Updates

24 Apr 2026

Australia aligns privacy and online safety regulation

Regulators aim to improve coordination in responding to emerging digital risks, including those linked to AI and evolving online technologies.

24 Apr 2026

GPT-5.5 pushes AI deeper into agentic work

The model extends beyond software engineering into scientific research, demonstrating stronger performance in genetics, bioinformatics, and mathematical reasoning tasks.

24 Apr 2026

Meta expands parental oversight with new AI conversation insights for teens

Digital safety improves as Meta enables parents to monitor teen AI conversation topics.

24 Apr 2026

Frontier AI changes cyber risk calculations, New Zealand warns

New guidance says frontier AI creates new risks for organisations, but can also support defensive security work.

24 Apr 2026

UK’s National Cyber Security Centre launches device to protect display connections from cyber threats

SilentGlass has been introduced to prevent malicious connections between devices and screens in high-risk environments.

24 Apr 2026

World Health Organization collaboration with Kazakhstan marks new phase in global health and AI

Talks focused on Kazakhstan’s efforts to modernise its healthcare system, with both sides exploring how emerging technologies could improve public health delivery.

24 Apr 2026

UK embraces 6 frontier technologies to drive digital growth

Government investment in the UK accelerates digital transformation across key technology sectors.

24 Apr 2026

UK fintech sector faces major digital markets transformation

The reforms form part of a broader strategy to position the UK as a global leader in fintech by aligning regulation with rapid technological change in financial services.

24 Apr 2026

Austria hosts the first Google data centre in the Alpine region

Investment by Google enhances Austria’s regional workforce skills and supports AI-driven economic growth.

24 Apr 2026

MIT method tackles AI overconfidence problem

Standard AI training methods encourage unwarranted certainty, prompting new techniques to improve calibration and decision-making transparency.