Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model? The tech giant is positioning itself in schools as a trusted authority on digital citizenship at a moment when the company’s data-handling practices are under growing scrutiny.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/google-kids-online-safety.html

Apple and Samsung are being fined €10m and €5m respectively in Italy for the “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones. An investigation launched in January by the nation’s competition authority found that certain smartphone software updates had a negative effect on the performance of the devices.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones

Apple tool gives you more power over the data it collects on you

https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/apple-tool-gives-you-more-power-over-the-data-it-collects-on-you/news-story/855e8c90aaac3f5e8cd7124f6a60b662

THESE NEW TRICKS CAN OUTSMART DEEPFAKE VIDEOS—FOR NOW

https://www.wired.com/story/these-new-tricks-can-outsmart-deepfake-videosfor-now/

Last week Perth women Jemma Green and Ruth Hatherley were named in the Australian Financial Review's top 100 Australian women of influence for their unique use of blockchain to solve real-world problems.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/the-perth-women-making-your-life-better-with-technology-20181022-p50b7u.html