All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
A security researcher found 16 vulnerabilities in one Lovable-hosted app, exposing 18,000 users' data. The incident has reignited debate over who bears responsibility when AI writes the code.
James Callahan Harvard scientists have published a landmark study in Nature revealing the true physics behind squeaky sneakers, and the answer involves supersonic waves and tiny flashes of light.
Nina Papadopoulos After a costly failure as battlefield kit, Microsoft's HoloLens headsets have found a second life in remote cargo inspections for the US Air Force.
Darren Ong Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created a new institute to address surging AI datacenter power demands, with US electricity use from datacentres projected to reach 17% by 2030.
Priya Narayanan Cisco Talos has uncovered a never-before-seen backdoor, Dohdoor, targeting US hospitals and universities since December 2025, with suspected links to North Korea's Lazarus Group.
Mitchell Tan OpenAI has announced $110B in new investment at a $730B valuation, but the deals reveal a web of circular commitments that deserve closer scrutiny.
Yuki Tamura Soaring demand for AI infrastructure is starving smartphones and PCs of memory, with analysts forecasting price hikes of up to 14% and market declines not seen in over a decade.
Nadia Souris President Trump has ordered the entire US federal government to stop using Anthropic's AI, after the company refused to drop safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
Aisha Khoury A field engineer completed a routine server repair, then found himself locked inside a datacenter for nearly two hours while a client tried to blame him for a software bug.
Daniel Kovac Snack giant Mondelēz has picked Celonis over SAP's own Signavio tool to guide its global ERP migration, in a move that reflects wider corporate anxiety about tech vendor dependency.
James Callahan French outsourcer Sopra Steria has launched legal action against the UK government, claiming a £958.7M contract awarded to Capita breached procurement rules.
Kate Morrison Nearly half of German-speaking SAP users plan to miss the 2027 ECC support deadline, opting instead for costly extended maintenance, according to the DSAG Investment Report 2026.
Mitchell Tan About 140 datacenters are queued for UK grid access with a combined 50 GW demand, exceeding Britain's peak electricity use. Ofgem is now scrambling to fix the system.
Daniel Kovac Japan's Rapidus has closed a ¥267.6bn funding round to chase 2nm chip mass production by 2027, with Tokyo becoming its largest shareholder.
Daniel Kovac French DIY marketplace ManoMano has confirmed a January cyberattack on a customer support subcontractor exposed personal data, while a hacker claims the haul reached 38 million accounts.
Sarah Cheng Global ransomware attacks hit a record high in 2025 even as payments fell 8%, and Australia sits squarely in the crosshairs of a sprawling, industrialised criminal marketplace.
Daniel Kovac 
Words like 'looksmaxxing' and 'mogged' have migrated from obscure incel forums to mainstream social feeds. The ideological payload travels with them.
Daniel Kovac 
Paramount Plus quietly raised prices across all Australian plans in late 2025, with Premium subscribers paying up to $48 more per year. Here's what consumers need to know.
Yuki Tamura 
The 2026 F1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park promises to be the most unpredictable season-opener in years, as landmark regulation changes upend the established pecking order.
Megan Torres 
High-protein meal delivery is booming globally, but does the convenience justify the cost? The answer depends on who's asking.
Daniel Kovac Steaelite, a new remote access trojan sold on cybercrime forums since November 2025, combines credential theft and ransomware in one interface — and starts stealing data before operators even open the panel.
Yuki Tamura Open source repositories handling 10 trillion annual downloads are preparing to charge corporate heavyweights, as a small number of large users consume the lion's share of bandwidth on donated infrastructure.
Mitchell Tan 
Netflix's Love Is Blind Season 8 has sparked fierce debate about gender, politics, and the manosphere. Is reality TV reflecting modern dating, or shaping it?
Jake Nguyen 
More adults are using AI chatbots to explore kink and BDSM, but the community is divided — and Australian regulators are watching closely.
Jake Nguyen 
OpenAI has announced it will transform its London office into its largest research hub outside the US, escalating a fierce talent battle with Google DeepMind on British soil.
Nina Papadopoulos 
AI coding agents are reshaping who thrives in tech. The new premium skill isn't typing faster — it's thinking sharper about what to build.
Nina Papadopoulos 
New peer-reviewed research finds Chinese AI models far more likely than Western counterparts to refuse political questions or return false answers, raising urgent questions for global users.
Sophia Vargas 
As AI agents gain access to email, files, and credentials, a veteran security researcher has built a containment layer designed to stop them going rogue.
Nadia Souris 
The Trump administration has cut ties with Anthropic after the AI company refused to remove restrictions on its Claude model for military use, raising urgent questions about AI governance worldwide.
Priya Narayanan 
Google has launched Nano Banana 2, a powerful AI image model combining speed and studio-quality output. The upgrade brings genuine capability gains and serious new risks.
Helen Cartwright