Consumer Data Breach: Melbourne International Film Festival is warning customers after a hack of third-party ticketing platform Ferve Tickets exposed personal details for about 26,782 people, with no access to full payment card details reported. Retail Safety Recall: UK consumer group Which? says two children’s sand play kits sold via Amazon Marketplace and TikTok Shop contain banned tremolite asbestos, prompting removals and renewed scrutiny of marketplace listings. Energy Costs: Sri Lanka raised retail fuel prices again, with petrol up 5.85% and diesel up 3.83%, citing West Asia conflict and global supply pressures; Bangladesh also hiked petrol and kerosene, adding to inflation worries. Tech for Consumers & Work: Reliance Digital launched “Boot Up India” to push AI-ready laptops with warranty extensions, exchange benefits, and financing; Nvidia also unveiled an AI-focused Windows laptop chip (RTX Spark) aimed at reinventing consumer PCs. Travel & Booking Transparency: Seoul says more than half of users of overseas lodging platforms reported financial losses, citing misleading pricing and refund/cancellation issues, as regulators push for tighter oversight. AI Infrastructure & Security: Xage Security and NVIDIA announced Zero Trust upgrades for agentic AI environments, targeting protected data and policy enforcement at scale.