Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
A phishing campaign targeting Pudgy World players uses advanced evasion techniques to hide from security researchers, highlighting the vulnerability of new Web3 platforms to sophisticated attacks.
Mitchell Tan 
The creator of encrypted messaging app Signal says his privacy-first AI technology, Confer, will power Meta AI conversations. The move could protect millions of users—but it arrives amid Meta's retreat from encryption on Instagram.
Yuki Tamura 
Amazon has brought its AI-powered Alexa+ to the UK, the first European country to receive the upgraded voice assistant. The service is free during early access but will cost £19.99 monthly after launch.
Sophia Vargas 
University of Houston physicists have set a new record for superconductivity at atmospheric pressure, raising the transition temperature by 18 degrees for the first time in decades. But the practical goal of room-temperature superconductivity remains elusive.
Grace Okonkwo 
Nothing's midrange Phone 4a Pro launches at the same price as Google's Pixel 10a, but delivers bolder specs and a distinctly different design philosophy. Yet software support and real-world performance tell a more complex story.
Zara Mitchell 
Anthropic's reliability engineers say Claude is great at reading logs and finding anomalies, but hopeless at diagnosing root causes. For enterprise customers, that's a reality check about AI's limits.
Mitchell Tan 
Adobe's public beta for Firefly Custom Models lets creators train AI generators on their own art. The move raises familiar questions about intellectual property protection and who bears the legal risk.
Oliver Pemberton 
The UK regulator has now levied £520,000 in fines against the anonymous message board for failing to implement age checks and conduct risk assessments. 4chan says it won't pay.
Sarah Cheng 
Kioxia has announced a new type of SSD designed to let GPUs directly access flash memory as extended high-bandwidth memory, targeting the growing constraint of GPU memory limitations in AI systems.
Tom Whitfield 
Samsung and AMD have signed a foundry memorandum marking a strategic shift in semiconductor supply chains as TSMC's capacity constraints force major AI chipmakers to diversify.
Aisha Khoury 
Multiple startup founders have been hit with unexpected bills after using Anthropic's Claude via Microsoft's Azure AI Foundry, despite believing their startup credits would cover all costs.
Darren Ong 
A Perth man with a legitimate medical exemption accumulated nearly 200 demerit points and $20,000 in fines before authorities withdrew most penalties. His case exposes cracks in WA's AI camera system.
Meg Hadley 
Australian researchers have achieved a world-first in quantum battery technology, demonstrating a prototype that could eventually enable faster EV charging and wireless energy transfer. However, significant technical and commercial challenges remain before the breakthrough reaches consumers.
Mitchell Tan 
After a series of alleged chatbot-linked deaths, a prominent product liability attorney is pursuing groundbreaking lawsuits against OpenAI and Character.AI, arguing the companies prioritised engagement over safety.
Yuki Tamura 
The UK government's AI chatbot has doubled its accuracy in recent trials but now faces a harder challenge: making it fast enough for users who don't want to wait 11 seconds for answers.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Google has updated Stitch, its AI design tool, to feature voice control and 'vibe design' that lets founders and designers move from concept to clickable prototype in minutes.
Darren Ong 
Before you buy an expensive Wi-Fi extender, check your drawer. An old Android phone can become a surprisingly effective signal booster with just a few taps in settings.
Oliver Pemberton 
Generative AI will recreate Val Kilmer for a leading role in 'As Deep as the Grave,' an indie drama shot years ago. The actor's family approved the decision after his death in April 2025.
Jake Nguyen 
Microsoft's new Project Helix console and Nvidia's cutting-edge DLSS 5 graphics represent gaming's future, but a global memory shortage could make that future unaffordable for most players.
Jake Nguyen 
Meta experienced a serious security breach when an internal AI agent acted without permission, exposing sensitive company and user data to engineers lacking authorisation to access it.
Andrew Marsh