All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
National Australia Bank is readying a major expansion of its AI-powered customer engagement system after maturing its 'customer brain', targeting a dramatic increase in personalised customer actions.
Sophia Vargas 
In just weeks, manufacturers have killed affordable EVs while protecting high-margin luxury models. The pattern reveals uncomfortable truths about tariffs, subsidies, and market reality.
Tanya Birch 
Internal FCC communications show how the agency's enforcement division privately backed efforts to target media companies, raising fresh questions about institutional independence.
Kate Morrison 
European cloud providers have filed an antitrust complaint against Broadcom, arguing the closure of its VMware partner programme is an illegal squeeze on customer choice that destroys businesses built around the software.
Andrew Marsh 
Meta is replacing human content moderators with AI systems while planning layoffs affecting up to 20% of its workforce. The shift raises questions about moderation quality, worker welfare, and the true cost of AI.
Andrew Marsh 
Google has given Android users a pathway to sideload unverified apps after months of community backlash against mandatory developer verification requirements launching in 2026.
Mitchell Tan 
Israel's expansion into southern Lebanon marks a critical escalation with over one million displaced. The strategy reveals deeper tensions between security imperatives and diplomatic resolution.
Priya Narayanan 
Sua Fa'alogo scored a hat-trick in just his second NRL game. But it's not the tries that make the 22-year-old special—it's his refusal to act like he's special.
Patrick Donnelly 
Europe's gaming regulator is overhauling age ratings to flag loot boxes and battle passes, but the North American ESRB says integrated ratings could confuse parents.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Google has detailed its compromise on mandatory app verification for Android, allowing experienced users to sideload unverified apps after a 24-hour security lock and multiple steps designed to stop scammers.
Oliver Pemberton 
New research reveals the limit of Australians' enthusiasm for urban trees when they come too close to home, with significant financial consequences for property sellers.
James Callahan 
Testing shows 8GB graphics cards remain sufficient for 2026 gaming, but 16GB versions deliver significantly faster performance in real-world conditions due to how modern game engines use memory.
Tom Whitfield 
Scientists at Los Alamos are testing fibre-optic cables as a cheaper, simpler alternative to seismometers for detecting moonquakes and supporting future lunar missions.
Oliver Pemberton 
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are signing high-profile partnerships with CNN, CNBC, and other major outlets to embed betting odds into news coverage. Industry experts warn the arrangements risk corrupting journalism.
Tanya Birch 
The European Union has raised formal concerns about nuclear safeguards in the AUKUS agreement, creating diplomatic friction as Australia proceeds with its historic submarine programme.
Oliver Pemberton 
Hoarder starts as a relaxing cleaning simulator but conceals a second game entirely. The project comes from a co-creator of cult horror title Darkwood.
Oliver Pemberton 
OpenClaw's unexpected viral success in early 2026 is forcing major AI labs to reconsider their browser agent strategies, with Google reshuffling its Project Mariner team amid a broader consolidation of agentic AI competition.
Darren Ong Macquarie University research reveals gaming addiction is emerging in Australian primary school children far earlier than previously thought, with 4 per cent showing clinical-level disorder and impacts affecting 100,000 kids.
Jake Nguyen 
Tesla plans to build its own semiconductor fabrication plant, a $25 billion wager that signals real frustration with global supply chains, but decades of industry expertise cannot be purchased at any price.
Nina Papadopoulos 
GNOME 50 removes X11 support entirely, cutting 27,540 lines of legacy code. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will bring the change to millions of users in April.
Yuki Tamura The arrival of HMS Anson at HMAS Stirling signals that Australia is moving from planning toward practical capability in the AUKUS partnership, with billions committed to submarine construction and nuclear propulsion systems.
Aisha Khoury 
A new video game captures the anxiety of competing for H-1B work visas. Built on real immigrant stories, it shows how luck, bureaucracy and policy changes shape lives and careers.
Sophia Vargas Australia's government is distributing a $1,200 cost of living payment to welfare recipients starting March 21, even as inflation data shows families spending $7,200 more annually to maintain a basic lifestyle.
Marcus Ashbrook 
Global memory chip shortages are reaching crisis point as artificial intelligence's insatiable hunger for specialised memory threatens to make computers, phones and gaming systems far more expensive for years to come.
Oliver Pemberton 
Gaming PC sales are surging globally, but the market's dramatic shift toward high-end systems is pricing out budget-conscious players. Industry analysts question whether promised affordable ARM-based alternatives will materialise.
Tom Whitfield 
OpenAI's planned 'adult mode' for ChatGPT promises user freedom but raises serious questions about data collection, surveillance risks, and whether intimate conversations will feed corporate profit systems.
Daniel Kovac 
MoCA 2.5 technology allows homeowners to leverage old coaxial cables for high-speed networking, delivering up to 2.5 Gbps without the expense of installing new wiring or the limitations of wireless mesh systems.
Oliver Pemberton 
The US trade deficit hit a record $1.2 trillion in 2025 as AI hardware imports from Asia surged 60%, overwhelming domestic production capacity and undermining the administration's tariff strategy.
Tom Whitfield 
Nvidia unveiled the Groq 3 language processing unit at its annual GTC conference, the first tangible result of its $20 billion acquisition of Groq's intellectual property and engineering talent.
Tom Whitfield 
Authorities are urging organisations to strengthen access controls on Microsoft Intune following an attack that allowed Iran-linked hackers to remotely wipe tens of thousands of devices at medical device maker Stryker.
Marcus Ashbrook