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.

    • Dustpile is a Steam dating app that will help clear your backlog

      A developer known online as tolgatr0n, from Dumbbell Games, has created Dustpile, a web tool that applies a Tinder-style swiping interface to a user’s Steam library to help them decide which game from their backlog to play next. It matters because unplayed gaming backlogs are a common frustration, and Dustpile offers a low-effort, playful way…

    • Quentin Tarantino’s Final Movie Gets Major Production Update After 7 Year Delay

      Cinematographer Robert Richardson has revealed that Quentin Tarantino intends to make his tenth and final feature film after finishing a play he is currently writing for a London stage. The update matters because Tarantino has not directed since 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and has long vowed to retire from directing after ten…

    • The Mound: Omens of Cthulhu revives Left 4 Dead formula from Zeno Clash creators

      Rock Paper Shotgun previews The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a Lovecraftian extraction game from Chilean studio Ace Team, the developers behind Zeno Clash, The Eternal Cylinder and Clash: Artefacts of Chaos. Set in the 17th century, it casts four crucifix-wielding, musket-armed Spanish explorers who venture into a monster-filled jungle in search of loot, with the…

    • Anthropic launches phone control for its Claude Cowork AI assistant

      Anthropic has released a mobile companion feature for Claude Cowork, its computer-based AI assistant, allowing users to monitor and direct the tool from their phones. The update matters because it lets people keep track of tasks Claude is carrying out on their computer while away from it, extending the reach of an agent that was…

    • Anthropic brings its Claude cowork agent to mobile phones

      Anthropic has announced that Claude Cowork, its AI agent for carrying out digital tasks, is expanding beyond the desktop app to run on smartphones and web browsers without requiring an active desktop session. The change matters because it removes the need for users to leave a laptop open to keep the agent running, allowing scheduled…

    • Android status bar icons explained and what each one indicates

      This Engadget guide explains the meaning of the various icons that appear in the status bar at the top of an Android phone’s screen, aiming to help users quickly interpret what their device is signalling about its network, battery, calls and other functions. Understanding these symbols, the article argues, saves time and avoids unnecessary troubleshooting,…

    • Simon Carman texted mother admitting truth before arrest over Thai teenager’s murder

      The mother of Australian truck driver Simon Carman initially believed that reports of her son’s arrest for the murder of a Thai teenager were an elaborate online scam involving AI-generated footage. Wendy Carman, 68, of Albany in Western Australia, was so convinced the images were fake that she messaged her son asking whether the family…

    • Daily Mail wins High Court phone-hacking case against Prince Harry

      Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, has won a High Court phone-hacking case brought against it by the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry. The publisher’s editor-in-chief, Paul Dacre, hailed the outcome as “an overwhelming vindication of our journalism”, framing the ruling as a significant defeat for the prince in his long-running legal campaign against…

    • Doom developer id Software reportedly cut in half after Xbox layoffs

      Following Microsoft’s announcement that it is cutting 3,200 jobs across Xbox, the legendary studio id Software — the developer behind Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake and Rage — has reportedly seen roughly half of its workforce laid off. Multiple anonymous sources told Game Developer that over 90 of its approximately 200 staff were let go, with concerns…

    • Disney’s ABC tells FCC that The View qualifies for news exemption

      Disney’s ABC has filed a formal submission with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) arguing that its daytime talk show “The View” qualifies for the same “news exemption” as traditional programmes such as “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America”. The move matters because it is a direct response to what Disney characterises as improper…