Macquarie University will migrate all staff email and calendars from Gmail to Office 365, in response to Google's decision to move the uni's data to the US and Microsoft's to host Office 365 locally. [ + ]

This week: Controlling a shark with your mind, Russia gives up on cracking Tor, electronics to the rescue for ALS sufferers, and robot roos! [ + ]

Deployment of prefabricated data centre modules is substantially different to that of traditional data centre builds, so it's important for firms to understand how to implement them effectively. [ + ]

BlackBerry has finally confirmed plans to launch an Android-based phone, while also completing the acquisition of crisis communications provider AtHoc.

Major Australian IT vendor Atlassian is reportedly planning a US IPO that could value the company at over $3 billion, while integrated telcos Vocus and M2 have shaken hands on a $3bn merger. [ + ]

Almost 90% of cybersecurity experts say mobile payments data breaches will grow, yet 42% report using this payment method themselves, according to a new survey. [ + ]

AVG faces a backlash over policy that allows it to sell users' data, Symantec fires several employees for issuing unauthorised digital certificates for Google, and Skype's week from hell. [ + ]

Registration is still open for DISRUPT.SYDNEY taking place on Friday 25 September, which will look at digital innovation, the workplace of the future, enterprise social networking and collaboration. [ + ]

Australia ranked a mere 46th in the world in terms of average broadband speeds during the second quarter, and also fared poorly in terms of 4 Mbps or higher broadband adoption, Akamai said. [ + ]

Strict new regulations designed to prevent TPG from cherrypicking lucrative potential customers away from the nbn have not deterred the company, according to its executive chair David Teoh.

The latest version of Microsoft's widely used Office suite adds numerous improvements, including enhanced document creation collaboration tools and built-in DLP. [ + ]

Gartner expects new legislation and product refresh spending to stimulate a 7.5% increase in Australian spending on information security technologies for 2015. [ + ]

Internet Australia CEO Laurie Patton is hopeful that Australia's new tech-savvy PM will review the "fundamentally flawed" Data Retention Act and take a more realistic approach to internet legislation. [ + ]

This week: The Martian movie gets five stars, self-destructing computer circuits, iPads worsen school performance, collectable computers, and a cool drone swarm video. [ + ]

Scans by Cisco and Shadowserver have so far detected nearly 199 Cisco routers in 31 countries infected with malware that gives attackers backdoor access to the devices. [ + ]