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• The European Commission issued two binding orders under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Wednesday, requiring Google to modify its Android and Search services. • These orders aim to curb Google's market dominance by forcing the company to ensure fair competition and prevent the preferential treatment of its own services. • A taxpayer watchdog has criticized the move as "tech overreach," arguing that the EU's regulatory approach may stifle innovation and exceed the DMA's intended scope.

• The U.S. national soccer team's early exit from the World Cup has sparked a debate over whether the tournament provided a lasting boost to the sport's popularity. • While a new generation of soccer fans is growing in the United States, experts remain skeptical that the event was enough to push soccer into the American mainstream. • The trend highlights the ongoing struggle for soccer to compete with the dominant cultural and commercial grip of the NFL.

Appearing on a podcast with the far-right UK activist who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, Hanson makes evidence-free claims about migrantsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has used an interview with the far-right British activist Tommy Robinson to blame the end of the White Australia policy for creating what she sees as problems with migration and said her daughter, Lee Hanson, was the future of One Nation.The One Nation leader, who is visiting the UK for a series of conference appearances and a holiday with her billionaire benefactor Gina Rinehart, appeared on an episode of Robinson’s podcast on Friday, repeating unsubstantiated claims about the spread of sharia law and accusing Muslim communities, without evidence, of rorting the national disability insurance scheme. Continue reading...

Telco outlines reasons for network failure that hit mobiles, trains and retailers ahead of appearance at Senate inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra has blamed the lack of a software update for a key time-keeping system for outage that caused nation-wide chaos last week, with its maintenance teams also unaware of a design change that affected how it would reset.Ahead of an appearance by its chief executive, Vicki Brady, at a Senate inquiry over the mobile outage on Friday, Telstra provided a written submission that revealed the cause. In it, the company stated it didn’t lack redundancy in its network – but the redundancy also did not prevent the outage. Continue reading...

Vadym Iermolaiev says military intelligence officers were behind assassination attempt that seriously wounded his wife and childEurope live – latest updatesThe Ukrainian businessman who survived an assassination attempt in Monaco has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of organising the attack.In his first public statement since the bombing that shook the wealthy principality, Vadym Iermolaiev alleged that serving and former officers of the GUR military intelligence agency were behind the attempted killing, which left him injured but his partner critically wounded. Continue reading...

• The EU and UK have officially attributed a cyberattack on Poland's power grid to Russian spies, specifically targeting GRU leaders Vyacheslav Stafeyev, Ivan Senin, and Ivan Kasyanenko. • The operation allegedly involved collaboration with cybercriminals and a firm called IMPULS to recruit cybersecurity specialists from Russian universities to orchestrate hybrid attacks. • The incident is considered critical as it threatened to leave approximately 500,000 people without electricity during the winter months.

• Senior banker and investor relations professional Gulamaly Hussain cautioned that AI should support, rather than replace, investor judgment during a virtual interaction with startups, SMEs, and students. • Hussain acknowledged that while AI has significantly increased the speed and accessibility of investment research, it lacks the essential human discipline and sound financial thinking required for complex decisions. • This perspective highlights the critical need for a hybrid approach to finance, where technology handles data processing while humans provide the strategic oversight and ethical judgment.