Trending in Technology (Australia) - Week 39, 2026

Weekly archive: 21–27 Sep 2026 (Monday to Sunday). Final ranking by peak daily search volume, as of Sep 27, 2026.

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1. facebook 2000+ searches · 3 days

   • Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case – CBS News
   • Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds – Reuters
2. ai boom 500+ searches · 2 days

   • Costco receives $184M in tariff refunds, says most will go toward lower prices – Fox Business
   • Costco is getting squeezed by the AI boom – Yahoo Finance
3. tiktok 100+ searches · 2 days

   • Attorney General Marshall Announces Historic Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement with TikTok – Alabama Attorney General's Office (.gov)
   • TikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million to Settle Social Media Addiction Claims – The New York Times
4. instagram 500+ searches · 2 days

   • IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Kate Beckinsale sparks alarm with cryptic social media posts – News.com.au
   • ‘I give up’: Fears for star after alarming messages – The Daily Telegraph
5. nab outage 20000+ searches

   • Big four bank hit by major outage – News.com.au
   • Australia news live: Gus Lamont’s parents make emotional plea for information; NAB customers report online banking outage – The Guardian
6. google 100+ searches · 2 days

   • Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech says hello – blog.google
   • Alphabet Pushes Deeper Into Voice AI With New Gemini Models – Yahoo Finance
7. nsw ai seatbelt camera fines 500+ searches

   • ‘It’s clearly the windscreen wiper’: Ex-lawyer fights seatbelt fine – Nine.com.au
   • Perth’s AI cameras catch out 81,000 drivers ... then what? – PerthNow
8. openai 200+ searches

   • Australia not alone as OpenAI agents hacked other websites – ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
   • Rogue OpenAI that hacked Medicare strikes again – Herald Sun
9. tony blair 1000+ searches

   • How can governments re-organize themselves to be AI-enabled? Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has more of his own brand of 'helpful' suggestions to share – diginomica
   • Tony Blair warns leaders to resist growing AI ‘techlash’ – City AM
10. data breach 500+ searches

    • 'Ethical' hacker doubts Open AI will face charges over Medicare hack – ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    • Credlin: Albo’s natural stupidity not a match for Artificial Intelligence – The Daily Telegraph
11. openai autonomous agents security breaches 500+ searches

    • Australia not alone as OpenAI agents hacked other websites – ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    • OpenAI systems go rogue and meddle with US state sites – The Irish Times
12. bailey smith 100+ searches

    • Digital detox: Bailey Smith quits Instagram to focus on wellbeing – Herald Sun
    • AFL star Bailey Smith deletes Instagram account – Geelong Advertiser
13. amazon 100+ searches

    • Meta's standoff with Amazon over Muse could be a sign of things to come – CNBC
    • Why Amazon Blocked Meta’s AI Agent From Making Purchases – Forbes
14. ninemsn 100+ searches

    • ‘Moving their entire families’: Tech founders say mass exodus from Australia to the US is brewing – Nine.com.au
    • ‘Fifty times easier’: Why our best AI founders are moving to America – SMH.com.au