Digital Rights Watch is calling for tightened privacy laws in light of Amazon's acquisition of iRobot, manufacturer of the popular Roomba device. [ + ]

Nominations for the IT Pro Day 2022 Awards are now open online at ITProDay.org. [ + ]

The majority of IT decision-makers in Australia and New Zealand are on their way to adopting a Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy, a survey suggests. [ + ]

The NSW Government is currently conducting a trial to extend the school day as part of a research pilot. [ + ]

The 2022 Peter Doherty Awards have recognised high achievers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [ + ]

Data and analytics is maturing in Australian organisations, according to a new report from TCS and Deakin University. [ + ]

The Sydney Business School at the University of Wollongong has extended its collaboration with analytics experts SAS. [ + ]

The Queensland Government has provided funding for 25 state schools to help students better prepare for life after school. [ + ]

Faith-based education institutions are finding innovative ways to deal with teacher shortages across the country. [ + ]

Three prominent ransomware gangs have adopted a combined approach that sees consecutive attacks carried out against the same network. [ + ]

Organisations are increasing investments in technologies that allow them to provide a simpler, more consistent and secure experience for employees. [ + ]

UST has launched its first Innovation Lab in Australia at the University of Melbourne's Melbourne Connect. [ + ]

An additional 11.87 million rapid antigen tests (RATs) will be distributed in schools across WA. [ + ]

More than half of Australian businesses surveyed by Thales are finding it harder to manage privacy and data protection in the cloud compared to on-premises. [ + ]

Google Cloud has announced three new regions to meet growing demand for cloud services in Asia-Pacific. [ + ]