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5 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The last day to apply for an exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Sept 18. Just 5 days left. Secure your spot on the Expo Hall floor and put your business in front of 10,00…
What is MSI mode on Windows PCs and does it speed up your GPU?
This is a setting you probably won't want to mess around with.
Lawyers in 4 states say the new Apple Watch may break eavesdropping law
Apple announced Siri Recap and Live Rewind for its new watches on 9 September. The first summarises the conversations a wearer has during the day. The second puts the last 15 seco…
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from former Spotify employee offering fun music apps
Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup offering fun music apps without any AI prompting
Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.
The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir
It makes sense that Musk is a long film. The latest from Alex Gibney, who has previously directed documentaries about Theranos and Steve Jobs, is an impressively thorough retellin…
Microsoft says its AI models will never resist being shut down
Microsoft has published a code of conduct for the models it builds itself, and the commitment at the centre of it is blunt. MAI models “will never resist human interruption, corre…
How to prepare your iPhone for the iOS 27 update
It's not difficult to update to iOS 27, but you should prepare in a few ways to avoid common issues when moving to the new version.
Automattic says Mullenweg is CEO again, three days after removing him
Automattic has confirmed that Matt Mullenweg is its chairman and chief executive. The confirmation came three days after its own board put him on paid leave and installed someone …
Intrepid Growth Partners closes a $525m AI fund with state money from four countries
Intrepid Growth Partners has closed its first fund at $525m and launched formally from offices in Toronto and London. Mark Machin, Mark Shulgan and Ajay Agrawal founded the firm i…
A Senate bill would let Washington block AI models, Reuters reports
Senate negotiators are drafting a bill that would let the US government stop the release of an AI model. Courtney Rozen reported the terms for Reuters. Her sources are two Senate …
Open Cosmos raises €300M to scale satellite manufacturing across four European factories
UK – Open Cosmos has raised €300M to expand satellite mass manufacturing and build out the connectivity and data services it runs on top of its own constellations, in a round led …
What does background app refresh on iPhone actually do?
Here's what will happen if you turn off background app refresh on your iPhone, and which apps operate better with it on.
Microsoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns
Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slo…
Music distributors agree to new anti-fraud measures
Trade union IFPI brings together music groups like Universal and Sony to reduce music streaming fraud.
‘Slop mathematics’: OpenAI walks away from a Caltech AI maths contest
OpenAI has pulled its $1m sponsorship of a student-run AI maths event at Caltech. Mathematicians had signed an open letter calling for the event to be scrapped. The next day, 25 F…
Only 6% of teachers say their school’s AI policy is clear
Four in five American students already use AI for schoolwork, and half of their schools have no policy at all. Stanford’s data shows that the fastest adoption is happening well aw…
Is AppleCare really worth the extra cost?
AppleCare provides peace of mind against damaged devices, but it's an additional cost you have to weigh.
China’s state security minister names two US AI models as a cyber threat
China’s minister of state security has named two American AI models as a threat to Chinese infrastructure. Chen Yixin made the claim in a signed article published on Sunday. It ra…
Webinar: How malicious OAuth apps can lead to Google Workspace breaches
Attackers can combine social engineering with malicious OAuth applications to gain access to Google Workspace data without relying solely on stolen passwords. This webinar examine…
Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they?
Existential fears about AI have once again reared their head - here's what you need to know.
How to block time-wasting apps on iPhone using Screen Time
If you want to stop using your phone at certain time and getting stuck into certain apps too much, Screen Time can help.
AI Changed the Exposure Problem. Validation Needs to Change With It.
There's a lot of noise around AI and cybersecurity right now. What’s actually important is far simpler, if often lost in the hubbub. Vulnerability discovery is getting faster and …
OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems in May, two months before Hugging Face
OpenAI has confirmed that its agents were involved in an incident at RubyGems in May. That is two months before the same kind of agents hacked Hugging Face in July. RubyGems is th…