Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
Google's Fitbit app now lets users link medical records to its AI health coach. While the feature promises personalised advice, privacy experts warn about the risks of centralising sensitive data.
Megan Torres 
Microsoft has temporarily stopped automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices, backing away from a forced rollout that administrators said compromised IT governance and created security headaches.
Tom Whitfield 
Researchers at IBM X-Force and Flare have uncovered the infrastructure behind North Korea's 100,000-strong fake IT worker operation, which generates approximately $500 million yearly for Pyongyang while stealing sensitive corporate data.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Security researchers have uncovered DarkSword, a sophisticated iPhone hacking tool deployed by Russian-linked attackers. The exploit potentially affects up to 270 million devices running older iOS versions.
Sophia Vargas 
At QCon London, software leaders warned that AI coding tools present a fundamental dilemma: they are too valuable to ignore, but their increased autonomy is eroding the expertise developers need to review and correct them.
Nadia Souris 
Trading in your old smartphone requires more than just handing it over. Here's what you need to do to safeguard your personal data before the handoff.
Zara Mitchell 
The head of South Korea's SK Group predicts memory chip shortages will persist until 2030, a stark reminder that artificial intelligence infrastructure is fundamentally restructuring global technology supply chains.
Yuki Tamura 
Twenty years after launch, Sony updated the PS3 with firmware 4.93, renewing encryption keys to keep physical media playable. The move highlights a genuine tension between protecting old hardware and accessing abandoned games.
Tom Whitfield 
Intel is bundling pre-compiled shader code into its Arc drivers to eliminate the painful waiting and stuttering that plagues PC gaming at launch. The feature now supports 13 games.
Sophia Vargas 
For the first time since the 1960s, a general-purpose ternary processor is available off-the-shelf. The 5500FP implemented on FPGA shows ternary computing remains viable, even if it challenges decades of binary standardisation.
Mitchell Tan 
Sony is developing Protective AI to stop generative tools from copying Studio Ghibli's animation style and compensate original creators. The approach highlights growing tension between innovation and creator rights.
Jake Nguyen 
Perth drivers are taking AI-detected traffic fines to court, citing concerns about the technology's accuracy in detecting mobile phone use and seatbelt violations.
Aisha Khoury 
New research shows Bitcoin's network can withstand massive undersea cable disruptions, yet remains vulnerable to attacks on just five major hosting companies. The paradox exposes the gap between decentralised design and centralised reality.
Mitchell Tan 
When the Epstein files were released, a data engineer began what he thought would be a casual project to understand the documents. It consumed everything.
Zara Mitchell 
BMW has officially revealed the 2026 i3 electric sedan, a fully redesigned vehicle built on the dedicated Neue Klasse platform. With up to 440 miles of EPA range, 400 kW ultra-fast charging, and twin-motor all-wheel drive as standard, it marks a significant shift in the company's EV strategy—but prices will reflect premium positioning.
Sophia Vargas 
European cloud providers are calling out regulatory 'sovereignty-washing' as the EU drafts new cloud and AI legislation, warning that vague definitions favour American hyperscalers despite Europe's stated digital autonomy goals.
Mitchell Tan 
Two researchers who laid the conceptual foundations for quantum cryptography and quantum computing share the ACM's highest honour, reflecting the field's transformation from theory to real-world capability.
Jake Nguyen 
An Iran-backed hacking group claimed responsibility for wiping over 200,000 devices at Stryker, a major US medical equipment maker. Security experts warn the attack marks a dangerous shift toward targeting civilian infrastructure during wartime.
Tom Whitfield 
A water desalination startup spent $200,000 validating bad technical advice from commercial AI models, then created its own system to prevent costly mistakes.
Oliver Pemberton 
Seven tech giants have pooled $12.5 million to help open source maintainers cope with an avalanche of low-quality, AI-generated security reports that threaten infrastructure sustainability.
Yuki Tamura