Updates

26 Nov 2025

Teens launch High Court bid to stop Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Two 15-year-olds have filed a constitutional challenge against Australia’s upcoming under-16 social media ban, arguing the law unlawfully restricts young people’s political expression.

26 Nov 2025

Cyberattack disrupts services across multiple London boroughs

Shared council systems in London have been disrupted by a cyberattack now under review by security agencies.

26 Nov 2025

New ChatGPT layout blends audio, text and maps in one view

The updated ChatGPT interface blends voice, text and images while letting users revisit conversations through a built-in transcript.

26 Nov 2025

Copilot will be removed from WhatsApp on 15 January 2026

WhatsApp’s new rules remove all LLM chatbots, prompting Copilot’s exit while Microsoft directs users to mobile and web platforms that offer richer features instead of limited messaging access.

26 Nov 2025

Agentic AI transforms enterprise workflows in 2026

Organisations prepare for a shift toward coordinated agentic systems, offering greater autonomy and reliability instead of isolated tools that struggle to scale inside complex enterprise environments.

26 Nov 2025

Canada deepens 5G leadership with major Nokia expansion

Officials highlight the economic impact of Nokia’s expanded research campus, reinforcing Canada’s ambitions to lead future telecommunications and advanced networking innovation.

26 Nov 2025

EU pushes for stronger powers in delayed customs reform

Lawmakers say stronger EU powers are vital to curb non-compliant goods entering the market.

26 Nov 2025

AI may reshape weather and climate modelling

The Met Office has published a new framework describing how machine learning can be combined with physics-based models to make weather and climate predictions faster, more flexible and potentially more accurate.

26 Nov 2025

Deepfake and AI fraud surges despite stable identity-fraud rates

A new report finds that while overall identity-fraud attempts have dipped, AI and deepfake-powered “sophisticated fraud” is rising fast, increasing by 180 percent.

26 Nov 2025

Oakley Meta glasses launch in India with AI features

India will soon access Meta’s Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, which provide AI assistance, Hindi language support and extended battery performance inside a durable frame.