ISPs are concerned that government funding to compensate for the costs of implementing the Data Retention Act will be split over three years since they are already incurring costs to comply. [ + ]

The EC has fined 8 disc drive suppliers a combined $183m for engaging in cartel conduct to influence supply tenders, while Google beefs up disk security requirements for some Android 6.0 devices. [ + ]

NSW Premier Mike Baird aims to transform the decommissioned White Bay Power Station into a tech hub for innovators, start-ups, incubators and accelerators. [ + ]

In a new report, 90% of respondents predict the mainframe's long-term viability, citing security, availability, data and transactional throughput as key drivers in powering the digital economy. [ + ]

Google wants to attract businesses by offering Apps for Work for free, SanDisk reportedly wants to sell itself to Western Digital, and Amazon sues overs "false, misleading and inauthentic" reviews. [ + ]

Apple has urged a US court not to allow the Justice Department to force it to unlock a customer's iPhone, stating that it lacks the technical ability to do this for 90% of iOS devices in any case. [ + ]

nbn has been trialling new broadband technology, G.Fast, which delivers lightning-fast speeds over existing copper lines. [ + ]

Facebook will alert any users suspected to have been targeted by a state-sponsored cyber attacker, while Apple is removing hundreds of apps found to be using forbidden APIs to gather identifying data. [ + ]

Kogan Mobile has returned to shake up the MVNO market for Australian consumers on Vodafone's 3G network. [ + ]

This week: Cars of the future… 1976 style, robotic warehouses, the depressing failure of medical apps, and reasons why IT projects fail. [ + ]

Internet Australia has warned that consumers will be hardest hit by the true costs associated with the new mandatory metadata retention law if the government fails to adequately compensate the industry. [ + ]

Sydney's start-ups will get a masterclass from some of the tech sector's biggest national and international names at two upcoming festivals. [ + ]

nbn's new three-year rollout plan aims to have around 9.5 million premises connected to the nbn or in the process of getting hooked up by September 2018. [ + ]

Users angry at LogMeIn's US$110m purchase of LastPass, nbn's COO Adcock is leaving the company, and Twitter announces plans to lay off 8% of staff worldwide. [ + ]

Telstra again beat rivals Optus and Vodafone in a second annual mobile voice and data performance benchmarking, while Vodafone has revealed plans to implement voice over LTE by Christmas. [ + ]