The NSW government is proposing personal injury insurance options for gig economy delivery services as part of a consultation by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority. After a number of injuries and deaths to food delivery riders in recent months, options are being suggested to ensure the companies they perform deliveries for are providing appropriate protections for compensation and support while on the job. Submissions are open to provide feedback on the options being put forward until May 28.

In energy science, researchers from RMIT have analysed the capacity of government-owned airports to host large-scale rooftop solar systems as a venue for increased solar capacity in the national grid and found there is enough space to generate enough power to run 136,000 homes. The team found airports are ideal venues for solar with so much clear rooftop space on offer – the study calculated 2.61 square kilometres in total. The study was published in the Journal of Building Engineering.

Google is rolling out a new update for Assistant that will allow users to help train the service to pronounce and recognise tricky names. Right now you can help it pronounce your own name, but with the update you will be able to help it pronounce names of other people in your contact lists. Google says this is for English language only for now with hopes to expand the update to other languages in future.

In videogames industry news, Microsoft has announced it will reduce its cut of revenue from PC games sold through the Microsoft Store from 30% to 12% starting August 1st. The move brings Microsoft into alignment with the Epic Store which has been pushing for better deals for developers since its launch in December 2018. However the change right now only applies to PC games and not games sold on the Xbox. This leaves Steam on its own continuing to take a 30% cut, with its sliding scale reducing to 25% after $10 million and 20% after $50 million.

In meme culture, the Disaster Girl herself has earned US$500,000 this week. Zoe Roth is now 21 but is most famous as a 4-year-old who looks far too pleased about a fire raging across the street. She decided to NFT the original image, taken by her father, and earned 180 Ether or roughly $495,000 and retains the right to 10% of future sales. Cool for Ms Roth, but don't forget that NFTs are still a big digital mess.

In Dungeons and Dragons news, Jeff Goldblum has been announced as a cast member for the next season of the Dark Dice actual play podcast. He is said to be playing an evil elven sorcerer named Balmur who is searching for his daughter's missing locket. The next season of the Dark Dice podcast kicks off on May 12.

And, finally, if you're looking to watch esports this weekend there's plenty to see, with Activision Blizzard's Overwatch League and Call of Duty World League continuing at the global level plus Dreamhack Masters Spring competition continuing in CS:GO. Plus every weekend there's Couch Warriors FGC to watch and you can also register now for Battle Arena Melbourne BAM12 now which takes place May 29-31.

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