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TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 20:58

Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue

A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown AI models that pose a major public threat.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 20:47

Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 20:42

Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending rattles markets

As major tech companies race to capitalize on a new wave of AI technology, investors wonder when financial benefits will appear.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 19:22

FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 14:05

Google fined €890m by EU for favouring its own apps over rivals

It is the first major enforcement action against the tech giant under the EU's new digital rules.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 19:14

Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 13:24

Amazon gaming boss predicts future where players no longer need consoles

Jeff Gattis said the rising cost of gaming tech is likely to mean more people will stream their games online.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 19:08

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 11:39

'Let's enjoy the ride' says Elon Musk, as AI fears mount

Talking to The Economist, Musk said he doesn't care if people hate him and said he was not a racist.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 18:01

Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 09:00

A town renamed its festival 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Then came the comments

The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 16:58

A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 08:44

OpenAI says AI models hacked into another AI company without being instructed

NPR's A Martinez asks Nate Soares of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute how two experimental OpenAI models hacked their way onto th…

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 16:41

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 05:23

OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models gone rogue. Here is what to know

The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their o…

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 16:25

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 16:04

Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending

Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 14:45

AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident

Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 11:23

White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of grievances and real problems.

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 11:00

I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!

TECHNOLOGY 23/07/2026 04:00

Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes

“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”

TECHNOLOGY 22/07/2026 21:15

Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending

Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely.

TECHNOLOGY 22/07/2026 20:36

Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.

TECHNOLOGY 22/07/2026 20:17

ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over

FCC lets ISPs stop listing all fees after companies complained it was too hard.