Topic: 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.

  • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs Fold 8 Ultra: Which new foldable is better for you?

    Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and a new, more premium Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra at its Galaxy Unpacked event in London, giving buyers two large-screen foldables to choose from for the first time. The Fold 8 Ultra, starting at $2,099.99, effectively succeeds the Z Fold 7 with a taller, larger design,…

  • Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy explains why Anthropic is winning (and it’s not the model)

    Anthropic’s revenue has surged to a $47 billion run rate by May 2026, up from $9 billion in 2025, growth that early investor Matt Murphy of Menlo Ventures says outpaces anything he has witnessed in 25 years of venture investing, including the internet, mobile and first cloud booms. In a TechCrunch Equity podcast episode, Murphy…

  • Monday.com lays off hundreds to focuses on AI

    Monday.com, the Israeli workplace software company, is laying off around 630 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort to focus more heavily on artificial intelligence. The move follows the company’s earlier pivot this year to make its AI Work Platform a central part of its product, reflecting a belief that…

  • Home nations name Commonwealth Games flagbearers

    Scotland, England and Wales have confirmed their flagbearers for the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with Northern Ireland’s pair due to be announced separately. Flagbearers carry both their nation’s flag and a specially designed King’s baton at the ceremony, held at Glasgow’s Hydro arena, marking the first time all 74 competing nations…

  • Dyson V10 Konical Review (2026): Affordable and Solid

    Wired’s 2026 review of Dyson’s vacuum lineup finds an unexpected standout: the mid-range V10 Konical, which the reviewer rates more highly than the flashier, pricier V16 Piston Animal. Despite being the least attention-grabbing model in Dyson’s new range, it outperformed the cheaper V8 Cyclone in nearly every test and even beat some costlier Dyson models…

  • Music Business Stories to Watch in the Last Half of 2026

    Billboard’s staff have outlined the music business stories they expect to shape the second half of 2026, following a first half marked by the BMG-Concord merger, the Live Nation antitrust trial verdict, and Casey Wasserman’s departure from his agency, now rebranded THE•TEAM. Key themes include how the industry will continue adapting to artificial intelligence, whether…

  • Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it’s completely free on mobile

    Poinpy, a mobile platformer previously available only to Netflix subscribers, has returned as a free download for iOS and Android after being pulled from Netflix’s games lineup. Developer Ojiro Fumoto and publisher Devolver Digital had said they hoped to bring the game to other platforms after its removal, and it is now available with no…

  • Wisconsin woman’s honeymoon ruined by diarrhea after she came down with Cyclosporiasis

    A woman from Wisconsin has spoken publicly after her honeymoon was disrupted by severe diarrhoea caused by cyclosporiasis, a diarrhoeal illness caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Her ordeal was reported amid a wider outbreak of the illness that health authorities in the United States are continuing to monitor, drawing attention to a food-borne infection…

  • The best Android game masterpiece just became free for millions of gamers

    Devolver Digital’s mobile platformer Poinpy has returned to the iOS and Android app stores as a free download, a year after vanishing from both platforms. The game, created by Downwell director Ojiro Fumoto, originally launched as a Netflix exclusive but was pulled last year, becoming unplayable and highlighting the wider problem of mobile game preservation.…

  • Burnham Assumes Labour Leadership, Reshuffles Cabinet as Party Reconciles Starmer’s Exit

    Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister following Keir Starmer’s departure, promptly restructuring his cabinet by removing officials aligned with his predecessor whilst advancing new policy commitments, including a £2 cap