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Technology - Recent Headlines

OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft's exclusive grip

Los Angeles Times - 11 hours ago

Vintage chatbot lives in the past like an elderly relative -- Talkie's training data stops at the end of 1930, and its creators hope it'll help us better understand how AI thinks -- AI + ML

Register UK - 12 hours ago

Army Special Forces sergeant pleads not guilty to charges that he used military secrets to win $400K on Polymarket

Business Insider - 12 hours ago

Cramer says the sell-off on OpenAI concerns proves AI stock rally got excessive

CNBC - 12 hours ago

'It feels like a betrayal': anger as Apple to close its first unionized store in the US

Guardian UK - 12 hours ago

Google reportedly signs classified AI deal with US Pentagon

Guardian UK - 12 hours ago

Gone in 9 Seconds: AI Coding Agent Deletes Entire Company Database and All Backups

Breitbart - 12 hours ago

The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco's aid to China

Toronto Star - 12 hours ago

Why Trump is unlikely to pull back from public events after third assassination attempt

NBC News - 12 hours ago

Amazon unveils a Copilot for all your apps -- Retailer touts 'teammates' and always-on context as it muscles into an already crowded enterprise market -- AI + ML

Register UK - 12 hours ago

Google inks Pentagon deal for classified AI work despite uproar from employees warning of 'irreparable damage'

New York Post - 12 hours ago

Energy -- Could fusion energy soon join the U.S. power grid?

Scientific American - 12 hours ago

Some Weird Looking Wires Showed Up on a Road in England. They Didn't Do What They Were Meant To. They Were a Sign of a Larger Problem. -- Helen Pearson

Slate - 12 hours ago

A Google researcher says he's 'ashamed' after the company signed a Pentagon deal for classified work

Business Insider - 12 hours ago

Corey Perrine / Florida Times-Union via USA Today Network

NBC News - 12 hours ago

Backyard Chickens Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Across the US, CDC Warns -- Health -- Ed Cara

Gizmodo - 12 hours ago

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Shifts to the Right Thanks to 'Really Wonderful MAGA Girlfriend'

Breitbart - 13 hours ago

'Stole a charity': Elon Musk accuses Sam Altman of betrayal in courtroom showdown

Guardian UK - 13 hours ago

OpenAI's revenue, growth estimates fall short: Report

CNBC - 13 hours ago

Nolte: Study Shows 40,000 Retail Stores Could Close over Next Four Years

Breitbart - 13 hours ago

'Rogaine' in a Pill? Oral Minoxidil Aces Major Hair Loss Trial -- Health -- Ed Cara

Gizmodo - 13 hours ago

Samsung's 2025 32-Inch Curved Monitor Is Now Priced Like No-Name Portable Displays After a Sudden Price Drop

Gizmodo - 13 hours ago

A third of all scam victims were hit by social media fraud — and losses are in the billions of dollars: FTC

New York Post - 13 hours ago

UK.gov's DCMS to new CDIO: Migrate from Google to Microsoft, overhaul ERP, build a team -- £125k and a pension await whoever can herd 6 departments onto single platform without losing will to live -- Public Sector

Register UK - 14 hours ago

Trump Is Losing GOP Support Over His Hardline War on Offshore Wind

Gizmodo - 14 hours ago

SpaceX dusts off Falcon Heavy for first flight in 18 months - Updated - Side boosters to make simultaneous touchdown while center core takes one for the team - Science - 27 Apr 2026 - | 23

Register UK - 14 hours ago

Report: FCC Preparing Review of Disney TV Licenses as Chairman Brendan Carr Slams Disney's Diversity Policies

Breitbart - 14 hours ago

Why do we keep seeing stories about a clash between Sam Altman and his CFO?

Business Insider - 14 hours ago

Deep-Ocean Heat Is Creeping Up on Antarctica, Study Reveals

Gizmodo - 14 hours ago

The Tin Can phone: is this the simple secret to a screen-free childhood?

Guardian UK - 14 hours ago

OpenAI may be building the first true AI phone -- m read

Gulf News - 14 hours ago

Celestica stock slumps despite sharp revenue growth, increase to full-year guidance

The Globe and Mail - 14 hours ago

M5 iPad Pro Is Cheaper on Amazon Than at the Apple Store, Now at Its Lowest Price After an Early Discount

Gizmodo - 15 hours ago

SpaceX ties Musk's pay to Mars colonization, space data centers

Daily Sabah - 15 hours ago

How to Watch PSG vs Bayern Live for Free [April 28, 2026]

Gizmodo - 15 hours ago

Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak -- Names, phone numbers, physical addresses also included in Shiny Hunters alleged data dump -- Cyber-crime

Register UK - 15 hours ago

Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine Hits an All-Time Low for Another Clearance Round

Gizmodo - 15 hours ago

Enterprise AI stack lock-in

Register UK - 15 hours ago

Met Police criticised over 'intrusive' use of AI -- The tool is being used to identify potential concerns about officers' behaviour on work devices.

BBC News - 15 hours ago

Kendall 'aiming to put forward social media restriction plans before the summer'

Evening Standard - 15 hours ago

Anthropic's Little Brother

The Atlantic - 15 hours ago

Barry Diller just put Neil Vogel in charge of his media empire. Here's Vogel's strategy for running People Inc.

Business Insider - 15 hours ago

Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance

One America News Network - 15 hours ago

Iran's ICT minister speaks with rotating chair of IUT

Mehr News Agency - 16 hours ago

TelevisaUnivision Revenues Rise on Mexico, ViX Platform Gains

Hollywood Reporter - 16 hours ago

The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial

Guardian UK - 16 hours ago

Anker Power Strip With 300J Surge Protector Is Back to Black Friday Price for the First Time This Year on Amazon

Gizmodo - 16 hours ago

Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet' -- That 'yet' is sure doing a lot of heavy lifting if the budget for science is slashed -- Science

Register UK - 16 hours ago

Why violence against the political right appears to be growing - An uptick in left-wing extremist attacks, including against President Trump, comes after years when right-wing attacks were far more prevalent. But categorizing acts of political violence is complex. By - Simon Montlake - , Sophie Hills - , Patrik Jonsson - , Cameron Pugh - / 5 min

Christian Science Monitor - 16 hours ago

Toys & Collectibles -- All the Geekiest Holiday Ornaments Coming From Hallmark This Year -- From 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek' to 'Aliens,' X-Men, anime, and video games, here are just some of the awesome ornaments coming soon. -- Germain Lussier

Gizmodo - 16 hours ago

Snap's Evan Spiegel warns tech leaders are underestimating a coming backlash against AI

Business Insider - 16 hours ago

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

Wired News - 16 hours ago

Brussels orders Google to share Android's AI sandbox with the other kids -- DMA enforcers want rival assistants to get same deep device access as Gemini -- AI + ML

Register UK - 16 hours ago

Spotify Hits 293 Million Premium Subs and a Profit Record, But Stock Tanks on Outlook

Hollywood Reporter - 16 hours ago

Meta's new AI model shows promise, but Wall Street wants to see Zuckerberg's strategy

CNBC - 16 hours ago

What really happened to Neanderthals? Scientists finally solve extinction mystery

International The News - 16 hours ago

Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer Returns to Record Low Early Ahead of the Mother's Day Rush

Gizmodo - 16 hours ago

Brazil: A warning on how AI and deepfakes can become an 'excessive risk' to women and girls

Global Voices - 17 hours ago

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years -- Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College

The Conversation - 17 hours ago

Investors not panicking about Iran or memory before big tech earnings

CNBC - 17 hours ago

Barry Diller Reveals Layoffs, C-Suite Shake Up and Name Change for IAC

Hollywood Reporter - 17 hours ago

A founder says Cursor's AI agent deleted his startup's database, causing chaos for customers

Business Insider - 17 hours ago

Australia mulls levy on tech giants of around 2% to fund newsrooms

Daily Sabah - 17 hours ago

AI's not going to kill open source code security - Opinion - Cal.com considers AGPL a license to drill, but not everyone feels that way - Security - 26 Apr 2026 - | 25

Register UK - 17 hours ago

Three Men Behind SMS Blaster Scam That Allegedly Hijacked Thousands of Phones Arrested -- Bruce Gil

Gizmodo - 17 hours ago

Musk and Altman go to trial, GM earnings and more: Morning Squawk

CNBC - 17 hours ago

New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time -- Carly Page

Live Science - 17 hours ago

I ate at Noma LA for $1,500. Was it worth it?

Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago

Amazon Clears Out Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ at Its Lowest Price, Now Nearly as Cheap as Galaxy Buds

Gizmodo - 17 hours ago

True Anomaly raises $650M support space interceptor production for Trump's Golden Dome

CNBC - 17 hours ago

Two men charged over series of arson attacks on 5G masts -- Pair accused of creating literal flame war as bonkers conspiracy theories grow -- Networks

Register UK - 18 hours ago

Google workers urge CEO to refuse AI use in Pentagon classified work

Daily Sabah - 18 hours ago

WD_Black 2TB Xbox SSD Drops Back to $0.11 per GB After 66% Off, Now Cheaper Than Black Friday Pricing

Gizmodo - 18 hours ago

Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past

NBC News - 18 hours ago

What Happens if Trump Seizes AI Companies

The Atlantic - 18 hours ago

Amazon Drops Select AMD Ryzen 9 Series to All-Time Low to Clear Out Best-Selling CPU Processors

Gizmodo - 18 hours ago

SUSE's sovereignty pitch meets an inconvenient $6 billion question -- Linux vendor touts European independence at SUSECON as majority stakeholder quietly explores its options -- Software

Register UK - 19 hours ago

Social media's role in rising political violence in America in spotlight

Fox News - 19 hours ago

Microsoft's GitHub shifts to metered AI billing amid cost crisis -- The all-you-can-eat AI buffet is coming to an end

Register UK - 19 hours ago

Taylor Swift seeks further protections for her voice and likeness with new trademark filings

Los Angeles Times - 19 hours ago

Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says -- The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.

BBC News - 19 hours ago

Meta-Manus deal draws the line in China's AI race with the U.S.

CNBC - 20 hours ago

UK govt dept sent a document 'in error.' Now it's being used in a £370M contract lawsuit -- Comparison between 2 vendors was never meant to be seen ... or made -- Public Sector

Register UK - 20 hours ago

Valve's £85 Steam Controller divides gamers ahead of May launch -- The pad will be compatible with PCs, Valve's handheld console, the Steam Deck as well as its upcoming gaming PC.

BBC News - 20 hours ago

'They're supposed to be handmade': zine creators fight to resist AI influence

Guardian UK - 20 hours ago

Sky confirms channel shake-up this month and here's how it affects your TV - Sky is shaking up its movie channels with a change coming into force on April 30.

Daily Express - 20 hours ago

Meta will throw the toys out of the cot - again

Sydney Morning Herald - 20 hours ago

Prototype 'Camera' Offers a New Way to Visualize Elusive Ghost Particles -- Physics & Chemistry -- Gayoung Lee

Gizmodo - 20 hours ago

Whatsapp Banned 9,400 Accounts Involved in Digital Arrest Scams Since...

Deccan Chronicle - 20 hours ago

Meta, Google, OpenAI among Big Tech seeing staff leave to launch own AI labs

CNBC - 21 hours ago

Apple changes App Store subscriptions with new plan -- m read

Gulf News - 21 hours ago

'Dodgy' Amazon Fire TV stick warning as people in 17 UK areas told 'expect knock on door' People across the UK are being warned of a tough crackdown on users of 'dodgy' Amazon Fire TV...

Daily Express - 21 hours ago

Parents who don't allow kids to have smartphones say social media ban would ease their minds

Toronto Star - 21 hours ago

Tokenmaxxing isn't an AI strategy - Before checking AI's price tag, see whether it fits - AI + ML - 26 Apr 2026 - | 18

Register UK - 22 hours ago

OpenAI Misses Its Own User and Sales Goals: Report

Deccan Chronicle - 22 hours ago

Australia threatens tech companies with 2.25 percent tax if they don't pay publishers -- Last time an idea like this came up, Meta packed up its toys and went home -- Legal

Register UK - 22 hours ago

India's AI Boom Exposes a Team Coordination Crunch, Atlassian Report...

Deccan Chronicle - 22 hours ago

Social media restrictions for children 'need to stand test of time' – Phillipson

Evening Standard - 22 hours ago

Elon Musk explodes: Calls Sam Altman a 'scam' artist -- m read

Gulf News - 22 hours ago

I tried cheaper new Samsung Galaxy phone that's both brilliant but baffling

Daily Express - 23 hours ago