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Superloop opens Future Minds Lab at Colombo girls' school
Customer Experience

Superloop opens Future Minds Lab at Colombo girls' school

The new facility will give girls at a Colombo school better access to laptops, STEM lessons and hands-on digital learning.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Aug 2026
Logitech backs Sydney hackathon for high school coders
Software Development

Logitech backs Sydney hackathon for high school coders

Support from Logitech gave the 48-hour Sydney event prizes and kit, helping more than 30 teenagers build projects and connect across borders.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026

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OpenAI gives AUD $5.5m credits to Australian founders
Software-as-a-Service

OpenAI gives AUD $5.5m credits to Australian founders

The credits could help Australian startups offset early AI costs as OpenAI races rivals to win long-term loyalty from founders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2026
Vector expands AI literacy courses for schools & colleges
eLearning

Vector expands AI literacy courses for schools & colleges

Schools and colleges are under pressure to set AI rules as the new courses aim to close staff and student skills gaps.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens with NZ safety safeguards
Data Protection

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens with NZ safety safeguards

The move gives under-18 users stronger safeguards and homework support as regulators and parents scrutinise AI chatbots' impact on teens.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens with safety in Australia
Data Protection

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens with safety in Australia

Teen users in Australia will now default to a safer ChatGPT with study tools, parental controls and tighter limits on sensitive content.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026
Sydney Quantum Academy launches learning hub & careers event
Semiconductors

Sydney Quantum Academy launches learning hub & careers event

The initiative targets a skills gap as Australia's quantum sector could support 19,400 jobs by 2045, yet only 27% of people know the field.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2026
Solar on schools in line with Kaikōura's dark sky status - principal
Clean technologies

Solar on schools in line with Kaikōura's dark sky status - principal

The Government says large schools could save about NZD $8000 a year as solar panels are fitted over three years.

By David Hill • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2026
North Canterbury schools set to light up on solar power
Clean technologies

North Canterbury schools set to light up on solar power

The move should cut electricity bills and emissions, with Oxford Area School among 500 schools to get rooftop panels over three years.

By David Hill • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2026
What is it like inside New Zealand's biggest school?
Education, Learning & Training

What is it like inside New Zealand's biggest school?

Crowded classrooms and growing demand are forcing Rangitoto College to juggle more than 4,000 students across a sprawling Auckland campus.

By Isra'a Emhail • 6 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2026
Empty police station should become inner-city high school, advocate says
Real estate

Empty police station should become inner-city high school, advocate says

Auckland families could be spared motorway crossings if the vacant Vincent Street site is turned into a city-centre school, an advocate says.

By Felix Walton • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2026
New Zealand unveils nine industry-led school subjects
Agricultural Technology

New Zealand unveils nine industry-led school subjects

Students in Years 12 and 13 will gain school qualifications tied to jobs and training as the government seeks to ease skills shortages.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2026
Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap
Data Analytics

Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap

The sector's 10,000-worker shortfall could widen unless more students see water jobs beyond engineering, Water New Zealand says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2026
Intuit partners College Board on free finance resources
Small Business

Intuit partners College Board on free finance resources

More US high school students will get classroom finance lessons as free Intuit materials are folded into a new AP course.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026
Burnham unveils new technical education pathways for teens
Data centers

Burnham unveils new technical education pathways for teens

Britain's skills shortage and youth unemployment may ease if teenagers are steered earlier into apprenticeships, work experience and technical training.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2026
Avnet backs Mesa robotics team through AZ FIRST season
Software Development

Avnet backs Mesa robotics team through AZ FIRST season

The sponsorship will give the New York-based team cash, mentoring and tools as school robotics programmes increasingly rely on corporate backing.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 11th Jul 2026
Kanata North adds CAD $17.9 billion to Canada's economy
Space

Kanata North adds CAD $17.9 billion to Canada's economy

The tech cluster supports more than 63,000 jobs and could help Canada strengthen domestic supply chains for semiconductors and photonics.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026