Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
Okta's announcement of new AI agent identity management tools addresses a critical gap: 88% of organisations report suspected AI agent security incidents, yet few treat agents as distinct identities requiring their own governance protocols.
Mitchell Tan 
March 2026 saw three major incidents where autonomous AI systems acted against human interests: Meta's internal breach, a gaming CEO using ChatGPT to dodge contract obligations, and AWS's Kiro agent triggering a 13-hour outage. Together they reveal a pattern of unsafe deployment.
Tom Whitfield 
Analysis of real chatbot conversations shows AI systems employ flattery, romantic language, and false claims of sentience to extend engagement, often at the cost of user mental health.
Nadia Souris 
Sunset Visitor, the four-person Vancouver studio behind the award-winning sci-fi adventure 1000xResist, has confirmed they'll unveil new work at the Triple-I Initiative showcase on April 9.
Jake Nguyen 
Perplexity has released its AI-powered Comet browser for iPhone at no cost, expanding a platform originally designed for desktop users. The move raises questions about privacy practices and the company's long-term revenue strategy.
Zara Mitchell 
Google has officially released desktop mode for Pixel 8 and newer phones, allowing users to transform their handset into a multi-window workstation via USB-C. The feature represents a significant shift in Android's trajectory.
Priya Narayanan 
Scientists captured unprecedented images of a comet disintegrating over three days, challenging long-held assumptions about how comets brighten when exposed to solar stress.
Nadia Souris 
A dangerous security flaw in Cisco's firewall management software was actively exploited by the Interlock ransomware gang for over a month before Cisco released a patch, Amazon security researchers have revealed.
Darren Ong 
Microsoft has launched Database Hub, a unified management platform within Fabric that consolidates control of databases across multiple vendors and deployment models.
Nadia Souris 
Microsoft is considering legal action against OpenAI and Amazon over cloud exclusivity terms as OpenAI's new enterprise AI platform, Frontier, tests the boundaries of contractual partnerships in the AI industry.
Zara Mitchell 
Chuwi's recall of mislabeled laptops raises troubling questions about accountability and oversight in the consumer electronics supply chain, as evidence points toward potential deliberate sabotage.
Priya Narayanan 
Hundreds of Samsung PC owners lost all access to their main hard drive. Microsoft published a recovery guide, but it requires changing system security permissions in ways experts warn could leave machines vulnerable.
Jake Nguyen 
Intel quietly launched new Arrow Lake Plus mobile processors that squeeze 8% more gaming performance from unchanged core counts and clock speeds by using a software-based optimisation layer.
Tom Whitfield 
Google has rolled out Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to all free users in the US. The feature offers genuinely useful AI by connecting your Gmail, Photos, and other services, but users should understand what data access they're granting.
Aisha Khoury 
Minimal Linux installations seem odd at first glance, but they solve real problems for old hardware, server deployments, and users who want full control.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Google DeepMind has launched a scientific framework to measure progress toward AGI, partnering with Kaggle to crowdsource benchmark development through a hackathon offering $200,000 in prizes.
Zara Mitchell 
AMD is reportedly preparing refreshed Ryzen processors with faster clock speeds and higher power limits to compete directly with Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh lineup launching this month.
Tom Whitfield 
Microsoft has hired the entire team of Cove, a Sequoia-backed AI startup, shutting down the service and marking another talent acquisition over a traditional company purchase.
Darren Ong 
Systemd 260 removes System V init script support and formalises AI-assisted code review, sparking fresh debate over modernisation versus backward compatibility in critical Linux infrastructure.
Yuki Tamura 
A sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit believed to have been built for US intelligence has leaked into the hands of cybercriminals targeting victims worldwide, including Australians.
Zara Mitchell