Tech, AI, startups, and cyber security
As artificial intelligence reshapes how we discover information, one prominent news anchor argues the real crisis isn't the volume of news, but how platforms weaponise our own psychology against us.
Yuki Tamura 
Australia's largest airports are pressing for urgent rollout of digital passenger declarations, citing investment delays that could waste billions in terminal upgrades if border processes remain manual and slow.
Oliver Pemberton 
Xerendipity has unveiled a new thermal pad embedded with a thin vapor chamber that could transform how smartphones manage heat. The technology claims dramatic improvements over conventional cooling solutions.
Oliver Pemberton 
From smartwatches transmitting location data to police forces to AI assistants steering what you watch, 2026 has emerged as a critical year for defending personal privacy against dual threats: law enforcement overreach and corporate gatekeeping.
Sarah Cheng 
Magnetic phone accessories have hit $2 billion in annual sales, but truly modular phones failed for a decade. Now manufacturers like Tecno and Xiaomi are trying a different approach.
Mitchell Tan 
For the first time in over half a century, NASA is preparing to send humans beyond Earth orbit. The Artemis II crew will travel roughly 4,600 miles beyond the Moon on a ten-day mission launching no earlier than April 1.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Microsoft's Windows chief has promised to fix years of accumulated problems, from forced updates to Copilot overreach. Whether users will trust another pledge is the real question.
Zara Mitchell 
A new survey of 450 VMware customers across 14 countries found half plan to reduce their use of the virtualisation platform by 2028, raising questions about Broadcom's post-acquisition strategy.
Aisha Khoury 
New research reveals nearly 50% of security leaders feel unprepared to defend against AI-driven cyberattacks, even as documented attacks prove autonomous agents can compromise critical infrastructure.
Mitchell Tan 
Researchers have discovered that telling AI language models they are experts at coding or maths actually makes them worse at these tasks, though it helps with safety and tone.
Daniel Kovac 
The Oppo Find N6 arrives with a genuinely innovative solution to foldables' most persistent problem: the crease. But Oppo's reluctance to sell it globally raises questions about the company's ambitions.
Ella Sullivan 
The US Federal Communications Commission has banned new foreign-made routers, signalling a dramatic shift in how Washington treats technology supply chains and challenging an entire industry.
James Callahan 
The absence of FBI and NSA speakers from RSA Conference 2026 highlights a critical breakdown in public-private cybersecurity coordination as China's state-sponsored actors deepen their foothold in U.S. critical infrastructure.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Automated AI cyberattacks have stopped being theoretical. Chinese state actors successfully orchestrated an espionage campaign using Claude AI against 30 targets, succeeding against several. The implications for defenders are stark: machines do not get tired.
Mitchell Tan 
Cisco Talos' 2025 security review shows attackers are moving faster than ever to exploit flaws, with some vulnerabilities weaponised within hours of disclosure. Identity systems remain the weakest link.
Sophia Vargas 
Anthropic has expanded Claude's capabilities to directly control your computer, opening files and using browsers. Early adopters should understand the risks before granting permission.
Tom Whitfield 
Manufacturers push ever-higher refresh rates, but the truth is simpler. Here is what you really need to know before your next TV purchase.
Aisha Khoury 
Microsoft has blocked a registry trick that gave Windows 11 users access to a native NVMe driver capable of boosting storage performance by up to 85%. The company appears to be tightening control over unsupported optimisations.
Mitchell Tan 
On the Lex Fridman podcast, Jensen Huang announced that artificial general intelligence has already arrived. The real story is how vague that statement actually is.
Tom Whitfield 
A new biotech startup is pursuing an ambitious strategy to end animal testing: grow complete organ systems in the lab that lack brains. The goal eventually extends to human versions.
Oliver Pemberton