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    Technology shapes how we work, communicate and conduct business, making developments in this field essential reading for anyone affected by innovation, security risks or digital transformation. From artificial intelligence systems reshaping workplaces to cybersecurity threats targeting organisations of all sizes, technology news covers the breakthroughs, challenges and consequences that define our rapidly changing world.

    Recent developments span artificial intelligence adoption across industries, concerns over data security and fraud, regulatory responses to new technologies, and hardware innovations designed to support emerging applications. These stories matter because they directly impact how businesses operate, how safe our digital lives remain, and what skills and support workers need as technology evolves. As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent and cybercriminals grow more sophisticated, understanding these trends helps readers navigate an increasingly complex technological landscape.

    • OpenAI urges UK lawmakers to rein in technology amid growing safety fears

      OpenAI has called on UK lawmakers to seize the current political momentum and introduce legislation to control powerful artificial intelligence systems, urging narrowly targeted rules aimed at the most advanced AI labs rather than smaller startups. The intervention comes amid mounting global unease, with a cross-party parliamentary committee warning that the world is unprepared for…

    • Scammers know the best time to text you

      New research from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes suggests scammers have become highly strategic about timing and choice of channel when targeting victims, rather than sending fraudulent messages at random. The findings matter because understanding these patterns could help people recognise and resist scams during the moments they are most vulnerable, such as busy periods when attention…

    • Teravolt looks to cannibalize older industries to meet AI power demand

      Teravolt, a London-based AI infrastructure firm, argues that meeting soaring AI power demand means repurposing older industrial assets, such as Bitcoin mining farms, aluminium smelters and disused thermal power plants, into datacentres rather than waiting for new grid capacity to be built. This matters because forecasters expect a substantial shortfall between electricity supply and AI…

    • China spies on US, Trump says, as Amazon axes crash-linked carrier

      Trump insisted China spies on America just as America spies on China after claims Beijing aided an Iranian missile strike; Amazon suspends 21 Air over Miami crash safety failures, Alan Jones stands trial in Sydney and a Tracy coach faces locker-room recording charges.

    • How to prepare your iPhone for the iOS 27 update

      Apple’s iOS 27 update introduces a redesigned interface and a significantly overhauled Siri intended to compete with rivals such as Gemini and ChatGPT, and it remains compatible with devices as old as the iPhone 11. Because major updates like this carry some risk of glitches or data loss, taking a few preparatory steps beforehand can…

    • Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase

      Beck has released Ride Lonesome, his first album in seven years, which critics view as a stunning conclusion to the melancholic trilogy begun with Sea Change (2002) and continued with Morning Phase (2014). The album emerges in the wake of the singer-songwriter’s mid-50s malaise and follows his 2019 divorce, returning to the reflective, string-laden style…

    • What does background app refresh on iPhone actually do?

      Background App Refresh is an iPhone setting that lets apps fetch new content from the internet while running in the background, so information is ready and up to date when you open them. This matters for anyone trying to conserve battery life or mobile data, as the feature is enabled by default for nearly every…

    • Microsoft publishes AI code of conduct prioritising human oversight

      Microsoft has published a 37-page “humanist AI code of conduct” setting out how it intends to build artificial intelligence, in response to mounting industry concern that AI capabilities are advancing faster than the ability to safely control them. The document insists “people matter more than AI”, states that models must remain “subordinate to humanity” under…

    • Huawei advances near-packaged optics for lower-cost AI datacentres

      Huawei is promoting near-packaged optics (NPO) as the practical next step for AI datacentre networking, positioning it as a cheaper and easier-to-maintain alternative to co-packaged optics (CPO). At the China International Optoelectronic Exposition in Shenzhen, the company demonstrated a 7.2 terabits per second (Tbps) NPO module that will feature in its upcoming SuperPOD AI systems,…

    • Is AppleCare really worth the extra cost?

      AppleCare, Apple’s optional extended warranty and accidental damage protection scheme, has evolved from a simple flat-fee plan into a range of subscription and bundled options covering nearly every Apple device. The distinction matters because Apple’s standard one-year warranty only covers factory defects, not accidental damage such as a cracked screen, which can otherwise cost hundreds…