Students from law, media, policy and computing backgrounds at the University of Sydney have developed Confidant – a free digital

US-based cyber startup Cigent Technologies received a funding boost from InQTel and other participants in the Series A round. Funding will help commercialise the product beyond the initial US Government use-case for data theft protection.Cigent's Data Defense Technolgoy leverages software and hardware products to prevent network, endpoint, and cloud-based data infiltration even after a network has been breached.https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cigent-announces-7-6m-series-a-funding-round-in-q-tel-cyberjunction-westwave-capital-participate-301277460.htmlimage credit: Data Centre Dynamics

Google (finally) released a few feature updates including the ability to quickly delete the last 15 mins of search history, a new photos folder with password protection on Android devices and reminders on location tracking in Google Maps. An improved password manager (belatedly) integrated into Chrome can be used across devices, and alert users when a password they use is found in a data breach. https://www.protocol.com/google-io-keynote-highlightsImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay 

To help patients search for information about skin, hair and nail conditions, Google's AI-based dermatology assist tool leverages volumes of images uploaded by patients. Google is one of the tech behemoths that is in a prime (somewhat unbalanced) position to develop fascinating AI tools as it sits at the edge of billions of records and images globally with all its products.Unveiled at the recent Google IO developer conference, it isn't meant to replace medical advice or specialist treatments - but be more of an education and awareness tool.https://blog.google/technology/health/ai-dermatology-preview-io-2021Image credit: Medicinet

I’m excited to share this Thrive by Five campaign video, starring a bunch of cheeky, beautiful children.Not only is the video virtually impossible to watch without smiling and laughing, it also tells the story of why early learning is so important, and why it’s crucial that our leaders reform the system.Click here to watch:https://www.facebook.com/ThriveByFiveCampaign/videos/489604155479282/...and share far and wide!Brought to you by the Minderoo Foundation.