Australia's Age Gate Begins: What Gamers and Publishers Must Know
Australia is requiring age verification for R18+ online games from March 9, 2026. Publishers face fines up to $49.5 million for non-compliance.
Aisha Khoury Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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China's chip push reveals uncomfortable truth: building ASML's rival may take decades
China's top semiconductor leaders have publicly conceded that building a credible domestic alternative to Dutch equipment maker ASML will require far more than money and political will.
Sophia Vargas 
Intel's New Chair Signals Shift From Finance to Engineering
Intel has elected semiconductor engineer Craig Barratt as board chair, replacing finance veteran Frank Yeary. The move signals Intel's commitment to technical leadership as it battles foundry losses and manufacturing challenges.
Mitchell Tan 
TCL's New Gaming Monitors Show Promise, But Face Stiff Competition
TCL has unveiled a 32-inch 4K OLED and a 27-inch Mini-LED gaming monitor, both offering dual-mode performance. But with limited availability and established rivals, the company faces an uphill battle.
Tom Whitfield 
Meta faces class action over smart glasses privacy claims
A federal class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses Meta of misleading consumers about Ray-Ban smart glasses privacy features, following reports that contractors overseas reviewed sensitive footage.
Tanya Birch 
Netflix's bet on Affleck's AI startup signals a shift toward quality over cost-cutting
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup, in a move that prioritises creative control over labour replacement. The deal highlights a growing consensus that technology should serve artists, not substitute them.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Iran-Linked Hackers Already Embedded in US Critical Infrastructure
Iranian intelligence-linked hackers have been operating inside American critical infrastructure networks since early February, raising serious questions about preparedness and response capabilities as geopolitical tensions sharpen.
Darren Ong 
Queensland Government to Consider Age Limits on E-Bikes and E-Scooters
A Queensland parliamentary inquiry has recommended banning children under 16 from riding e-bikes and e-scooters, citing concerns about cognitive and motor skills development.
Victoria Crawford 
Iran's cyber campaign hits Middle East surveillance as Trump stakes claim on succession
Iranian hackers are exploiting hundreds of surveillance camera vulnerabilities across the Middle East as Trump claims the US must have a say in Iran's leadership succession, raising questions about post-conflict governance and security.
Zara Mitchell 
Empty Seats, Hard Choices: Australia's Middle East Evacuation Dilemma
Repatriation flights from the Middle East are arriving in Australia with dozens of empty seats as last-minute confirmations and safety fears keep stranded citizens from boarding. The government defends its commercial-first strategy as the only practical option.
Yuki Tamura 
Regional footy club sends a message by acting swiftly on offensive coach
A regional NSW football club has done what many organisations struggle with: it identified a problem and fixed it fast. But the real issue runs deeper.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Can the Lions Make History? Brisbane Faces 17-Team Challenge for Three-Peat
Brisbane's pursuit of an unprecedented third straight premiership begins Saturday at the Gabba, but 17 other clubs are hungry to disrupt the Lions' reign.
Patrick Donnelly 
Helldivers 2 cuts install size by 85%, freeing hard drive space from March
Helldivers 2's installation size will shrink from 154GB to 23GB in March, after Arrowhead Games completes testing of a streamlined version that works even on older hard drives.
Zara Mitchell 
Savannah Guthrie Returns to Today Studio as Search for Mother Stretches Into Month Two
Savannah Guthrie made an emotional, unannounced visit to the Today studio Thursday to reconnect with her colleagues, marking her first return since stepping away over a month ago to support her family during the search for her missing mother.
Jake Nguyen 
Man charged with murder after elderly Queensland resident dies from blunt force trauma
Police have charged a 26-year-old man following the death of an older resident from blunt force trauma at a Burpengary East property. The victim sustained severe head injuries.
Samantha Blake 
Aston Martin faces reality check as vibration crisis threatens F1 season
Aston Martin's new F1 campaign is in jeopardy after dangerous vibrations forced drivers to limit race participation to just 15-25 laps, threatening the team's ability to finish the Melbourne Grand Prix.
Mitchell Tan 
Nvidia eyes oddball RTX 5050 with 9GB memory and narrower bus
Nvidia is reportedly preparing an RTX 5050 refresh with 9GB of faster GDDR7 memory on a 96-bit bus, alongside a new RTX 5060 based on the RTX 5070 die. The moves suggest the chipmaker is navigating tight component supplies.
Tom Whitfield 
Nothing Phone 4a Pro signals shift away from design gimmicks
Nothing's new Phone 4a Pro abandons the translucent design that defined earlier models, embracing metal construction and serious midrange specifications at £499.
Oliver Pemberton 
Young Australians fall hardest for tax scams as AI makes deception smarter
Contrary to popular belief, younger adults are prime targets for tax scams. Fresh research reveals how AI-powered messages and official-looking fake websites are fooling tech-savvy Australians.
Yuki Tamura 
EA's Anti-Cheat Expansion Signals Real ARM Gaming Era Ahead
EA is hiring engineers to bring its Javelin anti-cheat to ARM-based systems, signalling that major publishers are serious about the platform as Nvidia's N1/N1X processors prepare for launch.
Jake Nguyen 
Chinese laptop maker Chuwi caught misleading customers with wrong processor
Notebookcheck discovered that Chuwi's CoreBook X laptops contained a different processor than advertised, with firmware modified to hide the substitution.
Zara Mitchell 
Game sizes are blowing out; storage wars cost gamers real money
Modern games are consuming unprecedented amounts of storage, forcing Nintendo Switch 2 owners to choose between buying expensive expansion cards or playing fewer titles. The storage squeeze is reshaping how gamers manage their libraries.
Ella Sullivan 
Nothing's New Headphones Promise Five Days of Music for Just $200
Nothing's affordable Headphone (a) claim 135 hours of battery life for $199. Here's what you actually get for the price.
Ella Sullivan 
Gaming's Greatest What-If Now Has a Home: The Nintendo PlayStation Arrives in Texas
The National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas, has acquired the MSF-1, the oldest known prototype of the mythical Nintendo PlayStation, offering a tangible piece of gaming history that shaped the industry as we know it.
Jake Nguyen 
Big Tech's AI Power Promise: Good Intentions, Uncertain Enforcement
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI have signed a White House pledge to cover their own power costs as AI data centres expand. The question is whether voluntary promises will hold up when politics and profit collide.
Daniel Kovac 
OpenAI's Professional Bet: GPT-5.4 Targets Enterprise Growth Amid Mounting Losses
OpenAI has released GPT-5.4, its most advanced model yet for professional work. The move signals the company's strategy to build revenue through enterprise customers even as it faces mounting losses and massive infrastructure costs.
Andrew Marsh 
X's New Paywall Strategy Shows How Social Media Monetisation Gets Real
X's new Exclusive Threads feature lets content creators lock the end of tweet threads for paid subscribers, tapping a psychology that rewards curiosity and commitment.
Andrew Marsh 
Britain's Robotic Solution for CERN's Colossal Engineering Challenge
A tiny British-designed robot is set to revolutionise how scientists inspect the Large Hadron Collider, cutting costs and downtime while showcasing UK engineering expertise at the frontiers of physics research.
Nadia Souris 
The Spyware Economy Has Outpaced State Hackers. That Should Worry Everyone
Commercial spyware makers have surpassed state-sponsored groups as the primary exploiters of zero-day vulnerabilities, marking a watershed moment in the cybersecurity landscape and raising hard questions about government oversight.
Tom Whitfield 
Tonkin Highway closed as driver critically injured in Friday crash
Tonkin Highway northbound was closed after a serious crash left a driver with critical injuries. Commuters faced major delays and were advised to use alternate routes.
Fatima Al-Rashid