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.

    • Palworld Online is a new MMORPG coming to iOS and Android later this year

      Garena has announced Palworld Online, an officially licensed MMORPG spin-off of the hit creature-collecting survival game Palworld, due to launch on iOS and Android later this year. The move capitalises on Palworld’s renewed popularity and marks a significant expansion of the franchise, taking it into the mobile MMO space for the first time with a…

    • Yen hits three-month high after Trump helps prop up currency

      The yen has climbed to a three-month high after Japan and the US carried out a rare joint intervention to support the currency, marking the first such collaboration between the two countries since 2011. The move matters because it signals growing alarm in Washington and Tokyo over the yen’s persistent weakness, driven by a gap…

    • Sailor Honeymoon take us on a ‘14.5 Hour Flight From Seoul To London’ in exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover

      South Korean punk trio Sailor Honeymoon have curated an exclusive playlist titled “14.5 Hour Flight From Seoul To London” to accompany their appearance on NME’s The Cover, a weekly feature spotlighting emerging global talent. The playlist blends Korean and Western artists, reflecting the band’s own cross-cultural sound and the wide-ranging influences behind their music. The…

    • Claude Code is revolutionizing digital archaeology. Enterprise better dig it

      Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, is proving surprisingly effective at “digital archaeology” – reverse-engineering obsolete computer systems – according to talks given at the UK’s National Museum of Computing (TNMoC) at Bletchley Park. The museum, known for restoring and documenting historic machines from Colossus to 1970s mainframes, has recently hosted presenters describing how the…

    • Singapore bars Massive Attack duo over Palestinian flag display

      Singapore has permanently barred Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall from re-entering the country after a Palestinian flag was displayed on stage during their concert. The incident took place at the Star Theatre on 29 July, when audience members also chanted pro-Palestinian slogans, prompting swift action from Singaporean authorities against the…

    • The end of the world: how players mourn the death of their favourite online games

      Online multiplayer transformed video games by connecting players across the globe, but that same reliance on servers means every online game is eventually destined to shut down, prompting communities to mourn their loss much like a real-world gathering place closing. The article explores how players react when their favourite online worlds go dark, from staying…

    • Massive Attack Addresses Singapore Concert Aftermath in New Statement

      Massive Attack has responded to the fallout from its Singapore concert, describing how founding members Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall were detained, questioned separately, had their hotel rooms searched and had passports temporarily confiscated after unfurling a Palestinian flag during their 29 July show. Singapore authorities have permanently banned both men…

    • NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility

      NASA has opened its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years, marking a significant milestone for future aviation and space-exploration research. The Flight Dynamics Research Facility, unveiled on Friday at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will serve as a testing ground for future aircraft and space missions, consolidating capabilities that…

    • Football Weekly’s summer mailbag: AI, how transfer gossip works and more – part two

      This Guardian Football Weekly podcast episode is a summer mailbag special, in which host Max Rushden and a panel of regular contributors answer listener-submitted questions on a range of football-adjacent topics. It forms the second part of the mailbag series, continuing discussions started in an earlier episode, and offers a lighter, listener-driven format compared to…

    • AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb over $400bn merger

      AstraZeneca, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, is in talks to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near-$400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group. The tie-up would rank among the largest pharmaceutical mergers ever and would create the world’s fourth-biggest drugmaker by market value, significantly expanding AstraZeneca’s presence in the United States,…