Meta $18bn settlement: Meta has agreed to pay about $18 billion in a US child-safety case, including commitments like nighttime limits for teens and stronger age checks, with no admission of wrongdoing—another reminder that platform design is now a consumer-safety issue, not just a tech one. ASX healthcare watch: CSL’s FY27 outlook and final dividend are back in focus after a result hit by non-recurring charges and restructuring, leaving investors to judge whether plasma, vaccines and specialty medicines can deliver steadier recovery. Consumer tech expansion: Life360 is pushing deeper into household life by adding pet-care routines, a QR-enabled tag and broader access to its pet GPS offering—testing whether “family safety” can turn into durable subscription value. PaperCut security: PaperCut NG/MF flaws are being actively exploited, with researchers warning of unauthenticated paths to configuration changes and potential code execution, prompting urgent patching. AI ads arrive in Australia/NZ: OpenAI says ads are rolling into ChatGPT on Free/Go tiers (not Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise/Edu), changing how marketers budget and measure campaigns. Energy demand pressure: Australia’s data centres are forecast to jump from ~3% of grid supply today to ~13% by 2035, intensifying the policy fight around power, planning and costs.