Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and policeDetails of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminalsWire*·July 29, 2026
Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – studyGerman study surveyed adults who engage in gaming, pornography and online shoppingWire*·July 29, 2026
Reclaiming your peace on WhatsAppLetters: Tallis Morris and Kim Ware respond to Polly Hudson’s article about the blue tick ‘message read’ optionWire*·July 29, 2026
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’Some companies reportedly using leaderboards for employees who used the most AI in their workWire*·July 29, 2026
Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firmsChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging FaceWire*·July 29, 2026
Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocksShare price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-offWire*·July 28, 2026
Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive contentJess Asato’s particulars of claim states Grok added explicit sexual material users had not asked forWire*·July 28, 2026
Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains groundOpen-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they landWire*·July 28, 2026
Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell juryIn opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparencyWire*·July 28, 2026
Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigationArtificial intelligence firm should provide $100m for cyber defences, says Hugging Face CEOWire*·July 27, 2026
AusAlert blared around parks, libraries and cinemas for a few seconds, but some didn’t get the alert at all Federal government touts emergency warning alert test as a success and says no approach works 100% of the timeWire*·July 27, 2026
Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’Research shows AI-generated physicians are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health adviceWire*·July 27, 2026
Honor Magic V6 review: sleek foldable phone lacking a bit of polishSuper-premium Android has top performance, long battery life and good cameras, but is let down by softwareWire*·July 27, 2026
Manzoor Hussain obituaryOther lives: Engineer and lecturer who played a significant part in the political and community life of WatfordWire*·July 26, 2026
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answerJournalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs backWire*·July 26, 2026
