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Europe has lost the internet: Belgium’s cybersecurity chief stated in an interview with the Financial Times that Europe has effectively “lost the internet”. He argues that key digital infrastructure and data flows are controlled elsewhere, leaving European governments and citizens exposed. (6/7)

YouTube flooded with AI slop: between 21% - 33% of YouTube’s feed may consist of low quality AI-Generated videos, described as ‘AI slop’. This forms part of a wider trend of increasing amounts of AI content being published on the web. (5/7)

ACCA end remote exams: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced it will stop offering remote exams from March 2026 due to widespread cheating, made possible by AI tools. This decision follows an ongoing struggle to police remote assessments effectively. (4/7)

Grok AI blacklash: Elon Musk's Grok AI is facing international backlash and potential legal repercussions after its chatbot, Grok, was found to be able to generate indecent images of minors. Concerns have been raised before about Grok’s ability to generate images, seemingly without safeguards. (3/7)

Data leak reveals espionage: A data leak by Chinese cyber security firm, Knownsec, revealed a plethora of digital espionage tools being to covertly gather data from numerous targets across the globe. The Chinese foreign ministry has denied any involvement.(2/7)