Australia has enacted a first-of-its-kind ban, blocking users under 16 from accessing major social media platforms. The policy, which took effect at midnight local time on Wednesday, targets ten services including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and X.
Oracle’s Q2 earnings call is the first for its new co-CEOs and will put a microscope on the quality of its booming AI revenue. Analysts want details on margins, customer concentration risk, and how the company will manage soaring capital expenditures as it chases AI demand.
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office says the Home Office kept it in the dark about serious biases in police facial recognition tech. The algorithm showed starkly different accuracy rates across racial groups, with Black subjects facing higher false positive rates.
The UK Home Office is proposing a new legal framework to govern police use of live facial recognition and other biometrics. Critics warn the plan, backed by millions in funding, will lead to a massive expansion of public surveillance.
The first-person horror game Horses has been banned from the Epic Games Store just one day before its planned launch. Developer Santa Ragione disputes the “Adult Only” rating and content violations cited by Epic. The game remains available on other storefronts like GOG and itch.io.
The Indian government has withdrawn a directive that would have forced Apple and others to preinstall a government app. The order, issued secretly on November 28, was met with immediate resistance over privacy concerns.
The cybersecurity workforce gap is changing. A new survey of 16,000 pros finds that finding people with the right skills is now a bigger problem than just finding more people. And these shortages are directly leading to security incidents.
A new decentralized exchange called Ostium has raised a $20 million Series A to let users trade perpetual futures on real-world assets. The founders, a former ballet dancer and a science Olympiad medalist, are targeting the offshore brokerage market.
The EU Council has agreed on a controversial “Chat Control” bill that mandates “voluntary” scanning of private messages. While framed as a compromise, privacy advocates and several member states are sounding the alarm, calling it a disaster for digital rights.
Germany is asking for feedback on Apple’s proposed changes to its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) system. The country’s regulators had preliminarily decided in February 2025 that Apple abused its market power with the feature.
