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CSIRO tests 3D sheep weighing without routine handling
FlockMate combines 3D imaging, computer vision and RFID to estimate liveweight and fleece weight in real time.
NBN drops high-speed plan condition for fibre upgrades
Eligible FTTC premises can now request full fibre without first ordering a high-speed internet plan.
CISA improvised its incident response during a live breach, agency confirms
A CISA contractor employee uploaded exposed passwords to a public GitHub repository, triggering a response the agency had no written playbook to guide.
Meta pulls Instagram AI image tool that used public accounts without permission
Any user could tag a public Instagram account and have its content appear in AI image creations, with no permission sought from the account owner.
Apple sues OpenAI, its employees claiming theft of trade secrets
Apple has launched a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the artificial intelligence firm engaged in the systemic theft of proprietary trade secrets.
FCC targets shell companies suspected of smuggling DJI drones into the US
The agency is acting against Xtra and Skyrover, two companies suspected of helping DJI evade the US foreign drone ban.
Apple sues OpenAI, alleging artificial intelligence company stole trade secrets
Apple alleges OpenAI stole trade secrets by poaching employees and extracting confidential product designs.
China recovered its first reusable rocket and showed a new way to do it
China successfully recovered its first reusable rocket, advancing its space ambitions.
Old servers found to be the likely reason behind Telstra
Outdated server infrastructure is the primary suspect behind the recent nationwide Telstra blackout, potentially exposing the telecommunications giant to significant regulatory fines.
Apple sues OpenAI, alleging former Apple engineers stole hardware secrets
Apple's complaint describes a pattern of trade-secret theft by former Apple engineers now at OpenAI, with Jony Ive's hardware startup IO Products also named in the suit.
Check out the first images of Quest shipwreck
The wreck of Ernest Shackleton's ship Quest has been located on the seafloor, revealing significant structural decay alongside a vibrant and unexpected deep-sea marine ecosystem.
Pokemon Go stages the mass Mewtwo raid its 2015 trailer promised, a decade later
At the game's 10th anniversary event in New York City, nearly 2,000 players worked together to battle Mewtwo, the cooperative feat shown in the game's 2015 debut trailer.
Spotify users can now filter Release Radar by genre or by artists new to them
Spotify is adding up to five filtering options for Release Radar, including genre narrowing and a focus on unfamiliar artists, giving users control over the weekly playlist.
Netflix could be planning 'always-on' live TV channels
Netflix is reportedly evaluating the launch of always-on live television channels to combat slowing user engagement across its platform.
I'm filling in at The Verge for 6 weeks. Ask me anything!
Technology reporter David will host a six-week residency at The Verge, beginning with a subscriber-only AMA session at 11AM PT today.
EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of 'addictive design'
EU accuses Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to foster compulsive use.
Pokémon Go fans gather in Times Square to celebrate 10 years of game - video
Nearly 2,000 Pokémon Go players gathered in Times Square to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary with a live Mewtwo battle.
GTA 6 is going disc-free, raising questions about gaming's physical future
Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch without a physical disc, following music and film into a digital-only format and prompting debate about gaming's direction.
Russian hackers now steal Signal backup keys to read past messages
A phishing campaign linked to Russian intelligence has evolved to steal Signal Backup Recovery Keys, giving attackers access to victims' full historical message archives.
Apple raised Mac and iPad prices amid Prime Day, lifting value of existing deals
Apple raised Mac and iPad prices due to rising memory chip costs, coinciding with Amazon Prime Day when retailer discounts were already live.
Tesla settles lawsuit from fatal 2023 Full Self-Driving crash
Tesla settled a lawsuit over a fatal 2023 crash involving its Full Self-Driving system, with federal investigations still ongoing.
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol with stronger coding and cybersecurity capabilities
OpenAI has previewed GPT-5.6 Sol, a new model with sharper coding, science, and cybersecurity performance alongside its most advanced safety system yet.
New AI scoring tool filters out training data that does not need vision
VisNec measures whether each AI training sample genuinely requires visual input, removing data solvable from text alone.
VIGIL system blocks AI agents from breaching their own stated rules at runtime
Researchers built VIGIL to enforce AI agent behaviour specifications in real time, stopping actions that violate written access and disclosure rules.
New AI tool edits 3D meshes from a single image, bypassing manual voxel work
VecSet-Edit is the first pipeline to use a pre-trained Large Reconstruction Model to edit 3D meshes from a single image, avoiding the resolution limits of voxel methods.
The specific thinking skill that makes larger AI models outperform smaller ones
Larger models consistently outperform smaller ones on constraint-heavy problems, with Qwen3-32B beating Qwen3-8B by 6.43% and GPT-OSS-120B beating GPT-OSS-20B by 7.38%.
Why AI agents acting on your computer go off-script
New research identifies two root causes for AI computer agents deviating from user intent: external prompt injection attacks and the agents' own flawed reasoning.
TfL hackers convicted after being known to police for years before the attack
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were convicted for hacking Transport for London despite both having been on police radar years earlier.
Android 17 adds a virtual gamepad on one half of foldable phone screens
Android 17's foldable gaming mode places a virtual controller on half the screen, emulating physical button presses at the system level.
YouTube Shorts Drops Thumbs-Up for a Heart and Adds TikTok's Clean Screen
YouTube is swapping its Shorts thumbs-up button for a heart icon and adding a 'clear screen' mode that strips all interface overlays from videos.
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