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🗞️ Invisible AI patterns
A cybersecurity researcher has spent a year and 31 million tests building AI-generated patterns that, when printed on clothing or a car, stop surveillance cameras from detecting what they cover.
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August 10, 2026
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Good morning. A cybersecurity researcher has spent a year and 31 million tests building AI-generated patterns that, when printed on clothing or a car, stop surveillance cameras from detecting what they cover.
The patterns don't stop the camera recording, they scramble its ability to recognise a face, a person or a number plate, so no detection alert ever fires.
He's already fooled the software behind common number plate readers and facial recognition tools, and now wants to put the patterns on t-shirts, hoodies and eventually car wraps.
All the headlines and more below...
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The Australian Taxation Office is using artificial intelligence to review large volumes of data, spot patterns and flag unusual claims, under-reporting and potential fraud.
It allows the office to detect errors that would have previously gone unnoticed when resources were focused on larger-scale tax evasion.
While dodgy claims still occur, but the likelihood of them passing through undetected has dropped significantly compared to previous years.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
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Hospitality voice AI platform Sadie has launched an integration with payments giant Square that lets customers call a restaurant, place a takeaway order and pay over the phone without a staff member answering. The order is processed directly through the venue's Square system from beginning to end.
The tool handles overflow when multiple customers call at once during peak service. Sadie manages the full interaction - takes the order, processes payment and feeds it into the restaurant's existing Square point-of-sale setup.
Sadie can pick up the phone, complete the transaction and send it through to the kitchen the same way a counter order would appear. Sadie has not disclosed pricing or how many venues are currently using the system.
COMPANY NEWS
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Airbnb reported a 17% rise in quarterly revenue as bookings by Australians and other core markets accelerate despite local crackdowns, while India bookings surged 60% and Victoria’s levy raised $85.8M. LINK
VietJet is set to become the third international airline at Western Sydney International as it launches 2 weekly Ho Chi Minh City return flights from January, rising to 3 from March. LINK
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has seen his net worth jump US$1.8B to about US$7B after the company reported its first quarterly operating profit in over 2 years. LINK
Nick Scali reported a FY26 statutory net profit after tax of $75.7M, up 31.2% year-on-year, as ANZ revenue growth offset weaker UK sales. LINK
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