News archive: July 2019
These news items report on real world examples of innovation in technology. They show students the relevance of the skills they’re developing in the technology learning area.
You can use them to start discussions with students at all levels of the curriculum, building on their current understandings.
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Fortnite makers grilled by MPs over game safety
Epic Games representatives were asked how it ensured users did not spend too much time or money on the game....
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EY Entrepreneur of The Year finalists named
Seventeen business people from a range of industries are finalists in the New Zealand competition.
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Architect builds theatre inside 17th century stable
The theatre uses a rich material palette for the acoustics and to complement the existing structure.
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Connecting seasonal workers with growers
A cloud-based software simplifies the employment process for agricultural seasonal staff.
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Kmart's list of 31 recalls
Kmart and other stores recall products for a variety of types of malfunction.
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Biased and wrong? Facial recognition tech in the dock
Training machines to recognise and differentiate between objects and faces is notoriously difficult.
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Are robots getting better at football?
RoboCup 2019, the world cup for autonomous robots, took place in Sydney this month.
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The house the robots built
Robots, drones, and 3D printing are making construction more efficient and more creative.