Origin Energy confirmed that customer personal and banking details were compromised in a hack affecting its 4.8 million Australian accounts, with an unverified claim of 2 million customers impacted.

Google introduced a new account verification method that uses selfie videos to authenticate users during sign-in, leveraging facial recognition technology with multiple security layers against spoofing and deepfakes.

The EU fined Google €890m for breaching competition laws by favoring its own services in search results and restricting app developers from steering users to cheaper alternatives.

Researchers have developed a defensive technique called context bombing that embeds malicious prompts in stored secrets to shut down AI-powered attacks, reducing successful account compromises from 57% to 5% across tests.

A Windows zero-day exploit allowing low-privilege accounts to compromise administrator accounts was released days after Microsoft issued record security patches, prompting the company to investigate.

U.S. authorities warn that Russian state hackers are compromising residential routers to launch attacks against critical infrastructure organizations, urging users to disable vulnerable protocols and secure their devices.

OpenAI and Anthropic are supporting Australia’s new AI regulations, a move that could benefit their market valuations ahead of planned public listings while also positioning them favorably against Chinese competitors.

Sheetz is migrating approximately 11,000 virtual machines from VMware to StorMagic’s SvHCI platform across its 838 store locations, citing concerns over Broadcom’s subscription model and pricing uncertainty.

A Florida teenager has withdrawn his addiction lawsuit against Meta, following earlier settlements with TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube over claims of harmful, addictive social media features.

Tech workers are increasingly unionizing due to AI-driven layoffs, increased workloads, and concerns about how AI is deployed, marking a significant shift in an industry historically resistant to labor organizing.

AliExpress faces a record €550m fine from the EU for failing to adequately prevent illegal product sales, including counterfeit goods and unsafe items, on its platform.

China’s AI startups are challenging U.S. dominance by releasing capable, free models, while Google faces delays with Gemini. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley workers are taking collective action against AI-driven job losses.