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OpenAI unveils an Australia-wide AI push, pairing a Sydney supercomputer campus with skills training and new startup support schemes.

OpenAI has launched its Codex app for agent-based software development, with an Australian education provider integrating the tool into IT degrees.

A cyber incident has driven a surge in demand for YubiKey security devices as Australian public schools tighten authentication controls.

Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.

Scrum.org debuts a five-hour self-paced course to help Scrum Teams build trust and collaborate more effectively with stakeholders.

Australian Institute of Business has overhauled its MBA to embed AI literacy, ethics and governance as central skills for future managers.

Snap forms Specs unit to spearhead next-gen smart glasses, promising AI-driven, low-friction eyewear that blends digital and real worlds.

OpenAI has unveiled Prism, a free AI-native LaTeX workspace that embeds GPT-5.2 to unify scientific drafting, collaboration and publication.

Zurich startup Sparkli exits stealth with USD $5m to launch a multimodal AI play-based learning app for children aged 5 to 12 worldwide.

Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.

Nureva upgrades its HDL310 with real-time coverage maps and automated camera switching to streamline hybrid meetings and learning spaces.

Persistent lifts quarterly revenue 17.3% year-on-year to USD $422.5 million as accelerating AI and cloud deals drive larger client wins.

Adobe folds new generative AI into Acrobat Studio, auto-making slide decks, chat-edited PDFs and podcast-style summaries from documents.

Preply secures USD $150m Series D from WestCap at a USD $1.2b valuation to scale its human-led, AI-backed language learning platform.

Australian parents report rising back-to-school stress, with many turning to printed planners and checklists to cut screens and calm mornings.

Wordly predicts AI-driven personalisation, live captions and multilingual tools will define leaner, data-led events and trade shows by 2026.

Google has unveiled Disco, a Labs testbed debuting GenTabs, an AI tool that turns browsing activity and prompts into web apps.

WiseTech pledges AUD $8.7 million to keep Grok Academy's coding platform free for every school and student in Australia and New Zealand.

Data breaches at Victorian schools and Sydney University expose deep cyber flaws, leaving Australian students vulnerable to long-term threats.

Constant Contact buys GURU Conference, SubjectLine.com and Certified GURU to deepen its email marketing tools, training and community reach.