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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.

  • Print management outfit PaperCut is under 0-day attack, and it’s drawing customers’ blood

    PaperCut has warned that its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print-management products are being actively exploited through a previously unknown vulnerability, after a university reported an attack. The issue matters because internet-exposed PaperCut web interfaces may give attackers a route further into affected organisations’ networks, and the company has confirmed customer incidents. PaperCut has not…

  • Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning

    More than 80 performers, including Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan, have urged the UK government to give everyone a legal right to own their voice, citing the growing use of AI voice cloning without consent. They argue that existing law does not adequately protect people’s voices, faces or identities, creating risks to performers’…

  • Hugh Bonneville among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning

    Actors including Hugh Bonneville, Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas have joined the Save Our Voices Now campaign, calling for legal protection against AI voice cloning. The campaign argues that copying voices without consent threatens personal identity and performers’ rights, while also making impersonation fraud easier, and says legislation has not kept pace with the technology.…

  • ICYMI: SanDisk Is Now Selling A 1TB MicroSD Express Card For Switch 2

    SanDisk has unveiled a 1TB microSD Express card aimed at Nintendo Switch 2 owners who need more game storage. Its launch matters because larger modern games are increasing pressure on the console’s built-in capacity, but the card’s high price is likely to limit its appeal. The card was shown at Gamescom and is already available…

  • No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions

    Australia’s energy minister, Chris Bowen, says planned national rules will require datacentres in every state and territory to use 100% renewable electricity backed by firming, rejecting claims that Queensland and the Northern Territory secured broad exemptions. States may seek permission to use existing coal or gas supplies, but must convince the federal regulator that this…

  • From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille isFrance’s new capital of overtourism

    Marseille has rapidly changed from a neglected port city into a fashionable, highly promoted tourist destination, with visitor numbers expected to approach seven million this year. While tourism brings jobs and substantial revenue, residents increasingly argue that the speed of the change is damaging neighbourhood life and eroding the city’s distinctive character. Protests have emerged…

  • Bruno Mars’ ‘Romantic Tour’ Expands With 2027 Dates In Asia, Australia

    Bruno Mars has expanded his 2027 Romantic Tour with 27 additional stadium dates across Asia, Australia and New Zealand, alongside a fifth Mexico City show in December 2026. The expansion reflects strong demand and takes the global tour beyond 115 stadium performances, reinforcing the scale of Mars’ return following his latest album. The new leg…

  • Australian cops cuff alleged TeamPCP masterminds

    Australian Federal Police have arrested two Perth men, aged 21 and 23, accused of being principal figures in TeamPCP, a cybercrime group linked to major software supply-chain attacks. The arrests, assisted by the FBI, matter because the alleged campaigns targeted widely used open-source software and may have exposed organisations worldwide to stolen credentials, data theft…

  • US judge overturns Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic

    A US federal judge has overturned the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against the AI company during a dispute over military use of its models. The decision removes the company’s federal contracting ban and sanctions imposed by nine agencies, though the Pentagon remains free to use rival AI systems…

  • Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

    A US judge has ruled that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against AI company Anthropic by designating it a supply-chain risk after it restricted military uses of its technology. The decision affirms that national-security powers cannot be used to punish a company for its public opposition to particular uses of AI, including surveillance and…