Apple has updated its popular MacBook Air line, with the strikingly thin and light 13" and 15" models now imbued with the powerful Apple M3 chip. The new model has faster Wi-Fi, up to 18 hours of battery life, and supports up to two external displays.



NBN Co has launched a proposal to provide download speeds five times faster than present, on its nbn Home Fast product. This would see wholesale download speeds accelerate from 100/20 Mbps to 500/50 Mbps at no extra wholesale cost to retailers.

Oracle's Globally Distributed Autonomous Database has reached general availability and can help organisations achieve the highest levels of scalability and availability while addressing data sovereignty requirements.

Storage and networking hardware vendor Synology will be showcasing its enterprise-level products and solutions at JuiceIT 2024, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre this week, and the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next week.

A landmark new initiative, Catalysing Australia's Biosecurity (CAB), will draw on cutting-edge technologies and digital systems to protect Australia’s native species, crops, livestock and food supply.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire



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