Talk Fuse

    Topic: Technology

    Technology covers the tools, companies and systems shaping how people work, communicate, create and access information. It includes artificial intelligence, software, consumer devices, space and digital infrastructure, as well as the policy, security and social questions that follow them.

    The topic matters because technological change increasingly affects everyday life and public decision-making. Coverage helps readers follow new developments, assess their practical impact and understand the debates around innovation, privacy, reliability and accountability.

    • OpenAI wants teachers and profs to foist their work off on ChatGPT

      OpenAI has launched a trio of new education-focused ChatGPT plugins aimed at K-12 teachers, university lecturers, and college students, despite growing evidence that AI use is fuelling a wave of academic cheating and may be undermining learning. The move has drawn criticism, as it comes amid widespread reports of students using AI to cheat on…

    • Live results: Marshall seeks second Senate term in Kansas GOP primary

      Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is expected to easily secure the GOP nod Tuesday as he seeks a second term representing Kansas in Washington. He faces one challenger, Pond Naramore. On the other side of the aisle, pastor Adam Hamilton leads the crowded Democratic field — even outraising Marshall this past quarter, per the Topeka-Capital Journal….

    • AMD’s datacenter business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

      AMD’s latest quarterly earnings show a stark divide between its booming data centre business and a struggling gaming division, underlining how demand for AI computing power is reshaping the chipmaker’s revenue mix. Data centre sales more than doubled year-on-year to $6.7 billion (£5.3 billion), while gaming revenue slumped as price rises and component shortages hit…

    • US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease

      S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months ago The US stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased. The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%, and the main measure of…

    • SpaceX’s first-ever earnings show a loss and huge spending

      SpaceX has released its first-ever quarterly earnings report since going public in June, revealing that although revenue nearly doubled, spending surged even faster, resulting in a net loss. The results have unsettled investors, as the Elon Musk-led company has already seen its share price slide well below its debut level despite briefly overtaking rivals such…

    • SpaceX has more neocloud revenue

      SpaceX’s AI division saw revenue more than triple to $2.6 billion, driven largely by deals to supply computing power to other AI firms, positioning the company as a competitor to “neocloud” providers such as CoreWeave. Despite the surge in AI income, the division still posted a $1.5 billion loss for the quarter, though this was…

    • SpaceX doubles revenues on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth

      SpaceX has doubled its revenue year-on-year, driven largely by the growth of its Starlink satellite internet service and new deals renting out computing power to AI firms Anthropic and Google. The results, disclosed in the company’s first quarterly earnings report since going public, offer an early look at the financial performance behind what was the…

    • Next.js 16.3 aims to reduce dreaded FATAL ERROR messages

      Vercel’s Next.js team has released version 16.3 of the open-source React framework, targeting the memory crashes that have long plagued developers building complex applications. The update, the first feature release since October 2025, cuts memory usage by up to 90% while also improving rendering speed and runtime performance, all without breaking backward compatibility with existing…

    • Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand

      Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered a moratorium on new data centre connections to the state’s power grid, just months after promoting Texas as the “epicentre of AI development”. The move directs the Public Utility Commission of Texas and grid operator ERCOT to audit all data centre projects currently seeking grid access, amid concerns that…

    • Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers

      The Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned Android app developers that third-party software components embedded in their apps may be quietly sharing users’ precise location data with advertisers and data brokers, often without the developer’s knowledge. This happens because software development kits (SDKs) used for advertising and monetisation automatically inherit whatever permissions the host app has…