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A trial of tech for the Australian government’s under-16 social media ban says it’s ‘robust’, despite contradictory evidence

- June 20, 2025 4 MIN READ

Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and effective”. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a federal government-commissioned trial that has nearly finished testing them. The findings, released today, may give the government greater confidence to forge ahead with the ban, despite a suite of expert… Read more »

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New Zealand’s Auckland uni is hosting an awesome conference on supporting women’s entrepreneurship

- June 20, 2025 2 MIN READ

A major international conference in Auckland next month is focusing on how to better support female founders and highlighting wāhine Māori perspectives on entrepreneurship. The Diana International Research Conference, July 1-4, brings together researchers and industry experts from around the world to tackle funding inequities, structural barriers and discuss the future of women-led enterprise, with… Read more »

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Sally-Ann Williams calls time as Cicada Innovations CEO

- June 18, 2025 2 MIN READ

Deep tech evangelist Sally-Ann Williams is wrapping up her leadership of Cicada Innovations after six years. Williams, previously head of R&D at Google Australia, signed on in mid 2019, and has transformed the veteran Sydney incubator, steering it deftly through the pandemic and expanding operations to Western Sydney and Melbourne. “This has been one of… Read more »

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Expat Australian’s US-based bushfire detection startup lights up $68 million Series B

- June 17, 2025 2 MIN READ

A US startup used extensively by Australian authorities to detect bushfires has raised a US$44 million (A$68m) Series B. The round for Pano AI included an undisclosed level of secondary share sales, with the surveillance platform claiming to have raised A$138m (US$89m) in its five-year-old lifetime. New investor Giant Ventures led the raise, supported by… Read more »

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