Talk Fuse

    Technology

    Technology covers the tools, platforms and digital services shaping how people work, play, communicate and find information. It includes consumer devices, software, gaming, online culture, artificial intelligence, security and the business decisions behind them.

    The topic also tracks the consequences of technological change: who benefits from new products, how rules and markets respond, and what is lost or gained as digital systems become more central to everyday life.

    • Rivals urge Premier League to impose severe sanctions on Manchester City

      Manchester City have been found guilty of over 100 financial rule breaches by an independent commission, with rival Premier League clubs now calling for severe punishment beyond a single-season relegation. The breaches involved disguised funding schemes and sham commercial deals that artificially inflated City’s income by £900 million between 2009 and 2018, leading the commission…

    • Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com

      Reddit will soon restrict Old Reddit to logged-in users who have used it within the previous six months, saying the change is intended to curb scraping and other automated abuse. The move matters to longtime users who prefer Old Reddit’s familiar design, and has renewed concerns that the company could eventually close or further limit…

    • Pension triple lock axed, billionaires’ wealth soars amid crisis

      Burnham has announced significant pension reforms replacing the triple lock with a double lock from 2030. New analysis reveals billionaires’ wealth has soared during the cost of living crisis, whilst young people face reduced employment opportunities.

    • RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the “tyranny” of medical facts, expertise

      US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued at a Make America Healthy Again event that AI could help Americans challenge medical advice and free them from what he called the “tyranny” of doctors and health experts. He said AI was better informed than any doctor and suggested it might support his scepticism about masks,…

    • Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs

      Senior football figures have told BBC Sport that Manchester City’s punishment for breaching Premier League financial rules should be decided before the end of this season. They say a swift, properly conducted decision would reduce uncertainty, particularly if City were to win the league while the case remained unresolved. The Premier League said an independent…

    • Moment preacher at London mosque encourages worshippers to beat their wives if they refuse to obey them – as it faces investigation by charity watchdog

      The Hackney Islamic Community Centre, a London mosque with charitable status, faces investigation by the Charity Commission after the National Secular Society reported it for publishing sermons containing deeply problematic content. The centre’s videos include lectures encouraging husbands to physically “discipline” wives who refuse sexual relations or disobey them, as well as content describing homosexuality…

    • Peter Norvig says all aboard for AI coding

      Peter Norvig, a Stanford HAI education fellow and former Google research director, said software engineering practices must adapt as AI coding agents become more capable. In a keynote in San Francisco, he described successive shifts in computing, from wiring mainframes to higher-level programming, and argued that AI requires another rethink of how developers specify, document…

    • OpenAI unveils Decisions API for faster, cheaper software automation choices

      OpenAI announced a “Decisions API” at its Dev Day event on Tuesday that performs similar functions to Jev, a recently released model by TypeSafe AI designed for software automation. The API allows developers to give models a predefined set of options to classify or choose between, making it faster and cheaper than traditional large language…

    • Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves

      In a bid to address escalating artificial intelligence safety concerns, Donald Trump has brokered a voluntary agreement with approximately two dozen major technology companies committing to implement AI safety controls recommended by the White House. The accord, signed on Tuesday, includes commitments to undergo independent safety audits examining cybersecurity risks, biosecurity threats, chemical hazards, and…

    • Breville launches £600 machine that automates pour-over coffee brewing

      Breville has launched the Spiral Luxe Auto Pour Over, a £600 premium kitchen appliance that automates the traditionally manual process of making pour-over coffee. By combining a built-in grinder with an automated brewing system, the machine aims to make specialty pour-over coffee accessible for daily use, similar to how Breville’s previous products simplified toasting and…