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Security concerns are mounting over Europe’s new social media platform W, as its passport verification process risks identity theft. In the UK, regulators have ordered Google to clarify its search rankings and AI Overviews, while the government is tapping LinkedIn for job market data. Meanwhile, a cyberattack on Australia’s Mackay Sugar has halted cane processing, and Tesco is racing to migrate from VMware.
Google’s new reCAPTCHA testing hand gestures via camera access has sparked privacy concerns over biometric monitoring. In cybersecurity, researchers identified dozens of fraudulent World Cup streaming sites used for ad fraud, while global impersonation scams continue costing billions. Meanwhile, France’s intelligence agency is ditching US-based Palantir for a local alternative to boost tech sovereignty.
Fox Corporation plans a massive $22 billion acquisition of Roku, a move that sent its shares tumbling. Meanwhile, Nvidia is seeking at least $20 billion through its first corporate bond sale since 2021. In tech news, Meta is rolling out an “AI Mode” for Facebook search, even as the company faces legal challenges regarding allegations of using copyrighted adult content to train its AI models.
The UK plans a social media ban for under-16s, targeting platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Meanwhile, US AI-linked job cuts have surged to over 87,000 through May, marking a significant increase. In defense news, the US Army has selected the Vampire system’s laser-guided rockets to enhance drone defenses. Elsewhere, Tesla drivers in China are using small figurines to bypass safety monitors.
ReactOS has hit a massive milestone, successfully running Half-Life with 3D acceleration on real hardware. In the realm of software integrity, the new repo-slopscore tool is now analyzing Git histories to detect AI-generated contributions in repositories. Meanwhile, Pyodide 314.0 streamlines WebAssembly packaging for PyPI, making it easier for developers to distribute compatible wheels directly.
WASI 0.3 has launched, introducing native asynchronous support for WebAssembly and a new proposal for portable GPU access via
wasi:webgpu. In security news, researchers have developed a polynomial-based technique to rapidly factor certain RSA keys. Additionally, the Sovereign Tech Fellowship is expanding its 2026 cohort to bolster Rust and Python, while PostgreSQL 19 prepares to introduce native temporal table support.