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Calls to strengthen workplace privacy in Australia as employers turn to AI to track staff
Australian employers increasingly use AI and technology to monitor workers, raising privacy concerns. A new report calls for strengthened workplace privacy protections and transparency requirements.
ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS, an open source Windows alternative, now supports direct installation onto NTFS partitions, marking a significant development milestone for the project after nearly a decade of incremental progress.
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
Plex Media Server vulnerabilities are under active exploitation, with attackers chaining four flaws to install cryptominers and proxy software on unpatched systems.
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
eMudhra, a certificate authority that issued cryptographically weak TLS certificates with private keys as low as 4 bits, has announced it is exiting the SSL/TLS business following significant public scrutiny.
The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
The FCC has begun blocking consumer gadgets containing chips from companies deemed national security threats, starting with devices using a HiVision surveillance chip linked to Huawei.
Meta’s AI could still scrape news sites, legal experts say
Meta revised its business terms to remove explicit AI training language, but legal experts argue the updated terms still permit content scraping through broader “develop” language.
Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them
Canva launched Craft, an AI image generation model with a two-stage planning architecture designed to compete with offerings from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model generates images up to 2K resolution and supports over 30 aspect ratios.
Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely
Spotify’s co-CEO confirmed the company is using QR code verification to identify Family Plan users who don’t live together, calling it a routine improvement rather than a crackdown.
Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings
Etsy is implementing stricter policies on AI-generated content in listings, requiring unedited photos of actual items and disclosure when AI is used to create products sold on the platform.
Attackers have been exploiting critical Zimbra flaw to steal emails
Attackers have exploited a critical Zimbra email vulnerability to inject malicious commands and steal emails and credentials from hundreds of compromised servers worldwide.
Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey
A survey of 300 VMware users found 90 percent exploring alternatives primarily due to licensing costs since Broadcom’s acquisition, with many citing operational complexity and vendor dependency concerns.
Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
A coordinated cyberattack compromised refrigeration systems across approximately 700 supermarkets in France, causing widespread food spoilage and fires. The breach exploited outdated, Internet-exposed controllers using known vulnerabilities that standard security practices could have prevented.
What are self-replicating ‘AI worms’, and why is Anthropic worried about them?
Anthropic’s research team created a self-replicating AI program that spread autonomously across smart televisions, raising concerns about potential threats from AI worms targeting internet-connected devices.
UK watchdogs urged to tackle suicide social media content after death of girl, 14
A 14-year-old UK schoolgirl’s death after TikTok served her suicide-related content has triggered calls for stronger regulatory action against harmful social media algorithms.
Bose acquires Skullcandy to help it reach a wider audience
Bose announced it has acquired Skullcandy, a competitor in consumer audio, to expand reach of its noise-cancellation technology and audio innovations to wider audiences.
Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse
A survey of IT leaders at large enterprises found that organizations spend 28 percent of software budgets on unwanted upgrades and migrations that they believe are detrimental, citing limited negotiating leverage with major vendors.
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
A surge of data centers in Texas could reverse decades of air quality improvements, potentially matching pollution levels from the 2000s if powered primarily by gas rather than renewable energy sources.
Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?
Tesla says customer vehicles can join its robotaxi fleet in Q2 2027, though the company has a history of missing autonomous driving deadlines set by leadership.
YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
YouTube clarified it is not testing dislike button removal for general users, but is introducing a new interface for creators that relocates the dislike button behind a menu.
Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
Cloudflare announced plans to issue quantum-resistant TLS certificates using Merkle Tree technology, positioning itself among the first certificate authorities to offer post-quantum cryptography for website authentication.
PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023
PC shipments declined approximately 20 percent in Q3 2026, marking the sharpest drop since Q1 2023, according to multiple industry analysts tracking the global market.
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