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Technology - Recent Headlines

SCIENCE -- India's crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets -- A space station by 2035 is ISRO's new mission

Register UK - 1 day ago

What We Still Don't Know About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack

Wired News - 1 day ago

Ring Says Its New Encryption System Could Make It Harder for Police to Access Videos -- Bruce Gil

Gizmodo - 1 day ago

Meta calls out YouTube, TikTok after historic $18 billion settlement

New York Post - 1 day ago

Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

SpaceX plans to plant $100B Starbase on Louisiana coast -- Plans to break ground in 2027, produce its own propellant, and power a 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 to orbit

Register UK - 1 day ago

Haim Saban, Lawrence Bender and Teddy Schwarzman Among Industry Group Accusing Mark Ruffalo of "Antisemitism" in Attack on Paramount Leadership

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

Meta settles social media addiction suit -- Tech giant Meta will shell out up to $17 billion in a settlement following a massive multi-state legal suit on social media addiction. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady explains more.

CBS News - 1 day ago

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NBC News - 1 day ago

Meta to pay up to $16.68b to settle child harm claims -- m read

Gulf News - 1 day ago

Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership amid 'SaaSpocalypse' concerns

CNBC - 1 day ago

Apple set to unveil foldable iPhone next month

Sydney Morning Herald - 1 day ago

What's about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

Welcome to a new (and expensive) era of foldable phones

NBC News - 1 day ago

Blake Lively Will Receive $400K in Attorney Fees in Justin Baldoni Case

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

Lady Gaga's tech bro fiancé launches bizarre, skin-harvesting startup

New York Post - 1 day ago

OpenAI releases sweeping report on Hugging Face AI agent hack

CNBC - 1 day ago

OpenAI staff observed warning signs before AI agent hacking crusade caused global alarm

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

'Nostradamus of AI' promised to buy wife a galaxy — then his $45B hedge fund blew up

New York Post - 1 day ago

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NBC News - 1 day ago

ai and ML -- Slop factory bans Russians for using slop factory to create slop -- OpenAI wants you to thank it for keeping a permanent record of all your discussions with its bots

Register UK - 1 day ago

Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children -- The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.

BBC News - 1 day ago

Roy Price Once Led Amazon Studios. Now He's Betting on User-Generated Microdramas

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

AI and ml -- Apple defies memory shortage with new Mac minis -- The cost of memory makes this an expensive ML meal

Register UK - 1 day ago

Apple sets launch date for new iPhone series — the first major event for new CEO

New York Post - 1 day ago

Bill Gates Wants AI to Slow Down, Says Its Risks Are Becoming 'Mind-Blowing'

International Business Times - 1 day ago

Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

ABC News - 1 day ago

SOFTWARE -- Self-hosted email is in steep decline, Microsoft and Google are taking over -- Oh great, Big Tech is now in prime position to decide which messages get through

Register UK - 1 day ago

Exclusive: Undersecretary of War Says Whoever Wins AI Race Will Dominate Economically, Militarily

Breitbart - 1 day ago

Iran prioritizes nuclear fusion for future energy needs

Mehr News Agency - 1 day ago

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

Wired News - 1 day ago

Tech Evangelist Bill Gates Suddenly Argues AI Needs to Slow Down to Protect Humanity

Breitbart - 1 day ago

Moonshot Pushes Kimi K3 Into the U.S. Market. Microsoft, Amazon and Google Weigh Revenue-Sharing Deals.

International Business Times - 1 day ago

Meta agrees to new protections for teenagers in US in 18bn dollar settlement

Evening Standard - 1 day ago

AI AND ML -- Now Perplexity is trying to get into the local AI action -- Amid talk of an Nvidia deal, the AI search biz is looking beyond the cloud

Register UK - 1 day ago

Louisiana governor on SpaceX facility -- SpaceX plans to develop its fourth-largest launch site in Louisiana. Governor Jeff Landry explains why he supports the project and comments on a newly redrawn congressional map.

CBS News - 1 day ago

Under Secretary of War Emil Michael: Handful of Huge Defense Contractors Limits Competition, Innovation

Breitbart - 1 day ago

New OpenAI chip promises faster, cheaper AI than Nvidia's

Los Angeles Times - 1 day ago

Trump says the US leads the AI race with China 'by a lot'

Washington Examiner - 1 day ago

Crook hawks millions of records allegedly plundered from corporate Azure tenants -- McDonald's, Vodafone, TCS, Kyndryl, and others named as researchers point to compromised credentials

Register UK - 1 day ago

Sam Altman's AI Talent Exodus: OpenAI's Data Center Chief Leaves Company

Breitbart - 1 day ago

New landline alert issued to UK homes as switch off deadline gets closer

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Back to School: The Best Budget Laptops Under $1,000

Gizmodo - 1 day ago

Apple confirms 'surprise' with date all iPhone owners need to know

Daily Express - 1 day ago

CYBER-CRIME -- $1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack -- Hackers spent four days inside the org's cloud platforms after apparently talking their way in

Register UK - 1 day ago

ASI CEO Phillip Buckendorf: American AI Dominance 'A Question of Winning or Losing' on Global Stage Against China

Breitbart - 1 day ago

Legal -- US convicts ex-Philips engineer for exposing X-ray secrets to competitor -- Dutch electronics giant saw right through ex-engineer's plot, albeit over a year after it all unravelled

Register UK - 1 day ago

ASI CEO Phillip Buckendorf: 'Tech-Focused' Trump Admin 'Moving Faster Than Any Administration Ever Has'

Breitbart - 1 day ago

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

One America News Network - 1 day ago

US takes down Chinese hacking network targeting government agencies

Daily Sabah - 1 day ago

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Wanted AI to Replace Meta Workers. The Plan Collapsed Within Months.

International Business Times - 1 day ago

Can copyrighted works be used to train AI? Public feedback sought

The Straits Times - 1 day ago

Security vets rally around $4 paper password books for sale in Australia -- Once shunned by the IT crowd, pen-and-paper password vaults are getting the love they deserve in 2026

Register UK - 1 day ago

After Lakers Move, Dodgers Owner Goes Into Damage Control, Says No 'Fire Sale' Is Happening

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

AI Is Getting Better At Doing College Work, MIT Says. Claims Most Classes May Now Need To Change.

International Business Times - 1 day ago

Social Media -- Meta to pay $18 billion and make sweeping app changes to settle social media harms lawsuit

Scientific American - 1 day ago

Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition -- Hilary Smith, University of Denver

The Conversation - 1 day ago

Meta Agrees to Set Time Limits for Kids Using Instagram, Facebook in Major Legal Settlement

Hollywood Reporter - 1 day ago

This British archeological dig gets by with a little help from its friends

The Globe and Mail - 1 day ago

Shift to AI era one of most turbulent times in history: Bill Gates

Daily Sabah - 1 day ago

How to Get a Real Customer Service Person on the Phone

NBC News - 1 day ago

Bill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheaval

Peninsula Qatar - 1 day ago

Meta, states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial

NPR - 1 day ago

Meta, US states reach $16.7B settlement in landmark addiction case

Daily Sabah - 2 days ago

DuRoBo Krono Hands-on Review: A Phone-Sized E-Reader That Makes E Ink Feel Fast

International Business Times - 2 days ago

Beijing Responds to U.S. Concerns of Chinese Tech Espionage in Latin America with Crying Dumpling Cartoon

Breitbart - 2 days ago

Meta to pay $17 billion, overhaul Facebook and Instagram in teen addiction settlement

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Upgrade Your Wardrobe and Accessories for Fall with These Deals

NBC News - 2 days ago

How AI is reshaping the UAE's legal sector -- m read

Gulf News - 2 days ago

DAZN Buys EverPass Media in Commercial Sports Rights Push

Hollywood Reporter - 2 days ago

Republicans wrestle with data center backlash as Trump promotes the benefits

NBC News - 2 days ago

SpaceX plans to plant $100B Starbase on Louisiana coast

Register UK - 2 days ago

Bill Gates calls for 'human-reserved' jobs in face of AI takeover

Guardian UK - 2 days ago

How Zuckerberg's plan to replace Meta staff with AI unravelled

The Globe and Mail - 2 days ago

Benefits of AI push in key sectors could spill over to wider economy: Tan See Leng

The Straits Times - 2 days ago

personal tech - Tech support chap told angry customer to think inside the box – and solved the problem

Register UK - 2 days ago

SpaceX to build new $100B rocket complex, its largest yet

Daily Sabah - 2 days ago

Delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends -- Operator Starship Technologies says the end of the trial is not due to vandalism of the machines.

BBC News - 2 days ago

SpaceX officially unveils 125,000-acre mega spaceport complex at Starbase Louisana

International The News - 2 days ago

Wall Street's AI Trade Just Flipped. Software Stocks Climb As Chips Fall.

International Business Times - 2 days ago

World's first space airport is taking shape—What happens next?

International The News - 2 days ago

OpenAI Uncovered A Russia-Linked Influence Campaign. Operators Used ChatGPT To Look Less Russian.

International Business Times - 2 days ago

UK supermarket scales go 404 on shoppers -- Tesco produce not found? But beware the forbidden scales...

Register UK - 2 days ago

Argos shoppers dash to grab very cheap Samsung TVs using simple code

Daily Express - 2 days ago

The Data-Center Backlash Looms Large Ahead of the Midterm Elections

New York Magazine - 2 days ago

PUBLIC SECTOR -- HMRC dangles £500M carrot for National Insurance system revamp -- Taxman wants to drag creaky NPS into agile era

Register UK - 2 days ago

Times tables for kids & MATH-E -- Didactoons

Gizmodo - 2 days ago

India's crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets

Register UK - 2 days ago

All WhatsApp users get important upgrade with 3 new features not to be missed

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 -- Activision

Gizmodo - 2 days ago

The influencer era is dead. What's next?

NPR - 2 days ago

Why Your VPN Keeps Disconnecting and How to Fix It

Gizmodo - 2 days ago

Iran replacing, producing new air defense systems

Mehr News Agency - 2 days ago

Electric planes could be in the sky 'as soon as 2030'

Evening Standard - 2 days ago

'Can never say we're done': WiseTech signals more AI job losses are coming

Sydney Morning Herald - 2 days ago

'AI receptionist could not understand me after stroke' -- Judith Butterfield from Doncaster says she could not get past the AI service EMMA.

BBC News - 2 days ago

Chinese humanoid robot that beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record does it again, but even faster

NBC News - 2 days ago

How AI Is Transforming the Life Sciences Content Supply Chain

International Business Times - 2 days ago

SpaceX wants to turn Louisiana marshland into a Starship hub

NBC News - 2 days ago

Dolly Parton's cause of death is revealed

Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago