Astronomers from South Korea and the DESI project have found evidence that dark energy is weakening, potentially reversing the expansion of the universe.

Dr. Daniela Vecchio, a psychiatrist at Australia’s only publicly-run gaming disorder clinic in Perth, calls the exclusion of platforms like Discord and Roblox from the new under-16 social media ban “odd.” She warns that gaming addiction, now a WHO-recognised disorder, is intricately linked to platforms like YouTube and social media, which are often used for livestreaming and connection.

Billionaire investor Frank McCourt (Project Liberty) says his consortium has raised the capital to buy TikTok’s US operations but remains in limbo as the Trump administration prepares to extend the sale deadline for a fifth time. McCourt expressed concern over the platform’s “concentration of power and influence” and plans to remove all Chinese technology, including the core algorithm.

CZT, a notoriously difficult-to-manufacture semiconductor, is enabling major advances in medical imaging, airport security, and X-ray telescopes. Due to its precise, single-step detection of X-rays and gamma rays, the material is in high global demand, complicating projects from a £500m UK synchrotron upgrade to US space missions threatened by supply shortages and the US government shutdown.

Analysts are calling the AI boom the \”Fourth Industrial Revolution,\” a 10-year build-out, after Nvidia reported strong earnings. CEO Jensen Huang argues demand is structural, not a bubble, driven by existing non-AI software infrastructure

Australia\’s \”world-leading\” social media ban for under-16s comes into force on December 10, impacting Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the law backs parents and aims to protect teenagers\’ mental health from online pressures, even as tech giants struggle with effective age verification.

Major sites like X and ChatGPT went down due to a Cloudflare internal crash. The security giant apologized for the \”unacceptable\” outage, and its share price dropped 3% as markets reacted

Google\’s Pichai warned that AI\’s \”immense\” energy needs have slowed climate progress and stressed that people must adapt to the new tools, as AI will \”evolve and transition\” jobs across all professions.

The ability to hijack AI agents with plain language means cybersecurity is no longer just for technical experts. Developers must prioritize user approval and least-privilege principles to mitigate the risk

Super Typhoon Fung-wong (Uwan) hit the Philippines with 230km/h gusts, forcing 1M+ evacuations. President Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency amid expected flooding and landslides