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Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where I look at some of the most important Australian AI news of the week. In this issue: The end of Boosting Female Founders, Women Who Code and Girls in Tech and the threat this poses to the tech and AI sectors.
July was a dark month for women in tech and business. It saw the closure of three programs designed to educate, upskill and in some cases, financially back women in the tech and startup industries.
The closure of the Australian government’s Boosting Female Founders (BFF) program, alongside the shutdowns of international organisations – marks a significant shift in the tech industry’s approach to gender equity.
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Tegan Jones is a senior technology journalist at SmartCompany. A multi-award-winning journalist, she has been reporting on technology, telecommunications and gaming for the past 10 years. She regularly appears on mainstream media channels as an expert tech commentator. Her previous roles include editor of Gizmodo Australia and global reviews editor at Finder. She has also served as a reporter and editor across Business Insider, Lifehacker and Kotaku Australia. Tegan was the co-host of one of the top technology podcasts in Australia, Queens of the Drone Age. You can find her on Twitter @Tegan_Writes.
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