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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.

    • How to split bills and customize passes in Apple Wallet with iOS 27 Update

      Apple’s forthcoming iOS 27 update will let iPhone users split restaurant bills using Visual Intelligence, the camera-based tool that can read an itemised receipt and automatically send Apple Cash requests to fellow diners. Rather than dividing a bill evenly, the feature identifies individual items so each person can be charged for what they actually ordered,…

    • Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms

      The Trump administration has publicly criticised UK government plans to require platforms such as YouTube to give greater algorithmic prominence to established broadcasters like the BBC and ITV, warning the move risks “facilitating censorship”. In a statement issued via the US embassy in London, Washington argued that boosting government-favoured outlets could set a precedent for…

    • The death of ‘hello’: how gen Z – and scammers – put paid to the greeting

      The Guardian’s Q&A-style feature examines how “hello” as a phone greeting is fading, driven partly by generational habits and partly by growing fears over AI voice-cloning scams. Once standardised by Thomas Edison after the telephone’s invention to replace time-based greetings like “good morning”, the word is now increasingly seen as redundant thanks to caller ID…

    • Google’s trade-in programme beats Apple and Amazon on value

      Google has launched its Pixel 11 lineup, with prices starting at $899 for the base model and rising to $1,900 for the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, but the company is offering unusually generous trade-in values that could significantly offset the cost for buyers upgrading from an older phone. This matters because trade-in rates at rivals…

    • European Commission examines Oracle’s licensing practices following SAP inquiry

      The European Commission is reportedly examining Oracle’s software licensing practices, potentially laying the groundwork for a formal investigation similar to the one it recently concluded against SAP. According to MLex, the Commission has begun seeking third-party views on Oracle’s approach, though it has stressed that no formal probe has yet been opened. The move matters…

    • Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years

      Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to cut around 4,000 jobs globally over the next two years, as Britain’s largest carmaker seeks to save £1.7bn amid tough trading conditions, Donald Trump’s tariffs and the fallout from last year’s damaging cyber-attack. The Tata-owned firm employs 44,000 people worldwide, including 34,000 in the UK, and the announcement…

    • Government by-election reshuffle, murder arrests over baby’s death, China’s £40bn bank rescue

      Polanski rules out moving to Holborn and St Pancras if he wins its by-election; four arrested after a baby died camping in Staffordshire; China pumps billions into state banks; Mathspace hack hits a million Australians; Raya, Swinney and the Emmys feature in sport and showbiz.

    • How to use SpaceXAI’s Grok Build

      Engadget has published a how-to guide for Grok Build, a new terminal-based AI coding agent from Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI, built on the company’s Grok 4.6 large language model. Unlike a standard chatbot, coding agents like Grok Build integrate directly into a developer’s environment, reading and writing files, running commands and assessing an entire codebase, which…

    • Liquid sidechain loses $320 million in Bitcoin to alleged researchers

      Hackers have withdrawn roughly $320 million in Bitcoin from the federation wallet backing Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, while insisting they are acting as white-hat security researchers rather than thieves. The incident matters because Liquid is used by exchanges and financial institutions, and it exposes how federated sidechains rely on trusted operators…

    • Sexy Fire Emblem-Inspired Game Food Devils Officially Claims November Release

      Studio Daimon has confirmed that its strategy RPG Food Devils will launch on 5 November, according to an exclusive reveal from Polygon as part of its 2026 Fall Preview coverage. The game blends grid-based tactical combat in the style of Fire Emblem with restaurant management and dating-sim elements, casting players as a chef who must…

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