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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.

    • Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference

      US President Donald Trump unexpectedly dialled into a NASA post-launch news conference on Sunday at Kennedy Space Center, interrupting proceedings to congratulate staff on the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The gesture is highly unusual, as presidents rarely engage with routine NASA briefings, and it underscores an increasingly close relationship between…

    • Stop getting bad YouTube recommendations with 4 simple steps

      YouTube’s recommendations rely on an algorithm that reads signals from your viewing habits, but it can easily go astray, filling your homepage, sidebar and end-of-video suggestions with irrelevant content. This happens when the system is misreading your interests or lacks enough data to work from, and Engadget outlines several practical adjustments users can make to…

    • Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem

      Elon Musk has confirmed that a secretive foundry SpaceX has been building in Bastrop, Texas, is intended to manufacture the turbine blades and vanes used in natural gas power plants, a move aimed at overcoming a key bottleneck slowing the rollout of AI data centres. The disclosure came after The Information published a report, based…

    • Burnham excludes killer drivers from early release as Iran sanctions tighten, Nissan cuts Sunderland output

      PM Andy Burnham has ruled unlawful killers out of his early-release scheme, keeping PC Andrew Harper’s killers jailed, as the US launches sweeping new sanctions on Iran; plus Nissan’s Sunderland plant runs at half capacity amid Brexit fallout, and a scam warning for Britons.

    • Massive AI boom puts one of America’s oldest manufacturers on path to double in size, CEO says

      Corning, the 175-year-old New York manufacturer best known for kitchenware and smartphone glass, is scaling up production of optical fibre to meet surging demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Data centres require vast networks of high-speed optical fibre to connect servers, and Corning’s chief executive Wendell Weeks says this demand is driving the company’s fastest…

    • Remember When Dolly Parton Released a Rock Album in 2023?

      Dolly Parton released *Rockstar*, her first rock album, in 2023 after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—an honour she had initially turned down. The sprawling project marked a departure for the country and Grand Ole Opry legend, teaming her with an eclectic array of rock icons and reworking some of the…

    • Apple prototyped a stylus for the foldable iPhone that we may never see

      Apple has internally prototyped a stylus designed for its upcoming foldable iPhone, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, but is unlikely to release it alongside the device’s launch. The revelation matters because a stylus would set the foldable iPhone apart from existing iPhone models, yet practical design problems appear to be holding Apple back from bringing…

    • AI’s worst disasters will arrive unannounced | Letters

      A trio of letters in the Guardian respond to recent commentary on artificial intelligence risk, arguing that the most dangerous AI harms are likely to emerge gradually rather than through a single catastrophic event. Dr Simon Nieder challenges Timothy Garton Ash’s “AI Hiroshima” analogy, contending that Hiroshima involved humans deliberately deploying a working weapon, whereas…

    • Guy Pearce Gives ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2’ Filming Update

      Actor Guy Pearce has given a rough timeline for the long-awaited sequel to the 1994 cult classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, telling Good Morning America that filming is likely to begin in 2027, with a release expected in 2028. The update comes roughly a year after the death of co-star Terence…

    • Waymo and Zoox test drivers injured by sudden robotaxi braking

      Test drivers employed by autonomous vehicle firms Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 as a result of hard braking or other sudden manoeuvres carried out by the self-driving vehicles, according to a TechCrunch investigation. This matters because it highlights a hidden human cost behind the industry’s frequent claims…