All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Surveys show a stark divide between tech companies shipping AI products and the public's actual demand for them. The real issue isn't hype or regulation—it's that AI still lacks a genuinely valuable use case people will choose.
Tom Whitfield 
Resident Evil: Requiem has demolished sales records to become 2026's biggest game so far, while Nintendo's console continues its record-breaking performance.
Jake Nguyen 
Marvel Rivals' Season 7 balance patch gives Captain America substantial gameplay changes but leaves the game's dominant Strategist meta largely unchecked, with Gambit's nerf falling short of what competitive players say is needed.
Yuki Tamura 
Britain's cyber watchdog has warned that the £1.5bn Jaguar Land Rover bailout risks creating perverse incentives, with firms betting on state support instead of investing in real resilience.
Samantha Blake 
Pearl Abyss's highly anticipated open world RPG has launched to mixed reviews, with players unable to run the game on Intel Arc graphics cards and complaining about unintuitive controls.
Zara Mitchell 
ByteDance has confirmed the sale of Moonton, maker of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, to Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group for $6 billion in what becomes the sixth largest gaming acquisition ever.
Jake Nguyen 
Crimson Desert players have discovered that disabling 120Hz on PlayStation 5 fixes blurry visuals, but PC users say the solution is far less straightforward. Some high-end PC gamers report the game looks worse than lower-resolution titles.
Tom Whitfield 
Netflix's upcoming Assassin's Creed series will be set in Ancient Rome in the year 64 AD, with production now underway in Italy. The ambitious adaptation features a strong ensemble cast and represents a major investment in adapting gaming IP.
Sophia Vargas 
Jason Segel and Samara Weaving lead a dark action comedy about a married couple planning to murder each other. The film's tonal inconsistency and reliance on violence as punchline test its clever premise.
Yuki Tamura 
Drew Goddard has finally revealed why his ambitious Sinister Six Spider-Man film never happened: the devastating 2014 Sony cyberattack forced the studio to abandon its villain-focused spinoff plans.
Jimmy O'Brien 
The UK government has signalled a different approach to technology procurement following controversial Palantir contracts, with the NHS deal approaching its break clause in February 2027.
Riley Fitzgerald 
China has approved the world's first commercially available brain implant for paralysis treatment, leapfrogging cautious Western approaches. The move signals a strategic bet on neurotechnology dominance.
Zara Mitchell 
Bungie has locked Marathon's two major endgame activities to weekends only, acknowledging the move will exclude some players while defending the design as necessary for server stability and preparation time.
Yuki Tamura 
Brisbane's defending champions completed an extraordinary comeback from 14-0 down to defeat Melbourne at AAMI Park, ending a nine-year losing streak at the venue.
Sophia Vargas 
Tinder unveiled a major overhaul with AI matching and astrology modes, but faces deeper structural challenges in retaining users tired of swipe fatigue and fake connections.
Yuki Tamura 
Crimson Desert drew 239,000 concurrent players on Steam but faces "mixed" reviews as players struggle with unintuitive button mappings that treat simple actions as elaborate puzzles.
Jake Nguyen 
Ubisoft art director Thierry Dansereau reflects on Assassin's Creed Shadows' anniversary, highlighting the game's technical innovations and legacy systems that will benefit future titles.
Tom Whitfield 
The UK government's digital ID consultation has opened without basic information on cost or data retention timelines, leaving key questions about spending accountability and privacy unanswered.
Daniel Kovac 
Food tracking apps with AI features help Australians hit calorie and nutrition targets, but research shows they can trigger anxiety and worsen eating disorder symptoms for vulnerable users.
Jake Nguyen 
Michael Maguire has rejected suggestions of behind-the-scenes turmoil at the Broncos, responding to criticism from Gorden Tallis after Brisbane's difficult start to their premiership defence.
Megan Torres 
Oasis Management has acquired a significant 8.86% stake in Japanese media giant Kadokawa, putting it on par with Sony as a major shareholder of the company behind Elden Ring developer FromSoftware.
Sarah Cheng 
An eBay seller lost thousands when a customer returned a high-end Zotac RTX 5090 stripped of its core processor and memory. The scam highlights systemic vulnerabilities in the platform's buyer protection policies.
Nadia Souris 
Reid Hoffman's attempt to let an AI digital twin give a keynote speech exposed a fundamental contradiction at the heart of LinkedIn's AI strategy.
Andrew Marsh 
Meta is ending end-to-end encryption on Instagram by May 8. The company blamed users. The reality is far more complicated—and revealing about how platforms handle the privacy-versus-safety trade-off.
Daniel Kovac 
Luke Hanif Sekkouah, a 37-year-old methamphetamine user, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his partner Erica Hay in Perth. The case reflects a broader crisis of domestic violence in Australia.
Sarah Cheng 
Penrith's 40-4 destruction of Sydney sets a new standard for dominance, with winger Tom Jenkins scoring four tries as the Panthers outscore opponents 92-10.
Patrick Donnelly 
Sashiko, an AI-powered code review tool for the Linux kernel, detects 53% of bugs that human reviewers miss. The system offers relief to overworked maintainers but raises questions about accountability.
James Callahan 
A court has frozen over 30 properties owned by former MA Services boss Micky Ahuja after he signalled plans to sell them, as authorities investigate $100 million in unpaid tax and worker entitlements.
Sarah Cheng 
Jonathan Brown, the Brisbane Lions legend and Fox Footy commentator, is recovering after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumour. The former three-time premiership player found the tumour during a routine scan.
Megan Torres 
Jarome Luai's brilliant Round 2 performance for the Wests Tigers came after Benji Marshall made a crucial pre-season call: pairing him with Adam Doueihi in a new-look halves combination.
Jimmy O'Brien