Talk Fuse

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.

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move

July 14, 2026

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reported to be a screenless, AI-guided smart speaker that can move. Weird enough for you?
Didier Deschamps pays the price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Joanthan Wilson

July 14, 2026

France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too open Maybe Didier Deschamps was right all along. He has been criticised over his 14 years in the France job for being too cautious, for prioritising control, for not unleashing his great…
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

July 14, 2026

Old and forgotten “shims” Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple.
Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on “do-not-board” list, barring return

July 14, 2026

Citizens must now spend 21 days in a third country before they are allowed to come home.
UK plans default overnight social media block for 16- and 17-year-olds

July 14, 2026

The UK government plans to make social media companies apply a default overnight block for 16- and 17-year-olds, preventing access between midnight and 6 am unless the setting is turned off. It also intends to introduce a broader ban on social media for under-16s from spring 2027 and to disable certain features seen as addictive…
OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit

July 14, 2026

OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.
OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning

July 14, 2026

A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.
Windows 11’s big patch Tuesday allows you to hold off on updates for longer

July 14, 2026

Microsoft just released a long list of improvements for Windows 11 as part of its bigger patch Tuesdays, and that includes the ability to pause updates indefinitely, as reported earlier by Windows Central. This option rolled out to Windows Insiders earlier this year, allowing you to hold off on updates for up to 35 days…
New-style ‘Asbos’ to be rolled out across England and Wales in bid to tackle yobs

July 14, 2026

The Government’s ‘respect orders’ will be imposed on yobs by a civil court and breaches could lead to immediate arrest and a jail sentence.
OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year

July 14, 2026

OpenAI’s first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg. The device apparently won’t have a screen, but will use a camera and additional sensors to “understand” your environment. The report comes just days after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI that accused…