Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. Google has recruited top scientists with promises of research freedom, but the limits are tested as researchers increasingly write about the negative effects of technology and offer unflattering perspectives on their employer’s products.

 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-research/second-google-ai-ethics-leader-fired-she-says-amid-staff-protest-idUSKBN2AJ2JA

Indigenous people in STEM

https://careerswithstem.com.au/profile-category/indigenous-people-in-stem/

High school students will get hands-on experience in SA’s emerging space sector, as companies hope to inspire a new generation into becoming the workforce of the future. Premier Steven Marshall has announced a plan to give students in Years 10 to 12 the opportunity of work experience in a “pilot” scheme set to take off later this year.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-high-school-students-to-be-offered-work-experience-with-emerging-space-industry/news-story/cb430eda16728030855e22e82b77f05f

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

10 WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECH WHO SHOULD BE HOUSEHOLD NAMES

https://www.wired.com/story/10-women-science-tech-household-names/

International Women’s Day: advice from Women in STEM

https://careerswithstem.com.au/international-womens-day/

Why technologists are limiting their families' screen time Fears over the side effects of digital devices and social media are prompting tech experts to limit the time they and their children spend online. Simmons allows her children to use computers but would prefer them to pull the machines apart or learn the code that powers them, rather than stare mindlessly at screens. "They need to be creators, rather than users," she says.

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/why-technologists-are-limiting-their-families-screen-time-20190226-p510bh.html

From helping out at her parents western Sydney service station to heading up one of the world’s most talked-about car manufacturers, Robyn Denholm’s rise to the top of Tesla is an Australian success story.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2018/11/09/robyn-denholm-tesla-rise/

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

iPhone Photography Awards

https://www.ippawards.com/

Code to Inspire (CTI), a non-profit for teaching women in Afghanistan to write code, has partnered with the Bounties Network to allow students to accept ether (ETH) for fixing vulnerabilities for businesses or projects posting bounties.

https://www.coindesk.com/afghanistan-ethereum-code-to-inspire-value/

eSports are shifting the focus of Australia’s sporting passion

http://theconversation.com/esports-are-shifting-the-focus-of-australias-sporting-passion-93076

Meet the woman who calculates every NSW student's ATAR

https://www.smh.com.au/education/meet-the-woman-who-calculates-every-nsw-student-s-atar-20180531-p4zipm.html

No experience needed: Pass this test and runway success could be yours

https://www.smh.com.au/national/no-experience-needed-pass-this-test-and-runway-success-could-be-yours-20180522-p4zgt2.html

NSW uni course with no exams or lectures named among top four in the world by MIT

https://www.smh.com.au/education/nsw-uni-course-with-no-exams-or-lectures-named-among-top-four-in-the-world-by-mit-20180328-p4z6pu.html

17-year-old whiz-kid slams schooling system for being too outdated and closed-minded. “Someone who is an IT person doesn’t stand next to a plumber and tell them how to do their job, so why is the government telling teachers how to teach?” she asked.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/17yearold-whizkid-slams-schooling-system-for-being-too-outdated-and-closedminded/news-story/b5bf14740845eaf23df1abf0143bd671

How a 13-year-old Aussie entrepreneur is winning hearts at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India

http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/how-a-13yearold-aussie-entrepreneur-is-winning-hearts-at-the-global-entrepreneurship-summit-in-india-20171129-gzviuo.html

Are computer science and computer programming the same thing? The answer is no. Think about it this way: computer science is the study of all things related to computers. That means understanding everything from hardware, chips, circuits, processors and storage, to programming languages and theory. “Computer science requires computer programming but it’s possible to learn how to program, and be good at it, without a foundation in computer science,” says engineering manager Stefania Sicurelli. She studied art, worked in animation, then learnt programming and computer science through web development boot camps. “Just like driving a car, you can make a computer do things without fully understanding what’s happening under the bonnet.

https://careerswithstem.com/computer-science-computer-programming-same/?mc_cid=2794a0ed7c&mc_eid=414e09e1c9

Home to more than 70 businesses, including start-ups, and now attracting about 1000 workers and 6500 students annually, the site is being developed as a collaborative working and living space for students, researchers and businesses. German optical and optoelectronics firm Zeiss will move from Lonsdale to Tonsley in April next year, taking up the largest spot — about 4000sq m — under what’s known as the Main Assembly Building. Siemens, Signostics, Micro-X, Flinders University, TAFE SA, Zen Energy Systems, Radical Torque Solutions and the State Drill Core Reference Library are on site. Retail food outlets and cafes are also on site — but there is more room to grow. The growth has followed a $253 million investment commitment by the State Government to redevelop the automotive manufacturing site formerly used by Chrysler and Mitsubishi.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/smart-sa/innovation-in-adelaide-tonsley-precinct-a-collaborative-space-for-creative-thinking/news-story/e55d10c2a9a13cbeb18a853a1c009c82