Thursday, October 29, 2026
The front page that day
Families and kids (3)
- Australia's lower house passes a bill banning AI chatbots that foster children's emotional dependence; the Senate still has to vote
Tech Times · 07:20 UTC
Penalties up to A$109.2 million. A Senate committee reports by Nov 20; it would take effect 12 months after royal assent.
Who this touches: Australian children and teens who use companion chatbots - Korea plans up to three-year exam bans for AI-glasses cheats
Seoul Economic Daily · 04:46 UTC
Up from one year; the change needs a law amendment. Merely bringing smart glasses into a test site voids the exam.
Who this touches: Students sitting South Korea's college entrance exam - Students, teachers and parents ask NYC to extend its student AI ban to high schools; the city says its pilots start in November
NY1 · 02:56 UTC
A petition with more than 1,000 signatures asks to stretch the 2K-8 ban; five high school pilots would reach about 5% of students.
Who this touches: New York City public high school students and families
Jobs (1)
- Reported Amazon cut about 250 devices jobs, a day after its AI memo
Business Today (citing Reuters) · 03:00 UTC
Amazon cited efficiency and its product roadmap, not AI. About 1,000 were cut earlier this month, mainly in Stores.
Who this touches: Amazon devices and services staff, mostly software developers
AI attacks (1)
- Reported UK web host 123 Reg says an AI-driven attack read customer data
LavX News (republishing The Register) · 00:47 UTC
GoDaddy-owned 123 Reg says the Sept 18 intrusion 'was limited to reading' names, phone numbers and account details. Customer count not given.
Who this touches: 123 Reg customers in the UK (the company hasn't said how many)
The flaw under most websites (1)
- Palo Alto says hackers are exploiting the flaw on its firewalls
The Hacker News
Palo Alto's updated advisory: 'Active exploitation has been observed' against internet-exposed firewall management interfaces. Some fixes still due Oct 29-30; no victim named.
Who this touches: Organizations whose Palo Alto firewalls have their management page open to the internet
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