Computer Science stories

ETS, Khan Academy and TED plan AI-focused higher education model with skills-based progression and corporate backing, aimed at costing under $10,000.

Liner adds Figure Generator to Scholar platform as Chief Executive Officer Luke Kim says researchers can now turn evidence into visuals in one workflow.

Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer to steer AI-driven testing as the software quality specialist expands its enterprise offering.

Adactin rolls out graduate scheme as tech employers warn only 1% of surveyed employers say new IT graduates are job-ready.

Tech bosses urge wider recruitment, earlier coding education and a rethink of what counts as technical excellence to open senior roles to women.

Anthropic deepens Australian push with AI safety pact, AUD $3 million research credits and data-sharing on model risks, jobs and adoption.

Smart Communications taps Satish Shenoy as Senior Vice President to broaden global alliances and speed partner-led growth across regulated sectors.

Amazon and Tech Futures Australia roll out free AI training and classroom tools for Australian schools, after research found teachers keen but under-resourced.

Google Research says its TurboQuant method and related algorithms can slash memory use in large language models and vector search without hurting accuracy.

On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.

Women power the NHS but are sidelined in healthtech, leaving the tools meant to transform care shaped in rooms they rarely occupy.

As AI reshapes work and life, women must be empowered to build and question it, or risk being defined by systems they did not design.

As AI reshapes society, girls must lead its design and ethics, or risk a future coded with bias, silence and entrenched inequality.

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to submit Swift app playgrounds by 28 February.

OpenAI has launched its Codex app for agent-based software development, with an Australian education provider integrating the tool into IT degrees.

AI is shrinking routine coding vacancies but boosting demand for developers who can design systems, integrate tools and think strategically.

WiseTech pledges AUD $8.7 million to keep Grok Academy's coding platform free for every school and student in Australia and New Zealand.

Aptitude tests have surged 54-fold in software hiring as AI shifts demand from coding syntax to problem-solving, judgement and core skills.

AMD maps 'yotta-scale' AI future with Helios platform, new chips across data centre to edge, and a USD $150m education pledge.

Sovereign Australia AI launches ethical, transparent AI models focusing on local data sovereignty and Australian values.