Powerball and Keno operator The Lottery Corporation has unveiled a $70m upgrade of its software and terminals, saying it will harness machine learning to ­create a “more personalised” experience for its 10 million customers across Australia.

Billionaire Laurence Escalante is putting together a package up to $1.26bn to fund the buying out of minority shareholders in his private Virtual Gaming Worlds online casino empire.

Withings has released a new hybrid smart watch, taking its cues from classic Swiss-made watches. But can it replace a Garmin?