US startup Hired has launched its platform for tech job seekers in Australia. Starting with a focus on in-demand tech roles, it gives the power back to candidates, allowing you to be in control of the job hunting process. It does this by reversing the traditional job search process- instead of having candidates apply to a company, the company applies to the candidates. www.hired.com

In a world-first, surgeons have implanted a visual stimulator chip in the brain of a 30-year-old woman. The patient, who has been totally blind for seven years, saw coloured flashes, lines and spots when signals were sent to her brain from a computer. Her doctors are now planning to send footage from a tiny video camera to the brain, which could provide the world's first bionic eye and restore sight to millions. The technology bypasses the eyes, meaning it has the potential to restore sight even to those who have lost an eye or become blinded by cancer. http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/arts/325793-worlds-first-bionic-eye-to-give-blind-chance-of-seeing-again.html

Vetchat is Australia?s first on demand vet service, providing vet advice for a fixed fee so problems can be resolved as soon as they arise. They offer one on one consultations via smartphone or desktop, with easy to follow treatment plans. www.vetchat.com.au

Over half of the world's forcibly displaced population are children. Tools like School in a Box help establish a sense of normalcy in camps by providing creative outlets for individual expression and safe spaces for learning. School in a Box contains materials to set up a makeshift school for 80 students. Seen as part of the UNICEF display at MoMA in NY.

What if you could??see??directly into another person?s brain? The?ability to read minds, referred to as telepathy, is a concept that?s?abundant in science fiction. It may however be possible courtesy of a brain-computer interface (BCI)?? a wearable device that works like a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine. https://futurism.com/this-wearable-mri-device-could-help-us-read-minds/

Engineers have invented a new kind of chip that's a biosensor and can be fixed to wearables. It performs multiple functions that have traditionally required the use of a laboratory. It can analyze sweat or blood in order to detect multiple biomarkers linked to several diseases. The cells and the metallic layer of the chip work together to generate digital signals in the same way that cellular telephone networks keep track of each caller's identity. This allows for the automatic detection of cancer cells, bacteria, and viruses. https://futurism.com/lab-on-a-chip-wearable-technology-could-help-detect-disease/