Chinese telecommunications provider Huawei is facing another setback in the US, with the multinational electronics corporation Best Buy deciding to take its phones off their shelves in the next few weeks.

A company known as Grayshift based in Atlanta, Georgia, is selling a device called GrayKey which can be used to unlock iPhones — even the latest 8 series and the X model — a security company claims.

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has issued a long statement in response to the recent claims about data exfiltration from the platform to research firm Cambridge Analytica, promising to "work through this and build a better service over the long term".

The Victorian Government has launched Tomorrow Me – a new digital game experience designed to help young people transition from education to full time or secure employment.

The European Commission has unveiled proposals for taxing digital companies across the 28-member bloc, with an interim measure which will be replaced by a more permanent alternative.

Worldwide spending on Internet of Things (IOT) security is growing, with forecasts of reaching US$1.5 billion by the end of 2018, a 28% increase from spending of US$1.2 billion in 2017.

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