Netflix: Python programming language is behind every film you stream If you want a job at Netflix, it's probably a good idea to learn programming language Python and all its libraries.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/netflix-python-programming-language-is-behind-every-film-you-stream/

More than 6,000 taxi and car-hire drivers, operators and licence owners across four states are taking on ridesharing giant Uber, as part of a major class action.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-03/uber-to-face-class-action-against-taxi-and-private-drivers/11073640

Beijing: A feared smartphone app being used by Chinese police to surveil the Uighur ethnic minority has been reverse-engineered by a human rights group, revealing that even turning your own phone off can trigger suspicion. When The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age travelled to China's western region of Xinjiang in late 2018, residents there said Muslim Uighurs regularly had their phones inspected by police. If "suspicious" content was found, they were sent to re-education centres, where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are believed to be detained.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/how-a-smartphone-app-helps-china-turn-turned-xinjiang-into-a-police-state-20190502-p51jfg.html

An image of the moment the researcher whose algorithm helped reconstruct the first ever image of a black hole has swiftly made its way around the internet. Scientist Katie Bouman, 29, was snapped at the moment she first saw the fruits of her – and plenty of others around the world's – labour coming to fruition.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-29-year-old-scientist-whose-algorithm-helped-capture-first-black-hole-image-20190411-p51de2.html

Hundreds of Google staffers met on Friday and discussed what activists allege is a frequent consequence of criticising the company: Retaliation. Two leaders of recent company protests said they've been mistreated by managers and collected similar stories from other workers at the world's largest internet company.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/google-staffers-share-stories-of-systemic-retaliation-20190428-p51hyt.html

Jaguar is willing to pay you to drive your car and it is all about connection, according to the British maker. The company will pay drivers in cryptocurrency for providing road data including traffic conditions and pothole locations. The data will then be passed on to navigation companies and local authorities to help improve traffic flow and expedite road repairs. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is developing a “Smart Wallet” to hold the cryptocurrency. It will allow users of connected cars to pay for a range of products including tolls, parking fees and electric vehicle charging.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/motoring/hitech/jaguar-could-pay-you-every-time-you-drive-your-car/news-story/0fe661372fb5e0cfb7200f3253fedfe5

At Blakehurst High School in the south of Sydney 16 students play 90 minutes of competitive video games after school each week. About 45 minutes is practice and the rest is spent playing the hugely popular battle game "League of Legends" for points, as part of the META High School eSports league (MHSE) run by AFL club Adelaide Crows and game publisher Riot Games. “We have better group communication. Before that we didn’t have connections to some of the students. We have bonded and ask questions about school and help when we struggle with assignments and work." "The buried treasure for teachers is students building confidence in their skills," Mr Hewetson said. "There’s a lot of encouragement when someone pulls something off in the game and that gives a natural lift to everyone.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/buried-treasure-high-school-gamers-at-forefront-of-esports-growth-20190417-p51f18.html

Adelaide’s mission to become a “Space City” will have a boost today from an announcement that it will be the home of smart satellites. Alongside Space HQ — the Australian Space Agency — and the promised Mission Control and Space Discovery Centre, Adelaide will be the strategic and decision-making base of a SmartSat co-operative research centre (CRC)

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/jobs/smartsat-satellite-research-centre-for-space-hq-in-adelaide/news-story/0093075c1c926323d4c3358299358c62

As classrooms across the country embrace digital textbooks, one Sydney school has declared the e-book era over and returned to the old-fashioned hard copy version because it improves comprehension and reduces distraction. For the past five years, Reddam House's primary and junior high school classes have used e-textbooks on iPads. But the consistent feedback from the students has been that they preferred pages to screens.

https://www.smh.com.au/education/major-distraction-school-dumps-ipads-returns-to-paper-textbooks-20190329-p5191r.html