Talk Fuse

Topic: Technology

Technology covers the tools, companies and systems shaping how people work, communicate, create and access information. It includes artificial intelligence, software, consumer devices, space and digital infrastructure, as well as the policy, security and social questions that follow them.

The topic matters because technological change increasingly affects everyday life and public decision-making. Coverage helps readers follow new developments, assess their practical impact and understand the debates around innovation, privacy, reliability and accountability.

Utopai Studios Producing AI-Assisted Animated Movie ‘The Most Serious Fart’ by ‘Not Another Teen Movie’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)

July 20, 2026

AI production company Utopai Studios is making an animated feature film based on “The Most Serious Fart,” a 2023 children’s book by “Not Another Teen Movie” screenwriter Mike Bender, illustrated by Chuck Dillon. Bender will write and direct the project, marking a notable case of a studio built primarily around AI-generated content taking on an…
Save-game carry-overs and time-leaping sequels: medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has some bold ideas for the future

July 20, 2026

Developer Rebel Wolves and publisher Bandai Namco have confirmed that The Blood of Dawnwalker, a medieval vampire RPG, will let players carry save data forward into future instalments of the series. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz said the studio always envisaged the game as the start of a multi-title saga, designing story hooks and consequences from…
Microsoft 365 calendars become spy drop boxes in HOLLOWGRAPH campaign

July 20, 2026

Researchers at Group-IB have identified a new espionage malware component, dubbed HOLLOWGRAPH, that uses compromised Microsoft 365 calendars as a covert command-and-control channel. Rather than contacting attacker-run servers, the implant reads encrypted instructions from calendar appointments and deposits stolen files into new events for its operators to retrieve, disguising all traffic as ordinary Microsoft Graph…
Fan of TV serial killer ‘Dexter’ killed cellmate while awaiting trial for murdering TWO others, jurors told

July 20, 2026

A man described as a fan of the fictional television serial killer “Dexter” has been accused of killing a fellow inmate while he was being held in custody awaiting trial for two earlier murders. Jurors heard details of the alleged killing as part of proceedings examining the defendant’s history of violence, with prosecutors linking his…
Xbox Game Pass Is Removing A Lot More Games Very Soon

July 20, 2026

Microsoft will remove eight games from Xbox Game Pass on 31 July, following the removal of 11 titles earlier in the month. The changes underline the service’s regular catalogue rotation, giving subscribers limited time to finish or purchase affected games. – Back to the Dawn, Celeste, Crusader Kings III, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, My…
Xbox pledges to help anyone who’s lost their account to hackers “as quickly as possible” after one fan went viral for almost losing thousands of euros’ worth of games

July 20, 2026

Xbox has pledged to help any user who loses their account to hackers “as quickly as possible”, after a fan’s story of narrowly avoiding the loss of a library worth thousands of euros went viral online. The commitment addresses growing concern among players about account security and the difficulty some have faced in recovering hacked…
Marvel unveils first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday

July 20, 2026

Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans their clearest look yet at the film’s ensemble cast and multiverse-spanning plot ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. The film, the penultimate instalment in the MCU’s “Multiverse Saga,” represents a major course correction after Jonathan Majors, originally cast as central villain Kang the…
Upgrading to a gaming laptop for college? I’ve tested over 60 rigs to find the best options

July 20, 2026

GamesRadar+ has published a guide to gaming laptops suitable for college students, drawing on tests of more than 60 machines. It aims to help buyers balance gaming performance with the portability, battery life and practicality needed for study. – The recommendations focus on laptops that can handle modern games while remaining manageable for campus use.…
Windows Server Update Services buckle under Microsoft’s metadata mountain

July 20, 2026

Microsoft’s Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has suffered “severe degradation,” causing painfully slow synchronisations or outright timeouts for organisations trying to fetch updates. The cause is a build-up of publishing metadata rather than any recent Patch Tuesday release, but it matters because WSUS remains widely used by enterprises to deploy and manage updates, and slow…
One of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jackets has fetched an auction price of $960,000: ‘It has become a symbol for the vision at the forefront of the AI revolution’

July 20, 2026

A leather jacket belonging to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has sold at auction for $960,000, reflecting the immense hype and cultural cachet now surrounding the AI hardware giant and its leader. The garment, long a personal trademark of Huang’s, has become something of a symbol for Nvidia’s dominance in the chip industry and its central…