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    Technology

    Technology covers the tools, platforms and digital services shaping how people work, play, communicate and find information. It includes consumer devices, software, gaming, online culture, artificial intelligence, security and the business decisions behind them.

    The topic also tracks the consequences of technological change: who benefits from new products, how rules and markets respond, and what is lost or gained as digital systems become more central to everyday life.

    • The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off

      The technology news site The Verge has reported a retail deal on the Anker Soundcore Boom 2, a waterproof Bluetooth speaker. Through 10 July, the online retailer Woot is selling the speaker for $69.99 — around half its original $129.99 price and roughly $20 less than the discounted price at other retailers such as Amazon.…

    • Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA

      Allstate Insurance Company has accused Broadcom of issuing licence audits against it as retaliation for the insurer’s decision not to renew its contracts with VMware and CA Technologies, both now owned by Broadcom. The claim was made in a 12 June 2026 court filing that responds to a lawsuit VMware brought against Allstate in December…

    • County Star’s Opener Claims Singer Removed Them From Tour Due to “Satanic Imagery”

      Twin Temple, a self-described “satanic doo wop” duo, have announced that they have been dropped as an opening act on country singer Charley Crockett’s tour, claiming they were removed because of their “Satanic imagery”. The band shared the news on Instagram, expressing disappointment and framing the decision as a matter of artistic freedom. The story…

    • Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

      Human surgeons have used teleoperated humanoid robots to remove the gallbladders from two live pigs, in what researchers describe as a world-first preclinical experiment published in the journal Nature. Crucially, the robots were not acting autonomously but were remotely controlled by skilled surgeons, illustrating a human-robot collaboration rather than a replacement for doctors. If the…

    • Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

      Google has announced that it will begin telling users when an advertisement was created or edited using artificial intelligence, adding a “created or edited with AI” label to ads shown across Google Search, Google Discover and YouTube. The move brings greater transparency to AI-generated advertising at a time when such tools are becoming more widespread,…

    • AI-generated ads on Google will hopefully get disclosures soon

      Google is introducing new transparency tools to indicate when generative AI has been used in advertisements shown across its platforms. A new “How this ad was made” section is being added to the My Ad Center panel, available globally on Google Search, YouTube and Discover, aimed at helping users understand how the ads they encounter…

    • ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 2 Adds Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell, Jerome Flynn

      American network FX has announced three new additions to the cast of “Alien: Earth” Season 2, with Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell and Jerome Flynn all joining the series. The trio bolster an already sizeable ensemble for the second run of the show, created by Noah Hawley and set within Ridley Scott’s “Alien” universe, with production…

    • Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1

      Meta’s new Muse Spark 1.1. will go up against similar products offered by Anthropic and OpenAI.

    • Man spends house deposit on grandpa’s World Cup dream, then gets unexpected surprise

      A 21-year-old England supporter, Jacob Allmendinger, spent roughly £10,000 (about $13,300) — his entire life savings, accumulated over five years for a house deposit — to take his 80-year-old grandfather, Geoff Golliker, to follow England at the FIFA World Cup. After their story went viral online, a US-based crypto casino unexpectedly reimbursed the full amount,…

    • Sony launches $120 in-ear monitors for pros

      Sony has released the IER-M500, a new pair of professional-grade in-ear monitors (IEMs) aimed at musicians and sound technicians for use on stage. The launch matters because it marks Sony’s first new high-end IEMs in some time, expanding its professional audio range and giving performers another option for reliable on-stage monitoring. The earphones are designed…