Canva for Education has launched new features that will make it the collaboration tool of choice for educators, the company says. [ + ]

New research from the Energy Efficiency Council has identified where office-based businesses can reduce their energy consumption and operational costs. [ + ]

The rising exploitation of big data by business and industry has prompted consumer groups to call for an overhaul of privacy laws, to protect Australian consumers. [ + ]

Google and Facebook's disinformation code does not offer any protection against dangerous and false information online, according to Reset Australia. [ + ]

Updates to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (PCRs) will enable agencies to engage with Australian SMEs on tendering contracts valued up to $200,000. [ + ]

Employers are increasingly looking for graduates with the soft skills required to turn data into meaningful insights. [ + ]

Global smartphone sales marked a 5.7% decrease in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same time last year, according to Gartner. [ + ]

Macquarie University has partnered with IBM and developed a free online course covering artificial intelligence (AI), suitable for teachers of K-12. [ + ]

Western Australia will expand its technology workforce, with 15,000 technology roles to be created by 2025, according to ACS Australia's Digital Pulse Report. [ + ]

Indigenous Australians, mature-aged and young people will be among those to be trained as data analysts, in a program to close the digital skills gap. [ + ]

Infosys is focusing on improving digital accessible learning experiences for people with disability, delivering infrastructure for a diverse workplace. [ + ]

Two researchers from Monash University have been named among Australian female scientists in the 2021–22 Superstars of STEM program. [ + ]

Salesforce has arranged a multibillion-dollar deal to acquire collaboration service Slack in a bid to better take on Microsoft. [ + ]

eftpos and Scope Global will collaborate to simplify and improve the digital identification process for people living with a disability. [ + ]

Cyber-psychologist Dr Vasileios Stavropolous will study the link between the online personas of gamers and mental health conditions they may be experiencing. [ + ]