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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.

    • Labour under fire over North Sea slump as Modi presses Putin on Ukraine

      UK oil and gas investment has collapsed amid criticism of government policy, while homes near top schools command steep premiums; Amazon faces an FTC price-fixing suit and a Times Square shooting leaves two dead; entertainment and sport round out the bulletin.

    • AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20

      Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, has warned G20 finance ministers that artificial intelligence could trigger a global economic downturn as well as posing a significant cyber security risk to financial systems. Writing in his capacity as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, Bailey said a slowdown in AI sector growth could spark…

    • AWS: DuckDB will provide ‘connective tissue’ across the data estate

      AWS has acquired DuckLabs, the company behind the open-source in-process analytics database DuckDB, in a move the cloud giant says reflects its broader thinking on the future of application building and data analytics. Although AWS already runs its own data warehouse in Redshift and does not gain DuckDB’s intellectual property, since the database remains open…

    • Block of 425 flats will have 711 bicycle spaces and just 22 for cars in, you guessed it… Cambridge

      A joint planning committee of Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved a 425-flat development, the Cambridge North Residential Quarter, with just 22 car parking spaces but 711 bicycle spaces for residents. The decision has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents arguing the scheme is unrealistic given that roughly half to two-thirds of…

    • Dyson’s CameraJet is a $500 three-in-one toothbrush that scans your maw

      Dyson has unveiled the CameraJet, a $500 electric toothbrush that combines brushing, flossing and rinsing into a single device fitted with a built-in camera. The launch marks the company’s latest foray into an unexpected product category, following its expansion into headphones and wearable air purifiers, and reflects Dyson’s attempt to apply its engineering expertise in…

    • ‘I feel like I’m grieving’: staff on the devastating fallout of widespread layoffs at Xbox

      On 6 July, Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma emailed staff at Microsoft’s gaming division to announce the largest restructuring in the console business’s history: 3,200 job losses across the 2027 financial year, with 1,600 roles cut immediately. Affected employees describe an abrupt process – short, camera-off Teams calls with a studio manager followed swiftly by…

    • Review: Orbitals (Switch 2) – One Of The Best Co-Op Games Of The Year

      Nintendo Life has given a glowing review to Orbitals, a new two-player co-op puzzle-platformer for Nintendo Switch 2 developed by Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm. The game pairs an anime-inspired visual style, evoking Cowboy Bebop, Gundam and Dragon Ball, with asymmetrical co-op gameplay from a director who previously worked as a level designer on It Takes Two,…

    • Edward Berger & Jane Tranter Among Headliners At New-Look MIA

      Italy’s MIA Market has unveiled its 2026 speaker line-up and a significant expansion of its Rome footprint, with Conclave director Edward Berger, Banijay Entertainment CEO Marco Bassetti, Canal+ deputy CEO Anna Marsh and Industry and Succession producer Jane Tranter set to take part in fireside chats. Organised by ANICA and APA under director Gaia Tridente,…

    • Orbitals review

      Eurogamer has published a review of Orbitals, a two-player split-screen co-op adventure game in the “Hazelike” mould pioneered by It Takes Two and Split Fiction. The game follows twin protagonists Maki and Omura, whose consciousnesses are transferred into clone bodies after a space-station disaster, and it leans heavily on constant gadget-swapping and frequent narrative interruptions…

    • The teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten

      A Register columnist reflects on Bill Gates’ recent warnings that artificial intelligence could bring mass unemployment, devastating cyberattacks and an unprecedented concentration of wealth and power among tech leaders. The piece argues that while Gates’ proposed solutions—international regulation and government investment in new jobs—are sensible, they are politically unworkable at present, leaving individuals to adapt…

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