News & Views Adobe confirms edited image of Georgie Purcell would have required ‘human intervention’ Adobe has debunked Nine News’ apology to Georgie Purcell, after a “sexist” edited image of her was used in the nightly news bulletin.
Entrepreneurs AI-based sewerage maintenance: Women-led startup from Sydney raises $5 million A female-led startup from Sydney, VAPAR has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate its push into North American markets.
News & Views ‘Egregious invasion of privacy’: Taylor Swift’s name blocked on X after sexually explicit deepfakes go viral Sexually explicit deep fake images of Taylor Swift have been circulated on X, sparking grave concerns over the growth of AI.
Climate Female-founded startup Alt. Leather secures $1.1 million backing from investors Female-founded startup, Alt. Leather receives $1.1 million investment from an influential group of investors in a successful seed round.
Tech Sheryl Sandberg is ‘leaning out’ of Meta’s board of directors As the former chief operating officer of Meta, Sheryl Sandberg has announced she’s now leaving the company’s board of directors.
News & Views The program supporting female entrepreneurs to bring their innovative agtech solutions to life TEKWOMEN Victoria, a pre-accelerator program for female entrepreneurs in the agtech sector, is currently inviting women to apply.
News & Views How autistic burnout ignited my passion for creating inclusive workplaces Despite years of successful leadership experience, revealing that I was autistic immediately put my abilities into question.
News & Views The government has released its interim response to AI growth – but where is the gender lens? The government has released its interim response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation, outlining its action plan for the technology.
News & Views Women are more exposed to AI and could reap the benefits, new research shows Almost 40 per cent of jobs are exposed to artificial intelligence (AI), with women expected to reap the benefits of AI automation, new research has found.
News & Views ‘A perfect storm’: Elon Musk axes almost half of X’s safety staff in Australia Australia’s eSafety Commissioner said Elon Musk has created a “perfect storm” by significantly reducing trust and safety staff for X.
Appointments Shirley Gwynn appointed CEO of TALK5, an AI safety platform Shirley Gwynn has been appointed CEO at TALK5, Australia’s first AI-powered, voice enabled Work Health and Safety (WHS) software platform.
Tech This tech conference listed women who don’t exist on their speaker lineup. How many others are doing the same? A tech conference in Latvia, DevTernity, has been called out for adding the name of a woman that doesn’t exist to its list of event speakers.