with gains in broadband and enterprise fixed services.

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The Australian Bureau of Meterology is looking for a contractor to develop a data entry portal that will be used by volunteering members of the public, who will be helping the agency digitise hard-copy climate records.

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NBN's revenue and assets have grown alongside its loss as the network's rollout picks up speed.

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Chinese giant Alibaba Group has reported total revenue of 24 trillion yuan for the three months ended March 31, thanks mostly to its mobile revenue.

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When businesses automate their backend, it will mean engineers can focus on app development rather than servicing the infrastructure stack, according to Red Hat.

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Craig Wright said he no longer has the 'courage' to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the supposed founder of Bitcoin, after declaring he was on Monday.

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NBN passed its year-end target for premises activated last week, the company has told Senate Estimates.

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In its second earnings report since going public, enterprise software firm Atlassian has posted an IFRS operating loss of $4.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2016.

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The cost of complying with court orders to block The Pirate Bay and other piracy websites -- which TPG put at AU$50 per DNS block, and M2 put at AU$800 maximum in total -- is being disputed by Telstra.

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Do curved ultrawide desktop displays really deliver on the claims of their manufacturers? We investigate the pros and cons.

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DARPA hopes it can 'fingerprint' individual cyberattackers and build a picture of their handiwork over time.

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Presenters using Slides can now run Q&A sessions with audiences as a talk is being delivered.

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Azure might have doubled revenues year on year, but AWS held a steady at $2bn lead on Azure, quarter on quarter.

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Despite being legally bound to implement a warrantless data-retention scheme, the Australian Attorney-General's Department has maintained there is a 'spirit of cooperation' with industry.

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Uber has appointed former ACCC chairman Allan Fels to its Public Policy Advisory Board, formed to guide the startup through global transportation and policy issues.

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Although Bankwest only went live with OpenStack eight months ago, the company is already onto testing its second version.

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Rather than chiding the ATO for not being able to deal with taxpayers looking to use its systems at busy times, a House Committee has suggested that users stagger themselves.

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The federal government has kicked off the search for an organisation to implement its AU$1 million STEM-focused Summer School idea.

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MVNOs will not have to provide roaming info until 2019, while other telcos must allow customers to opt out of receiving such information under the ACMA's changes.

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The National Australia Bank has indicated that it made progress in executing its technology transformation program during the first half of the 2016 financial year.

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The sale of pre-owned iPhones would be in violation of Hazardous Wastes Rules, according to the government.

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Telstra's new SD-WAN service, delivered in partnership with Cisco, routes application traffic along the best available network pathway.

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A recent ruling by a Chinese court has granted the "IPHONE" trademark to a local firm which sells leather goods such as handbags and mobile phone cases.

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Jason Perlow speaks with the CEO of Sensics on the the potential impact of VR and AR technologies on the human brain.

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Companies underestimate how much open source they're using and as a result often aren't patching it, a study finds.

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Opera's in-built ad blocker arrives on desktop Opera and Opera Mini for Android browsers.

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Video chat beta now up and running for US and Canadian users of BBM; worldwide rollout due in July.

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WANdisco says its technology can help companies moving data to the cloud without interrupting their business.

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The release of the Panama Papers shined a spotlight onto graph databases and leading supplier Neo4j.

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The slow rise of Google's latest version of Android is gradually reducing the share of Android devices that will never get security updates.

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Two new tax incentives aimed at making investments in Australian startups more attractive will take effect on July 1 after passing the Senate on Wednesday.

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The University of Sydney has been awarded a share in a multimillion dollar grant from a United States government agency to pursue quantum computing research.

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Optus will be streaming the 2016/17 English Premier League season on selected plans starting at AU$15 per month.

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Data61 and the Treasury will undertake a nine-month study to examine the potential benefits and productivity gains, as well as implications blockchain technology could have on the Australian economy.

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The final report by an inquiry into Australia's Future in Research and Innovation has called for a three-year review of the federal government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, less than six months after it was announced.

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Dick Smith is back in business, launching online in Australia and New Zealand thanks to Kogan.com.

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HP unveils new laptop offerings claiming to provide improved battery life, power and capabilities - along with improved desktop and All-In-One devices

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Cash-strapped Finnish mobile OS maker Jolla has secured $12m in financing to press ahead with licensing the Linux-based Sailfish OS.

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"The advent of autonomous driving represents a revolution for automotive safety," says Volvo president Håkan Samuelsson.

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Turing Robotics Industries CEO Steve Chao says customers will get their pre-order phones by early June.

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The downside of the cloud is a password and username overload -- but there are technologies available to help.

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A discussion paper released on Tuesday by the Australian Treasury has listed a number of options for removing the GST from digital currencies such as Bitcoin.

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The Australian Federal Budget for 2016-17 has shown the allocation of most of the AU$230 million set aside for the Cyber Security Strategy.

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After running on the smell of an oily rag and burning its cash stockpile in years past, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been funded with AU$8.1 million until June 2020.

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Should the company responsible for the NBN fail to raise enough debt to complete its rollout, the government has said it would pick up the slack.

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In one of the revenue increases found in Australia's 2016-17 Budget, multinational tax avoiders are being targeted by a new Diverted Profits Tax slated to raise AU$100 million a year.

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New gesture-based cursor controls in Google's Android keyboard bring faster editing to smartphones.

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CSIRO and JobsNSW chair David Thodey has highlighted that cybersecurity is a whole-of-industry problem that needs to be addressed by both enterprises and startups.

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The Department of Education and Training has kicked off the search for an organisation to implement its AU$6 million Australia-wide early learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative.

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Indian startups are mostly focusing on payment processing and the trading solutions segments.

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Fintech incubator Stone & Chalk believes there is an opportunity for Australia to lead in the cybersecurity space both locally and internationally.

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Premium Finance Services has paid AU$34,000 after employing a third-party call centre that made telemarketing calls to phone numbers listed on the DNC Register.

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ANZ has said the first half of the 2016 financial year was a 'challenging period', reporting that statutory profit after tax dropped 22 percent.

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The NSW government has announced the resurrection of the state government CIO, adding the word digital to the title in a bid to keep up with the evolving nature of the role.

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When it comes to big data, NSW Innovation Minister Victor Dominello believes it is one of the greatest assets held by government, but is of little value when it's buried away in bureaucracy.

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New South Wales Premier Mike Baird believes the state will shape the economic future of the country, saying his government is aiming to ensure Sydney is known as the startup city of Australia.

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The latest survey from Tech Pro Research reveals what users want from enterprise software, and what frustrates them most.

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Consumerisation, the cloud and mobility have transformed enterprise software, which in the future will be influenced by wearables, the IoT, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence.

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Mobile security is a growing area of concern in the enterprise. How secure are mobile devices within your organization?

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New Zealand's telco regulator will look at the deregulation of Spark's fixed network services during its five-yearly review.

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Optus now has twice the complaint ratio of the once-loathed Vodafone, while complaints for the entire industry are down 5.6 percent year-on-year.

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Google Australia has promoted Jason Pellegrino, the company's director of Asia-Pacific sales operations and strategy, to the role of managing director.

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Westpac Group spent AU$914 million on technology during the half year, including on strengthening its cybersecurity, upgrading 22 branches, and launching its Wonder platform.

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Telstra will invest AU$25 million into network monitoring, and AU$25 million into improving network recovery time during outages.

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Telstra has used its Investor Day to discuss how it will use the proceeds from the sale of Autohome shares, as well as the negative impact the NBN will have on its EBITDA.

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Google Australia restructured its business at the start of the year to keep local advertising revenue in Australia, instead of booking it offshore in Singapore.

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Hover Camera was the biggest hit of GMIC Beijing 2016, the 'CES of China.' For the Chinese startup launched by American students, it's the first in a line of personal robotics products.

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The software update comes less than a month after the release of the modular G5, offering a downloadable app drawer and a higher burst rate capability for the Cam Plus.

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New kinds of fingerprint recognition tech may be set for future smartphones, with LG having developed a cover glass module with a fingerprint sensor embedded in it.

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ASX-listed Digital X has posted a $1.2 million loss for the three months ended March 31, 2016, less than half a year after rebranding and taking a step back from bitcoin mining.

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What does the future of hardware and software hold for Apple? Here's a few ideas.

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