Updates

25 Jan 2026

Microsoft confirms Outlook disruption

Business and enterprise customers in North America were the most affected.

25 Jan 2026

Sparkli launches interactive AI learning app for children

An interactive learning app called Sparkli uses generative AI to turn children’s questions into visual, game-based educational experiences.

25 Jan 2026

Writers challenge troubling AI assumptions about language and style

Long-established stylistic habits are being reinterpreted as signals of automation, leaving writers questioning how human voice is now judged.

25 Jan 2026

Hollywood figures back anti-AI campaign

The initiative argues AI training without consent amounts to theft.

25 Jan 2026

LinkedIn phishing campaign exposes dangerous DLL sideloading attack

A multi-faceted phishing campaign is abusing LinkedIn private messages to deliver weaponised malware using DLL sideloading, security researchers have warned. The activity relies on PDFs and archive files that appear trustworthy to bypass conventional security controls. Attackers contact targets on LinkedIn and send self-extracting archives disguised as legitimate documents. When opened, a malicious DLL is (See more)

25 Jan 2026

Alaska student arrested after eating AI-generated art in protest

A University of Alaska Fairbanks student was arrested on a criminal mischief charge after tearing down and eating dozens of AI-generated art pieces in a campus gallery as a protest against AI in art.

24 Jan 2026

Analysis reveals Grok generated 3 million sexualised images

The findings follow the rapid rollout of Grok’s image-editing feature on X, which triggered widespread misuse before tighter technical restrictions were introduced.

24 Jan 2026

Japan arrests suspect over AI deepfake pornography

Law enforcement in Japan and South Korea is increasing focus on AI-driven crimes.

24 Jan 2026

Stanford and Swiss institutes unite on open AI models

The collaboration aims to strengthen academia’s influence over global AI through open research, shared infrastructure, and human-centred design.

24 Jan 2026

Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Search

Personalised, context-aware results mark a major shift toward more adaptive and intuitive Google search experiences.