All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Mega Crit Games is refusing to add microtransactions or cosmetic DLC to Slay the Spire 2, even as the sequel breaks Steam records with over 500,000 concurrent players on launch.
Oliver Pemberton 
The FAA has approved eight pilot programs allowing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to conduct real-world testing this summer, a significant step toward bringing air taxis to US cities before full regulatory certification.
Sophia Vargas 
A long-term experiment on unpowered USB flash drives revealed no data corruption after six years, challenging the industry belief that flash memory degrades quickly without power.
Nina Papadopoulos 
A YouTube technology creator has shown that film credits on LaserDisc movies become visible when examined under an inexpensive digital microscope, revealing how analog video encoding works.
Tom Whitfield 
A single locomotive weighing 400 tonnes can pull trains ten times heavier. The secret lies in physics, not power, and in how engineers manage the friction between steel and steel.
Yuki Tamura 
Brisbane is introducing a rival parking app to challenge the decade-old CellOPark monopoly, part of a broader shift toward digital payments that's saving the council maintenance costs but raising questions about who gets left behind.
Bruce Mackinnon 
A brief system outage forced JetBlue to request a nationwide ground stop early Tuesday morning, affecting hundreds of flights and highlighting vulnerabilities in critical airline infrastructure.
Mitchell Tan 
New merchandise listings from McFarlane Toys mentioning 'Fallout 3 Remastered' have revived rumours of a remaster Bethesda still refuses to confirm.
Jake Nguyen 
Australians generate three times the global average of electronic waste per capita. Here's what you need to know about responsible disposal and why it matters to your wallet and community.
Daniel Kovac 
Canada has reversed its decision to ban TikTok's operations, allowing the Chinese-owned platform to continue operating under new security conditions. The pivot reflects a broader recalibration of Canadian policy toward China.
Priya Narayanan 
Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran have sent jet fuel costs surging, prompting Australia's biggest airline to raise international fares and prompting Air New Zealand to suspend financial guidance.
Yuki Tamura 
Meta's independent watchdog has ordered the platform to create dedicated rules for AI content and invest in better detection tools after a synthetic video of damaged buildings in Haifa gained 700,000 views.
Daniel Kovac 
Whoop has launched a blood testing panel focused on women's health, measuring 11 biomarkers to track hormonal changes and cycle patterns. The move reflects growing demand from female users who now make up the company's fastest-expanding segment.
Meg Hadley 
Meta's defences against AI-generated deepfakes are failing during armed conflicts, according to the company's own Oversight Board, raising questions about whether any labelling system can keep pace with synthetic media.
Oliver Pemberton 
Aidan Becker, 22, died at Mernda Railway Station after intervening to protect a 14-year-old boy from a group of teenage attackers. Premier Jacinta Allan met with his family on Tuesday.
Rachel Thornbury 
Cricket Australia has oversold 125,000 tickets for the 150th Anniversary Test in just over two months, forcing the first-ever ticket ballot in the nation's cricket history.
Patrick Donnelly 
Thousands of highly educated workers are now earning premium wages to train AI models, even as their own professions face automation. The ethical tensions are significant.
Grace Okonkwo 
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority warns that agentic AI assistants could manipulate consumer choices and prioritise corporate interests over users' needs, issuing consumer protection guidance ahead of rapid deployment.
Mitchell Tan 
Fuel supply restrictions are biting hard across Australia, but the government's blame falls entirely on panic buying rather than acknowledging broader supply chain failures.
Kate Morrison 
Canberra's young halves pairing of Ethan Sanders and Ethan Strange enters 2026 with high expectations after the Raiders' disappointing finals exit. Coach Ricky Stuart has backed the duo to build long-term success.
Sophia Vargas 
The RBA held rates steady in March, but the reprieve looks short-lived. Most major banks now forecast another rate hike in May, with sticky wage growth complicating the inflation picture.
Andrew Marsh 
Queensland's electoral map is being substantially redrawn, with two seats abolished and two created, plus 19 renamed ahead of the 2028 state election.
Aisha Khoury 
The Performing Right Society has filed legal proceedings against Valve for allegedly failing to obtain licenses covering music in thousands of games sold via Steam since 2003.
Tom Whitfield 
Port Pirie grandmother Patricia Ewens has been missing for nearly a month. Police have uncovered fresh details about her movements, but the circumstances of her disappearance remain puzzling.
James Callahan 
Zac Lomax had a chance to put the NRL saga behind him at Tuesday's press conference. Instead, he played it safe—and in doing so, raised more questions than answers.
Patrick Donnelly 
The Xen Project has overhauled its support policy to extend backing for every release to five years, a strategic shift timed with Citrix's re-entry into mainstream virtualization.
Sarah Cheng 
Campbelltown TAFE was placed into lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after reports of a woman carrying a gun sparked a major police operation in Sydney's southwest.
Rachel Thornbury 
Katherine, NT is recovering from its worst flooding since 1998, with waters receding but crocodiles now wandering through town. Authorities warn residents to avoid all floodwaters.
Yuki Tamura 
A Perth woman has fled Australia after her ex-partner was granted bail ahead of sentencing for assaulting her, raising questions about how courts balance presumptions of innocence with victim safety.
Aisha Khoury Home insurance premiums are jumping by up to $1,200 from today, interest rates are expected to rise again in May, and mortgage stress is climbing. A practical guide to navigating the squeeze.
Andrew Marsh