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.

    • 4 Songs From the 1960s That Feel Like Lounging in the Sunshine

      This piece from American Songwriter offers a curated list of four 1960s tracks the writer considers ideal for lazy, sun-soaked afternoons, spanning artists such as The Kinks, The Zombies, The Beatles and Donovan. It’s a light lifestyle-and-music feature rather than hard news, aimed at readers looking for a nostalgic seasonal playlist. The selections include The…

    • Apple claims that even more ex-employees may have given trade secrets to OpenAI

      Apple has told a court that its internal investigation has identified 11 further former employees who may have witnessed or been involved in the alleged sharing of trade secrets with OpenAI, expanding a lawsuit that already names two ex-staff members. The tech giant is seeking a preliminary injunction to halt OpenAI’s development of any devices…

    • AI music generator Suno loses copyright infringement legal case

      AI music generator Suno has lost a copyright infringement case brought by GEMA, the German music licensing agency, after the Munich Regional Court ruled that the company had unlawfully used copyrighted songs to train its AI models without licences or payment to songwriters. The ruling, handed down on 31 July 2026, found Suno in breach…

    • Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

      Spotify used its second-quarter earnings call to provide further detail on its forthcoming AI-powered remix and covers tool, revealing that Merlin, which licenses music for independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing the effort. The partnership brings more than 30,000 additional labels into the fold, letting fans create remixes and covers…

    • POSSESSED Hopes To Begin Recording New Album In September 2026: ‘I’m Fine-Tuning The Songs’, Says JEFF BECERRA

      POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra has given fans an update on the long-awaited follow-up to the death metal band’s 2019 album “Revelations Of Oblivion”, saying he hopes recording will begin in September 2026. In a video message posted on social media, he explained he is currently fine-tuning songs and making vocal adjustments before heading into the…

    • Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits

      Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered that all new data centre projects in the state undergo audits by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and grid operator ERCOT, marking a sharp shift away from the state’s traditionally light-touch approach to development. The move comes as Texas, second only to Virginia in data centre hosting, faces…

    • Feds get 3 days to patch N-able God mode flaw under active exploit

      The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added an actively exploited N-able vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, giving federal agencies just three days to patch it. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-18577, affects N-central, a platform widely used by managed service providers (MSPs) to administer customer systems from a single dashboard, meaning…

    • Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid

      Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state regulators to audit and verify new data centre proposals before they can connect to the power grid, in a move that could slow approvals for AI-driven facilities in the country’s second-largest data centre market. The directive, issued to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability…

    • Prime Video’s upcoming action thriller with a Justice League star gets a disappointing update

      Prime Video’s action thriller The Pirate, planned as a star vehicle for Aquaman actor Jason Momoa, is being rewritten and remains without a firm production timeline. Producer Kelly McCormick, speaking to Polygon about the unrelated Violent Night 2, confirmed the project is “brewing” but stalled largely because Momoa’s schedule is packed with other commitments, leaving…

    • exFAT vs NTFS: What’s the difference between these formats?

      exFAT and NTFS are two Microsoft-developed file systems, but they serve different purposes when it comes to formatting drives such as USB sticks, SD cards or external hard disks. exFAT is a lightweight, cross-platform format introduced in 2006 that is best suited to external or flash-based drives shared between Windows and Mac computers, while NTFS…