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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.

    • McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally ‘on the road to ROI’

      McKinsey’s latest State of AI report claims enterprise AI is “on the road to ROI,” yet its own survey data shows the share of organisations reporting a real earnings boost from AI has barely moved in a year. This matters because it confirms a persistent gap between soaring corporate investment and enthusiasm for AI, and…

    • SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport

      SpaceX will invest up to $100 billion to build “Starbase Louisiana,” a vast new Starship factory and launch site on the Gulf coast, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry confirmed. The project, unveiled by SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell in the small town of Abbeville, aims to replicate and scale up the company’s existing Starbase Texas facility, giving…

    • ‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys go on trial in Lancashire

      A Morrisons supermarket in Ashton-on-Ribble, near Preston, has become the first UK store to trial “smart trolleys” that let shoppers scan, weigh and total their items automatically without visiting a checkout. The AI-powered Caper trolleys, made by Instacart, register products as they’re placed in the cart and suggest related items, with payment completed via the…

    • Instagram’s ‘First Draft’ trims your Reels clips for you

      Instagram has launched “First Draft”, a new Reels-editing feature that automatically trims raw clips down to their most interesting moments, giving users a ready-made starting point they can then refine before posting. The tool rolled out to Instagram’s iPhone app, and the company subsequently confirmed it does not use artificial intelligence, distinguishing it from similar…

    • The Nokia 300 Charge doubles as a 10W powerbank

      Nokia has unveiled the 300 Charge, a basic “dumb phone” that doubles as a portable powerbank, blending old-school simplicity with a genuinely useful modern feature. The device houses a 3,700mAh battery capable of up to 37 hours of talk time and 40 hours of standby, while its “powerbank mode” lets it deliver 10W reverse-wired charging…

    • Claude’s memory now works across both chats and Cowork sessions

      Anthropic has updated Claude’s memory feature so that recollections carry over seamlessly between the standard chatbot and Claude Cowork, its computer-use agent for automating repetitive tasks. Previously, memory was often fragmented across the two, but now context from regular chats is available when Cowork runs a task in the cloud, and vice versa, reducing the…

    • Nothing OS 5.0 brings a new Glyph Interface app and a more customizable homescreen

      Nothing has announced Nothing OS 5.0, a new version of its Android skin that introduces a redesigned homescreen with adaptive colour theming, alongside a range of customisation and usability improvements. The update is significant for Nothing owners as it adds a dedicated Glyph Interface app consolidating the brand’s signature lighting controls, while also bringing the…

    • GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller

      Nvidia has confirmed that its GeForce Now cloud gaming service will add official support for Valve’s Steam Controller and Steam Machine later this year, allowing the gamepad to be used with the GeForce Now app on Steam Deck and Steam Machine devices. Support on Windows and macOS will follow at an unspecified later date. The…

    • Apple decides undermining its own email privacy feature was a bad idea after all

      Apple has reversed a planned change to its Hide My Email privacy feature after concerns it would have undermined the very anonymity the service is designed to provide. The iCloud+ feature works by generating random email addresses that websites cannot distinguish from a user’s real one, but a proposed shift to a new domain would…

    • Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods

      Canada has finalised a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, targeting cosmetics, dairy, wood products and outdoor equipment, after trade talks with Washington collapsed and US tariffs on Canadian exports took effect at the weekend. Finance minister François-Philippe Champagne called the measures a “focused response” to what Ottawa views as unfair American trade…