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04 February, 2019

The latest statistics from the Digital Australia Report 2018 show 67 per cent of Australians play video games; aside from passing the time, gamers also play to de-stress. And game developers have picked up on this. Farming Simulator 19 is the latest game to offer a "Mindful Gaming" experience, explaining the slower pace of the game and immersive detail as a way for people to relax.

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/farming-simulator-mindful-gaming/10556270

ducation International is targeting "educorporations" including Pearson and Bridge International Academies, a company listed in Delaware, US, that operates in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, India and Liberia. The World Bank and Pearson are supporters of Bridge International. Gavrielatos said Bridge International provides educators with scripted lessons developed in the US loaded onto a tablet. He says the introduction of technology platforms compensates for not having qualified teachers "who literally read word for word from a tablet".

https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/the-uberfication-of-education-warning-about-commercial-operators-20181025-p50btw.html

China tests opening up social credit scores with debt map. Nicknamed the Deadbeat Map, the applet is an add-on to Chinese social media platform WeChat. It allows users to pinpoint the location of those within a 500-metre radius who have failed to pay their debts.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2019/01/24/china-social-credit-scores-debt-map/

Land Rover’s plan to fix the huge problem with driverless cars. The new tech would project the autonomous vehicle’s direction of travel onto the road ahead, giving surrounding pedestrians and other road users an indication of what the vehicle will do next.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/hitech/land-rovers-plan-to-fix-the-huge-problem-with-driverless-cars/news-story/77f3869f27b2c9a8a90909415956d753