Bob Iger's surprising contribution to the Star Wars empire

https://fortune.com/2015/04/17/iger-star-wars-bb8-sphero/

Computers will mark the written component of the NAPLAN exams from 2017 under plans from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, infuriating teachers who have vowed to fight the move.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/naplan-computers-to-mark-written-exams-by-2017-20150429-1ms1ys.touch.html?skin=smart-phone

Even now, some trends are evident. Advances in disruptive technologies like mobile computing, the Cloud, big data/analytics, 3D printing, the Internet of Things, social media, advanced robotics and artificial intelligence are driving the changes and these will continue to be areas of huge opportunity.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/future-proof-your-career-by-keeping-up-with-new-technology/story-e6frgb0o-1227323703950

one of Edward Snowden’s leaked documents said the US National Security Agency had hacked into Huawei’s email archive and internal communications. In an interview with The Australian, Huawei Enterprise Solutions Architect Paul Cooney said Huawei and its Australian clients had moved on to forge positive business relationships. This had seen Huawei build key national 4G infrastructure for Optus and Vodafone.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/huawei-upbeat-about-its-growth-in-australia/story-e6frgakx-1227323715570

Centrelink’s new $1 billion-plus IT system could be doomed if ­politicians don’t heed lessons of the past, cave in to public pressure and rush to deliver undercooked projects, analysts warn.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/blowout-fears-for-1bn-centrelink-it-system-overhaul/story-e6frgakx-1227323707596

The Deconstruction of the K-12 Teacher When kids can get their lessons from the Internet, what's left for classroom instructors to do?

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/?single_page=true

Skip the Apple Watch, but keep its features

http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/203949-skip-the-apple-watch-but-keep-its-features

Tiny robots climb walls carrying more than 100 times their weight

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27413-tiny-robots-climb-walls-carrying-more-than-100-times-their-weight.html#.VT48e1KXfCQ

Google said in February that it was going to make mobile-friendliness matter more to its search-engine rankings. On Tuesday, it makes good on that commitment—and webmasters who didn’t heed the warning may see a steep drop in traffic.

http://www.itworld.com/article/2912315/are-you-ready-for-googles-mobilegeddon-on-tuesday.html

This New App Wants to Be the iTunes of Smells

http://www.wired.com/2015/04/ophone-onotes-itune-of-smell/

HBO Now cuts off Australian Game of Thrones geo-dodgers

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/hbo-now-cuts-off-australian-game-of-thrones-geododgers-20150418-1mnt5q.html

Moore’s Law at 50: Its past and its future

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/203031-moores-law-at-50-its-past-and-its-future

Chess grandmaster used iPhone hidden in toilet cubicle to cheat during tournament

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/chess-grandmaster-used-iphone-hidden-in-toilet-cubicle-to-cheat-during-tournament-20150415-1ml6tm.html?skin=dumb-phone