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MoveAhead uses mobile games to get Australian kids active

Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
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Irish start-up MoveAhead is using motion-tracking mobile games to get Australian kids off the couch and building basic movement skills.
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Canva unveils deep ChatGPT integration for seamless AI design

Fri, 27th Jun 2025
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Canva has integrated OpenAI's ChatGPT, enabling users to streamline design workflows with AI-powered context-aware tools directly within its platform.
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EP Starter to be free for all Australian schools until 2025 end

Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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Education Perfect offers free EP Starter to all Australian secondary schools until end-2025, boosting accessible AI-driven assessment and personalised learning.
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Education Perfect revamps languages platform for schools in ANZ

Thu, 5th Jun 2025
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Education Perfect has relaunched its Languages platform for secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand to boost language learning amid declining enrolments.
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Google boosts education with Gemini 2.5 & LearnLM updates

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google integrates LearnLM model into Gemini 2.5, enhancing learning with AI-powered explanations and multimodal content for global users.
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Discovery Education launches DoodleLearning apps in Australia

Tue, 13th May 2025
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Discovery Education launches its popular DoodleLearning maths and English apps for Australian children aged 2-14, supporting personalised learning at home and school.
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SigIQ.ai secures USD $9.5m to transform AI tutoring

Tue, 8th Apr 2025
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SigIQ.ai has launched from stealth mode, raising USD $9.5 million to enhance its AI tutoring tech, aiming to reshape education accessibility globally.
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Knowby unveils AI platform revolutionising instruction content

Tue, 25th Mar 2025
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Knowby has unveiled Knowby AI, a groundbreaking platform that simplifies the creation of instructional content using multimodal generative AI technology.
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D2L awarded top honours by G2 & Tech & Learning

Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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D2L has been honoured with top accolades from G2 and Tech & Learning for its innovative educational technology, including the award-winning AI tool, D2L Lumi.
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LearnUpon appoints Fiona Sweeney as APAC Director

Thu, 5th Dec 2024
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LearnUpon has appointed Fiona Sweeney as the new Director for the Asia-Pacific region, underscoring its commitment to enhancing market presence in Australia.
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AcademyEX invests in BSI Learning to advance EdTech in Aus

Tue, 26th Nov 2024
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AcademyEX has strategically invested in BSI Learning to strengthen its presence in Australia's EdTech sector, aiming to redefine vocational education.
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Call for digital equity guarantee to tackle education divide

Thu, 21st Nov 2024
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A new report calls for a Digital Equity Learning Guarantee in Australia to tackle the growing digital divide in education among students.
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D2L launches Creator+ with H5P for educators' toolkit

Thu, 24th Oct 2024
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D2L has launched Creator+, featuring H5P integration, offering tools for personalised learning and advanced analytics for educators.
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CareerVillage enhances platform with New Relic observability tools

Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
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CareerVillage standardises its observability with New Relic, reducing page load times by 67% and boosting engineering productivity by 133%, supporting over seven million users.
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AI & practical strategies set to transform science education

Mon, 29th Jul 2024
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Education experts Kelly Hollis and Shane Smith predict AI and immersive tech will transform science classrooms by 2025, making learning more engaging and personalised.
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NextWork raises $2.3m to upskill displaced workers

Mon, 22nd Apr 2024
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NextWork, an EdTech startup, offers a unique adaptive platform for quick upskilling, starting with a free AWS Certification course.
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STX Next integrates AI into services, appoints Head of AI

Thu, 15th Feb 2024
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STX Next intensifies expansion plans by integrating Artificial Intelligence into its services, following the recent appointment of a Head of AI.
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DataStax's 2024 predictions forecast AI dominance in organisations

Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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DataStax unveils 2024 AI predictions highlighting an imminent dominance of generative AI, increased regulation, risks of dark AI, resilience of AI companies proficient in governance, and transformative impacts on the SMB sector.
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Three industries display tech will transform in 2024

Sun, 31st Dec 2023
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While much of the focus is on things like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, consumer-grade technology also has enormous potential to transform industries.
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The shifting security perimeter in higher education

Tue, 5th Dec 2023
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Shifting the security perimeter from places and platforms to people marks a significant evolution in strategy.