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AI agents now have a place to snitch
The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.
‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump escalates his attack on AI safety warnings
Donald Trump has called fears about AI a “HOAX” in a string of Truth Social posts. The US president also asked why AI industry leaders want to be regulated. The posts came a day a…
What is IMAX Enhanced and do you really need it?
IMAX has a certification for content you view at home as well as in the cinema.
BMW will show navigation and driver assistance in one 3D view from October
BMW will merge navigation and driver assistance into a single 3D view from October, on cars running its Operating System X, and says it will begin navigation-guided semi-automated…
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launch a streaming lobby group in Washington
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube have formed a new policy coalition to lobby Washington on behalf of streaming services, including on live sports. The Streaming Access and Choice Alli…
US military confirms it launched space weapons into Earth’s orbit
This is the first public acknowledgment that the U.S. military put a space weapon in Earth's orbit.
Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge
The five-year-old startup raised $108 million from The General Partnership, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Andreessen Horowitz.
Europe must build its own AI or risk being cut off, says ECB’s Lagarde
Europe must produce its own AI or risk being cut off from it, says Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. She warned that a trade partner could use Europe’s re…
Lidl and Einride put a driverless truck into daily service in Germany
Lidl has put Einride’s cab-less Level 4 electric truck into daily service between a logistics centre and a store in Germany, under a first-of-its-kind permit from the federal tran…
AI kill switches may need to be mandatory, Anthropic’s Jack Clark tells BBC
Jack Clark says lawmakers may need to make AI “kill switches” mandatory. Clark is a co-founder of Anthropic and its head of policy. He told the BBC that outside parties should per…
CenterPoint Energy confirms customer data stolen in cyberattack
CenterPoint Energy disclosed a breach compromising some customers' personal information after an attacker leaked data allegedly stolen from the utility company. [...]
Are older MacBooks still worth buying in 2026?
You'll probably want to avoid Intel-powered MacBooks, but Apple Silicon models are solid.
Iranian Hackers Use Telegram-Controlled Malware to Spy on Dissidents and Journalists
Cybersecurity agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have detailed a Windows malware that they say Iran's intelligence service uses to spy on dissi…
OpenAI buys camera startup Glass Imaging for over $300m, WSJ reports
OpenAI has bought Glass Imaging, a startup that uses AI to improve smartphone cameras, in a deal that values it at more than $300m. The Wall Street Journal reported the purchase o…
Waymo opens driverless rides in Las Vegas, its fourth new US city this month
Waymo has opened fully autonomous rides to the public in Las Vegas, the company said. More than 100,000 people had registered interest after months of mapping the city’s roads. Th…
How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon
Whether you played it in the back of your classroom or on your computer at home, if you were a kid in the last 30 years you almost certainly grew up playing The Oregon Trail. On t…
Apple releases iOS 27 and Siri AI, but you’ll have to join a waitlist
Apple has released iOS 27, and with it the first public version of Siri AI, its rebuilt voice assistant. The Siri AI beta started rolling out in English on 14 September. It arrive…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale returns in October
Expect big discounts on Amazon's own products, of course.
Refurbished vs. pre-owned phones: What's the difference and which is better?
Pre-owned and refurbished devices have various quality standards across marketplaces, so understanding what you're getting is critical.
Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far
From the massive DOGE data breach and the compromise of critical infrastructure to the hack of federal surveillance systems, here are the most damaging security incidents and data…
Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
There are a lot of movies that have tried to seamlessly integrate modern tech - text messages, livestreams, etc. - into their storytelling. Some of the most novel attempts have be…
Nitter and XCancel are dead (again) after X’s latest legal actions
The privacy-friendly services for viewing X posts without an account have gone dark again after X's escalated legal action.
Voicemod launches Key Pocket, bringing voice changing to phones and consoles
Voicemod has launched Key Pocket, a MagSafe device that brings real-time voice changing and soundboards to phones, consoles and social apps without a PC, on sale in the United Sta…
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks
OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump's team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.