A probe into KPMG Australia has found it mishandled whistleblower allegations of client data leaks and let cultural and governance weaknesses persist for years, but stopped short of recommending a permanent ban on the firm from federal government work

A former Treyarch developer who worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 says it’s “bittersweet” watching the games become huge hits again. Re-released on PlayStation for $40 each with no new features or paid DLC, both quickly became some of the year’s most-played games. “These legacy titles are still massive money-makers for Activision and Microsoft.” The dev finds it frustrating that companies make huge profits from games built through years of hard work and crunch, while the original developers receive nothing from continued sales. “That wealth needs to be shared retroactively.”

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in an Australian court against Meta’s Facebook and Instagram that alleges the social media platforms exposed children to harmful content and kept them addicted through algorithms

A Chinese state-aligned hacking group used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise as part of a campaign that targeted hundreds organizations globally, Microsoft said

A US Senate contest in the historically Republican state of Mississippi is drawing fresh attention in the final stretch of the midterm election cycle, with Trump planning a rally to boost the GOP candidate

A top Australian pension fund is steering clear of direct investments in data centers, arguing the biggest winners from the AI boom will be the companies that harness the technology rather than those building the infrastructure behind it

A Munich court has set a crucial benchmark for the billions of euros in damages being sought by truckmakers’ customers who were overcharged as a result of a long-running price-fixing cartel

A DEAL COULD ALSO UNLOCK OVER $6 BILLION IN TESLA COMPENSATION AT A $2 TRILLION VALUATION BY TRIGGERING CHANGE-IN-CONTROL PROVISIONS, WHILE POTENTIALLY PROMPTING NEW INCENTIVES FOR MUSK AT THE COMBINED COMPANY.