The finalists of the international C40 Cities Awards have been announced, with the CitySwitch Green Office program entry from Sydney and Melbourne making the list. [ + ]

The head of Innovation and Science Australia has called for greater collaboration between Australian businesses and publicly funded research institutions. [ + ]

Under a new partnership, with Redback Technologies, EnergyAustralia will promote the Redback Generation 2 smart hybrid solar inverter system to its 1.7 million customers around Australia. [ + ]

Australian transport agencies are under-utilising the big data collected from GPS devices and smartphone apps, as well as losing an opportunity to transform network planning, according to global transport expert Terry Bills. [ + ]

Microsoft has brought together more than 5000 computer scientists and engineers to form an AI research group dedicated to furthering the company's goal of democratising the technology. [ + ]

Autonomous farm vehicles could help create skilled jobs in the agriculture sector and help Australian farmers overcome labour shortages costing the industry over $150m per year. [ + ]

After years of bleeding market share to Android and iOS, BlackBerry has decided to stop producing its own devices, concentrating instead on licensing its brand and developing enterprise software. [ + ]

SAP will invest €2 billion over five years to help business and government entities benefit from the Internet of Things (IoT), including the proliferation of sensors, smart devices and big data. [ + ]

NEC Australia has opened a new corporate office in Wollongong, creating more than 130 new technology jobs in regional Australia. [ + ]

Instagram is the most popular brand in Australia, according to the NetBase Top 50 Brand Love List, while Telstra is the first home-grown brand to make the list at only number 11. [ + ]

The aim of recently unveiled Microsoft products and services is to address challenges such as security amid an increasingly complex and dynamic threat landscape. [ + ]

Adobe and Microsoft have announced their plan for a strategic partnership to help enterprise companies deliver on their customer relationships. [ + ]

USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has announced the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification, which will establish USB Audio over USB Type-C as the primary solution for all digital audio applications. [ + ]

Companies wishing to nominate to join the ranks of Australia's 2016 Technology Fast 50 must do so before 30 September 2016. [ + ]

Telstra will hire or subcontract an additional 1000 technicians to help improve the customer experience by expediting fault repairs and reducing set-up times. [ + ]