Technologies currently in development have the long-term potential to blur the line between technology and biology, and this could have a major impact on the business sphere, according to MYOB. [ + ]

Symantec splashes $6.31bn cash on Blue Coat, Facebook patches Messenger exploit hole, and DDoS attacks in Q1 2016 exceed 100 Gbps. [ + ]

Leaders from some of the world's biggest companies say that mobile and wireless are critical to the way they do business, but they worry that their needs are outpacing existing access networks. [ + ]

Telstra still leads the market in terms of both 4G and overall mobile download speeds, but Vodafone has caught up to the operator in terms of 4G availability. [ + ]

ACMA has signed an MoU with 10 regulators in seven other countries to share information and collaborate in the fight against spam, scams and unsolicited calls or texts. [ + ]

While Australian commercial tenants and developers are enthusiastic about smart buildings, only 43% are prepared to invest in the technology, a survey shows. [ + ]

Apple has shown off significant updates to its iOS, macOS and watchOS operating systems, highlighting improvements including Siri integration for the Mac. [ + ]

Three in four respondents to a three-country survey from Centrify expect businesses to be hacked, with the majority likely to ditch the company after a breach. [ + ]

IBM's new Watson Centre in Singapore will aim to accelerate the development and adoption of cognitive computing technologies in the APAC region. [ + ]

Microsoft has announced plans to buy LinkedIn for a whopping US$26.2 billion in a deal that values the business-focused social site's shares at US$196. [ + ]

By having an effective software asset management solution in place, businesses can take full control of their software inventory and mitigate risk.

An IT roadshow, focusing on hyper-scale technology as it takes over the enterprise data centre, will be coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from 21–23 June. [ + ]

Platforms that unify every customer touchpoint are essential for delivering exceptional customer experience in the digital transformation age. [ + ]

Organisations need to do better at bridging the availability gap — the difference between what users demand and what IT departments can deliver. [ + ]

The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that an industrial control system used by potentially thousands of US power plants is vulnerable to an unpatchable serious security flaw. [ + ]