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US Coast Guard Opens Dedicated Cybersecurity Office for America's Ports and Waterways
A new federal office will write the rules on digital security for the network of ports, ships, and waterways that keeps American trade moving. It arrives after a government watchdog said the Coast Guard's cyber approach had serious gaps.
Australia's Online Safety Regulator Tells Smart Glasses Makers to Blur Strangers' Faces by Default
eSafety has called on companies like Meta to build automatic face-blurring into camera-equipped smart glasses, warning that privacy can't be traded away for accessibility.
White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Betting on Trump Speeches Using Inside Knowledge
A federal regulator says Gabriel Perez used his privileged access to the president's words before they were spoken to place winning wagers on an online prediction market.
Banning One AI Brand Isn't Enough: Your Model's Family Tree Still Matters
Cisco researchers say that where an AI model is built tells you far less than where it came from. Tracing a model's lineage reveals hidden dependencies and inherited behaviours that a country-of-origin label simply cannot.
New Zealand to introduce social media ban for under-16s, putting enforcement burden on platforms
Legislation due this week would require major apps to verify users are old enough to hold an account, with a new regulator empowered to fine or block services that refuse to comply.
Meta Faces Up to $18 Billion Settlement With 52 US States Over Teen Harm Claims
A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general says Facebook and Instagram were built to hook children. Meta has agreed to pay to make the lawsuits go away.
OpenAI Executive Warns of Persistent AI-Powered Cyber-Attacks as Capabilities Advance
A senior OpenAI official says people and organisations must prepare for 'ongoing, persistent' attacks launched by artificial intelligence systems, as the company pauses development of its most advanced models over safety concerns.
Silent Software Patches Protect Hackers, Not Users
When companies fix security flaws without telling anyone, the people paid to defend your data are flying blind. A new Broadcom programme for its Spring software framework shows exactly how that plays out.
Delhi's Electric Rickshaws Are Being Hacked via Bluetooth, and Nobody Has to Be a Programmer to Do It
Scammers with a free app are killing electric rickshaw engines in Delhi traffic, exposing a gap in India's push to clean up one of the world's most polluted cities.
TikTok to Pay $400 Million Over U.S. Child Privacy Claims
The Justice Department says the ByteDance app broke rules protecting children's data. Most of the money is due now, the rest when an old court order is lifted.
Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone Opens Private Security Advisory Firm
The retired four-star general who ran America's signals intelligence agency for six years is now taking his expertise to paying clients in government, business, and beyond.
Thirty US States Take Meta to Trial Over Child Safety, Seeking Up to $1 Trillion
A federal jury trial launched this week could force Facebook and Instagram to strip out some of their most addictive features, and cost Meta more money than most countries earn in a year.
Malware Rode Into a Texas Police Server Inside Body Camera Footage
A hidden virus hitched a ride on police body-cam video and spread through the justice chain. The real problem is a funding gap that leaves front-line officers without the cyber basics they need.
Australian Supermarkets Are Testing Face-Scanning Technology on Shoppers
Coles and Woolworths have confirmed trials of facial recognition software in their stores. Privacy advocates say collecting biometric data from grocery shoppers crosses a line.
Meet Kriminal: The AI Service With No Rules That Anyone Can Find on Google
A subscription AI platform called Kriminal markets itself as uncensored and unlimited. Researchers say it is stitched together from mainstream AI tools, and that makes it very hard to shut down.