Cybersecurity risks, regulatory fines, and logistical challenges dominated the headlines recently, with stories ranging from AI vulnerabilities to airport congestion. Other news included a canceled partnership and a last-minute redesign of a Winter Olympics kit.
A popular AI coding platform, Orchids, was found to have a significant cybersecurity flaw, allowing a BBC reporter's laptop to be hacked, according to BBC Technology. The platform, designed for users without technical skills to build apps and games, was easily exploited, highlighting the risks of allowing AI bots deep access to computers.
Meanwhile, the UK's media regulator, Ofcom, issued fines to several companies for non-compliance with regulations. Porn site Kick Online Entertainment SA was fined £800,000 for failing to implement proper age verification measures, as reported by BBC Technology. The company did not have "highly effective" methods to ensure UK visitors were over 18, according to Ofcom. Message board 4chan faces a £520,000 fine for failing to comply with the UK's Online Safety Law, though its lawyer indicated the company would not pay. Suzanne Cater, director of enforcement at Ofcom, stated that it was "non-negotiable" for adult sites to have effective age verification.
In other news, Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 was not crowded, but passengers were walking in the "wrong place," according to the airport's boss, as reported by BBC Business. Thomas Woldbye told an industry event that the terminal felt crowded because British people kept to the left and Europeans to the right, causing congestion.
Amazon's Ring ended a partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety after facing scrutiny over its privacy practices, according to BBC Business. The deal, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices. The decision to cancel the agreement came after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked backlash.
Finally, the designer behind the Haitian team's uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics had to redesign the ski suits at the last minute, according to The Guardian. The original design, which depicted the formerly enslaved revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, was altered after being told it breached guidelines on athletic attire. The animal, however, was allowed to remain.
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