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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.

    • Microsoft update disarms Outlook and Teams on Arm PCs

      Microsoft has confirmed that its August 2026 security update is preventing the new Outlook and Teams apps from launching reliably on Arm-based Windows devices, including Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7. The company acknowledged the fault on 1 September and added it to its Windows release health dashboard, noting it primarily affects new or…

    • Tim Cook handed $47m package for new role as executive chair of Apple

      Tim Cook has been awarded a $47m (£35m) pay package for his new role as Apple’s executive chair, following his handover of the chief executive role to John Ternus on Tuesday. The sum sits close to the $58m package granted to Ternus as his successor, reflecting both men’s continued significance to the $4.7tn company as…

    • Thirty lawsuits accuse OpenAI of aiding Tumbler Ridge attack

      Law firm Edelson PC is filing 30 additional lawsuits against OpenAI in a California court this week, adding to seven filed in April over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The new plaintiffs include teachers, a principal and students who were present during the attack but not shot, and the complaints break new…

    • Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’

      As companies increasingly rely on AI tools to generate marketing copy, images and video, they are turning to freelance creatives not to produce original work but to fix the flawed output – a trend now dubbed cleaning up “AI slop”. Freelancers such as Spain-based graphic designer Lisa describe the work as lucrative but exhausting and…

    • Bar conversation triggers Vizient Chicago-to-Dallas datacentre migration

      A senior cloud engineer at healthcare services firm Vizient found himself agreeing, mid-conversation with senior executives in a bar, to shut down the company’s Chicago datacenter and migrate everything to Dallas. Dave Bradley, speaking at the VMware Explore conference, recounted how a casual exchange after an off-site meeting turned into a real project once his…

    • United trials gate delivery of food and travel essentials

      United Airlines is trialling a new service that lets passengers order food, over-the-counter medicine and travel essentials through its app for delivery straight to their departure gate. The pilot, running at nine gates in Terminal C of Newark Liberty International Airport, aims to make waiting for flights more convenient and could point to a wider…

    • Tesla tests camera-only Cybercab robotaxis in Austin

      Tesla has begun public rides for its Cybercab robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, nearly two years after Elon Musk first unveiled the steering-wheel-free vehicle. The launch is a major test of Musk’s long-held, contrarian bet that self-driving cars can rely solely on cameras and AI, rejecting the lidar and radar sensors used by rivals such…

    • George Clooney Tackles Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Mark Ruffalo, AI and State of U.S. Politics

      George Clooney used his opening press conference at the Venice Film Festival to weigh in on Hollywood’s Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger row, the state of US politics, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the film industry. Speaking ahead of receiving the festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, the 65-year-old actor voiced doubts that the…

    • USB-C cartridge readers preserve and play classic Nintendo games

      The Verge’s Sean Hollister reviews the Epilogue Operator range, USB-C devices that let real Nintendo cartridges be read, backed up and played on modern computers and handhelds. The gadgets matter because ageing cartridges often rely on watch batteries that eventually fail, wiping decades-old save data; the Operators let owners back up saves before they’re lost…

    • London Underground 5G coverage rivals street-level signal

      Mobile signal on parts of London’s Underground now matches or beats street-level coverage for 5G, according to analysis by network intelligence firm Ookla, as Transport for London continues connecting the network after missing a 2024 deadline. The rollout matters because it addresses a long-standing gap in mobile connectivity for millions of daily Tube passengers, and…

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