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Updated Porsche 911 GT3 Touring retains high-revving road focus
The updated Porsche 911 GT3 Touring retains its role as a subtler, more road-friendly version of the track-focused GT3, replacing the fixed rear wing with a deployable spoiler while keeping its high-revving engine and chassis hardware. It matters because Porsche has preserved the car’s distinctive, driver-centred character despite tighter European emissions and noise rules, although…
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Google says its latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text
Google has announced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, an AI audio model intended to improve speech recognition and turn informal, self-correcting dictation into clean, structured text. The company says it could make voice input more useful for writing, replying and prompting AI tools, although it has removed some previously included information that was not publicly announced. Google…
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Apple Confirms September 9 iPhone Launch; Foldable Device Speculation Grows
Apple has confirmed that it will unveil its latest iPhones on 9 September at 1pm ET, with the event streamed through its website and YouTube. The announcement has renewed speculation that the company may introduce its first foldable iPhone, potentially called the iPhone Ultra, which could unfold into a tablet-style device; however, Apple has not…
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Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety
More than 15 US political candidates have signed the AI Pact, a five-point pledge calling for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence and data centres. It reflects growing voter concern about data centres’ environmental effects, opaque development deals and the influence of large technology companies, while allowing candidates to support projects that may create jobs. The…
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MNT follows up its open hardware portables with a desktop case
MNT has launched the Station, a compact desktop enclosure designed to reuse motherboards removed from its modular Reform laptops after an upgrade. The $299 case extends the useful life of older hardware and reinforces MNT’s emphasis on repairability, documentation and open hardware, though its price makes it a niche option. The CNC-milled aluminium Station supports…
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James Gunn Gives DCU Update Amid Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger & Debunks Batman’s ‘The Brave & The Bold’ Report
James Gunn has said that no DC Studios projects are paused despite uncertainty surrounding the proposed Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. He specifically rejected a report suggesting that Batman: The Brave and the Bold had been put on hold, signalling that DCU development is continuing as planned. Gunn said the alleged comment from director Andy Muschietti did…
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Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google has rolled out updated Gemini Audio capabilities built on new Gemini 3.5 models, adding a dedicated transcription tool alongside upgraded live voice features. The launch matters because it targets long-standing weaknesses in AI dictation and voice assistants, such as coping with background noise, interrupted speech and messy filler words, while also expanding language support…
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US disrupts Chinese cyber espionage targeting Senate and agencies
The US Justice Department says it disrupted an alleged Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operation by seizing two domains used to compromise and obscure access to sensitive networks. The action is significant because the reported targets included major federal agencies, the Senate and critical-infrastructure sectors, highlighting the continuing threat from long-running state-backed hacking. Prosecutors identified the…
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Fourteen babies die in Islamabad hospital fire as Dolly Parton dies aged 80
DNA testing is needed to identify the infant victims of a Pakistani hospital blaze, while India confirms its first Gaganyaan test launch this year, Waspi women await Burnham’s pension pledge, and County Fermanagh celebrates a barn owl breeding boom.
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Memory crunch: Cloud operators may be pushed to splurge 68% of capex on DRAM and NAND
Cloud service providers could see DRAM and NAND flash memory swallow up to 68% of their hardware capital expenditure by 2027, according to Taiwan-based analyst TrendForce, as chip suppliers prioritise high-demand server memory over other production. This matters because the surging cost is unlikely to be absorbed by cloud operators and will likely be passed…