The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the world’s largest accountancy organization, will stop offering online exams starting March 2026. The decision comes as AI-powered cheating outpaces detection methods. ”We’re seeing the sophistication of [cheating] systems outpacing what can be put in, [in] terms of safeguards,” ACCA CEO Helen Brand told the Financial Times.

The organization serves nearly 260,000 members and more than 500,000 students. Despite efforts to combat cheating, ”people who want to do bad things are probably working at a quicker pace,” Brand said. One student told the FT that a friend photographed exam questions and fed them into an AI chatbot. A recent study found that current reasoning models can pass the demanding CFA certification.

Commercial robots are far more vulnerable to hacking than many users realise, with cybersecurity experts warning that some machines can be taken over in minutes.

Now, Chinese developers have demonstrated how flaws in humanoid and quadruped robots allow attackers to seize full control through voice commands or wireless links, turning the machines into tools for physical disruption.

China drafted landmark rules to stop AI chatbots from emotionally manipulating users, including what could become the strictest policy worldwide intended to prevent AI-supported suicides, self-harm, and violence.

China’s Cyberspace Administration proposed the rules on Saturday. If finalized, they would apply to any AI products or services publicly available in China that use text, images, audio, video, or “other means” to simulate engaging human conversation. Winston Ma, adjunct professor at NYU School of Law, told CNBC that the “planned rules would mark the world’s first attempt to regulate AI with human or anthropomorphic characteristics” at a time when companion bot usage is rising globally.

Apple plans to enter the foldable smartphone market in September 2026, debuting its first foldable iPhone. We’ve heard multiple rumors about the design of the upcoming device, but little has been revealed about the operating system or the software features. Rumors suggest the iPhone Fold will be around 5.4 inches when closed, and approximately 7.6 inches when open, giving it a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Watch Apple’s new ’Detectives’ ad highlighting the iPhone 17 Pro’s 8x optical zoom. The comedic spot uses a ’crash zoom’ to show off the new 200mm lens.

The video features two detectives investigating a dimly lit warehouse. One character breaks the fourth wall, asking his partner if he can ”feel” the ”crash zoom”—a technique he claims ”heightens tension” and ”builds suspense.” As he talks, the camera dramatically zooms in on mundane details like a dripping pipe, a rat, and a deflating balloon. It isn’t until a sudden crash occurs that the skeptical partner finally acknowledges the effect.

We’ll admit it just this once: Hollywood is not the world. What counts as a disaster for us might not have much of an effect beyond it. (In fact, the growing disconnect between Hollywood and the public at large is the source of many of Tinseltown’s struggles.) And in a year with so many actual human tragedies in and around L.A. — from the January wildfires to indiscriminate ICE raids to widespread rolling layoffs — it would be inappropriate to put the following industry-centric developments on the same level. Instead, consider the unordered, random and decidedly subjective grievances below to fall somewhere on the spectrum between catastrophe and minor annoyance. In other words: bummers.