Meet the Australian trying to turn your iPhone into a cash register

7 November 2014 Happy Friday! We love to see what techie Australians are doing here and overseas and we have several stories this week on that theme. Plus security around the G20 was turned up a notch today, as was the security around Apple related apps in China. And don't miss all the cloud coverage this week too. Check it out here, on the IT Pro page or bookmark our tech landing page Enjoy the weekend reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au Meet the Australian trying to turn your iPhone into a cash register Brett Hales is heading off on an international investor roadshow to raise millions of dollars so he can become Australia's own Jack Dorsey. Australia on alert as cyber threats circle G20 Top security expert warns cyber criminals will be targeting Australia during the G20, with non-government agencies likely to be the "weakest link". $8.6 billion in software but big banks still grappling with tech challenges The billions of dollars spent by Australia's big banks are paying off in terms of reduced costs and increased revenues; though not soon enough for some. Niche social networks promise a post above LinkedIn, Facebook Newer platforms are making much of the opportunity to offer specialised networking to niche audiences. Advertisement Cloud Cloud computing is now mainstream and Australia is ahead, say new reports Telstra adds another cloud with VMware deal Wombat gets $US15m funding He readily admits not having much of a life outside work, but that is about to change for Sam Chandler. Jeff Bezos named world's best-performing CEO, despite Amazon losses What is it about Amazon's Jeff Bezos that makes him Harvard Business Review's best-performing CEO, despite a larger-than-expected loss and the failure of the Fire Phone?   Data retention won't catch terrorists without big data strategy Malcolm Turnbull won't necessarily catch many terrorists with his new Data Retention Bill, argues Sandeep Rao. Free of circus clowns: Dell's life after Wall Street A year after spending $US24.9 billion taking his computer company private, Michael Dell is gleeful to have his namesake firm to himself. Online Myki scam cost government $1.1m Victoria's public transport authority has had to pay back more than $1m after its ticketing system was hit by an online scam. Jeff Bezos named world's best-performing CEO, despite Amazon losses What is it about Amazon's Jeff Bezos that makes him Harvard Business Review's best-performing CEO, despite a larger-than-expected loss and the failure of the Fire Phone? We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe