Why AI Agents Are Killing the Graphical Interface
The interface built to make computers accessible to humans is becoming a liability for AI agents. Google recognised this; Microsoft is still catching up.
Yuki Tamura Technology
Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
Yuki Tamura 
Atlassian's New Jira Migration Tool Was Slower Than the Old One
Atlassian has acknowledged that its newly built Jira cloud migration tool was initially 34% slower than its predecessor, requiring major engineering overhauls to handle large customer migrations.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Google brings Gemini AI to Chrome users in three new countries
Google is rolling out Gemini-powered features to Chrome users in Canada, India, and New Zealand, with support for 50 new languages including Hindi, Bengali, and Spanish.
Nina Papadopoulos 
KaOS Linux Drops 12-Year KDE Partnership for Lightweight Niri Desktop
After 12 years with KDE Plasma as its default desktop, KaOS Linux 2026.02 now ships with Niri and Noctalia, a lightweight tiling compositor designed to reduce systemd dependencies.
Mitchell Tan 
The Internet is Eating Itself: Why AI-Generated Junk Demands Urgent Action
Brendan Greene's stark warning about AI-generated content flooding the internet reveals a systemic crisis: AI trains on junk, produces more junk, and the cycle accelerates. Without intervention, we risk an internet detached from reality.
Daniel Kovac 
When AI agents go rogue, vendors race to build the kill switch
As enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents into mission-critical workflows, technology vendors are building tools to detect and undo the mistakes these systems inevitably make.
Sophia Vargas 
Nationwide NAPLAN platform failure leaves 1.3 million students in limbo
More than 1.3 million Australian students had their NAPLAN tests disrupted when the national assessment platform crashed on the first day of testing, forcing schools nationwide to pause evaluations.
Grace Okonkwo 
SSA Inspector General Probes Alleged Theft of Sensitive Databases by DOGE Engineer
The Social Security Administration's inspector general is investigating allegations that a former DOGE software engineer possessed restricted databases containing personal information on more than 500 million Americans and planned to transfer them to a private contractor.
Kate Morrison 
Excel's Silent Data Thief: The AI-Powered Vulnerability Microsoft Just Patched
Microsoft has patched a critical Excel vulnerability that weaponises Copilot to extract sensitive financial and operational data without any user interaction, marking a shift toward AI-powered attacks that bypass traditional security.
Darren Ong 
Gracenote's Novel Lawsuit Targets the Hidden Architecture Behind AI Training Data
Gracenote has sued OpenAI for using its entertainment metadata and proprietary data structure to train ChatGPT without permission, marking a shift in how AI copyright disputes are framed.
Sophia Vargas 
The Real AI Jobs Story: Growth, Not Collapse
A major global survey challenges the AI job apocalypse narrative, finding organisations are hiring more than they're cutting—but struggling to find talent to manage the transition.
James Callahan 
Why Your PC Cooling Is Failing (And How to Fix It)
Most PC builders get airflow wrong. The balance between intake and exhaust fans matters more than your cooler choice. Here's how to get it right.
Zara Mitchell 
Google finally gives Photos users the off-switch they demanded
Google is adding a prominent toggle to Photos search, letting users switch off the Gemini-powered Ask Photos feature that drew significant backlash for being slow and inaccurate.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Federal Judge Blocks Perplexity from Shopping on Amazon
A San Francisco court has ordered Perplexity to stop using its Comet browser to make purchases on Amazon, ruling the company accessed user accounts without platform authorisation.
Tom Whitfield 
US court blocks Perplexity's AI shopping bot from Amazon
A San Francisco federal court has halted Perplexity's AI shopping bot from accessing Amazon accounts after finding the startup violated computer fraud laws by operating without the retailer's consent.
Jake Nguyen 
Visitor from Deep Space Reveals Alien Chemistry: Comet 3I/ATLAS Packed with Methanol
A remarkable visitor from beyond our solar system has upended expectations about planetary chemistry. The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains far more methanol than any comet born in our corner of space.
Sophia Vargas 
NASA and SpaceX remain at odds over Starship's manual lunar landing controls
NASA and SpaceX disagree on whether astronauts should be able to manually control the Starship lander during lunar descent, a dispute that mirrors similar tensions from the Crew Dragon era.
Darren Ong 
Iran blurs the line between state espionage and cybercrime
Iranian intelligence agencies are no longer just using cybercrime as cover. They're actively integrating ransomware and commercial malware into their operational toolkit.
Marcus Ashbrook 
Intel's Nova Lake Chip Hints at Demanding Power Requirements
ECS has showcased a revamped mini-PC designed for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors, signalling the chips will demand more power and support faster memory than their predecessors.
Daniel Kovac 
Grammarly Takes the Easy Route: Using Names Without Permission, Then an Opt-Out
Grammarly's Expert Review feature attributes AI suggestions to real authors and academics without permission. The company offers an opt-out, but not before damage is done.
Zara Mitchell