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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.

    • NASA’s Swift shortens orbital lifetime for the sake of science

      NASA has reactivated key instruments aboard its ageing Swift Observatory to squeeze out a final burst of scientific data before the spacecraft burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. The decision comes after a rescue mission to boost Swift into a higher, safer orbit failed, leaving mission managers to prioritise scientific return over preserving what little orbital…

    • Firefox and Thunderbird hit the fortnightly release treadmill

      Mozilla has released Firefox 155 and Thunderbird 155 as both projects switch to a fortnightly release schedule, meaning updates will now land roughly every two weeks rather than the previous slower cadence. Mozilla announced the accelerated pace for Firefox in July, with MZLA subsequently confirming Thunderbird would follow suit; users who dislike frequent updates are…

    • Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

      Toyohiro Akiyama, the first Japanese citizen to travel into space and the world’s first journalist to report live from orbit, has died aged 84 from lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) correspondent, he was selected from 162 applicants at the network to fly to Mir in 1990 to mark its 40th anniversary, becoming…

    • Lords call for AI ‘kill switch’ powers in UK

      A group of peers, led by Liberal Democrat Lord Tim Clement-Jones, is pushing for the UK government to gain powers to deactivate powerful AI systems and shut down data centres if the technology threatens national security. The proposal is one of 65 amendments tabled to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill currently before Parliament, and…

    • NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school

      New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a one-year moratorium banning the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms for younger pupils, alongside new limits on digital devices and a small pilot scheme for AI education tools. The policy, taking effect from the 2026-2027 school year, will affect roughly 600,000 public school students from pre-kindergarten…

    • Legacy Lenovo login opens 5,000 Dropbox accounts to attackers

      Dropbox has warned roughly 5,000 users that attackers hijacked their accounts by exploiting a legacy login integration with Lenovo. The flaw stemmed from a weakness in Lenovo’s email verification process, which let attackers register Lenovo IDs using victims’ Dropbox email addresses and then use those IDs to log straight into the corresponding Dropbox accounts without…

    • Square Enix denies it’s going private following Japanese reports to the contrary

      Square Enix, the Japanese publisher behind Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest, publicly denied it was planning to go private, after a report in Japanese business magazine Sentaku claimed the company was exploring the move with support from foreign investment funds. The report sent Square Enix’s Tokyo Stock Exchange shares up by between seven…

    • Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world

      As Grand Theft Auto VI’s marketing machine ramps up ahead of its release, a Guardian games columnist argues that mainstream media coverage of the title risks falling into a tired, condescending pattern rather than engaging seriously with the game or the wider industry. The piece warns that presenters will likely joke about not having played…

    • The best kettles in the UK to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested

      The Guardian’s product testers have reviewed electric kettles available in the UK, aiming to help buyers choose a model that saves energy and boils water faster. Although kettles all perform the same basic task, the review found significant differences in design, energy efficiency, durability and features such as variable temperature settings and keep-warm functions, meaning…

    • Offshoots of cancelled TrueNAS Core upgrade to FreeBSD 15

      Two independent projects have emerged to keep TrueNAS Core-based network storage systems alive on the latest FreeBSD codebase, filling a gap left after developer iXsystems discontinued its FreeBSD-based NAS operating system in 2024 in favour of the Linux-based TrueNAS SCALE. This matters to users who value FreeBSD’s tight integration with the ZFS filesystem, particularly on…

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