Rule

• Scientists have updated the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) protocols to establish new rules for verifying and sharing evidence of alien intelligence. • The updated guidelines address the modern information age, accounting for the globalization of the search and the use of projects like Breakthrough Listen. • These protocols are critical because current efforts now monitor the entire electromagnetic spectrum rather than just specific stars, increasing the likelihood of detecting signals.

• Australian organisations are facing an urgent need to update their cybersecurity strategies as AI and quantum computing shrink the response time available to defend against cyberwarfare. • Experts argue that traditional methods of treating vulnerabilities as isolated technical problems are no longer sufficient for modern threats. • To mitigate risk, organisations must map the complex interconnections between assets, software, identities, and infrastructure across IT, cloud, OT, and supply chains.

Labour leadership hopeful says he does not support payments after backlash but is open to other benefitsAndy Burnham has ruled out paying compensation to the “Waspi women” who claim they lost out owing to changes to the state pension age – but said he was open to the idea of giving them other benefits.Burnham had previously indicated he backed compensating as many as 3.6 million women born in the 1950s, some of whom claim they lost thousands of pounds because they were ill-informed about the changes. Continue reading...

• Only Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia met the June 7th deadline to implement new EU pay transparency rules into national legislation. • The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that nearly half of EU nations, including Germany, Spain, and Ireland, have yet to publish draft laws. • Other countries like France and Denmark have drafts but will not complete the process until next year, while Sweden remains entirely opposed to the transposition.

• The European Banking Federation warned on June 9 that Europe is facing a widening annual investment gap of €1.4 trillion ($1.62 trillion). • This funding shortfall threatens to obstruct critical economic objectives, most notably the region's transition to green energy. • To address the crisis, the federation is urging policymakers to implement simpler regulatory rules to enable banks to finance growth more effectively.

• Apple has announced that the new Siri AI experience will be delayed for users in the European Union upon the launch of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. • The company attributes this decision to regulatory challenges posed by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), citing specific concerns regarding user privacy and security risks. • This delay prevents EU customers from accessing the latest version of the digital voice assistant powered by Apple Intelligence at the same time as other global markets.

Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen SquareA high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk’s platform.Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Continue reading...

• The European Commission has accused Apple of refusing to comply with regulations designed to prevent Siri from unfairly dominating the AI assistant market on iPhones. • A spokesperson for the Commission stated that Apple's attempt to keep Siri as the primary assistant while blocking potential competitors is "not an option" under current rules. • This conflict highlights the EU's ongoing efforts to curb the market power of Big Tech and ensure fair competition for third-party AI developers.