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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.

Reba McEntire delivers tribute to Dolly Parton at Emmy Awards

September 13, 2026

The 78th Emmy Awards took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay and opening with an appearance from basketball star Jalen Brunson. The ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, led by singer Noah Kahan, paid tribute to television figures who died over the past year, while country star Reba McEntire delivered a…
How to use GPT-6 Astra when it rolls out to you

September 13, 2026

OpenAI has begun a gradual rollout of GPT-6 Astra, its latest AI model, but access varies significantly depending on which ChatGPT plan and platform a user has, and finding it isn’t as simple as searching for a button labelled “Astra”. In regular ChatGPT, the model appears under the name GPT-6 Pro and is being made…
King and grammar schools headline UK news as tech row and Chicago exhibition dominate abroad

September 13, 2026

Charles meets AI bosses on safe development and new figures show grammar schools’ white British intake nearly halved in a decade, while a Michigan ex-police chief quits amid a pardon-bribe scandal, cars are exposed as data-harvesters, the US eye a 35th straight World Cup win, and Stephen King hails the new Carrie ad…
Treat AI as a new species that could disempower us all, warns whistleblower

September 13, 2026

A Google DeepMind safety researcher who has left to join AI risk non-profit METR has warned that artificial intelligence should be regarded as a “second species” with alien values that humans may be unable to control, adding to a growing chorus of insider warnings about existential risk from advanced AI. Josh Engels told the BBC…
How to fix iMessage “Not Delivered” error on iPhones

September 13, 2026

Engadget offers a troubleshooting guide for iPhone users who encounter the “Not Delivered” error in the Messages app. This matters because the app juggles three separate messaging protocols behind the scenes, meaning failed sends can stem from several different causes, and the fix often depends on identifying which one is at fault. The guide explains…
Why are IMAX cameras so notoriously loud?

September 13, 2026

IMAX’s traditional 15/70 film cameras produce outstanding image quality but are notoriously loud, which is one reason most modern cinema releases are shot digitally rather than on 70mm film. The noise stems from the sheer scale and mechanics of moving such a large volume of film at speed, combined with the vacuum system needed to…
Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says

September 13, 2026

Pennsylvania officials have confirmed a third vaccine-preventable measles death in the US this year, all three linked to the state’s ongoing outbreak. Jefferson County’s coroner reported that a 40-year-old unvaccinated woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, who relied on supplemental oxygen, died of respiratory failure attributed to suspected measles after known exposure to an infected…
Mary Lowry – the woman at the centre of doomed love triangle that led to popular Tipperary DJ Bobby Ryan’s grisly murder – breaks silence on RTÉ plan to turn ‘Mr Moonlight’ trial into a TV series as Bansha locals react

September 13, 2026

Mary Lowry, the woman at the centre of the “Mr Moonlight” murder case, has said she knows nothing about RTÉ’s newly announced plans to turn the case into a television drama series. The case centred on the 2011 disappearance and 2013 discovery of DJ Bobby Ryan’s body on Lowry’s farm near Bansha, Co Tipperary, and…
Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic

September 13, 2026

Devin Parekh, who has co-led the $90 billion investment firm Insight Partners for 26 years, spoke candidly at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in New York about the firm’s deliberately diversified approach at a time when many venture capitalists are concentrating their bets on frontier AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Unlike more vocal rivals, Parekh…
Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t file for IPO this year

September 13, 2026

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said the company will not file for an initial public offering in 2026, describing the current period as “an ill-advised moment to go public” given heightened scrutiny of AI safety. His comments, made in an interview with Fortune, contradict earlier reports suggesting OpenAI could file for a listing as…